SB3335

What is done, and what is ahead

What has been finished and paid for, what is underway now, and what is left for the new owners to choose.

"Blank canvas" gets used loosely. In this case it means the hard, dirty, unglamorous half is finished and paid for, and the half that is a matter of taste is not started. Everything in the first section is visible in the photographs further down.

Done

  • Hull stripped, filled, faired and primed, inside and out
  • Bottom antifouled
  • Interior ground back, epoxy sealed and painted out
  • Engine beds and stringers rebuilt, glassed and painted
  • Transom reinforced
  • New 1 3/4 in shafts, machined and tapered to suit the props, four new cutless bearings
  • Original bronze stuffing boxes, shaft glands and rudder logs retained, all repacked with graphite PTFE waterless gland packing
  • Michigan Dyna-Jet 21 x 21 props fitted, handed pair, bored 1 3/4 in to the shafts
  • Rudders rehung, hydraulic ram and tie bar installed
  • Walter V-drives rebuilt on their original 1.56 gearsets, installed and coupled
  • Borg Warner 71C gearboxes rebuilt
  • Helm console built and glassed
  • Sole hatches framed with marine ply covers
  • Stainless fuel tanks (approx. 460 L total) and water tanks in
  • Fuel lines (SAE J1527), sanitation hose, 110 L waste tank, 3500 GPH auto bilge pump
  • Original teak gunwale stripped back and finished in UV-stable clear
  • Bow push-bar fittings ground off and faired, lifting points repaired
  • New anodes fitted to all four exhaust manifolds and both heat exchangers
  • Both engines test run
  • Hull identification recoded, registration current

In hand

Underway now. Every part is bought and on the shelf.

  • Engine mounts fabricated
  • Both engines craned in, aligned and coupled to the V-drives
  • Exhaust system fabricated and run
  • Fuel and cooling plumbed in
  • SeaStar twin-lever throttle and gear controls fitted and connected
  • Batteries, charging, wiring loom and switch panel
  • Toilet, shower and water heater
  • Electronics and nav
  • Anchor winch, chain and bow roller

At the end of it she is watertight, she drives and she steers, and she can be delivered on her own bottom.

Finished by Doug and me

  • Interior fitout, joinery and upholstery, all of it
  • Hardtop cut in, bonded and finished
  • Final topcoat. The colour palette is chosen but not sprayed

If you want them

None of these are planned, and none are needed to run her. Any of them would be a decision for the syndicate.

  • Rub rail. You can see the original in the 2023 photograph below. It came off because the rubber had perished, and the teak gunwale underneath has been restored, so refitting one is a choice rather than a repair
  • Swim platform
  • Bow thruster. The tunnel is not cut
  • Solar
  • More range. The second water tank is the same stainless fabrication and could be plumbed as fuel instead, taking her to roughly 690 L aboard. It is only there for freshwater flushing, and on a berth with dockside water you would not miss it

Photographs

In the shed, foredeck faired and primed.
In the shed, foredeck faired and primed.
Engine bay finished: beds, stringers, steering ram and the stainless tank in place.
Engine bay finished: beds, stringers, steering ram and the stainless tank in place.
Sole laid over the engine bays, looking aft.
Sole laid over the engine bays, looking aft.
Lifting a V-drive out on the chain block, before the strip-down began.
Lifting a V-drive out on the chain block, before the strip-down began.
The original bronze steering chamber, opened up on the bench.
The original bronze steering chamber, opened up on the bench.
Steering gear stripped, blasted and repainted. Ram, tillers, glands and log mounts.
Steering gear stripped, blasted and repainted. Ram, tillers, glands and log mounts.
Fairing the turn of the bilge by hand. Two years of this.
Fairing the turn of the bilge by hand. Two years of this.
Doug and Nick, transom faired, somewhere near the halfway mark.
Doug and Nick, transom faired, somewhere near the halfway mark.
Looking down the length of the hull, companionway to the bow, wiring and plumbing run for the fit-out.
Looking down the length of the hull, companionway to the bow, wiring and plumbing run for the fit-out.
Fittings, hose and fasteners sorted and laid out ready for the plumbing run.
Fittings, hose and fasteners sorted and laid out ready for the plumbing run.
The teak hatch grate, fitted over one of the deck lockers.
The teak hatch grate, fitted over one of the deck lockers.
The toilet and macerator pump, ready to go in.
The toilet and macerator pump, ready to go in.
The hardtop, off the boat and up on its own stands in the yard.
The hardtop, off the boat and up on its own stands in the yard.
A tray of bearings, bushes and small gearbox parts from the rebuild.
A tray of bearings, bushes and small gearbox parts from the rebuild.
The hull identification plate.
The hull identification plate.
Looking the length of the hull from the bow, AHR814N on the coaming, shed doors open at the far end.
Looking the length of the hull from the bow, AHR814N on the coaming, shed doors open at the far end.
The same view from further aft, chain hoist rigged overhead.
The same view from further aft, chain hoist rigged overhead.
Looking aft to the transom, both engine hatches in place either side of the companionway steps.
Looking aft to the transom, both engine hatches in place either side of the companionway steps.
One of the shaft logs from below, the universal joint and flanges exposed for service.
One of the shaft logs from below, the universal joint and flanges exposed for service.
A Walter V-drive, pulled down to the case for inspection.
A Walter V-drive, pulled down to the case for inspection.
The same V-drive, case faces cleaned up and ready to go back together.
The same V-drive, case faces cleaned up and ready to go back together.
One of the stainless tanks, painted and fitted out with its fill and breather points.
One of the stainless tanks, painted and fitted out with its fill and breather points.
The same tank finished, ready to go back aboard.
The same tank finished, ready to go back aboard.
On the hardstand at Sylvania. The original rub rail runs the length of the sheer.
On the hardstand at Sylvania, August 2023. The original rub rail runs the length of the sheer.
Afloat before the sale, topsides chalked and stained.
Afloat before the sale, topsides chalked and stained.
The old running gear: shafts, rudders and props, well past saving.
The old running gear: shafts, rudders and props, well past saving.
One of the original Perkins six-cylinder diesels. Neither would turn over.
One of the original Perkins six-cylinder diesels. Neither would turn over.
The cockpit as found, with the yellow ship's wheel and a good deal of rubbish.
The cockpit as found, with the yellow ship's wheel and a good deal of rubbish.
The helm structure, rotten through, and her registration on the gunwale.
The helm structure, rotten through, and her registration on the gunwale.
The engine bay as found. Original coupling, original yellow, forty years of it.
The engine bay as found. Original coupling, original yellow, forty years of it.
The cuddy before work started. Naval yellow over grey, hatches and lockers intact.
The cuddy before work started. Naval yellow over grey, hatches and lockers intact.
One of the original Walter V-drives, starboard side, as it came out. Forty years of salt water.
One of the original Walter V-drives, starboard side, as it came out. Forty years of salt water.