Integrity 386(2005) - Page 4

Southern Boater · 06-15-2020, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by BruceK

Yesterday I unscrewed the purely decorative 3 x 1 ft teak strips adjacent to the nav light backing plate(also teak). They do nothing except sit there deteriorating. Eventually I`ll remove them entirely when I have to do some painting.
Stbd side unscrewed ok. Port side the top 2 unscrewed ok, but the 3rd/bottom one, water drained from the screw holes. Uh oh. The screws go into a backing panel I can see from inside the locker with doors under the FB helm area. I think the cause is a leak at the horn attachment to the side of the FB which the Surveyor noted,but obviously it`s been leaking long enough to cause the equivalent of a wet core.Next job is to pull the horns off and do some sealing. Not sure how to dry it out, if I remove the horns and leave the holes to air I`ll get more water in from rain. Ah, the joys of boats.

It's quite alarming drilling into what you think is solid GRP and find water squirting out at you.
I did the same recently extending the space around the aft sundeck mooring bollards, drilled into the (mostly GRP) vertical windbreak/privacy panels, didn't realise the moulded edges had wood inside, water had ingressed over the years via cracks in the upper section turning the wood into wet mush. All still structurally very sound, but the shock of a small gush of water around the drill bit initially has you wondering if you have breached a water pipe

BruceK · 06-15-2020, 01:49 AM

I suppose that only the lowest of three pairs of screwholes yielding a stream of water is a comfort. The 3 a side teak strips are as useful as the Irish pole sign reading "Do not lean bicycles against this sign".

**Peter B** · 06-15-2020, 04:42 AM

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Originally Posted by BruceK

I suppose that only the lowest of three pairs of screwholes yielding a stream of water is a comfort. The 3 a side teak strips are as useful as the Irish pole sign reading "Do not lean bicycles against this sign".

Yeah, not as useful Bruce, as the sign saying, "If you're looking for the Lansdowne Road Stadium, it's 3 miles back that way..!"

'sok, I'm part Irish...

BruceK · 06-19-2020, 01:45 AM

Well friends, I really have left the ranks of the IG owners. Doriana has sold, the new owner lives at Whale Beach, so I hope to see her around. After over 10 years, there is a little sadness, she was a good boat, we have good memories of times onboard.
Because of the IG/Halvorsen/Integrity common design origins I still feel part of the group.
FYI, the Broker was Andrew Storey of Cottage Point Boatshed. He is essentially a busy shipwright, I expect much of his work comes from KMYC members, but enjoys a little broking as well. I would happily recommend him, both as a broker and a shipwright.

**Peter B** · 06-19-2020, 01:49 AM

Congrats Bruce. Always sadness mixed with relief when one sells a boat. Usually the relief somewhat greater than the sadness though. Ask me how I know...

BruceK · 06-19-2020, 01:54 AM

Thanks Peter. The surprise is, boats are selling. It`s probably a "make your own holiday" thing,when there is still much we can`t do. The share market is inexplicably high too, I hope the confidence is well placed.

Southern Boater · 06-19-2020, 05:02 PM

That was a quick transaction, well done. I've been hearing it's still hard to find good boats on the market these days.

Andy G · 06-21-2020, 08:48 PM

Bruce, I was up at Smith's creek on the weekend for a couple of nights, and we popped into the Cottage Point Kiosk for a paper,coffee and breaky, only to see a sold sign on Doriana in the agents window. Bitter sweet indeed.

I took a slow motor around the mighty IG as a mark of respect. She looked a little lonely.

I don't know about Andrew Storey's broking skills but he is a tip top shipwright. he did extensive work on Sarawana just before we bought her 12 years ago. Excellent workmanship.

