Good progress and then a set back
I have needle gunned off the rust on the iron keel and taken it back to dull iron.
This took a day to do both sides and the noise and dust was horrendous.
The keel is primed with Hammerite No.1 Rust Beater. This includes the underside for which I had to raise the boat off the blocks. I also wirebrushed off the loose antifouling, another horrible job.
The set back. During this work I found that the rudder skeg had started to de-laminate. This appears to be where the steel section has rusted and blown the glass laminations out.
I have asked the Achilles forum what they think but I fear that I will need to grind the rusty section out and fit a replacement piece; either stainless or iroko.
In other news I finished off the electrical panel and battery wiring. Just need to fit the solar panels and charge controller.
I am almost ready to lower the mast, just need to make some final mods to the A frame and wait for a calm day.
This took a day to do both sides and the noise and dust was horrendous.
The keel is primed with Hammerite No.1 Rust Beater. This includes the underside for which I had to raise the boat off the blocks. I also wirebrushed off the loose antifouling, another horrible job.
The set back. During this work I found that the rudder skeg had started to de-laminate. This appears to be where the steel section has rusted and blown the glass laminations out.
In other news I finished off the electrical panel and battery wiring. Just need to fit the solar panels and charge controller.
I am almost ready to lower the mast, just need to make some final mods to the A frame and wait for a calm day.
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