Fitting out – Jewel of Muscat

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Fitting out

061 It's heated and stirred into a smooth paste

062 It has to be applied by hand to fill every hole.

063 You need gloves because the mixture is hot at first

064 Abdul Jabbar checks everything is covered

065 Everyone joins in to get the job done

066 Everything below the waterline must be covered

067 The chunam protects the planks and stitching from tiny sea creatures

068 Ayaz Al Zadjali leads the Omani trainees

069 And the Jewel's Captain Saleh Al Jabri helps too

070 When anti-fouling is finished the ship will be ready for its masts.

071 At the shipyard, the spars made from Indian Poona wood take shape.

072 Masts and spars shaped and ready to fit

073 Shaping the masts and spars needs traditional and modern tools

074 On the Jewel of Muscat even the toilets are sewn!

075 The irrepressible Abdul Jabbar

076 The ship's toilets are called 'zoolies'

077 Master Rigger Hussain works with Tom Vosmer on the ship's rigging.

078 Combining thinner and thicker rope makes it smoother and stronger

079 Raju Valap works on shaping rigging blocks

080 Each solid block will be a smooth running pulley

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