Fairline Fury MK1 restoration/refurb

[waynes world]

Hi Wayne, I'm new to the forum and to boating just bought a fairline looks not sure what mk mine is, fitted with an 1800 BMC engine

I have to say you have great taste in boats ha ha.

I never knew they did one with no flybridge. have ypou got more epics, interesting to see it.

I have been debating for ages if to go diesel but in the end, as you can see, i stayed with the original petrol.

 

[waynes world]

@Lensip

here you go, i thought it could of been an early Sunfury but in one of these pics its a single flybrdige MK1 Fury
Fairline Fury Mk 1 boats for sale at Jones Boatyard


Oh and welcome to the forum and boating, best and worst thing yo will ever do

 

[waynes world]

Oh and @Lensip if your on fae ache there is a newish Fury group if your after more info.

Fairline Fury Owners Club

 

[waynes world]

well got it all set up, starter, set the plugs and ponts, new HT leads and full battery and fuel. Got a good spark at the plugs and fuel getting through to the cylinders. I did struggle at first to get a spark as i forgot to give power to the coil ha ha, what a pillock.

And when i did get the spark and fuel in not even a fart

I gave up after a bit and expected the worst so did a cold ( obviously lol ) compression test which came back good.

Set it on a test bench ready for this weeknd to try again.

comp reading are 145psi/155psi/145psi/145pi so good there.

So i replaced the head with one off one of the other carbs i have, that worked but leaked with an old gasket. Therefore i have sent off for a couple mew crab gasket kits for this weekend. I want to get the carbs ultrasonic cleaned aswell. I am looking into this now and if to buy my own cheap type. we will see.

all i can do is recheck the gaps for the points and plugs, cnat think why else at the minute why it wont even fire. unless anybody can give me an idea

 

[dpb]

well got it all set up, starter, set the plugs and ponts, new HT leads and full battery and fuel. Got a good spark at the plugs and fuel getting through to the cylinders. I did struggle at first to get a spark as i forgot to give power to the coil ha ha, what a pillock.

And when i did get the spark and fuel in not even a fart

I gave up after a bit and expected the worst so did a cold ( obviously lol ) compression test which came back good.

Set it on a test bench ready for this weeknd to try again.

comp reading are 145psi/155psi/145psi/145pi so good there.

So i replaced the head with one off one of the other carbs i have, that worked but leaked with an old gasket. Therefore i have sent off for a couple mew crab gasket kits for this weekend. I want to get the carbs ultrasonic cleaned aswell. I am looking into this now and if to buy my own cheap type. we will see.

all i can do is recheck the gaps for the points and plugs, cnat think why else at the minute why it wont even fire. unless anybody can give me an idea

I rebuilt an engine once and had the same problem. Distributor was set at wrong TDC, ie it was TDC but on the top of the exhaust stroke, not the compression stroke. Worth checking....

 

[waynes world]

I rebuilt an engine once and had the same problem. Distributor was set at wrong TDC, ie it was TDC but on the top of the exhaust stroke, not the compression stroke. Worth checking....

nothing has been changed on this engine from when last run thats why i am struggling. i will be checking the timing though just incase, i have strobe light here so that can be done easy enough.

 

[waynes world]

cracked on this weekend a bit.

As engine is running i have got on rebuilding the other carburettors. And as i cant make an ultrasonic cleaner i bought one. Just the biggest i cold afford so it can fit the carb`s in it and other stuff aswell.

It does a good job but not as good as i expected. I tried the carburettor solution that came with it and also a white vinegar solution which i wont be dong again, the whole house stunk of vinegar for a day or so. Last solution i just used hot water and a good squirt of washing liquid.

Before

After a good blast in the cleaner.

I was going to be lazy and fit it all back together now, why i ask myself after all this and for the engine still to look tatty. So i have removed all other bit, well the oil cooler and few bit and they will be cleaned up along with all coolant pipe work.

What has got me wondering who has been messing with these carb`s is that one had a bolt stuck in a hole, that should of been for adjustment and this aluminum gasket for the diaphragm.

Back in the day i had cars with twin SU carb`s on and for the life of me i couldnt tune them up to well. hope these are easier. I believe they are difficult but i have put them back together as they came apart and all screws have been screwed back in the same threads in.

So off shopping now for VP red paint and black

 

[waynes world]

I put it down to having less time at work and better weather but i have strated even more. The lsit is getting long now on jobs started, which is as we are now

One engine is rebuilt and waiting on a few gaskets to get it sorted. Ill show that in a week or so.
Windows halfway through them. well sort of but it an as and when in bad weather days ill sort them in the shed.

