Back from the bottom of the deep blue sea.

[cyberpunx]

Hi there all here as promised are the latest pictures from Angelica .
Again anyone has advise on best ways to go about
getting her back to former glory

i am all ears being a newbie i will listen.
at present she is back inside a storage area for the mechanic to work on.
but as for the rest of the work what do you think
a good tidy and paint.?

as you can see from the (reduced to large )images the only real damage from the sinking was,
she landed on her roof,
and smashed the wave breaker window or windscreen
at the top, as i need a window there for the pram canopy cover to clip onto.
i was thinking of hard perspex and a wooden frame
(the old man's a joiner) and would do a fine frame for there. im sure.

and transfer the male parts of the clips
to the wooden frame instead of the original aluminium.
but if anyone has better idea maybe a carbon sheet
would be better for it or glass ?
what typr would suit there better.?
Any help or advise appreciated. finally THANKS TO ALL
who passed on there regards etc when she sunk
and all the great advise i received.
how we got her afloat was using the tide
and also a few huge floats 1/2 a ton floats and strops
around the bow. and stern.
and brought her into a slipway
(were you see she beached at low water)
and the bailing her out and also attempting to empty
the engine of some salt water.
i gave it a good spray with wd40 took the spark plugs and electrics out to get work started.
I was also thinking of JET WASHING her at a garage or something. or doing it myself.
would it be worth it having it soaked again?(better/worse?)
or just to wash her by hand inside and out.?
well thats it folks thanks again cheers john

cheers again
John
p.s thanks in advance for any advise or help

 

[Twister_Ken]

Did she right herself on the way back up, or did the divers do something clever?

I'd have thought copious fresh water, probably from a bucket or hose rather than a pressure washer, to remove as much salt as possible, then sponge dry, then put a dehumidifier in her to dry her out properly. But what do I know - it's never happened to me.

A wooden screen would look very smart, glazed with some sort of toughened glass.

 

[Gordonmc]

A wooden frame would look OK but I would steer away from using perspex for that size of pane. Polycarbonate would be more rigid and bulletproof. Toughened glass would be cheaper (than polycarb, not perspex).
Having experience of a friend's boat sinking the worst part was getting rid of the deisel which soaked into everything, so you are spared that at least.

 

[michael_w]

Well done on the Lazarus job. Suggest you get the seawater out of the engine PDQ and get some oil in, to prevent rust, whilst you think about things.

 

[bobgoode]

Need to defray the cost a little? Why not take a day to write it up for a magazine like PBO? Send it in and they will pay if they use it. It all helps.

 

[FullCircle]

Pleased to hear its going reasonably well. Keep up the good work, and lets hope you can enjoy the boat this summer.

PS: What was the reason for its sinking?

 

[fishermantwo]

Looks like a Volvo 144 engine. I would concentrate on the stern drive first, then buy half a dozen motors from the scrap yard if you had too.

 

[cliff]

I would bin the 2 gang ans 3 gang rocker switches - they are quite cheap in B&Q. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Nice job getting her back - bet D. Jones was a little miffed though. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
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