Ready for paint

Results have been hard to notice so far this year. The end of 2013 we discovered that the fuel injection pump needed some work. The engine was a run away that luckily I had replaced the failed mechanical fuel pump with an electric type so it was and easy matter to kill the fuel supply simply by turning off the pump. The crank case was filled up with diesel fuel but otherwise there did not seem to be any issues. Winter came on us before I could address the pump and what a bad winter it was. Phoenix was laid up and we gave Rapscallion some much needed attention down south on the Florida border.

 Spring of 2014 and back to work on Phoenix. I have reinstalled the rebuilt injection pump, removed and striped and recoated both fuel tanks with a cold galvanizing coating and finishing the plumbing to the engine. On the outside the focus is on the painting. There was some leaking around the cabin top joint with the deck and to remove the teak trim I had to chisel it up in pieces, there was a LOT of silicone sealer under the trim like the rest of the teak trim on the sides. There were some stress cracks around the windows that needed to be repaired and then the final fairing. The first coat of paint went on fairly well though I need to apply it thinner on the vertical walls to prevent sags.

 Half way through the summer and I feel like I'm standing still on my progress. Painting will likely take the rest of the summer with the schedule I have. I picked up a truck over the winter and put a work cap on it so that I have the ability to store and move larger things than I could with only our car. At home we are moving AGAIN but this time I will have a garage so now I will be able to start taking things home to work on.