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diesel tank works the fwad bulkhead could do with some fairing to even out the imperfections so i faired and sanded it will need a second pass with the fairing compound, but it was enough for me to epoxy the fwd diesel tank wall. fairing.jpeg diesel tank fwd wall.jpeg the tank lid will not be placed...

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i know...even i am surprised it fits this perfect!!! such a good fit.jpeg i think i will end up glueing the oversized trim stopper to the actual hatch, as opposed to glueing it to the bulkhead, reason being that if i do that i will be shrinking the entrance size by 35 mm in all sides, ie, 70mm, whic...

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trying to see the future layout on the V berth by scribbling some lines trying to get some lines.jpeg you might need to zoom in to see the lines. the upper ones refer to the fore/aft wall running from the bulkhead to the anchor locker the bottom lines, triangle shaped, refer to the cabin floor still...

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finally installed the fwd pvc pipe conduit for that to happen i wanted to glass in the storage partitions first in an effort to have them contouring the pipe to the sheerclamp. i also finished gluing and reinforcing at the main bulkhead partitions laminations WhatsApp Image 2022-11-19 at 18.29.25.jp...

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V berth furniture layout did a rough fit of the cut pieces that will lay the foundation for the storage organization layout. there will be more elements (not vertical though) to laminate and close the spaces created to stb the idea is to have a small wet locker just by the main bulkhead, followed by...

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solving the mistery box case.... well this is what ive done with that second laminated box mistery box.jpeg got it trimmed to size, tabbed and laminated to the hull final place.jpeg it was a very big diamond hole saw! hole done.jpeg inspection port inspection port.jpeg i couldnt just let the chance ...

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she is a beauty!!
nice work

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the following photos are just glass reinforcements done to the chainplates backplates 4 layers of biax were used for each spot port aft and main backplate after lam port chainplate reinforcement.jpeg port fwd and main backplate reforcing port fwd and main chainplates.jpeg stb fwd reinforcing rigging...

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port locker i had the G10 sheet cut so i did a rough fit overall view port cabinet.jpeg clearly i need to extend that to its final length rough fit port cabinet.jpeg im actually going to extend at the fwd end in both lenght and height to maintain everything levelled. this was cut using the same temp...

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Stb cabinet floor lamination stb cabinet floor lam.jpeg its been great to have a temporary shelve to put things again while working. its the small things!! finally tabbed the bit i had to cut out of the bulkhead completing the bulkhead.jpeg and then proceed to laminate the top section and the small ...

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cracking on the interior furniture pieces for stb side needed to do some patterning first... floor template patterning the floor.jpeg then the walls for the cubby boxes patterning the partitions.jpeg onto the G10 sheets cabinet floor.jpeg rough initital fit rought fit.jpeg rought fit 2.jpeg had to r...

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glassing the port locker/aft locker semi bulkhead
before

after

this semi bullkhead will become part the aft wall of the integrated diesel tank to be done in the near future

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got around to laminate the anchor locker floor. im thinking of filling it up with 2 pound polyurethance expanding foam, since i cant do anything with that enclosed space. ii will then make an opening and pour the mix thru that and glass it in the end anchor locker floor lam.jpeg lamination of port b...

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port locker lid tabbed in port locker lid tabbed in.jpeg STB locker lid laminated stb locker lid laminated.jpeg it will be a real pain to laminate on the inside but it what it is, no shortcuts. i want the furniture to play a role in reinforcing the hull kinda like that matrix thru which modern grp b...

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quizz

a new box, a inspection port and its correspondent hole saw...
can anyone guess what, and where?!

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winch and mast step removal decided to remove the remaining winch before wnch removl before.jpeg after winch removal after.jpeg and the same on the mast step before ast step before.jpeg after mast step after.jpeg im sketching up a new mast step, with a different shape and having dead eyes welded ont...

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STB sheerclamp the last section of the sheerclamp still to be replaced by G10 dry fit stb sheerclamp dry fit.jpeg epoxied in epoxied in.jpeg excess resin need to be removed and sanded to receive the 30mm G10 section to be placed on top of it. thru which the big external chainplate will be bolted

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port bunk/locker works the semi partitions were laminated to the hull port berth storage lams.jpeg after that the lid was dry fitted and the access hatches were cut port locker storage.jpeg port locker storage cutout.jpeg the fwd access hatch is smaller than the middle and aft one, since the deadris...

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anchor locker works having previously cut the anchor locker bulkhead (and accounted for my mistake.....hehe) it was time to determine the acess hatch shape, size and location within the bullhead itself hatch cutout.jpeg weird shape isnt it? but i fit it and it grants me acess to the very nose of the...

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hi atomvoyager thanks i guess i did in some other post, but dont ask me which haha aniway the reason im going with G10 is, it will never, ever, rot, pretty stable material, reusable. its strong: it basically impossible to bend and break a full sheet 6 mm thick of this stuff. i can bend and break a 6...

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got a few hours today to get around some templating, cutting and rought fits around the STB berth sketching up and cutting up the straight lines with the angle grinder and finishing the corners with the jig saw with a metal blade cutting the first access.jpeg first opening cut and used as a template...

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you could do a female mould plug out of the whole locker lid, and then laminating a new lid inside it. you would have accurate dimensions. if you want to keep as much wood/original material as possible, you could use the same female mould plug to bridge the areas where you had to remove extensive da...

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the temperature has come sligthly down in Macau meaning i can bear to work inside the boat and fast enough to laminate without having the epoxy kick on me tabbing the partitions to the hull with a fillet tabbing partitions to hull.jpeg templating for the stb bunk templating stb bunk.jpeg stb bunk ro...

