BLUEMOMENT

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

Is that all??

wully wrote:Is that all??

No, I forgot some stuff.

Well impressed!

I'd question your choice of anchors.....

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.

Derek

I have a file with every job done and (almost) every penny spent on Claymore.
I dare not open it...

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.

BlowingOldBoots wrote:

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 ?

Lock up yer whusky...

care to share who supplied the 50w walk-on solar thingy?