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Had five of these - junk rigged and bermudan. Outstanding qualities in many areas - build quality, swivelling engine, seaworthiness and handling. K20plus superior and well worth extra money. In all cases be aware that cast iron keels are hollow at top and watch for corrosion. Also cast iron keels have flanges with many stainless bolts to hull - far superior to conventional keel bolt attachment. - Please inspect carefully mild steel backing plates for each bolt(about 3 inch square) for obvious rust - these are glassed in but corrosion will be evident by cracks and brown staining.
 
Interesting to see a Kingfisher 20 in the Jester Challenge. All be it modified and junk rigged. Don't know how she faired but makes for good credentials if she did well.
 
Oh my! We've got some work to do. :)

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She has a full set of new sails (including spinnaker), or at least, new 18 months ago, and never used. The rigging is in excellent nick considering, but it was renewed less than two years ago. It was windy, so I only unfurled the R/R a little,and very surprisingly, it didn't seem too bad?
The hull is in need of complete scrape and painting/anti fouling. I'm going to be picking your brains about this. we didn't get to look inside, as my mate left the bloody keys at home ! Dopey ! :D She has a battery, with small solar charger, VHF/depth sounder (transponder fallen off)/fish finder/cooker/head....and so on.

Several million barnacles are about to be made homeless!
 
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Get her out of the water , get the mast off her , give everything a good jet wash and clean the bottom , all your halyards/sheets can go in the washing machine (in a pillow case and cable tied ) if they're worth keeping if not it wont break the bank to replace them .

deck repaint and topsides if you really want her looking smart , replace broken or worn out bits and bobs yr uncle :rolleyes::rolleyes:

start now and give yourself till easter nx yr and by then you will know every nook and cranny .

get on a rya shorebased course to keep up the enthusiasm over those winter evenings and have a great time putting it into practice with yr nice little boat in the spring :):)

good luck .
 
Thanks for the advice :)
We had speculated about getting her beached, and cleaning her off,but I suspected that a lift would be easier. We can beach her near high water, and have access to most of the gear we would need to clean her, including pressure washer.
My brother has a garage, with plenty of room to park her up on a trailer, and just about every power tool you could wish for. That would make things a lot easier, but might be a pain getting a trailer, or more precisely, a vehicle to tow her.
There is a boat yard less than 500 yards away. I'll make enquiries there I think.
Food for thought.

Daft thing is, I can't wait to get stuck in. ;)
 
Does the motor run?
Do not try to start it without cooling water provision. (either afloat, leg in dustbin or with cooling muffs on) , not even for a few seconds.
Like you say the rest is just hard work cleaning.
 
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Lakesailor said:
Does the motor run?
Do not try to start it without cooling water provision. (either afloat, leg in dustbin or with cooling muffs on) , not even for a few seconds.
Like you say the rest is just hard work cleaning.
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Not tried to start it yet. I did give her a couple of pulls to check she wasn't seized. The outboard seems to click into gear nicely as well? We are going to have another look tomorrow, now we have the keys :rolleyes:

Going to lose a few pounds, both physically and financially scrubbing her up. :)
 
Mmmm nice, Outside looks nothing more than cosmetic, and a bit of elbow grease. What sort of state is the inside? Fortunately most of that is GRP moulding too, so not too much to be ripped out and replaced, but berth cushions etc ok?

And theres nothing odd about wanting to get stuck in to getting her sorted. You have a dream, and the chance to make it a reality, with a bit of sweat and maybe a few tears along the way. Nothing quite like it, short of building your own boat from scratch!
 
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oldharry said:
You have a dream, and the chance to make it a reality,
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That is very true. This is the first step.
I will try and get some pics of the interior tomorrow, it will depend on us taking the dslr camera with us. Wading through thigh deep water, to get to her, with a very expensive camera over my shoulder, was a little worrying last time :)
 
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Mmmm nice, Outside looks nothing more than cosmetic, and a bit of elbow grease.
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That's the great thing about GRP boats. You abandon them for a bit, they look absolutely manky, then you get the old pressure washer going and an hour or two later the boat's transformed.

