Replating

[Arthur Marshall]

Any idea how long it should take a yard to replate a 40 foot boat, bottom and sides? I'm having difficulty getting a time estimate from the yard doing mine - I know it's a bit more complicated than some as it's been replated once already and there are a few unexpected problems here and there, but a few comparisons from people's experience would be useful. Right now the bottoms plate's just being welded on.

I do stress I've got no complaints - boatyard time is different from clock time anyway, and they've had other jobs to do while the weather was good, I just want a vague idea so as to work out my future plans.

[kris88]

How long is a piece of string

 

Regards kris

[magnetman]

Since when has string been measured in hours?

 

I thought it was dependant on how much tea the workers were drinking.

 

Apparently all welders like beer so perhaps if you find the man doing the welding and try to give him a beer offer he can't refuse he may do it quicker ?

[Bloomsberry]

Since when has string been measured in hours?

 

I thought it was dependant on how much tea the workers were drinking.

 

Apparently all welders like beer so perhaps if you find the man doing the welding and try to give him a beer offer he can't refuse he may do it quicker ?

As long as the welder doesn't consume the beer during the welding process, it could effect the quality of the end result.

[Arthur Marshall]

As long as the welder doesn't consume the beer during the welding process, it could effect the quality of the end result.

That's what happened the last time it was done, and why it's now got to be done again... ok, I get the idea. It's a piece of string. I presume no-one here has had it done, which is a bit of surprise... if they have, how long did it take from the start of the welding process?

[ditchcrawler]

I often pass Streethay and they often have boats sitting on trestles that are being replated, some are there for weeks and some for months with very little happening to them. hence the bit of string

[Arthur Marshall]

I often pass Streethay and they often have boats sitting on trestles that are being replated, some are there for weeks and some for months with very little happening to them. hence the bit of string

Thanks - that ties in with what's happening with mine. Ah well, at least it'll float when it's done.

[zenataomm]

I was told a fortnight, then it became three weeks which became another 3 days on top because .....

 

* Crane was late for lift out.

* Wettest May for years stopped boats ahead from being painted in the open so shed was unavailable.

* Staff issue

* Crane was late to drop it back in to check free-board for cooling inlets

* Had to wait for another days slot back in the shed.

* Crane was late to drop it back in for me to collect.

 

It's not just the size of your boat that affects the timescale.

Welcome to the cut, it's how it works. If you really need tight schedules and fixed itineraries owning a canal boat in The UK might not have been a good move.

[Bloomsberry]

I had some work done at Streethay last year and the work on my boat got delayed slightly because of a pontoon at the yard that sank and refloating that got priority !

[BGA]

I was told by a boat builder that he could weld up a complete boat in a fortnight from scratch.

[kris88]

Since when has string been measured in hours?

 

 

when your waiting for it !

 

Regards kris

Edited October 7, 2015 by kris88

[Mitchellmoxo]

I would aim for a month and then anything less is a bonus

[Bob the welder]

Since when has string been measured in hours?

I thought it was dependant on how much tea the workers were drinking.

Apparently all welders like beer so perhaps if you find the man doing the welding and try to give him a beer offer he can't refuse he may do it quicker ?

not all tt

[talisman]

Had my 38 foot hull replated in 1 week. From the stern to about 2mts from the bow ,where the steelwork flares. Thats from keel to above water line. My hull has a 170 degree vee .

Perhaps i should state overplated rather than replated.

Edited November 12, 2015 by talisman

[Arthur Marshall]

Took two months in the end, about three weeks once they actually started welding. But it was in an authentically terrible state, and having been previously replated not very well didn;t help.

[PeterG]

Its boatyard time which is a parallel universe.

[Arthur Marshall]

It is indeed, but it's also a universe where they care about the quality of what they do. It may have taken longer to do than expected, but the care they put into it was exceptional.