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The Hull
The black Awlgrip was in fair
condition and could be kept satisfactorily if you like it,
but wasn't in good enough condition to feel tied to it,
depending on personal choice and other factors of the
project. It is certainly not perfect, but with a
little cleaning it'd look pretty good. There was the
usual collection of minor scratches, scuffing from winter
shrinkwrap, and other imperfections. Some screw heads
in way of the chainplates were breaking through the fairing
compound over them. The owners have waxed it, which is
a bad idea, but what's done is done.
I thought the green boottop
was a poor choice with virtually no contrast to the black
topsides and brown bottom, and the boat looks dead to me and
completely lacks attractive detail. Obviously this is
completely a personal thing, but the boat could look a lot
better than she does with a new boottop and covestripe, or
what have you. This is my opinion only, and these
small details are irrelevant at this point. But I
can't help mention it.
The main forward bulkhead
printed through the hull, creating a hard spot that can be
seen in some of these photos. If you don't see it, let
me know and I'll point you to the correct photo. This
is pretty typical, so I don't think it's a big concern.
These boats are pretty lightly built.
There's a hump visible in
the sheerline right at the chainplates on both sides.
This may be indicative of the stresses placed here, as
indicated in some of the Cape Cod Shipbuilding papers you
sent me. (More on the chainplates later.)
The wooden toerail is
minimal, and there is no rubrail. For appearance and
deck safety for your purposes, a new and larger rail could
be a nice choice, along with a protruding rubrail for
additional protection as well as to enhance the appearance.
The photos pretty much
speak for themselves. Without seeing many Shields on
my own, I'd guess that the topsides of #9 are in as good or
better condition than most, despite their imperfections.
If you wonder why I took a
specific photo, please let me know the photo name and I will
explain what I was trying to show.
More on the
hull--->
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