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Just an update, thought id start thread on the boat maybe some interested. -
Got mine back to Cardiff last week. Right headache on day one. Went up a few days before to drop all the stuff off and check everything over. I couldn't find the reefing lines so mailed the seller for clarity and he had removed them for washing but hadn't put them back in or put string lines in for easy rerouting. It was gusting quite strong so voided the mainsail. I went up after a nightshift hoping for some sleep on the train and then get an hour on the boat. That didn't happen as the train some some weird loud noises right above where we were sat. We had 25lts of diesel in a drum with us on a little pull trolley which my brother dropped if off a kerb near the station crippling the trolley. We had a fair bit of other gear to so a bit of a nightmare. We got to the boat eventually and started to prep and awaited the tide to fill in and await the previous previous owner to get us out of Tenby harbour. He and his mate were great they had been down the boat and tried to get the reefing lines in but couldn't. He went over everything on the boat with us and its history. The seller worked overseas a lot so didn't have much contact with him. He's actually buying a motor boat which the 2 blokes said suited him better so take that as you will. Plus side is he paid out for everything to be done regularly. £1250 on engine last year.
We did a few laps around the harbour before saying out goodbyes and off we went all smiles and off they went in a rowing tender.
Bro on the tiller as we leave, all smiles.
About 10mins after this photo we got out of the protection zone and hit the swells. Bro said pass the life jackets as I laughed. I also said tiller is stiff I thought it would be more balanced. It was quite hard work tbh with the swells knocking us about and the stiff rudder after a few hours. A few hours Later I noticed a few drops off coolant under the engine not to much and little to worry about. I put a spill pad down and got back on the tiller.
An hour later The hot engine alarm went off I topped the coolant off and it behaved for another half hour before gong off again and then noticing the pad floating on the engine bilge full of coolant. I fed as much back in as possible using a glass and then noticed the heat exchanger inlet pipe pissing out. I also noticed a washer and bolt at the back of the engine bilge. After some very uncomfortable investigation found there are 2 bolts on the exchanger, One slides for positioning the other locks into place. I managed to slide it back and put the second bolt in. it wasn't perfect but a strap to pull back seemed to stop the drip. We filled her back up and then got underway. (The heat exchanger was replaced in April so looks like the engineer got distracted and failed to put the bolt back in tight or at all.)
I have IBS and it was at this stress point I noticed the toilet pump wouldn't pump in. Thankfully it pumped out. The no number 2's onboard rule broke on day one
We got round to Oxwich bay around 7pm dropped anchor and I got a few hours of much needed sleep. from 11:30 i was like a meerkat then checking every hour we weren't dragging anchor.
5am start and it was looking lovely. Across Swansea bay against the tide to catch the flood back to Cardiff. What a difference a day makes. Still decent swells but engine ran lovely. Great weather and slightly calmer wind.
I found the wd40 and gave the tiler a quick blast and what a difference, so much lighter. I got the auto helm out and thought Id give it a go seems it was much lighter to steer. Well she stayed on for the next 7.5 hours. We also managed to put the genoa out and sail on that for an hour.
lovely to wake up to.
This is what I imagined it would be like.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_kcErMaTws
She flew with the tide doing 7-8knots.
and shes home on temp mooring whilst we await our permanent one.
She only burnt 18ltrs coming home under engine bar an hour from tenby. My brothers old 75horse 2 stroke evinrude outboard would do that on a lap of the bay
Jobs list so far.
fix engine. Think new o-ring may do it and some new coolant. I want a new coolant bottle which you cant get but think a volvo 940 bottle may well be the same.
New toilet pump seals. Toilet sea may need replacing and thats £70 so may just throw in a whole new toilet for £100
Put reefing lines back in. May need to drop the boom off but may look at single line reefing instead of slab. I may get someone in to give a hand here or some advice.
Wire in some usb sockets. Nav runs on usb and its needed more and more now.
New instruments. we have depth and speed to install but need wind, a clipper unit will do us no raymarine budget here.
