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I have made a start on the side panel’s windows
I managed to save five of the original glass pains’ however on inspection’ two had water ingress, between the laminate, so opted to replace them’ so I am left with tree of the original laminated glass panels’
I have gone with bronze’ toughened laminated 6mm glass’ I increased there size by 5mm all-round.
I felt the original rebate was to small’ this increase in size’ dose not effect the original screw holes;
it is awkward work’ as there is a rebate on the outside’ and a bevel on the inside’ the router will do about half of each’ the rest by hand’ and lots of sandpaper ‘
I will use tec7 to bed them in, and polish up the brass surrounds, I will have to give the rebate’s a couple of coats of varnish, to seal them first; well that’s the plan.

It looks to me to be a bargain :eek:
It has given me a few ideas
I hope my wok reaches his standard

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Well I have made a start on the galley area
There were some timbers I had hung onto and they allowed me to have an idea as to how I would put it all back together with the photos I took when disassembling the galley
Most of the timber was rotted and of no use
Not everything went in the way it came out with some adjustments’ a cut here and there I am almost there.
I started with the floor as this section needed to be put in first and built up
This is where my skills a carpenter:(
Any way a picture tells a thousand words

last lot

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Sine my last post I have been to three weddings and a cruse on the Shannon
64 people 10 nationalities everywhere from the people’s republic of Cork to Azerbaijan; Angola’ and in between and 11 boats. I am still getting over it .:eek:
I managed to get a bit done in between’ I have repaired a previous repair to the rudder handle; the handle is made up of teak’ and the repair was done with mahogany, so I replaced it with teak.
I have also done some work on the mast; I managed to modify the mast step’ to suite the new mast
And have fitted it the traditional way; bedded on a mix of sand and cement 1 to ½ mix
I also fitted two portholes to the front of the forward cabin; I had not intended to put windows in’ but it was a bit of a blind spot’ so I went ahead and reinforced the forward piece of mahogany’ with 9mm marine ply on the inside’ in order to prevent splitting’ they turned out well.

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Got a bit done in between the showers
Fitted the mast step in sand and cement mix; dry, I will give it a few days to observe moisture, and cure before I caulk around the edge.
I also fitted the chain plates; it took a while trying to find the right stainless bolts.
The top bolt’ goes true the 1” mahogany’ then true 5” of pine’ the other three bolts secured true the mahogany’ I had to use a blow torch to get the right bevel’ but they turned out all right.
The young fellow is back front down under’ so I am hoping he will tackle the steps’ for the forward hatch’ they will have to be assembled so I can take them apart’ if I need to repair the engine.

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I have been tipping away
All the smaller jobs seem to take for ever.
I had to move the water reservoir for the engine’ as there would be no access when the cockpit floor is fitted; so I moved it into the battery box’ directly above the engine’ there’s still enough room to divide the box’ and have room for a good sized battery.
The young lad’ trial fitted the steps’ leading into the main cockpit it’s made up of oak stringers and mahogany; it dose exactly what it say’s on the tin; Removable’ and blocks the engine and the bilge hole’ there’s still a bit of work to do yet’ so far I am’ happy with the outcome.
So I can now get on with wiring up the engine’ and the cable runs for everything else’ I also came across a wind turbine; 155€ to good to miss’ I have given it the once over and everything seem ok’ there’s not a lot that can go wrong with an Acrogen wind turbine; if its not working the only things that would seem to have be replaced’ would be a rectifier’ or an capacitor’ the bearings and propellers all seem ok’ I will let you know when I test it; a simple test’ a bit of wind, short out the leads, and if it slows down’ then everything should be Ok.
I finished refurbishing the old bilge pump and there’s good suction when I pump the handle an turbo charge intake from a Mitsubishi canter’ sorted out the 90 degree bend’ I will have to make to reach the bilge’ I will fit the copper tray, when I have the engine sorted out.

