The Midas Project

[BluFin]

Side pods need one last top coat to finish

[BluFin]

Tail fin to cut & profile then graft to rear hatch

[Temporarily Insane]

Looking Very nice indeed. It just goes to prove that with a lot of hard work and dedication (and a bit of knowledge) you can pull of anything. Nice one.

[BluFin]

Progressing very slowly. All this rain hasn't helped as the moist damp air is crap on the paint & buggers it a treat whilst drying. Still we have the first topcoat on ,halfway through rubbing it down today should get the 2nd on by nightfall.
Pods fit which is good news as the carpentry skills are not the best in the world picsbring this up to date.
Completion.................MMMMH will not be brass monkey but Drivers Poker run for sure.... maybe something in the middle is realistic

[K9 racing]

what about the allhallows basic? i should have my boat ready by then too.

john

[BluFin]

Hope so that would be my planned 1 0f the 2, other being Torquay.
Bit of a stormy night last night which broke the ties for the "Igloo" ended up being wraped around the boat, cosmetic damage to the fresh paint only but has set things back as it will need rebuilding over the next week and doing a few touch in's.

[BluFin]

Shut the operation down for a few weeks just to dark in the evening and the storms have played havoc with the "igloo" & painting is just not possible between damp patches & rain.. soon as it starts to dry out will be back on the mudda

[BluFin]

Storms are still lashing down the rain which is making painting outside impossible. There are a few little jobs I can do though.
Cut & trimmed the pod, just need to grind off the paint & bond it to the hatch cover.
No matter how I tried the motor will still just catch it in the fully tilt position but I might just getaway with enough on full lift to clear. Didnt want it any more forward as it would look daft 34" in front of the motor.

[BluFin]

Ok I know it's a little on the small side for fully fairing the motor but thats not what it's for. just need to make up the ply holder for the bottles & a small ice bucket. Was going to use it a a chain locker but reckon a wet bar is a much better idea

[BluFin]

New Transome plate arrived
Bonded the Pod & faired it in & one dustcoat on it so far
Off to get rid of the pudding dust & overspray with a shower suppose I'd change me underpants too as I doing the dunk test next weekend, keep the same socks though

[BluFin]

Would help if I attached them wouldn't it !!!!

[BluFin]

EEEKKKKKK !!!!!! did I really spell transom with an e

[Matt]

Did you sort out a transom jack?

I'm thinking about swapping mine for a gorilla - it's a cmc pt65-ss which I think is what you wanted.

[BluFin]

Got it sorted with the Stainless Marine Gorilla. Very nice well built unit

[harvey]

what are threads on mounting studs,unc or unf,cheers

[Tony Davis]

Unc

[BluFin]

getting back into again. back under its shade after wrapping it up for the best part on Nov, Dec, Jan & Feb. Bit enforced the last month bit crook. as I've said wating for a nice dry spell for the top coat. just finished the etch primer on all 150 of the side pod mounting plates. took ages, each is different. mark, center pop pilot, dill de-burr. oh & paint. fekken tedious in fact but tiz raining outside

[BluFin]

The last 95 of the fekkers in etch primer

[BluFin]

Plate getting ready. holes marked up a bish bomg bang one dry fit

[BluFin]

Fittings are nicley lined up, Length of the plate worked out perfectly and the hoses are..........too fekken short.
Which means I will hve to suffer a converstion with Stainless Marine's IQ champion