The total completed strakes is 15 as at 19/10/2019. Strake K has been completed during the last week. The shipwrights have been busy laying out battens to position the next 8 strakes ( between K and T ).
The planking has now prevented access to the engine room directly from the barge.
The total completed strakes is 14 and the number of planks fixed to the hull has increased to 183 as at Saturday 5/10/2019. Strake J has been completed during the last 2 weeks and strakes K and L have some planks attached.
The planks at the stern extend pass the rudder post to the underside of the cover board.
The photo below, taken in August 2013, illustrates how the strakes were previously.
The total completed strakes is 13 and the number of planks fixed to the hull has increased to 163 as at Saturday 21/9/2019. Strake I has been completed during week prior and strakes J and K now have some planks attached.
The total completed strakes remains at 12 but the number of planks fixed to the hull is now 154. Strake H has been completed during week ending 14/9/2019 and strakes I and J have some planks attached but not all. further updates next week .
