Tuesday 5th I went to LSC this morning to sort out my mooring strops which were still out in the lagoon after the lift out. These are currently drying out in the cockpit and will come home for checking and maintenance later his month. The rest of the hull has been scraped and about… Continue reading November 2024 End of season maintenance begins.
Category: bilge pumps
Bilge pumps big and small. – Getting a dry interior at last.
One of the common themes of this whole boat restoration has been the family reminding me of the pensioner who hit national newspaper headlines and the evening TV news a few years ago having spent years restoring an “old” boat only to sink within an hour or so of the launch. As you might expect… Continue reading Bilge pumps big and small. – Getting a dry interior at last.
Solar panel mounting – May 10th to 25th
The middle of the month seems to mark a bit of a slow-down phase for boat restoration because I am wanting to get plywood and some oak strips. The lockdown is beginning to ease a little but I am still having trouble getting marine plywood. TP are now open for more extensive business again and… Continue reading Solar panel mounting – May 10th to 25th
The rudder – January 2016 to April 2019
I guess one of the major challenges of re-building a boat that you know very little detail about will be making decisions about how to handle restoration of parts that are not present or obvious how they originally were intended to go together. The rudder and tiller are one of those problems as I started… Continue reading The rudder – January 2016 to April 2019