This weekend i have added 200mm to the gantry height so it will be easier to move over the boat when it has lifted the boat off the trailer.

This is how it was, it had less than an inch to clear the bridge top.

So just extended the legs a bit. I mite add a brace along the bottom of the legs, but then its only lifting and not rolling with a heavy load on. Sounds dodgy but be reat

Plenty of room now....i hope.

These little sods are what is few left of the deck fittings to be removed for rechroming.

These vents are fixed using machine screw tapped into the 8mm GRP superstructure and in well, well the very last screw will not but so ill be trying the set of damaged screw removers, never used them before so its time to see fi the work.

And to get them off is to cut out a section of the internal skin to get to the nuts. Not a bad thing as there under the gunnel and can be fixed back inplace.

I have said and will again,m the best tool of all the gear i have is the Multitools. Makes life so much easier. Hate to think about having to get in some places to do jobs without one.

So then i had to get the back panel off the galley top. Hey just a couple of taps in th way at one end.

Ye right. no way could i get to the nuts underneath to remove the taps.
So out come Garry the Grinder

Things you have to do ha ha. Good job its being replaced.

So it looks a mess as always in this time of a project. i have kept all the panels to use as templates for new ones to be made. I am going white/grey colour scheme. Oh yes still bloody waiting on the canopy to be made, been 10 months now i reckon. Good job no rush although need it now as i want to sort the bulkhead out this year and its a big job, the biggest.

Hope to show the sexy looking engine next update, god i love a real engine with twin carbs

C Faffer

 

[waynes world]

I have yet to get quotes back to get this lot chromed, you know what though ill think ill try it myself.

Ignore the custard, not posh to want my custard chroming lol ( it was a size reference for the platers ).

And i wont be exactly chroming them but Electroless Nickle plating them. Looked into it ages ago but not much so last night i read up a bit more and its easy enough.

Cant help but make new jobs. I know its not as hard waring as chrome but on thoughts there if it does were out on the mooring cleats, only place it can really from wear and tare the way i will be leaving them for access they will come back out easy enough. So this will also be a small experiment

 

[waynes world]

Just got a quote back for Chroming that lot an it comes in at £480, borderline to what i was happy paying. Now i can save a good £350 + in the DIY Electroless nickle plating.

ill think on it.

 

[vas]

I'm pretty sure it would be cheaper in Athens, but not quite next door to you :-(
Did rechrome a lot of stuff, still look perfect 5yrs later!
hope the diy electrolysis works out fine.
EDIT: all depends on source metal, mine where all brass (iirc) and the guy was v.happy as he said plating brass is the best he can get

cheers

V.

 

[waynes world]

I'm pretty sure it would be cheaper in Athens, but not quite next door to you :-(
Did rechrome a lot of stuff, still look perfect 5yrs later!
hope the diy electrolysis works out fine.
EDIT: all depends on source metal, mine where all brass (iirc) and the guy was v.happy as he said plating brass is the best he can get

cheers

V.

Just got another quote for Chrome and £700, one chap said as Nickle has gone up in price a lot recently.

I have been reading up more on Nickle and how much i need, i worked out i will need around £80 worth for a good thickness. Which is good for me.

I had a go today af cleaning up a couple of vents and they dont look to bad.

The chrome was a pig to get off and have to be carefull not to get to giddy as then it make polishing the marks and grooves out.

I started with 60G pads and then 180G and a quick 240G and then just 2 stage polish.







I have some ACF-50 here for the protecting the aluminum windows, i like the brass look and i am thinking maybe to keep them brass and treat with the ACF-50.

I will decide on that over next few months while i finish the rest of the parts.

 

[waynes world]

One down, part rebuilt it and ew gaskets etcetera. Rebuilt the carbs as they were in much eed of it.

Tarted it up aswell, can't not do once it's out
No point putting a grubby engine back in.

 

[stelican]

Looking good cant get the sound but looks to be running smoothly.
The later series 140\145s were pigs to get running smoothly at low revs

 

[waynes world]

Looking good cant get the sound but looks to be running smoothly.
The later series 140\145s were pigs to get running smoothly at low revs

Not sure why that is, maybe waste for it to load more for sound, i have that happen in the pat on some videos.

Some pics for those that dont do videos

 

[waynes world]

Today didnt go as well i hoped, or as thought it would of. This block was the better of the two i had out of the boat. I have a couple of good heads here so i decided to see how good/bad the block, and head is instead of jumping in and getting it all machined, no point if they dint need it.

I first wanted them in the build area i had planned for a while so moved them over on new stands to work on.