BruceK · 06-22-2020, 12:13 AM

I`ve heard several positive references for Andrew`s shipwrighting, including Paul(Annabelle). He worked on Doriana 18 months ago, booked out months ahead, you have to wait, patiently, but he gets there. A rule I learnt in a brief post retirement time in Real Estate: if you like the agent the buyers probably will too.
I hope Doriana has a good home. The buyers know boats and apparently really liked her, a good start. Let me know if you see her about, we`ll be looking too.
SB, as to boats selling, the Riviera 40 Sundeck on our marina had its first looker pay a deposit. Nice boat, stairs moulded into the usual "climbing wall" transom.I heard detailers are busy too. I figure they`re buying boats because of no cruising, no flying overseas, even issues going interstate. Buy a boat, do your own thing.

Southern Boater · 06-22-2020, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by BruceK

.............SB, as to boats selling, the Riviera 40 Sundeck on our marina had its first looker pay a deposit. Nice boat, stairs moulded into the usual "climbing wall" transom.I heard detailers are busy too. I figure they`re buying boats because of no cruising, no flying overseas, even issues going interstate. Buy a boat, do your own thing.

I liked the look and concept of them, and if I hadn’t found a trawler style, I would have pursued them further. My biggest issue (maybe) would be the typical Riviera lack of headroom and short bunks, as my son and I are 6’6”.

Hope you have many pleasant cruises on the Integrity Bruce, I’d like to have a look one day, once the borders open up again.

BruceK · 06-22-2020, 01:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Southern Boater

I liked the look and concept of them, and if I hadn’t found a trawler style, I would have pursued them further. My biggest issue (maybe) would be the typical Riviera lack of headroom and short bunks, as my son and I are 6’6”.

Hope you have many pleasant cruises on the Integrity Bruce, I’d like to have a look one day, once the borders open up again.

The Riv 40 aft cabin is spacious in the saloon, I didn`t check the fwd cabins but the aft was generous. A well cared for boat with(ahem) older, very nice owners we`ll miss.
We`ve had several good weekends on board, but still have to fix some issues, like storing the dinghy somewhere usable, and it has work we knew about pending. It`s biggest plus is noticeably better handling in a seaway or wake.
Freed up border crossings are looking less likely everyday. Parts of Melbourne are "off limits" as Covid spikes, although not actually locked down. Opening up northerly Queensland for winter warmth relief for southern state residents looks further away. But one day, yes, it will be better.

BruceK · 12-02-2020, 10:53 PM

My Integrity 386 has nice rudder indicators at both helms. They did not work, or so I thought. I asked the Yard Electrician to look at them, along with some other issues.
He discovered they work fine, you just have to turn on the" Instrument Panel Lights" breaker. Never occurred to me.Wonder if all Integrity boats are the same. Meantime I had the Raymarine autopilots on standby, which gave me rudder indicator.

On the previous IG if you turned the main "Nav Lights" switch on, the panel lights were on. Which meant, if you ran the anchor light all night, the panel lights at both helms were on, all night. We fitted a switch to control them, but that`s how it was designed.

Andy G · 12-03-2020, 09:56 PM

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On the previous IG if you turned the main "Nav Lights" switch on, the panel lights were on. Which meant, if you ran the anchor light all night, the panel lights at both helms were on, all night. We fitted a switch to control them, but that`s how it was designed.[/QUOTE]

I don't have that issue Bruce. The anchor light and panel lights are separate on Sarawana.

BruceK · 12-04-2020, 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by BruceK

On the previous IG if you turned the main "Nav Lights" switch on, the panel lights were on. Which meant, if you ran the anchor light all night, the panel lights at both helms were on, all night. We fitted a switch to control them, but that`s how it was designed.[/QUOTE]

I don't have that issue Bruce. The anchor light and panel lights are separate on Sarawana.

That`s good. Otherwise you waste some amps. Doriana is still at Cottage Point, where she was sold. So is Sojourn, at present. They get along ok.
I found the bottle of CSR Inner Circle Rum. It`s a mere 75.9% proof alcohol, not 79.5% as I misremembered. Might drink it after all.
Got my new Sarca Excel today, from Sarca direct, at "Boat Show" price,a small discount but better than a poke in the head. Going to sell the Super Sarca No.5 soon, it didn`t fit.
We`re hoping to have Xmas onboard, going out Xmas eve if all is good.

