Not Long Now!

[N4QC]

Didn't notice any fluid leaks with the vessel upside down...

Have fun,

[Nancy]

Finally! Very pretty.

[DougSea]

Didn't notice any fluid leaks with the vessel upside down...

Have fun,

I know they drive on the wrong side of the road and all, but upside-down boating??

[Tree]

We do things differently over here, you see if we do our boating upside down then we cant sink!

[N4QC]

Touché…

Have fun,

[Tree]

Not a huge update but the first coat of epoxy barrier is on.

[RobS]

I thought you always completely stripped the bottom before applying that?

[DougSea]

I thought you always completely stripped the bottom before applying that?

In an earlier post he mentioned a Wednesday date with the soda-blaster. So I'm thinking he's running a tight ship schedule wise!

[RobS]

You are right Doug, I missed that.

[Tree]

Yep, you would be correct, we had her soda blasted Wednesday morning - about 12 hours after she arrived in the yard!

Both coats of epoxy are on and shes now undercoated ready for antifoul today (rained all weekend). Both engine vents are at the fabricators for repair and will be sent off for electropolish tomorrow to make them shiny again.

Then we've got the rudder packing to do, install the new radar and make a fitting for the autopilot once that arrives.

I've finally managed to get rid of the smell in the cabin - turns out it was year old bilge water!! However, i did find that the shower sump doesn't appear to work as I've thoroughly washed the heads with bleach and warm water and couldn't get it to clear until I pumped the bilges, so that needs looking at.

GRP guy is there today filling in all the chips and the polishers are there on Wednesday getting her gleaming again.


Then hopefully on Friday, she will float again! *Must remember to fit the bung in the stern*


More updates as they happen.

[Tree]

Oh, and the carpets need a clean!

I've cleaned all the mildew off of the headlining, which reminds me I've got a leak in the deck hatch that needs sorting.

[Tree]

Well,

The GRP specialists have been down and they've filled all the chips and scuff, doing an amazing job of colour matching. They also started polishing yesterday and all I can say is WOW!

I'm not going to upload a picture just yet, you will have to wait to see the finished job - hopefully I should have the anchor scuff plate fitted by then once I've made it (pretty sure I have some polished 1/16" sheet in the workshop!)


Then its just swap the radar over, do the rudder gland stuffing and move the boat 12" so i can get to the areas not epoxied and finish those.

Weather permitting - hopefully she will look new by Friday.

One other thing, as we're not used to having bungs in boats this big over here, what do you use to seal yours? I assume something like Sikaflex on the tapered bung or PTFE tape?

[Tree]

Oh go on then, just one sneaky one.

[RobS]

Looking swell, thanks for the sneak preview. As far as the bung, yes a wrap or two of Teflon tape is all I ever do. No need to go goofy tight either, considering you'll be using a 1/2" drive to snug it up.

[DougSea]

Very pretty!!!

And on the bung/garboard plug, either ditto Rob, or nothing at all. I've done both with no issues. I normally paint over it once its in.