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[frejo]

It will be great seeing the boat on the show. Will you be there every day?

[FOP]

It will be great seeing the boat on the show. Will you be there every day?

Hi Frejo, I plan to be there the entire show and have like a workshop for the assembly of the deck hardware. Look forward to see you then.

//FOP

[FOP]

Here is a couple of updates of the work we have done since the PAINT JOB above water line was finished.

Since Flirt will be on a truck maybe for hours when she goes to the annual Gothenburg boat-show in February, there is a big chance that there will be rain and I don´t want to get the rain water inside the boat so we decided to install the drains from the cockpit. My dad installed the 2" piping and there will be a hose to connect to the piping in the transom. The piping is PN 16 made of PVC and we have really good experience with this system on our S&S boat as long as you support it well.

We have also worked inside the boat and it was really great to do something different from sanding or painting... I put some trims in the galley as well as on one of the sofas.

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[FOP]

Second upload today, it was special since today we finally sealed the bottom with Hempel Light Primer after more than 4 years on the hard, I hope I will not see the bare wood of Flirts underwater body again . This was a small milestone towards launching in 2013. Maria cleaned the bottom and then we rolled the first coat with LP.

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[Left Hook]

FOP, I'm going through your old photos and a lot are missing. Did your hosting website go down at some point?

[WarBird]

So sorry, doing a double take! Seems the hull, topsides(?) will show the wood. Wow, Wow, Wow.... Truely your posts on the FOP progress are a Christmas present to all of us followers.

[Dog]

FOP, there has to be a story behind the name “Flirt of Paget”. I know Shorty lived in Paget Parish, Bermuda. Got any background on the name?

[FOP]

Hi guys,

I think the problem with the photos is from the new SA frame they launched a few month ago. I will however ask my photo "hoster" if this is something he can fix.

I think that the varnished hull topsides will be nice with a white bottom. Gray is not my first choice but Maria wanted that so that is what we have

I don´t know much more then you about Shorty and the name he gave his boats, most/all of them was xxx of Paget, I have heard about Blizzard of Paget and I think she is mentioned above a S&S design from the 60-ties.

I have been working everyday over the holidays... and we have done some great progress. Mathilda my daughter helped me to varnish all bulkheads and lose Zebrano items and I have been putting filler on the entire underwater body and most of the forepeak celing and it looks really nice. I forward a few photos tonight. //FOP

[FOP]

A few photos from last 4-5 days progress.

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[sailman]

Here is a couple of updates of the work we have done since the PAINT JOB above water line was finished.

Since Flirt will be on a truck maybe for hours when she goes to the annual Gothenburg boat-show in February, there is a big chance that there will be rain and I don´t want to get the rain water inside the boat so we decided to install the drains from the cockpit. My dad installed the 2" piping and there will be a hose to connect to the piping in the transom. The piping is PN 16 made of PVC and we have really good experience with this system on our S&S boat as long as you support it well.

We have also worked inside the boat and it was really great to do something different from sanding or painting... I put some trims in the galley as well as on one of the sofas.

Great job restoring this beauty to her former glory. Looking at the latest below deck shots, is that SCH80 PVC on the conckpit drain to a thruhull? I would not trust that for too long in a salt water environment.

[FOP]

Here is a couple of updates of the work we have done since the PAINT JOB above water line was finished.

Since Flirt will be on a truck maybe for hours when she goes to the annual Gothenburg boat-show in February, there is a big chance that there will be rain and I don´t want to get the rain water inside the boat so we decided to install the drains from the cockpit. My dad installed the 2" piping and there will be a hose to connect to the piping in the transom. The piping is PN 16 made of PVC and we have really good experience with this system on our S&S boat as long as you support it well.

We have also worked inside the boat and it was really great to do something different from sanding or painting... I put some trims in the galley as well as on one of the sofas.

Great job restoring this beauty to her former glory. Looking at the latest below deck shots, is that SCH80 PVC on the conckpit drain to a thruhull? I would not trust that for too long in a salt water environment.

Well, the cockpit drain goes out through the transom so there will be very low risk. On the other hand I don´t know the specific SCH80 PVC but we have used George Fischer for years in many applications and that is known to the chemical industry as a very good and corrosion resistant material.

[sailman]

Here is a couple of updates of the work we have done since the PAINT JOB above water line was finished.

