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Its been a while since last post, Carmen is ready for a paint job, the mast and boom have been stripped back to bare metal and the boom has been treated with Everbrite, about ready to also replace...

since the last post the interior is all but complete, just some varnish work to go. The boat has now been completely rewired and new panel and LED cabin lights fitted. Today I picked up an Airrmar...

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375845This dinghy was onboard when I purchased Carmen in 1973, it hasn't been inflated for 16 years, pumped it up and 3 days later it was still holding air, it's at least 43 years old and still good....

couldn't agree more, with old Carmen it was a constant battle to keep mold at bay, she used to stink of chlorine as the deckhead was always going green, until, I put a full size dorade box over the...

thanks for the tip, I actually did this in the companionway, my vanity left the ribs exposed in the setee area, just looks so boaty but my oath a lot of work. I have placed a ceiling in every locker...

water strainer fitted, cockpit floor completed and work on port side cabinetry started, 371540 fitting around the ribs is very time consuming, worth the effort not to lose items that rattle down...

361424 New Yanmar external oil line fitted, they are made from copper now, big improvement, expensive tho'. Engine is now complete, CAV filter and all cockpit drains plus internal deck drain all...

does any one know where I can source parts in Brisbane?

Doesn't matter now, making a new line, cheaper too.

The marine engineer came last friday to run the engine and check the gearbox and morse control. Happy to say everything went according to plan, well almost. The oil return line that runs from the...

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spent weeks rebuilding the rudder, had to widen it to fit the new profile of the hull. Used a 265gsm twill weave over the leading edge and a 200 gsm plain weave over the trailing edge,...

Having just been through this entire process, see the posts "sheathing with veneers" without doubt to do this effectively is a lot of work, for me I enjoyed the whole process, the weight gain on my...

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New cutlass bearing, volvo dripless seal, prop shaft, floor, thrust bearing and cage, universal joints , teleflex cable and the engine completely overhauled. Touch up the paintwork...

the splining was successful, afterwards we sheathed the hull with 2 layers of 5mm quandong, then one layer of plain weave and a second layer of biaxial, bit different from what you have in mind. The...

you've had plenty of good advice as to splining, so here is my two cents worth.
I have splined a 30' deep keeler, removed ballast and turned her over, so much easier to work downhill, after a...

this is the smaller seal, no water feed. I eventually got some information out of volvo that there would be no problems BUT turn the prop shaft half a turn every week or so, seems that over a period...

We are fitting the volvo shaft seal however we are told that it must be fitted only one month or less before launchung otherwise the seal will deteriorate. Is this true and is there a way around...

[QUOTE focus time on refitting the rudder.[/QUOTE]

Rudder tube glued and glassed in, bearings in and rudder swings oh so sweetly.

Engine is now back in and new prop shaft made, lots to do from...

Have used Bote Cote almost exclusively on Carmen, why? 'cause I live 10 minutes from the warehouse, secondly because it has a good margin of error, thirdly I'm told by an industrial chemist, the...

330765new cabin sole, fore peak still to do , just need a break from all the filing, now focus time on refitting the rudder.

The British magazine Classic Boat July issue has the story of Tim & Pauline Carr and their yacht Curlew, it was from them I found the inspiration to sheathe Carmen. After 30 years Curlew was as good...

Engine now in as new condition and awaiting fitment, firstly tho' to refit rudder, set up boring bar to sternpost to fit 52mm glass tube for rudder shaft. Making new cabin sole to fit in and around...

Cockpit finished, layer of 100gram plainweave and Jotun high build.

Yanmar 2gm diesel sent off to engineer for a checkup, it has only done a little over 170 hours.
The cone needed linishing, I...

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cockpit prep work done ready for coating, winches serviced awaiting new ss bolts and toerail fairing all but finished....progress:)

301793just about finished the forepeak, would like to attach some slats along the hull as soon as I can find some suitably priced timber (lol).

the glassing of the veneer/deck joint is complete...

287262287263287269This little tub has never had a visitor in 15 years and is now growing a mast? for sale cheap, bring a chainsaw, comes with a family of possums.
2nd pic is the current work...

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Laid 2 layers of 6oz biaxial glass over join, faired it in and 5 coats of Jotun Hibuild, alldone and onto the next task mainly glass over toe rail hull join and build forepeak lockers.:U

Ballast went on like a dream, no drama at all, jacked it up tensioned the keel bolts and squeezed out 2 litres of glue. It's on to stay!!
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ballast ready to go. drill with root canal therapy extension.:)

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so far, had the 2205 duplex threaded, ready to put the new keel bolts in, but, the new bolts are 20mm, not 3/4", not much difference but they will not drop in. Bought a 22mm twist drill bit, had the...

sourcing material for the keel bolts, monel came in at $1290, ouch, 2205 duplex stainless steel came in at $436, not a hard decision to make.

259126new cover is larger and has survived all the Queensland weather.
Water tanks sterilised, pressure tested and fitted. New cabin sole made and fitted along with cabin sole flooring, then removed...

excellent thank you, don't know why I didn't think of that , will try BCF too.

The tanks don't leak, the concern I have is any nasties inside them. I would like to be sure the water is safe to drink.

Fitting out the hull, and after 14 years of sitting around I suspect the stainless steel water tanks may not be kosher. How to clean them?

The cover over Carmen survived intact the wind and rain, no damage whatsoever and boat nice and dry, one thing tho' I left a small gap to air the hull, just big enough for a possum to get in, bleedin...

Carmen weighed in at 1800kgs in 2004 sans ballast, after 2 layers of approx 5mm veneers, 2 layers of glass etc, she wieghed in 2012 at 2000kgs

30 ton crane came on sunday 9th, it took just over one hour and 20 minutes to do the roll over. Pick her up and lay her on the side in the carpark, pick up the ballast and place it in a frame, pick...

If the weather holds out Carmen will be rolled over next Saturday 8th december. She has been upside down for 8 years and I thought the project would take about 18 months ha ha ha.

It has been a while, the interior is now fully painted, what a job it was, I shall post photo's as soon as I can work out how to get them out of the camera and onto the computer. And here it is.
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It has been a while, the interior is now fully painted, what a job it was, I shall post photo's as soon as I can work out how to get them out of the camera and onto the computer. The next step is to...

Been a while, moving forwards bit at a time, sanding and painting the interior is a slow laborious occupation, rewarding all the same

Jeff thanks, I have the older multimaster, the lugs would be a nice improvement. The multimaster has been very reliable, I have taken one of the saw blades and ground the teeth off it put on some...

I want a new tool, looking at the Bosch blue multitool, question is, cordless or mains power, any opinions or experiences would be valuable in the decision process.
thanks

now the hull is finished I have a large quantity of silver quandong, surplus to my needs. It's posted on the for sale section if anyone is interested.

A friend has invented a new craze – it’s called “plonking”. You plonk yourself down in a chair with



a glass of plonk and get someone to take your photograph.



Apparently it’s a...

decided to try the flood companies mould remover, they claim spray it on, leave for 24 hours and vacuum, sand off and repaint.

this also has the advantage of keeping moisture in the boat to a...

I have a problem with black mould in the interior on the bare timber, I wish to commence painting, any hints and tips in removing this curse.

the boat in question is 30' planked yacht built 1962...

The hull is faired and awaiting high build. The ballast has been glassed and faired and an illmenite shoe fitted. Rain sure delayed everything, gave life to midges and mossies.

The entire hull is now glassed, some fairing needed but much better than originally anticipated, looking forward to rolling her over and into some sort of cradle, the balast has to be refitted and so...