The first few days

The first few days in the shed were spent clearing out the contents of the boat in order to clean the interior.
There was a tremendous amount of junk that went to the skip...

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The first serious job was to remove the aluminium cockpit flooring which was bolted, and glued to the sole framing. It was a difficult dirty job as the sealant used was a sticky substance that was very messy. Once it was removed the complicated cockpit drain system was exposed. This drain system was also cut out and removed and the two drain holes beneath the waterline were welded up, as we intend to drain the cockpit out through the transom.



The large gerry can fuel tanks and the metal fuel feed system was also

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removed, and the cockpit side benches that were rotten were also taken out.The stern locker door along with the companionway doors were also rotten and removed and the cockpit and stern locker bilges were cleaned and painted.

The welder charged 100.00 pounds for cutting out the old drainage system, welding up the holes, cutting off the old anodes and replacing them with new ones. The anodes cost 171.00 pounds