French & Webb http://frenchwebb.com Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:38:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Hull Routing http://frenchwebb.com/blog/2012/02/hull-routing/ http://frenchwebb.com/blog/2012/02/hull-routing/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:38:26 +0000 admin http://frenchwebb.com/?p=934

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The deck beams are fit to the boat’s hull.

]]> http://frenchwebb.com/blog/2011/11/fitting-the-deck-beams/feed/ 0 2011 Wm Fife III 8m “Quest” http://frenchwebb.com/blog/2011/11/2010-wm-fife-iii-8m-quest-2/ http://frenchwebb.com/blog/2011/11/2010-wm-fife-iii-8m-quest-2/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:46:40 +0000 admin http://frenchwebb.com/?p=690 Built in 1929 by Fairlie in Oakville, Canada, she came to French & Webb for a major structural rebuild. Her ballast was removed and restored by Mars Metals. The plank keel, floor timbers, and frame ends were all replaced.

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The Daysailor’s hull interior is epoxy sealed.

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The Daysailor was lowered onto its ballast keel using a crane outside the boatbuilding facility.

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The Daysailor was flipped using a crane outside the building facility.

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