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"An old boat ashore at a boatyard is like an old person going to a hospital: you're never quite sure if they'll be coming out again."
Please read our latest update to artist Liz Cullinane's #GoFundMe appeal for us.
If you can, please help (even it's just a repost). We really need it right now.
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@ccohanlon Not sure your average chandlery knows about these, I ordered from an industrial supplier. Need to match prop shaft diameter exactly.
You'll need to get one end of the shaft open to slide it over. And fill the gap with epoxy, then slide the sleeve over and let it cure underneath. Avoids the sleeve being crushed into the void.
I needed two as the saildrive has two seals.
Below fotos from doing this job on the hard in Preveza (in bloody July heat because Covid year).
Another day of discomfort at the boatyard: sanding, buffing, not yet painting, in a toxic miasma — of dead antifouling, and Saharan dust, fertiliser blown down from the 'plastic sea' of Andalucian polytunnels — suspended in an oppressive, saline, littoral humidity.
A young, Malaga-based, English marine surveyor, Theo Wakefield, one of the best I've ever come across anywhere in that arcane metier, inspected Wrack's propeller and cutlass bearing — and expressed some concerns — then took on the (too) long overdue 're-stuffing' of Wrack's stern gland which has been seeping around 20 litres a day into the bilge, even when the propeller hasn't been turning. He's also going to rewire the anode connection between the stuffing gland and propeller shaft to better protect them from galvanic deterioration. I bought a new zinc anode to bolt to the exterior of the hull.
Slowly but surely, Wrack is being renewed ahead of her trans-Mediterranean voyage.
Below: our beautifully renewed stern gland.
Being schooled by a master: dock neighbour Hans — and his new wife Diana — turned up at the boatyard today just as I was becoming overwhelmed by the scale of the work needed on Wrack's neglected, half-century-old hull. He took over and like a nautical sensei, imparted valuable lessons not just in sanding and scraping layers of dead antifouling — and polishing hard-worn gelcoat ("wax on, wax off") — but also the need for patience, diligence, and not trying to accomplish too much in too short a period (only to be defeated).
Photo by Given Rozell.
Old man at work, today.
Photo by Given Rozell.
From Wrack's elevated perch in the boatyard, a panoramic view over the transom of Almerimar marina and the distant, snow-covered Sierra Nevada mountains.
Wrack was lifted ashore early this morning, thanks to some generous donations from this community. Today, the hull was cleaned of 18 months of weed and barnacles. Tomorrow and Wednesday, we'll prep' it for antifouling (and check the seacocks while we're at it).
Also on the work list: re-stuffing the stern gland, checking the propeller shaft alignment, assessing the standing rigging, cleaning the saloon lockers and eliminating mould, repairing the transom gunwhale and re-painting the transom itself.
As dusk nears, I'm about to sprawl across the foredeck to mouse a pair of new shackles connecting Wrack's anchor to a heavy duty Kong swivel and 40 metres of chain. When Wrack's in the yard, next week, I'll splice 30 metres of rope to the chain rode.
Tomorrow, I'll test the electric windlass.
Time for a spring haulout?
Anyone have opinions about the best 12V fans for a boat cabin? 3 of the 6 Hella fans aboard are no longer functioning, so we need to start replacing them. #theBoatyard #sailing
After we returned to our slip we completed a task we've been meaning to do for months and keep forgetting. We hauled all of the anchor chain out onto the dock to inspect and measure it. Turns out we've got about 70m of chain marked every 10m. And it's firmly attached to the boat at one end! #TheBoatyard
My « see fife » hygrometer says: no painting today. #theBoatyard
I wonder if this guy ever finished his boat projects.
2016, Brighton Marina.
Someone threw away this beautiful engine sump pump, and I think it's begging to be converted into a beautiful drinking water tap.
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$5 nzd op shop find <3
Irie has a washing machine now.
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I'm grateful for all the support I'm getting with Irie, the equipment I'm loaned and the knowledge I'm encouraged with.
The skills I'm getting in machinery and steel treatment are invaluable.
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