Started this project in spring of 2006. Found Moody Halberdier for sale and decided to go for it. Sold my own Trapper 500 (Rhionnagh) within three weeks of putting her up for sale. Following winter/spring I decided to repaint deck and coamings. Took all winter using high pressure washer to peel existing paint from deck and coamings then luckily we had 5 weeks dry sunny weather in April/May 2007 when I was able to prepare the boat and re-paint the decks, coamings and cockpit. I used International base coat * 2 and Toplac (med white) then Interdeck for the non-slip areas.
During the winter of 2007 the boat took a battering in Troon marina during a storm where her Ampair was ripped off and it took out my radar dome, sprayhood and dented the deck. Took the rest of the off season to effect repairs and install replacement equipment. I also added a new fridge, installed a Webasto heater and replaced the manual windlass with a Lofrans electric windlass and new 10mm calibrated chain.
This spring I've had her topsides resprayed professionally in 2 part acrylic and repainted her wheelhouse roof myself with International Toplac.
16/03/2009
I ordered new boat names in navy vinyl and they arrived last week but since I'm in the middle of renovating the kitchen (see above) I haven't been able to get to the boat to fit them plus the weather has been too wet or cold for me to fit the names on the boat. Just before I started the kitchen last week I managed to spend a day servicing the seacocks on Negresco - there are eight blakes seacocks requiring a yearly clean and grease plus a clean up of the log impellor.
I also tried to set the rigging using a rigging tension measuring device but the mizzen seems to be too far back and with the boat on the hard having a slight aft rake I'm going to have to wait until she's back in the water before I can correct it.
Also I've sold the last of four boat items ( Autohelm radar instrument, clipper wind, Navico radio and Moyle windalss and 60m of 3/8" chain) on Ebay - great fun better than going to the racing at Ayr.
29/3/2009
Re-discovered another three sea cocks to be serviced !! Applied boat names and cove line but I should have waited for a calmer day. The wind wrapped the stern name around my fist as I was applying it and it took 30mins to unwrap it without breaking the vinyl letters !!
I now have Monday and Tues to anti-foul, fit new anodes and polish hull ready for launch on the 1st April - more fool me !
1/4/2009
Decided to augment the bow thruster anode with some extra zinc so took along my optimus stove and a propane/butane torch to melt some pieces of zinc and pour into a sand mould with the old anode in the middle. Seemed to work and now there should be enough zinc to last one or two seasons. Finished just in time before the yard men came to launch the boat.
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