October 3 2005

Now that the Dutchman panel is almost ready, we wanted to straighten the right sail panel before welding in the Dutchman panel. This area has a sizable dent and looks like a tree branch might have fallen on it years ago.


Because this is a complex shape and there are no replacement panels available, we cut this section from a rusted out parts car. Here we have marked the area to be replaced so it can be cut and removed.