Since Flirt will be on a truck maybe for hours when she goes to the annual Gothenburg boat-show in February, there is a big chance that there will be rain and I don´t want to get the rain water inside the boat so we decided to install the drains from the cockpit. My dad installed the 2" piping and there will be a hose to connect to the piping in the transom. The piping is PN 16 made of PVC and we have really good experience with this system on our S&S boat as long as you support it well.

We have also worked inside the boat and it was really great to do something different from sanding or painting... I put some trims in the galley as well as on one of the sofas.

Great job restoring this beauty to her former glory. Looking at the latest below deck shots, is that SCH80 PVC on the conckpit drain to a thruhull? I would not trust that for too long in a salt water environment.

Well, the cockpit drain goes out through the transom so there will be very low risk. On the other hand I don´t know the specific SCH80 PVC but we have used George Fischer for years in many applications and that is known to the chemical industry as a very good and corrosion resistant material.

Excellent corrosion resistance but it can get brittle and crack, glad to hear it's above the waterline. Worst case is you get rain water if it fails when unattended.

[FOP]

Progress is good

We have finished the filler AND sanding of the underwater body, My son and my friend Cesar has been sanding almost to perfection 120/180/240 and finally 400 I will spray the Hempel Light Primer and also the bottom paint even though that will not be until we are closer to hitting the water.

The last few days the work as been inside, the ceiling is faired to maybe 75-80% and Cesar the robot has been sanding like a god it looks fabulous. I will try to finish the fairing tomorrow so we can continue to sand on Thursday, maybe we can paint the ceiling on Saturday or Sunday... I have also work on the coamings on the main hatch and adjusted this to fit nicely I have also assembled the stair and I will also cut out the main companionway in the front of the cockpit, template is made just need to double check before I start the jigsaw.

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[FOP]

An overview and a detail picture of the stair.

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[wynott]

Is the stair original or your design?

[FOP]

Hi, stair is my design but I have only made the steps myself, are really talented shop in Gothenburg made the stainless steel parts, fits really nice but maybe a bit steep... Do make any progress on Knock on wood?

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[wynott]

What's the rise? i.e. vertical step spacing.

[FOP]

What's the rise? i.e. vertical step spacing.

I dont remember now but I can send you a drawing tomorrow if you want?

[wynott]

Thanks, not necessary though. They look close together to my eye... Hard to tell in the photo though. Was curious more than anything.

[FOP]

A few more details.

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[touch too]

FOP
She's looking great now!
In one of your photo's it looks like you have a tubular space frame inside the forward cabin.
Ours has one fitted which is also braced down to the forefoot & back to the alloy keelson, the 1:19 fore-stay passes through the deck & then round a large
roller in the space frame end where it connects to the hull then down to the forefoot tube, from there it is linked to the keelson with a rod. There is a turnbuckle in the rod & the fore-stay under the deck.
It seems that all of the rigging loads are centered on the alloy keelson & the main frame to which the chain plates are fitted.
I know that "Imp" had this space frame & I would be interested to know if this was a common feature with Holland race yachts.
MB

[FOP]

FOP
She's looking great now!
In one of your photo's it looks like you have a tubular space frame inside the forward cabin.
Ours has one fitted which is also braced down to the forefoot & back to the alloy keelson, the 1:19 fore-stay passes through the deck & then round a large
roller in the space frame end where it connects to the hull then down to the forefoot tube, from there it is linked to the keelson with a rod. There is a turnbuckle in the rod & the fore-stay under the deck.
It seems that all of the rigging loads are centered on the alloy keelson & the main frame to which the chain plates are fitted.
I know that "Imp" had this space frame & I would be interested to know if this was a common feature with Holland race yachts.
MB

Hi MB, thanks a lot, slowly slowly we are getting there, worked a few hours tonight as well with epoxy filler and I think that the ceiling is covered to more then 90%, I saw that we have very similar sub-frames on our boats and I think that this was the standard for Grand Prix IOR boats at that time. Attached is a few photos of our system and it is the same as your except for the large roller. Our fore-stay is installed in the forward chain-plate and this plate is bolted through the deck and into the sub-frame, we have the same rod as you mention. FOP

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[touch too]

Yes the keelson looks the same as ours (fabricated aluminium) but the tube arrangement seems slightly different.
I had thought about removing the fore-stay roller, fitting a rod & a chain-plate connection above the deck like you have.
However I managed to convince myself that it has lasted over 30 years with 10mm 1x19 wire bent round the roller so it must be ok.
One major problem was the shroud chain-plates were connected to the keelson frame with 50x6mm aluminium straps, these had
corroded where they were bolted to the s/s chain-plates & eventually failed. They have been replaced with 75x6 316 s/s & isolated
at the connection to the aluminum keelson frame.
We are currently working on the interior & when the fuel tank is finished we hope to start the engine for the first time in 9 years.
Also we have the new rigging wires quoted for & will order them at the end of this month (its all spend).
Remember after a major DIY re-build there is not a single part of the boat that you are not intimate with!
keep up the good work.
MB.

