MacWester 26 and the 'hina-ous' Crew

[atoll]

Originally Posted by brentjmoore

Great looking project! Looking forward to rebuilding our "new" 1967 Grampian Classic 31. You've inspired me to start a thread for our progress on the boat as we make it! Thanks for the post on my thread that lead me to this!!!

no worries! as they say a picture speaks a thousand words!

good idea on starting your own thread,remember to post lots of photos.

i remember when i built my first boat at the tender age of 20 in the 80's how little information there was on actual techniques involved,glues,materials etc,consequently the boat ended up bullet proof!,
these days i try to use a more minamilistic approach with weight and cost a major consideration,and also speed of build.

from experiance most 30 year old ply wood interiour boats need stripping out,so there is no point in building it to last 50 years,unless it is a wooden classic!

will post some photos of the toilet installation over the next few days.
cheers atoll

[brentjmoore]

Originally Posted by atoll

no worries! as they say a picture speaks a thousand words!

good idea on starting your own thread,remember to post lots of photos.

As recommended... Re-Birth of a boat - Cruisers & Sailing Forums

[atoll]

well the wonders of the internet!

found a brand new par jabsco toilet online last night at half price,turns out it was at the chandelery 6 miles from me!

after a few phone calls picked it up and now have it in me greasy little paws on the boat,no waiting a week for ebay to gazump it,win it and delivery!

photo of the appeture that will become the toilet and shower over the next few days,and the "beast"

[atoll]

Originally Posted by brentjmoore

As recommended... Re-Birth of a boat - Cruisers & Sailing Forums

thanks i will put it on my subscription list

[sailorchic34]

Great job.... atoll!!!. Love the galley...

[atoll]

Originally Posted by sailorchic34

Great job.... atoll!!!. Love the galley...

thanks! i will have to add you to my fwend list!

[NYCSavage]

Wow! A lot of work has gone into her but you can really see the difference!

Great work atoll, i've been away from here for a while, just been really busy. How much more do you think you have got left to do?

[atoll]

Originally Posted by NYCSavage

Wow! A lot of work has gone into her but you can really see the difference!

Great work atoll, i've been away from here for a while, just been really busy. How much more do you think you have got left to do?

not a lot more structural work once the toilet shower is finished.
need to fit 3 skin fittings and put in a bit of paneling and insulation for the 2 aft seaberths.

i have a 125 liter plastic water tank that needs fitting in the engine room,, another battery, connect up the water pump then it is just cosmetics inside.

outside i need to mount the winches again and find a pole for the wind generator,and maybe another coat of nonslip.

the i will put her to bed for the winter and move onto the big boat refit!

[Travelnik]

That's a pretty small boat to fit a shower in. I'm waiting to see how that works.



It may give me some ideas.

Looking good so far!

[atoll]

Originally Posted by dsmastern

That's a pretty small boat to fit a shower in. I'm waiting to see how that works.



It may give me some ideas.

Looking good so far!

the shower is the easy part!,building and fitting the wood burner with lava rocks on the back side,so the shower doubles up as a sauna is a bit of a challenge!

[atoll]

last couple of days bodging!

new cabin sole boards glassed underneath

extention to the bulkhead for the shower,ply end to end epoxied in place

door and frame cut out,laminated and first coat of varnish.

[brentjmoore]

Originally Posted by atoll

the shower is the easy part!,building and fitting the wood burner with lava rocks on the back side,so the shower doubles up as a sauna is a bit of a challenge!

Really looking forward to seeing pictures of that! That's great!

[atoll]

nearly there!
progress was slowed by torrential rain from hurricane nadine,that slowly drifted across the uk as an extra tropical low.

prefabricated a lot of stuff in the work shop,
all the toilet interiour surfaces got tissue and resin coated,then gelcoated,epoxying it all together in the next few days.

hope you like the photos!

[Travelnik]

Looking good!

What kind of head room do you have in there?

[David_Old_Jersey]

I am sure you will be spending many happy hours there!