Looks great Lazzz!
And I'll bet it feels good now, knowing all your hard work has paid off (for both survey result and hardstand work).

Lazzz said..

Craig66 said..

And what would he have said if you opened you bar fridge ???

I did - he just shook his head!! It just so happened I had just restocked - I don't know what happens to it. :)

southace said..

She looks slick mate. Flares are the most common thing marine safety like to check on. Also PFD life jackets should be checked along with EPIRB expires but often goes unoticed. My EPIRB on the new boat had expired in 2016 I'm suprized previous survey did not pick this up. I added a new gps EPIRB model today and registered with AMSA complicated online service. ??

The jackets were good mate, all 11 of them. He pulled each self inflating apart to check the cannisters. I did these 6 months ago.

Epirb still has a few years left yet - I think the GPS type are worth the extra $$$.
I just had to verify my contacts etc with AMSA (online) - must be every few years or so they want you to update your info.

Very nice Lazz, the Epirb rego is 2 yearly I just did mine, I found the online a bit painfull so I did it the old way and rang amsa they couldn't have been more helpful, and yeh GPS type is the way to go if you ever have to press the button you would be glad you spent a few extra bucks

Lazzz said..
Just finished 4 days on the hard for anti foul, polish & 5 year survey to keep Club Marine happy!

After 20 months I thought it would be worse than what it was. This is the first time I haven't had any scrubs in between haul outs - I'm a poor old pensioner now!! The worst was the waterline so I'll make an effort this time to get in the water & give the waterline a scrub.

I am pretty happy with Altex No5 so I put another 10 lts on again this time.

I am extremely happy with the survey - particularly the use of the word "excellent" 9 times :)
He did ping me for out of date flares which I could have sworn I bought "just the other day"!!

hi larry

boat is looking sweet...but then always does. must be about ready for a trip ? why not come up to god's country and join us ? :-)

chris & debbie (your sometimes neighbours on Pacific Star, now at Iluka)

New bullet proof anchor, swivel, roller and deck foot switch added today.
Also got the chance to take my first deck sample. She's Such a solid layup!
I love Celay !

woko said..
That's an interesting choice of anchor SA. I imagined you would be a spade anchor type of guy. How much does that stockless weigh ?

I noticed in SA they seem to have that type or some sort of fisherman's variant. I assume it is all rock anchorages there?

Yes the photo of the 6 laminates in the deck core sample was the telling evidence of top shelf quality deck structural integrity............sublime or better........

Ripped off the tuff luff foil and converted all my sails to hank on. Have to say they don't look quite as nice as they did with some deformation coming from each hank but a hell of a lot easier to hoist and drop alone.

Well last week I fixed the dinghy ,reglassed all the chines ,cause I was sick of it slowly sinking after a day on the water. So this week I went out to my neglected yacht and gave the deck a quick wash down with my new $100 ozito pump . Worked better than I expected for price. Used garden hose , put 3 metres on the intake side and dropped it thru one of the cockpit drains . Can't tell if my dinghy repair went well ,as when I was in the dinghy washing the side of the boat every time I let go of the hose it fell nicely into the dinghy , so I do know it holds water from the inside. Next is bring her into the dock and empty the inside out , replace chain plates , refurb masts and go sailing again.

Ketch rig , I will be getting the masts off at the boat yard. Lots to do before then though

Sublime.

Microbe said..
Back in March I started building a dinghy as my Covid lockdown project. I finally got it finished and launched on the weekend.

Hey Micromate!! That is an absolute first class job you have done building that dinghy.
Youre going to have fun with it and if you can strap it down securely on the deck of your yacht you have had a big win.

Not quite nesting enough for my yacht.

This would be though. For a crew of three the Swanson Snug will keep them alive and take them places. It is not mine but finding one as good will be the hard part. I knocked a rough one back for $100. I thought my collection of 4 dinghies was full enough.

Cheers.

I'm never going to out a pic up of my dinghy again now. Great job

Ripped out and replaced most of the 1980s wiring, bus bars, ancient radios, prehistoric GPS and other electrics. I still need to epoxy the backboard and blast my switch boards are not straight but it's a vast vast improvement over the dodgy wiring that was there. Also installed an automatic bilge pump and replaced a broken light. the most surprising thing was it only took two afternoons plus some preparation at home. Oh and it all worked without any trouble shooting. Doing woodwork on the side of a dock or on the back of my Ute isn't easy. I wish I had a workshop.

After:


Before (note apart from the old VHF none of it worked properly)

2bish said..

jbarnes85 said..
Ripped out and replaced most of the 1980s wiring, bus bars, ancient radios, prehistoric GPS and other electrics. I still need to epoxy the backboard and blast my switch boards are not straight but it's a vast vast improvement over the dodgy wiring that was there. Also installed an automatic bilge pump and replaced a broken light. the most surprising thing was it only took two afternoons plus some preparation at home. Oh and it all worked without any trouble shooting. Doing woodwork on the side of a dock or on the back of my Ute isn't easy. I wish I had a workshop.

After:


Before (note apart from the old VHF none of it worked properly)

Wow, that looks a lot more tidy, well done. I imagine it took a while? I hear your pain about working from the back of your ute for boat work.

No it didn't take long at all. Maybe 7 hours of work or so on the boat. But I did make a lot of it at home over the last few weeks while watching TV.

jbarnes85 said..

2bish said..

jbarnes85 said..
Ripped out and replaced most of the 1980s wiring, bus bars, ancient radios, prehistoric GPS and other electrics. I still need to epoxy the backboard and blast my switch boards are not straight but it's a vast vast improvement over the dodgy wiring that was there. Also installed an automatic bilge pump and replaced a broken light. the most surprising thing was it only took two afternoons plus some preparation at home. Oh and it all worked without any trouble shooting. Doing woodwork on the side of a dock or on the back of my Ute isn't easy. I wish I had a workshop.

After:


Before (note apart from the old VHF none of it worked properly)

Wow, that looks a lot more tidy, well done. I imagine it took a while? I hear your pain about working from the back of your ute for boat work.

No it didn't take long at all. Maybe 7 hours of work or so on the boat. But I did make a lot of it at home over the last few weeks while watching TV.

good one, any boat job that you can knock off in a day is a winner!