Removing the first iron floor – July 2015
Date: 12th July, 2015The process begins with clearing debris from the area around the floor…
and then removing the keel bolt nut, and grinding out the inboard end of the retaining rivets which fasten the floor through both the oak frame and the teak of the hull itself…
the rivets are then very carefully tapped from inside to back them out of the hull to avoid damage…
…which becomes clear when shown as a whole assembly (the floor removed from inside the hull, and the rivets laid across it).
An immensely strong assembly when in position…
… as seen in this view from outside the hull showing where the rivets have been removed – a total of 8 rivets (including both sides) and one keel bolt.
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