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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!***

Thursday, March 29, 2007

Fitting the windows



It's important to pilot-drill all the srcrew holes with a very fine drill, taking care not to go all the way through. I used 2.0mm for the job. This prevents the wood from splitting when you put the screw in. It also gives the screw a good true guide to follow which is important when using large dome-headed screws.


I found that if you put four "key" screws in first it holds the Perspex to enable you to drill all the other holes without fear of slippage.


Great care and patience was called for here!

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