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The lower keel is assembled separate from the hull. Here the division plates have been welded to the bottom plate and one side has been attached. This side can be welded on the inside.
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Both sides fitted, looking from forward.
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Slot welding the 2nd side onto the divisions where there is not enough room for access to weld them on the inside.
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Fitting the split-pipe leading edge.
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Skeg and mooring bollards being fabricated.
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Skeg ready to be trimmed for fitting under upper keel.
The hull welding is complete and ready for grinding prior to blasting and painting.
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Casting lead ingots from tyre weights that have been melted down and the clamps, dirt and other impurities skimmed off. The builder has used a cast iron frying pan as a mould to produce ingots of a convenient size.
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The pile of ingots waits for the next stage.
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The ingots being weighed prior to melting for pouring into the lower keel, to ensure accurate ballasting.
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Ballast compartments filled with lead quantities as specified on the drawings.
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Same stage, looking forward along keel.
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