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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…
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Orkney 440 polishing the Hull

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…
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Starting to Clean a Blue Hulled Barnacle Covered Orkney 440

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.…
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Rolling over an Orkney 440 Boat for Cleaning

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…
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Problem Solving and a Step by Step Guide to Renovating an Orkney 440