lexicon Posted June 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 well finally had to tow my boat to the chaps who will be giving it a new stern gear and blacking plus a few other bits. as engine not rewired yet.(i plan to do this once its back in and properly bolted down) i had a friend tow me there, which was hard due to the wind etc today. after a faff getting out of the marina we breasted up and tackled the rest of the journey. during the tow the dock getting sunk to fit me in boat in and draining out. and once the water was out glad to see the under water bits for the first time since i owned her. cant wait till its all done and i can get the boat moving freely again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted June 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 update on the pleasing progress. the yard are doing a fantastic job on the boat. have seen it at the weekend while it was standing. first coat of blacking done. and engine bay cleaned red oxided and painted. looks fantastic . from this to this hopefully engine in and new stern gear fitting this week plus new rudder as front blade part had corroded away to nothing. (in addition to the bottom bearing that i knew was on its way out. cant wait to get the boat back and crack on with the wiring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted June 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 well the wait is finally over engine in and painted new stern gear and propshaft in state of the old propshaft new rubber ( made larger to improve sterring) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowten Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 Some hard work got into that but you will appreciate your boat even more because of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbarber Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 well the wait is finally over engine in and painted Looks a bit different now! Nice job... well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted July 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 Looks a bit different now! Nice job... well done! thanks new deck boards and a coat of paint will really finish off the look outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted July 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2012 just a few more pics and a quick update. back in the water now since monday, first chance to have a proper look today. very relieved that happily afloat. new rubber feels very different on tiller movement. new shaft couple of shots of the engine. hopefully this time next week the engine will be rewired Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted July 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 well time for an update. got the wiring supplies (great service from forum member keith m) drilled a 2 inch hole in bulkhead from engine to cabin. and a 3 inch hole in the wooden inner bulkhead. fitted master/charging selector switch made new instrument panel and labelled fitted hose pipe around edge glued with marineflex to protect wiring from chaffing. built new battery box with in-built securing strap wiring in ready for new panel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 update. happy days. as of saturday at 6.30pm the engine is running. after 7 months of being stuck and needing towing everywhere i now have a fully functioning boat again. words can not express my relief/joy. ammeter showing between 40 and 60 amps charge depending on revs. and gauges now work as 3 are new. and the bilge pump switch actually works and turns a pump on. I think there could be some cruising this weekend to get a feel for the new rudder etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
designerstuart Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 nice blog, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbarber Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 update. happy days. as of saturday at 6.30pm the engine is running. after 7 months of being stuck and needing towing everywhere i now have a fully functioning boat again. words can not express my relief/joy. ammeter showing between 40 and 60 amps charge depending on revs. and gauges now work as 3 are new. and the bilge pump switch actually works and turns a pump on. I think there could be some cruising this weekend to get a feel for the new rudder etc. Congratulations & well done; a resurrection indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted July 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 Thanks guys Nice to know someone is reading the blog and enjoying it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted August 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 well time for another update. was very glad to have got my bss certificate passed (after a scary moment involving a non standard fuel tank vent) here is what i managed to get through with in the end heres my new intrument panel and finally got round to fittimg my front fender then today started fitting my centre eye bolt for centre ropes. started my drilling a 12mm hole in a 200mm square plate of 6mm steel. then 8 5mm holes countersunk. then repeated the process again on a second plate then mark up and drill the same in roof. only the 12mm through the roof. then silicone and screw into position. holes were filled and sanded and painted in primer and thats as far i got. now cruising will be much easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kae Posted August 8, 2012 Report Share Posted August 8, 2012 Great seeing it being brought back to life, fantastic work on the roof structure, some serious wood wood there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted August 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2012 well time for another update on progress have given the roof a further coat of primer then sanded back and rollered on a coat of 2 pack epoxy barrier coat. then today sanded back again tack clothed and rollered on the first coat of cream topcoat gloss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdealStandard Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 Really enjoying following this build. It looked like you had sorted out the front cratch in the photo a few posts back, or was that just a bit of tarp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted September 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 thanks lots of time spent on painting at present as want to get the most from the good weather at the minute, the cratch cover is a temporary fitting a new one will be fitted soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdealStandard Posted September 5, 2012 Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 the cratch cover is a temporary fitting a new one will be fitted soon. I look forward to see what you do, I'm going to be doing something similar soon. Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted September 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 something similar with a boat or a cratch cover specifically? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdealStandard Posted September 5, 2012 Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 something similar with a boat or a cratch cover specifically? Building a front cratch onto a boat. I'm half considering making the whole construction out of wood and glass/perspex but am still weighing up ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canals are us? Posted September 5, 2012 Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 I have been reading your blog and found it very interesting and my what great progress from when you first started It's looking really good. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted September 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 Building a front cratch onto a boat. I'm half considering making the whole construction out of wood and glass/perspex but am still weighing up ideas. cratches are fairly easy to build given the right knowledge/skills. I built my frame from iroko left over from the roof build. will be adding to the design shortly as need to adjust to mount tunnel light on front. will be putting in 10mm acrylic to form the window as i was lucky enough to be given a sheet by a friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted September 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 well managed to get a few odd jobs completed on sunday. made up a couple of blocks for the fairleads to sit on and sanded and primered them. glued and screwed to the boat and fitted fairleads both sides. then planed the second handrail and filled the screwholes sanded and primed. also sanded down the filler in screwholes on the boat sides and primed. now ready to start preping for painting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted September 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 well started getting some colour on the boat painted the handrails on one side of the boat and the top of the hatch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted September 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 ok finally after a hectic week of my dad being in hospital and myself recovering from food poisoning i finally find time to update my blog with the lastest pics have managed to undercoat one side of the boat. no pics as it was a boring grey colour. then marked up the panels positions on the same side and got a first coat of topcoat on the side. a few pictures. cream coachlines will be addded later after more topcats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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