Construction – Jewel of Muscat

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Construction

021 Power tools

022 Working inside the keel becomes difficult

023 Planks sewn on securely

024 Detail of the stitching

025 Twisting the coir ropes

026 Two of our Omani workers

027 Two more of our Omani workers

028 The team checks the levels

029 The boat is progressing well

030 Hammering the husks to produce fibre

031 Hammering flat the stitches

032 Looking along the hull

033 The stitching is checked

034 Directing work from inside the hull

035 With 6 strakes attached, the ship's curve can be seen

036 The timbers reinforce the hull

037 The end of another hard day's work

038 The only way to see inside the hull is from up high

039 The stitching in the stern

040 Stitching is being done on both sides now

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