The Naked GP14

Today was an easy day, I knocked the deck off of Spark. A handy dead-blow hammer and a miniature prybar made quick work of getting the plywood off in more or less one piece. I did lose a couple of small parts up in the bow, but those will be easy to trace out from it's mirrored twin.

While the GP14 is not a common sight in the US, I am sure being able to see the supports for her deck is a rare one. Being a "Series 1" boat, the was built just as the very first boats were back in the middling to late 50's.  This means rather robust for her humble origins and intended usage. 

​Roy Nettleship,  while manning the Association stand at the boat show in 1969,  was asked how long a GP14 would last:     “I’ve no idea,  the design’s only 40 years old!”