My old fisher had a new alarm installed today, a newer Trek to replace the older 3g model and this one is much more, seems to be better in every respect.

Is it still a separate SMS command at a time UB?
and can you rename inputs?

Stitched up a strop to hold clew of the mainsail close to the boom. Loose footed main with a wire outhaul and a 3 purchase tackle inside the boom. When the mainsail is hauled in the clew is about 70mm above the boom so the boom is 70mm lower than it needs to be. Probably been like this for 40 years!


The fixed topping lift has been converted to adjustable and leads back to the rear of the cabin top. The second thinner blue line goes to the rear of the stackpack and when the topping lift is eased off this eases off as well so the stackpack end drops down. The topping lift is only used at the mooring. When reefing the boom will be held up by the boom strut.

Boom strut and vang. The strut is laminated with 2 layers of birch ply and a couple of layups of epoxy/fibreglass cloth. I've added a pivot on the top of this one to allow the boom to move as much as it likes. It's just a SS bolt is a bit of SS tube.

very intetesting, thanks for posting. How many hours do you think you have put in?
She looks magnificent, a job well done!!

Thinking of buying noodles from Bunnings and put them around the protective wire all over the boat.In addition, fixed my dinghy with fiberglass kit repair from bunnings

I made a new inner wooden step from scratch. First thing I have ever made from wood. Took me about three months and a few thousand dollars worth of tools: table saw, router, drills, bench drill, drop saw, circular saw, track.. Don't tell my wife.
if I was making it again I would do it differently.
also.. discovered varnish isn't compatible with epoxy. Drove me nuts.

jbarnes85 said..
I made a new inner wooden step from scratch. First thing I have ever made from wood. Took me about three months and a few thousand dollars worth of tools: table saw, router, drills, bench drill, drop saw, circular saw, track.. Don't tell my wife.
if I was making it again I would do it differently.
also.. discovered varnish isn't compatible with epoxy. Drove me nuts.

Nice & now you have the machines your imagination is the limit, the discovery of gadgets like square drill bits for cutting mortise, plug cutters etc, and hoarding little bits of nice wood. It can be consuming but I'm sure if you occasionally produce a nice little some thing for the bride you're sins will be tolerated

r13 said..
Glory, that is sublime, you are now a cabinetmaker. What was the problem with varnish and epoxy?

So anywhere I epoxied (I used epoxy as a wood glue when glueing it all together) the varnish wouldnt go off and remained Tacky. I was using Feast Watson 500ml Spar Marine Varnish and West Systems epoxy.

I did some reading and initially thought it was the amine. However after leaving the epoxy for a few days I scrubbed it down with hot soapy water and a scotch bright to remove any amine but this still didnt work. After a coat of varnish those areas again remained tacky. My understanding is that it takes many many many days for epoxy to fully cure so the amine could still be an issue.

I also tried leaving the piece in the sun (for the UV). This also didnt fully work but did help.

I have also read that some varnish manufacturers publish that their varnish is not compatible with certain epoxy and that perhaps a two part varnish would have been compatible.

Ramona said..
The quarter berth is an innerspring cot mattress and I've stitched up a leather cover from the leather of an old arm chair. The chart table I made as well and did not notice the coffee stain till after I checked the photo out later.



I have put some stuff on the main bulkhead to cover up bolt holes and slight defects in the clear finish.

Hi Ramona,

I was just thinking how the doghouse looks a lot like Plum Crazy's. Do you know if it is from the same mould?
could be a story there.

Ringle said..

Ramona said..
T

Hi Ramona,

I was just thinking how the doghouse looks a lot like Plum Crazy's. Do you know if it is from the same mould?
could be a story there.

My hull is fibreglass, straight from the Swarbick moulds. Everything else is timber.

Ramona said..

Ringle said..

Ramona said..
T

Hi Ramona,

I was just thinking how the doghouse looks a lot like Plum Crazy's. Do you know if it is from the same mould?
could be a story there.

My hull is fibreglass, straight from the Swarbick moulds. Everything else is timber.

Lovely feel belowdecks with that, I imagine.

OK this is not my boat but my mates alloy Cole 42. I thought I would post a photo after being inspired by the mast corrosion post. It was on the slips last week and he actually had to weld in a small plate where a pin hole had developed near an anode mounting point. Sometime in the past there must have been a period when the anode was missing and the center strap [mild steel] caused the problem. He welded it with a mig welder. When the mast was out he did some welding at the top and spreaders and the base. The new cabin, pushpit and pulpit and stanchions, ladder etc were all welded with the mig welder on the fore-deck at the mooring. He would start early morning before the breeze got up so the argon would not be blown away. The two hatches on the foredeck are his latest projects. He has folded the alloy over and shaped them so they follow the contours of the deck. The cabin is also a work of art and transforms the appearance of what was once a flushdeck IOR racer.



This is before the alloy hatch covers.

julesmoto said..

Ramona said..
OK this is not my boat but my mates alloy Cole 42. I thought I would post a photo after being inspired by the mast corrosion post. It was on the slips last week and he actually had to weld in a small plate where a pin hole had developed near an anode mounting point. Sometime in the past there must have been a period when the anode was missing and the center strap [mild steel] caused the problem. He welded it with a mig welder. When the mast was out he did some welding at the top and spreaders and the base. The new cabin, pushpit and pulpit and stanchions, ladder etc were all welded with the mig welder on the fore-deck at the mooring. He would start early morning before the breeze got up so the argon would not be blown away. The two hatches on the foredeck are his latest projects. He has folded the alloy over and shaped them so they follow the contours of the deck. The cabin is also a work of art and transforms the appearance of what was once a flushdeck IOR racer.



This is before the alloy hatch covers.

Wow credit to him. Remember you pointing this boat out to me when I looked at your Currawong. Bet the below deck transformation will be the biggest with lots of headroom now.

It had full headroom before but not over the galley. This whole cabin is just to get headroom there! Now the saloon feels like a ballroom!
Check out the fit on the two deck hatches. Lot's of hours and plenty of whinging to get that. Deck paint is on now.

Bought a kit to make my own AIS transponder - arrived from Spain & got it installed today!!









Also got my staysail back from the sailmaker - went from hanks to a furler







Just in time for some Chrissy Cruising!! :)