Doing the Charleston!

[PeterCharleston]

Hi, Ref Lifting, just in a quandary as usual, the original plan was to get the boat repaired, pop her on a trailer and get some "experts" to fit the engines etc, then back to the shed . but the works have moved on so well and anything we have needed has been bought, borrowed or "acquired" , now the vague plan is to borrow the farms telehandler , fit the crane attachment to the forks, hang a block and tackle , hang the engines off the block and tackle and in we go !! what could possibly go wrong, simples. !

[Folly Reach]

I put my engines in off a chain hoist suspended from a framework on a forklift.
Sounds like you are all over it.

[Ben]

I used Owatrol Deks Olje D2 in my Huntsman 28 cockpit. I like the finish and that you can clean and dry then wipe on with a rag. But of course the cockpit is usually covered.

I've not tried D1.

People rave about Semco but I've not tried that.

The Wessex chemicals two part cleaner and brightener is very good, but you must wear gloves.

[PeterCharleston]

Hows that for a splash of paint, as near your polar White, Ben, as we could get, but gone a tad more Blue with the Oxford, just Akzo Nobel International with rollers and brushes, a big ol air compressor purchased unnecessarily ! but keeping the dust down a tough call.

[EWV]

Well done, that is looking great!

[Ben]

Nice!

I prefer a brush finish (Hamilton Perfection Plus with synthetic bristles, 3" on topsides is my weapon of choice)

[Folly Reach]

That is looking excellent. Whenever I have owned a Fairey boat I have striven to make the Transom in particular shine but that I think really does take all the prizes..I reckon I could shave in that reflection.

[Phil62]

Looking absolutely fantastic Pete, well done!

PS if you're still undecided on gearboxes, mine are ZF63 down angle 1.2:1 with 18x18 props, but she's well under-propped atm.
She leaps up on to the plane and revs out at about 25kts with 220 FPT's, however they are very torquey motors.

Handles like a dream in close quarters with the handed props though.
P

[PerHansson]

Blimey! "mirror envy" has taken on a whole new Fairey meaning! (no doubt someone will comment on your transom concrete blocks, how could you!?)

[PeterCharleston]

Took ages to get the Pug Lines Per !
Funnily enough i've had to give the wall a little re-build, don't tell the farmer, we attached the Jeep to the brickwork to winch Charleston into her shed and the blocks complained a little .
Yep really really pleased, thus far she is better than i could have ever expected/hoped for, these boats just seem to grab you by the throat.
So, a moment of reflection :- "keep working Pete, if you do it all yourself it will see you out"! "you have a blank canvas"! "just as long as she looks like a Fairey"! and numerous others that have made me smile, mine to you , don't count the money, i stopped last Christmas, it made me cry then, the bottom line now ? absolutely no intention of calculating !!.
More importantly she has kept me sane in a "******y" job last year and the crazy world of this year.
Absolutely amazing to see the amount of Faireys being fettled, re-built and restored, the reports in Fairey News are outstanding in the latest edition, Charles, Paul absolutely amazing production, truly a joy to hold and read, thankyou, its truly appreciated.
Sally and I wish you all a superb and safe Christmas and an amazing New Year, lets hope we can have some Fairey leisure pleasure in 2021.
My target of "in the water for 2021" ? engines, gearboxes, windscreen to find/build, wiring, plumbing, teak finishing, hatches to construct , interior to build, steering, rudders, stern tubes, shafts, props, an anchor, controls, dials, oh and a steering wheel, mmmmmm a bit to find and a bit to do then !

[PeterCharleston]

Happy New Year, to ALL
Fuel tanks ! just in the process of some final cleaning and getting ready to re-install.
Not sure if they are the originals ? Aero Aluminium with baffles and clad in GRP ? or perhaps an addition during Mr De Savarys ownership ? anyway they are in superb order except the fuel pick up pipe seems quite small, what size pipe in the tank should we have, bearing in mind the up-grade to Perkins M265Ti engines , i've had a look through the various Perkins manuals but not seen and reference to fuel pipe bore size , does anybody have any experience ?.
regards Peter

[tjsb]

Peter,

I have just emptied my tank to clean it and re-do the plumbing. For 6BT Cummins (and the old Ford Mermaids, the fuel pick ups are 3/8" OD copper pipe (the original fittings). I think the original then went into 5/16" plastic, but I use 3/8" ID hydraulic hose as it is reinforced, strong and non collapsible, as well as being resistant to damage. Before settling on a size, check you can get the right elbows and compression fittings to match - mine had UNS (not UNF) threads on the compression fittings into BSPP threads on the fittings on the top of the tank. You also want to ensure you can get fittings in brass or 316 as steel will rot at speed.

As for the blocks in the farm, I could have lent you a ground anchor...

Toby

[PeterCharleston]

Hi Toby, many thanks, I've found a Perkins install manual and that says 3/8" OD as well, i'll give it a measure. The tanks have a mix of threads with adapters etc, so will try and standardise, I like the sound of Hydraulic pipe, my 'tidy copper bending' skills leave a bit to be desired!!
Yep it was a moment when my youngest son in law said "not sure a barn wall should flex like that" !! I've now chem-fixed lifting eyes into the floor at strategic points around the barn and can move her around easily now.

[Ben]

Pete

I have the Sabre install manual, page 33, says 3/8ths BSP which suggests to me the minimum bore size is 3/8ths since BSP is nominally sized by bore.

It goes on to say you can use copper or steel 10mm OD.

I'll email you the pdf.

[PeterCharleston]

Cheers Ben, the copper pipe that drops into the the Fuel Tanks has an O/D of just a smidge under 10mm, it just looks such a tiny inner bore for a guzzling 6 cylinder Perkins M265Ti.