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by Joao
Thu April 29th, 2021, 12:28 pm
Forum: General Board
Topic: Senior Owner in Canada
Replies: 3
Views: 14608

Re: Senior Owner in Canada

Hi Mat, Regarding you having had both versions of the Senior. Does the centre plate sail much better than the centre ballast + Bilge keels one? And where your bilge keels plywood or steel? My Senior, Mikros, has a dropped centre ballast and to 1 foot deep steel bilge keels. Just wondering how it wou...
by Joao
Mon April 26th, 2021, 4:17 pm
Forum: HELP ?
Topic: YM Senior - Painting around steel keels
Replies: 2
Views: 9247

Re: YM Senior - Painting around steel keels

Hi Keith, Thank you for your reply. Yes, I already have my coppercoat and I bought directly from the company you bought too. I did get in touch with Geoffrey (the initial owner) and asked his advise which was the same as yours, so that's what I will be doing. I did write an email before buying the c...
by Joao
Tue April 20th, 2021, 2:54 pm
Forum: HELP ?
Topic: YM Senior - Painting around steel keels
Replies: 2
Views: 9247

YM Senior - Painting around steel keels

Hi All, So I am in the process of painting the hull and applying copper coat to it. I have already sanded down to bare wood and was very happy to see that apart from some small areas that seemed to already have been treated before, there was no visible signs of rot damage. I have not taped over the ...
by Joao
Sun February 14th, 2021, 5:03 pm
Forum: HELP ?
Topic: YM senior - hull painting and others
Replies: 4
Views: 13092

Re: YM senior - hull painting and others

Hi Keith, Your comment is actually very interesting to me. I did have a look at coppercoat and moved await from it as I was not 100% sure of its efficacy plus the application process kind of led me to look for other options. But I think I might just do the coppercoat. I will send them an email this ...
by Joao
Wed February 3rd, 2021, 9:49 pm
Forum: HELP ?
Topic: YM senior - hull painting and others
Replies: 4
Views: 13092

YM senior - hull painting and others

Hello, I am preparing to do maintenance works to the hull of Mikros (YM senior 1967). Because I bought it last August I am thinking of doing a sort of ''reset'' to the hull finish. I read online that marine plywood has a life expectancy up to 25 years. That is interesting as Mikros has 54 years alre...
by Joao
Tue February 2nd, 2021, 9:41 pm
Forum: General Board
Topic: Set of sails for a YM Senior
Replies: 3
Views: 11970

Re: Set of sails for a YM Senior

Hi Keith,

How is your Senior build going?

Thank you for your recommendation, I will get in touch.

Kind regards,
Joao
by Joao
Fri January 29th, 2021, 6:02 pm
Forum: General Board
Topic: Set of sails for a YM Senior
Replies: 3
Views: 11970

Set of sails for a YM Senior

Hello Everyone, So I had a great time last year learning to sail my newly bough YM senior MIKROS from 1967. In the meantime I got in touch with Geoffrey Hyde Fynn, who is the original owner and son of the builder, and have learned much from him regarding rigging and maintenance. One thing he told me...
by Joao
Tue August 11th, 2020, 10:59 pm
Forum: HELP ?
Topic: Help - water leak in YM senior
Replies: 4
Views: 16232

Re: Help - water leak in YM senior

after cleanup of the area, here are some photos inside and under the boat. Kind regards, Joao

zip file for wetransfer download

https://we.tl/t-LTMXR684iC
by Joao
Tue August 11th, 2020, 8:05 am
Forum: HELP ?
Topic: Help - water leak in YM senior
Replies: 4
Views: 16232

Re: Help - water leak in YM senior

Keith,

I just granted access. Its the same pic you should see in this post, but not too sure if this one works or not.

Kind regards,
Joao
by Joao
Mon August 10th, 2020, 8:31 am
Forum: HELP ?
Topic: Help - water leak in YM senior
Replies: 4
Views: 16232

Help - water leak in YM senior

Hello Everyone, So last weekend I finally got the boat in the water! We spent three hours sailing and I spotted a water leak right under the hatch into the covered area. I checked under the cockpit but there was no water there and also noticed that there was some peeled of paint internally. I also n...
by Joao
Tue July 28th, 2020, 10:33 am
Forum: General Board
Topic: New owner of YM senior boat in need of help!
Replies: 3
Views: 18108

Re: New owner of YM senior boat in need of help!

Just to let people know all is being sorted.

I am now part of the Medway Cruising Club and the club members are being most helpful and patient with me :)
Hope to get on the water soon with my new friends.

Kind regards,
Joao
by Joao
Wed July 22nd, 2020, 10:46 pm
Forum: General Board
Topic: New owner of YM senior boat in need of help!
Replies: 3
Views: 18108

New owner of YM senior boat in need of help!

Hello everyone, I have just bought the YM Senior named Mikros you can see on the photo gallery of Eventides. I am so excited with this boat! I am fascinated by DIY and boat building and last week whilst looking for a club to join and learn to sail with my mirror dinghy - my first boat and the boat I...