StoneRoad2013's photos with the keyword: Bluebird

BBH - bluebird on the road

BBH - bluebird on the road

StoneRoad2013
18 Mar 2024 1 23
Bluebird on route to the Ruskin Museum, Coniston on 9th March 2024
BBH - in position (small)

BBH - in position (small)

StoneRoad2013
21 May 2018 233
enlarged but still tiny image, showing two of the repaired pieces of Larch. . not my image, and I'm on a promise to get one with better resolution.
BBH - underneath

BBH - underneath

StoneRoad2013
19 Oct 2017 205
Looking at the underside of Bluebird. The repaired timber we worked on is inserted at the edge between the bottom and the sides.
BBH - primed

BBH - primed

StoneRoad2013
10 Mar 2017 2 445
The four timber strips have now been primed, and are ready to go back to The Bluebird Project workshop.
BBH - plug details

BBH - plug details

StoneRoad2013
10 Mar 2017 1 1 429
Close up / detail image of the holes after filling with timber plugs.
BBH - holes filled

BBH - holes filled

StoneRoad2013
10 Mar 2017 3 3 606
Another view of the plugged holes.
BBH - filled plugs

BBH - filled plugs

StoneRoad2013
10 Mar 2017 1 1 412
The holes created by removing the used fixings have now been filled with timber plugs. The reason for the two sizes is that the smaller holes were to remove the minimum amount of wood including the used fixings, the larger holes were to neaten up after some fixing were removed by another method.
glo[16] - bluebird

glo[16] - bluebird

StoneRoad2013
08 Jan 2017 1 302
River launch that spent may years based around Gloucester. Beautiful varnished brightwork.
BBH - holes 3

BBH - holes 3

StoneRoad2013
09 Jan 2017 1 318
These timber strips contained many fixings, in the lower one these are still in place and in the upper strip they have been drilled out.
BBH - holes 2

BBH - holes 2

StoneRoad2013
09 Jan 2017 1 314
These timber strips contained many fixings, in the lower one these are still in place and in the upper strip they have been drilled out.
BBH - holes 1

BBH - holes 1

StoneRoad2013
09 Jan 2017 1 318
These timber strips have had many fixings placed in them, the lower one has had these levered out, the upper ones were drilled out.
BBH - four pieces 01

BBH - four pieces 01

StoneRoad2013
08 Jan 2017 310
Four timber strips, leaning up against the hull.
BBH - four pieces (again)

BBH - four pieces (again)

StoneRoad2013
08 Jan 2017 303
These are the four timber strips, standing against the hull
BBH - location detail

BBH - location detail

StoneRoad2013
08 Jan 2017 332
Close up of one of the four timber strips, resting in position.
BBH - these fit here

BBH - these fit here

StoneRoad2013
08 Jan 2017 321
Holding one of the timber strips in position.
BBH - four edge strips

BBH - four edge strips

StoneRoad2013
08 Jan 2017 299
Bluebird has four timber strips, two run along the top edge, the other two at the bottom. These are the means of jointing the side and bottom of the hull. Bluebird is in a rolling jig, with her starboard side uppermost and the bottom of the boat facing the camera.
BBH - engines

BBH - engines

StoneRoad2013
08 Jan 2017 167
The two globes on the nearest engine are the pressure vessels for the compressed air start system.
BBH - symbol

BBH - symbol

StoneRoad2013
08 Jan 2017 197
One of the interesting logos to be found around the Campbells and their speed machines.
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