Concepcion said..

southace said..

Concepcion said..
A few big weekends for Yvonne - new rigging; anti skid; new sails; kicker etc. Love the Tasmania made reefit




Sorry about the left leaning top photo

She's looking flasher than my Icon above decks! When you heading this way again?

Getting close over Summer - North KI, Wedge, but not to those offshore islands - meebee we should have a show n shine day!

I will be at the normal island for 3 weeks. Mine won't be ready for show and shine on the decks anyway but down below is nearly complete..

You nearly got that mortise to fit ! The photos are not super clear but is there a slight bulge near the handle ? ........... looks good SA good result !!

SandS said..
You nearly got that mortise to fit ! The photos are not super clear but is there a slight bulge near the handle ? ........... looks good SA good result !!

Is that clearer for your viewing preference Sands? Glasses perhaps. The "bulge" is where the magnetic catcher plate is . Where the router starts and stops.

southace said..

SandS said..
You nearly got that mortise to fit ! The photos are not super clear but is there a slight bulge near the handle ? ........... looks good SA good result !!

Is that clearer for your viewing preference Sands? Glasses perhaps. The "bulge" is where the magnetic catcher plate is . Where the router starts and stops.

Unfortantly but fortantly the shipwright scarfed the ply to use up the scrap ply from the bi-fold doors we are fitting , I'm tempted to replace that section and clear coat the lot but maybe can paint and make my mind up in the future. Arrrhhh decisions. I love boats.

SandS said..
yep my vote is to pick that panel out in paint .....but not the d mold over the piano hinge

Well that's easy as it's been coated in everdue maybe in the future I might replace it with new ply and clear coat will see what it looks like in "new leaf" first. And after I pay the shipwright! God dam

A good day to be clear coating and painting doors in the aircon today! 39degrees outside!

I loved The Doors once upon a time ago! Now I just love The Boats! What a great name for a band!

Ok she's an all in one brew. Got some cabin jobs coming up.
I've use the bondall spar varnish, on would you believe it spars and it didn't cope
by the way did you use that water based enamel on the deck ?

I've tried allsorts of spar varnish / deck oil over the years and the best I found was a good batch of deks Olje ( some not so good for some reason ) ? Anyway flood don't make it anymore, Owatrol is the parent of the recipe I believe. I'm thinking to keep it simple an use it below decks too.
On deck I've been laying down fat coats of jotamastic ( the new 90 is tintable but still takes days to set properly ) and will trial kiwi for non slip
strange really, I'm happy with old school long oils for mast and spars, but two pot for all else ?

Final pic job done .
Door fitted and finished the second coat of paint and clear coats will give it all a 3 rd coat after Christmas! Total coast $668 not including my labour and paints.

Well,finally got the Sailrite fired up, only bought it about 12-months ago!
i hade some clear panels to replace in my Bimini. Not the easiest job to start on. The original cracked up clears we're sewed in first then a zip and flap to block the UV below was sewn over afterward. Quite an elaborate design, and one makes it hard to replace clear.
so I just trimmed the old clear to the back to the hole opening, this left about 25mm of doubled over section of Sunbrella and old clear to sew through, whilst keeping clearance from the zip below.
that basting tape is brilliant, for amateurs like me!
after working out how to load up the machine with some black V92 thread, hardest part of the process! The little Sailrite chomped through the multiple layers with ease. 2 layers of clear, two of Sunbrella. I'm keen to knock up a cockpit cover next.

Stockie said..
Well,finally got the Sailrite fired up, only bought it about 12-months ago!
i hade some clear panels to replace in my Bimini. Not the easiest job to start on. The original cracked up clears we're sewed in first then a zip and flap to block the UV below was sewn over afterward. Quite an elaborate design, and one makes it hard to replace clear.
so I just trimmed the old clear to the back to the hole opening, this left about 25mm of doubled over section of Sunbrella and old clear to sew through, whilst keeping clearance from the zip below.
that basting tape is brilliant, for amateurs like me!
after working out how to load up the machine with some black V92 thread, hardest part of the process! The little Sailrite chomped through the multiple layers with ease. 2 layers of clear, two of Sunbrella. I'm keen to knock up a cockpit cover next.

What did you pay for it? How hard are they to find second hand?
Also any other types suitable?

twodogs1969 said..

Stockie said..
Well,finally got the Sailrite fired up, only bought it about 12-months ago!
i hade some clear panels to replace in my Bimini. Not the easiest job to start on. The original cracked up clears we're sewed in first then a zip and flap to block the UV below was sewn over afterward. Quite an elaborate design, and one makes it hard to replace clear.
so I just trimmed the old clear to the back to the hole opening, this left about 25mm of doubled over section of Sunbrella and old clear to sew through, whilst keeping clearance from the zip below.
that basting tape is brilliant, for amateurs like me!
after working out how to load up the machine with some black V92 thread, hardest part of the process! The little Sailrite chomped through the multiple layers with ease. 2 layers of clear, two of Sunbrella. I'm keen to knock up a cockpit cover next.

What did you pay for it? How hard are they to find second hand?
Also any other types suitable?

There was a post about suitable scondhand ones, but the complete kit was just over 1k landed, that was the full kit with lots of extra bits, well worth it in my mind. The Sailrite sews spot on out of the box, so great for a novice like me.
So I was going to ask, has anyone made some deck covers out of industrial quality shade cloth?
i want to replace the crappy bird net I currently have with a more professional and quicker to fit and take down series of deck covers.
i am wondering about the advantages of higher UV rating, versus windage on a swing mooring. I want to protect the gel coat, but worry the birds will poop on the covers, unless I get enough angle on them.
anyone tried it?
Richard

Replaced one of the older stanchions yesterday. Initially it was discoloured with no sign of cracks on the exterior, but was rotten inside, precipitated from previous overloading. Cracked under pressure when the sheets were on the life lines, but the solid side of the stanchion still provided quite a bit of structural support.

This is one of the last remaining ss items on my boat from a late '90s refit.

got some coolaroo waterproof shade cloth from Bunnings to make cockpit dropper/ curtains. It's run of the mill shade cloth with a plastic backing, might be a good product, time will tell the backing holds up

Tacked up with reef in, unfurled they reach the gunwale