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Orkney 440 polishing the Hull

10 November 2016
I have got the port side polished down to the third chine line. As can be seen in the other pics below its coming up nice. I left a bit unfinished in one picture so …
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Starting to Clean a Blue Hulled Barnacle Covered Orkney 440

08 November 2016
Once upside down on a trailer I am able to get access to the bottom of the hull. The barnacles were removed prior to me buying the hull but the white coloured rings you can …
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Rolling over an Orkney 440 Boat for Cleaning

08 November 2016
My job for the day was to roll over the Orkney 440 so it could be cleaned easily. I have two movable overhead gantries in the workshop and three winches. They enable me to roll …
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Problem Solving and a Step by Step Guide to Renovating an Orkney 440

06 November 2016
I just bought in a Orkney 440 with a Yamaha 25hp electric start outboard on it. Its going to get treated to a make over so you can see it before during and after.I will …
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