Bunyip

[paddlesteamerman1]

Cooooool!!! (Well no, it would be hot)
Jeee, engine are quite expensive!!
Well, the Bunyip is lookin' Good!!

[michael]

Well tonight we had Luke(Billy Tea) and Adam(Ranger) over, the result included some sanding and the other butt plate fixed to the hull.
The girlfriend got me a heat gun for christmas so that has been a great help for the paint removal. I'm getting some 'donated' paint tomorrow and hopefully some paint, so it won't make the New Years deadline but it will be close!

[anth]

you'll have to post some pics of the progress...!

[paddlesteamerman1]

Yes, I am also eager to see the progress.. Is it possible that you could email me some close (Very Close) ups of Adams Wooden clinker?? I need a good picture so I can compare with Sarah-Jane's hull... Thanks

[michael]

James: That was the only photo I took of the clinker, I had a couple of it still at his school but i don't have them anymore.
Okay here's a shot of Bunyip today, with the but plates on, second coat of varnish on the decks and slowly removing paint on the inside with my heat gun

[paddlesteamerman1]

Bunyip looks great Michael!! The wood on the decks is coming up nicely eh?!?! I haven't even started seriously stripping paint of SJ yet.. i have been working around 30-40 hours a week at work (the week before chrissie i worked like 87).. going to find some time in the new year.. but Bunyip is looking nice!!

[michael]

okay, got back from my trip to Mildura and today got stuck into Bunyip, Melissa was also onboard working up a sweat, we got alot more paint removed, sanding done and also got our first coat of prime on (as pictured below) donated by Adam.... and the port!!!

[michael]

Today, another section of the side done in prime, and two more sections just about sanded so hopefully will be primed in the next two days, along with the step up the front, it is half sanded and will be varnished once completed. The section primed yesterday was sanded and is awaiting an undercoat

[michael]

Well tonight I did the last section on the left side of my boat, so I now have one whole side in prime, just got to do the other side and the bottom! Also obtained a thing for the rope at the bow which came off an old clinker, so I took that around to Adam Auditori's tonight and put it in the acid bath to clean it up.

[Walter Cooper]

Michael,she is looking great keep up the good work,Walter Cooper Norwich Connecticut

michael <large_discussion@paddleducks.co.uk> wrote:  

         Well tonight I did the last section on the left side of my boat, so I now have one whole side in prime, just got to do the other side and the bottom!  Also obtained a thing for the rope at the bow which came off an old clinker, so I took that around to Adam Auditori's tonight and put it in the acid bath to clean it up.


   
Michael


 

[michael]

Well I've had a few distractions the last few weeks, but i finally got half of the bottom primed today. So I'm at the half way mark for the inside or 1/4 of the way for the whole hull!              
Girlfriends working 7days a week at the moment so I'm having to do everything!

[michael]

Well I'm getting the hang of this heat gun in under 2hrs I managed to get all the paint off the topsides of the hull both sides and stern. Heading to Melbourne tonight for school all week so no more work till next week.

[michael]

This afternoon had Adam out again for the last time, we nailed the butplates to the hull and gave it the riveted look, so now she is now strong again in that region, we had a storm go though last night and managed to get some water in the hull, while I was under the hull i noticed some wet patches either side of the keelson, hopefully nothing to worry about but will do some work to that section when she gets flipped over.

[michael]

After a few hours spent on Bunyip this weekend I've finally got the topsides done in 2coats of prime, I've just got to finish sanding and priming the other half inside the hull then I will flip her over to do her bottom, hoping that will be this weekend, time will tell.

[michael]

Well more like 3weekends later I've finally got around to flip the hull up on its side, which I realised was easier to work at than it being upside down, and started at removing all the paint from the bottom, got nearly the front half all done and should have 3/4 done by the end off tomorrow.