The new galley is moving forward with the water system fitted and now the gas system to get sorted out.

The new mixer tap fitted and the hot and cold water pipes connected up to the water pipes. Now got to get the water pump fitted and wired up so that we can run the system.

The water system coming together and the floor as to be fitted in the locker to cover the pipes and have some where to put the pans and stores when the owner goes cruising.

The sink waste pipe to fit  after the floor and shelf go in the galley area, the the new lids to go over the sink and hob can be fitted. 

 

Busy, Busy week on the Hardy 25 refit.

The headlinings are now back up in the cabin apart from the toilet compartment which needs lining out on the steering bulkhead.

The divider bulkhead between the fore part of the cabin and the main part so that the cushions will stay in their correct position and give a back rest to the person in the fore part of the cabin.  

Looks a lot better than seeing bare fibreglass in the roof space of the cabin.

Also the rope fender is back on the boat and looking like a true Hardy again.

The calorifer is now installed and plumped up to the engine and the water system. Just got to fit the water pump and then fill the water tank up and test the system. 

Sorting out the birnest that was the wiring into some origiansed order once more and with all the old no longer used wiring that the boat had added over the years.

 

Four and a half years of work with the owner and the staff of J-Star Marine Services and the finishing line is in sight for this major restoration of a Morgan Giles 30.

This is a major restoration of a once tried Morgan Giles 30 which the owner of the yacht had the vision to change the yacht from a family cruising/ racing yacht into a expedition yacht for himself and partner and friends    

The interior is very custom made by the owner to designs that with the advice of a surveyor and the experienced staff of J-Star Marine Services has made this yacht into the yacht which the owner will sail in the Northern altitudes and around Scotland.    

The engine bay ready to have the new Beta 20 installed into in the coming weeks 

The interior upper area is now ready to get insulted and then boarded out to finish off the interior 

A well designed and compact navigation space 

A well designed and compact head compartment 

The galley area with plenty of storage lockers which on a compact yacht is also necessary.

At the heart of any  expedition yacht the cooker to keep the crew and skipper happy with food and hot drinks on the long passages.

                             
 

A busy few days in the Workshop this week in the run up to Easter Weekend

We started the week with making a plinth for the new windlass and to make a angled base for the compass.

Just making sur the position for the hole for the chain to go through the deck and the cut out for the chain on the plinth that is being made for the windlass on 

Also we made a teak pad for the halyard winch to go on so that the leads from the halyard clutches is at the correct height. 

Making up spacers for the toilet and galley outlet pipes which in both cases are pumps  out with small pumps and the skin fittings are above the sinks. 

We have now got the new engine for the Morgan Giles 30 and will over the next few weeks fit this into the engine bay in the cabin of the Morgan Giles 30 

A well designed and compact unit and will fit well into the engine bay below the navigation steps 

On a different note we aregetting stated on a dinghy which has been sitting around the yard for a while which the owner now wishes to finish off and get afloat this spring.

 

A Busy day on the Hardy 25 getting the interior refitted

The inside is starting to look more a like the way it was when it was originally build.

The doors are now going back on and the new galley worktop is now refitted 

The bottom door trim is now back in place, as is the cabin step which is now back in position and just needs the two small side sections and the hinges fitted to the lid. 

The galley is now ready to have the oven and hob fitted as well as the new deep sink as well.

Before the sink and hob can go in the electric power for the oven as to be conneto the oven as does the gas pipes and fitting to run both the hob and oven. Also the water pipes have to be finished off and plumped up as when the top is fixed down there will be no easy way to sort any of the pipe work or plumping.  

Just got to get a pair of hinges to make the locker/step useable as a storage area.

 

The past couple of week's have been busy with a number of project jobs getting done.

 Over the couple of week's there have been a number project jobs that have been finished off, One of the major jobs was the deck painting of the Morgan Giles 30 which now has the decks now finished off with two coats of non slip sand colour deck paint. Now they are ready to fit the various deck fittings from cleats to a new windlass and several other deck fittings to organizing the sail control lines. the hull has been sanded back again to get the hull ready for the next coats of topside gloss paint. The superstructure as been masked off to get them ready to sand them back ready to paint the superstructure with a fresh coat of cream gloss paint. 

On the Hardy 25 refit the was the galley refit with a new galley front and top which are now installed after the last of the cabin bulkheads were refitted and the navigation instruments transducers fitted in the hull and all the new cabling run from the transducers to the steering consul. Also, a lot of the wiring as been rewired to the dashboard and so that the headlinings can be refitted and all the new roof lights can be fitted. The next jobs are to get the covers off the boat and get all the windows refitted on the boat and then get the deck works done.    

One major job ticked off, the first coat of non slip deck paint on the Morgan Giles 30 refit

The start of one of the major jobs on the M<organ Giles 30 refit, its first coat of non slip deck paint after its long refit. 

The long side decks before the painting of the non slip deck paint

Now looking a lot brighter than they have looked for a long time, Now the cabin sides will be sanded back and given a fresh coat of marine gloss paint to finish off the superstructure.

The deckhead getting the same treatment and also looking better

The aft deck before it was painted 

Now its painted and looking bright and new looking 

Now the cockpit sides need sanding back and a fresh coat of paint on the sides of the cockpit.

 

Another busy day down at the boatyard

Adjusting the stainless steel top of the galley work top to fit the sink and the hob into the worktop. A bit of trimming of the edges to get the sink and hob to fit. 

The work top lids to cover the hob and sink when they are not being used and so the area can be used as extra work top space.

One job to do is to makeup stands to keep the lids off the sink and hob when they are not is use.

The cabin step getting its coats of non slip paint to make it better when the boat is used in wet weather 

Custom made anchor chocks for the main and kedge anchors for the Morgan Giles 30. These will be fitted once the decks are painted with their non slip deck paint.

 

Making up the new galley front with the oven and doors fitted and now to make the curtley drawer.

The Hardy 25 new galley front is coming along with the new oven being fitted to the galley front. the old galley did not have an oven fitted however, the new owner wishes to use the boat more and wish to have the added bonus of having an oven onboard.

Although it as cut down the locker space a bit there is still a far amount of useable space under the galley top to fit a fair amount of things needed in the galley area.

There are still a fair amount of varnshingh needed to get the right finish of the galley front, these finishing coats will be done once the galley front is installed in the boat.

The back photo showing the base for the oven and the rest of the bracing supporting the oven in position  

 

Dry fitting the deck gear so that we can get on with painting the deck later

Dry fitting the primary winches on their shaped and angled pads 

Setting out the position for the furling line winch 

Setting out the deck organisers and the deck pad eyes for the safety lines  

Finally getting to the fore deck and the positioning of the windlass and the bow cleats