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Keel Casting
Scrap lead from a roof in Bristol is being melted down -
Keel Casting
Molten lead is poured into a wooden mold -
Keel Casting
The lead shrinks back from the mold as it cools... -
Keel Fitting
The keel is jacked up into place ready to be drilled for the keel bolts -
Grown Oak Floors
Floors are fitted. The bronze keel bolts will pass through these floors, the wood keel and the ballast keel -
Beam Shelf
Larch beam shelves have been steamed into place. Here they meet at the stem -
Carlins
Here, one of the two carlins is steamed into shape prior to fitting -
Hanging Knees
Hanging knees support the side decks -
Deck Framing
Deck framing is now complete -
Mast Step
View of the mast step through the hole in the mast partners