Fit out

There is a rule, the rule of three, or five, take your pick. It basically states that you have a task to do and you think it will take so long, so then you take the number you just thought of and multiply it by whatever number the rule states.

In our case I think  five is correct.

So what have we done In the last seven weeks?

Painted the hull with epoxy and a polyurethane finish coat.

Brian did some lovely lettering on the stern.

New Navtex and ariel installed.

New MOB instrument and four fobs installed.

New switch panels.

Wind generator installed.

Wiring upgraded for new windgen, ammeter stop switch etc. 

new locker lid built and installed.

Syphon break installed in heads.

New DAB stereo installed.

Old low profile winches removed, deck welded and repainted, new conventional secondary winches installed, Andersen 40 self tailers.

New tool built to remove cutlass bearing.

Cutlass  bearing replaced

Three coats of anti fouling.

Two new plotters installed with movable plotter box in companionway.

New mfd instrument installed in cockpit.

New NMEA 2000 back bone installed.

New triducer installed.

Box made to box in triducer in fore cabin.

Main sheet traveller jam cleat replaced.

Stowe navigator log moved and installed.

Aries self steering gear installed. Mounting tubes bent and new mounting blocks sourced,

Lines led as appropriate.

Water tanks cleaned and treated.

Anchor retaining blocks on deck replaced with new iroko blocks same painted.

New sonar transducer calibrated.

Triducer water temp sensor calibrated.

Outboard serviced.

Two new GPS arial mountings fabricated.

Fore cabin hatch retaining knobs replaced.

Decks cleaned and repainted after weld spatter and grinding spatter.

New retractable bowsprit installed.

Insulating foam replaced bow and stern areas.

Still to do...............

Install rigid vang

Install Rader reflector on mast, permanent mounting.

Install new sails , lazy jacks and stack pack.

Install trailing log attechment deck plates.

Service engine.

Most of the last can wait until Largs.

So the plan is to leave Monday or Tuesday next week.

It's been a real experience how generous and helpful everyone in the yard has been, particular mention must be made of Pete M, brilliant guy who allowed me free reign in his well equipped workshop and several lifts to obscure industrial estates for essential jobs and bits and bobs. Chris Miller also deserves a mention and I wish him a happy retirement and hope to see him at Tinnabruich later on this year.

It's been great, but now it's time to go.................

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