our project

[piquet95971]

You guys know the story by now: the best laid plans........
I haven't been able to do anywhere as much as I wanted to over the weekend or for that matter last week.
Megan had a second hip replacement last Wednesday which initially went really well until it came time to get out of bed. That was when she had some real pain and the ortho surgeon found that they had fractured her pelvis in doing the hip job. So instead of a week in hospital it is likely to be 10 days. BUGGA.

So I was able to get the frame for the new engine hatch made and the plywood top glued and nailed down. I have also made the Mahogany strips for the perimeter of the hatch.

I have also managed to locate a really good sander to finish the deck. I found a Festool RO125 geared rotary/random orbital sander. The retail for over $700 but I found one in Cash Converters and bargained them down to $250. It's in good condition and only needed a new sanding pad which are interchangeable and easily changed. So after some new bits that are consumables really I have a great sander for less than $350.00.
I am also surprised that the sanding discs are really cheap 100 for just on $89.00 with some really fine grit pads available.
I will use this for the final sand on the deck.

It's amazing what is available out there if you look hard enough

I'll update when I manage to get something more done.

Cheers
Peter

[piquet95971]

In the little bit of spare time I had yesterday I managed to plane off the edges of the plywood on the new engine hatch cover and machine the strips for the overlay on the hatch.

I may have some time to start glueing them down over the next couple of days but it is more likely to be the weekend before I can start.

[Alan]

Peter,
not sure what you mean, (If permitted I may try and bring the finished hull without the engine and ancillaries along to Nerandera for the AGM and the annual get together.) is that the club or she who has the club? We're all getting desperate to see the progress no matter how far, you may not be allowed to come if you don't bring it

See you there,
Alan.

[piquet95971]

The trailer is the closest to finished so I could always bring an empty trailer!!!!

[piquet95971]

The Mahogany strips for the surrround of the engine hatch were glued in place the other day. I have made them a little bit wider than the first attempt and it looks a good deal better.
Yesterday after the longtitudinal edge strips were glued in place I cut to length the hatch top overlay strips. They have come out of the one piece of timber so I have book matched them so that the grain should be symetrical around the centreline. We'll see.
Today I glued in place the first lot of strips. Not sure what is happening tomorrow but I may be able to most of the rest of the hatch top glued in place.

We have had a bit of a set back on the family front which has slowed me down a bit. My wife, Megan, went into hospital last Tuesday week for her second hip replacement. The operation on the Wednesday seemed to go well until the staff tried to get her out of bed the next day. She was in quite a deal of pain and it was diffeerent to the last hip job. Yeah it sure was!. When the surgeon had a look at the X-ray he found that he had managed to fracture her pelvis in doing the job. That has put her behind on her rehabilitation and meant a couple of days extra in hospital. This will mean that what should take about 6 weeks to get over to an acceptable stage of recovery is likely to take 3 month, double the time.

I have tried my new sander on part of the deck and it has really come up well. It takes bit of getting used to with the strange position of the handle as it wants to rock back on the pad but it works really well and with a vacuum attached is very close to dust free. And with 240 grit sandpaper it brings the surface up like glass

[piquet95971]

Megan, SWMBO, is home but still fairly incapacitated so that makes things round here a bit difficult still. Megan is having real difficulty walking too far and is not sleeping well at all

On the boat front I have done a bit but not as much as I wanted. I have cut some ply for the seat bases and the backrests.
I have also cut the plywood for the bulkhead between the engine compartment and the aft cockpit and also for the floor in the aft cockpit.

The strip planking on the replacement engine hatch has been completed ready for sanding off. Not sure when I will get a chance to do that. Whenever it is it will be a good test of the new sander a thorough work out.

Chat soon guys

[piquet95971]

So all the seat bases and backrests have been made ready for glueing the seat cushions down to them.
Over the weekend, between rain squalls, I managed to sand off the engine hatch and install it in place.
If the weather is not just too bl*****y cold out there I may be able to get out to the carport and get the cockpit trims machined down ready for installation. I have to make a template for the curve of the knee in the corners of the front cockpit. Then to get the router out and carve the curve.
I've been rained out from work until later this week. Plenty of balconies to waterproof but the rain is a pain in the butt.
Chat soon.

[Doc]

Peter,
Restoration looks great, clean and crisp.
Photos "Aussie Skiboats"

[piquet95971]

You guys weren't supposed to see those photos yet. I thought that I was the only one that had found that site!

Thanks guys it's taken some time but it seems to be getting toward the end of the journey
cheers
peter

[Greg]

Well Pete, it wasn't me that let them out, otherwise I would have put them on our site.
Greg