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Re-building the Dewdrop

This is the story of the "Dewdrop" (previously "Kathleen-Charlotte"). She's a Wooden Silhouette MK II, designed by Robert Tucker and built by Hurley Yachts of Plymouth in 1960. She was literally saved from the bonfire November 2006 and was given to me as a project. PLEASE READ FROM THE BOTTOM UP and feel free to leave comments!(More info on Silhouette's can be found at www.soia.org.uk) ***PLEASE READ FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE BLOG UPWARDS!***

Monday, May 08, 2006

New Windows

Last week I took the old windows into the Engineering Workshops at work, to see if they could replicate them. I picked them up today-cut to shape, with all holes drilled for £10. BARGAIN!

They used 6mm clear perspex for this andI've had them made 15mm bigger all round to enable me to bolt them on, using stainless steel screws on a bed of clear silicone.

The old method was to use window "Rubbers" much like in cars or old caravans but apparrently this method leaked a lot. I also think the bolt-on method will look much smarter.

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