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Saunterer’s diary appears on Facebook

Posted on June 10, 2018 by iain

Since 2017 Saunterer’s news has appeared increasingly on her Facebook page – which is found at https://www.facebook.com/Sauntererclassicyacht/ – do follow the link to see these news items.

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Saunterer returns to the Solent on Monday 16 May 2016

Posted on May 14, 2016 by iain

After almost exactly a year on dry land, Saunterer was relaunched on 28 April 2016 – and returned to the Solent from Weymouth in the afternoon of Monday, 16th May 2016 and returned to her home on the Beaulieu River.

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Saunterer is relaunched on 28 April 2016

Posted on April 29, 2016 by iain

After final preparations during the morning of Thursday, 28 April 2016… where the full extent and thoroughness of the work on her hull and keel can be seen… Saunterer is lifted and hoisted along the hard at Dart Haven Marina… … Continue reading →

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Saunterer is ready once again to go to sea!

Posted on April 28, 2016 by iain

After 12 months out of the water, and having had her floors replaced, her keel bolts and rivets renewed, her frames inspected, and some 750kg of unnecessary ballast removed from her hull (from an overall weight of 16 tonnes), Saunterer … Continue reading →

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Saunterer gives up her secrets – Part 7 – Inspection of the bottom of the elm keel

Posted on November 15, 2015 by iain

The final stage of analysing the extent of the restoration work yet to be done is to examine the elm keel – which we believe has not seen daylight since 1900.  In the shelter of the tent now built over … Continue reading →

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Saunterer gives up her secrets – Part 6 – Analysis of the keelbolts after removal

Posted on October 14, 2015 by iain

The picture below shows 9 keel bolts on the workbench after their removal from the ballast keel – out of the 10 bolts that fastened the lead ballast keel onto the elm keel running along the deepest part of the … Continue reading →

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Turning a corner – Saunterer’s ballast keel is finally removed

Posted on September 18, 2015 by iain

“The process involved in removing Saunterer’s ballast keel has required much thought.  The overall weight of Saunterer with all her equipment is some 16 tonnes, and we now know that the ballast keel weighs 8 tonnes.  Consideration has to be … Continue reading →

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Saunterer gives up her secrets – Part 5 – lead weights in the bilge

Posted on August 10, 2015 by iain

“ONE of the tasks in this restoration has been to clear out all the debris from Saunterer’s bilge.  This includes concrete, tar, decades of old paint and grime.  Often the wooden surface of the bildge was coated in tar, on … Continue reading →

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Saunterer gives up her secrets – Part 4 – original scribe lines discovered

Posted on July 20, 2015 by iain

“As we have stripped back all the paint on the hull we have also discovered three “scribe lines” at different levels (lines scribed by her architects round her hull to show precisely where she should lie on her waterline).  All … Continue reading →

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Saunterer gives up her secrets – Part 3 – copper banding lines

Posted on July 15, 2015 by iain

“Unlike almost any other thing, the hull of a wooden boat conceals under its paint many of its secrets – the life of the boat itself.  Here in Darthaven Marina in Dartmouth you could be forgiven for thinking this is … Continue reading →

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