A bit more progress here, but i've been slack with the pictures. Will have to take more.
I've changed the P-trap vents Chris, i just went with the black plastic type with the stainless cover (Same style as what we already have on the boats, rather than the flush). Would have loved a flush vent but i haven't got the time to mess around - that and they came from your side of the pond, the flush ones were so much more expensive!!!
They look ok though, and i'm sure that the appearance of three small fuel vents is the least of my worries, ha ha.
Will get some pics at the weekend for you guys.
All polishing done now, inside and out.
The Engine compartment lid was a bit springy in the middle so i cut the back, scooped out all the balsa wood, cut a sheet of 3/4" marine and sent it to be reglassed.
I know it's been mentioned that FW cut corners on wiring etc, but they've certainly made some strange (and unexcusable) decisions all round in my opinion. The Engine compartment lid was one, the silly gasket where the table mounts just wasn't waterproof and the water had gone in from there. None of the hinge/fixings into this were 'properly' sealed either, with rot starting in all places that hardware was mounted. Obviously the past neglect of this boat didn't help, but neither did the factory finishing.
I also noticed that the two drains from the Anchor locker were "sealed" at the bottom with grey gelcoat, but at the top of the hole were not - you can still see the core!
The brackets that hold the side pieces on (where the throttle lever is and the one the other side) are made of Powdercoated mild steel, and have started to rust, but the screws that hold them in are stainless.
Also, the whole of the back seatrest is made of a composite plastic board, but all the bases are just Ply.
Just my observations of course, but does seem like shortcuts were taken all round on the money saving/finishing front!
Anyhow, a couple of quick pictures:
Backrest during assembly:
New logos embroidered by a local firm for me (old vs. new):
I will get some decent pics when i put the seats back in (This weekend/early next week).
I pulled the drive earlier on in the week to be presented with an unexpected issue - the bellows had leaked:
I've new bellows ready to fit, the U-joints although rusted on the surface are smooth and there's no play so will probably just grease them up and leave them be.
The oil in the drive was milky however, so i've asked the guy who pulled the boat out for me (VP trained) to change the prop seals and also the rear input seal, rather do both and do it once than have to pull it out again.
The gimble bearing is stuck solid. not even a 20lb slide hammer will budge it so we will need to drill it to remove, depending on weather this will be done in the next couple of days.
Hopefully this work will be done by the weekend and i can change the bellows, Trim pipes (showing signs of wear) and then refit the drive.
All stitching now done on the seats, just need to refit the back seat and back seatrest vinyl to the foam and then refit.
Hopefully, weather depending, i'll be nearly done in a couple of weeks...
More soon...
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