| TOREA Reborn The saga of a 20 month haul out Page 2 |
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| Reefing seams Yours truly reefing out planking seams |
| Planking complete Total of 10 new planks were replaced |
| 100% re-caulking All seams above and below the waterline were re caulked using cotton and covered with brown or white seam compound |
| Caulking complete Caulking is complete and waiting to begin applying Interlux traditional seam compound (white or brown) |
| Replacing teak rub rail Port and starboard rub rails were replaced |
| Fairing the hull |
| New pitch in floor bays |
| Stepping the main mast Mast heel being positioned over step Notice coin and black sand in mortise |
| Tahitian coin and black sand I collected the black sand from Matavai Bay, Tahiti while sailing on the HMAV BOUNTY built for the Anthony Hopkins/Mel Gibson movie "The Bounty" |
| New teak cabin sole |
| Teak sole underside painted |
| Paint and varnish time |
| Underway to the launching crane Classic Tahiti ketch underwater shape |
| Beautiful bronze hawse holes Classy tear dropped shaped hawse holes |
| Northbay Boatworks gang - The "pros" l to r: Jay, Anton, Holden, and Jody |
| Launch day June 6, 2006 Finally in the slings after 20 long months |