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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2017 19:59:44 GMT
She's looking good Gazza, hull looks like new. I'm sure your daughters contribution's have made all the difference...π What with the posh new throne room life on the water this year is going to be peachyπ Ta! We've got it down to a fine art, actually getting the paint on only takes a couple of hours. This time I used tack cloths to give it a quick clean before we painted. Was pleased with the results. I've a Buckingham and a Freeman to do in a few weeks. My mate and I help each other, halves the time and keeps you sane! The new throne will be a massive step forward, freed from the shackles of the thunderbox - I haven't been so excited in ages π©π©ππ
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Post by JohnV on Mar 13, 2017 20:06:48 GMT
Busy day on Sabina H ........ making and fitting hinges and catches to the engine room hatches ...... lots of welding ..... then lots of grinding out and trying again Too knackered to do a proper report. Superb day down here on the Estuary ..... warm enough to be working outside in a tee shirt !!!
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Post by faffer on Mar 14, 2017 3:53:28 GMT
She's looking good Gazza, hull looks like new. I'm sure your daughters contribution's have made all the difference...π What with the posh new throne room life on the water this year is going to be peachyπ Ta! We've got it down to a fine art, actually getting the paint on only takes a couple of hours. This time I used tack cloths to give it a quick clean before we painted. Was pleased with the results. I've a Buckingham and a Freeman to do in a few weeks. My mate and I help each other, halves the time and keeps you sane! The new throne will be a massive step forward, freed from the shackles of the thunderbox - I haven't been so excited in ages π©π©ππ Well worth all the effort kida. Best bit is when you are done and you get to grab a cider sit back and enjoy Busy day on Sabina H ........ making and fitting hinges and catches to the engine room hatches ...... lots of welding ..... then lots of grinding out and trying again Too knackered to do a proper report. Superb day down here on the Estuary ..... warm enough to be working outside in a tee shirt !!! Hope your not aching to much this morning John. Aint it good though to know you got so muc done even though you cant move a muscle lol
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2017 16:22:56 GMT
The water cooled manifold is now on the Kubota in the Northern Star, it has allowed a rejig of the exhaust making room for a cauliflower. Two extra 90Β° elbows were required to get it from the water lock silencer to the skin fitting, I had one vetus one in stock but nothing for the second. A rummage around at work yielded a 2" bend and a 2" hose tail. 10 minutes with the grinder and the welder had them joined in unholy matrimony
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Post by JohnV on Mar 14, 2017 17:29:45 GMT
I categorically refuse to put up close up photos of my welding ....... so there !!!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2017 18:56:58 GMT
I categorically refuse to put up close up photos of my welding ....... so there !!! Don't be shy π It's a good way of telling how you could improve your welding. Amps (too low, too high) electrode selection and angle, travel speed (too slow, too fast) arc length and a whole host of other parameters. 95β
+ of the time inspection is normally visual anyway - we do the odd bit of Non Destructive Testing - Dye penetrant mainly and we have had the MPI man out a couple of times. I haven't done any destructive testing since tech.
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Post by JohnV on Mar 14, 2017 19:04:49 GMT
I can often look at the weld and make a fair stab at what I did wrong ....... but knowing what you did wrong is only half way to doing it right !!! My problem is lack of practise ...... I just about get my hand/eye in then the job is done ...... it's then ages before I get to weld again, by then I have forgotten it all
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2017 19:07:56 GMT
Practice really does make perfect. I'm a big ring rusty on pipework, to be top hole you need to be rattling it in day in day out. It's a much smaller part of my job than it had previously been. Still haven't managed to weld two sheets of the News of the World together yet. My lecturer reckoned you could call yourself a welder when you could do that
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Post by JohnV on Mar 14, 2017 19:16:06 GMT
Still haven't managed to weld two sheets of the News of the World together yet. My lecturer reckoned you could call yourself a welder when you could do that The son of a chap I know is an incredible welder, I have seen a model plane he welded up out of flattened out old bean cans. I stand in total awe of that kind of skill ........ unfortunately he lives in Devon ......... I am happy enough if the weld holds and when painted doesn't look too disgusting
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2017 20:27:14 GMT
