Well, having decided last year that we needed a new engine – bearing in mind the condition of the old one, we bought one from Benderloch in bonnie Scotland and promptly put it in a shed.
Last weekend with the help of Joanna, Andy and engine expert Grant we got it going.
This is a very early Perkins 4.108 marine diesel engine. Look what happens! I think we have a motor! Assuming we can get it in through the door.
Here is the original sales brochure from Tyler Boat Company for the Endurance 37 from 1975 or so. It’s what Anne-Marie will look like at relaunch.
It’s been a quiet month leading up to Christmas but I bought Home the mizzenmast and the forestay complete with all the roller reefing equipment to do some maintenance. At over 12 m in length it stuck out in front of the truck along way and stuck out behind a long way too.
I have recently discovered after much on line research that the roller reefing system is a Furlex B which is about as old as the boat. It’s a little bit bent and needs lots of Tlc and grease but will be fine ( I hope).
Fortunately the instruction manual is online and with a call to some rigging specialists I discovered The way to free it up.
Basically you heat the lowest part of the gear with a blowtorch and then hit it as hard as you can with a club hammer. It was really that simple and now when I get a moment I shall take the little sections apart and store them until we put the mast back up.
The main mast step is back in place hooray. However we are remodelling the interior by removing a central bulkhead to provide for a full size double bed and cabin. Sorry Alan. It was quicker to take out than put in.
Well Carrie and I got all but the last panel in on Monday and today Ade and I were fitting the last sheet along with the side decks.
We started by sealing the hull to deck joint along the back and right sides and then fitted the first of the right side panels. However the 40mm bolts that I had were 10mm too short so we just could not finish. Frustrating it is.
The new decks are really smooth as Rusty found out when he tried walking on them and nearly slipped off but fortunately I caught his collar and hauled him back. No Toe rails means there is nothing stopping you.
Another red letter day. Two of the deck panels are in place with two more ready to put in tomorrow morning. What a way to celebrate son Chris’s 31st birthday.
They have been screwed, glued, sealed and sanded. They are never coming off.
Happy birthday Chris
Hooray 3M5200 sealant all injected and bolted down. First reason for leaks is cured – we hope.
You know how some people keep things ” just in case”. Well here is a great example of why such a philosophy is important.
Many years ago I laid a new floor at cherry tree farm – one of those floating ones that are so the rage. I bought a pack of wedges to keep it in place as it is laid and then I put them in the garage convinced that one day they would be useful.
Well here they are keeping the hull and deck apart while I clean out the roots and old rubbish that has gradually filled the gap and allowed the water to get in. Tomorrow the sealant goes in and the two parts are bolted together.
I’ll put them back in the garage later. Just in case.
Strictly speaking chain plates are fixed to the hull vertically and the shrouds are attached to them at deck level. In Anne Marie’s case the chain plates are fixed under the deck spreading the load from the shrouds to the deck and hull. Like most things in this boat time has caused damage. In this case rust due to salt water leaking through the deck. Still a little trip to Chatham and hey presto.
Saving Anne Marie 