H28 Rebuild

Sandblasting the ballast keel
Roofing flashing was used to protect the wood from sandblasting. Sandblasting the rust off. A clean keel (except he couldn't get the bottom). At least the ballast keel shows improvement! The pitting is quite extensive
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Details of bolts that are eaten-through, rotten floor timbers, and rotten frames

Sandblasting the iron keel

Moving her to her new home

Blood, Toil, Sweat, and Tears

The keel with two coats of zinc paint and two layers of epoxy. My helpmate putting on an epoxy/microbubble mix on top of the clear epoxy.