Here are some photos showing the damage
done to the Queen Jane after a collision off the coast of New Zeland in
December, 2001 and of the boat undergoing repairs at the Bridge Marina in
Tauranga, New Zealand.
The
Queen Jane the day after the collision showing damage to the bow and the missing
bow platform.
Another
view of the bow damage this one also showing the genoa as lashed tempoarily
after the collision.
The
Queen Jane's old bow platform, or at least the forward most part of it that was
left.
The
damaged bow after haul out before work began.
This
shot shows the glass damage sustained by the bow after all the deck hardware and
woodwork has been removed. Although you can see the longitudinal bulkhead has
been blown out, the actual glass damage is quite minimal.
The
bow after all the crushed and delaminated glass has been removed. You can see
here how much had to be removed. The remaining structure is completely
sound.
The
Queen Jane's bow after undergoing reconstructive surgery. Its amazing what can
be done with fiberglass in the hands of a skilled person.
The
new section of deck has been installed and new caprails are being fitting on
both sides of the bow back about 5ft.
TIn
this photo you can see Carl doing the final fitting on the caprail. The bow
platform is just "dry fit" for now.
The
Queen Jane's new bow platform is complete but before the deck hardware is
replaced, the deck just aft of the platform has to be re-painted.
The
Queen Jane all masked up for painting. The deck areas just abaft the bow
platform were damaged by debris slamming up and down in deck after the
collision. Primarily this debris consisted of anchors and bow pulpit remnants as
well as sections of the bow platform itself. The damages were only gouges and
were filled in, sanded and re-painted.
The
Queen Jane's foredeck almost back to normal. The boat is in the water. The bow
platform done, all the deck hardware back on and the decks painted. We still
need a new bow pulpit and a roller furler for the jib.
The
view of the starboard bow after repaired were completed.
The
bow pulpit being constructed on the boat.
Finally
the furler goes on and we are good to go!
