Above: Setting the topsail


had been taken off, she was left looking like a large canoe. However, this created a perfect opportunity to deal with any degenerating timber in any areas of the hull. This was always in the plan, and the work carried on in spite of the major rebuild of the stem timber. In the end about five per cent of the hull planking needed to be replaced. All of her copper rivets and roves (some 10,000 in total) were drilled out and replaced, and all bronze screws and bolts in structural parts of the hull were also replaced, tying her three-skin construction together as if it were new.


There was no expectation at the time of building that


Rawhiti would still be sailing in 100 years. Now, though, with classics being restored to be around for another century, some thought needs to be given to enhancing their structural integrity. Ring frames have therefore been incorporated into her hull adjacent to the mast step, mid-forward area and bow. When the floors were replaced, the mast step was relaid over eight of these new timbers to diminish the load on the garboard and associated planks and enhance the integrity of the hull. To tie everything together all the keel bolts were replaced.


36 CLASSIC BOAT FEBRUARY 2012


In spite of Rawhiti’s high-profile life in Sydney and then the many years of ownership by the Marler family it was difficult to establish what her interior layout had been like. Greg and Peter had no photos of the interior and no plans. The only things they had to go by were the original NZ Herald article on her launch date describing her interior, comparison with the other Logans, and Bruce Marler’s recollections (bearing in mind of course that she had already been altered by the time Bruce became involved with her).


The expectations of modern cruising lifestyle necessitated the inclusion, discreetly, of toilet, fridge, and engine – and sheet winches on deck. The 75hp Yanmar beneath the cockpit floor pushes her along at over 8 knots through a three-bladed Flexofold propeller. For ease of fabrication the interior was constructed outside the boat and fitted before the deck was laid, minimising the hours associated with this aspect of the work and allowing for a very high standard of finish. And then finally the flush deck, which was originally double-skinned (one diagonal, one fore- and-aft kauri), was replaced using 3in (76mm) teak


WILLIAM CALVER


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