The weather over the last few days plus being out of town Saturday means that unfortunately I am not going to get Dovekie back in the water before I go away for 2-3 weeks over Xmas/New Year. I
The new motor is in and has been run. Gavin uncovered a couple of minor issues that he sorted along the way. The thru-hull for the sea water intake for the motor had been seriously eroded by electrolysis so that has been replaced, and he found a small area of rot in the plywood backing of the old throttle control in the cockpit so has replaced that too.
I have the parts ready to wire up the new bilge pump which is a prerequisite to going back into the water but that will have to wait now. I need to finish repairing the little rotten hole in the cockpit bulkhead too but that too will wait - and won't stop the boat floating so isn't on the critical path. I need to get out there tonight to make sure that there is no way the weather can get in while we are away.
Sunday, December 19. 2010
Time is pressing
Christmas is getting very close now and I am not as close to getting back in the water as I want to be.
Last week I finished the primer & undercoat, and finished sanding the undercoat on Thursday evening as the drizzle turned into rain. Friday I couldn't do anything out there and yesterday I spent the day driving 350km and back for a friend's funeral.
The day was mostly wet anyway so my plan to spend Saturday painting would not have worked out. Today its pretty wet again.
Gavin has pretty much installed the new motor. On Thursday I saw that the motor was fitted, exhaust connected up but the controls weren't finished. Hopefully he is done now.
The rain has eased in the last 1/2 hr but I am getting ready to go out for our family Christmas get-together so it a bit late to head out with brush and roller in hand. We are going to be out of town on the day so this is the last chance before next year.
Last week I finished the primer & undercoat, and finished sanding the undercoat on Thursday evening as the drizzle turned into rain. Friday I couldn't do anything out there and yesterday I spent the day driving 350km and back for a friend's funeral.
The day was mostly wet anyway so my plan to spend Saturday painting would not have worked out. Today its pretty wet again.
Gavin has pretty much installed the new motor. On Thursday I saw that the motor was fitted, exhaust connected up but the controls weren't finished. Hopefully he is done now.
The rain has eased in the last 1/2 hr but I am getting ready to go out for our family Christmas get-together so it a bit late to head out with brush and roller in hand. We are going to be out of town on the day so this is the last chance before next year.
Friday, December 10. 2010
Getting closer
Last night I went out after work, cleaned up my plugs from the log impeller I removed and got 3/4 of another coat of primer onto the hull. Another 3/4 hour and I'll be ready to start anti-fouling. First coat of that should go on tomorrow. While out there Gavin from Kapiti Propeller turned up and said that he has started on the new motor beds and that my new motor was already sitting inside the boat. He is looking at being finished Monday or Tuesday.
I have sanded about 1/4 of the sides above the waterline ready to undercoat so should get that finished and the first undercoat done tomorrow.
Yeee ha... real progress. Back in the water in 10 days or so is looking doable (cross fingers).
And I have recently located this blog which is a real H28 mission in progress.
I have sanded about 1/4 of the sides above the waterline ready to undercoat so should get that finished and the first undercoat done tomorrow.
Yeee ha... real progress. Back in the water in 10 days or so is looking doable (cross fingers).
And I have recently located this blog which is a real H28 mission in progress.
Tuesday, December 7. 2010
Getting there...
By the end of yesterday Dovekie was sporting a freshly pained, spotless engine bay, freshly puttied seams (where needed) and a first cost of primer over the bare wood.
I have also disposed of the old motor on Trademe - a little to offset the cost of lifting out, and started sanding the topsides from the waterline to deck level ready for undercoating. I removed the old speedo impeller and plugged the holes that left and have done one or two other cosmetic things.
Christmas isn't far away now and I'm still hoping I can everything needed to get her back into the water before then......
I have also disposed of the old motor on Trademe - a little to offset the cost of lifting out, and started sanding the topsides from the waterline to deck level ready for undercoating. I removed the old speedo impeller and plugged the holes that left and have done one or two other cosmetic things.
Christmas isn't far away now and I'm still hoping I can everything needed to get her back into the water before then......
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