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CLASS	Atalanta 31
BUILT	March 1964
HULL No.	9
Condition	Sailing
Location	Conyer SC, Kent

Zambra Boat Blog Posts

	Sailing again 2024 May - I’m very pleased to report – we are sailing again. Me, my kids and my friends Colin and Ross have just been out this afternoon, after sailing Zambra round to Queenborough on Monday. We had some false starts, and an incident with a seacock nearly sunk (!) the whole project but with a bit of a ... Comments:
	Zambra leaves the workshop 2024 May - It’s exciting times in Kent, as Zambra is making the final stages of her long journey back to the sea. After ten long years of intermittent restoration, it was wonderful to see her out side again. She was moved out of the workshop on some homemade skates, mostly due to the machinery skates not turning up ... Comments:
	Small victories 2023 October - New sea toilet finally found for Zambra! After many hours trying to chase out holes in the rusted u-bend of the Simpson Lawrence sea toilet, I found one on eBay in a much better state. It fits in the same location, so with a bit of new plumbing and some new seals, that’s one off ... Comments:
	Zambra ongoing works 2022 September - It’s been a busy few years so Zambra has had to take a bit of a backward step but this year, finally, I’ve managed to get her going forwards again. Thought I ought to drop in a pic. I was hopeful of getting her in the water again this autumn but I am probably just ... Comments:
	Paint job (mostly) complete 2017 December - So today was the day that all the prep has paid off. I hope the colour gets the nod. When I stripped off the old black paint, I found some of this colour underneath and thought – why not? I’ve used Dulux trade weathershield for the white and colour, and Safekote polyurethane for the deck paint. All ... Comments:
	Zambra progress – coming along, slowly but steadily… 2017 December - I thought I’d better drop in the latest news on the Zambra project, as it’s been a while. I’ve made some good progress over the last few weeks, including:Finishing all the prep work on the hull, including fitting all the deck woodwork and hardware Coating up all the woodwork in three coats of Woodskin Priming and undercoating Top coating ... Comments:
	Deck repairs complete 2016 April - There has been progress – the decks are repaired, filled and primed. Comments:
	Perkins 4107 rides again 2015 April - So, after much knuckle scraping, seized bolts and antiquated parts, she’s running again. Here’s a video: http://youtu.be/V6PNkCOqNio And a pic: Comments:
	The engine bites back 2015 April - We’ve finally got the engine stripped down, and I’ve ordered some various parts. Amazingly, Perkins still sell most of what I needed! But, it turned out the heat exchanger was too corroded, so a replacement one is on the way – secondhand – from Ch Comments:
	More progress on Zambra 2015 March - Today we’ve stripped out the thrust bearing and drive – it looks like an old Aquadrive sort of affair, with two universal joints, a thrust bearing and a 4″ hub connecting to the motor. Installed length is 204mm, the shaft diameter is 31.8mm. And i Comments:
	It looks a bit scary at this moment… 2015 March - We’ve nearly stripped the whole boat now, and found a few ‘nasty’ bits of rot, but some other bits are really looking much better! Comments:
	And out came the engine…. 2015 February - So, having a forklift definitely helps this process, especially with the weight of a Perkins 4-107 with hydraulic gearbox. And, the excellent design of the Atalanta meaning the engine lifts out vertically! Comments:
	A31-10 Zambra renovations 2015 January - When I first took ownership of Zambra, she looked fantastic:But, as many Comments:
	2011 A31-10 Zambra internal views 2011 September - 2011 A31-10 Zambra internal views. Photo: Zambra interior 1 – heads. Heads and sails storage in the forepeak. There’s a drop down flap which I Comments:
	2011 A31-10 Zambra at West Mersea 2011 September - 2011 A31-10 Zambra at West Mersea. Photo: West Mersea Regatta 2011 pic 1 A31-10. Zambra just after the race. Comments:

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