The Adventures of Little Rosie

Remember when you came back to school in September and you had to write an essay on what you did on your summer vacation?

 

Well, we have been spending the summer fixing the leaks in the aft cabin.  The aft cabin is made of plywood and it seems that Dickerson left the edge of the plywood exposed on all the 41s.  Water seeps into the plywood and it rots.  When enough wood rots away you get leaks.  We finally decided it was time to address the problem.

 

The project started with an archeological excavation to unearth the rot.

 

You can see through more than the window.

You have to cut out the rotten wood and replace it with good wood.

Cabin front and side are cut away

 Once you have cut away the rot, you can fit new pieces of wood.

 Cutting the new panels and getting them to fit is a long, slow process.

 

The pieces on the right are ones that Jackie has sanded

  Finally after much measuring, cutting, planing, and sanding, the panels are ready to install.  Mix epoxy and coat the wood then thicken epoxy and put it on the edges, then put the panels in place, screw them down, and add epoxy to make sure all the joints are sealed.