[Somebody Else]

Maria cleaned the bottom and then we rolled the first coat with LP.

Is there any chance we could get a picture of Maria's clean bottom without so much clothing in the way?

[FOP]

update from Saturdays work... Cesar has been sanding the ceiling in the aft-cabin, I have been sanding in the saloon and the old man cut one of the cabinets in the pentry. Maria and Mathilda did the final touch on the bottom by putting on some filler before last coat of LP. We finished the evening by cutting the front of the cockpit and install the new stair.

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[FOP]

Second post...

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[casc27]

It just keeps getting better, FOP.

[FOP]

Here is a small update from the work we have managed last week and today we installed things, the cleats in the transom is now permanently installed. The prop and shaft is also installed since we also mounted the rudder. Cesar and Fredrik has finished the ceiling and we will most likely paint the primer tomorrow.

We finally got our first sponsor "contract"... Tinter (Awlgrip Sweden) has helped us with paint to the stair and floor-boards, thank`s Mats

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[FOP]

My friend and neighbor from the yard is a pretty cool photographer Claes Axstål known for some high end marine and aviation photos. www.axstal.com

Here is two photos from last evening.

We managed to get the first coat of primer on the ceiling, looks bright and shiny, WHITE

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[hard aground]

Dying for some sailing shots FOP. I suppose nowhere near as much as yourself though.

[casc27]

That is turning into one gorgeous boat. You're doing one amazing restoration job, FOP.

[FOP]

Dying for some sailing shots FOP. I suppose nowhere near as much as yourself though.

That is turning into one gorgeous boat. You're doing one amazing restoration job, FOP.

Thanks, you bet it would be nice to have a roll out aiming for the water the upcoming Friday... now it will "only" be to the local boat-show we have here in Gothenburg. However, it is great to finally see that all the groundwork is paying off that things are getting into place. No official launch date yet, we still have too many lose ends to fix but we are getting there.

[sailman]

That is really nice looking! Can't wait for some sailing shots. Great work!

[FOP]

Before and after... we moved Flirt yesterday at the coldest day this year, -17C when I left home. Flirt is now at the show.

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[FOP]

Here are a few cool pics from yesterday. As soon as Flirt was in place they started to build the gangways and prepare for next Friday. We will be there next week to install pullpit and stanchions etc, just so it looks safer then in our own shop.

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[WOPALX]

Wow you must be proud

[Presuming Ed]

Looks great. We need a video tour!

[FOP]

Wow you must be proud

Looks great. We need a video tour!

You bet it feels good it was great too finally see her in natural light. The video is under way...

[moody frog]

Wow you must be proud

Looks great. We need a video tour!

You bet it feels good it was great too finally see her in natural light. The video is under way...

FOP, that's a well deserved happiness, she is awesome !
and ... thanks for these two threads which enlightened many days in the office

[Kai]

I can't imagine taking on a project like this. I can barely maintain my Laser. That's a beautiful looking boat. Keep up the good work.

[Kai]

Whoa. As an amateur boat fixer with my parents (Kelly Peterson 44), that's one of the best rebuilds ever. It's absolutely gorgeous. That workshop, my god. Probably 90% of the actual boat repair businesses I've seen don't have anything nearly that nice.

Thanks for the encouragement budy, do you have any shoots of the work you do, really enjoy reading about restoration projects...

--
Here is a full HD clip on the work we have done inside the boat, showing bulkheads and details of everything, I noticed that in some areas the light from the camera is not good enough and that will be improved for new posts.

Just remembered I posted to this a couple years ago. My parents finally finished their boat, only to sell it. Everything is in perfect shape, other than the rigging could use new lines. They decided a trawler was more their speed. I'll put up a link to their sale page as soon as it's up so you can see all the pictures. Looks gorgeous now though. A million times better than original. They're gonna lose a lot of money, but they learned a lot.

