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A restoration tale (with pics)

dnme · 2011-03-23 19:29:40

I have been posting on here and getting amazing help from fergal and others. I thought I might make a thread outlining my attempt at a boat restoration. The boat is a 16' fibreglass day cabin. It is in horrendous condition but I think the fibreglass itself is pretty good. Shopping for a while and looking at various boats.…

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#802 27-07-2012 10:05pm

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fergal.b wrote: »

Well spotted, good to see her on the water.:)

Having followed the thread for awhile and listening to how rare the boat was it wasnt to hard to spot! Didnt see it put the back of Irelands Eye so may have been only on a test run..

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#803 21-08-2012 8:07pm

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Hi DNME. As a regular contributor over in Motors, I am a recent arrival here on Boating and came across your thread about two weeks ago. It was a real page turner and I logged on nightly, staying up much too late to see what was coming next. Your whole attitude to life, not to mention boat restoration, is to be commended and I want to thank you, most sincerely, for the knowledge, joys, highs and lows that you shared with us. For me, this made the whole adventure a great success, even if you never got to actually "finish" the darned thing! Who ever said that a great story needs a great ending just to make it complete?

Many of us have embarked on adventures of one sort or another, only to find ourselves bogged down before we reach the end of the lane! Some get to go a bit further, others disappear over the horizon. I personally have gotten sidetracked, diverted, distracted, lost and stuck in many cul de sacs with no room to manouver, but still managed to extract myself. And if my own personal voyage will be regarded by most as a failure, then so be it, but the lessons learned, for all to employ, will have been a great success.

I take my hat off to you, salute you, envy you even. You are an inspiration. Thank you for taking the enormous time and effort, under already difficult circumstances, to share your adventure with us. My life is certainly fuller and richer for it.

I wish you, and Honey all the best and every possible sucess, happiness and contentment in whatever you do in life. If you're ever coming to Tipperary, do let me know, it would be a pleasure to share a lamb shank with you!

Thanks again.

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#804 21-08-2012 9:41pm

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Many thanks sogood, I am from Tipperary as it goes, well I say Tipperary, the homestead is actually about 500m inside the Offaly border, and that 500m is very VERY important

Yea the boat was a great adventure for me. A summer I will always remember with fondness. This thread kinda happened all by itself and grew into something that I loved. I bought the boat purely as a device to keep me occupied during a spell of unemployment. Ironically it cost me every cent I had but it was money well spent cos it was a blast. I still sometimes read snippets of this thread myself and can't believe elements of it.

Once winter came, the purse was empty and I was sick of it, it really was time for it to go. So I guess I used it in a way and I hate to say that but hey, it now has a history for whoever owns it these days, and that was my contribution to it.

Me....I'm back at work now, living in Co. Galway with the Honmeister and all the better for my summer sanding fibreglass. I learned so much about boats. For my next boating endeavor, I'll know what to look for and what to avoid. In the meantime I'm always looking for some project to make life fun or at least interesting. Who knows what's next. Ive been seriously considering a big (and I mean big) cycle somewhere in the world and keeping an online travelog. Who knows.....lookout out for a thread called "A cycle tale"

d

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#805 22-08-2012 7:43pm

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dnme wrote: »

Many thanks sogood, I am from Tipperary as it goes, well I say Tipperary, the homestead is actually about 500m inside the Offaly border, and that 500m is very VERY important

Yea the boat was a great adventure for me. A summer I will always remember with fondness. This thread kinda happened all by itself and grew into something that I loved. I bought the boat purely as a device to keep me occupied during a spell of unemployment. Ironically it cost me every cent I had but it was money well spent cos it was a blast. I still sometimes read snippets of this thread myself and can't believe elements of it.

Once winter came, the purse was empty and I was sick of it, it really was time for it to go. So I guess I used it in a way and I hate to say that but hey, it now has a history for whoever owns it these days, and that was my contribution to it.

Me....I'm back at work now, living in Co. Galway with the Honmeister and all the better for my summer sanding fibreglass. I learned so much about boats. For my next boating endeavor, I'll know what to look for and what to avoid. In the meantime I'm always looking for some project to make life fun or at least interesting. Who knows what's next. Ive been seriously considering a big (and I mean big) cycle somewhere in the world and keeping an online travelog. Who knows.....lookout out for a thread called "A cycle tale"

d

Hey dnme,

Like many others here, I was an avid reader of this thread from the very start and was sad to see the boat go but an amazing journey it was.

Funny that you mention the big cycle thing, I'm currently following the adventures of a lad from Wexford who is cycling from Prudhoe Bay in Alaska to Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego in Southern Argentina.. If you're interested in something like that, its worth looking into as its something I would love to do, but I think I'd be doing it on a moped as my knees wouldn't be up to cycling 17500 miles in a year

I don't know the chap personally, but saw a post from him on the South East Thread telling about it and have been following it for a while now.

Here are the links I follow.

Facebook
Twitter
Website
Flickr

Tox

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#806 29-08-2012 9:11pm

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dnme wrote: »

I learned so much about boats. For my next boating endeavor, I'll know what to look for and what to avoid.

Another Norman perhaps? Good value here, I wonder what's lurking beneath the surface?

http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/boats/3826931

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#807 20-09-2012 1:18pm

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This day last year :eek:
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=74509862&postcount=146

My god where has the time gone ???

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#808 20-09-2012 2:45pm

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You must be getting project withdrawal symptoms

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#809 20-09-2012 8:22pm

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Hi dnme... a truly inspirational story. It reads like an adventure novel so well done.

Are you interested in getting involved in another (albeit smaller) adventure in Galway. I have a brother who has a working boat but it is tired looking and used very little.

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#810 21-09-2012 11:02am

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Enkay wrote: »

Hi dnme... a truly inspirational story. It reads like an adventure novel so well done.

Are you interested in getting involved in another (albeit smaller) adventure in Galway. I have a brother who has a working boat but it is tired looking and used very little.

eh don't think so, best of luck!:D

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#811 30-09-2012 10:04pm

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Looks pretty good actually.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/norman-17ft-cruiser-/150913844061?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item23232a835d

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#812 17-05-2016 7:05pm

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I remember reading this year's ago. But just read the whole thread over the last 4 days. Incredible journey.

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#813 17-05-2016 10:55pm

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WOW confusedeire set of a email alert to this thread can not believe this is nearly 4 years old how time goes.

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#814 23-05-2016 2:26am

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Anyone wanting another epic rebuild to follow try this thread..
A car this time though not a boat...
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057197258

“Roll it back”

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#815 02-07-2020 2:51pm

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Had a fantastic read of this post last night .
That was epic to say the least

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