Bought another boat.

[kashurst]

Transom door looks good

Your transom door that becomes a step is very clever

Thanks. It's not my idea, I saw someone else do it on Youtube. But it works well. It all needs fibreglassing and flow coating. So should look good when I finsh that bit. Need a few warm dry days.

 

[Greg2]

Always good to get a boat back in the water, where it should be, and great that you got the engines running well.

We are gearing up for re-launch next week after a winter of work. With a bit of luck we will get the engines back in the same day.

 

[Bouba]

I haven’t inspected the boat for over a week....so it’s either filthy or rain washed....but there has been so much Sahara sand in the rain

 

[ChromeDome]

I haven’t inspected the boat for over a week....so it’s either filthy or rain washed....but there has been so much Sahara sand in the rain

With the boat owner's usual luck, it's dirty. Really dirty.

So all it takes is a lot of elbow grease and some 1-2-3 miracle products at jeweller prices from your pusher

 

[Seastoke]

I haven’t inspected the boat for over a week....so it’s either filthy or rain washed....but there has been so much Sahara sand in the rain

It WILL be clean when the SBA arrives in Marseille.

 

[Bouba]

It WILL be clean when the SBA arrives in Marseille.

You do know that Im not taking the boat to Marseille....that’s a long journey on the wild side of the coast

 

[Seastoke]

Yes do you want me to bring some double A to get you home

 

[Bouba]

Yes do you want me to bring some double A to get you home

Thank you....bring two thousand and seventy eight

 

[Ribtecer]

Yes do you want me to bring some double A to get you home

Dont know about AA's, but there is a lady down there in Marseille that has a stall on the beach.where you can buy C size batteries.

She sells C cells on the sea shore.

 

[benjenbav]

I’m very impressed with progress to date. I can imagine people (that is to say, me) buying the boat as it was and giving up very soon after realising just what I’d bought. But this is turning into a very nice vessel.

 

[Mr Googler]

Top work Mr K! Looking forward to the progress!

 

[kashurst]

Back on board today. Not a lot to report as most of what I have done is not obvious:
Resealed leaking windscreen - sikaflex.
Epoxied and then fibreglassed my fold down transom door, next stage is a bit of filling then flowcoat. If the weather holds later this week.
New mooring ropes!!! it now doesn't look like the gypsies just arrived, just as long as you ignore the tatty trim stripes, green slime and half an inch of mud all over it.
Next step is a serious jet washing, it is incredibly dirty on the outside.
Off to the Dulux centre over the weekend to pick out the paints for the bulkhead and galley cupboard doors. Colour scheme is going to be pale grey for bulkhead and cupboard frames. The saloon bedroom and bathroom cupboard doors will be a pale grey wood effect. Lighter than the one MrG used. The galley will be a mediteranean blue. I will post some pictures when it's mostly done.

PS minor set back on my windscreen mullion covers. Took them back to the garage two weeks ago for filling and fettling. All good ready to paint. Unfortunately a little bird has got in the garage while I have been away and pooped all over them! Why there you little sod? Never mind it will clean off easy enough