Avalon Sailing Club
New Start boat ... ready for the 2009~2010 season
Vessel known as a KB 30 workboat (Keith Brown)
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5-9 Bertram St, MORTLAKE, NSW, 2137
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Phone:phone (02) 9736 3634
It has launched ...
Photos from Launch day 13th September 2009
Christened by Nicole Koerner & Iain Murray
During the Build
- taking shape now, coachhouse and roof fitted
- heaps of room onboard
- engine fitted
Inspection on 21st July 09 ...
- Dave, Richard, Gemma attended
- taking shape now, engine installed
- coach house temporarily located on top of hull ... so can see shape
- bunk below installed
- Keel fitted and shaped for propeller
Inspection on 24th June 09 ...
- Dave and Kingsley attended.
- Pictures of coachhouse shows proposed shape at aft end, windows and size of toilet.
- Size of floor can be more easily seen now.
- Keel about to be attached
- Example of possible flag pole layout ... CYCA boat "Gordon Marshall"
Inspection on 11th June 09 ... Hull, deck and motor Photos (Kingsley)
- 7 committee members attended inspection
- cardboard with white tape shows back edge of coachhouse (img 098, behind Ross's head)
- large piece of timber and timber "wedge" lying under starboard side will be the keel (img 109)
- Guess what colour the motor will be?
- For those with a close eye ... the air filter and manual oil pump are being replaced (Img 107)
- Awning will extend down to approx 3/4 metre from stern (longer than shown in photo below)
- Engine box will be inside rear of coachhouse section.
Inspection May 09 ... photos (Dave)
Example photo:
- Ours will have awning longer towards stern
HULL & FITTINGS
- 1 only hull, deck and cabin bonded together
- Bow roller, bollard and chain locker bulkhead
- Aluminium sponson and toe rails
- Vee berth in bow (no cushions)
- Toilet compartment with manual toilet
- Glass windows
- 2 x mooring cleats at stern
- Saloon floor
- Self draining cockpit
- 300 ltr fibreglass fuel tank
- Fuel lines
- 100 ltr fibreglass water tank and electric pump
- Hydraulic steering, rudder and gland
- 85hp 4cyl John Deere 4045 DFM diesel engine with ZF hydraulically activated gearbox
- Propeller shaft and propeller with PSS shaft seal
- LED Navigation lights
- BEP Marine electrical panel (no tinned wire but use 2.5mm multicore throughout)
- Engine controls – Morse
- 2 Batteries and isolation switch
- Bilge pump and float switch
- Antifouling
- Launching of vessel at Mortlake plus engine and commissioning trials
- All parts to be new
- October 2009 price ... around $80k (ASC Purchased earlier in the year)
Additional items
- Fibreglass awning at rear of cabin; maximum size 8’ x 8’
- Upgrade manual toilet to electric - TMC
- Holding tank with all fittings and plumbing for dual, by-pass or holding, operation.
- Supplying and installing an Aries electric anchor winch with chain counter at driving station control point (chain and anchor not included).
- Johnson deck wash pump and hose.