The head with water emulsified in the oil
Block full of water
Engine bay pre-cleaning and painting.
Newly undercoated engine bay
Finished in one coat of two-pack epoxy primer and two coats of two-pack epoxy top coat.
Nanni Panel A4
To go in cockpit under the companionway with a key start in lieu of the press button.
Norla and the rainbow - A very elegant wooden sloop
Norla's Deck painted in ViPonds Paving paint.
Norla's deck painted in ViPonds paving paint.
Seven coats of Awlwood MA gloss and a finishing coat of Satin Matt.
Completed and assembled. Seven coats of clear gloss Awlwood MA and a final coat of Satin Matt.
I also polished the chrome and stainless
Seven coats of gloss
I find this too shiny and prefer the satin look
Looks plasticy to me.
Furling unit installed
Life will be so much easier now
Sharp end
Ready for slipping for engine install
Looking forward to a deck paint
Painting the deck
Deck paint begins in the cockpit.
I am using Viponds paving paint with non slip added. Samual on Norla recommended it and its more reasonable than boat paint.
Cockpit is completed.
Tiller handle in place.
Looks the part.
Made of mohogany and ash. Not a great match to the oregon, teak and spotted gum. Although it's a beautiful piece of workmanship from Ruddercraft.com.
Long way down to the Bilge
600mm depth.
Filling up with water and my customer hand baler
New removable Bilge Mount
900 x 60 x 3mm fluted aluminium extrusion from Bunnings
Nanni N3.30 ready to install in Peter Robyn
All taped up from deck paint with ViPonds paving paint 150% Classic Cream
Bow view with 3M 14 Day Blue masking tape on.
A little bit of sunshine to highlight the shiny new deck
Pretty much completed outside
Fenders ready for the slip and engine install
Relaxing on the almost finished exterior
Deck painted - bow view
Still running a charger on the house battery - I hope it holds up while the engine is out.
Engine Bed
Ready for paint and removal of the rear shaft alignment plate
