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- 29 Jan 2024, 22:50
- Forum: Get Togethers and Events
- Topic: The Paynesville Classic Boat Rally 2-3 Mar 2024
- Replies: 36
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Re: The Paynesville Classic Boat Rally 2-3 Mar 2024
Guys - can we create a list of boats/drivers attending. I'm in with Nirvana. Who else?
- 28 Jan 2024, 21:09
- Forum: Main Room
- Topic: Nirvana 1941 Chris Craft
- Replies: 332
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Re: Nirvana 1941 Chris Craft
The drive train is now all lined up & locked down. Skeg and log sikaflexed & bolted in. Fitted the log gland, transmission flange and safety collar. Tomorrow I'll lock wire the bolts on the flange and replace the log screws with the right ones (longer) when they arrive tomorrow. Lots of smal...
- 26 Jan 2024, 19:21
- Forum: Main Room
- Topic: Nirvana 1941 Chris Craft
- Replies: 332
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Re: Nirvana 1941 Chris Craft
Very satisfying day today with the engine 75% in & lined up. Now that I know the engine lines up nicely with the skeg & the log, I can go ahead and Sika both into place & bolt up. I also can see now that the fuel tank can be removed without having to pull the engine out.
- 24 Jan 2024, 11:11
- Forum: Main Room
- Topic: Nirvana 1941 Chris Craft
- Replies: 332
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Re: Nirvana 1941 Chris Craft
Moving forward now to get the engine in and lined up. First task is to get the skeg and log in line. The shaft log has some prop shaft wear on the bottom of the hole meaning that the alingment was out. Oddly the bolt holes for the skeg were also slightly off, maybe by a half a bolt hole width. I fig...
- 20 Jan 2024, 22:56
- Forum: Main Room
- Topic: Nirvana 1941 Chris Craft
- Replies: 332
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Re: Nirvana 1941 Chris Craft
It's me! I'm a measure once cut twice kinda guy!
- 17 Jan 2024, 14:03
- Forum: Main Room
- Topic: Nirvana 1941 Chris Craft
- Replies: 332
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Re: Nirvana 1941 Chris Craft
Since the engine came back from Craig, I've been busy chipping my way through a seemingly endless list of small but essential jobs on the engine & the hull fit out. A few of these include fitting the final gauge, the oil pressure gauge, figuring out & sourcing oil pressure fittings and water...
- 14 Jan 2024, 22:07
- Forum: Main Room
- Topic: Nirvana 1941 Chris Craft
- Replies: 332
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Re: Nirvana 1941 Chris Craft
The wheel nuts are the same size as the socket on the rattle gun.
- 08 Jan 2024, 08:22
- Forum: Main Room
- Topic: Nirvana 1941 Chris Craft
- Replies: 332
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Re: Nirvana 1941 Chris Craft
After months and months of chasing our tail, the little & 83 year old ageing Hercules lives again. My eternal thanks to Craig for his mechanical & engineering excellence- without his unwavering contribution and support this engine would have wound up as scrap. Its still not without its issue...
- 06 Jan 2024, 22:10
- Forum: Main Room
- Topic: Nirvana 1941 Chris Craft
- Replies: 332
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Re: Nirvana 1941 Chris Craft
Better too big than too small Al. Now where have I heard that before?
- 06 Jan 2024, 19:56
- Forum: Main Room
- Topic: Nirvana 1941 Chris Craft
- Replies: 332
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Re: Nirvana 1941 Chris Craft
The grand kids & their parents have gone and I got a therapeutic afternoon back on Nirvana. Water pick up in, fuel tank breather in & bilge pump outlet in. A Sika kind of an arvo to kick off 2024. Huge news coming tomorrow, so big that I won't sleep a wink at all tonight.