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6: Winter 2016-17: The mast bands
The last of the planned work this year was on the masts. Last year Simon Beaven fitted these beautiful stainless steel mast bands to carry the halyard blocks. However, I still managed to scratch the masts with the blocks attached to the spar. The same issue affected the main mast and the mizzen. So, after…
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4: Winter 2016-17: The centre-plate
Apart from the work on the “stump” and bottle-screw, Serina also needed a fair bit of work on her centre-plate. As far as I am aware, this winter is the first time that Serina’s centre-plate has been removed in 10 years and this is what it looked like. Simon ground off the rust and treated…
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3: Winter 2016-17: The centre-plate winch solution
The first task Simon performed was to repair the “stump” by building-up some new glass-fibre. He then attached a protective cap onto the stump, which should prevent damage in future. This cap was beautifully made by one of the local Lymington craftsmen (Stephen Lord of Flux Fabrication and Welding) and is made of 316 stainless…
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2: Winter 2016-17: The centre-plate winch
The big difference between the UK- and Dutch-built Romilly boats is that the UK-built boats use a strap to raise the centre-plate, operated via a winch mounted in the cockpit. (See David Collin’s description of a UK-built Romilly here.) The Van Veen boats use what I’ll describe as a “bottle-screw” mechanism situated in the cuddy.…
Romilly - Serina’s 
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