Day 34
23 February 2012 | Tunisia
Jonathan Greenwood
Today is a special day as it is the 83rd birthday of my dad, Michael, and I know he follows the blog every day. Happy birthday Dad. I also know that he would love to be here in the thick of it doing what we Greenwoods do best, that is getting very dirty!
And dirty I got. I finished cleaning up the through hulls and started dismantling the steering pedestal to find out what machining will be required to sort out the play issues. The bevel gearing is still in good condition and the shafts only need a couple of bushings to put them right. I would like to introduce some shaft bearings but am not sure there is room for them. At the moment it is bronze on bronze.
The work on the hull is moving rapidly forward and the frame templates should be finished tomorrow. I estimate that by the end of tomorrow we will have put some 2,500 hrs into the project in 35 days work. I think that is about a tenth of what is required. Quite a feat!
Jono.