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The fi rst stage was to
template for
head-room, sole-level
and bulkheads
2
Bunk front is original,
with a new skeleton.
The step also acts
as a seat
N
ot for the fi rst time on the Morwenna project,
boatyard and owner found themselves in
agreement for different reasons. Owner
Stéphane Monnier’s authenticity charter
ruled out modern glue for joining the internal cabinetry;
but it happens to be standard practice at Chantier du Guip
not to glue interiors, so that they can be disassembled for
such tasks as inspecting the keelbolts.
In terms of engines, Monnier chose to reinstate Linton
Hope’s original plan for two engines (she had one before
the restoration) but their smaller size meant changes to the
original layout that were probably benefi cial, including
moving the galley aft from the bows. The general plan was
to save original material where possible and replace
authentically if not, something which kept Stéphane up for
many nights examining catalogues of fi ttings. The internal
cabinetry was made mostly in mahogany by three
cabinetmakers at Guip yard over a period of three years:
Francis Baton, Cyrille Houssin then Bernard Mauffret.
A lot of work, but the result is very pleasing. PHOTOS: MICHEL LE COZ
MORWENNA
1914 LINTON HOPE SCHOONER
THE RESTORATION
PART THREE
THE INTERIOR
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