J-Bird III Restoration Series: Part 7 - A new design for the deck
J-Bird III Restoration Series: Part 7 - A new design for the deck by Ocean Crusaders 7 Jan 07:04 UTC In parts 1 - 5 we have explored the purchase, haul out and delivery from Sydney to Brisbane of the World's First TP52. We then stripped the interior of everything and cut the deck off due to severe balsa core rot. Having cut the deck off, the biggest component of this restoration project was a new design for the foredeck. As mentioned in our previous blog, we wanted a cross between the new Pacific 52 Invisible Hand and the latest ClubSwan 50. So we turned to Alan Andrews Yacht Design t...