Small Boat Maintenance : Gelcoat Polishing : New Winch Fitting : Orkney Coastliner 14 : Part 10 

Agreed, also knowledge of your equipment helps when you have an issue on the water.

Thanks. I have to admit I'm very lucky being able to just go into the garage and potter around doing these jobs. It would be a lot less appealing if I had to travel to a boat yard or something. Given the age of the boat it has polished up well. Not too many red Orkneys around so she stands out a bit.

@@anotherangleUK Yes I agree. Expensive too. I pay £75 per month for 4-5 months which adds up. I'm clearing the side of my house this spring, moving the shed and widening the gate!! There should be some room for the boat then, maybe another one!!! Will also be much easier to trailer her places. At the moment I have to get her off her mooring, put her on the trailer, do a cruise, then do the reverse which is exhausting when you get home at 2AM!!! Yes love the red boat, very '80s! I love it, reminds me of a Red Porsche Carrera for some reason!!

Thanks 👍. I think you'll agree that old winch was temperamental. High time it was changed.

Nice to get a good finish on the hull, can't wait to cover the deck with fish scales and bait....... Looking forward to getting Reel Time back out on the water.

Thanks for sharing. When it comes time to replace the light I’ll be looking at the options. Given the cracks caused by the vibrations I expect that won’t be long.

Thanks, good idea on the time lapse I'd forgotten about that. Don't worry, Dee gets lots of attention and loves being involved in everything. Thanks James.

tell me about it i have two french bulldogs@@anotherangleUK

Dee keeps an eye on the campervan - any signs of fishing gear going in there and she parks herself in the passenger seat 😁

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Thanks Tommo, you'll be needing decent weather for outside jobs. Do you use an orbital polisher - you've lot more area to polish than mine?

@@anotherangleUK it's meant to be sunny down here tomorrow, I'm even thinking of going out in the boat rather than cleaning! I do mine by hand, but I did do it with an electric polisher when I first got it. However it's now more to maintain it , I run a polish over it and then a ceramic wax over the top, that keeps it good for at least a year

Dusting of snow on the tops here last night. Enjoy getting out on the boat if you can - don't forget your cameras 👍

Hi thanks for commenting. The old handle had the lugs facing out (6.07) but the instructions for the new winch stated lugs in (10.17). I'd not thought about running the strap off bottom of the drum. I'll take another look to see which way works best for me.

​@@anotherangleUKinteresting,I'll have to look into that,I've just put a new winch on mine

Hi I've added a link in the description to the instructions. There's a diagram showing lugs in. That's how I've fitted it.

​@@anotherangleUKgreat thanks,ive done it wrong for years,maybe thats why handles round off and go slack 😊

Great thanks​@@anotherangleUK

Hi Jamie, my Coastliner on her trailer measures 18 feet from hitch to prop. The trailer is an original Snipe brand that Orkney supplied all those years ago. A more modern trailer may be a bit longer so worth checking. In the past with different boats I have had to remove the winch post and pushed the boat further up the trailer to the hitch to fit them in the garage I had at the time. That was a bit of a faff but worked okay. Any other question do just ask and I'll do my best to answer them. Phil