Forgot to add.... we may not be using International Micron Extra.... we've seen the price of it!!!!
It'd cost us nearly £200 in paint....
Instead we're going to try either Cruiser Uno or Blakes Tiger.... not decided which yet... depeneds upon availability I guess...
Saturday, 28 February 2009
Tender
Well, the tender didn't take long to sell..... about 20 minutes in fact!
Its going to a boat that is off long distance cruising, and wants something that can be rowed.... a good choice....
The purchaser couldn't collect it this weekend though, which actually suited me, as its the last weekend i've got at home for a while now.... next weekend i'll need to nip down and get her ready for her lift out (remove cockpit tent, take dehumdifier off working top etc etc), and then the following two weekends will be antifouling, polishing and generally getting her ready for the season, plus, I think that the SSB and Watermaker will be turning up at some point during one of the those weekends, so i'll have plenty to keep me occupied!
I'm saving a bit of money each month at the moment to fund the various items on my 'must buy for the boat' list..... and have spent a fun couple of hours shuffling things around to try and decide what to buy first..... i've changed my mind as many times as the wind direction has shifted..... no doubt many more changes to come.....current dilemma is whether I fit a grounding plate while Morgana is out of the water, and then add aerial, LRC and Pactor as soon as possible, or whether to park all of that, and prioritise a standing rigging refresh, as the rigging is now 15yrs old...
Its going to a boat that is off long distance cruising, and wants something that can be rowed.... a good choice....
The purchaser couldn't collect it this weekend though, which actually suited me, as its the last weekend i've got at home for a while now.... next weekend i'll need to nip down and get her ready for her lift out (remove cockpit tent, take dehumdifier off working top etc etc), and then the following two weekends will be antifouling, polishing and generally getting her ready for the season, plus, I think that the SSB and Watermaker will be turning up at some point during one of the those weekends, so i'll have plenty to keep me occupied!
I'm saving a bit of money each month at the moment to fund the various items on my 'must buy for the boat' list..... and have spent a fun couple of hours shuffling things around to try and decide what to buy first..... i've changed my mind as many times as the wind direction has shifted..... no doubt many more changes to come.....current dilemma is whether I fit a grounding plate while Morgana is out of the water, and then add aerial, LRC and Pactor as soon as possible, or whether to park all of that, and prioritise a standing rigging refresh, as the rigging is now 15yrs old...
Wednesday, 25 February 2009
Antifoul
Tender is sold..... just need to arrange collection....
Then I need to get the lift out dealt with so that I can get the jobs done underneath Morgana
Asking around suggests that the best antifoul is International Micron Extra...... so we'll be giving that a try this year
Then I need to get the lift out dealt with so that I can get the jobs done underneath Morgana
Asking around suggests that the best antifoul is International Micron Extra...... so we'll be giving that a try this year
Sunday, 22 February 2009
tender for sale
Just stuck the tender for sale on ybw.... if you are interested, its advertised at £150...
Wells-next-the-sea
Had a wander down to Wells yesterday by car....
Spoke to the Harbourmaster.... he's quite confident that we'd be OK to get in there, and it is quite a lovely little place, so thats added to the list of places to go....
It does however have an entrance channel that is somewhat nerve jangling when you see it from the land.... it even doubles back on itself, and does several right angle turns.... and in places is no wider than 50', yet surrounded by shallow water, so not obvious.....
We may well add it to the end of our annual Ostende trip.... if we are brave enough!
Spoke to the Harbourmaster.... he's quite confident that we'd be OK to get in there, and it is quite a lovely little place, so thats added to the list of places to go....
It does however have an entrance channel that is somewhat nerve jangling when you see it from the land.... it even doubles back on itself, and does several right angle turns.... and in places is no wider than 50', yet surrounded by shallow water, so not obvious.....
We may well add it to the end of our annual Ostende trip.... if we are brave enough!
Friday, 20 February 2009
lift out
Got a lift out booked for the 13th to 23rd March.... only challenge is that the yard don't have any space or spare cradles at this instant in time... it shouldn't be a problem, as several boats are due to go back in early march, and this will free up the neccessary space and kit.... but.......
I've got to get her lifted.... less for the antifoul, and more for the anodes... its starting to play on my mind, as now i've bought the SSB and watermaker, I can't afford a new prop!
I've got to get her lifted.... less for the antifoul, and more for the anodes... its starting to play on my mind, as now i've bought the SSB and watermaker, I can't afford a new prop!
Thursday, 19 February 2009
fitting conundrums
Some additional thoughts ref the bits i've just bought.... what else I am going to need....
For the watermaker:
I'll need the bits to tee into an existing through hull intake. The obvious one is the engine intake.
It will also need an outlet for the brine. This can be above the waterline, so a simple plastic through hull will do for that.
