More little Challenges!

Well, the boat is sitting on the 'hard' at Seaview Marina waiting for the engine, a small delay, as we need a new propeller shaft, the old one is metric and would you believe it we need an imperial shaft to fit the new bearing and new folding propeller! and this being a country of everything being metric.

The mast also needed all new stainless steel rigging as the original stuff was way past its use-by date.
I had half expected that the standing rigging may have been a bit dicy and maybe having to replace  a couple of fittings, not the whole lot and now a new prop shaft - bum!

Its a bit strange driving down the driveway with no boat lurking behind the hedge, I have no excuses of having to go to 'the boat' to do some little job...

Mrs DIY has 'suggested' that I must stay with my primary project of painting and getting ready for the 'Grand Opening" of the gallery in May.

There, I've said it, May, (this year 2012) so no more excuses...

Moving Day!

At last the big day has arrived, the boat was lifted over the hedge onto the waiting transporter ready for the first part of its journey to the sea,.I couldn't get a shot of the boat hanging over the trees as I was hanging onto a rope to turn the boat around, a very scary exercise!.
Because the load was oversize (4m beam) a separate pilot vehicle was need to get it 'over the hill'.
After it was loaded and driven off and because I was so 'emotionaly drained', I waited an hour before heading over to Seaview where the boat was to be unloaded.
I arrived to find it sitting in its cradle waiting for the new motor to be installed, all I had to do was pay the man the money - 'no cash no spash'.
The motor should be installed by the end of next week then it's re-stepping the mast, then into the water, or maybe its 'into the water then re-stepping the mast', I don't know, but it's soon.

On the Move

Just received the message that the transport company are able to move our boat from its current home on our front lawn to Seaview Marina in Wellington Yeah!!!
So, Wednesday next, the boat gets loaded on to the transporter for its 2 hour trip over the Rimatuka 'hill' to Wellington, the top of the road is only 500m (1600ft) above sea level, it doesn't sound much but it's a long steep drive up and over.