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50th BIRTHDAY REBUILD OF A YACHTING WORLD DIAMOND
The "Slippery Beaver" - Auckland, New Zealand
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Keel top plate fabricating
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New keel bulb
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New keel before welding
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Building new cockpit floor and rudder post
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New cockpit floor structure
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Dry fitting new cockpit floor
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Faired and sanded ready for paint
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Primed and upright on a sunny day
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Underside all primed
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Second primer coat
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Primer on new cockpit
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New high aspect rudder
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Keel structure before welding
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Keel foil fairing
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Keel foil fairing sealed
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Keel foil fairing
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Fairing the bulb
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NACA 12% foil
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Lead burnin!
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NACA 12% foil
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Keel foil coming to shape
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Keel spot primes
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Keel bulb faired
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Keel bulb fitted and priming
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Primed keel
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Primed keel
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Keel copper-coated and ready for transport
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Transporting the keel on an engine crane
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Moving the boat on a car trailer
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The new rudder
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