SHETLAND OWNERS ASSOCIATION

I bought a 4+2 (first boat) for similar reasons: trips out with the family and onboard overnight accommodation, in fact I sold the idea to the missus as a ‘floating caravan’!

I haven’t had many running hours in mine since getting her due to lockdown and winter maintenance, and I only had one ...

Clive, this isn't "Ask an Expert" it's a forum to suggest and debate different ideas and experiences, where all participants end up with a broader understanding, your input is always welome

Thanks dellquay. I’m learning fast! Owned a Maryland 16 for about 10 years on the Thames but only got ...

Clive wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 7:32 pm Most are asleep here!!

Agreed. There’s quite a bit of activity on the 2 (identical?) Shetland BookFace groups, but I get bored of reading questions about “where can I get a new canopy from?”

Good work Clive. Must have been a squeaky bum moment taking those engine bolts out!

How come your batching platform frame is so shiny? Did you have to clean it up? Maybe its because mine spends all of its time in salt water.
Are you replacing the timber planks? What with?

I didn’t get much time to ...

Hi Clive,

How do you secure the two doors?
I tried ordering some lift off hinges but couldn’t get the right size.

Wouldn’t there have been a void behind the GRP skin to allow the rivet to form behind when pulled?
If you drill out the core then the old rivet tail will then fall down behind?

Mark, what’s the situation with your fuel storage, is you space vented as others here are suggesting?
Cheers, Clive


I’ll have a closer look next time I’m out to the boat. She’s on a tidal pile mooring so I can’t just pop out and check - HW times aren’t useful this weekend. AFAIK she’s always ...

I’d be interested in hearing how you get on with replacing the front cabin window Clive.
Mine’s not leaking yet, but looks untidy from outside.
It was a job that my boat’s previous owner never got around to doing, although he did throw in the window he’d had cut to size.

regards,

Mark

Thanks Clive, I suppose I could fashion some sort of bracket within the locker that could take a padlock.
For the hatch cover I was thinking of something that would fit flush into the deck and not be a trip hazard within the cockpit.

Is there any way of fitting a lock to the center deck hatch in the cockpit floor?
It can be secured using the existing fasteners and a screwdriver, but I’m looking for something lockable to prevent fuel theft either lock and key or padlock.
Any ideas?