Went down to the boat to check the engine and found 3 broken engine mounts one left lucky me not going out in 4 m and 40knots Coral Sea chop again. More money to burn and tomorrow try to fix I need a little help with this one, engines are not my skill set, can it be the initial installation? of the engine I was knocked flat on the last sail could that of caused the damage?
settled on a shutter insert
I will use a router and insert the shutter into the original forward cabin door after the shutter is cleaned up and trimed and add a brass door push plate
Rather than sand all the way back to base alloy just sand enough to key the surface enough for paint to adhere to it. In areas where there is noticeable corrosion, those you will have to clean right back to bare metal and then treat. Don't make more work for yourself than what you need to.
Had to start work at 6 am got home a little while ago and started stripping one shutter spent about half hour so far .Lot more to do but Im happy far it will look nice with some Sikkens light oak when its finished
I guess south ace will be sun burnt by now. Theres plenty of chilblains down here if you get board south ace
Ive done 3/4 of the edges so far still this to go then a light sand and wash ready for some sikkens light oak if it looks ok after the wash and dry
Even the crocdiles are happy up here! A belly full of mud crab note the 5 foot hole he dug on the right side of the pic!
Motored down to Melbourne ready to pull both masts
saw a couple of dolphins dancing on the bow I was busy up front scrubbing didn't have a camera
Big day out thats what I had at Willaimstown
1 Removed the masts
2 Help tidy all the mast rigging and ropes
3Organize a surveyor
4organize a lift out
4 find a surveyor at short Notice
5 survey done
6 Organize insurance
7 organize a berth
8 drop in and see Mangrovefrog
9 make a run for it to Patterson Lakes
I cant think of the name right now but the mizzen mast mount thought id place a mat over it to I did not stub my tow
Big mistake as I jumped down into the cockpit and ankle gave way it sore as
Had to make Patterson lakes before sun set no lights
So I guess you could say Ive off street parking now its a mill pond in there 5 mins from home Ill get a lot done now
The old Bukh seems to have loved the run was getting 6.8 plus knots today by my nav app
Ankle sti
Ankle is still sore from yesterday so I sat around and stripped another panel more to do on it yet