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new starboard locker i previously installed a hatch thinking that the stb locker would be accessible thru that. fast forward almost 2 years and realizing the packaged size of the dinghy i will buy in the future would be too big to store on the V berth, i decided to move its storage location to the c...

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Hi Lloyd, thats very kind of you. having a small, finite, storage volume that i can work with use really pushes the imagination on how to create usable spaces and also to pre-plan the amount of stuff you want to carry on the boat so that, ideally, you can come up with a dedicated space for everythin...

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having ascertained the location of the storage units in the galley wall, it was time to build them for the squarish shape i bought a plastic box and laminated e couple layers of biax on the outside box mould.jpeg box demoulded and trimmed box demoulded and trimmied.jpeg for the upper storage unit, w...

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took the fridge box and galley wall to boat and made a dry fit of both to check clearances and space available for insulation it was more of a balancing act but it actually went pretty good first the fridge box goes in fridge box in place.jpeg then the galley wall galley view.jpeg this was a good op...

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"nobody is perfect" i guess this one is pretty much self explanatory ahahah nobody is perfect.jpeg it did came thru the companionway, but i got effed by the main bulkhead, i guess that i bent the template too much when it was getting it out the v berth. it was 4 inches too big at the wides...

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lets build a fridge! sometime ago i posted some cad drawings showing the ice box which will house the fridge. i then had those drawings printed full size on a plotter, cut the paper and transfered those shapes to the G10 sheets after cutting it i assembled those pieces with gaff tape and inittially ...

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demoulding the 6 inch pipe it came out easily once i cut it in half demoulding 6 inch pipe.jpeg i had taken the partition to the boat before to measure where to apply the half pipes then i had it cut to size and placed in its final position laying out the position.jpeg next was glassing the halfpipe...

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more templating, cutting partitions and laminating pushing forward on getting the interior furniture defined and cut so when the cooler weather finally arrives i can glass everything quickly. also got around to laminate the 6 inch diameter pvc pipe. 6 inch pvc pipe lamination.jpeg i will probably ne...

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port and stb bunks building been butt joining 3mm G10 sheets to make bigger sheets, from which to cut the partitions which will become the side bunks port and stb bunk storage partitions.jpeg everything is still very rough and needs tweeking to get the lenght right and that its all level and true th...

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having finished most of the epoxy pours to create structural thicknessn onto the sides of the tanks i 've proceeded to trim the excess and use a finger roller sander to round all corners into shape before the trim no trimming.jpeg after initial trim first trimming.jpeg after a sanding shape up shape...

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cracking on the bilge tanks epoxy pour on the long side of the tank this process will be repeated for all 4 sides on all tanks epoxy pour on the long side.jpeg epoxy pour 2.jpeg since i have the frame firmly secured, even though not all corners are filled with epoxy i can now show the baffle/handle ...

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after laminating the side walls, and taking the smaller tanks to the boat again i got a reference line (it was all very scientific measurement with the cap of the marker i was using) and i cut the tank all along its perimeter. cut line.jpeg after curtting.jpeg then i went really scientific again and...

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keeping on the bilge tank did a dry fit with after all the bolts holes were glassed dry fit.jpeg after that i used some thickened epoxy to glue some partitions in their spots, enough to remove the tank from the bilge and cut it into their final sizes first partitions in 2.jpeg cut.jpeg glassing thes...

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trying to move forward in the bilge tank project was able to glass some bolts pockets beginning of the job.jpeg peel ply.jpeg bolt pockets tank interior.jpeg big pocket before big pocket before demoulding.jpeg big pocket after big pocket after demoulding.jpeg the big pocket will need some fine tunni...

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whenever you hear any of those descaling/rust removal/etc manufacturers, tell you to keep the vinegar for your salad, show them this. straight from the bottle at 5% acidity. found a suitable container and completely submerge the cylinder head, flywheel for more than 3 days. and topped up the engine ...

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coming along nicely!!!
nice work

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another X file see that small rod-like thingy inside the water jacket? have no idea what it is on the engine top there is a round opening that is part of the water circulation circuit, if i blow air thru it, it comes out from where that rod appears to be stucked/mounted. no mention about this on the...

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engine top before cleanup

after cleanup

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engine block before cleanup

engine block after clean up

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timming case before paint stripper

after paint stripper

removing the gasket

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oil sump before paint stripper

after paint stripper

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cleaning the inside of the flywheel case before a bath in paint stripper the alu is corroded although it is worse at the bottom flywheel case before paint remover.jpeg interestingly the paint stripper was able to remove the corrosion from the top section flywheel case after paint remover.jpeg what w...

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yesterday hit a dead end because i just couldnt remove the drive disk used a heat gun at 600C (thats what the digital meter was saying) for 20 minutes, got the whole thing hot as hell and it didnt moved had to take the block to a friends place and he took it. dont know what he did but its out now dr...

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moving on with the engine job

cylinder head

after about 3 hours of scrubbing with those green kitchen scoring pads and diesel

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engine disassembly oil sump and pickup removed oil sump and oil pick up removed.jpeg fwd and aft pistons aft piston.jpeg fwd piston.jpeg injectors injectors.jpeg mixing elbow with completely obstructed and carbonized breather hole mixing elbow with completely carbonized breather hole.jpeg and the &q...

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any thoughst for a serious descaler?
from my research it seems Muriatic acid (anywhere from 50 to 30% dilution) will do the job with a soaking time of 30 minutes, followed by imersion on water plus baking soda to neutralize the reaction.

the water jacket is Seriously full of rust and deposits

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these photos are just the "unexpected" so far. look at the state of this bolts, they look new! thermostat housing thermostat housing bolts.jpeg no thermostat was found, this one was intriguing. judging by the amounf of rust, debris, and scale i say it corroded inside and it was never repla...

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