Brian, after your original posting I started wondering about the longevity
of fibreglass construction. How does the resin hold up after that many
years ?
...Wayne
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Rick Beckrich wrote
Trim looking hull, Brian. Hopefully you've got new tires for that trailer.
(Something I once forgot... And nearly paid
dearly.)
No, they are 40 years old but stored in the dark and mostly cool. Checked
out OK in the mandatory Ministry test.
I DO have a fresh
set on other rims, as spares. Triumph 2000 rims.
Chris Trask wrote
Looks pretty decent after it was cleaned up. Was the engine "pickled"
properly before putting it into storage?
I had it serviced before
laying up and periodically I have sparyed CRC 6-66 in all nooks and
crannies. There IS corrosion on some of the exterior screws etc though.
Johnson went belly-up in 2002 so spares and servcing will be a problem.
Cooling impellor and gaskets.
Chris B wrote
Looks like it will float
all right, Brian. Why didn?t you use your Range Rover for the tow?
Chris
While I have has severe problems with the RR Electronic Air Suspension
sorted out, to my utter amazement it has developed starting problems which
seem to be caused by a solenoid that runs the glow-plugs.
They do not glow any more, and it seems that mere compression in a
compression-ignition motor doesn't cut the mustard for starting. With an
alternative available for $80 a day I decided to hire the Nissan.
Starting the Nissan was a revelation. from cold, maybe 5 seconds glow plug,
from warm 1 second or less, then it started, just like that ...
I located and ( with some difficulty saved - it seemed to be protected by an
anti-saving protocol) the Electronic Faults manual for the RR. 576 pages in
all. I kid you not. I printed it all out excluding the bits that dealt only
with the petrol versions. Tracking through the manual is quite some
exercise.
Moose wrote
On 12/24/2014 2:14 AM,
bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
... and bring back my boat which has been sitting in a very dusty old
implement shed of a friend, for about 30 years.
Nice! You make me feel better about the 14' sailboat that's been sitting in
my side yard covered with various tarps, for 'only'
about 20 years. :-)
Musty Moose
I understand ... !
Mike Lazarri
wrote;
Sweet little boat Brian. It'd be perfect for around here. You can park it in
my barn any time ;)
It's a SeaCraft Valencia from about
1971. Number 6 out of the mould. 17 1/2 feet long.
The rig you see on
that trailer, trailer included weighs 2712 LB, 1.21 long tons. I put it over
a weighbridge, just to find out ( get the facts man, get the facts).
Seacraft took over another company and gave up making their own designs..
These boats sell for between $7,000 and $17,000 on Trademe NZ depending on
their condition, state of restoration etc.
The most
demanding parts have 7 layers of woven glass fibre cloth - not random
chopped glass fibre sprayed out of a gun.
It is designed as a sea-boat
for open waters. I've had it out around White Island in the Bay of Plenty
(NZ) Google it.
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