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Ugh, the whole 'moving the boat across the country so we could put it in a wet-dock in order to sand it down to bare metal and then repaint it' lark was going so well. Today, however, the tiller has snapped off.
Thank God it didn't happen tomorrow on the tidal stretch of the river, but it still makes me wonder what other problems are lurking in the superstructure of this badly neglected boat.
Re: Well ...
Date: 2023-06-04 10:45 am (UTC)From:Thanks! Yes, I have been going over these things in my head and I know that the boat was lifted out of the water before we bought it and the hull was checked - so I'm reassured about that.
DH put his hand down the weed hatch and shone a torch on the propeller and drive shaft, all of which seems fine. He says the design of the swan-neck meant that the weld where it attaches to the tiller was always going to be wet, so this was inevitable at some point. Changing the set-up of how the swan-neck attaches to the tiller is going on our list of things to do for the future, though an immediate repair via just welding it back on again may be all we can do for now.
Son has been jumping onto the roof and walking along it for months now and it seems solid, so the only other thing I'm very concerned about is the water tank, which also has visible rust in it.
Honestly, if I could, I'd take it out of the water, gut it and treat every bit of the inside with rust proof and paint, but that's also out of reach atm.