Emergency: need traditional Boatlift(?), my 50ft-er sinks without shore-pumps...

peter radclyffe said:
i worked on dolphins deck in gloucester, that boat is weak
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She needs a new deck and her bulwarks need redoing but her hull is sound. When she was being repaired in Brittany after she hit a rock off Douarnenez the yard made sure there weren't any major problems left lurking. For a 100 year old hull she's in surprisingly good nick. Especially considering the sort of life she's had.
 
peter radclyffe said:
yes thats the impression i had of the deck, i couldnt believe it when i heard she was going north, but she made it
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I'm not sure when the deck was put down. She had a new one after she caught fire on the Hamble in the 60's but I don't know if she's had a new one since. Anyway, whoever did it had neither the money or the skills to do it properly and the wood used wasn't ideal for the job. Having said that though, it keeps most of the water out and you can walk over it.

Considering the life that boats had, pilot cutter, gutted by fire, sunk in france, and now cruising and shunting ice in Spitzbergen she is in remarkable condition. I wouldn't be worried sailing in her.
 
this is becoming very frustrating to try and help. Can we have some photos of the vessel in question please ? She is obviously known to several people.
 
Woodlouse said:
I'm not sure when the deck was put down. She had a new one after she caught fire on the Hamble in the 60's but I don't know if she's had a new one since. Anyway, whoever did it had neither the money or the skills to do it properly and the wood used wasn't ideal for the job. Having said that though, it keeps most of the water out and you can walk over it.

Considering the life that boats had, pilot cutter, gutted by fire, sunk in france, and now cruising and shunting ice in Spitzbergen she is in remarkable condition. I wouldn't be worried sailing in her.
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Deck went down in as part of a big refit in '87. I have some pics somewhere.......also pics of half her transom out, up on the slip....somewhere! If anyone is reall keen I will root them out...scan them...up load them....and link them.
 
Seanick said:
Deck went down in as part of a big refit in '87. I have some pics somewhere.......also pics of half her transom out, up on the slip....somewhere! If anyone is reall keen I will root them out...scan them...up load them....and link them.
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I know the transom was rebuilt by Peter Naish. He did it about three times as he was learning at the time and every time he finished he thought he could do better.:D

He rebuilt the cockpit too which is why it's now square rather than the original pilot cutter elliptical style.
 
Sure this is somewhere in this thread, but for emergency leak stopping I've seen expanding foam used to great effect, into any suspect gaps from outside or to seal round a plywood patch.
It does sound like she's ready for a fond farewell though. Plenty of better decommissioned fishing boats out there, and cheap.
 
HI.IF you are taking on water through the seam's.use saw dust to slow it or stop the leaks.nail an old paint tin to a 10ft poll/beam.fill the paint tin with saw dust.when you get the tin just above water turn tin over on the pole and shove under boat.when under the boat turn tin back over and the saw dust will float up into the seams and swell up and seal the seams.do this all over the hull. good luck!
 
you can also buy small bag's of cement ready mixed (obviously you already have the water) that you just add water too.
if you get to the leak and it is'nt running too fast.
sprinkle the dry cement onto the leak and just keep adding abit at a time until it stop's
if i remenber right the cement was a fast setting type around 1hour.
i have seen this done and it doses work.
 
Have you given any thought to just lying her on her side? Certainly the Irish 50-footers were designed to take the sand for the annual antifouling. Check out the photo of Naomh Fionnan on http://www.sol.co.uk/i/iangwhittaker/rosdonn/asiad16.htm. I have photos of Ros Donn being anti-fouled lying on her side at Killybegs, looks a bit scary but I'm told this was the only way when these boats were dotted around remote locations round Ireland. Make sure the fuel tanks are reasonably empty, any balance pipes between fuel tanks is closed and the filler caps are blanked off.
 
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