Newbie to this forum

[easyrider]

Hi all   just a quick hello from a new member of this forum. Been browsing for a while so thought it was about time I joined in the fun. As a new boat owner be prepared for some questions some of which will probably be a bit daft or obvious.

All the best Jim

[Boaters]

Hi Jim and welcome from us two.what boat have you got,I am sure there will be plenty of helpful advice available from the members on here.

[ranworthbreeze]

Hello Jim,

Welcome to the forum.

There are never daft questions, but at times there can be stupid answers.

Regards

Alan

[jillR]

hi jim

 

welcome from me to

 

jill

[trambo]

Hi and welcome aboard Jim.

 

Fred

[easyrider]

Hi and thanks for the welcome. My boat is a little 19ft Dawncraft Dandy. She was in a bit of a state when I bought her. The exterior wasn't too bad, a few coats of paint would sort that out, but the cabin was in a mess so I completely gutted her and started again. She is still "moored" on the driveway beside the house but hopefully she will be on the water soon. I've tried attaching a couple of pics of her but as I'm new to this forum I'm not sure if I've done it right

all the best Jim

[littlesprite]

welcome Jim,

the boat looks nice and tidy, have you got any before, after, internal shots.

[easyrider]

Hi Martin I've sorted out a few from when I first started the refit

[littlesprite]

Looks like your making a good job of that Jim, look forward to seeing you out on the river.

[Hylander]

What a smart boat, you have worked hard on her.       Will you be North of South Broads?

[easyrider]

Thanks Martin. I've got some more of the latest progress but haven't uploaded them to the computer yet.

[easyrider]

Thanks Hylander. To start with I will be putting her on the River Cam for a year. The reason being is that I live in Essex and the Cam is a lot nearer to me so if things do go wrong at first I can get to her easier. I've already sorted out a mooring for her at a place called Waterbeach (had a look there the other weekend and it is ideal). After the year is up I do intend to move her to the Broads, probaly southern.

[ranworthbreeze]

Hello Jim,

No matter what waterway you end up on, being afloat is the main thing, there is something that draws us all to the water.

Regards

Alan

[loribear]

hi easyrider, welcome to the forum, you've certainly got your work cut out there, but i'm sure you'll get there,& yes alan we doall seem to be drawn to water don't we ? mine is because i'm a pisces what's your excuse ? lori

[Hockham Admiral]

Hi all   just a quick hello from a new member of this forum. Been browsing for a while so thought it was about time I joined in the fun. As a new boat owner be prepared for some questions some of which will probably be a bit daft or obvious.

All the best Jim

 

Jim, Hi and a belated welcome aboard the NBN from us.   

 

My holiday wifi has been a bit hit and miss over the last week and I'm very interested in your new boat as I built one like her from scratch with marine ply many years ago... she was 18ft long and I squeezed five berths into her! 

[easyrider]

Thanks John and Mary-Jane. 5 berths on an 18 footer must have been cosy, obviously you found out who your friends were.   Considering I knew nothing about refitting a boat I must admit I'm a little bit pleased with what I've done so far. The hardest bit for me starts now as I am definately no mechanic and I've got the outboard to sort out

[Hockham Admiral]

HI, again Jim, I'm well impressed with your workmanship!      

 

That leccy looked a nightmare (Before you sorted it!) 

[easyrider]

Not really, I just opened a tin of spaghetti, had a go at unravelling that, and the rest was easy   Seriously though it was a bit of a nightmare, especially as the only electric work I've done before is wiring a plug, but with a bit of googling on the internet and some valuable advice from forumites I got it sorted

[easyrider]

Hi all, just a few more pics of the interior so far. Laid the carpet, now all I've got to do is the cushions,getting the fabric this week, curtains and the front window. I know I'm doing that a**se upwards, getting the furnishings done before the window, but I'm waiting for my brother to get a break from his work to help me do it and I'm impatient

 

[ranworthbreeze]

Hello Jim,

Some great strides there judging by your pictures.

I assume that you have an insert section and cussions to make up a double berth.

Curtains can be a pain on a curved or sloping screen, the way you can do it is to have a track at the top and at the bottom with the curtains fixed between them the alternative is to fix at the top and to have a rod that clips in place so the bottoms of the curtains sit behind the rod. For storage you can but a telescopic rod, we do this on our aft cabin curtains and the rods fit into out tiebacks.

Regards

Alan

[easyrider]

Hi Alan, what I was toying with regarding the curtains was to use velcro top and bottom of window. Don't know if it will work or not but might give it a try

[easyrider]

Hi Alan, Yeah I've got that under the cockpit. There's a big gap underneath so i made a little door to block it off and make a handy storage space thats out of sight when sitting in the cabin. As for the curtains I was going to give the old velcro a try, a strip at the top and bottom of the windows