southace said..
Well you best learn unless your taking your sandwitch maker with you upon your retirement!

I don't where any thing that needs Ironing South Ace

Nearly ready to add the sighn writing and black trim before the last few coats of stain and gloss. Once all the pieces have the correct thickness I will spay the last coat.
I just want to go sailing!

andy59 said..

Donk107 said...

jgb1787 said..
Lazzarae & HG02 I'll ask my painter at work on Tuesday and see what products he used.





Managed to fit the new mast top this afternoon, apologies the photo is a little dark.

That is a nice looking piece of engineering

Regards Don

Fully agree Don nice work JGB all the work is in the preparation

Thanks Andy! You are correct, all the work is in the prep... but well worth it in the end! Cheers

Tables starting to look like some one care South Ace

DO TNT pick up and deliver South Ace Might send some shirts over for a iron

Nearly finished!
Anyway time to go to work have a good long weekend guys!

Donk107 said..
Hi HG

Good news about the cracks

Where the cracks have extended outside the pink filler and on to the beige cabin top is this still only cracking of the filler under the beige painted surface

aRegards Don

They were just in the pink bog not a sign of any thing under or on the sides the gouge was superficial as well Donk


just above here there was the gouge and grinding it back through the gel coat and it was gone Ive covered the a rectangular either side of the cable glands and past the gouge on the right hand side of the photo.
I came home earlier on to warm up some epoxy and left my phone here so no photos.
The good thing was I bumped some thing on the peir figure and it went into the water . Then could not find my phone all afternoon so thought Id kicked it into the water .
And was hoping all the way home it would be next to the PC and luck for me it was.

My first batch of epoxy turned to crap I warmed the hardener as well not thinking and it went off real quick so I had to through it out and start again.
Ill be painting the non skid on Deck with good qualiety non skid paint with granuals in it its to slippery the way it is so around the mast will get the same treatment
Also fitted my forward cabin bunk bottom on either side still have the small section up near the anchor to do and the walk in which will be easy

Gees I'm trying to give it the wet look not the woody look!

southace said..
Ho2 you can use plasti bond ( Bunnings) which can be shaped and faired with a file within 10 mins and then coated with epoxy/undercoats, will shorten your job life !

Hahahahaha .... Plastibond .... good one SA

faired my mast repair





Removed the stay sail track as Im fitting a furler



Roughly fitted my port and starboard side bunks . Ive the center to do and also the V section forward tomorrow job



wired in one forward cabin light need to tidy the wiring yet and started removing crud out of the main cabin . Ill finish that off in the morning and a quick vacuum inside before I start making more mess tomorrow

Tried to take the flywheel off the Bukh today to find the oil leak but pulled out because I wasn't sure about what I was doing.
HG, I know you have taken yours off so maybe you can help me out. The Allen studs are all in good order and I tried to undo them
with an Allen key of the correct size using a ring spanner to increase leveridge but they would not budge, so I stopped before
I injured something including myself. So what did you use to shift them???. Also how did you stop the flywheel from turning??
I tried jamming a screwdriver between one of the teeth and the starter motor, that might work. I would be very grateful for any tips HG.
Thank you.

Just a question

What is the advantage of having the flywheel on the front of the crankshaft rather than the rear

Regards Don

Sick as a dog. All I have done in last 2 days besides sleep, cough and watch screens is buy some calico to do a stack pack mock up.

A couple of weeks ago I replaced the corroded jib hanks on the jib HG 'lent' me and put it up so I could see how it fitted. Whatdya think? I think it'll probably work so I'll rip out the corroded / damaged wire and put spectra in the luff instead so it can be folded.

Thanks HG. I guess I just wanted to know that I can get it off by normal means rather than attempt something that needs special tools.
Actually you've jogged My memory HG, I just might have some socket headed Allen keys. I'll have a look first thing tomorrow. Anyway
thanks for the tip mate and I'll look forward to the journey..............I think. I'll let you know How I get on. Thanks again HG.

HG02 said..

samsturdy said..

Thanks HG. I guess I just wanted to know that I can get it off by normal means rather than attempt something that needs special tools.
Actually you've jogged My memory HG, I just might have some socket headed Allen keys. I'll have a look first thing tomorrow. Anyway
thanks for the tip mate and I'll look forward to the journey..............I think. I'll let you know How I get on. Thanks again HG.

Its not necessary but I alway mark the fly wheel so it goes back on the way it came off so the same crank shaft threaded hole is on the same fly wheel bolt hole
A touch of paint on the crank and on the fly wheel
if you ever need to paint the engine I use delicious red from Bunnings in a spray can

Also use some loctite on the threads when refitting not only will it retain the bolts but also stop them justing up like poor old Morning Birds water pump in another thread