The Job List

Post JBC 2019 modifications

If Mischief is going to be suitable for future use then she has to be more comfortable, better organised and flexible on sailing points.

Larger transparent bags for clothes etc

• ·         Pack in outfit groups
• ·         Spare pillow
• ·         Spare sleeting bags
• ·         Spare towels

Better gear stowage

• ·         Bins with lids on port saloon bunk
• ·         Lee clothes in forward cabin

Outboard

• ·         Look for lighter 3 to 5 Hp light sail drive long shaft
• ·         Fit cover plate to shied from sun, rain and spray
• ·         Lower plate to reduce up wash
• ·         Sort out cabin stowage arrangement

Sails

• ·         Repairs

o   Jib UV strip

o   Main 3^rd reef

o   Main clew eye repair

• ·         New

o   Consider new main, 3 reefs

o   Consider new genoa

• ·         Rebuild spinnaker pole

Cabin

• ·         Higher, stronger lee clothes on starboard bunk
• ·         Additional hand holds

o   Under side shelf above starboard saloon bunk

o   Vertical posts either side of galley half bulkhead

• ·         Water proof foam under starboard bunk cushions
• ·         Clothes line in cabin
• ·         Shower curtain, tape and secure heavier duty polythene to protect bunk and electronics

Cockpit

• ·         Fit safety eye near to companionway
• ·         Seal up openings around aft bulkhead, hatch garage etc
• ·         Stainless steel tube frame over sprayhood

Solar panels

• ·         Investigate 100W / 50W panels that will fit on side deck / cabin top side
• ·         Work out optimum connection arrangements
• ·         Fit battery charger and work out connection arrangements

Self steering

• ·         Make larger, lighter wind vane
• ·         Re-build pendulum / oar

o   Move arms down and add stops

o   Finish cable end arms

o   Add PTFE plate

• ·         Re-build vane main axis bearing to reduce friction

Rigging

• ·         Add topping lift cleat to cabin top
• ·         Add correct size line to spinnaker pole downhaul
• ·         Strengthen fore stay tang
• ·         Refurbish roller reefing, specifically top swivel

Electrics/tronics

• ·         Fit new VHF antenna at mast head
• ·         Label up batteries
• ·         Secure batteries better
• ·         Insert choc block to allow external battery charger input

Dinghy

• ·         Look into lighter 3D with transom
• ·         Look into 3 / 2 Hp long shaft air cooled

Washboards

• ·         Complete latches
• ·         Sort out cabin stowage
• ·         Fit pennant for lashing down

Bilge pumps

• ·         Repair electric bilge pump
• ·         Fit hand pump in cabin

Preparation for the 2019 season and trip to Ireland

Hull

·         Chip rust off keel ballast - done

·         Primer keel ballast - done I used Hammerite No1 rust beater followed by Seajet Aluminium primer

·         Clean remnants of sea life from the hull - done

·         Remove heads seacock and fill - removed and filled

·         Remove log and fill - removed and filled, faired and primed

·         Anti-foul - this will be Seajet Shogun - Done
     Found a crack in the skeg. It appears that the steel section has rusted and blown out the fibre glass. After trying to insert a stainless section down the inside of the old section I have abandoned this approach and I am reinforcing the skeg with fibre glass after re-attaching the old fibre glass to the steel section with mastic.  The repair is OK, I couldn't extract the builders foam from the steel section so I rammed a stainless section up from below. The fibre glass and epoxy seemed solid so I filled and faired it before priming. The rudder went on without a hitch and the rudder tube has fresh grease and the tiller is back on.

Deck

·         Re-organise running rigging - four deck leads are fitted and winches are serviced

·         Fit new running rigging - see mast

·         Fix sprayhood deck brackets - done

·         Make sprayhood - in progress, final tidying up to do - good fit if slightly saggy)

·         Fit cockpit hatch latches - started, this will be deck eyes and shackles

·         Fit poop deck hatch cover straps

·         Fill various holes in deck and cockpit area

·         Make and fit bracket for life raft on fore deck

·         Fit jack stays - measured up and fitted

·         Make seal for anchor chain pipe

Machinery

·         Make battery cases, one for each aft locker (unless they fit into under bunk lockers) -  these are made and fitted, one under cooker and one under sink, second battery is installed and connected to power system.

·         Move battery cables to aft lockers - change of plan, the batteries are going under the sink / cooker

·         Remove morse control - removed and cuddy fitted

·         Make cuddy for cockpit to fit in hole left by more control -  needs final finishing

·         Fit engine under cockpit - evinrude won't fit 

·         Measure up for solar panels - full electrical distribution re-organisation to be undertaken, dual systems 

·         Service winches - done but looking for service kit as one winch has a worn nylon liner

·         Service deck blocks - these are being replaced

·         Make, fit and test wind vane steering - dry fit is complete, next stage is wet testing - initial wet trial and hanger is 75mm too long.

Cabin

·         Finish off cabin interior - fore cabin head lining made, companionway hatch to be lined, headlining battens have been varnished

       Fit gimbal brackets for cooker (re-use shelf off Chantilly) - need to refit sink and cooker mouldings

       Make and fit lee clothes - done

       Remove heads and convert to storage - heads removed

·         Fit locker catches

·         Fit netting to overhead lockers - cleats fitted and netting laced in on aft lockers, 

·         Fit AIS antennae

·         Wire up supply to VHF, AIS, USB sockets - electrics done, just need to sort out solar power

·         Wire up auto-helm - wired but not tested

·         Fit car radio and speakers - low priority

·         Finish and fit wash boards - wash boards refurbished, retaining battens to be refurbished 

Found that coach roof core is saturated! - initial test holes show that areas around old deck fittings are problem areas, trying multi hole and wicking

Mast

·         Drop mast - done

·         Fit Tri-colour - done

·         Fix steaming light - fitted new LED lamp

·         Fit radar reflector - done

·         Check rigging - done, seems OK, fitted additional chain plates for cap shrouds

·         Replace running rigging - done, continuous length pending splicing eyes in

·         Fit forestay - done, eye to be made in lower end to match up with deck eye

·         Re-wire co-ax - done, fitted back to back N join to antenna

·         Raise mast and tension - done, used Tony's tensioner and set to 400 kg, need to check this again once boat is in the water.

Sails

·         Check for fit of sails off Chantilly - Chantilly's sails are too large but spare jib and storm jib should be OK

·         Make tri-sail
      Spinnaker and pole added to list

Sails are bent on and furler gear overhauled with new bearings.

Passage Preparations
Finish job list
Tune in self steering gear
Make and trial yuloh oar
Fit reefing lines
Practice maneuvers

This list will be kept live. Where problems occur they may lead to additional pages such as the making of the self steering system.  

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