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“Gallant”
S 58, 1947
Arvid Laurin designed 6mr.
Built
by Plymm in Stockholm, Sweden, and imported to the Canadian
Great Lakes by George Cuthbertson in ’52, "Gallant"
spent many years in Hamilton before being purchased by Miklos
Jako of Toronto and renamed “Talizman” in 1971.
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After
30+ good years, Jako reluctantly passed her along to Eric
Jespersen, and "Gallant" was loaded on a trailer
for a cross-country journey to Sidney, B.C. |
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Jako found
the deck house in his garage. It is a superbly built accessory,
but will spend most of its time in storage. |
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"Gallant"
has frames of oak and aluminum. All the wooden frames were deteriorated
and broken, but the aluminum frames and galvanized floor timbers
have preserved the hull shape. This is the earliest use of aluminum as a boat building
material that I am aware of.
The fresh water enviroment of the great lakes has been
good for the metal parts, but hard on the wood. |
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The original
pine deck remains, but will need replacement. |
Every
third frame is laminated oak with steam bent oak between.
The larger laminated frames were removed first, and
the hull sanded to accept the new frames. |
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This photo
shows the first of the new frames being dry fit. |
Thousands
of rivets were drilled out of the old bent frames. This is Bent Jespersen enjoying
his retirement. |
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The old laminated frames
were falling apart.
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This
is our laminating jig. The blocks are used twice in each configuration, producing
one frame for each side. |
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Frames
are tapered and beveled to fit. |
Here
are some of her new bones ready to install. |
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The web
style floor brackets have been re-galvanized and will attach
the new frames to the keelson. |
Bent
continues forward with the framing. |
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Only the
four forward-most original frames will remain. |
