Spoke with the owner of the Burnett Heads Marina and yard about transporting my yacht from Maryborough to his yard but he said he could only guarantee two months in the yard before I might have to have it moved elsewhere.

He is going through the development application process to have his marina expanded from it's current capacity of about 20 vessels to a 270 odd vessel marina facility.

One of the conditions of the redevelopment is that it can only be a marina and retail site with no slipway or yacht yard.

This will be a loss for the boating community.

Thank God It Is Friday !!!!!

got down to the boat around 930. Drank a red bull to get in a frisky mood and surveyed the days work in mind. Took the top off a layer of penguard HB with some 220 paper, mixed up the next layer of HB and started rolling on both sides of the boat.

when that was done, i jumped inside and cleared out all the washers, screws,bolts, tools, old sandpaper, discs, glass matt, bottles of epoxy and drums of polyester, bits of wood, rags, paint tins, solidified polyester lumps in the bottom of Chinese containers etc etc etc.

set up the generator and sanded off all the daggy bits of chopped strand hanging down from all the overhead core replacement due to deck leaks from previous dumb ass owner. sanded anything else inside that looked lumpy-ish.

grabbed a 20 litre bucket and started to wash out the inside. liberally tossed water everywhere. filled up the bilge to the floor boards four times until it ran clear. there were massive amounts of fibreglass dust trapped up under the bunks and the cockpit. loads of broken up foam core floating every where
it was a real mess. and im itchy as usual. it took probably three hours. Drilled some mouse holes where water was getting trapped under the bunks.

went down to marine shop, bought some new grey ribbed carpet for floor, its now sitting in front of the tv...so i can keep looking at it with excitement.

joined two lengths of 3/4 copper tube together (i work for myself as a plumber) to try and get the main halyard down that has run up the mast (grrrr) but it was too long and impossible to control the hook end. ill chuck a ladder up tomorrow and it will be fine.

by that stage, the HB was dry enough for another coat, so i mixed some more up and hit it again.

god id love a beer and a bottle of chardonay right now....but i better not.

tomorrow will be a repeat performance....but with nice carpet to make dirty.

have a nice weekend everyone

New fridge compressor (air cooled) replacing the old water cooled unit the new one works far better that the previous unit and I am very happy with the result I think I may do a better bracket to support the unit later but the Toilet renovation is progressing well paint and ply cut waiting to finally screw the ply to the old base this arvo then plumbing replacement and toilet install it is very satisfying getting the job done eventually.

brizzydave said..
...god I'm a knob sometimes.

It's ok Dave, we understand, you are a plumber ..... all that lead has had an effect

My first go at rolling and tipping 2 pack, in preparation for the big paint.
Paint used was Altex 321 brushing polyurethane.
It was more of a test to see if it was compatible with existing surface, and to get a bit of practice.
Pics are after 2 undercoats, and 1 topcoat.
It seems pretty forgiving to use, with plenty of time to work with a wet edge.
I still managed to get some runs, mainly by having too much paint left in the tray and just slapping it on rather than waste it.

crustysailor said..


My first go at rolling and tipping 2 pack, in preparation for the big paint.
Paint used was Altex 321 brushing polyurethane.
It was more of a test to see if it was compatible with existing surface, and to get a bit of practice.
Pics are after 2 undercoats, and 1 topcoat.
It seems pretty forgiving to use, with plenty of time to work with a wet edge.
I still managed to get some runs, mainly by having too much paint left in the tray and just slapping it on rather than waste it.

That is a beautiful thing...mmm, more ideas.

Today I bleached the saloon area in the bridgedeck. I'm nearly finished...just the starboard hull midships to do. Mine and the kid's cabins are done; the heads and galley completed.

Booked the haulout for end of August.

Started doing a To Do List whilst she's out:
blister repairs
antifouling
take out old sounder transducer and replace with new
outboard service
repair rubbing strip.

Prior to haulout, I want to get a boatbuilder to investigate altering the pod the outboard is on to make the leg pivot. The pod job was a total white elephant three years ago. Great promises were made by the diva boatbuilder...the pod was supposed to be further forward and the leg able to pivot. What we ended up with was a pod so far aft the motor cavitates in anything more than ripples and the leg does not pivot.
Manoeuvring is a nightmare...generally I pray, close my eyes, aim at where I'm going and hope for the best...with a variety of outcomes dependent mainly upon the alignment of the stars lmao.
Praying again that something CAN be done to make the white elephant workable.

Oh, and to end the day nicely, was mauled by a friend's dog I agreed to feed whilst he is away. Rotty/Rho Ridgeback cross, this thing is as tall as me and weighs more. Bit my hand then proceeded to rip my thigh open. Teeth bared, gums drawn, drooling, it was getting ready for another go before instinct kicked in and I turned it around to give an award-winning performance (outwardly whilst almost wetting myself inside) of playing the Alpha. Tomorrow, precious boat-work time wasted while I go to the doctor's for ABs and a tetanus shot

badinfluence. Consider making a Korts nozzle for your outboard. I use a Windrush 14 as a yacht tender. Its powered by oars and a 3.5 hp Tohatsu fitted in the centre. With out the korts nozzle the prop cavitates like crazy. The korts nozzle transforms the boat, no cavitating and low speed steering is excellent with a lot more thrust. Mine is made from glassing over a piece of large section plastic pipe and bolts under the cav plate.

Ramona said...
badinfluence. Consider making a Korts nozzle for your outboard. I use a Windrush 14 as a yacht tender. Its powered by oars and a 3.5 hp Tohatsu fitted in the centre. With out the korts nozzle the prop cavitates like crazy. The korts nozzle transforms the boat, no cavitating and low speed steering is excellent with a lot more thrust. Mine is made from glassing over a piece of large section plastic pipe and bolts under the cav plate.

Thank you so much Ramona....you're a genius!
Considering it's 25hp and the main auxiliary, do you think i should have one built?

Had to go half way up the mast today so my hook stick thingy wasnt so long and flimsy. sticky taped phone to long pipe to see where the halyard was.
got it after a few goes.

Gday Boatin!

scared the hell out of me (might have to calm nerves with cab sav tonight).

dunno if i have the balls to go up in a chair... like that shot of poodles boat....Gulp!!

thanks for the offer...lol!

comming along well electrical re-wire then supply water pipe install all going well.

Nice loo mate.
Us silly plumbers take photos of ourselves kissing toilet bowls and licking toilet brushes to gross our friends out. All brand new and never been used of course.

Me too loosechange.....heights can be unsettling

@ whiteout....agree with brizzydave - beautiful loo. My ONLY problem was the fresh white against the nice shade of filth in the heads started the bleaching frenzy I am currently amongst. However, the boat looks stunningly clean now. And desperately needed de-moulding thoroughly (read, using a toothbrush) after all of Brisbane's wet weather.

@brizzydave...don't you just love halyards. Hope you survived your trauma.
Couple weekends ago, my spinnaker halyard got caught up in the furler. Try as I might - furl, unfurl, pull on said halyard like buggery - it would not budge.
Went and made a cup of tea....went back and it had dislodged itself!! I swear there are gremlins aboard boats!

Mental yesterday and decided to rip the port hull rubbing strip off - wasn't hard...it was rotten. Looked good on the outside, but beneath!!!

Happy Wednesday

AHHHHHH!!!!!.....dont say that!!!! NOOOOOOOoooooooo!!!!!!