Restoration Log, 1967 Borresen Dragon

"Hull # 262"

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9/19/06

Dear Bruce,
Here are the first photos of the 1967 Borresen Dragon that we are restoring. Her U.S. Dragon Association number was 262 and I heard she came here through Canada. I thought  you might want to post them on your web site. She is Mahogany planked on white oak frames. Her deck was plywood. We removed the two starboard bow planks because they were Philippine mahogany from an earlier repair, which did not match the rest of the Honduran mahogany of the hull.  We are now replacing the rusted keel bolts and a piece of the deadwood.
(I am also sending a copy of this mail to Mickey at the Dragon Association, who is doing a great job of finding and organizing Dragons
in the US and Canada.) 

Kevin
Brazos Boats
Chalk Bluff, Texas

 

10/18/06

Bruce,
She is stripped down and the boys are fairing the hull. She is brite above the water line. There are some loose scarf joints in the mahogany
planking that we are epoxying. Next we are replacing the keel bolts. They are all rusted and won't back out.

Kevin

10/24/06

Bruce,
Moving right along, the boys replaced the rusted keel bolts.  There was a lesson along the way, that you can't pound on cast iron too hard when
driving out the old keel bolts from the ballast.  They cracked off the tip of the casting and had to weld it back on. But all is well and she has all new, stainless keel bolts.
Kevin @ Brazos Boats

 

 

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