two steps foward ..........

[nigelm]

just when i thought i was winning with exterior jobs , repairs to roof are done and new rigging fitted, the mast went up yesterday and i even checked the lights i replaced and new wiring to make sure they all worked before mast raised

great thats sorted - nah , blooming vhf dont work now
triple checked all connections downstairs so i can only think sumat got damaged at top of mast during all the re-wiring etc .

i'm just letting of steam really --- now i either have to find someone brave enough to up ther mast or its gotta come down again FFS,

i'd have a go myself but at nearly 17 stone i think a crane not a bosun's chair would be needed

unless ......................................................................................................

oh , and theres more the bog dont work either !!! so that another thing to do , might just leave that in case "millbeach" comes on board

i did have one peace of luck tho today , a bit ironic really , i found a emergency vhf antenna in a locker that i didnt know was there !!!

 

[Saguday]

Nige, talk to Paul at the yard they'll go up there with the crane no problem and sort the antenna out.

Can't help you with the bog though they'll probably deny any competence in that area

 

[Koeketiene]

Know exactly how you feel

Finally got time to enjoy the boat... steering's broken a few teeth (see Whitlock spares thread elsewhere) and batteries are dying on me.

Now started to make a (very short) list of all the bits I haven't replaced yet. Guapa's rapidly turning into Trigger's shovel (only fools and horses) - 30 years old, but hardly any 30 year old bits left.

 

[Athene V30]

great thats sorted - nah , blooming vhf dont work now
triple checked all connections downstairs so i can only think sumat got damaged at top of mast during all the re-wiring etc .

If your yard cannot help it might be worth a pm to Gruntle on this forum - electronics are his speciality.

 

[reginaldon]

At least I see I'm not alone; Little Madam came off her forward mooring in an Easterly gale (little protection from that quarter) -long story - had a contra temps with a railway arch. Lifted out in April, during very restricted leisure time 2 hrs a week if weather congenial - I'm a full time carer -managed to get pulpit renovated, fibreglassed holes in deck left by aforementioned pulpit, also gunwhale - finished today, still have to gelcoat and renew part of the rubbing strake and repair spreader and then a general refit - well it keeps me out of mischief!
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