The Pictorial History of the construction of GingerBread Girl - a Hartley TS16

 

Building this boat myself has been a great way to get my hands on a brand new racing machine that I know is strong and not suffering the ravages of age and poor glues from the 60-70's. The various areas that gave me grief in the old boat have been fully dealt with in this new construction.

 

Framing on the stocks begin

 

From another angle

 

The stem timber goes in (Hoop Pine)

 

In go the chines

 

You can never have enough clamps

 

A skeleton of a boat

 

Sheeting begins

 

The shape is getting there

 

A hull has arrived

 

The hull before glassing

 

Complete hull glass over then paint

 

Another milestone - the roll over

 

The cabin begins

 

A cabin arises

 

Almost a cabin with cockpit seats

 

The boat early Feb 2007

 

Cockpit install begins

 

Cockpit seats and sides now fitted

 

Cockpit view with the motor well started

 

A good look inside from the rear

 

Final painting begins

 

From another angle

 

Side on view

 

Up she goes to work on trailer

 

The Hartley Lines are obvious here

 

Making the Centreboard

 

The Centreboard before painting.

 

The finished centreboard

 

Gingerbread Girl in cruising mode

 

The grand daughter wets the deck

 

The boat floats too!

 

A new set of Custom Ullman Sails

 

The new Rig and sails

 

Light weather- Qld Hartley Championships