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| After part 1. |
As described in Part 1 I did a lot of restoration work on my 1976 vintage Mk II 40 Plus last winter, unfortunately the fuel tap leak that I had thought cured hadn't been, when I came to fill it up to take it on this years cruise the fuel that I had left in it had disappeared and replacement fuel gushed out. The cork had shrunk again and there was no time to replace it so the Mariner came with me, but was not used as I was able to row ashore on the odd occasion I used the dinghy.
I have now embarked on a second phase of restoration including:
- Fuel tap cork replaced, tap polished and lacquered.
- Exhaust polished, more cleaning and paint to touch up.
- The bronze mounting bracket had started to go green, even in the garage, so cleaned and will be lacquered as soon as the humidity drops.
- The tiller is being replaced: Mine had been broken at some point and been replaced with a piece of copper water pipe which had been poorly painted and had some dings in it. At only £5 from Saving old Seagulls a replacement was a better bet than filling or removing dents and repainting.
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| Waiting for a dry day before lacquering. |
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| The repaired tiller arm stripped of paint. |
Pics to follow as I progress.
