Up date on my repairs,

[Mr B]

Originally Posted by Bleemus

Wow. Large repair. I must have missed the first part about the damage. Did the guy you sued in court drop it on concrete with a crane?

No, It was dropped off the stands when the salvagers were putting the bags under it to bring it back from the Island back to Port Stephens,
I found out that from the apprentice at the Marina, He didnt realise I was the owner he was talking too, He clammed up when he found out who I was, But it was too late then,

The previous repairer is Bankrupt, I sent the Sheriff down to reclaim any thing of value to sell, He has nothing, So I wont get any where with him,
Kiss my 25 Grand good bye, But they did lift the contract and voided it,
So I could get another repairer to proceed with my repairs,

[Bleemus]

So it was on a reef and the salvagers caused damage during the recovery?

[Mr B]

Originally Posted by Bleemus

So it was on a reef and the salvagers caused damage during the recovery?

It was half on the beach and half in the water, Sitting on rocks,
The salvagers did a lot of damage when it fell off the stands they had it sitting on,
They had to jack it up to get the bags under it, before they could float it back,
It had big holes in both hulls,

[ocean_groover]

Tidy looking repair Mr B. All the best for getting her back in the tide.

[Bleemus]

Sad to see so much damage but hope you are able to be sailing again soon!

[salticrak]

She will be purty again Mr B.

[Jazzmancat]

Brian,
Thank you for the update. You have had quite an ordeal. This new repair looks top notch and should serve you well. l look forward to seeing you splash her again.
Fair Seas, Victor

[Mr B]

Latest Piccys of my repairs, Taken 5-1-2017
Very happy with the work being done,
I am also replacing all the wiring inside the mast while its on the deck,
VHF, Cable and Aerial, ST 60 wind Instruments, Mast head Nav lights to led,
They have been there 16 years, So new ones all round,

[dialdan]

Wow Brian , thats amazing and a real credit to you and whoever is doing the work , most would have walked away.

Cheers
Al

[Mr B]

It will look like this again, Soon,
This one was in Fiji, 2011,

[Bleemus]

Wow. HUGE project.

[boatman61]

Looking good Mr B.. am well chuffed for you..

[svseachange]

As a matter of interest where did you get the good work done? How much were you paying per week/month for hardstand?

[Mr B]

Originally Posted by svseachange

As a matter of interest where did you get the good work done? How much were you paying per week/month for hardstand?

$1000-00 per quarter for hardstand, Yaringa Marina, $2000-00 per quarter for wet berth,

The work is being done by JRB Marine, Owned by John Bakker, also owns Yaringa Boat sales,
Rod, His employee is doing the repairs, I am very happy with his work,

Even tho I am in his hard stand area, and have a contract with JRB to do the work,
I am still paying the hard stand fees to the Marina, I dont know how they can do it, Charge me for the hard stand while I am in a privately rented yard,
But I am not in a position to challenge it,
I just want my boat repaired and to get out of there,
5 years is enough. Im over it,

Cheers, Brian,.

[ur2slo]

5 years of dedication.....

Good for you Brian, I wish you well in your journeys.............