Alani anchored in Belize 2016
The article about Alani´s design in 1959 Yachting Magazine
"Baby pictures" of Alani, 1959, Denmark
Lisa taping he waterline for the anti-fouling to go on, Nanajuana Boatyard, Rio Dulce, April 2016
The first splash when I just bought her, May 2016
Alani sailing on Lago Izabal, June 2016
Sarteneja pier, Belize, August 2016
Sarteneja men building a cradle for Alani, August 2016
Sarteneja men building a cradle for Alani, August 2016
Shipwright Juan Guerrero with the finished cradle, Aug 2016
Will the heavy cradle float?
After a full day of fighting, Alani in her cradle half way to the beach in Sarteneja, Aug 2016
Alani in her natural dress after one week of grinding, Nov 2016
Removing the old rotten stern post, Feb 2017
Removing the rotten stern post, Feb 2017
All the rot is cleaned out
The pieces to repair the horn timber
The repair of the horn timber in place
The "lid", protecting the end grain of the horn timber repair
The stern post repair in place and fastened down!
New stern post on top of horn timber repair, new floors and board to tie frames to stern post
The new back bone of Alani
The first three strips of a new frame, to be glued into place
The first three strips or a new frame, curing in place to make a template
Adding more strips to the template to make the frame strong enough
Sarah on the epoxy station during frame repair
Finished frames drying before installation
Proud me with frames ready to install, July 2019
Laminated frame drying
All rotten/broken frames in the starboard cockpit area
All new frames in the starboard cockpit area and tied to the stern post, July 2017
(Almost) finished frame repair with new stringer installed, starboard cockpit, July 2017
Ed and Tom working hard on the frame repairs, July 2017
Cleaning up a hole during plank repair, Sept 2017
The wood underneath an epoxy "repair" at at the chainplates. Soft as cotton
My girl, September 2017, waiting for plank repairs
Plank repair
Making a template for the plank repair with the help of a spiling block
Transferring the marks to the new plank
Plank installation, Sept 2017
Just found more rotten planks and frames behind the sattee locker
Ripping out the old fridge, Oct 2017
Cleaning out the seams
Tom drilling out the hole for the rudder shaft through the horn timber repair
Alani being patient, Oct 2017
Inside, Sept 2017
Bungs to close up fastener holes
The bunging does not seem to end...
Filling the seams with thickened epoxy, Feb 2018
Tom mastering the technique
Laying a wet sheet of glass on the hull
Moving the wet sheet of glass on top of the plastic
Wetting out the glass
The glassing station, Tom and I doing preps, Feb 2018
Everybody working hard on glassing day, Feb 2018
It is done! Alani´s hull is completely covered with two layers of fibreglass.
My helpers laying on a sheet of wet glass
After removing the plastic, there are still bubbles that need to be rolled out
Damian did a lot of the disgusting glass grinding work
Three days before splash, Feb 2017
Rolling on the anti-fouling, Feb 2017
The first splash attempt, Feb 2017
Alani on the way to her "garage" in Cayo Quemado, Feb 2018
Afloat again
Alani safely tucked into her "garage" after splash day, Feb 2018
Ripping out the last rests of the teak in the cockpit, June 2018
The inside hull painted with penetrating epoxy
The cockpit inside hull freshly painted, June 2018
My friend and helper Susana and I, June 2018
My super friend and helper Lorena varnishing the cabin house
Building of a bulk head
Building the framing for the cockpit
Framing for the cockpit in process
Cockpit framing in progress, new bulk heads installed, July 2018
Building the cockpit, diesel tank is installed
The plywood for cockpit and aft decks are in place
The new Beta Marine 25 is here!
Installing of the engine
Alani´s new engine installed
The decks and cockpit all glassed in, Jan 2019
The freshly glassed and faired decks
Sanding the fairing job in the cockpit
Rebuilt forward hatch and primer going on the decks
The proud owner on the freshly primed boat
There is a lot of work being done in Tom´s shop, always!
Lisa building drawers for the chart table, Jan 2019
Lisa´s beautiful drawers are done!
The new chart table / storage area. Drawers, dry goods storage and battery box on the right.
Bunging the trim wood that seals the cabin house - deck joint
Trim wood corners for the cabin house - deck joint
Building the toe rail
The scarf joints for the toe rail drying up
The scarf joint for the toe rail board
The blocks for winches and attaching the cockpit combing to the cabin house
... and refined
Alani´s topsides freshly painted in front of Tom´s shop, Cayo Quemado, June 2019
Installing the cockpit combing, April 2019
Lorena redoing the mast
Mr Jacob and son with the old and new chain plates, Belize, March 2019
Bending the chain plates
The cut to length bronze material for the new chain plates
The finished new chain plates
Alani with installed chain plates, toe rail, cockpit combings, almost ready for the mast
Building the lazaretto hatch lid, July 2019
The new lid for the lazarette hatch
The mast is going up, June 2019
The mast is going up
She has a mast again!
The jib sheet turning block
Protective cover for the motor instruments
The new stanchion bases and supports for the chain plates / shrouds
Reinforcement for the stanchion bases
Building the galley counter top of left over original pieces of teak
The galley sink built of wood, fibreglass and epoxy
The new sealing on the inside of the hull and the sattee locker going in
The interior is coming together, a bit of a chaotic process
Installation of the bilge pumps
Start of the new electric panel - outside
Start of the new electric panel - inside
Alani´s new galley with the original stove
My new crew member on the way home, Aug 2019
Maya Papaya, 5 weeks old
Maya Papaya, 5 weeks old
The wind vane installation
Wind vane "Winny" successfully installed, September 2019
Barkito was in rougher shape than I thought
Plywood and epoxy repair
Maya in front of freshly repaired and painted Barkito
The old and the new oars
The shaped new oars and some galley details
The building of the dodger, Sept 2019
The building of the dodger
Little sunset cruise with my friends, Sept 2019
Alani moored at Pelican Cays Belize during my shake down cruise, Oct 2019
Maya Papaya during our shakedown cruise to Belize
The last sunset in Cayo Quemado, Nov 10, 2019
Sailing
Sailing in St. Kitts