Speaking of a lot to do on the hard this year, I managed to get three of my boys to help prepare the hull for a coat of primer. We spent Sat and Sunday stripping the remainder of paint and sanding. We used Norseal Wood Treatment by Norglass. The hull has come up so nice that it seems a shame to paint over and I would love to use an effective UV blocking clear cote finish but i think no such product exists. Being the custodian of this fine old girl I will lean towards long term preservation and less annual maintenance.

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Then the sun decided to make an appearance through a cloud break..........
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wow Guitz
looks gorgeous

Jeez Shaggy that thing flies

Libran, now that you pointed it out, ouch! Before that I was too engrossed drooling over all that beautiful timber, I didn't even see that originally.

Guitz, if there is anyway you could leave it unpainted, (says he who doesn't have to maintain it). It seems almost sacrilegious to paint over that! Great effort! Thx for the link on the Tallawood, I read it can be used as mallet heads and for bearings! Tough enough!

Andy, the 24 knots video was taken apparently with the boat in cruiser mode (fair bit on board), with 2 reefs and gennaker, no kite . Bit suss on the gps calibration, but 20+ should be achievable.
It shows to me what is possible when someone designs a boat to be efficient, not to suit a handicap rule. I enjoy handicap racing but I do think IRC has caused all the manufacturers to build slow boats, something that neither a cruising or a racing sailor want. I like cruising as much as racing, but if I can cruise at 15 knots instead of 6 I'll take it!

HG02 said..

andy59 said..
wow Guitz
looks gorgeous

Ill second that thought Guitz nothing better than timkber

Have a look at the yacht Tempus Fugit.
I'd post a link if I knew how.

Libran said..

HG02 said..

andy59 said..
wow Guitz
looks gorgeous

Ill second that thought Guitz nothing better than timkber

Have a look at the yacht Tempus Fugit.
I'd post a link if I knew how.

Quite a yacht that one!

Libran said..
love that timber hull Guitz.
What happened at the bow just below the waterline?

There is no damage there, the bow is a different darker timber, Jarrah I think, and I didn't sand it to expose "fresh" timber. Here are a few pics of the bow.
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I like the sound of that HG, hot water and a heat exchange all rolled into one! Is 65 really ok if your other is 45?

Only took me 6months to fit my new self Taylor's. They wont be coming of in a hurry that's for sure. These winches are a size up from the old 27s can't wait to take her for a test sail!

Does It get a bit of shade where it is moored in the creek?

Yes it is!

Unblocked my cockpit drains, got a new dinghy... ??

About $2200 depending on how you set it up (How many ducted outlets,where it is mounted in relation to exhaust etc.). Has its own exhaust so it is very quite. Diesel consumption 100ml per hr. I am fitting mine myself I am a carpenter, good clear instructions!!

Very cool HG, how thick is it? Did you do the ply build up?

Guitz said..
Does It get a bit of shade where it is moored in the creek?

No mate, no shade at all. The boat would be 30ft+ and fairly high freeboard so there's a lot of hull exposed. No doubt he wants to show off
the workmanship, and why not.