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Re: A Tasmanian experience

Posted: 22 Nov 2010, 21:08
by Chivs
Celery top pine stern/transom taking shape. King Billy pine trim around the perimeter and Celery in the center of transom.

Re: A Tasmanian experience

Posted: 22 Nov 2010, 21:18
by Chivs
Starting to look good, hull now painted white and bottom black. Next worry is cutting the holes into my beautiful transom for the exhausts.

Re: A Tasmanian experience

Posted: 22 Nov 2010, 21:18
by Chivs
Starting to look good, hull now painted white and bottom black. Next worry is cutting the holes into my beautiful transom for the exhausts.

Re: A Tasmanian experience

Posted: 22 Nov 2010, 21:50
by rayza1
I know what you mean about the clamps, i had to do a scrounging run half way through putting the deck on the "WORRY" and i had an even dozen, nowhere near enough !!

Re: A Tasmanian experience

Posted: 23 Nov 2010, 20:51
by Chivs
Blue gum engine beds which have been squared up, shaped, cut and fitted ready to be secured to the hull. Photo also shows that I spent a bit of extra time cleaning up the hull planks where the engine will eventually be fitted, sealed them with a clear finish.

Re: A Tasmanian experience

Posted: 23 Nov 2010, 20:56
by Chivs
Its 18/4/08 after a lot of worry what colour to paint interior I ended up with Safron. The engine beds black and the flooring is King Billy Pine.

Re: A Tasmanian experience

Posted: 23 Nov 2010, 21:02
by Chivs
Next worry, which required lots of discussion about method and execution to get a hole through the keel for the prop shaft. As a result we drilled a pilot hole first just in case it tracked off and ended up comming out the side instead of the back.

Re: A Tasmanian experience

Posted: 23 Nov 2010, 21:06
by Chivs
Next, photo of borer made up to make hole bigger enough for stern tube to be fitted.

Re: A Tasmanian experience

Posted: 23 Nov 2010, 21:11
by Chivs
To start with we worked the borer in by hand to ensure it followed the pilot hole, later to quote Bruce "It was a honeymoon job; straight in and beautiful!" :P

Re: A Tasmanian experience

Posted: 23 Nov 2010, 21:14
by Chivs
Photo of stern tube and shaft fitted.