



looking good but... it has an issue in the form of prior damage to the c/board case where the mainsheet swivel had yanked its fixings out. this was 'repaired' with what looks horribly like a bit of softwood so of course it happened again.

eeek... the current owner has fashioned a saddle affair which he proposed to drop on top of the bodge and then refix the swivel to that.... thusly...


Hmmm...??? I've asked him to hold fire on that for the moment.
Obviously the c/board case will need a pukka repair with a new full length mahogany capping made up to replace the blown out piece. But how to extract that capping without causing any damage that is the question? Can this be done in situ? Without a construction drawing I'll be going in blind which is never the best approach. Anyone have any advice on how to do this.
The problem for me is that I already have "Flypast" and Ent 878 in the workshop and I want this boat on the water NOT in the shop for a month, the boys will also brook no further delay. Additionally the thought also occurred to me that I would rather not have that mainsheet and traveller hogging all that space in what will (initially at least) be a cruise-about boat, it obviously imparts load into the centre case by dint of the fact that it pulled its fixings out so how about removing that all together by re-configuring it for aft sheeting. Apparently this was a feature of its original design. With two young boys leaping around the cockpit the removal of that guillotining traveller would be no great loss either. Been googling for any images or advice on aft sheeting an Osprey but have drawn a total blank which I didn't expect.
First thoughts are that there will be little more to it than drilling and fixing which is going to be a whole lot quicker than the repair to the c/board case and can be done in the dinghy park in an afternoon with drill and driver.
Anyone have any thoughts on this proposition?
Thanks in advance for any advice
Guv