Kukri
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This was what the William Garden 41ft ketch owned by Terence who is a friend of my friend Jerry, in Hong Kong, looked like, this morning. She is still on her mooring.
At least the liferaft won’t need re-packing!
Terence has circumnavigated single handed, in the past, but he is seventy and he doesn’t have a lot of spare cash. Jerry, whose own boat is on the next mooring, wants to help.
Skin fitting - it’s thought that there was a strong wind during the night which heeled her until the sink was below the waterline, the seacock was frozen open and this is the result.
She is going to be lifted on Friday. The engine is a turbocharged Nanni.
The boat is built like a pocket battleship, all solid teak joinery, etc, but…
Jerry wants to help and has been asking me for advice.
1. Engine.
I’ve said “Get the starter and alternator off and into bags full of distilled water, get the high pressure pumps and injectors off and into distilled water, and thence to a diesel shop, get some oil into the cylinders asap drain the lubricant system replace it with cheap oil turn the engine over by hand and repeat the process, spray everything with WD40”.
Comments, please?
2. Woodwork below deck.
Pressure wash with lots of fresh water. In fact use the pressure washer throughout the boat, throughly.
3. Headlining.
Probably kaput?
4. Cushions.
Unzip the covers, wash them, rinse the foam?
5. Electrics.
Rinse, dry carefully, lots of WD40… ?
What do people suggest?
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