Forum - Social and General Chat - New project
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| New project | 12 | Tue 04 Jun 2019 16:25:33 |
 Ian reid Sun 24 Jun 2018 23:59:12 | I have just taken over an abandoned Manta that is in a very sorry state. She has been on Coniston for many years and has been upside down in recent times. She is missing the rudder, has had a chainplate ripped out and the keel is very rusty and jammed. All in all, plenty to keep me busy for a good few months. First job is going to be getting the keel sorted. Managed to release it and now have to try to remove the pivot bolt.  | |
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| Ian reid Mon 25 Jun 2018 19:02:55 | First major job completed. Keel plate removed after quite a fight. Stainless bolt sheared off so had to hacksaw the bolt either side of the plate. Used a slate ripper extensively to slide up the sides and knock out debris and rust. The hole for the pin was extremely worn. | |
| Ian reid Mon 25 Jun 2018 23:52:04 | 10 minutes of T Cut and elbow grease and she’s coming up nice | |
| Ian reid Sat 08 Dec 2018 15:13:26 | I think one or two of my posts may have been lost in the website clean up. Never mind. Nothing I can’t repost. Currently feel like I’m sitting on a mooring as the boat is moving so much in the wind. Reality is I’m on a trailer in the boat yard but 50knot storm outside is shaking it good style | |
| Ian reid Thu 02 May 2019 00:45:55 | New tiller made out of an old piece of oak | |
| Ian reid Thu 02 May 2019 00:47:04 | New pintel received from the fabricators | |
| Ian reid Thu 02 May 2019 00:50:55 | New (to me ) outboard from the boat jumble | |
| Ian reid Thu 02 May 2019 00:51:50 | Trying out the eBay spinnaker with the boat jumble pole | |
| Ian reid Mon 27 May 2019 14:28:06 | Two halves of new rudder | |
| Ian reid Mon 27 May 2019 14:28:43 | Epoxied and screwed together | |
| Ian reid Mon 27 May 2019 14:29:09 | First coat of varnish | |
| Drucouloir Mon 27 May 2019 21:26:40 | Looks very smart Ian. T | |
| Ian reid Tue 04 Jun 2019 16:25:33 | Rudder nearing completion | |
