Restoration 2007 - 2010

Today is July 18, 2010, and the boat has been launched and tested. As can be seen in the list of tasks below, most of the tasks have been completed. I had to postpone some of the tasks for the winter, otherwise, we wouldn't get the boat in the water this year. It is primarily the very cold winter that is the cause of the delay, but there have also been a few unexpected things that needed to be done such as eplacement of approx. 500 screws at the bottom.

But now that most of the renovation work is done, we look forward to enjoying using the boat.

I have planned the following renovation tasks (green color = job done):

Hull and superstructure:

• New wheelhouse roof. The new roof will be made as a sandwich-construction with mahogany boards at the bottom, oil-hardened masonite in the middle and teak boards at the top. The roof needs to be corrected as it has sunk a few centimeters at the aft end. The new roof will have a hatch above the helm
• The corners on the leading edge of the cabin will be made rounded as they were originally
• New rounded edge moldings around both cabins
• Replace approx. 3 meters of the side deck on both sides
• The fiberglass on the front edge of the wheelhouse will be removed and the wood underneath renovated
• All fittings and windows will be removed, all varnish scraped from the superstructure, miscellaneous damage will be repaired
• The upper board in the transom will be replaced
• The teak deck will be repaired, all teak boards in the rear deck will be replaced
• The teak deck will be re-caulked
• The roof of the front cabin will be straightened, all boards will be replaced and a layer of oil hardened masonite will be put on top
• The roof of the aft cabin will be straightened, repaired a layer of oil hardened masonite will be put on top
• New rails for the aft hatch will be manufactured and installed
• The aft hatch will be renovated
• The skylight will be being renovated
• New dorade boxes will be manufactured and installed
• All wood will be saturated with Owatrol D1 and varnished with Epifanes
• Both cabin roofs will be painted white with a layer of non-slip on top
• New skid lists for the side decks will be manufactured and installed
• A new canopy will be manufactured and installed
• New mahogany handrails will be manufactured and installed
• The last rusty screws will be replaced and the hull painted

Inside wheelhouse and cabins:

• All brackets and moldings will be removed in the wheelhouse, all varnish will be scraped off
• All varnish in the cabin will be scraped off
• A new cabin staircase will be manufactured and fitted
• The helm chair needs to be corrected
• The helm must be corrected
• New moldings for sliding windows will be manufactured and installed
• New moldings for windshields will be manufactured and installed
• A new cooling box will be installed the starboard side bench with the compressor under the floor
• The floors in both cabins, galley, and toilet will be scraped off, sanded and varnished
• New cushions for the wheelhouse will be manufactured
• All doors will be scraped off, sanded, and varnished
• Various doors will be repaired so they can close properly.
• The cabinet in the starboard side of the cabin will be corrected
• The interior of the cabin will be saturated with Owatrol D1 and varnished with Epifanes
• The keelson will be treated with linseed oil and be painted
• The engine compartment will be noise isolated
• Engine compartment ventilation will be installed
• A new petrol tank will be made of stainless steel and installed

Engine and driveline

• The engine will be taken out of the boat and cleaned
• Timing wheels will be replaced
• The 4 mm copper plate inserted under the cylinder head to lower the compression for petroleum operation will be removed.
• The cylinder head will be checked
• If possible, the heat exchanger will be repaired, otherwise, a new one will be installed
• The carburetor will be renovated (I have already bought a complete repair kit from the USA)
• The old paint will be removed from the engine and it will be painted Volvo Penta green
• A new exhaust bending with injector will be made of stainless steel and installed
• A new Phyton or Aquadrive will be fitted