Hi All,
Well I'm gradually preparing the seams, paying in and finishing with seam compound, each seam is a little different, so it takes time to treat each one as if its the only one I need to do. The paint is applied and the boat begins to get back to normal. first 2 pics are detail of the recessed plates I had to fit on the aft garboard planks before I started. the rest are progress pics of each side.

Its taking time, but everyday a bit more is done. Sometimes waiting for everything to cure is a pain, and I get a bit frustrated with the waiting, But Hey, I am getting there, Inextricably!
Roy

Hull starts to change

Hi All,
Well its taken over 2 weeks to get myself organised, but this last week end I am now well into the caulking phase or repairs. I finally sanded down the port topside,s finished with a coat of primer, The boat now looks the same both sides pic 1

Then after that I went round the stempost, sternpost and both garboards to inspect the seams for damage or other issues and felt a mod was needed on the aft end ot the garboard. I have drilled and fastened 2 plates there, as I was not happy with the fasteners. the bolts go right through the boat, that will make sure they won't move. I then caulked, primed and have started to antifoul as I finish each seam. pics 2 & 3

There will be a few more pics now as I progress up to the deck
Roy

Electrics

Hi All,
Had a bit of a frustrating week, trying to get the electrics back in some sort of working order, this is to monitor the engine. So after looking at all the instruments (something I have been not willing to do) dismantling them, cleaning and testing, I managed to save only five of them. I have however an oil press, volt meter, amp meter, Tachometer and water temp meter all working in the cockpit. Had a lot of fiddly rewiring and replacing the end terminals to do, this has taken me all week, much longer than I planned, still expected though. I didn't want to be in a position of boat finished and trying to do this before I launched, I just knew there were no quick fixes here. Engine now starts from the original key switch, but most below gauges are no good.
Didn't want to bore the pants off everyone with stupid pictures of electric bits, I have these for my own future info. Oh one thing really did bug me, I had all my drawings of the wiring made using autocad! and having lost that program when laptop was stolen, plus CD, I couldn't open them anymore, (my memory of doing the electrics over 18 years ago is sort of sketchy to say the least).
So I will leave that now, change tools again, and get on with caulking the hull! There will be lots of pics there I'm sure.

Roy