Weekly Progress Report 13

Where Next?
Bob Williams
Sun 31 May 2020 03:02

We have had quite a bit of rain over the last week so progress has been slowed down s. Main achievements this week are:

  • The agricultural dog-clutch style connector on the prop shaft has now been replaced with a shiny new flange and flexible coupling.

Before:

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and after:

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  • The holes in the port side of the hull have been welded up and this week I will weld in some more doubler plates where the hull is a bit thin. Hopefully by the end of this week this section will be all painted out and we will be ready to think about a new layout for this side of the saloon.
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  • The inside of the starboard water tank has been repainted. Next job will be to fit the lid and maybe reinstall it if all goes well.
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  • The bilge pump manifold has been completed and again, when the weather improves, I hope to complete reinstalling all the bilge pumps later in the week.
Inlets:
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Outlet:
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Inlet valve control board:
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  • And finally, Sylph got a nice new bell as a birthday present from Kate, also in memory of my late brother, Peter.
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All is well.