And now to the gripe. As we released the keel from the gripe, we could not help notice that the gripe appeared to be severely fractured on its starboard side. Additionally, evidence of dry rot jumped out at us, in addition to its severely rotted outer radius.
Here I just let the camera run so it could record the process involved, and what we discovered once the gripe was free.
(Yes, early in the clip I slipped again, by saying “knee” when I meant “gripe.” There is no knee in this model.