[FOP]

Finally we are prepared... We have been bringing stuff to the show for two days, tomorrow it will open at 0930 for the press. Will submit more in a few days time.

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[Spoonie]

You're such a tease...

[FOP]

First video from Gothenburg boat show! More to follow shortly if interested...

[FOP]

I am driving the forklift... pretty straight for an office guy...

[Ultraman]

So cool...

[dain bramage]

I've enjoyed everything about this thread and your project. Thanks for sharing!
Keep posting, especially when she hits the water!

dain

[Kai]

Awesome video. Seriously. And that guy backing the truck down that alley, I don't envy that job.

[casc27]

Absolutely we're interested in seeing more video, FOP. That was very entertaining. And it looks like sunrise is pretty late in the day at your latitudes this time of year.

[FOP]

So cool...

I've enjoyed everything about this thread and your project. Thanks for sharing!
Keep posting, especially when she hits the water!

dain

Awesome video. Seriously. And that guy backing the truck down that alley, I don't envy that job.

Absolutely we're interested in seeing more video, FOP. That was very entertaining. And it looks like sunrise is pretty late in the day at your latitudes this time of year.

It was great fun last night crowded, some friends from SA and a lot of interest. I will continue to provide information.

Thanks for the nice comments. We have started a flickr account, currently only one photo but we will upload more shortly. http://www.flickr.co...s/92778583@N04/


Flirt of Paget by Flirt of Paget, on Flickr

[atefooterz]

Love the work and devotion, hopefully you will inspire others to document their original builds, as well as classic restos !!

[forss]

Nice photos in blur.se facebook page.

https://www.facebook...98180676&type=1

Real masterpiece. Well done FOP!

[FOP]

Nice photos in blur.se facebook page.

https://www.facebook...98180676&type=1

Real masterpiece. Well done FOP!

Hi Forss, I meet Peter and the other guys yesterday so I understood something was going to be published on blur.se. Thanks for the nice comment it is really appreciated and makes me happy and a bit proud as well .

We have been there since Friday and there is sooo much interest. I got two new crew aspirants for the upcoming season. Fred will be on radio tomorrow, Swedish P4 from 11-12.

First photo is from Friday "VIP" event and finally we cut the hole for the new Titan Navtec panel, nice fit and it looks really good.

//FOP

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[frejo]

It was great seeing the boat on friday. Thanks

[Deed]

First video from Gothenburg boat show! More to follow shortly if interested...

"IF INTERESTED" !??!. You're funny.

FOP, beautiful, beautiful boat. Have you ever reached out to Ron Holland or heard from him regarding your project? He must be aware of it - would love to hear a comment from him.

[Granny]

What do you do when working in Bermuda? As an Int. 14 sailor... meet deForest Trimingham,
one of Bermuda's sailing greats. Definitely a "hairs on the back of the neck moment".
He sailed another "Paget" in the 1976 Bermuda Race.

Another of Bermuda's legends, Captain Bert Darrell, introduced me to sailing offshore.
Oh yes, Captain Bert was six time winner of the King Edward VII Gold Cup match racing
championship.

Shorty will be smiling I'm sure.


John Rousmaniere summed up the man in his forum post of April 2007.

" Shorty Trimingham

The sailor known worldwide simply as “Shorty” reached the farthest horizon when deForest W. Trimingham died of leukemia on March 30 at his home in Paget, Bermuda, at the age of 87. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy, a daughter, Barrie Trimingham, and three grandchildren, Stephen Van Dyck, Peter Van Dyck and Thomas Van Dyck. A memorial service will be held in Bermuda on April 10. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club junior sailing program.

Shorty Trimingham – he was just 5’7” – was a superior racing sailor. Probably the most important of his many successes occurred in 1954 at Weymouth, England, when he became the first non-Englishman to win the Prince of Wales Cup, the top prize of what was then the world’s leading dinghy class, the International 14. He represented Bermuda in the Olympics and other small-boat regattas. In ocean racing boats that included one of German Frers’ earliest designs, Wizard of Paget, he competed in several Admiral’s Cup series and races for the Onion Patch Trophy, which Shorty co-founded in 1964 as the Admiral’s Cup of the Western Atlantic.

