Many boatbuilding jobs take a lot of effort for little visible reward - but this was not one of them!
The Broom uses an overlapping joint to hold the Hull and Deck together. Integral to this is the aluminium section that holds the rubbing strake:
With the existing rivets quickly drilled out, the new section was pre-drilled with evenly spaced holes - carefully calculated to avoid the locations of the old rivets.
It was then a simple matter of offering up the channel, drilling through the holes and popping in an aluminium rivet.
In no time at all the section was fitted - the results far outweighed the effort involved!
The Broom uses an overlapping joint to hold the Hull and Deck together. Integral to this is the aluminium section that holds the rubbing strake:
With the existing rivets quickly drilled out, the new section was pre-drilled with evenly spaced holes - carefully calculated to avoid the locations of the old rivets.
It was then a simple matter of offering up the channel, drilling through the holes and popping in an aluminium rivet.
In no time at all the section was fitted - the results far outweighed the effort involved!
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