Antifouling a wing keel is easy if you can hang the boat up

[BlueSkyNick]

Apologies for the self indulgent thread, it's been a long hard winter working on the boat and tomorrow she goes afloat, new engine, steering pedestal et al (then I get to bend on the brand new sails and go out to play )

Two weeks ago it was like this....

Today it is like this ....

this ...

and this ...

So hence my smile !

 

[benlui]

Wow! That's some wing!! Perhaps all you need now is a tail fin
Nice work too. My smile is a few days behind your smile, I'm launching next week, and i am nowhere near ready. A few days off work next week i think!!!

 

[BlueSkyNick]

I was able to jump in on a spare launching slot in the yard so had to get a move on. I only started antifouling at 4pm yesterday !

 

[Seven Spades]

Wow good job. I hate trying to deal with the underside of mine. Did they hold it in the slings overnight or a weekend?

What engine have you fitted?

 

[Fergus]

Looks great nick!

 

[thalassa]

Congratulations. Sterling job.

 

[BlueSkyNick]

Wow good job. I hate trying to deal with the underside of mine. Did they hold it in the slings overnight or a weekend?

What engine have you fitted?

Thanks for all the compliments.

SS - she was held in the slings for just the one night - not normally allowed on a Saturday night - then launched this morning (it all comes down to who you know! I had done all the prep work and primed the wings, then the flaky stuff on the very bottom came off in no time. I dont think it had been done properly for several years.

Fitted a Beta 35 with a Flexofold 17 x 13 2-bladed folder. We took her down the river and back just as a sea trial and she felt very comfortable forward and astern. 6.5kts at cruising revs of 2100 rpm so a very happy bunny this evening !!

 

[ParaHandy]

Thanks for all the compliments. 6.5kts at cruising revs of 2100 rpm so a very happy bunny this evening !!

Reckon with full sail + engine she'll do 8.5knots on the plane wi' thon keel .. !!??

 

[SailorBill]

With that wing do other boats have to stay a certain distance behind to avoid wake turbulence?

If you run aground how do you get off?

 

[BlueSkyNick]

With that wing do other boats have to stay a certain distance behind to avoid wake turbulence?

If you run aground how do you get off?

I hoping other boats wont be able to stay close enough to worry !

As she is new to us, I plan to adopt the same rule for getting off the putty as I do for MOB recovery ...... dont go aground (overboard) in the first place !!

 

[benjenbav]

The boat was looking very good this afternoon. The smiles on the owners' faces were something to behold as well.