Back from the Brink Angelica Safely ashore.!

[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

 

[Major Catastrophe]

Not quite as pristine as she was before the sinking, but you've got her back, which is the main thing.

Engine will probable be okay after a flush and oil change, but electrics will be shot, but you may find the starter motor and generator works after a jet wash, stranger thing have happened. There will be water in the engine and steering cables so they will need flushing and re-oiling, but you probably will need to replace them.

Upholstery is a goner and you may find the radio cd a bit degraded!

 

[rickp]

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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.?

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Glad to hear you got her safely recovered. I would get busy with the jet washer as soon as possible - you want to get as much fresh water in as possible to wash out all vestiges of salt.

Rick

 

[GrowingLad]

It doesn't look too bad concidering where she's been.
From a purely tidying up point then a good wash down with fresh water won't hurt, just means you'll have to empty it all out again. Probably a good idea to pay special attention to lockers etc inside the cabin as after a while I should imagine it will start to kick up a bit. If you can get up any removable flooring, that wouldn't be a bad thing so you can clean and it can dry out properly.
Good Luck, you have a bit of work in front but it's going to be worth it.

 

[longjohnsilver]

As I said on a previous thread, the more fresh water the better. Only hope it's not too late now, I'd have been stood there with a hose as soon as she appeared. When you think you've rinsed her off sufficiently then start again - salt deposits are extremely corrosive and will still be there even when you think it's all washed off.