The Proposition
This is clearly a boat worth buying
Price – £1 (but sealed bids really) |
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Restoration Time Line
There are details of many of these steps in the Diary section.
2014
| July | |
| August | |
| September | |
| October | Purchase confirmed |
| November | Out of the water |
| December | Removing contents
Deciding on a name |
2015
| January | |
| February | Engine out |
| March | Washing the inside
Start replacing the floor |
| April | Start grinding the rust and mud of the inside |
| May | Relaying the floor |
| June | Engine back in
Patching thin spots in the hull Grit blasting the hull and a first coat of primer Repainting |
| July | |
| August | |
| September | |
| October | Remove the masts and sheet up for winter |
| November | Developing scale drawings in Visio |
| December | Cutting out the old cockpit and welding in a new one and constructing an Anchor Locker |
2016
| January | Welding up remaining holes and flange round cockpit access
Stripping deck head planking Grinding back deck-head surface |
| February | Start interior painting
Repair to wheel Further work on forward hatch surrounds Stripping off Dog House fittings including side windows Investigate compass repair |
| March | Grinding Dog House and start to re-paint |
| April | Decisions about paint scheme |
| May | Into the shed for hull painting |
| June | Grinding and painting the deck
Stripping deck fittings Start constructing Dog House window |
| July | |
| August | |
| September | |
| October | Finished fitting the Dog House window |
| November | |
| December |
Decided on pipe run and fittings for the steering |
2017
| January | Got the last bits for the steering Winch cleaning Started a 3D drawing of Joss Designed the detail of the pipe run |
| February | Designed the placement of the engine controls Fitted deck drains |
| March | Deck cleaning and re-painting Re-bedding deck fittings |
| April | Re-bedding deck fittings Re-fitted the binnacle Making washboards |
| May | Continued re-bedding deck fittings |
| June | Fitted the new hydraulic steering pipes Looking at the age of the boom – seems to be early 1970s |
| July | Fitting new conduit down the inside of the mast Lights and radio at the masthead |
| August | Trying to fix the remaining fixings for deck fitting |
| September | Starting to paint inside Re-fitting the floor beams? |
| October | October Found an old nest inside the boom Mast stepped Reconnecting the engine to the drive shaft |
| November | Resetting the engine – ready to reconnect electrics |
| December | Building the frame to fit over the engine |
2018
| January | Continuing to build the frame |
| February | |
| March | |
| April | Fitting the frame to the engine |
| May | Fitting soundproofing under the engine |
| June | Laying the main floor |
| July | Purchased windlass, designing electrics |
| August | Varnished washboards and hatch cover |
| September | Re-Fitted propeller |
| October | Electrics done for windlass and connected up (first time) Try out of windlass |
| November | |
| December |
2019
| January | |
| February | Ground a small patch beneath the exhaust in a bag Internal painting Started looking at wind generator |
| March | Flooring in the fore peak Reworking the wiring (lost starter nut by flywheel) Laid out roof lining to see spacing Cleaned and serviced whisker poles |
| April | |
| May | |
| June | |
| July | |
| August | |
| September | Moved old kitchen unit in as a workbench Fitted mains charger and voltage regulator |
| October | Fitted depth gauge and log Started flooring aft of engine |
| November | |
| December |
2020
| January | Flooring laid in aft section |
| February | Floor laid either side of engine |
| March | Moved kitchen unit to be worktop where galley will be Created heads compartment Cleaning self steering gear |