Still haven't managed to weld two sheets of the News of the World together yet. My lecturer reckoned you could call yourself a welder when you could do that The son of a chap I know is an incredible welder, I have seen a model plane he welded up out of flattened out old bean cans. Β I stand in total awe of that kind of skill ........ unfortunately he lives in Devon ......... I am happy enough if the weld holds and when painted doesn't look too disgusting Β Β My mentor as an apprentice was a highly skilled welder and metal basher - he made a stainless steel model of a grain rolling mill for a colleague that was retiring - complete with a hopper full of dents from repeated beatings over the years to clear blockages! Good bloke to learn your trade under.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2017 19:32:18 GMT
Where are we at then I hear you all cry....!! Funny old day today, our boat club has a work party in spring and autumn - today was the day for the spring one - I spent several hours getting drenched pressure washing the skylights in the paint dock followed by a dodgy hour and a half scrubbing them with a telescopic brush up on the roof - thankfully the brush broke 5 panels from the finish meaning my almost certain dunking was postponed for another day I could then turn my attention back to the boat(s) Heads are coming along nicely, I had a bit of buggering about to do with the exhaust for the Wallas heater and a Mikalor hose clamp to fit to the toilet seacock - knocked those two on the head, refitted the transom corner fenders and had a general tidy up. Now the warmer weather is round the corner a high priority job presented itself - the fridge was removed for the engine lift, I lodged it back in its housing but left off reconnecting it. It's now back fully functioning on gas, 12v and 240v, cold beer is now once again available πππ Back at it tomorrow, hoping to sort a large portion of the engine cooling and domestic water plumbing before we retire to the bar for a well earned beer πͺπͺπͺπ
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Post by JohnV on Mar 18, 2017 19:43:07 GMT
A couple more busy days. Checking round all the bits and pieces and fixtures, I found some more bits that need attention. The flexible hoses on the hydraulic steering are a bit worse for wear after 16 or 17 years exposure to the sun and weather with severe cracking of the outer casing. There is no point in pussy footing around steering ..... it needs to be 100% reliable. So yesterday it was a visit to the local pipe place to get the 6 pipes made up plus a gallon of hydraulic oil to top the system up ........ but the wallet was screaming for mercy !!! Then to the transformer winders to pick up the 3.5Kw isolating transformer I had ordered. after that the wallet was in terminal shock The other job will be cheaper but more fiddly ........ Two of the uprights of my handrails have severe corrosion at the base (the deck on Sabina is a bit like a ploughed field and those two are in spots that often have water lying) I think I have worked out a suitable repair method. ( need a fingers crossed smiley) Today I changed the hoses and cut the steel and drilled the bolt holes for the support I need for lowering the mast (the old one was cut off a few years back when I replaced the skylight with a slightly larger one) The mast needs to come down as it is developing rot in a couple of places. .... It looks right on her but I don't think I will replace it just yet, I'll just put up a short steel stub to hold the foremast and anchor lights lights. Tomorrow if the weather is ok I'll have a go at the handrail repair and weld the mast support to the deck (and I'll try and remember to take some photos)
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Post by JohnV on Mar 19, 2017 12:55:59 GMT
Spent this morning trying my method of handrail repair out. I find it very tiring doing any welding, the concentration needed is intense and after an hour or so I end up with a headache I found some scrap pipe with about a 3mm wall whose inner diameter was almost the same as the uprights on my hand rail. I cut off a short length and split it lengthways and fitted it over the original tube SAM_0618 by mudlarker2, on Flickr I then welded it up (be kind Gazza) I was actually fairly happy with the verts and the top ring wasn't that much of a disaster (bloody awkward to get to as for part of it you were having to stick your head through the rail and wave the rod somewhere in the direction of the steel) the base was a bugger and ended up with multi runs finishing off with a bigger rod and 130A still it's on !!! SAM_0619 by mudlarker2, on Flickr Still by the time it had been ground back a bit and had a coat of red oxide slapped on it doesn't look as bad as some I have seen !!! anyway it holds firm when I hurl my weight at the rail ....... so it ain't goin' anywhere SAM_0620 by mudlarker2, on Flickr
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Post by lollygagger on Mar 19, 2017 13:22:41 GMT
Clean, clean, clean, then clean again, then weld. Grinder clean bright steel. You know that of course... Welding to rust? Tut tut.
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Post by JohnV on Mar 19, 2017 13:25:18 GMT
Clean, clean, clean, then clean again, then weld. Grinder clean bright steel. You know that of course... Welding to rust? Tut tut. trouble comes when it's not possible to get the grinder into the gap (even with .... shock horror... . the safety guard removed)
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