Volvo Penta sterndrive overhaul.

This photo is of the sterndrive from the Princess 25 now off the boat after a battle with nature after it had been on the boat for 30 years.

 This photo shows that we are making a start to dismantle it.

 

This photo shows the old anode showing it was doing its job. 

 

The business end of the leg unit in need of a bit of TLC and a repaired propeller before it is put back into commission

 

This photo shows the transom shield removed from the leg unit after a battle to get the pivot pinds out of the transom shield.

 The leg unit at last removed from the transom shield and will be able to work on it easier.

 

This photo shows what 30 years of being in the water can do to serial number badges

 

This photo shows the exhaust coupling removed for cleaning and replacing the rubber o ring.

 This photo shows the hole where the gear shift cable goes through which was U/S and needed replacing due to old age

 

 The ram unit to trim the leg

 

This photo shows the pivot pin hole which was a battle of wills to get the old one out

 

The transom shield in need of a bit of TLC

This week at J-Star Boat Services, it is the end of some projects and the begining of new projects

This week it is the end of some long time projects and the start of new projects. The "Jasmine" is now finished and is now going back to the owner for him to do the painting and varnishing over the winter months. He will then being it back in the spring to have a new deck put on it and for the deck gear and mast refitted and rigging sorted out. Then put back in the water and ready to go sailing again.

The other projects that are coming to a close are the narrowboat refit on "Little Doris" until next year when the bedroom and bathroom are sorted out with new side and roof lining. Its owner like "Jasmine" owner wants to do the painting and varnishing themselves.

The Princess 25 refit is coming along well with new windows fitted and then the side and head linings can go in and the cabin will then take shape.

A new project that came in over the past week was a old Hardy Navigator 18 which is in need of a bit of TLC and possibly a little more to get it back on the water next year.

Also will be making a start on the New clinker dinghy this week, getting to grips with shaping the keel and shaping the stem and fitting the stem and apron to the keel. the sorting out the planking.

Princess 25 refit, the windows now going back in and making it look brighter inside.

The windows now going back in the boat . The time they are being fitted it is to ensure that the old holes are not to large or small and then repair the holes where necessary.

The first side completed dry fit and now ready to sort out any repairs necessary

Second side almost completed.

This photo shows the view out of the new windows which is a good feeling after looking at plywood blanks for the last few months.

This is the view out of ther port side, now the interior side lining panels have to be fitted and the windows sealed in.

Jasmine now all but completed this stage of the restoration and now it is up to the owner to finish off the paint and varnishing

This photo shows the outside of the hull as been varnished and the bottom as been sealed with underwater primer

This photo is of the starboard side after it as been given its first few coats of varnish and its first coat of underwater primer to protect the boat.

This photo is of the finished inside of the boat now with its thwart stringers in place and all of its now rThis is a photo the inside looking forward down the starboard side, now its up to the owner to finish it off and then he is coming back to get the deck renewed next year and the deck and rigging sorted out and so he can go sailing in her.enewed.

This photo looking aft and now it is ready for the owner to clean up the inside a little and paint and varnish the inside to bring it back to the same condition as the outside.

A second photo of the inside looking aft.

New windows in Princess 25 and the start of the outdrive overhaul.

This first photo is of the first new window going in the main cabin. It is dry fitted to make sure the sidelining are cut out to size of the new windows a.d to ensure that they make a good seal

 

 

This photo shows all the port side windows dry fitted and in place

 

This photo shows the starboard side windows going in place and being dry fitted.

 

This photo shows the good fit in the cabin sides on the starboard side

 

The same on the port side.

 

This photo shows the outdrive off the boat and before the outdrive over haul as started. One of the first jobs will be to remove the transom shield off the leg unit so that the pivot pins can get removed and renewed.

 

This photo shows the top of the transom shield and shows the rubber block is missing and in need of renewing and also the seized povit pin which will have to be removed before any major work can be done on the outdrive leg unit

 

This photo shows the old anode looking a bit past it best and will be replace just before the boat gets back in the water.

 

This photo shows the business end of the outdrive unit which is in need of a bit of TLC .