Coppelia in UK

In the UK, 2001.

In town

Coppelia in Amsterdam

Horrible

Coppelia interior before renovation

Coppelia

Coppelia and my Cargo Bike

Coppelia

Coppelia ready to go

White

Painting inside the hull

Better

Cleaned, painted, repaired.

Rudder

Rather improved

Ready

Coppelia ready to lift

Flying Boat

Ready to take the keel out.

Objective

The object of my desires.. not!

Keel

Wow, rusty keel.

Rust

A bit of cleaning up needed.

Keel pivot bolt

In better condition than I expected.

Silver

Painted Keel

Alignment

Arrows to help us line the bolts up.

Keel refitted

Painted blue and back in place.

Rigging

Getting the lengths right.

Mast up

Checking all the fittings are ok.

Sails

Trying to create a land-yacht.

Mast

Fitting out the mast

Keel winch

New keel winch mechanism

Looking in

Whats inside the hatch.

Looking back

Looking back through the hatch

Afloat

Mast up, and on the water

First sail

Under Sail.

Furlex kit

Furlex (foresail reefing) Kit for Coppelia

New sails

Coppelia with furlex kit fitted and new sails raised.