I'll need to sort out a feed to the water tank.... that should be easy, but just need to look at how its done. It needs a diverter of some sort so that the initial run can be fed off overboard until its running clean.
This would also suggest that I should sort out the water tank level gauges... they've never worked properly.... one only goes to a 1/4 tank regardless of levels, and the other flicks over to full regardless of levels.... Its not the end of the world as excess water in the tank will simply spill out of the overflow, but seems daft to be using power to generate water to put it straight back into the sea, so an good indicator might make sense.... maybe a flow meter if the fix for the gauges isn't obvious....
For the SSB:
I'll need to sort out grounding. I don't think the keel is going to be practical. Firstly its a long way from the sensible location for the ATU, and secondly, with a bonded in hull liner, running a copper strap wouldn't be easy, so it'll probably need to be a dynaplate. Upside is that there are plenty of obvious locations for it.
I'll need an aerial. I'm not overly keen on putting isolators in the backstay, so may well go for a long whip aerial... seen them at 7.5m and that seems sensible.
I'll need a pactor modem at some point. It'll have to wait though until i've replenished the funds
Last but not least will be getting an LRC certificate so that I can get sailmail or similar organised
Installation in both cases seems quite straightforward.... behind the aft cabins is a decent sized space that contains the steering gear.... its well underutlised, and certainly has enough space on the port side for the watermaker.... neatly out of the way, and well protected from the elements.
For the SSB, the ATU can go in the starboard equivalent.... again, well protected, and in this case, just a metre or so from the optimal location for a grounding plate, as well as very close (30cm?) from the ideal mounting point for a whip antenna. There is easy access to the inside of the hull to run the copper strip which can also be quickly protected by a splash of pain in an 'out of the way' location. It is also right on a cable run for taking the lead between head unit and ATU back to the chart table.
The one niggle at the moment is where to mount the M710 itself. It is a BIG unit measuring over 30cm by 15cm, and really needs to be either mounted standing (as opposed to hanging) because it weighs 8Kg, or flush mounted. I'm not sure that I have enough depth in the instrument panel to flush mount it, and besides... the flush mount kits are quite expensive.... It may well not fit in the gap above the instrument panel... so i'll have to explore options here... probably easiest when I physically have the unit, and can place it to see where it will fit.
So..... 2 more major items crossed off the crusing requirements list!
For the watermaker:
I'll need the bits to tee into an existing through hull intake. The obvious one is the engine intake.
It will also need an outlet for the brine. This can be above the waterline, so a simple plastic through hull will do for that.
I'll need to sort out a feed to the water tank.... that should be easy, but just need to look at how its done. It needs a diverter of some sort so that the initial run can be fed off overboard until its running clean.
This would also suggest that I should sort out the water tank level gauges... they've never worked properly.... one only goes to a 1/4 tank regardless of levels, and the other flicks over to full regardless of levels.... Its not the end of the world as excess water in the tank will simply spill out of the overflow, but seems daft to be using power to generate water to put it straight back into the sea, so an good indicator might make sense.... maybe a flow meter if the fix for the gauges isn't obvious....
For the SSB:
I'll need to sort out grounding. I don't think the keel is going to be practical. Firstly its a long way from the sensible location for the ATU, and secondly, with a bonded in hull liner, running a copper strap wouldn't be easy, so it'll probably need to be a dynaplate. Upside is that there are plenty of obvious locations for it.
I'll need an aerial. I'm not overly keen on putting isolators in the backstay, so may well go for a long whip aerial... seen them at 7.5m and that seems sensible.
I'll need a pactor modem at some point. It'll have to wait though until i've replenished the funds
Last but not least will be getting an LRC certificate so that I can get sailmail or similar organised
Installation in both cases seems quite straightforward.... behind the aft cabins is a decent sized space that contains the steering gear.... its well underutlised, and certainly has enough space on the port side for the watermaker.... neatly out of the way, and well protected from the elements.
For the SSB, the ATU can go in the starboard equivalent.... again, well protected, and in this case, just a metre or so from the optimal location for a grounding plate, as well as very close (30cm?) from the ideal mounting point for a whip antenna. There is easy access to the inside of the hull to run the copper strip which can also be quickly protected by a splash of pain in an 'out of the way' location. It is also right on a cable run for taking the lead between head unit and ATU back to the chart table.
The one niggle at the moment is where to mount the M710 itself. It is a BIG unit measuring over 30cm by 15cm, and really needs to be either mounted standing (as opposed to hanging) because it weighs 8Kg, or flush mounted. I'm not sure that I have enough depth in the instrument panel to flush mount it, and besides... the flush mount kits are quite expensive.... It may well not fit in the gap above the instrument panel... so i'll have to explore options here... probably easiest when I physically have the unit, and can place it to see where it will fit.
So..... 2 more major items crossed off the crusing requirements list!
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