I also picked this up as a resto project. I always wanted one and this came up local. Its no good for us on the boat or on tender as well need a short shaft but will be polished and made pretty.
Got mine back to Cardiff last week. Right headache on day one. Went up a few days before to drop all the stuff off and check everything over. I couldn't find the reefing lines so mailed the seller for clarity and he had removed them for washing but hadn't put them back in or put string lines in for easy rerouting. It was gusting quite strong so voided the mainsail. I went up after a nightshift hoping for some sleep on the train and then get an hour on the boat. That didn't happen as the train some some weird loud noises right above where we were sat. We had 25lts of diesel in a drum with us on a little pull trolley which my brother dropped if off a kerb near the station crippling the trolley. We had a fair bit of other gear to so a bit of a nightmare. We got to the boat eventually and started to prep and awaited the tide to fill in and await the previous previous owner to get us out of Tenby harbour. He and his mate were great they had been down the boat and tried to get the reefing lines in but couldn't. He went over everything on the boat with us and its history. The seller worked overseas a lot so didn't have much contact with him. He's actually buying a motor boat which the 2 blokes said suited him better so take that as you will. Plus side is he paid out for everything to be done regularly. £1250 on engine last year.
We did a few laps around the harbour before saying out goodbyes and off we went all smiles and off they went in a rowing tender.
Bro on the tiller as we leave, all smiles.
About 10mins after this photo we got out of the protection zone and hit the swells. Bro said pass the life jackets as I laughed. I also said tiller is stiff I thought it would be more balanced. It was quite hard work tbh with the swells knocking us about and the stiff rudder after a few hours. A few hours Later I noticed a few drops off coolant under the engine not to much and little to worry about. I put a spill pad down and got back on the tiller.
An hour later The hot engine alarm went off I topped the coolant off and it behaved for another half hour before gong off again and then noticing the pad floating on the engine bilge full of coolant. I fed as much back in as possible using a glass and then noticed the heat exchanger inlet pipe pissing out. I also noticed a washer and bolt at the back of the engine bilge. After some very uncomfortable investigation found there are 2 bolts on the exchanger, One slides for positioning the other locks into place. I managed to slide it back and put the second bolt in. it wasn't perfect but a strap to pull back seemed to stop the drip. We filled her back up and then got underway. (The heat exchanger was replaced in April so looks like the engineer got distracted and failed to put the bolt back in tight or at all.)
I have IBS and it was at this stress point I noticed the toilet pump wouldn't pump in. Thankfully it pumped out. The no number 2's onboard rule broke on day one
We got round to Oxwich bay around 7pm dropped anchor and I got a few hours of much needed sleep. from 11:30 i was like a meerkat then checking every hour we weren't dragging anchor.
5am start and it was looking lovely. Across Swansea bay against the tide to catch the flood back to Cardiff. What a difference a day makes. Still decent swells but engine ran lovely. Great weather and slightly calmer wind.
I found the wd40 and gave the tiler a quick blast and what a difference, so much lighter. I got the auto helm out and thought Id give it a go seems it was much lighter to steer. Well she stayed on for the next 7.5 hours. We also managed to put the genoa out and sail on that for an hour.
lovely to wake up to.
This is what I imagined it would be like.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_kcErMaTws
She flew with the tide doing 7-8knots.
and shes home on temp mooring whilst we await our permanent one.
She only burnt 18ltrs coming home under engine bar an hour from tenby. My brothers old 75horse 2 stroke evinrude outboard would do that on a lap of the bay
Jobs list so far.
fix engine. Think new o-ring may do it and some new coolant. I want a new coolant bottle which you cant get but think a volvo 940 bottle may well be the same.
New toilet pump seals. Toilet sea may need replacing and thats £70 so may just throw in a whole new toilet for £100
Put reefing lines back in. May need to drop the boom off but may look at single line reefing instead of slab. I may get someone in to give a hand here or some advice.
Wire in some usb sockets. Nav runs on usb and its needed more and more now.
New instruments. we have depth and speed to install but need wind, a clipper unit will do us no raymarine budget here.
