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- Antonis & Manolis Bekatoros
- Argos
- Atakoy Marina
- Bakalaris
- Bolts
- Burning
- Caulking
- Central Deckhouse and Mast
- Central Deckhouse
- Choice of Colors
- Construction of the New Gunwale
- Construction of the Deckhouses
- Docking Blocks
- Eight Tree Trunks
- Emmanuel V. Riginos
- False Keel
- “Faneromeni’s” Engine Compatrment
- “Faneromeni's” Instruments
- “Faneromeni’s” Naval Construction Plans
- Fanouris Vasileiou
- First Phase of “Faneromeni’s” Reconstruction…
- Francis Type 2000 Two Speed
- Friends and the Dogs
- George Mytilhnaios
- Greek Vernacular Boatbuilding
- Halkitis Shipyard
- Homeric Cultural Center of the Municipality of Chios
- Ilias Veloudis
- Installation of Balast and a False Keel
- Installation of the Ballast
- Installation of the Onan AC Generator
- Interior Arrangements
- Kanakis
- Keel Change
- Kelvin
- Kokinos Vraxos
- Kostas A. Damianidis
- Koupetoris Shipyard
- Major Overhaul of the Kelvin Engine
- Mastheads
- Mastro
- Modification of the Stern Deckhouse (Pilothouse)
- Name Choice
- Naxos
- Nikitas Prasinos
- Nikos E. Riginos
- Notis Bilias
- Odysseas, a ship from Ithaca, 1837-1841
- Pachos Papastefanou
- Patriarch Bartholomew
- Perama
- Peter Throckmorton
- Recessed Technique
- Reconstruction of the Ribs
- Re-installation, after the overhaul, of the boat’s Kelvin engine and…
- Removal of the Old Bridge
- Removal of the Old Gunwale
- Re-Nailing
- Replacement of the Gunwale
- Replacement of the Keel
- Rolando Rapues Jr.
- Samiopoula
- Schooner
- Several Places in Greece
- Strati Afaloniati
- Stratis Afaloniatis Lumber Yard
- Submerging the Tree Trunks in the Sea
- Thanasis Dritsoulas
- Τhe Sea Remembers
- Tigraki (Little Tiger)
- Transporting the Tree Trunks from Lesvos
- Trunks are Transported to Mastro-Pachos’ Workshop
- Vasilis E. Riginos
- Vasilis Vallas
- Vasilis Zairopoulos
- Viron E. Riginos
- Yiannis Kakouris
- Yiannis Vlassopoulos
Keel Change
“Faneromeni” after the removal of the old keel.
Salamis, February 1992.
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Salamis, February 1992.
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The exposed ribs.
Salamis, February 1992.
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Salamis, February 1992.
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The garboard strake (first plank) and the second plank have been removed. The sight of the exposed ribs depresses me greatly.
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From inside the boat. The bilge is exposed and the ground below is visible.
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The arrival of the large Iroko beam for the keel from Thessalonica at the entrance of the Koupetoris yard in Salamis.
February 1992.
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February 1992.
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Manos Koupetoris next to the beam. Manos is a husky youth–so you can see the size of the beam.
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The beam now hanging in the air.
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“Pull, pull…”“Pull, pull…”
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“Now all together…” The beam at the threshold of the yard’s woodshop.
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The stern section of the old keel.
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“Faneromeni’s” bow, still without the keel.
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The large beam, transformed to a keel and ready for installation. Stern side.
Salamis, March 1992.
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Salamis, March 1992.
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Bow side.
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The new keel under “Faneromeni,” just before installation.
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The new keel seen from the bow, just before installation.
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The installation process begins.
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The fit must be perfect.
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Final adjustments.
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The tenons fit perfectly with the ribs, even though one rib is misshaped.
Salamis, March 1992.
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Salamis, March 1992.
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After fitting, the new keel is removed for painting. This task was undertaken by mastro-Lefteris Gaitaniós. Of course, the minium primer was not obtained commercially but was made by mastro-Lefteris from Lavrio minium powder mixed with linseed oil and other pure ingredients.
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The new keel painted and installed. Relief!!
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A single new plank replaces the garboard strake (first plank) and the second plank which were removed together with old keel.
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Detail of the new plank. Also a new stainless steel bracket, fabricated by mastro-Pandelis and Nikitas, that secures the keel and the rudder post (ποδόσταμο) and also supports the rudder-pin.
Salamis, April 1992.
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Salamis, April 1992.
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