Lockdown work

[tjsb]

Dear all,

My lockdown work has taken rather longer than expected, but launched today. It included:
Rewire engines
Make new dash looms and cables with multi way connectors
Remove, refurbish and fit hatch and hatch surround
Remove and refurbish mast
Fit new exhausts and exhaust outlets and repaint stern
Extend trim tab bottle screws
Rebore turbocharger
Repair intercooler
Repair starter motor
flush cooling system
replace sacrificial wiring and anodes (including the ones in the intercoolers)
Replace fuel lines and taps, agglomerator and fuel filters
Drain clean and refill fuel tank (with filtered fuel)
Replace fuel tank breather, replace one fuel tank lid and refurbish the other
Replace pick up gauze on fuel pick ups (note these had a load of gunk in them, so worth checking if it's been a while
Replace lift pumps

Launched just in time for Cowes Week and overnight next to the new Spearfish 32 at Northshore. Next year I'll get on with the jobs I haven't had time to complete.

For the record, Northshore have been absolutely brilliant, excellent value, very flexible, professional and probably the friendliest boatyard I've been to - I would recommend them
Happy boating

Toby

[Firefly]

Old boats Toby, that's your problem. Buy a nice new Spearfish 32 and you will have very little to do except use it. Who cares about depreciation and paying for servicing and polishing etc. Plus only poor people antifoul their own boats.
You might be bored with a new boat you say, well just work longer hours and you might earn enough to help towards the marine hourly rates.
David