1928 Classic Yacht
Mike had installed new fuel fills (which come with a rigid key and have a rubber seal)… What I had not noticed is that he also installed a brass fitting for each fuel tank vent. These used to be a simple hole in the hull. Nice little improvement. Gerry has installed the engine to the…
Mike had moved the boat-stands for me before I arrived. This exposed some areas that were still plain wood. I painted them with primer. I also put a second coat of primer on the stem (steel). I put a second coat of white anti-foul paint on the rudder/prop/shaft. I purchased a zinc for the stem….
Mike has done a few things to the boat such as; completed painting the boot stripe, installed a painted sheet of plywood along side one of the fuel tanks providing a place for the fuel filters, and reinstalled the small steps for getting in/out of the engine compartment. We discussed earthing/bonding and wooden boats (basically…
I had not heard from Wayne for a week or two so I asked for an update. He replied by sending a number of photos. Looks like he is in the middle of installing the curtain. Looks like he only has some painting to complete after that.
Went out to the boat to see if anything was happening – slow week. Gerry was in the boat at some point because the rusted coupler was removed from the end of the prop shaft. I think they were working on a nearby sailboat during my brief visit. Mike was about to reinstall the whale-pump…
Decided to go to the marina and use Saturday morning to get some paint on. Mike finished Friday off by getting a start on the boot stripe and re-tarping the back half of the boat – but with a smaller tarp so sides/bottom are exposed for painting. I put some more bilgekote in the engine…
Did a quick trip to the marina to do an end-of-week update but also to drop off the new fuel transfer pump. I picked the pump up off of Amazon. The pump is notable because it has a forward/reverse switch so I can use it to move fuel between the day (stove) tank and the…
Another surprise. The exhaust elbow has given out with all bolts sheared off. This was a good find as the flange was out of sight and would have been difficult to sort later – never mind that it was probably going to leak exhaust into the boat. This will be replaced with a flexible metal…
Looks like the boathouse has been painted. The mezzanine and curtain will go up next. I guess the windows will get installed last. So on track for completion by the end of the month.
Went to the boat to see if the motor was ready to go in. I was optimistic it would be going in this day. I found the boat ready but no engine. The drip tray is in place (with some plywood so it can be walked upon). Plywood panels either side. Not sure if these…