Among the numerous Bermudian, U.S., and British yacht clubs of which Shorty was a member or past member are the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club (where he was Commodore when he won the Prince of Wales Cup), the New York Yacht Club, the Cruising Club of America, the Royal Yacht Squadron, the Royal Ocean Racing Club, and the Itchenor Sailing Club.

Shorty traced his passion for sailing to Bermuda’s 400-year maritime history. “I was very lucky to be born right here in the lap of sailboat racing!” he said with characteristic brio. “Thank God I was born in a yachting family!” His gifts were obvious. “He knows what he’s doing,” said his dinghy crew, his cousin Eldon Trimingham. “You have a terrific feeling of confidence in sailing with a man as keen and as sensitive to a boat as Shorty is.”

Bruce Kirby, the yacht designer, first raced against Shorty in 14s in 1948 and recalled, “He was always fast, especially downwind.” Kirby was also impressed by his ebullient personality. “This to me was Shorty's hallmark. When he arrived at the regatta, the tone became less serious, frequently hilarious, and sometimes outlandish. Where Shorty was, the sun always shone.” Another friend, Harvey Loomis, has said, “He was always the same – expansive, irreverent, good humored (even a bit raucous), unselfconscious, and deeply engaged in whatever project he had going.”

There were plenty of projects. He served in Bermuda’s Parliament for 22 years, and in the 1970s was the government’s tourism minister. He retired from the famous Front Street store that the Trimingham family had founded in 1844 and became a respected photographer. A collection of his photographs titled Buddha: The Living Way, with a foreword by the Dalai Lama, was published by Random House. When the Bermuda National Gallery presented an exhibition of his photographs in 2004, it produced an informative biography that can be found atwww.bermudanationalgallery.com/deForest%20Trimingham.pdf

To end on a personal note, as a member of the next generation I was taught that Shorty was sailing royalty. Over the years I learned that he really belonged there, in no small part because he had high standards and was prepared to defend them. When I last saw him in June 2006, we were members of a committee appointed jointly by the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club and the Cruising Club of America to create a hall of fame for the Newport-Bermuda Race. Shorty opposed the idea altogether. An amateur of the school that values participation over trophies, he believed that sailing is incompatible with the sort of celebrity that adheres only to winners. As he presented his arguments forcefully and persuasively, we other members beat a strategic retreat, yielding one point after another until we agreed to acknowledge all kinds of accomplishment and discard the name “hall of fame.” Shorty was instantly converted, and so we have the Bermuda Race Roll of Honour – the “ou” spelling reflecting the internationalism that guided Shorty Trimingham all his years.

That problem solved, we considered candidates for induction into our new institution. It quickly became clear that Shorty had met almost every one of them. Alas, he won’t be around the next time we gather."

Enough said.

[FOP]

After 2,5 weeks we are back at our yard again. It has been crazy so much interest in an old IOR boat it is amazing, I would like to thank Svenska Massan (exhibition company in Gothenburg), Vastkustens Trabatsforening and specially Mats Hylander and Mats Stefansson they have been able to fix anything we needed for the show. The interest for Flirt on various, most Swedish sites is also amazing;

Check this out...

Sittbrunnen.se
https://sittbrunnenp...eo/gbg13-6-2943 (03:40)

Hamnen.se
http://www.hamnen.se...n-i-goetet.html
https://hamnenplay.s...3-intervju-2936 (1:55)

Seilas.no
http://www.seilas.no...101897&cat=4914

Blur.se
http://www.blur.se/2...flirt-of-paget/

Fredriksson.tv
http://fredriksson.t...till-batmassan/

Rbsailing.blogspot.se
http://rbsailing.blo...t-of-paget.html

Batliv.se
http://www.batliv.se...89#.URvBQaU01vA

Piano-swe27.blogspot.se
http://piano-swe27.b...i-goteborg.html

Trabat.se
http://www.trabat.se...54/Default.aspx

Last but not least here is a few photos from last week

Transom with name, Elisabeth and Maria, Mr fixit Mats Hylander

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[FOP]

Some more photos...

Maria making a template for the spray-hood
The custom made rope clutches permanently in place, the big honcho for LIROS/Spinlock in Sweden took a photo to send to Spinlock UK
Portlights is in place

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[casc27]

FOP, the interest probably has less to do with an old IOR boat than your extraordinary project. Plus, people like shiny things and that boat is getting very shiny! Keep the updates coming...

