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Hauling out again

March 6, 2014Matt Leave a comment

So after 5 days and around $100 of various epoxys, putty and fiberglassing, it’s still leaking. And I got epoxy all in my beard 🙁 So I’ve decided to admit defeat and get hauled out again, ugh. I’m just going… Continue reading →

Maintenance gudgeon, hunter 36

Keep on Leakin’ On

March 4, 2014Matt Leave a comment

Quick update – after spending around 15-20 hours on the leak, I’ve finally got it down to very little and hope to completely seal it tomorrow. I’ve put layers and layers of different epxoy and even fiberglassed the whole thing… Continue reading →

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Leak continued

March 2, 2014Matt Leave a comment

After I finished the last entry, I realised that Canadian Tire had some Water-Weld (by JB Weld) and they closed at 9. So off to Canadian Tire I went. I picked some up and had an attempt at putting some… Continue reading →

Maintenance bilge, gudgeon, hunter 36, leak, patching

Tracking down leaks

February 28, 2014Matt Leave a comment

One thing I’ve been noticing is a lot of water in the bilge. I thought this was just fresh water from rain/snow, but it’s been dry for several days and the bilge was still filling up, so I decided it… Continue reading →

Maintenance bilge, gudgeon, hunter 36, patching

Next Steps

February 27, 2014Matt Leave a comment

Now the boat is in Fisherman’s Wharf, I’ve had to think exactly what steps I needed to take to get her ready to live on. The first thing I decided was to remove as much stuff as I could from… Continue reading →

Maintenance cleaning, gudgeon, hunter 36, marinas

Windchime reaches her new home

February 25, 2014Matt 1 Comment

This was going to be a two part process – Monday evening I was going to get the boat in the water, and then Tuesday move it. Arriving Monday, I was greeted like this.   WHAT IS IT WITH SNOWFALL… Continue reading →

Maintenance crossing, engine, gudgeon, hunter 36, marinas, weather

Getting ready to go

February 23, 2014Matt Leave a comment

I got back from my week long work trip, and paid a visit to my boat. I checked on the status of the dehumidifier and found it hadn’t collected as much as I’d hoped – on investigation I found why… Continue reading →

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Getting ready

February 16, 2014Matt Leave a comment

I arrived at my boat and was pleased to see the yard had finished the painting – the bottom looks a lot better now!   I’d planned to fix some of the gel coat that had been scraped off on… Continue reading →

Maintenance bottom, engine, exhaust, gudgeon, hunter 36, painting, repairs

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