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Weta refit: July 2008
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A (hopefully) regular saga of a total refit of a Peterson 44. Once the keel started to dry it started look look (and smell) a lot better. This one shows a screwdriver hanging out of the bottom of the wood, after being pushed in very easily. The engine room bilge has had the fiberglass removed to let the underlying cement dry out. I think we need to come up with some ideas about a sump in this area. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Auckland, New Zealand. View my complete profile.
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Weta refit: February 2008
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A (hopefully) regular saga of a total refit of a Peterson 44. Well, finally got a friend to help direct the hiab and we removed the engine. It came out very easily, even with the gearbox still on. I have sold it to a friend who has a Peterson 44 with a dodgy motor. Below the engine was a foetid mixture that would probably resemble the time long ago when life began. I have bailed out about 20 litres of stinking black stuff. I am looking forward to having this area cleaned out and newly painted.
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Weta refit: August 2008
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A (hopefully) regular saga of a total refit of a Peterson 44. While the cats away. Very happy to return after a month spent delivering a 109' sportsfishing boat (not my idea of a boat in the slightest), to find progress aplenty. The forecabin has taken shape and we have prepared for the next major bulkhead to be installed, which will be the forward end of the head (starboard) and the forward end of the galley (port). At the aft end of the bunk there are open-fronted lockers on both sides.
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Weta refit: January 2008
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A (hopefully) regular saga of a total refit of a Peterson 44. I had what counts as an epiphany for a refit project two days ago, I realised what was wrong with the thought process behind the galley layout. Eureka! My original plan was based around the fact that you went to the bottom of the companionway, turned left and you were into the galley. If that isn't mandatory, the galley entrance could be moved forward and the whole area opens up to provide the space we seemed to be lacking. So, the standing ar...
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Weta refit: Something is in sight...
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A (hopefully) regular saga of a total refit of a Peterson 44. Something is in sight. This week we have been bolting stuff on for the final time, all the hatches are on and most of the portlights. Grabrails, windlass, staysail stay fitting - it is exciting dusting all this shiny stainless steel off and admiring the finished product. Inside the boat looks better with the trim rings around the portlights in place. Woohoo! Hey Dean looking good! Have you longboarded the hull yet? January 25, 2011 at 7:34 AM.
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Weta refit: February 2009
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A (hopefully) regular saga of a total refit of a Peterson 44. Where did the month go? We have cut up all the glass we need, Bill sorted this so things should run nice and smooth. I have 60 litres of vinyl ester ready, gloves, masks, suits etc etc. It is quite a production! Work inside the boat has been focused on the head compartment. Bill and I have worked out the final layout and Bill has created the plinth for the head, the vanity carcass and the rear bulkhead. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Weta refit: March 2008
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A (hopefully) regular saga of a total refit of a Peterson 44. It seems like a cargo cult at present, still waiting for the boatbuilder to finish on his current job and make a start here. To fill in the time I have been shopping, always a little dangerous. Anyway, my first major purchase has arrived, a very shiny new Beta BV3300 75hp engine. I'm impressed! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Auckland, New Zealand. View my complete profile.
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Weta refit: December 2008
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A (hopefully) regular saga of a total refit of a Peterson 44. By the time the big day comes around there is no more shopping to do, kids are out of school for the next 6 weeks, (hopefully) the sun is out and the business suit has been hung up on the floor for a while. Yippee! I have finalised the location of the stove and was very happy to find the new gimballing system works! It swings sideways and has saved a lot of really useful space. I can sit on the aft hatch and reach the wheel, a great improvemen...
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Weta refit: November 2008
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A (hopefully) regular saga of a total refit of a Peterson 44. Another week another bulkhead. We have finished preparing the area between the forward end of the engine room and the mast. This involved another unpleasant afternoon grinding back to clean fibreglass but we were a lot better prepared than last time and it went far more quickly. Once that area was ready we glassed the keel over with chopped strand mat and vinylester resin, ready for diesel, water and holding tanks. While I have been scratching...