Blocking, Cradling and Shoring: Supporting a Timber Hull on the Hard
How a timber hull should be supported while out of the water — load paths, cradle design, shore placement, and the distortion that follows when support is wrong.
Yard Operations
Haul-out, slipway sequence, tide and season planning, hull support and relaunch on the Bira foreshore.
Relaunch and Take-Up: What Happens When a Dried Hull Goes Back In
Why a timber hull leaks after relaunch, how long take-up should last, and what to have in place before the vessel goes back in the water.
Dry Season or Wet Season? Planning a Haul-Out Window at Bira
How season, rainfall and labour competition shape haul-out scheduling on the Bira foreshore, and how to choose a window that fits the scope rather than the calendar.
Reading a Bira Yard Quotation Line by Line
What each line in a timber-hull yard quotation actually means, which items are firm, which are provisional, and where scope drift hides.
How a Timber Hull Is Hauled Out at Bira: The Slipway Sequence
The step-by-step slipway sequence used to haul a timber hull on the Tanjung Bira foreshore — tide calculation, ways preparation, draw-up, seating, blocking and shoring.