Rebuilding the wheelhouse

First remove the old wheelhouse completely

The wheelhouse on the ship as it is today is not the original wheelhouse. When we bought the ship, there was a very small wheelhouse on the ship where only the skipper could operate the rudder and with a minimum seat for 1 to 2 people at the most....
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