I also picked this up as a resto project. I always wanted one and this came up local. Its no good for us on the boat or on tender as well need a short shaft but will be polished and made pretty.
dukeboy749r said:
Very nice.
You don't seem too fussed with the 'little jobs' you have picked up, despite the last owner looking after things?
less than ideal but it is what it is. We had a few jobs on a list that needed doing and what boat doesn't have a jobs list especially at 30years old.. The engine a nightmare at the time is an easy fix or should be and is in good condition. Toilet actually worked on first viewing. The boat is in great condition, sails serviced, structurally sound which is the main thing. I may be able to get the reefing lines though the boom with rod that sparkies use. You don't seem too fussed with the 'little jobs' you have picked up, despite the last owner looking after things?
Looks quite smart!
About the reefing lines, I've sailed on several boats with single line reefing, it's either really sweet or an utter horror.
My boat was in the second camp.
I've now got two-line reefing, the luff and leach reefing lines are separately led back, so we can bang a reef in without leaving the cockpit, but it's all simple and direct.
I had to take the boom off to sort it, but it's good to strip it down and lube the sheaves and stuff.
Re the wind instrument, I like to have a simple Windex arrow at the top of the mast, I fitted a new VHF aerial with combined windex this year, the damned thing seems to have gone stiff and doesn't move in light winds. It is good to have a measure of wind speed. Particularly downwind when it can be deceptive. The instrument I'd prefer not to be without is the depth sounder. So long as that works, we're OK.
About the reefing lines, I've sailed on several boats with single line reefing, it's either really sweet or an utter horror.
My boat was in the second camp.
I've now got two-line reefing, the luff and leach reefing lines are separately led back, so we can bang a reef in without leaving the cockpit, but it's all simple and direct.
I had to take the boom off to sort it, but it's good to strip it down and lube the sheaves and stuff.
Re the wind instrument, I like to have a simple Windex arrow at the top of the mast, I fitted a new VHF aerial with combined windex this year, the damned thing seems to have gone stiff and doesn't move in light winds. It is good to have a measure of wind speed. Particularly downwind when it can be deceptive. The instrument I'd prefer not to be without is the depth sounder. So long as that works, we're OK.
OutInTheShed said:
Looks quite smart!
About the reefing lines, I've sailed on several boats with single line reefing, it's either really sweet or an utter horror.
My boat was in the second camp.
I've now got two-line reefing, the luff and leach reefing lines are separately led back, so we can bang a reef in without leaving the cockpit, but it's all simple and direct.
I had to take the boom off to sort it, but it's good to strip it down and lube the sheaves and stuff.
Re the wind instrument, I like to have a simple Windex arrow at the top of the mast, I fitted a new VHF aerial with combined windex this year, the damned thing seems to have gone stiff and doesn't move in light winds. It is good to have a measure of wind speed. Particularly downwind when it can be deceptive. The instrument I'd prefer not to be without is the depth sounder. So long as that works, we're OK.
Tbh we may end up keeping the slab reefing for now, just use the cringle hook one end and line on the leech end. About the reefing lines, I've sailed on several boats with single line reefing, it's either really sweet or an utter horror.
My boat was in the second camp.
I've now got two-line reefing, the luff and leach reefing lines are separately led back, so we can bang a reef in without leaving the cockpit, but it's all simple and direct.
I had to take the boom off to sort it, but it's good to strip it down and lube the sheaves and stuff.
Re the wind instrument, I like to have a simple Windex arrow at the top of the mast, I fitted a new VHF aerial with combined windex this year, the damned thing seems to have gone stiff and doesn't move in light winds. It is good to have a measure of wind speed. Particularly downwind when it can be deceptive. The instrument I'd prefer not to be without is the depth sounder. So long as that works, we're OK.
We have a depth sounder already which works on the interior display unit bit not on the outside ones. Definitely needed though in the Bristol channel. We do when a brand new combined depth and speed unit to go in. So job for the winter along with a wind unit. Clipper do a wireless unit now which would do.
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