Rigging screws

After examining the remainder of the rigging screws over last weekend I found a further number of mild steel split pins that required to be drilled out these were the barrel locking pins through the male threads it looked as though the ends had largely rusted away. Upon closer examination I found that two of the rigging screws had longitudinal cracks in the male threads one in a right hand thread and one in a left hand thread it's a bit of a puzzle as to the cause of such cracks.

Cracks in rigging screws

The crack in the upper of the two does not show up very well but the crack in the lower screw can be clearly seen. The remainder of the screws were re fitted to the shrouds the two defective screws will need to be replaced.

I moved on to fitting the base to the port side lockers in the forward cabin which is now complete and I finished up the day with some odds and ends of fibreglass repairs to the bulkhead tabbing in various places this was work that I had begun some time ago to prevent water leaking through the hull/deck joint. On the way home I picked up the vinyl name graphics which I had ordered from a local firm just up the road from the boatyard.

The first job today was to fit the vinyl name and SSR number to the transom once I have confirmed a berth I will add the home port to the starboard side of the transom.

Name added

I spent the rest of the day on various bits of fibreglass work and then started a big clean up on the deck removing excess mastic sealant etc this will be followed by a good scrub down. I have booked an insurance survey for next week and hopefully if nothing untoward is found the plan is to launch the following week, there will still be a good deal of internal fitting out work to do but time is beginning to get a bit short. So that's it for this week a bit of a short post but things are moving forward the next couple of weeks will probably be a bit hectic trying to get everything done for the big splash.