Never Ending Story

[MauriceMynah]

Noooo! How many more times!

I've painted it like that as I cant stand seeing it dirty.

[Regulo]

See? I told you! But I don't believe you can't stand it dirty. I have met you.

Apologies, Martin, but I have to put him straight!!!!!

[Malanka]

Ok some bad news. Our transmission has died AGAIN!!! After Brooms had fixed the issue at the expense of my left t e s t I c l e ( note to swear committee - get a life, that’s an anatomical descriptor) coming out of bridge broad it died again. Quick thinking and a son built like a brick loo got us to the opposite bank. Kindness from Doug got us from there to the leccy points.

Anyway Robert in Sutton is fixing it but we think we have had enough and a new Beta is our solution, more details when we get the quotes back.

More bad news is the new window and a significant section of that cabin side see2019 a few posts back is now soft and has to come out. 
 

I also found a bottom hull plank that needs replacing which of course means there may be more. Phill will be sorting this when he has her out after the season. 
 

So fix transmission ~ Check

Lift boat fix planking ~ Check

Replace cabin side ~ Check

Repaint and refloat~ Check

Fit new engine~ Check

Flog old one on eBay ~ Check

 

Go have a lie down~ Check

Start saving into restoration fund again~ Check 

 

And breathe 

 

M&F 

 

 

[Malanka]

Hope we don’t need a new prop, don’t want to lift twice. Looking good so far. 
The 17 inch three blade currently does 4 mph at 600/ 650 rpm so should be fine with a 2:1 reduction 

M

[Malanka]

Hope our various broads businesses can play nicely together. 😂💕😜👀👏

[Victoryv]

More importantly, will it make Beccles?

[FairTmiddlin]

1 hour ago, Victoryv said:

More importantly, will it make Beccles?

If the boat doesn't I expect the skipper will.

 

[JanetAnne]

2 hours ago, Victoryv said:

More importantly, will it make Beccles?

Coz it will

[grendel]

hows Chloe Jane, Afloat yet Dave, I suppose if Travels with Geordie can replace a couple of Garboard planks in a couple of days, a chine plank is no problem.

[Malanka]

Yes plan so far is yes Beccles here we come. Plan to meet up with the flotilla at OB At 11 am after crossing Breydon early doors. Have to stop to let woofs have a pee at some point, but plan is going well.

 

Plan B is arrive in car stay in Beccles with Andrew and Clare. Fingers are crossed 

 

M 

[Malanka]

Hi folks it’s that time again for us ton

ost some boat surgery porn😇.

Malanka is currently under the TLC of Robert and his boys at Sutton Staithe. Chris has been having “fun” poking holes in our lovely old Lady. 
she’s in for an extended period, Chris has some work to do so to set us off some Photos to set the scene.

Me messing with malankas bottom 

[Malanka]

There you go lots of pictures of what happens in a boatyard. Plan is to be floating for June but the list of items is growing.

 

Martin 

[Jbx5]

Oh dear open wallet surgery seems to be happening again Martin 🙈

John

[Malanka]

Luckily we set up a fund 3 years ago. So good to go so far 

 

M

[LizG]

Ouch!!

[BrundallNavy]

13 hours ago, Malanka said:

Luckily we set up a fund 3 years ago. So good to go so far 

 

M

You cannot make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.  

[FairTmiddlin]

1 hour ago, BrundallNavy said:

You cannot make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.  

Yeah but that looks like a 30 dozen box full

[grendel]

its worse when you run an egg packing plant and drop a whole pallet.

[BrundallNavy]

2 hours ago, FairTmiddlin said:

Yeah but that looks like a 30 dozen box full

You better order lots now apparently there is going to be a shortage.  

[FairTmiddlin]

5 minutes ago, BrundallNavy said:

You better order lots now apparently there is going to be a shortage.  

Been spreading your flu about again.

[socrates]

22 hours ago, Malanka said:

There you go lots of pictures of what happens in a boatyard. Plan is to be floating for June but the list of items is growing.

 

Martin 

Lists of items tend to grow. Don't we know it too, a tiling job turned in to a a major bathroom rebuild due to rot and years of bodging by previous owner. We still have go get to the" wood butcher of Lowestoft" in June for this year's planned planking work. Just hope we can get the boat Loddon for Madam Reverend starting her job there. Whose bright idea was it to get a wooden boat? 

[Malanka]

New Transom will be varnished mahogany too

[BroadAmbition]

Malanka will look stunning

Griff

[Malanka]

If anyone remembers my first post on this topic😂you’ll remember I used the phrase, the whole in the water into which we pour money that is Malanka. Well we have some very sad news to convey to the forum. Malanka is more sick than anyone had an inkling about. Consequently she will not be making a hole in any water anytime soon. 
Charlie at Sutton has identified several “bodges” on her starboard side which have resulted in a rotten chine which now needs replacement, all of it the full length. Some idiot, I know not whom, put pine in her hull under the water next to the chine, all rotten which have transferred this rot to mahogany planks. 
 

With tears in my eyes we seriously had to consider whether we wished to continue, we have decided we will and Charlie at Sutton will be keeping her in good order. The scale of the work is such that it will take several years to complete, this year is the hull, further work will continue in years after that. 
 

What this means is that Malanka is unlikely to be floating again in 2022. We won’t be having a holiday aboard or making the Beccles event. 
 

We will be afloat thanks to The Martham boat company for the first full week in June. The last time we were about this craft was in 1995. Thank the Lord for Martham boats.

I will keep everyone updated on Malankas progress as things get remediated..

 

Best wishes to all 

 

M&F 

 

 

[ZimbiIV]

No,

It's you that needs our best wishes.

Aas news indeed.

paul