S 32 at Newsons

Thank you 'Wizard' for that comprehensive update.

 I, like 'johnk' and many others, are looking forward to seeing the result of your Teams hard work.

Rgds

Well she's back where she belongs, launched at 11am this morning and although she took a far bit of water to start with we were able to get her off the cradle and onto the pontoons.
MTB 102 is now in the workshop and ready for her bit of work, pictures on newson web site.

Just had a look at S32 in the water on Newson's web site, well done Magic finger's and your team, doesn't that bow shape look magnificent, like a curled top lip and of course well done Clive for  bringing her home after Hector's efforts in keeping her from the mad chainsaw men all those years ago which has prolonged her life for us to drool over her lovely shape. Best Wishes and a Merry Crimbo to the people involved.

 

RBDGQ.

I only sailed 32 across the dock. It was the Wizards magic men, Gary and Craig, that did the difficult bits with the hull damage. Now Clive just needs to restore the rest of the boat before he starts thinking of more power and guns.

Richard.

It seems like a long time ago now but at about 7:00 this morning MASB '32 left Lowestoft for the short trip round to Yarmouth, the trip was not entirely straight forward because of the amount of water which flooded in from the bows, the photo below is to describe where the water was upto....

 

 

At the worst point which happened 3 times as the pipe either fell off the salvage pump or it lost suction the  water was level with the toilet seat in the head and then in the next compartment it was 2-3 inches over the floorboards(which were floating about) bearing in mind the bilge is about 2 feet deep and widens to about 8 feet that was a lot of water which was flowing through the doorway to the next compartment which was only about 18 inches deep but linked to the fuel tank space, I had to raise the electic connectors for the bilge pumps 3 inches to keep them out of the water!

Luckily the engine compartment was watertight and was no problem.

The trip round was only about an hour but the sea was a bit 'choppy' and it was as much as me and my mate Tom could do to keep the pumps all pumping and stay on our feet! luckily we had a very experienced skipper with us who kept calm throughout, I think I hid my fear quite well as if I had had a spare second I may have soiled my underwear! Tom also concealed his state of panic until we had tied up in Yarmouth!

we left the skipper in Yarmouth and carried with a much more relaxing cruise to our destination. I would like to point out that the water ingress was not from any part of the boat worked on at Newsons, I think it was mainly from the bows above the chine. As she sits at the moment the aft pump rarely cuts in the mid pump is cutting in occaisonally and the fore pump cuts in and out every five mins or so...

 

This Posting was originally submitted by Clive

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Edited by Pioneer