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Here she is, her name is Tern, moored Pittwater, as you can she she needs a few little jobs and her bum needs a good scrub, who knows a diver that can do it, would you believe Tern was free, given too me but got 21 days to clean her bum or RMS will have a cow.
note the furling jib, there is a god lol, give me a weekend, ill varnish the teak, fix the toe rail n varnish it, once shes cleaned ill paint the hull sides in bright polyurethane White, with my customary Marker Yellow stripe to replace this mustardy baby dung looking thing,
Anyone at Pittwater know this boat?
How easy is that slimy green ****e above the water line too get off? No doubt theres a biodegradable hull cleaner available to wash the hull and use sea water to blow it off?
Top hat (25 MkII)
Nice boat. Great score!!
You will end up with a list of things that
1. have to be done.
2, need to be done.
3. you would like to do.
Removing the green slime is in category 3.
Don't sweat about what she looks like on the outside.
Category 1 are all of the things that will make her safe.
category 2 are all of the things that will make her fun and easy to sail as fast and as far as you can.
category 3 are the things that will make her look nice.
Do all of your big and small jobs in that order.
Don't fiddle around on cosmetics (like slime) if you have crappy electrics (FIRE!!) or no hand operated bilge pump.
In which category would you put good anchor gear and a reliable engine?
PS a scouring pad (and dishwashing liquid) should get rid of the slime. However is is not environmentally friendly and a power wash when she comes out for an antifoul will do it. A job for Ron.
Gary
try max marine services 0435804440 they used to be scuba bees.
good luck with the boat.
I would suggest fully furling the headsail as well and leave about 5 wraps of the sheet around the sail to hold it secure. Sails furled like that have very short lives where I live in Westerly gales!
Max Marine no longer do Pittwater. Try Dave Pollock at Broken Bay Divers 0404 129 414
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Good pick up! I've seen Tern many times, just sitting there forlorn. It may be cheaper, and easier to lift her out and give her a good wash and antifoul. Careel Bay Marina do mine for about $1300. Sounds expensive, but at least you will know the condition of the hull and you'll have fresh antifoul. I don't think Tern has been lifted for about three years looking at that growth and you'll probably want to have the peace of mind that the hull is all good, as well as the skin fittings.
The other comments are on the money. Don't worry about cosmetics until the safety issues are all checked out.
Go over and join us at www.tophatyachts.com - plenty of info and advice from owners.