[Granny]

I have great respect for folk with the skill and inclination and stamina to undertake a project like "Paget"
I follow you forum entries avidly.

I am afraid I let my memories run but I thought Shorty Trimingham's bio might be of interest.

Respect
David Hudson

[FOP]

FOP, the interest probably has less to do with an old IOR boat than your extraordinary project. Plus, people like shiny things and that boat is getting very shiny! Keep the updates coming...

I have great respect for folk with the skill and inclination and stamina to undertake a project like "Paget"
I follow you forum entries avidly.

I am afraid I let my memories run but I thought Shorty Trimingham's bio might be of interest.

Respect
David Hudson

Thanks again for the nice words, I would really have enjoyed meeting Shorty, he seemed like a interesting character. //FOP

[Dog]

What do you do when working in Bermuda? As an Int. 14 sailor... meet deForest Trimingham,
one of Bermuda's sailing greats. Definitely a "hairs on the back of the neck moment".
He sailed another "Paget" in the 1976 Bermuda Race.

Another of Bermuda's legends, Captain Bert Darrell, introduced me to sailing offshore.
Oh yes, Captain Bert was six time winner of the King Edward VII Gold Cup match racing
championship.

Shorty will be smiling I'm sure.

Brings back memories. ..Much of the success I have had in sailboat racing I owe to the hard lessons learned crewing for Capt. Bert. The man was not easily satisfied, a true perfectionist. The best we ever got from him was a gruff “good work” after decimating the competition in a near flawless race. That comment ranks as one of the high points of my sailing career. Pardon the digression FOP.

[Murphness]

Bump! Any news, FOP?

[FOP]

Hi, work since the boat-show has been slow, lack of interest and also substantial traveling have set us back... However interest is coming back and I was there both yesterday and today. I made the instrument panel for the sailing instruments and will polish it with all other items which will be black anodized. I am still aiming to let Flirt hit the water this summer but I haven´t fixed a date yet.

//FOP

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[Throatwarbler-Mangrove]

Depends on whether you regard FOP to be a sailing yacht or a perpetual project. Speaking out of turn here, if I were you, I would defer any non-essential work, set a launch date a week or so before your Midsummer holiday, have a blast of a launch party, and go sailing. Post pics!

[FOP]

Depends on whether you regard FOP to be a sailing yacht or a perpetual project. Speaking out of turn here, if I were you, I would defer any non-essential work, set a launch date a week or so before your Midsummer holiday, have a blast of a launch party, and go sailing. Post pics!

[Medströms]

At least - or at most likely - the ice will be gone to midsummer. In my marina people were skating between the mooring bridges yesterday. FOP, I will give you a call next week, this week is just too much on work /// Medströms

[touch too]

FOP

 

How's it going? you seem to have gone quiet recently, we are still plugging away, spending money & squeezing into tight spaces.

Is your boat back in the shed? 

 

Regards,

M

[FOP]

Hi 

 

we have been working but it has been kind of slow this spring, work and family has been on my focus. Anyway we are fihting and somehow we will let Flirt hit the water this summer...

 

We have been finishing the ceiling and put a white coat on with a rather coarse roller to get a forgiving texture.The center piece in the main bulk head is in place and that looks really nice. I have also drilled all the holes for the mast collar and the mast base block and all the holes came where I wanted them to be to get good access for washers and nuts etc.

 

 

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[FOP]

Second post tonight

 

We made a template to trail fit the down lights and to determine how many lights we need. I don't know if it helped but at least  we tried it and it looks nice but maybe a bit dark.

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[FOP]

Third post

 

We have installed hardware, made support plates under hardware, instrument panel, varnishing parts...

 

 

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[Alcatraz5768]

Hi FOP, what a great job you are doing, very well done. I worked at Brin Wilson Boats from 1990 for 5 years doing my apprenticeship so your beautiful boat strikes a chord. We recently bought a 35 footer built by Brin Wilsons in 1982 called Alcatraz which we will be tidying up over the next few years however we will use it as much as possible at the same time. Keep up the great work. Dave.

[FOP]

Hi FOP, what a great job you are doing, very well done. I worked at Brin Wilson Boats from 1990 for 5 years doing my apprenticeship so your beautiful boat strikes a chord. We recently bought a 35 footer built by Brin Wilsons in 1982 called Alcatraz which we will be tidying up over the next few years however we will use it as much as possible at the same time. Keep up the great work. Dave.