Lucky i got a couple of engine supports in the pile of spares with the other engine so just had to make the mounts. To find them for sale in like rocky horse doo dar, and when you do you dont want to pay it.

just 5mm plate i had lying around.

god dam i wish the boat yard was a level ground ha ha, not easy moving an engine crane and engines about over that lot.

this is why i hate throwing stuff out, had this 4x2 lying around for over ayear now.

all in place ready

All i need is the head fitting and bits to check the compression so chose the best head. Well from they look like.

The block isnt the best but will still show what i need to know

I actually guessed or knew what the outcome would be but at times i try to ignore it and need the proof to see i am right.

Which was that the 4th and 3rd are knackered and need a rebore. I have one of the cheap compression test kits which are good enough for what i need.

These are the readings, the ones in black are of the other good engine, so all in good tolerance of each other. The red ones are this block.

Top dry test, second wet test and third the difference. Not good

So atleast a block rebore and skim. Head i will see more but seems good as is at the minute.


Oh yes and also today i got a mould sorted to make helms, ill show ,more of that this weekend maybe if they come out ok.

 

[Chrisradio4]

Today didnt go as well i hoped, or as thought it would of. This block was the better of the two i had out of the boat. I have a couple of good heads here so i decided to see how good/bad the block, and head is instead of jumping in and getting it all machined, no point if they dint need it.

I first wanted them in the build area i had planned for a while so moved them over on new stands to work on.

Lucky i got a couple of engine supports in the pile of spares with the other engine so just had to make the mounts. To find them for sale in like rocky horse doo dar, and when you do you dont want to pay it.

just 5mm plate i had lying around.

god dam i wish the boat yard was a level ground ha ha, not easy moving an engine crane and engines about over that lot.

this is why i hate throwing stuff out, had this 4x2 lying around for over ayear now.

all in place ready

All i need is the head fitting and bits to check the compression so chose the best head. Well from they look like.

The block isnt the best but will still show what i need to know

I actually guessed or knew what the outcome would be but at times i try to ignore it and need the proof to see i am right.

Which was that the 4th and 3rd are knackered and need a rebore. I have one of the cheap compression test kits which are good enough for what i need.

These are the readings, the ones in black are of the other good engine, so all in good tolerance of each other. The red ones are this block.

Top dry test, second wet test and third the difference. Not good

So atleast a block rebore and skim. Head i will see more but seems good as is at the minute.


Oh yes and also today i got a mould sorted to make helms, ill show ,more of that this weekend maybe if they come out ok.

Hi Wayne, really interesting project and well worth doing. I have a similar model from 1976 which I bought some 6 or 7 years back and brought to Sweden.
She'd been fully refurbished inside and out and make a lovely day cruiser Västervik on the Baltic coast. happy to share images of the internals if you want inspiration. Mvh, Chris

 

[Chrisradio4]

Hi Wayne, really interesting project and well worth doing. I have a similar model from 1976 which I bought some 6 or 7 years back and brought to Sweden. View attachment 134543
She'd been fully refurbished inside and out and make a lovely day cruiser Västervik on the Baltic coast. happy to share images of the internals if you want inspiration. Mvh, Chris

 

[waynes world]

Hi Wayne, really interesting project and well worth doing. I have a similar model from 1976 which I bought some 6 or 7 years back and brought to Sweden. View attachment 134543
She'd been fully refurbished inside and out and make a lovely day cruiser Västervik on the Baltic coast. happy to share images of the internals if you want inspiration. Mvh, Chris

Hi Chris, dam fine boats for the size hey, yours is looking real well. What ever you can share i would appreciate it, i have a colour plan and design but more ideas will be great. Now your canopy is very much like my design i have for my maker, if he ever gets around to doing it. If you have some of that please do

I have been laid up last few days with a bad bug and i keep going to try and do bits on it. Its doing my head in now so all incentive is welcome

 

[Chrisradio4]

Hi Wayne, really interesting project and well worth doing. I have a similar model from 1976 which I bought some 6 or 7 years back and brought to Sweden. View attachment 134543
She'd been fully refurbished inside and out and make a lovely day cruiser Västervik on the Baltic coast. happy to share images of the internals if you want inspiration. Mvh, Chris

Hi Wayne

Hi Chris, dam fine boats for the size hey, yours is looking real well. What ever you can share i would appreciate it, i have a colour plan and design but more ideas will be great. Now your canopy is very much like my design i have for my maker, if he ever gets around to doing it. If you have some of that please do

I have been laid up last few days with a bad bug and i keep going to try and do bits on it. Its doing my head in now so all incentive is welcome