Score one for the good guys !

Installed the VHF, fitted antennae and Marine Rescue Solander read me 'Loud & Clear'.

One happy chappy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Got notification from the RMS that I am next in line for a mooring in Burraneer Bay, Port Hacking. Hopefully a few weeks will see it done.

WOW ! More photos please. Looks really cool.

How's about 5 years ago I did this? Haha

@ south ace....being a fairly poor cash strapped bogan....I would have been really happy ( sad me!..he he) with the boat before you did the renovation work. Sorta had that old nautical feel about it my missus really hates. Think I've seen so many dark smelly brown wooden corroded brass stained cushion interiors I have gotten used to them. I better sort myself out...just quietly....

Bloody awesome Ace. That is something to be really proud of.

Oh come on really I don't drink that much ice cold beer especially now I'm in the warm tropics!

Firstly, let me say great thread, thanks boatin for kicking it off.
Today was getting rid of the rust stains of my stainless steel rudder stock. Prior to this, it had been untouched for 2-3 years, so it looked pretty awful. It had that tea-stain look all over the stainless, and I initially attempted to clean it by:
1) Warm water and mild detergent. Fail.
2) White vinegar. Fail

So I did a bit more research and took a punt on Septone Rust Converter (phosphoric acid), mainly as Supercheap was open and had it on the shelf.
I applied it with a soft paint brush, left for 15 mins, then wiped it off with a damp rag, then wiped it over with metho on a rag. Did this half a dozen times, and amazingly it worked very well.
It is not perfect yet, but I wish I had of taken a before shot, it is amazing the difference it made.
While I as waiting , I sanded back the wooden tiller and started applying some marine varnish. I thought the end product was pretty good, that is till I saw what Southace is doing !!!
SB

Well deserved drinks.......but after snapping a raw water fitting on my engine and not being able to track down why my batteries are going flat!! Made the red, cheese and bickies taste even better though

Who stops at only a glass?

You should have checked your horoscope before you set out !!!!!!

It probably would have said something like this

'If you go out in the boat today,

You're in for a big surprise'

Apart from all that you probably learnt a little bit !!!

Started the motor on sunday morning so i could bring the boat into the jetty to use some power tools and the usual stream of water was absent from the exhaust. Checked the filter, all looked ok, thought the water pump impeller might be nackered. Took the hot water pipe off the exhaust elbow and started the motor, a steady stream of water came out, so i found my culprit. Removed the exhaust elbow and the hole where the water comes in to cool the exhaust is all gunked up with soot and crust.
Anyone know best way to clean it up.

Tap the mixing elbow with a 1/2 lb hammer to make sure it still rings.

If it don't ring the guts of the metal has been leeched out it, it has become porous and brittle and will fail soon.

It would be quite simple to fabricate another mixing elbow from stainless plate and a s/s elbow with a water injection point welded in pointing in the direction of flow.

Thx for the advice, I will tap with hammer and see if solid or not.
This is the only part that was'nt replaced when I got the fully reconditioned motor, and in fact just after I had the motor installed the T piece that used to tap off some water before it got to the elbow clogged and I bypassed that.
What would it roughly cost to have it fabricated in SS.

Not on Pisco Sour today but I got stuck into finishing the tender. I am next on the list for a mooring in Burraneer Bay and until I finish the tender I have no way of reaching the mooring. Hopefully I will have it finished when the mooring is dropped in.