50th BIRTHDAY REBUILD OF A YACHTING WORLD DIAMOND

First primer coats

Waterline with laser level

Levelling new keel top plate

Drilling keel bulb bolt holes

16mm super duper duplex stainless keel bolts

All primed up. Good view of chine locations

New floors to accommodate new keel.

Jig to level route new keel landing

Dry fitting new floors

Opening up ventilation under new cockpit floor

Outboard bracket studs and floor fitting

Fibreglassing new cockpit floor

Fairing in new cockpit

After fairing new cockpit

New rudder location

Rudder base

New cockpit build completed

Fitting new cockpit sides

Dibley designed keel bulb plug

New keel bulb. 1800mm long and 355kg

Building side walls for new cockpit

Dry fitting keel top plate

Flipping

Original floors and king plank

First stage of building new floors

Custom wood prep for new floors

Soaked in epoxy sealer

Cockpit build

Upside down and roof paint removal

Help fairing from the boys