flipper
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Thought I'd start by making the deck watertight as there are a couple of leaks, so I ripped out the forecabin head lining...You know that sinking feeling when you know things are going to get worse? I removed the fwd deck vent, the base for which disintigrated in getting it off. So I now have a 4" hole in the foredeck. The core is soaking wet so that 4" hole will probably become 6". Major surgery required.
So, Jobs to do before any cosmetic titivating:
then the following weekend I'm going to....
So, Jobs to do before any cosmetic titivating:
- Remove, reseat and refit pullpit
- Repair gaping hole in deck (as above)
- Remove 8hp Yanmar ysb engine
- Bilge paint engine compartment and bilges
- Fit new (to me) Yanmar ysb 12
- Service/replace morse controls
- Repair stem and refit bowsprit
- Refit chain pipe
- Back up chain plates
- Strip, fill, epoxy and paint rudder
- Replace standing rigging
- Remove mast step, locate leak and refit (hope there's not a nightmare there too)
- Test and service electrical circuits and batteries
- Service/replace through hull fittings
- Service mast and boom
- Replace rotten washboards
- Drain and clean water and diesel tanks
- fit manual bilge pump
- replace vhf
then the following weekend I'm going to....
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