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Szmaragd II Yacht Renovation By Ruth ‘Emerald.H.D’ Szmaragd II Renovation By Ruth & Garry Emerald.H.D. is a 30′ Polish, Szmaragd II, fibreglass long keel hull imported from Gdansk […]
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Marc started the topic Genset For Engine Bay – 30 November 2018 in the forum Restoring Merganser 4 years, 3 months ago
Busy day! The legendary Tim Carter helped me remove the genset from its frame and it’s the perfect size for the engine bay, spent most of the day tidying up the carashed and organising my tools ready to get cracking when we get the chance. Next on the list is measure up for the new in boat mounts, figure out the exhaust routing, figure out the…[Read more]
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Marc started the topic Working At Night – 19 November 2018 in the forum Restoring Merganser 4 years, 3 months ago
As you can see from the dramatic lighting in the new cover photo… The car is fixed and the rebuild is back on! I went down tonight to just take an objective look at the best use of our time over the colder months where structural work with resin is severely slowed, I’ll put the list of goals up when I’ve got it all straight in my head, but it’s…[Read more]
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Marc started the topic Solid Fuel Burner Design – 9 November 2018 in the forum Restoring Merganser 4 years, 3 months ago
Still no car to visit the boat but the end is in sight, it’s been in for the MOT and only failed on a few bits of corrosion which is easy to fix if this weather chills out enough the weld outdoors, retest booked so hopefully we’ll be back to the refit very soon! As we’re going electric I had a little think about what that means for ancillary items…[Read more]
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Marc started the topic Learning To Weld – 16 October 2018 in the forum Restoring Merganser 4 years, 3 months ago
Hi folks! It’s been a while, the car is far more broken than I expected so all my time and funds have been diverted in that direction. I did manage to scrounge a lift to see the old girl last night and check over base camp and the Tempest as she’s still out on her mooring and all is well. One big surprise was the 3″ of water in mergansers…[Read more]
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Marc replied to the topic Electric Drive Calculations – 18 September 2018 in the forum Restoring Merganser 4 years, 3 months ago
Not much is happening on the boat at the moment as I need to do a load of work on the car for the dreaded MOT! I have been researching and contacting suppliers for the electric drive and have decided to go with a great company called VoltSport for the core components, obviously it’s me so I’ll be making the looms and mounts myself (been looking…[Read more]
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Marc started the topic Electric Drive Calculations – 18 September 2018 in the forum Restoring Merganser 4 years, 3 months ago
****Boring theory post alert!!**** Here’s the calculations for the EDrive system based on Mergansers hull… all the numbers! obviously these are absolute best case senario regarding water conditions but my super rough maths panned out quite well regarding expected run time, plenty for getting in an out of marinas with a nice safety buffer.
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Marc replied to the topic Plan Of Attack For The Deck Joint – 23 August 2018 in the forum Restoring Merganser 4 years, 3 months ago
Not many photos this weekend as we had a few friends down to visit, I did manage to be antisocial enough to get the exterior portion of the Hull to deck join sealed up though and the boat feels much more solid. Several key decisions for the project were also made, most notably the propulsion system… We are (drum roll) going electric! Huzzah! A…[Read more]
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Marc started the topic Plan Of Attack For The Deck Joint – 23 August 2018 in the forum Restoring Merganser 4 years, 3 months ago
I’ve been making use of the colder temperatures to try some experiments for the hull to deck bond, as there is such a big gap traditional methods using a gun adhesive sealant would be very costly, I had a load of polyester bonding compound left after putting the keel weights in so last night I gave that a go and the results have been very…[Read more]
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Marc replied to the topic Engine Bay Spruce Up – 18 August 2018 in the forum Restoring Merganser 4 years, 3 months ago
First coat of paint is curing, lessons learnt:
1.polyester fumes have nothing on this stuff, the purple llamacorn agrees.
2. Paint the back of confined spaces first.
3. Make sure the chosen roller reaches the narrow sections before activating expensive paint and crawling into previously mentioned confined space. -
Marc started the topic Engine Bay Spruce Up – 18 August 2018 in the forum Restoring Merganser 4 years, 3 months ago
Today’s mission… Spruce up the engine bay, there was a gap under the wood which has been filled and filleted, about to add biaxial cloth tabbing and then a polite coat of brilliant white epoxy paint, really productive day
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Marc replied to the topic Laminating The Keel In – 11 August 2018 in the forum Restoring Merganser 4 years, 3 months ago
The finished goods!
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Marc started the topic Laminating The Keel In – 11 August 2018 in the forum Restoring Merganser 4 years, 3 months ago
I’ve been waiting for a window to laminate between the hot weather. It’s below 25degees so now it’s Laminating time!
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Marc started the topic Investigating External Joints – 7 August 2018 in the forum Restoring Merganser 4 years, 3 months ago
Nearly done separating the external join on the port side, there actually seems to be some sealant on this side which is slowing things down a bit, it seems to be silicone which could cause some bonding issues later down the road, best get some more 60grit discs on standby.
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Marc started the topic An Update On Our Ballast – 6 August 2018 in the forum Restoring Merganser 4 years, 3 months ago
It’s been a quiet week aboard merganser this week, the concrete keel is still curing so I’ve been a bit reluctant to do anything that may make the hull move, we’ve decided that we’ll seal it in this coming weekend and when that’s done I can go ahead and seperate the last tabs of hull to deck join and then immediately rebond it from the outside.…[Read more]
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Wow, beautiful!
I know right, that cockpit is an absolute beauty! Are you writing Glen ?