So its been slow progress this month we have the tank off for welding and refurb but on board there isn't much i can get on with due to the awful weather of late . since just before christmas all we seam to have had is rain rain and yet more rain , that is until i go to work and the sun comes out - sods law that. Although we haven't got with much there is still the odd job to do and each week we need to get to the boat to check all is ok and to charge the batteries up, the mooring is good and there isn't any water ingress. this is often on a friday evening and just this takes a good 2 - 3 hrs to do although this week me and the lads went out and managed to get one job complete which was to paint the area behind where the fuel tank is located in preparation for refitting . We again only had a small weather window to get on with anything outside but as we all know everything takes 3 times longer than expected. Not being able to complete any of the jobs on the list would mean having a large hole for water to get in through - not ideal. So while Jake got on with the painting part of today [ he is smaller and fits in the engine bay better] i got on with organising the aft cabin sorting spares and tools and planning other jobs that need to be done soon. In the mean time Adam kept himself busy with drawing and coloring in and making drinks for us all So we managed to get the weekly checks done - paint the space for the fuel tank and tidy up a little .
Hopefully spring is round the corner and dryness will follow soon if not i will have to look in to getting a cover over her to really crack on with the jobs on board .
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On purchasing Roysjoy she had the 3 sails on board and nothing else , 1 x 10oz genoa 1x main and 1x mizzen . while having a single set of good condition sails is fine on a motorsailer there is always room for improvement within the sails locker . On our few short sails so far with her we have had low wind conditions and while the main and mizen were ok the Genoa was a waste of time being made of heavy 10oz material so ever since we have been looking to add some lighter material sails for low wind conditions . Its taken over 6mth to find any the correct size that were local and that were not over priced [ or out of our minimal budget] But finally a local guy in Plymouth came up trumps having replaced his yachts sails he was selling a bundle of jibs and genoas so a trip to have a look was in order . So one wet sunday morning in feb me and the lads set of to take a peek with fingers crossed that they would be usable and the correct dimensions for Roysjoy . On arrival we thought we were coming to get 1 or 2 but after laying out each sail everyone had its merits and a price for the lot was agreed then they were all stuffed in the back of the family runaround . So after laying them out in the drizzle it was time to dry them all out and pack them away in wait for a day of calm to see which ones would work best. In the uk in winter its not easy to launder sails at home unless you have a large workshop or unit to borrow which we don't have so we opted to hang them up in the only place we had , at home in the warm and dry of the cottage . Luckily we have a long passageway between 3 rooms with 2 woodburners in making ideal sail drying conditions . So 1 sail each 24 hrs was hung up between the kitchen , dining room and lounge . This way by the time i got home from work each evening the sail hanging was dry and ready to re pack then up with the next and so on over 6 days until all were dry inspected measured and packed . So the next dry still day we will be faffing about with sails on board to find the best of the bunch for the adjustments to our sail plan . We are hoping to add to the sail locker 1xno 1 jib 1x no2 jib and a light weight Genoa .
We do need to add a new fixed forestay along side the roller furler and also wish to add a inner stay to make her cutter rigged and even looking to make one in to a stay sail off the mizzen to optimize the amount of sailing possible on a heavy displacement motor sailer . Another night out on the river and another list of jobs to do that was until i noticed how wet part of our saloon lining was getting . We knew there was a minor leak or damp build up in this area but it had never been this bad , although with the sheer volume of rain and the boat having a list probably made it worse. So on finding the lining was sopping wet the first thing to do was rip this off and start to remove the timber trims and window trims although there was no major evidence of water ingress from many of these areas there was some from the aft window surround but that turned out to be minimal. After removing the foam backing of the lining i found that there were bolts from cleats and the inner stay of the mast almost all of these were leaking . On finding the leaky spots it was decided to get these removed and resealed although the nuts were 20mm and i only had up to 19mm grrrr - so an hour trip home was called for until i returned to find that the threads were too long to remove the nuts on all but 1 this was abandoned until i can make up a longer socket . I did however manage to remove the leaky eyebolt and and get on with removing the start of mould growth in some of the lockers . Part 2After making up the longer socket it was easy to now remove the 2 fittings for resealing . Both were found to have aged now brittle sealant in minimal quantities under them and clearly why there was water ingress . After removal came the cleanup and drying out of the surface underneath and inspection of the metalwork ready for installing and resealing . I also cut down the longer thread to ease future maintenance which also removed a small section of damaged thread where it had been crossed threaded in the past . Resealing i used Sikaflex 221 in brown which should last much longer than many other sealants out there and is much less noticeable against the timber toe rail . The second fitting was much easier having only one through bolt and 4 surface screws , the exact same process was used but 1/2 the time of the first This has been a simple little job so far to seal up and cost nothing to do but the job overall is a much bigger task. Now that the leak has been resolved i now have the cleanup of the entire port side saloon area drying out the lockers directly below this area re- attaching the head lining and refitting all the trims and panels something that is going to take a good few evenings to complete all down to 2 simple fittings and 3 little bolt holes - Nothing is never straight forward of a boat but that's why we love it .
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April 2018
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