Oliver,

Thanks for your very comprehensive response.

Starting to agree with your comments on a scarf joint, may try a routed scarf with 6mm as you have noted.  Not keen on replacing a full panel, at this stage anyway !  Appreciate your comments on woven glass, sounds like a good idea.

For the forefoot, I am hoping to just patch the single ‘small’ plywood section that was rotten, I believe I have cleared back to solid wood.  Layered epoxy with additives to ‘fill’ the remaining gaps.

Julie sent on the plans for the Series 1, but I do not see the measurements for the keel, any suggestions ?

One additional question if I may.  I removed the bow bulkhead, it seemed to have been retrofitted and was in bad shape.  On getting access to the bow interior I noticed most of the internal varnish has deteriorated badly and will need repainting.  On a boat of this age is adding a few layers of epoxy of value in advance of a re-varnish of all of the box internals ?

From a cruising perspective I do not plan to replace the bulkhead.

Thanks,
Richard.