 

Hi Alcatraz, good to hear from you and the fact that you have worked at the Brin Wilson Boats. Was this while the Wilson's still owned it or with the new owner? I had contact with Richard a while back and I have tried to pm him but he doesn't get back to me. Have you any information about him today?

 

Attached is a photo, unfortunately not from the re-launching but still...

 

And now off to the boat to continue the work// Cheers FOP

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[sailman]

Hi FOP, what a great job you are doing, very well done. I worked at Brin Wilson Boats from 1990 for 5 years doing my apprenticeship so your beautiful boat strikes a chord. We recently bought a 35 footer built by Brin Wilsons in 1982 called Alcatraz which we will be tidying up over the next few years however we will use it as much as possible at the same time. Keep up the great work. Dave.

 

Hi Alcatraz, good to hear from you and the fact that you have worked at the Brin Wilson Boats. Was this while the Wilson's still owned it or with the new owner? I had contact with Richard a while back and I have tried to pm him but he doesn't get back to me. Have you any information about him today?

 

Attached is a photo, unfortunately not from the re-launching but still...

 

And now off to the boat to continue the work// Cheers FOP

Nice Newport Shipyard sweatshirt!

[FOP]

 

Hi FOP, what a great job you are doing, very well done. I worked at Brin Wilson Boats from 1990 for 5 years doing my apprenticeship so your beautiful boat strikes a chord. We recently bought a 35 footer built by Brin Wilsons in 1982 called Alcatraz which we will be tidying up over the next few years however we will use it as much as possible at the same time. Keep up the great work. Dave.

 

Hi Alcatraz, good to hear from you and the fact that you have worked at the Brin Wilson Boats. Was this while the Wilson's still owned it or with the new owner? I had contact with Richard a while back and I have tried to pm him but he doesn't get back to me. Have you any information about him today?

 

Attached is a photo, unfortunately not from the re-launching but still...

 

And now off to the boat to continue the work// Cheers FOP

Nice Newport Shipyard sweatshirt!

A good eye for details...

[Alcatraz5768]

I worked there under Richard and Bob wilson, and also Nick Saul who i believe now owns the place. It was a great place to do my trade as we did heaps of repairs as well as building a 48' kauri planing launch amongst others. The last i heard of Richard he was head of the Boatbuilding facilities at Unitech polytechnic. Im super impressed with the job you are doing and a little jealous. Cheers Dave.

[FOP]

A few photos from the varnishing we are doing at the moment.

 

I have tested a few different paint systems for the interior and found out that Epifanes high gloss polyuretan 2-comp "shrink" varnish is the best. I tried the other systems also from The Netherlands and Awlgrip but I have to say that Epifanes is the best for this task, final coat will be the satin finish on most surfaces.

 

The photos show the bamboo carbon step, I used a foam roller and the result is fabulous if you consider the very limited effort it takes to achieve this result. 

 

The other photo is from one of the tops in the owners cabin. Finally there is a photo of the sail instrument panel now anodized black. I got a lot of parts today so finally we can install a lot of deck hardware.

 

 

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[PATSYQPATSY]

I am glad that you and your crew have regained momentum. The latest looks brilliant. Looking forward to the sailing report.
Cheers,
Patsy

[SloopJonB]

A few photos from the varnishing we are doing at the moment.

 

I have tested a few different paint systems for the interior and found out that Epifanes high gloss polyuretan 2-comp "shrink" varnish is the best. I tried the other systems also from The Netherlands and Awlgrip but I have to say that Epifanes is the best for this task, final coat will be the satin finish on most surfaces.

 

The photos show the bamboo carbon step, I used a foam roller and the result is fabulous if you consider the very limited effort it takes to achieve this result. 

 

The other photo is from one of the tops in the owners cabin. Finally there is a photo of the sail instrument panel now anodized black. I got a lot of parts today so finally we can install a lot of deck hardware.

Is that finish on the bottom of the steps just rolled on Epifanes or did you tip it? They look like black glass. That boat is going to be a lot better than new when you're done - looks fabulous.

[FOP]

well it is still a bit slow but things has been really rough this spring... though I am glad you like it, the new shrink paint systems is really great. I have only used a foam roller to apply the varnish. This is a great system if you are shy to use the spray gun or don't find the energy to build your own spray booth

 

The photo is an attempt to show a step in close view.

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