Sourcing bilge pump parts and working out how fittings are held together after thirty years.

Trying to source parts for old bilge pump, thankfully the bilge pump is still made and is showing no sign of going out of production as time soon.

On a completely different view, the way the Morgan Giles 30 stemhead fitting under deck fittings was glassed in after the deck fitting was bolted down and as covered up the fixings holding it in position.

The deck is now starting to come apart, working from the transom and working forward along the hull to deck joint finding that it was held together with hard filler which as broken down over the years along with the fixings that held it down on to the hull.  

The apprentices are carefully removing the filler and cleaning up the joint to ensure that the joint is sealed with a more reliable and flexible jointing sealant which will not leak in future and with next bolts holding down the joint to ensure this happens  

The forward bulkhead in the Hardy 25 under the cockpit sole have to fit the new two diverter valved for the toilet and bilge pump.

 Just lining up the bilge pump pipes to know where to bolt the valves to the bulkhead