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  • ToddL214
    Finished!
    Those replacement bulkheads look great and appear to match well to the other woodwork I can see in the photos. I'll try to figure out how to...
  • Captain Grey Beard
    SERENITY
    You can use both panels at the same time. Because they are completely seperate sytems. The only reason you have a master over ride switch on you...
  • Captain Grey Beard
    SERENITY
    I am replacing the original panel all together. The original panel is not waterproof and is down by the floor. I'm also adding circuits. The...
  • Captain Grey Beard
    SERENITY
    Yes, you can have the DC panel & the AC panel active at the same time. They are electricity seperate systems.
  • hudson_rogue
    SERENITY
    And you don't have an override like on a house generator breaker, you just make sure all switches except your master/battery switch are off while...

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This is how I handled the the cut away to repair or re-inforce stanchion base problems. Only a critical eye really notices or cares. I did not want to put new hull liner in, as most of mine is OK. Besides, I'm not keen on vinyl gas-off.

This is how I handled the the cut away to repair or re-inforce stanchion base problems. Only a critical eye really notices or cares. I did not want to put new hull liner in, as most of mine is OK. Besides, I'm not keen on vinyl gas-off.

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repair complete. couldn't quite match non-skid, but... its the strongest of all on the boat.

repair complete. couldn't quite match non-skid, but... its the strongest of all on the boat.

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Cut out and underside of repair of ripped out stanchion.

Cut out and underside of repair of ripped out stanchion.

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New bulkheads. Mahogany trimmed with white ash. Lower half edges were sealed against water intrusion with epoxy in 2" margin. Also done at chainplate attachment area. Forward bulkheads have a 6 coat varnish edge trim. That starboard foward bulkhead is cut lower on the horizontal edge, so now one can sit on the corner of the bunk. Cushions are original, somehow they escaped serious mouse damage.

New bulkheads. Mahogany trimmed with white ash. Lower half edges were sealed against water intrusion with epoxy in 2" margin. Also done at chainplate attachment area. Forward bulkheads have a 6 coat varnish edge trim. That starboard foward bulkhead is cut lower on the horizontal edge, so now one can sit on the corner of the bunk. Cushions are original, somehow they escaped serious mouse damage.

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Golden Road at mooring, Stonington Harbor August 22, 2013. The bottom was done in Pettit Vivid white. Yes its expensive, but I did 2 coats with just a half gallon. The topsides and cabin were all wet sanded heavily with progessively finer paper, compounded in 2 stages, then waxed. The blue boot top done twice over.

Golden Road at mooring, Stonington Harbor August 22, 2013. The bottom was done in Pettit Vivid white. Yes its expensive, but I did 2 coats with just a half gallon. The topsides and cabin were all wet sanded heavily with progessively finer paper, compounded in 2 stages, then waxed. The blue boot top done twice over.

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About 1/4" of horrible, poorly applied, bottom paint finally removed, as well as the cheap red tape boot stripe. At this point I knew I wanted a white bottom.

About 1/4" of horrible, poorly applied, bottom paint finally removed, as well as the cheap red tape boot stripe. At this point I knew I wanted a white bottom.

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Changing the shear stripe was not really what I wanted to do. But a mold defect/repair from 35 years ago was rearing its head. On both aft corners a layer of micro-balloons and re-gel coating had shrunk and peeled up. I knew matching the hull color would be impossible, so I dropped down the shear stripe into a contemporary look and to better include the name. The paint was Pettit one part Urethane, sprayed; for sure the most vexing and frustrating part of the whole project, as wind, rain, humidity, heat wave conspired against me.

Changing the shear stripe was not really what I wanted to do. But a mold defect/repair from 35 years ago was rearing its head. On both aft corners a layer of micro-balloons and re-gel coating had shrunk and peeled up. I knew matching the hull color would be impossible, so I dropped down the shear stripe into a contemporary look and to better include the name. The paint was Pettit one part Urethane, sprayed; for sure the most vexing and frustrating part of the whole project, as wind, rain, humidity, heat wave conspired against me.

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rear pulpit for a catalna 25 .... for sale.... make offer

rear pulpit for a catalna 25 .... for sale.... make offer

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rear pulpit for a catalina 25 ... for sale... make offer

rear pulpit for a catalina 25 ... for sale... make offer

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Pop top cover window detail

Pop top cover window detail

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Pop top cover

Pop top cover

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Pop top cover laid out 2

Pop top cover laid out 2

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Pop top cover laid out

Pop top cover laid out

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Pop Top Cover Mac 26 D & S

Pop Top Cover Mac 26 D & S

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Cleaning out slot. Afterwards bottom paint was applied up in there.

Cleaning out slot. Afterwards bottom paint was applied up in there.

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This is enough height to remove centerboard. Keel was stripped, sanded, and voids filled. Then it was coated with gray epoxy barrier because it had some water intrusion and blistering. Same with centerbd and rudder. The boat bottom was blister free, so I did not bother with epoxy. Many thanks to Don's Dock in Stonington who hauled me down, cradled and allowed me to work on my boat with water and electricity, and launched Golden Road.

This is enough height to remove centerboard. Keel was stripped, sanded, and voids filled. Then it was coated with gray epoxy barrier because it had some water intrusion and blistering. Same with centerbd and rudder. The boat bottom was blister free, so I did not bother with epoxy. Many thanks to Don's Dock in Stonington who hauled me down, cradled and allowed me to work on my boat with water and electricity, and launched Golden Road.

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O'Day 23 - after much sanding below, and filling of the toe rail U space, as well as drying out, removing, and filling some damaged deck core, I finally have a starting lamination in from underneath. I believe I ended with 7 laminations in all, alternating mat then woven roving.

O'Day 23 - after much sanding below, and filling of the toe rail U space, as well as drying out, removing, and filling some damaged deck core, I finally have a starting lamination in from underneath. I believe I ended with 7 laminations in all, alternating mat then woven roving.

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O'Day 23 - the most serious immediate problem was the ripped out stanchion. Here I have cut away hole and started feathering the edges.

O'Day 23 - the most serious immediate problem was the ripped out stanchion. Here I have cut away hole and started feathering the edges.

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O'Day 23 - acquired Nov 2010. Water had seriously entered the cabin, baked under the hot sun for a few years, along with mice taking residence. Here I'm getting started, spring 2011, starboard aft rub rail unscrewed for stanchion repair.

O'Day 23 - acquired Nov 2010. Water had seriously entered the cabin, baked under the hot sun for a few years, along with mice taking residence. Here I'm getting started, spring 2011, starboard aft rub rail unscrewed for stanchion repair.

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Sliding kitchen unit

Sliding kitchen unit

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LED lighting

LED lighting

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Cabin interior

Cabin interior

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Year 2013

Year 2013

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Year 2013

Year 2013

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