fisherman1055 Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 Hope the travel and launching went well Adam It will be interesting to see her on the water Hope you recover soon Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam F Posted July 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 THE BIG DAY.... I've been flat out since first light. With the lorry booked for 2pm, and still plenty of jobs to do, it was time to get cracking. The time flew by with the little jobs.. Hoover all the lockers, last few bits to flowcoat, hatches to bolt back on, remove and strap down radar arch, etc. Before I knew it, Percy arrived and we began to strap her up ready to be lifted over the 300 year old workshop, all went without issue and soon we were strapped down ready to go, after a tense 15 mins trying to manoeuvre out of my single track lane onto the main road, he was out and on the way to Poole. We arrived without issues at 5pm, the boys in the hard were great and we soon had her off and found a suitable trailer. A quick dip in the water to check... Nervous times, would she float, would she be biased to one side, would she sit bow down?..... Needn't had worried, she sat slightly bow higher than before (suggesting slightly lighter) and was bob on level. Perfect, and now I can sleep tonight! She's now nestled back on her dry berth ready for new hydro hoses on Sat and then sea trial and few last jobs over the weekend. Take away and a bottle of wine to celebrate tonight! 10 months and 10 days, over 350 separate items ordered and purchased, and I estimate about 1000 man hours and I'm there. A huge thanks to all white have helped me but special mention to Rob, and Bob who I would still be working away now if it wasn't for them, and also to Pete Russell, not only for all of the special fabrications he made, but also the endless advice and also the inspiration, as I'd never have built either boat without knowing him. Looking forward to getting her afloat in the next few days. rich185 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam F Posted July 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 Crane off... Maverick Martin and Jamie W 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 Brilliant! Don't get her messy for goodness sake! I can find 14 entries in my diary over the last 6.5 months - prob a few missing within that lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted July 17, 2015 Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 Well done there at last top job .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam F Posted July 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 Before and after pics.... Stuie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
great white Posted July 17, 2015 Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 Well done mate a couple more little snags to sort out and she will be zooming about bothering fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaffa Posted July 17, 2015 Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 Brilliant job Adam and the Guys She looks better than new I'd take my hat off to you if I wore one Masssive committment and superb skills and craftsmanship from all involved ...Almost time to go fishing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Fox Posted July 17, 2015 Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 Well done on a job well jobbed! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oli Posted July 17, 2015 Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 Really well done, looks fantastic - can't wait to see her out at sea. When's the first trip? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted July 17, 2015 Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 You must be really proud of yourself Adam ! Absolutely FIRST CLASS ! ! Bloody well done Sir ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted July 17, 2015 Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 Blown away Adam! What a talented guy, well done for all your hard work she looks truly amazing. I haven't been on here for a while as my little ones took me in a different direction, makes me want to get back out there again... Enjoy!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted July 18, 2015 Report Share Posted July 18, 2015 Fantastic job, well done to all involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shytalk Posted July 18, 2015 Report Share Posted July 18, 2015 shhhb dont tell everybody itl ruin my reputation !!!!! Adam F 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted July 19, 2015 Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 Blown away Adam! What a talented guy, well done for all your hard work she looks truly amazing. I haven't been on here for a while as my little ones took me in a different direction, makes me want to get back out there again... Enjoy!!!! I was wondering where you'd got to ! Hope all's well Simon. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam F Posted July 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2015 Spent 8 hours on Sat with Dan replacing all of the hydro hoses on the DPH drive. Pig of a job - made worse by the 6 clevis pins that havent moved for 6 years.... cue lots of elbow grease and big hammers. The plus side is that now I know how the leg comes off and how to do most jobs on the leg - will save a fortune in labour going forward. Al also came down and polished the hull for me - top man. Ive rebolted on the radar arch, so now we await next Sat for the shakedown and test runs...... Jim 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjb Posted July 21, 2015 Report Share Posted July 21, 2015 Good luck and hope all works as it should do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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