My 1968 Olsen Nimbus restoration project.

[Fishtigua]

Hi mate. Not much of a chuffing week, sorry to hear. The hull does look lovely though. Missing ally castings are a sod to replace, trust me, I'm in the middle of trying find some mid-70's Dutch handrail castings on a motor-sailer I'm doing at the moment. It's almost cheaper to replace the lot in stainless these days.

Take a photo of the melted part's opposite number, you never know. PH has sheds full of crap.

[mickrick]

Thanks Mate. Slim chance I think, as I´ve only ever seen three other Olsen Nimbus on the web, in Denmark.
That´s the price of exclusivity I guess



I think I´m going to re-design four new ones, and get them made in Stainless.
I have fired an e-mail off to the yard, on the off chance they have some dusty old stock somewhere, but the last time I had contact with Bjorn, it took a year to get a response!

[mickrick]

Cockpit painted yesterday
I seem to be talking to myself here...

[gary71]

mickrick said:

Thanks Mate. Slim chance I think, as I´ve only ever seen three other Olsen Nimbus on the web, in Denmark.
That´s the price of exclusivity I guess



I think I´m going to re-design four new ones, and get them made in Stainless.
I have fired an e-mail off to the yard, on the off chance they have some dusty old stock somewhere, but the last time I had contact with Bjorn, it took a year to get a response!

Shame they were lost, as you say you aren't going to find one down the local shop!

Have you considered having the remaining part reverse engineered, by scanning, surfacing, then 3D printing a replacement? It would be a shame to lose the original look after the work you've put into the rest of the boat.

[BliarOut]

mickrick said:

Cockpit painted yesterday
I seem to be talking to myself here...

You're definitely not, that's the sound of reverence

[Benjaminpalma]

[quote=mickrick]Cockpit painted yesterday
I seem to be talking to myself here...



Far from - looks great! What's the paint?

[mickrick]

Cheers Guys.
Hi Ben, the paint is DuPont.

[mickrick]

Here´s a before shot for comparison

[Fishtigua]

Mick, what are you going to do with the cockpit? Teak, the real stuff, Tread-Master, pre-cut teak and ply or Teektop plastic stuff?

[mickrick]

I have the teak grating already made. Same as this piece on the companionway. I like it, as you don´t get bits under your bare feet. The bits drop through to be cleaned up from underneath later
I got hold of some samples of the plastic stuff, and laid it in the sun next to some real teak, and I measured the temp with my heat gun. The plastic stuff is 6-8 degrees C hotter. No thanks.

[mickrick]

gary71 said:

Shame they were lost, as you say you aren't going to find one down the local shop!

Have you considered having the remaining part reverse engineered, by scanning, surfacing, then 3D printing a replacement? It would be a shame to lose the original look after the work you've put into the rest of the boat.

Hi Gary, good suggestion. I've given the problem some thought, and to be honest, the original parts didn´t come back great. I think I can come up with a nice design, that won´t look out of place. The boat is hardly going to be as it was built anyway. Better!

[MOTORVATOR]

mickrick said:

I have the teak grating already made. Same as this piece on the companionway. I like it, as you don´t get bits under your bare feet. The bits drop through to be cleaned up from underneath later
I got hold of some samples of the plastic stuff, and laid it in the sun next to some real teak, and I measured the temp with my heat gun. The plastic stuff is 6-8 degrees C hotter. No thanks.

Loving the teak grates Mick.

As an aside I have cork decking on the Sunny and I have to say being a bit unsure when I first looked at the boat I am suitably impressed. Doesn't stain, Cool in the summer, Warm in the Winter, Stays looking fresh for longer than teak, Soft underfoot, Excellent grip, Dents and bruises just disappear.
Alright it looks like... Well cork but amazed it hasn't really taken off as a preferred material.

[King Herald]

I just read this thread from start to finish. Amazing work, and some serious dedication. It is going to be a lovely boat when finished. That wood work is outstanding, nice to know there are still guys out there who can do it.

I worked in a sailing boat yard in Singapore for a couple of years, and even though I had no interest whatsoever in blow boats when I started I got to be quite the expert on rigging and hardware, drive trains, steerage, electrics, sanitation etc. Other guys did the wood and glass, but if it were made of metal it was mine. It was definitely an experience.

[mickrick]

Cheers Motorvator, I looked at the plastic decking for the deck itself, but decided apart from getting too hot, it would add quite a bit of weight, so I decided to go for the non-skid in the paint. The mast winches have their own built in handles, so no chance of dropping a winch handle on deck and chipping paint

Thanks for reading KH

Deck has been sanded, and the stopper knocked off. A bit more stopper went in yesterday, so that´ll be hard enough to nib off on Monday.
We might see the oyster white go on the decks next week. Then we can think about masking up for the non-skid.
I bought the 1500 pads, 3M fast cut and finishing compound yesterday.

[Kneetrembler]

Hi Mick,

Been away for a few days, she is looking better each time, real bh about the Ali parts, sorry to hear about that.
Knowing you, it will be some new S/S parts that look better than ever before long.

I hope that the job front shapes up before long, nothing on the front as regards the other job yet then ?

KT

[mickrick]

Thanks KT I have an idea for some stainless ones, but I may have to wait and see what the job situation is first.
It´s a bugger as the toe rail fits into the fairleads, and that´s the first thing to do after paint.
Hopefully something will turn up. "The job" I was after isn´t going to happen Apparently, the Captain "wants a younger age structure on board"
That was a low blow! Oh well, onwards and upwards. Their loss as well as mine. But they´ll never know.

Hope life on the Island is good?

Regards,
Mick

[Kneetrembler]

Yep a real blow when the comments start about a younger age structure in the crew, trouble is we started a loooong time ago in this game, even the Policemen seem younger these days LOL.

I am sure that through your contacts something will turn up trumps, but maybe not before the start of the new season, not a nice time m8.

The Island is fine and the house is now finished so anytime you fancy a break from your Island you and the missus are more than welcome.
Off to Galicia on Friday for a break.

Catch you soon.

KT

[mickrick]

Cheers Mate, thanks for the offer Can´t see me getting away for a while though.
Enjoy Galicia Last time I was in Muros I had a bowl of steamed mussels to die for!

Anyway I digress.. Oyster white went on the deck today, I think it´s going to look great with the teak once I get the masking off the deckhouse.

So next is to flat it down with 1500 and cut it back. There´s hardly any dust in it though.
Then we can mask up and put the non-skid on. I think I´ve spotted a bit of core compression around one of the cleat bases though. Didn´t see it until it was shiny!
I´ll have another look at it in the week.

Here´s couple of snaps. Very happy I changed my mind about the colours







Need to start looking for some rubbing strake. I think Vetus make one for a shoebox hull/deck joint?

Cheers,
Mick

[mickrick]

I don´t know what happened to the last picture! Doesn´t look like that on my home computer, the boat definitely hasn´t fallen off the chocks

[Benjaminpalma]

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