Georgina.
21st of February 2021
He's no slouch our Rupert, but he works in a different manner to the one I'm used to. I guess that so long as the glue holds, he'll be ok. While he has been sorting out the cabin top, he's been engaged in a little horse trading, swapping out the outboard motor that came with the boat ( a nice little Suzi 7 HP ) and picking up a two pot Yamaha diesel that was on offer from a bloke who needed a small outboard.
The cabin top went on over the Valentines day weekend and Rupert had the grace to say that "there were a few gaps" and in the next breath said. "There's a lot of glue in there." He has spent the last weekend smoothing everything off and the boat is beginning to look a lot better for it. He has some trimming to do and frankly once that's on, the boat will look the better for it. He hopes to take her up on the slips next weekend and do some splining with David Locke keeping an eye on him. The first 5 planks down from the deck need the work as the boat is opening up in this warm weather and Lockie probably suggested the work in the first place.
I'll have a chance to get into the cabin shortly as I would like to see what sort of support he has for the roof of the cabin.
He's no slouch our Rupert, but he works in a different manner to the one I'm used to. I guess that so long as the glue holds, he'll be ok. While he has been sorting out the cabin top, he's been engaged in a little horse trading, swapping out the outboard motor that came with the boat ( a nice little Suzi 7 HP ) and picking up a two pot Yamaha diesel that was on offer from a bloke who needed a small outboard.
The cabin top went on over the Valentines day weekend and Rupert had the grace to say that "there were a few gaps" and in the next breath said. "There's a lot of glue in there." He has spent the last weekend smoothing everything off and the boat is beginning to look a lot better for it. He has some trimming to do and frankly once that's on, the boat will look the better for it. He hopes to take her up on the slips next weekend and do some splining with David Locke keeping an eye on him. The first 5 planks down from the deck need the work as the boat is opening up in this warm weather and Lockie probably suggested the work in the first place.
I'll have a chance to get into the cabin shortly as I would like to see what sort of support he has for the roof of the cabin.
6th February 2021
A lot of water under the Canning bridge since Rupert and the Ledger family bought Georgina.
A couple of big days on the water that could have blown his rig off ( particularly with what Rupert has found since). A BIG collision that brought his work on the boat forward and the help from the H28 community.
To summarise the last couple of months, Rupert was out on the water in late November during a monster sou wester that had the h28 fleet withdraw from the river as masts are too damned expensive to replace. He has since found that his rigging was slightly suspect particularly in the bow. The cabin roof was letting in water by the gallon and the gear needed a bit of love (well a lot actually). December was off to a rough start when he took The First Jindarra's crew on board and they managed to t-bone Bill Richards Swiftsure Saga at Sampson bringing on an abrupt retirement of both boats.
So off came the mast and the work has begun. I have to presume that he's kept all the brass and steel fittings, but is has been fascinating to watch the devolvement of the boat. As each piece is stripped away something else pops up and another kg of glue is poured into the boat to either strengthen or laminate a beam. He's had the family, the girlfriend, his mates to help strip out the boat and the help of like minded people who have been able to turn their hands to various bits and pieces for the boat. Bill Richards has been exceptional in his ability to produce pieces in wood for the boat, but the major work has been Rupert's doggedness. He's just kept on going at it and it was a pleasure to see the timber going onto the hull .. the new decking is there.
And of course, the cabin was taken off as well. The work on the cabin is happening at home and hopefully it will go on next week. Of course nothing ever happens exactly to plan, so February the 8th or 9th is the target day and possibly the cabin top will probably come down for a first fit. Wait and see.
A lot of water under the Canning bridge since Rupert and the Ledger family bought Georgina.
A couple of big days on the water that could have blown his rig off ( particularly with what Rupert has found since). A BIG collision that brought his work on the boat forward and the help from the H28 community.
To summarise the last couple of months, Rupert was out on the water in late November during a monster sou wester that had the h28 fleet withdraw from the river as masts are too damned expensive to replace. He has since found that his rigging was slightly suspect particularly in the bow. The cabin roof was letting in water by the gallon and the gear needed a bit of love (well a lot actually). December was off to a rough start when he took The First Jindarra's crew on board and they managed to t-bone Bill Richards Swiftsure Saga at Sampson bringing on an abrupt retirement of both boats.
