The Midas Project

[BluFin]

Land & Sea HET

[scottyboy]

HET

[FrenchPhil]

Hydro-Electric Transom ...

[BluFin]

Hydro Electric Transom = Jack Plate
Just a difference in terms caused by the North Atlantic i.e
Remote Magnetic Indicator = Compass

I'll post a list when I get home later of the New stuff
All other bits are available also

[BluFin]

Mr Rob, Michelcane & I are all currently getting rigs up and running and found it quite amusing if you use some boat names
" Never Enough Motivation BluFin"

Must get busy if I gonna make Pier to Pier

[michaelcaine]

im getting to that point as well!

[BluFin]

Well got back into again, family bereavement has been quite distracting. Floors in paint and in by the end of the coming weekend. I'll be able to jump around the inside a little better then. Dare speak too soon but it looks like the motor is sorted just waiting at the moment to hear, lifter will be a little longer maybe another 2 weeks, I can then height set it & make good all the swiss cheese holes before a final paint & hanging the back end. Difficult to timescale but at least some good testing this year. pier to pier might be a little tight, but as I said I'll do it in the r#b if needs must. Avoiding the trailer till I lift off to do the underside.

[BluFin]

Rear seat didn't wannna come out metal sub-frame & bolts became one, club hammer & bolster works wonders on fibreglass.
Not reall a fan of the seats that were it it any way. Not keen on cloth in a powerboat

[BluFin]

Getting rid of the existing rails for the back seat put the Pax up too high & rather exposed, Change of seat & drop it lower with a few inches forward

[BluFin]

Did get the front bit mostly in, the oh heck I'm cookikng it red light will be above the helm unit, trim indicators will go on the LH side. might put the Garmin on the top but it might be a little exposed for the unit in question.
Before anybody say it yes the instruments are cocked coz I like em that way find it easier needle at 12 flat out groovy spot something rather than a read the number in the scan.

[BluFin]

Had to do a fair bit of work on the back side of the dash to stiffen the thing up as a I cut a heck of a lot away from the original, bklack paint is still a little wet

[MrRob]

Looks sweet mate! Needs new gauges though.

[michaelcaine]

weve both been busy this week then!looking good

[BluFin]

And a clutch on the peugeot................................. bloody knackered glad to go to work tomorrow

[BluFin]

Got a nice couple of evenings in this week, finished off all repairs & patches inside, just about 2 hours on the transom internal to do. Still moving to the right on the calander but slowly getting there. will finish all the structures first. Stainless Maring custom bits will be here soon, so will then transfer to the back end with me set up.

[BluFin]

Yipee bow tanks functioned & leaked checked all OK
middle floor in
Transom another hour to finish repairs
control boxes rough fit ready for cables
Steering pipes all made up & in to the thru hull fitting

[scottyboy]

Blufin have you put your steering on yet? i.e the latham ram and solid bar that goes through the saddle?

[BluFin]

Not yet it up as far as the tru hull fitting with two tails made up ready to connect & fit the ram when the motor arrives

[BluFin]

Latham Ram

[scottyboy]

Can ya do me a massive favour and measure the diameter of the bar that goes through the saddle ?