BruceK · 12-09-2020, 02:15 AM

Still at the yard but getting there. All running gear serviced, straightened, etc reinstalled. New antifoul. Polishing. Bow/bowsprit rot removed. About to attack rot spots in the fwd trunk cabin top. Dinghy snap davits to go on. We`ll have her back for Christmas, I think. Yard forgot to renew shaft seals, shafts back in, oops, will check and service them for now,do them next time with something off the bill.

**Insequent** · 12-09-2020, 02:42 AM

Bruce
I hope you do get to Sojourn around for Xmas and the holiday period!

I was a bit surprised at the list of work being done, its a pretty new-ish boat after all. Out of curiosity, how many of the items were flagged in the survey at the time you were under contract, but 'subject to survey' etc?

Southern Boater · 12-09-2020, 06:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Insequent

Bruce
I hope you do get to Sojourn around for Xmas and the holiday period!

I was a bit surprised at the list of work being done, its a pretty new-ish boat after all. Out of curiosity, how many of the items were flagged in the survey at the time you were under contract, but 'subject to survey' etc?

My thoughts exactly.....

I think Bruce mentioned something about some survey issues, but assume he means prop or rudder shaft straightening.

Cottage Point, what a beaut location, the Hawkesbury area is quite special.

BruceK · 12-09-2020, 04:57 PM

Thanks guys. I`m sure we`ll be back onboard by Christmas. Andrew Storey at Cottage Point Boatshed is a good man, but a victim of his own popularity, you queue a long while to get work done.
The rot I knew about from survey, but as usual, worse than expected.
It`s unusual wear after 15 years/800 hours. I knew the props were a bit tired but not the rest of it, though a rudder seal was repacked before the delivery from Melbourne because it was leaking. The shafts were found to be bent a little at the prop end, I guess that affected everything shaft related. The rudder bearings had up to 10 mm play which Andrew blames on the rudder mounting rack flexibility, now fixed by adding some gussets and reinforcements.
I don`t believe it happened on the delivery voyage. The guys experimented to get best fuel use for speed so fuel lasted between available fuel points, and ran at about 8.5 knots.
Balancing this was not doing a strip and epoxy of the hull as an osmosis belt and braces preventer, Andrew said it didn`t need it and not to do it. As we discovered at survey, water penetrates the hull coatings but not the gelcoat, it`s common on Integrity from that era. Though there have been instances of osmosis, it`s not present here. The hull work was an optional suggestion by the surveyor, who knew I was concerned about it, but at survey we opened a dozen small blisters, with no osmosis revealed.

Andy G · 12-12-2020, 06:13 PM

I saw Doriana last time I was at Yeomans Bay.I was heading over for breakfast at the kiosk and passed her on the way in,she looks a little unloved at present.

I thought I saw Sojourn moored up in Yeomans. However, unless you have grown about 5" and now sport a lumberjacks beard probably not you.Either that or you are in police protection.

Andrew Storey did extensive work on Sarawana for the PO, and has helped source parts for me from time to time, a good bloke.

I will keep an eye out for Sojourn when I am up there over Christmas.

BruceK · 12-12-2020, 06:30 PM

Andy, I`m glad to hear Doriana was in Yeomans Bay, she deserves to get out of the repair yard. The new owners are ex yachties unused to trawlers, say hi to Paul if you see them.

Sojourn has only been to Pinta and Stingray Bays under my "command". We are desperate to have her back for Christmas.(TF would be relieved of my crap too.)

Andrew does good work. I estimate the bow rot repair circa $5K, they had to r&r the bow railing to remove the bowsprit(finding very little sealant used) and there are more spots to do. He has to get the dinghy mounted too.
Hope we get to see you, we usually go out Xmas eve.
(PS. Most only Aussies will "get" my "Iron Ore Termites" post in HC.)