So, what have we been doing down the boatyard these past 22 months? Well, Avy-J (boat no. 2) is just about ready to sail and play with. Here's most of what we have been doing to turn an tired old classic into a potential ocean greyhound ready for a long trip:
BOW TO STERN
New custom made double bow roller and chainplate - thanks to mark and Mackenzie Welding
New anchor locker bulkhead in 18mm/36,, mariner play, fully epoxied in place - thanks to Darren, Mainsail Marine
Anchor locker painted in Danboline, strong point for bitter end
New anchor locker lid
New 40m 8mm chain spliced to 40m 14mm octoplait
New 9Kg Knox anchor
15Kg CQR chocked on foredeck
New midships stanchions
New deck glands for mast cables, VHF deck plug renewed
Liferaft supports treated and woodsealed
4-man Ocean Safety liferaft, in service date
New 4-sheave deck organisers both sides
Hatch garage top renewed in 12mm Robbins Elite ply
Walk-on 50W black flat solar panel installed on hatch garage
Morse control; tension fixed, unit painted
Engine control panel repaired
Tiller varnished
Cockpit cubbyholes painted in white Danboline
Cockpit cushions
New steering compass on port side
Lazarette partitioned to make it useable
Navik wind vane rebuilt, refurbished, fitted and set up
New custom made stern chainplate - thanks to John and Norman
New inflateable danbuoy
New Yamaha 2 horse 2-stroke outboard
Emergency boarding ladder on rail
New flagstaff
HULL
Rudder professionally repaired - many thanks to Darren of Mainsail Marine
2 coats Micron 350 antifoul
Prop antifouled with Velox
Prop bolts tightened and locktited
New sealant all round the underside of the toerail
ENGINE
New raw water filter added]
New stainless exhaust elbow
All filters replaced
Fuel tank repaired and re-plumbed
All fuel piping replaced - thanks to Iain
Impellor/belts/filters/anodes all replaced
Stern gland re-packed and greaser cleaned and refilled
New seacock on exhaust
Morse control serviced, new cover for morse contols in quarterberth
New engine stop control fitted
ELECTRICS/INSTRUMENTS
Partial re-wire with new marine tinned cables run internally
New VHF with built in GPS
New NASA wind unit
New Matsutec AIS transponder/GPS flush-mounted in cockpit
Active aerial splitter for masthead aerial
CTEK intelligent battery charger in re-organised battery locker
Battery holddowns
New engine start battery with new 1-2-both switch
Shorepower – consumer unit + 2 double sockets
Voltmeter
Nav lights rewired and replaced with LED bulbs
MAST/RIGGING
New NASA wind
Metz manta VHF whip aerial with new RG8X cable
New NASA LED tricolour
New steaming light
New wiring for lights – 3-core Oceanflex marine tinned cable
Cable run in new external conduit
All running rigging cleaned/serviced
New forestay (to be fitted this/next week)
New reefing spectacles on mainsail
Blocks etc for slab reefing system
GAS
New gas locker with space for 2 Camping Gaz 907 - thanks to Adam and Darren
New piping - thanks to John
Bubble leak tester
NASA gas alarm
Neptune 2000 cooker refurbished
BILGES
New electric bilge pump fitted with auto/manual control
New seacock for electric pump
Whale Gusher manual pump – new diaphragm
SALOON/QUARTERBERTHS
Quarterberths, lockers, gally area repainted
New engine cover and slides
New steps
Floor repainted, new carpet
Lockers below port bunk painted in Danboline
Hinges replaced with wood slot-ins on port side lockers
Instrument cupboard refurbished
New custom made curtains
New cushions
Headlining painted and refastened with more screws and screw covers
GALLEY
Neptune 2000 cooker refurbished and re-maounetd more securely
New gas pipework to cooker
New woodwork round sink
Whale gallery tap refurbished
New sink seacock
HEADS AREA
New Jabsco twist and lock heads
New inlet and outlet seacocks
New heads compartment floor
Hanging Locker repaired and relined
Large shelved locker refurbished, wires hidden, repainted, door catch fixed
Main door to saloon rehinged, latch to keep it open fitted
Latch repaired on locker behind heads
Spotlight bulb replaced with LED
FOREPEAK
Bulkhead partially replaced on stbd side - thanks to Darren, Mainsail Marine
Bunk head areas lined
Bunk foot area lined
Cove lockers refurbished/repainted
V-berth infill repaired
Spotlight bulbs replaced with LEDs
Bow nav lights rewired
Custom made bedding/cushions
OTHER EQUIPMENT
Comprehensive toolkit and spares
Emergency VHF aerial
Boltcroppers
That is really impressive. You'll be glad to know the boat inside out when you are hundreds of miles offshore.
What's the plan now? Still heading for the Canaries this year?
Don't add up the cost. If ever there was an act that justified "Ignorance is bliss" it is knowing the cost of yacht refurbishment. I just added up what I spent on my tub as part of the evidence of works done for a 10 year insurance survey - I wish I had not, how I deluded myself.
I concur. When we bought Blue Shift, I set up a spreadsheet to note jobs done and costs. When I looked at the running total after 6 months, I decided to stop in case Jane should see.
With Dogdays, I keep a log of jobs done (at least, those I remember when I'm back home) but the cost is lost in my grey cells.
claymore wrote:I have a file with every job done and (almost) every penny spent on Claymore.
I dare not open it...
And you must not!
Do folks remember that time when Britain was measured and found to be unhappy? There then started a phase of trying to determine what happiness is and how it can be measured. Indeed, eventually an official happiness survey was performed. Two things were identified: money is not a measure of happiness, nor position or class in society. The happiest people were those who did not want. It acknowledged that money can get you into that position but being surrounded by good company, family or friends was the most powerful contributor to happiness next to not wanting. The thing that made people unhappy was wanting, especially when those wants were realistically not achievable. The unhappiest of all were those who wanted and compared, especially comparing salaries.
So, you must not know the cost of the refits and we must not, absolutely, not, compare refit costs. Down this road is ruin and damnation. However, I do have a nice malt or two on the boat that we could try and drown our sorrows with, even if only fleetingly.
claymore wrote:I have a file with every job done and (almost) every penny spent on Claymore.
I dare not open it...
And you must not!
Do folks remember that time when Britain was measured and found to be unhappy? There then started a phase of trying to determine what happiness is and how it can be measured. Indeed, eventually an official happiness survey was performed. Two things were identified: money is not a measure of happiness, nor position or class in society. The happiest people were those who did not want. It acknowledged that money can get you into that position but being surrounded by good company, family or friends was the most powerful contributor to happiness next to not wanting. The thing that made people unhappy was wanting, especially when those wants were realistically not achievable. The unhappiest of all were those who wanted and compared, especially comparing salaries.
So, you must not know the cost of the refits and we must not, absolutely, not, compare refit costs. Down this road is ruin and damnation. However, I do have a nice malt or two on the boat that we could try and drown our sorrows with, even if only fleetingly.
Any chance you could be in the Oban area from aug 25th ?
