Rob

Bow repair, the dark showing through is part of an old repair. I can assure you, this a baby bum smooth!

Dale who is a reasonably new member and friend of mine, called for some advice regarding his Orkney 520. He was asking about the screws holding on his sounder transducer. When I saw the photo of the 9 screw hols...........I knew I'd need a bit of work. He keeps the boat on the water and therefore was looking for something that was appropriate. On initial my thoughts were, if we can plug the holes and fill with resin, we could be good. Thanks to Adam for the materials as he has plenty hanging about with all the work his is completing on Kodiak. I met Dale through Adam as they move in the same shooting circles. When water started to pour out of the screw holes, I was wondering what else was impacted. Thoughts of soggy tansome wood etc. however, drilling out the holes, there was.notbing there. Just a gap and some water flowing out. Not much but more than you want to see from a sealed compartment. On advice from Adam, I called Orkney who were very helpful. The wood they install sits 5" above the bottom of the keel and a few inches short of the gunnels. Red area. Phew, this means there has been no wood sat in water! So, flap disc off the AF, epoxy layer and gel coat. Then fill holes with sikaflex and get glassing. A few hefty sheets of glass, some flowcoat and it's looking good. As a solution to keep all holes above the waterline, I made a bracket from chopping board. This meant, we could use physical fixing nice and high, and sikaflex the lower to the hull. It was 3 boards thick, to give some meat to screw the transducer to. Happy days! With some mixed flowcoat (not colour matched but better than nothing), I repaired some old repairs on the bow. Plus, got rid of plenty of chips that were inherited. Beggeds can't be choosers!!!!!!!! A few extra jobs like some sikaflex around a drain, there was a cracked compartment lid (which had too much flex and had cracked). This was again patched with glass and flowcoated. We attached some rubber strips to reduce the flex in the lid if stood on again. Overall, in a good place for her to be launched in the near future. Just needs some anti-foul and good to go.

Enjoy Tony! R

He's too busy to look on here, he is currently built the catering hub on Kodiak!!! Hopefully he will do a write up of what's been done. The classic "just needs a little love", well, that turned out to be slightly off. As Ian and Adam can't have anything below par.......so, she isn't now! Can't wait to be out and enjoying her with the guys. R

Enjoy mate

Enjoy! R

Enjoy Dean! R

Enjoy Andy! R

Indeed you are Sir! R

Enjoy!

Good talk and such a generous guy as always! R

I hope we still see you on here and at the occasional meeting Pete! Don't be a stranger! Rob

Enjoy Ian!

Enjoy Brian!

Enjoy Martin!

Back it up a little bit more.......

Enjoy Dave!

Being a housewife is dangerous Jim, take care and keep em peeled! Danger never takes a day off! R

Cheers all, very long day shooting and fishing.......does it get any better!!!

Maybe Steve just has a big anchor! Need a banana for scale!!!

Enjoy!!

Looks horrible: BBC News - Two rescued from boat fire off Ventnor, Isle of Wight https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-67389975

Enjoy Pete

Enjoy Sir!

Enjoy Nige! R