Space hopper I should be able to rig that fairly easily; it makes since’ two extra inline valves’ should do the trick. I just have to make a big enough filter for where the pipe inters the bilge.
You can see from the attached photo' where the hole for the bilge is located; almost right below the raw water pump, it’s where the yellow valve, is so it should not be to difficult to make up

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Well I have finished with the engine control cables.
The gear control took the longest to get right; trying to get the angle’ for the cable to slide easily’ where it connects to the gear lever’ took a while to sort out’ eventually I got there.
The accelerator cable, went a lot easier’ I was able to use the old clamp, where it attached to the throttle, and made up a piece for where it attached to the engine throttle’ things were a bit tight under the deck; everything seems to move smoothly now, except for the gear lever; the lever had a little kink in it’ so I had to remove it; and where did the 8mm steel ball bearing go,, only god knows; for the life of me I could not find it.
Cleaned everything up’ searched everywhere’ it’s only a little space; where could it have gone.
I should be able to come across one easily enough though; I also fitted the water lock’ next I have to make up the goose neck, and rebuild the seacock.
I will make up the gooseneck with 1 ½ ABS pipe and fit an air admittance valve; I was going to get a steel one made up; but sense the water locks maximum operation temperature; is only 70c, and the ABS is twice that’ it should be ok, at least I have the room to replace it later if it dose not work.

Buy the way I ordered all the parts that I though I would need to install the system
Turns out most of the connections I got wrong:( and are of no use to me at the moment;I might find a use for them in the future
If I had two brains I would be twice as stupid

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I have started fitting some of the deck hardware.
I also fitted the cockpit’ copper basin, with the reconditioned pump.
Unfortunately’ no matter what I tried, I could not get it to fit; with pump.
Reluctantly I had to remove the pump; and fit a flange, between the brass top’ and copper tank’ with two layers of amerflex in between.
This left a hole in the oak boards; so I fitted a piece to make more surefooted .

I just thought ’I would post a few photos

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What with the good weather; I’m trying to get as much done on the outside’ as I can, and leave the wiring and other jobs’ for when the weather changes.
Here are a few pictures, they tell the storey’ better than me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-EzI4Co4W4

I have been very busy lately
Me internet has been down for the last couple of weeks
I made up an LED fitting for the stern light super bright festoon bulb works a treat

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I still tipping away’ getting bits and Pisces done’ here and there; I am hoping to make a start on the electrics in the next few days.
In the meantime.
I have started a RYA Day/Coastal Skipper Coerce.
While I am surprised; by the amount of knowledge I have gained over the last couple of years.
I am not surprised; by the amount’ I need to learn, however since I had to start somewhere.
I felt this coerce will give me a base, from witch I can get a better understanding’ of what I need to learn, in order to sail somewhat safely.
I am finding that this coerce will give me a good start

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Well the course is going well two weeks into it and I have all ready learn a lot.
It’s an RYA based course’ and you download a training electronic plotter chart.
Also included’ are exercise and course information booklet, RYA training charts, day skipper shore based course notes, and a training almanac; parallel rule, and marine dividers, all of which by the second week I have leant to use.
Although it took me a couple of days just to find a bearing on the map; I could find on the electronic plotter; and find it with a course bearing; but for the life of me, I could not find it true the charts; it turned out I was reading the chart incorrectly; or interpreting what I was looking at the wrong way.
There’s a huge amount of information in a chart much more that I thought.
Anyway it took two days to find the first mark; and two minuets’ to find the second.
The chart plotter is easy enough to follow’ and gives a lot of information, tutorials’ and training slides’ also there’s a lot of stuff on you tube.
There’s also a lot of enfaces on weather charts’ and there interpretation; weather fronts’ and there effect on the winds that you would encounter.
In the meantime’ I have started on the wiring, getting the right fittings, for the cables has been a disaster. either the fittings are two big, or the lug is to small, having spent a few bob on these; I have decided to make my own; at least I will have the right size, when I nee them.
8, 10, 12, 15mm copper pipe will cover anything I need.

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So far I have the engine wired up and tuning over from the key
I drained the internal water system and filled it with antifreeze just in case.
I also moved the water expansion tank again I had second thoughts when I installed the battery having a water tank next to the battery just didn’t seem right so I moved it to a position where I can easily access it and top it up if necessary.
The cabin lights turned out well' all LED lights, so I won’t be using much power.
The navigational training?
Exercise for this week Seamanship’ Chart work’ Tides’ Meteorology, and half a dozen other things just as well it the middle of winter; otherwise I would not have the time to do half as much reading.

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Seeing that the sun was splitting the stones this morning and it was to hot to be cooked up in the boat:P
I said I might as well give the steps a couple of coats of varnish

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The training charts covers the land mass of three fictitious counties
The time zone for the northern territories; universal time UT zone0.
It also has daytime saving time DST
The southern territories' has a peninsula, that has a -0100 time zone,
to convert southern peninsula time' to UT -1H it also has DST
:P