My 1968 Olsen Nimbus restoration project.
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I have also dry fit the cleats. They had these nasty 1/2" iron bolts holding then on.
So I had the old threads drilled out of cleat bases and re-tapped to M14. The local tornero charged me 20€ to do all 8, so it wasn´t worth staying after work to do it as homework.
I purchased the new M14 bolts in stainless, but 4 of them are in the deckhead of the V berth, so I machined the heads in the lathe at work, then polished them on the buffing wheel, so they look a bit nicer inside the cabin.
The teak is held in place by a boat screw driven up inside the cleat base.
So now the tent has gone, and she's out in the sun for the first time in her new clothes
A big Thank You to Undercover Solutions for their patience. The smallest boat they have ever done
Thanks for looking in
Mick.
So I had the old threads drilled out of cleat bases and re-tapped to M14. The local tornero charged me 20€ to do all 8, so it wasn´t worth staying after work to do it as homework.
I purchased the new M14 bolts in stainless, but 4 of them are in the deckhead of the V berth, so I machined the heads in the lathe at work, then polished them on the buffing wheel, so they look a bit nicer inside the cabin.
The teak is held in place by a boat screw driven up inside the cleat base.
So now the tent has gone, and she's out in the sun for the first time in her new clothes
A big Thank You to Undercover Solutions for their patience. The smallest boat they have ever done
Thanks for looking in
Mick.
Edited by mickrick on Saturday 16th August 16:19
I don't know about the best thread on PH, but thank you for the kind words. Glad you like it Farlig said:
Sushest said:
She is gorgeous. I love her.
Mick - that´s it, you´re gonna have to sail her up and through the Skaggerak to DK & take Susanne for a trip - let me know when you do and I´ll head over from Norway to buy you a pint!!!Edited by Sushest on Saturday 16th August 21:11
Got my invite in the post today. Thank you Mick. 
Have to say the effort you went to in producing the personalised invite from teak veneer with caligraphy formed from the very topsides paint along with the red antifoul card edging and gold leaf replica of the stern name has produced a worthwhile memento before we even get there.
Fully understand why you had to restrict the numbers.
Have to say the effort you went to in producing the personalised invite from teak veneer with caligraphy formed from the very topsides paint along with the red antifoul card edging and gold leaf replica of the stern name has produced a worthwhile memento before we even get there.
Fully understand why you had to restrict the numbers.
DaveR said:
I know it's been said before but I'll repeat it: best thread on PH.
Hmmm dunno... Try this one 
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Anyway... I´m on varnish again. I'm up to 9th coat of Epifanes PP on the coch roof grab rails, and 4th coat on the tiller and cockpit coaming. I think they'll take 12 coats and two coats of PU for UV protection.
Then it's time to get my friend Marko in to knock up some Sunbrella covers.
Shipwright Heiko is booked for mid September to install the teak toe rail.
She has a temporary sun hat in blue to compliment her new frock
I've had a couple of people pop over to chat while I've been tinkering. Yesterday one very observant fellow asked me if she was a Nimbus? "Well spotted" I said!
Apparently his parents had one when he was a boy. He said he drove past the yard, and spotted her, stopped, and backed up for a second look. Very unusual to see one in this part of the world he said. He also spotted the stainless fairleads and window trims, and commented that they weren't standard. He certainly knew his Nimbus's! His Pal has a very nice Bertram 32 opposite Svip.
I think the gold leaf sparkles nicely in the sun
Then it's time to get my friend Marko in to knock up some Sunbrella covers.
Shipwright Heiko is booked for mid September to install the teak toe rail.
She has a temporary sun hat in blue to compliment her new frock
I've had a couple of people pop over to chat while I've been tinkering. Yesterday one very observant fellow asked me if she was a Nimbus? "Well spotted" I said!
Apparently his parents had one when he was a boy. He said he drove past the yard, and spotted her, stopped, and backed up for a second look. Very unusual to see one in this part of the world he said. He also spotted the stainless fairleads and window trims, and commented that they weren't standard. He certainly knew his Nimbus's! His Pal has a very nice Bertram 32 opposite Svip.
I think the gold leaf sparkles nicely in the sun
t, people are going to need sunglasses to get close to her that hull paintjob is so shiney 
Me OCD? 
To be honest, it's not as fair as I would have liked. I wanted the boys to long board it, and they didn't. They buggered me about a bit, so I was just glad they finished it and left. I still haven't had the final invoice off them, despite chasing them down and leaving messages on their phones, which they don't reply to.
Maybe when I've bashed the dock a few times, I'll do it again myself.
To be honest, it's not as fair as I would have liked. I wanted the boys to long board it, and they didn't. They buggered me about a bit, so I was just glad they finished it and left. I still haven't had the final invoice off them, despite chasing them down and leaving messages on their phones, which they don't reply to.
Maybe when I've bashed the dock a few times, I'll do it again myself.
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