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- Antonis & Manolis Bekatoros
- Argos
- Atakoy Marina
- Bakalaris
- Bolts
- Burning
- Caulking
- Central Deckhouse and Mast
- Central Deckhouse
- Choice of Colors
- Name Choice
- The 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
- The First Phase of “Faneromeni’s” Reconstruction…
- “Faneromeni’s” Naval Construction Plans
- Fanouris Vasileiou
- Francis Type 2000 Two Speed
- George Mytilhnaios
- Greek Vernacular Boatbuilding
- The 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
- The Interior Arrangements
- Kanakis
- Keel Change
- Kelvin
- Kokinos Vraxos
- Kostas A. Damianidis
- The Koupetoris Shipyard
- Major Overhaul of the Kelvin Engine
- The Mastheads
- Mastro
- Modification of the Stern Deckhouse (Pilothouse)
- Naxos
- Nikitas Prasinos
- Nikos E. Riginos
- Notis Bilias
- Odysseas, a ship from Ithaca, 1837-1841
- Pachos Papastefanou
- Patriarch Bartholomew
- Perama
- Recessed Technique
- The Reconstruction of the Ribs
- Re-installation, after the overhaul, of the boat’s Kelvin engine and…
- The Removal of the Old Bridge
- The Removal of the Old Gunwale
- Re-Nailing
- Replacement of the Keel
- Replacement of the Gunwale
- Rolando
- Samiopoula
- Schooner
- Several Places in Greece
- Stratis Afaloniatis Lumber Yard
- Strati Afaloniati
- Submerging the Tree Trunks in the Sea
- Thanasis Dritsoulas
- The Friends and the Dogs
- Τhe Sea Remembers
- Peter Throckmorton,
- Transporting the Tree Trunks from Lesvos
- The Trunks are Transported to Mastro-Pachos’ Workshop
- Vasilis E. Riginos
- Vasilis Vallas
- Vasilis Zairopoulos
- Viron E. Riginos
- Yiannis Kakouris
- Yiannis Vlassopoulos
The Reconstruction of the Ribs
When the ribs were exposed, many were found to be in bad condition.
Salamis, February 2000.
(Archive of Nikos E. Riginos)
Salamis, February 2000.
(Archive of Nikos E. Riginos)
A number of the ribs were in very bad shape and we were faced with the dilemma of what to do. After much thought and many discussions with the shipyard crew and other experts, I concluded that the ribs should be restored with epoxy resin.
(Archive of Nikos E. Riginos)
(Archive of Nikos E. Riginos)
Vasilis Zairopoulos helped me substantially in resolving this dilemma. Here Vasilis is cleaning an old rib of the “Faneromeni” with a wire brush. The rib will be reconstructed with epoxy resin.
Salamis, February 2000.
(Archive of Nikos E. Riginos)
Salamis, February 2000.
(Archive of Nikos E. Riginos)
A rib is prepared for reconstruction with epoxy resin. A mold is first constructed around the rib.
(Archive of Nikos E. Riginos)
(Archive of Nikos E. Riginos)
Edwin, “Faneromeni’s” crewman, starts the reconstruction with epoxy resin.
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(Archive of Nikos E. Riginos)
The mold is now filled with a mixture of epoxy resin and a special filling.
(Archive of Nikos E. Riginos)
(Archive of Nikos E. Riginos)
The mold surrounding the rib filled with resin. Now the resin must dry.
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(Archive of Nikos E. Riginos)
Another rib, this one is more heavily damaged. In this case, the filling contains pieces of wood in addition to the mixture of epoxy resin and special filling.
Salamis, February 2000.
(Archive of Nikos E. Riginos)
Salamis, February 2000.
(Archive of Nikos E. Riginos)