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A nice mix,Barracuda,Mahi-Mahi and a Bluefin Travally.
21/01/2016

A nice mix,Barracuda,Mahi-Mahi and a Bluefin Travally.

9kg Mahi-Mahi caught last weekend.
21/01/2016

9kg Mahi-Mahi caught last weekend.

Finally,back in Siargao via Leyte. Loaded with about 750kg of beers & stocks for Curry Pot; 140nm at displacement speed ...
07/09/2015

Finally,back in Siargao via Leyte. Loaded with about 750kg of beers & stocks for Curry Pot; 140nm at displacement speed of 7-8 kn,won't be doing that again! Still a few bits & pieces to do& still waiting for a fuel pump component which I ordered from US on 13th Aug,arrived Manila on 18th, sent to Cebu on 6.03pm flight & disappeared from tracking.

Been trying to paint for several days but rain has hampered efforts. Hoping to launch today & head to Leyte & then Siar...
02/09/2015

Been trying to paint for several days but rain has hampered efforts. Hoping to launch today & head to Leyte & then Siargao Island.

Day 8-12. Internet has been poor so have been unable to post for a few days.- transom laminate complete- deck lamination...
27/08/2015

Day 8-12. Internet has been poor so have been unable to post for a few days.
- transom laminate complete
- deck lamination complete
- seating started
- console & wc complete
- roof to T- top fabricated & fitted
- doors,hatches & boxes to finish

Day 7. Good day today,lots of small jobs done,more coats of latex to styro.- Dry fitted remaining deck, cut-outs for bat...
21/08/2015

Day 7. Good day today,lots of small jobs done,more coats of latex to styro.
- Dry fitted remaining deck, cut-outs for battery box, fuel box,fish cooler & consol cr.
- Glassed in stringers. This is the first time we've used resin on the styro & I was very interested to see if the latex barrier coats prevented the Styrene from melting the styro. Largely it did, but this was a vertical surface & I'm a little concerned about this application on the deck so will experiment with different primers tomorrow.
- Primer coat to T-Top
- Last pic shows some of the debris removed from the hull earlier;in addition we took out 4 binfulls of waterlogged plywood dust. With the old fuel tank, centre consol, waterlogged plywood & heavy glass fibre deck removed we've taken out about 400kg & using high density styrofoam & Foamex we've put back less than 70kg, a weight loss of over 330 kg, which should give better performance & economy, in addition to the buoyancy, resistance to rot, water absorbsion & soundproofing advantages.

Day 6.- 3rd laminate to transom- Finish stringers- Loose fit deck- Position consol for deck cut-out
20/08/2015

Day 6.
- 3rd laminate to transom
- Finish stringers
- Loose fit deck
- Position consol for deck cut-out

Day 5.-2nd laminate to transom-More stringers fitted, each one is a different cut,so takes time
19/08/2015

Day 5.
-2nd laminate to transom
-More stringers fitted, each one is a different cut,so takes time

Day 4. -Fitted deck plates to bearers for the consol.-Fitted first sheet of transom laminate-Started cutting out stringe...
18/08/2015

Day 4.
-Fitted deck plates to bearers for the consol.
-Fitted first sheet of transom laminate
-Started cutting out stringers,tedious job which takes time,note our profiling tool,a piece of styrofoam with some BBQ sticks!

Day3. One man down today after yesterday's Red Horse session. Decided to incorporate a cr into the consol (for the girls...
18/08/2015

Day3. One man down today after yesterday's Red Horse session. Decided to incorporate a cr into the consol (for the girls). Identified a small patch of osmosis in the transom.
- First coat of latex paint to styrofoam
- Finished off bits & pieces on transom & bearers
- Started cutting out Foamex board for new consol.
Heavy rain in pm so no resin work today.

We've started the refit on the second 23ft cc,Apid Star & I thought there might be some interest in how we do it.Day 1.R...
15/08/2015

We've started the refit on the second 23ft cc,Apid Star & I thought there might be some interest in how we do it.
Day 1.
Remove: T-Top, consol, engine,fittings,seating.
Brace hull
Order/pick up materials.
Day 2.
Remove deck & fuel tank
Decided to leave bearers as they're in pretty good shape
Remove all plywood from hull & transom
Grind & prep hull

The 23ft cc ready for launch on the new launching trolley & a small banca I built out of scraps for my 10 year old son,c...
11/08/2015

The 23ft cc ready for launch on the new launching trolley & a small banca I built out of scraps for my 10 year old son,cost about $10.

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