My 1968 Olsen Nimbus restoration project.
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Thank you Gents. 
New Job is Hydraulics. I´ve decided to go shore based, as no one seems to want a 52 year old bloke on board, and the owners don´t seem to know what they want, except to pick your brains for free. As soon as you mention getting paid to do their research, you don´t hear from them again.
The ironic thing is, I have 2 months work on a boat that recently turned me down for an engineering job, on account of "the Captain wants a younger age structure on board".
Looking forward to the learning curve. Earn as you learn! It´s been a lot of years since I worked with hydraulics for caterpillar Tractor Co. But I´m sure a lot of stuff will come back from the dusty recesses of my grey matter.
It´ll be nice to get weekends and public holidays off, and not get daft phone calls at 10 O'clock at night. Or have to put up with the Boss´s little darling kids. (early 20´s kids)
07:00 to 16:00 go home forget it. Oh, and August shut down, so I can go sailing
New Job is Hydraulics. I´ve decided to go shore based, as no one seems to want a 52 year old bloke on board, and the owners don´t seem to know what they want, except to pick your brains for free. As soon as you mention getting paid to do their research, you don´t hear from them again.
The ironic thing is, I have 2 months work on a boat that recently turned me down for an engineering job, on account of "the Captain wants a younger age structure on board".
Looking forward to the learning curve. Earn as you learn!
It´s been a lot of years since I worked with hydraulics for caterpillar Tractor Co. But I´m sure a lot of stuff will come back from the dusty recesses of my grey matter. It´ll be nice to get weekends and public holidays off, and not get daft phone calls at 10 O'clock at night. Or have to put up with the Boss´s little darling kids. (early 20´s kids)
07:00 to 16:00 go home forget it. Oh, and August shut down, so I can go sailing
Hello bonkers mad boat fans
Been away for a while, busy with new job, new (old but another 7 year project) house move, but some progress has been had.
Fairleads now finished! So I´m back to where I was before one of the originals was lost in a fire.
Now I need to find time to fit them. I like them very much, pretty close to the original aloominum ones I recon
Oh, and a happy new year to you all!
Mick
Been away for a while, busy with new job, new (old but another 7 year project) house move, but some progress has been had.
Fairleads now finished! So I´m back to where I was before one of the originals was lost in a fire.
Now I need to find time to fit them. I like them very much, pretty close to the original aloominum ones I recon
Oh, and a happy new year to you all!
Mick
You'd be right in thinking the project has stalled again!
New job and house move has kept me busy!
I have started to get some fittings back on. The new fairleads, lower shrouds' and backstay plates, and pushpit & pulpit fitted. All dry fitted for now, to be masked and bedded down once I´m happy it all sits well.
Early start tomorrow before it gets too hot, to make a start on fitting the rubbing strake.
Shipwright to start fitting the teak toe rail when he's back from his hol's.
Very happy with how it's starting to look.
New job and house move has kept me busy!
I have started to get some fittings back on. The new fairleads, lower shrouds' and backstay plates, and pushpit & pulpit fitted. All dry fitted for now, to be masked and bedded down once I´m happy it all sits well.
Early start tomorrow before it gets too hot, to make a start on fitting the rubbing strake.
Shipwright to start fitting the teak toe rail when he's back from his hol's.
Very happy with how it's starting to look.
Thanks Pal I have to say, my new job is the most physically demanding job I've ever had! Been very busy over the re-fit period on some quite big jobs, and I now know, that if it's hydraulic, it's heavy! And not always in the best place for lifting.
If I manage to stay awake on the drive home, it doesn't take me long to drop off when I sit down at home!
But the work has dropped off now, so I've taken a nice 2 week break, and I'm getting a bit done
Just looking back through the thread, and I see I was supposed to get the toe rail on last September! Crikey!
I wouldn't make a good project manager would I!
To be fair, I did also have some health issues towards the end of last year, then I had to fit a heart Op in a few months ago. Only lost two days off work, but did feel a bit rough the second day back at work. I think I should have taken a whole week off
I wouldn't make a good project manager would I!
To be fair, I did also have some health issues towards the end of last year, then I had to fit a heart Op in a few months ago. Only lost two days off work, but did feel a bit rough the second day back at work. I think I should have taken a whole week off
mickrick said:
Just looking back through the thread, and I see I was supposed to get the toe rail on last September! Crikey!
I wouldn't make a good project manager would I!
To be fair, I did also have some health issues towards the end of last year, then I had to fit a heart Op in a few months ago. Only lost two days off work, but did feel a bit rough the second day back at work. I think I should have taken a whole week off
Shiny bits lift the spirits Mick and are good for your health. Keep at it mate and just keep focussed on that relaxing G&T coming at the end. I wouldn't make a good project manager would I!
To be fair, I did also have some health issues towards the end of last year, then I had to fit a heart Op in a few months ago. Only lost two days off work, but did feel a bit rough the second day back at work. I think I should have taken a whole week off
Amen to that! 
Got down the yard early this morning, and set to with the rubbing strake.
The Vetus one I chose is very nice, I like it a lot. The heat in the tent made it very pliable and easy to work with, but I need to take it off again, as I made the fixings at 300 centres. and they really need to be half that to stop it sagging/sitting away between the screws, you may be able to see it in the pictures below, but apart from that I think it's going to look O.K. I have a navy blue insert to pop in that will cover the screws. The colour almost matches the dark blue around the gold leaf on the transom.
I'll seal it all up with Sika when my Pal comes over to stay for a week in September, he's promised me an extra pair of hands.
The 20 meter length went around the boat in one go with a couple of meters spare.
Here's a tip for anyone who hasn't done this type of work before. When going into GRP with self tappers, run a turn in the hole with the countersink bit, it'll stop the threads of the screw cracking out the gelcoat/paint/filler around the hole
Got down the yard early this morning, and set to with the rubbing strake.The Vetus one I chose is very nice, I like it a lot. The heat in the tent made it very pliable and easy to work with, but I need to take it off again, as I made the fixings at 300 centres. and they really need to be half that to stop it sagging/sitting away between the screws, you may be able to see it in the pictures below, but apart from that I think it's going to look O.K. I have a navy blue insert to pop in that will cover the screws. The colour almost matches the dark blue around the gold leaf on the transom.
I'll seal it all up with Sika when my Pal comes over to stay for a week in September, he's promised me an extra pair of hands.
The 20 meter length went around the boat in one go with a couple of meters spare.
Here's a tip for anyone who hasn't done this type of work before. When going into GRP with self tappers, run a turn in the hole with the countersink bit, it'll stop the threads of the screw cracking out the gelcoat/paint/filler around the hole
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