dragonvc
Well-Known Member
Great restoration which will give great satisfaction especially once you are sailing.The Achilles 7 m was I understand a Minitonner ,the class did get going in the Solent for a while and there are numbers in Plymouth and Dublin Bay.When I restored my Minitonner the biggest mistake I made was not covering the boat with a tent or hiring a shed it would have halved the time which was 3 years to completion .I never took enough photographs when I was dismantling,take off all the fittings and seal under before bolting up.Derust the keel and use lots of epoxy coating then several coats of primer .With deck paint use 2 pack but anywhere that feet need a grip use nonslip deck paint.I got the old keelbolts out using a long extending bar for removing wheel nuts .I was pleased to see the standing rigging on the replace list.If you need spinnaker gear or a spinnaker ebay is a good source or the open keelboat classes may have appropriate sized masts and sails and even keels.This boat should sail well and the range has a good reputation as sea boats very best of luck with it.