Emmessee Posted November 28, 2010 Report Share Posted November 28, 2010 OK, now I am in the Shed area. This is a Nacra 4.5 that was built in 1995 with a pin-head flogged main, a jib that has never been off the furler and it looks like it was stored in a brickyard and moved around daily using bricks for gloves. So far I have sanded the hulls back twice and polished too many times to remember. They are kind of shiny with much of the scratches taken out. At least they no longer rub chalk everywhere. Getting the old stripes off the side was a very ordinary job, but worth it even though you can see where they were. This will slowly fade. A new grey trampoline went on today and I was hoping to put the new Nacra livery on the hulls but it decided to rain so I gave up and put the boat back in the shed. I have new stays and trap wires as well as a mylar main and new white jib so I hope that either during the week or next weekend I will get to finish off the up grade and actually rig it to see if it all comes together as it should. I have not even looked at the rudders yet but if the rest of the boat was anything to go my, they will need a couple of hours of TLC as well. BUT, by the time I am finished it realistically will be as good as a new one for half the cost and the knowing I worked hard on it to get it back on the water. MSC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser Posted November 28, 2010 Report Share Posted November 28, 2010 Awesmoe mate, I can't wait to see how she looks with the new sails!! I'm hoping to get mine next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmessee Posted November 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2010 Nice. Very Nice in deed. Where will you be sailing yours? You going to the Nats? I am trying but work may get in the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser Posted November 29, 2010 Report Share Posted November 29, 2010 I'm just about to start a new job, so i doubt that i'll get the time off!!! I'll be up at Tinaroo, probably hide there from all those fast F18's down on the coast, plus the inter17s just laugh at me when I run into them....... I am really going to try hard to see if I can get down for the 14' regatta, even if it doesn't fit. It sounds like a good place to learn some stuff. Chock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmessee Posted November 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2010 Happy to try and catch up somewhere in the middle one day if you like. I am in the Hunter Valley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Emmessee Posted December 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2010 Trailer all sorted with new bigger wheels and now I have a spare. New bearings and also painted the axle. It tows like a dream. The boat is now ready for rigging which will happen next week maybe once I have moved which is on Tuesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmessee Posted February 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 Sailed it the other day. I had trouble with the mast rotation but besides that it was brilliantly on my little dam. I had to be quick with the tacking as there is not much room but it's all good for the skills. Cartwheeled it too in a massive bullet that I never saw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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