Adam F Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 Well the hard work last week has started to pay off. We had 6 full 12 hour days with 3 of us working supported by good advice from our local life saver Pete finished the welding this morning and I picked the welds this afternoon. So we now have the two Vetus pantograph wipers fitted, the cockpit rails, bulkhead hand rails, roof rails and the superb bow rail all finished and in place. I spent most of the week modifying the engine box as the std affair was in our opinion very poor and allow water to enter the engine bay, and didnt allow full access to the engine room. Bob moved further with the electics and finally we have 3/4 of the 2" D fender fitted...phew! Getting closer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
great white Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 Wow she has come on a pace in the few weeks since we popped up to have a look and a chat. The rails look good, I like the roof ones they remind me of something And the D fender looks better on the boat than in my garden. Cracking effort guys well done Charlie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alun j. Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 Hey ... well done!! It's come on a lot in the last few days. ... and looking real quality as well !! ........would I expect any less from these experts???...and perfectionists! Looking forward to cracking the fizzy! Alun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam F Posted July 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 Thanks guys. It has been amazing how much we both underestimated the task - not that it's been a problem, we are both loving every minute of it, and I rush home from work each day just to snatch a few hours work on her. Cair Paravel fit them out in 2 weeks, but then they are just bolting kit on. We have made several major adjustments to the basic boat and are speccing it as high as our skills, time and budget allow. Some days it seems like she'll be in the water next week, other days it seems months off.... One thing is for such - I dont think I'd ever have a factory boat again, it is just great knowing how every inch of the boat is built and constructed as it allows almost all kit to be configured or even manufactured the way you want it. Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mw Posted July 15, 2008 Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 Adam &Bob its looking good it always takes moretime than you think i bought a boat that needed a couple of week to put right six weeks on still not done i did take it out today i think i will need a seat like yours as it slames like mad ive sold my othere boat now so will have to get used to it mark w Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam F Posted July 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 Mark, What did you go for in the end? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mw Posted July 15, 2008 Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 A cheap wilson flyer not sure how long i will keep it but at leaste ill not lose any money on this one been looking on line for seats is it a kab? out of interest what welder did you use mark w Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam F Posted July 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 It's similar to a kab, but not the price of a kab. Came from Jennings seating, they are on the web. Welder - the unit was a TIG, but it's a long story how we actually got it done in the end! Welding is somehting I know nothing about, so this was a steep learnign curve. Are you building the flyer from scratch? Bit of a change from the Featon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mw Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 No it used to be a bass fishing boat but the owner was not getting any money from it so he just left it at rockly to rot when i bought it it was full of water no batteries someof the deck was missing wirring was wet hydrolic needed sorting after doing all the that went to take it and just like the featon i had no steering but it only needed bleeding they have put the featon on at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomBettle Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 they have put the featon on at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.