The ice finally started to melt off of the roof beams on the building which allowed work to safely start up again putting the large sheets of tin down. The poly boat tarps are now going over the side - allowing my first real open access for work. It's taken 15 months to get this far but I think it will all be worth the extra effort in the rebuild.
The first teak planks are being pulled up in the lower photo to get an idea of the condition of the steel underneath. I am fully expecting to have to pull the entire steel deck up and weld in a new one. The decision is made not to replace the teak which should provide a watertight deck in any sea. Thousands of screw holes holding the last deck down failed so no need to go that route again.
Time to build a large stairway for ease of access, strip the decks, strip the interior overhead and anything else that hints of rot (all of which was caused by the leaking decks). Also this summer I hope to pull the diesel out to begin its restoration next winter.