So off came the mast and the work has begun. I have to presume that he's kept all the brass and steel fittings, but is has been fascinating to watch the devolvement of the boat. As each piece is stripped away something else pops up and another kg of glue is poured into the boat to either strengthen or laminate a beam. He's had the family, the girlfriend, his mates to help strip out the boat and the help of like minded people who have been able to turn their hands to various bits and pieces for the boat. Bill Richards has been exceptional in his ability to produce pieces in wood for the boat, but the major work has been Rupert's doggedness. He's just kept on going at it and it was a pleasure to see the timber going onto the hull .. the new decking is there.
And of course, the cabin was taken off as well. The work on the cabin is happening at home and hopefully it will go on next week. Of course nothing ever happens exactly to plan, so February the 8th or 9th is the target day and possibly the cabin top will probably come down for a first fit. Wait and see.
December 2020. Once again I take up cudgels on behalf of this yacht.
Georgina is one of the original H28s and campaigned off shore extensively whilst in the hands of Colin Burnell of RFBYC. She has won numerous trophies and the Colin Burnell tiller (hand made for Georgina) sits in pride of place above the H28 fire place.
Rupert Ledger, a rather good Red Witch sailor, sort of grew out of the Red Witches and fell in love with these old wooden boats. Georgina was available and with the support of his family and friends he now helms Georgina. But he knows that she needs a lot of work and once again I will start to record some of the work he does on this boat. There have been disappointments in the past with prior owners, but Rupert's enthusiasm should help him. He's tackling the hardest part of the love affair with this boat. The cabin is to come off and the deck to be replaced. To begin with. I am sure he will discover more to do as he goes along.
The Stuart Turner motor has gone, the outboard gets him about for now, but there is a motor in the offing. The rigging will need checking and probably replacing as it is pretty old. The rest of the community are behind him and will assist with advice, but he is on his own until he asks. And I sure hope he does.
Georgina is one of the original H28s and campaigned off shore extensively whilst in the hands of Colin Burnell of RFBYC. She has won numerous trophies and the Colin Burnell tiller (hand made for Georgina) sits in pride of place above the H28 fire place.
Rupert Ledger, a rather good Red Witch sailor, sort of grew out of the Red Witches and fell in love with these old wooden boats. Georgina was available and with the support of his family and friends he now helms Georgina. But he knows that she needs a lot of work and once again I will start to record some of the work he does on this boat. There have been disappointments in the past with prior owners, but Rupert's enthusiasm should help him. He's tackling the hardest part of the love affair with this boat. The cabin is to come off and the deck to be replaced. To begin with. I am sure he will discover more to do as he goes along.
The Stuart Turner motor has gone, the outboard gets him about for now, but there is a motor in the offing. The rigging will need checking and probably replacing as it is pretty old. The rest of the community are behind him and will assist with advice, but he is on his own until he asks. And I sure hope he does.
The image at the top of the page is of Georgina when a rather nervous Colin Young took Georgina out under the eye of PC Tony Coddington ( her owner at the time). It was a trial to see is she was as good as she was reputed and she must have been, because Maureen ( Colin's wife ) said ok.
Since then she has campaigned successfully and had one or two adaptions and is now in Tony Hermoso's hands. She still retains her original Stuart Turner motor and it seems that a drink of new fuel, or some kind words, have brought life back to the motor and she is purring along.
I'll be following the work on the boat as best as I can and if Tony is happy to share what he's doing, even better.
These are recent images taken last Wednesday the 18th of February.
A note ( 14th of June 2015 )
Since Tony gave Georgina a lick and spit, he found himself back in the work force and both he and Oscar were hard to find around the club on a Wednesday. But It appears that all is not lost. He was sighted at the Wooden Boat Regatta in March and then has started to front for the Winter Frostbite series this year.
The Hermoso family reneged on the deal and sold her on to a Mr Georges in 2017 who did very little to her.. she was then sold to a young man in 2018 who may have done well, but he too reneged on the task. A pity.
Since then she has campaigned successfully and had one or two adaptions and is now in Tony Hermoso's hands. She still retains her original Stuart Turner motor and it seems that a drink of new fuel, or some kind words, have brought life back to the motor and she is purring along.
I'll be following the work on the boat as best as I can and if Tony is happy to share what he's doing, even better.
These are recent images taken last Wednesday the 18th of February.
A note ( 14th of June 2015 )
Since Tony gave Georgina a lick and spit, he found himself back in the work force and both he and Oscar were hard to find around the club on a Wednesday. But It appears that all is not lost. He was sighted at the Wooden Boat Regatta in March and then has started to front for the Winter Frostbite series this year.
The Hermoso family reneged on the deal and sold her on to a Mr Georges in 2017 who did very little to her.. she was then sold to a young man in 2018 who may have done well, but he too reneged on the task. A pity.