We removed the fittings and stripped the varnish off the mast and discovered that the top two feet of the mast was not sound as water had entered between the laminated sitka spruce and the mast head had broken. A crack was discovered approximately three ft down so new wood is being spliced in to repair. The base of the mast has some rot and deterioration around the tabernacle pin so wood is being spliced in to repair this.
Photo of mast head preparing to splice
Photo shows the inside of the hull under the cockpit
The cockpit was discovered to have some rot on the vertical walls of the cockpit well and in some of the framing. The entire cockpit has been removed and will be replaced. A better drainage system for the cockpit will be devised. This folkboat does not have a self draining cockpit, and water drains into the bilge. The existing cockpit seats will be re-used.
The Mahogany transom had started to rot at the top due to water coming in from the deck joint. The starboard corner post has also started to rot. The corner post has to be removed and then new wood installed on transom and deck. The deck will then be sealed with epoxy resin and fibreglass cloth and the stern trim re-installed
