Latest crew member Jed Frampton (- Isle of Wight, UK) fitting the bowden cable for the engine "cold start".
Once the engine is "run in" - I am hoping we will be in warmer climes and NEVER need it !!

 Callum drilling out a 22mm hole for a bronze bush in the lower bob-stay flange.

Look - no hands !!

Here's Callum  precisely drilling with the magnetic drill to accept the bronze bush in the Dolphin Striker.
Ready to shackle on the stud chain bob-stay.

New crew !...........Callum Bennett from Kent(UK) - great help and............loves to cook ( woohoo!!)

Well...........THIS is going to be our windlass ( to haul the anchors and help mooring) This was originally a single gypsy with a single warping drum.Now all the machine shop work has been done, a new shaft for two gypsies and warping drums.Some more "small" workshop mods to be done,some holes re-drilled and tapped and new bolts fitted.Re- assembly and a re-paint,the modifcation to add a hydraulic motor, will complete a very expensive ( bought new) piece of equipment.

Yes - it WILL come together!!

One of the two chain gypsies, .warping drum and clutch control

The base with the old paint cleaned off and new gypsy pawl and shaft.

Raffy in the workshop putting the finishing touches to one of the beams for the inside of the wheelhouse.We are having a "back canopy" made for the wheelhouse.As the boat is aft end into the prevailing winds here, we need something to let us get along with the wheelhouse interior.If it's not raining - it's windy and both can arrive horizontally!!