Keel bolt holes

 Keel bolts Drilling.

We have got to the point when we need to drill new holes for the keel bolts.  It has been said that it would be a pig of a job, with drill bit sticking in the lead.  We prepared with new 16mm auger bits and oil to lubricate.  Adam made a jig so we could keep a straight hole centred through the keel.

With the keel upside down and the makes for the holes in the new positions the picture below shows us ready to start.

Starting with a short drill bit 0nly 16" long.

By the time we had finished there must have been around a kilo of lead swarf

Next we laid the keel on its side and after removing the wooded keel that Adam had a made in the last post it was placed alongside the lead and clamped in position to drill the corresponding holes.

Adam drilling with his 4 ft auger bit.

And that concludes another successful day at A & R Way Boatbuilding.  Time to leave Adam to continue with his fantastic progress.

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