Winter Jobs !?

[Jeff]

Originally Posted by Razorbill RIBs

Have a couple of sets of these from CC to swap into the Optis on the Arctic over the winter too... What thread lock will you be using on the screws out of interest? Read reports of factory stuff failing and pulling screws through

Blue loctite ,,, unless anyone knows any different. Correct torque and not over-tightened which can be an issue apparently.

[willk]

Santa arrived in a DHL uniform earlier today with my present to me.

Home assembly required....

[gareth9702]

Three winter jobs on the Revenger.

Finish re-wiring. I did the battery and bilge pump wiring last winter to ensure the boat could be used safely. I now need to make a neater job of the instrument wiring.

Get the fuel gauge to read correctly. I bought a new gauge last summer but that made no difference so I need to access the sender and isolate where the problem lies.

Remove the cheap non-slip paint a previous owner applied to the deck. This has been slowly removing itself so looks very patchy. Any suggestions on how to do this? I am cautious about applying paint stripper because of the hypalon tubes and rubber seals.

The most important job is looking forward to getting back on the water!

[Pikey Dave]

Originally Posted by willk

Santa arrived in a DHL uniform earlier today with my present to me.

Home assembly required....

You do know there's no going back😁

Wasn't there a bloke on here who reckoned that copper coat added about 20kn to his top speed😏

[diver 1]

Stripping, and re-spraying power trim motor (again) as seems prone to corrosion!

Building a removable DIY rear bench seat with decent cushions for mrs and todler to use.

Removing forward deck flood light and fitting to house as a garden flood light instead.

Thorough clean and polish of tubes to remove grease from mooring chains earlier this year.

Add junction box for A frame Nav lights and fit new port / stbd lights.

[Bucksribster]

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Building a removable DIY rear bench seat with decent cushions for mrs and todler [/QUOTE]


If you find a good way of doing the bench seat, i am thinking of doing the same.....

[willk]

Originally Posted by Pikey Dave

You do know there's no going back��

*sighs* I have fought the good fight and am weary at the thought of yet another season harvesting Barney McCools

I'm looking forward to the extra 20kts though...

[diver 1]

Originally Posted by Bucksribster

If you find a good way of doing the bench seat, i am thinking of doing the same.....

Well it started by me showing her a triple jockey seat I was hoping to buy, then her saying she wanted a bench. I don't really like the idea hence the result being a) easily removable, b) very cheap c) useable as a garden bench of sorts when it gets permanently left off the rib.

Its work in progress made from 18mm ply and part of a pallet. Its pretty rough to be fair. I installed it today for a trial fit and was surprised how easy it was to fit (<2 min) and how solid it was. Cushion material should arrive tomorrow.

Anyone wants pics for laughing purposes then maybe I'll put on separate post? I'm sure I've seen similar things in the past

[jeffstevens763@g]

i did this the seat is a canoe seat and the frame 316 handrail pipe & fittings easy to make a proper backrest ir required.

cheers

[diver 1]

Here are some pictures

[Erin]

Originally Posted by willk

Santa arrived in a DHL uniform earlier today with my present to me.

Home assembly required....

That should make your sib twinkle like a star.

[Jeff]

Finally got round to the various jobs ,,, and reeds done 😊 Much easier than I thought. Razor bill ,, your mailbox is full so I can't send you a PM. It's red loctite to use and got good advice on lapping the rubber coated cages from BBC Boards. Links if you need them , unless you're ahead of me 😊

[Bern Hanreck]

I had my prop and skeg repaired by my local Yamaha dealer before I put her to bed for the winter but with Spring ( momentarily ) in the air yesterday , I made a start on replacing the original Garmin Fishfinder 160 ( an original fitting so approx 15 years old ) .

I was horrified at the state of the transponder cable which had morphed into a set of mini-intestines for about 3 metres ( but delighted that even so , I managed to use it a s a pull-through for the new transponder cable ) . Just the console end to sort out now when Spring returns.......

[jeffstevens763@g]

Originally Posted by Bern Hanreck

I had my prop and skeg repaired by my local Yamaha dealer before I put her to bed for the winter but with Spring ( momentarily ) in the air yesterday , I made a start on replacing the original Garmin Fishfinder 160 ( an original fitting so approx 15 years old ) .

I was horrified at the state of the transponder cable which had morphed into a set of mini-intestines for about 3 metres ( but delighted that even so , I managed to use it a s a pull-through for the new transponder cable ) . Just the console end to sort out now when Spring returns.......

not petrol damage is it bern

[Bern Hanreck]

not petrol damage is it bern

To the best of my knowledge no ! Just old & worn out.........like me !

[blueboy758]

Well that was good timing to sort that out, rather than mid summer or even worse it failed. 😳

I'm on with sitting a proper fixing location for O2 and fitting a auxiliary engine bracket. 😐 taking my time putting the first holes in tho ! 😂

[blueboy758]

well after whats seemed like a long lay up, finally got the boat on the water for a full shake down before ERR, and everything seems hunky :-)

[ijmac]

Replace faulty VHF coax cable, replace VHF radio, fit new aerial, replace Bradley hitch, replace brakes, replace bow snubber, replace throttle/shift cables, install Garmin 451s, replace switch panel and electric cabling/connectors in console, gelcoat repair, measure up and fit new boat cover, fit Go Pro, install Battery switch, replace battery and fuel separator filter. Fit new prop. Now to enjoy

[blueboy758]

So, it really is a new boat ☺️lol