Best of luck. Let's not forget the previous owner, though. From what you say - new, unused sails, almost new rigging, you may have bought someone's abandoned dream. That deserves respect and a little reverence.
 
Dreams

Yes it is easy to dream about a boat and how your life will be so much fun owning the boat.
The buying is relatively easy even restoration can be a lot of fun. What sorts out the dreamers from the realists is the amount of actual sailing you get to do.
Don't whatever you do work out the cost per hour of sailing you have done in the last season. My little mooring area is full of unused unloved boats.
Good luck with the project and I really hope you get a lot of pleasure from it. olewill
 
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Or even maybe the offer of a sail on her... ;)
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The previous owners just aren't getting the time they need to get down to her. I'm not sure if she was a dream for them, more a pleasant way of spending a weekend?

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...and let's see those pictures of "downstairs" you promised us... :)
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Ok then :)
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We need as many tips, tricks and pointers, and are not too proud to listen. As I said, we are very new to this, and would welcome any input whatsoever. If anybody finds themselves in south Devon, please pay us a visit.
 
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We need as many tips, tricks and pointers, and are not too proud to listen. As I said, we are very new to this, and would welcome any input whatsoever. If anybody finds themselves in south Devon, please pay us a visit.
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Tip: Don't start anything too big jobswise now. Do the bare minimum to make her seaworthy and sail her as much as you can for the remaining few weeks of the summer - then get her ashore in the autumn somewhere convenient for you to work on her.

You'll then have some fun with her this year and memories to keep you going all winter, plus you'll have a much better idea of what needs doing and how you want to tackle it.

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Thanks little rascal.
We'd been toying with the idea, of getting her scrubbed and painted as soon as possible, but have had a rethink after your tip. Why paint/antifoul just before we take her out of the water? It doesn't make sense now.
I'm going to make enquiries with the local boatyard, and see what it is going to cost us for a lift and hard standing. Once there, maintenance will be much easier.
Looks like it will be a good scrape and pressure wash, a good clean internally,and a few short trips before it gets too cold.
:D
 
Not much wrong with that interior from what I can see. As suggested, USE HER for the rest of the season so you can prioritise what jobs to tackle over the winter.

Some suggestions; think about some sort of lining to reduce condensation - foam vinyl, carpet, whatever you may have available or can get cheaply. I used off cuts of bathroom carpet on the sides of my aft cabin & it has made a big difference. Ribbed or cord carpet with rubber or hessian back would do nicely too.

Don't worry too much about the little bit of rust staining, oxalic acid should shift most of it and a coat of paint will do the rest.

Make sure the clips on that jib-stick in the forecabin are working well before you use it.

Make sure any hatches or windows open & close OK, as ventilation without leaks is vital for winter storage!
 
An update:
She is currently sitting on a friends trailer outside my brothers garage.
After a good inspection, we decided to give her some TLC. Why not, we intend to use her for years yet? Having access to air lines, and pneumatic tools is making things much easier. We have pretty much stripped her,inside and out, and started repainting. I have to do some basic wiring, nothing special. Just tidy power feeds, and VHF coax. I'm fitting deck glands in the process. Got an LED for the anchor light, and considering one for the tricolour? My biggest pain, is the rails, which are going to be repaired for now, until I can afford to get them fabbed in stainless. The windows are being replaced with oversize, thicker perspex, bolted with stainless steel. I pushed the windows out by hand,which didn't inspire much faith in them withstanding a wave. I have to replace my longshaft, with a short, as it is just too bloody long for my boat. It is the first thing to touch the bottom, and doesn't retract into the well. I'm hoping to get away with a 3.5hp, but I'll be very pleasantly surprised if I do?
She's going to need some ropes,and already had some rigging work done, but it is mainly painting.
The local boat club are having a day out on the 14th May, so we are hoping to show her off then :)
We listened to the advice, and had some great times on her last year.

BTW, servicing a simpson Lawrence head, is possibly the easiest thing I've done to her, due to it's fantastically simple design ! We were going to swap it for a new Jabsco, but hey ho........I only need it once a day. ;)
 
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