It's a holiday in Cambodia gets a makeover

Stripped of fittings ready to begin.

It's a holiday in Cambodia - AUS 9369 was built by John Henderson who took the measurements from Ian Ward's Wombat 84. It was modified slightly and built out of ply for my brother in 1985. It underwent a makeover in 2007. Here's what happened.

The skiff had previously been spray painted using automobile paint (multiple colours including metallic silver and blue). The paint came off quite nicely using a scrapper.

Nothing needed patching. John certainly built his boats to last, although a bit too heavy compared to some that have come and gone before.

A layer of glass was applied to the bottom from the bow to the front of the centreboard case due to slight cracks appearing in the stressed ply.

With the preparation over and done, the hull received a few coats of primer and a 'wet and dry'.

I finished it off in royal blue, the same colour my brother's first skiff (Charade) was painted back in the early 1980's.
The next stage in the makeover involved a new rig and sail. The mast used was a Goldspar that my brother bought back in 1986, however, never rigged. The sail was fitted to the mast and made by Truflo. Checkout my next post for photos of the finished makeover.