!969 Columbia 36 upgrades Purchased from the second owner (of approx. 10 years) on Aug. 1, 1994 in Marina Del Rey Calif. Original name SINITRAM Boat shipped to Redwood City by truck and recommisioned there between September and November 1994. Recommissioning included the following: Hull: Stripped bottom paint to 1 ft. below waterline. Sanded and repainted bottom Removed existing keel bolts and replaced with new. Rebed keel/ hull joint. Removed rudder and inspected shaft. Reglassed rudder tube to remove slop. Removed and rebedded through hulls. Removed old through hull transducer and glassed over. Removed existing drive shaft,.cutlass bearing and stuffing box and replaced with new. Installed Martec folding prop. Mast & Rig: Replaced all standing and running rigging. New main sheet and halyard blocks. All lines led aft to cockpit, with new turning blocks and sheet stoppers on cabin top. Relocated mast winches to cabin top Installed new spacer for bolts at upper and lower shroud attachments. Electrical and Electronics: Purchased and installed new depth guage. Removed all existing wiring in mast and hull except engine wiring harness and replaced with 14 guage tinned marine grade wire and terminals Installed new steaming light. installed new lense at masrhead light. Installed new light fixtures at galley, settee. and Vee berth. Installed (2) new 130 A.H. marine storage batteries. Upgrades since recommissioning: Interior: Remove all windows, install (4) new opening ports, rebed new and existing windows. remodeled galley including: Reinsulated icebox with new liner and lid. New formica countertop New galley faucet New open shelves with fiddles behind sink to replace existing cupbord. New force 10 kerosene stove/oven. Remodeled head including: New facia on sink cabinet. New formica counter top New shelf unit behind sink. New halogen lighting. New 15 gal. holding tank. New toilet New shower / ice box / sink drain and sump with pump out Electrical: New 12volt accessory fuse panel. New 110 VAC shore power system including shore power cable, waterproof inlet, galvanic isolater, distribution panel, (1) circuit for built in 10 amp charger, (1) plug circuit, (1) circuit for future use. New bilge pump switch and sensor New engine hr. meter New engine compartment blower and exhaust duct. New ‘Hella’ cabin fan. New ‘Nicro Marine’ solar powered ventelator in head General interior: main bulkheads recovered with formica, paint , or patterned wall coverings. . New carpet on cabin sole. New cherry wood doors to head. New dining table. Access ports installed to innaccessable areas in hull liner. Re varnish much of inter teak wood work. Engine: New exhaust tubing Lazarette: Repainted inside Nonslip strips on hull New rack to hang lines, Exterior: Remove teak grab rails from cabin top, refinish with ‘Cetol Marine’ clear coat, and reinstall with through bolts instead of screws. Built and installed new turtle hatch cover at main hatch with new low friction plastic hatch slides. Removed old stantions and replaced with new. new life line gates and hardware. New traveler and rigging. Installed new “Boom Brake” preventer. New Neil Pryde ‘Off shore ‘ style 110% roller furling jib with full length luff. Second set of reef points installed in main sail. New ball bearing traveler at main sheet. Repainted non skid on decks. Removed roller furler extrusion , flushed out bearings on upper and lower swivels, and replaced damaged extrusion section. Mast and boom New aluminum spreaders with LPU paint New halyard restrainer. New topping lift fitting, block and line. New mast steps to spreaders and at mast head. New “magic box” on boom for main outhaul. New cheek blocks on boom for clew down haul for both reefs. Topsides and Deck paint and refit 2000 All deck hardware and fittings, including stantions, pulpits, traveler, genoa tracks, cleats,organizers, stoppers, winches, handrails, comings, etc. removed. All hatches removed, reinforced with fiberglass and painted Teak cabin top accent strip removed and screw holes filled and faired. Deck and topsides sanded to gell coat. Portlights removed, rebedded & (2) new opening ports installed. Cutlass bearing replaced. New 11x16” (2) blade prop and zinc installed. Hull/deck aluminum extrusion sandblasted, new aluminum rivets installed to strengthen joint (175 total), joint acid etched, -primed with epoxy primer, primed with Brightside primer and painted with Pettit Brightside. All scratches, gouges, cracks, and holes in hull and deck filled and faired. Topsides and deck spray painted with Pettit Easypoxy single part polyurethane paint. deck hardware and fittings reinstalled with new calking , fasteners, and backing plates. All teak refinished with Cetol Marine teak treatment. Bottom sanded and (2) coats of Pettit Trinidad Bottom paint applied. Handling attributes Under power with installed Martec folding prop and a clean bottom the boat will do about 6.5 knots in flat water at about 3500 RPM. This prop is probably a bit small for the boat as the engine revs a little too quickly with it. It is fine for local daysailing and racing though and the reduced drag under sail is noticable. Perhaps a little more pitch would give a bit more thrust. The boat also has a 3 bladed fixed prop which gives more thrust and might be a better chioce if a lot of motersailing in rough conditions is expected. The boat is quite manouverable under power and will turn in about its own length. Backing up is also quite good but with the low aspect rudder and tiller one must use caution as the tiller can exert a lot of force. Under sail the boat is good performer in light air even with the 110% roller furling jib recently purchased. It is a stiff boat aboat boat can sail quite quickly this wayy nd with relatively high topsides it is almost impossible to put the toe rail under. Weather helm is dependent on heal angle. With the large, low aspect mainsail and small jib the best technique is to reef the main early to balance the boat. With one reef in the main and a full jib the boat starts to build weather helm at about 20 knots apparent and I would take the second reef in the main at 25 and roll up the jib to 100% at 30. this combination should be good upwind to 40 knots apparent. When racing I often keep full main and jib up to 25knots apparent upwind but at this point the main has to be luffed severely and this would not be desireable for cruising. The boat handles suprisingly well with just the roller furling jib set and this is truely the lazy man’s way to sail with almost no excuse to ever leave the cockpit. The boat is actually quite fast upwind with thyis setup and will do 6.5 knots in about 20 knots apparent. Columbia 36 sails Boat dimensions J -15.0' P(1) -41.75' P(2) -34.8' (main sail hoist) luff(max) -44.3' mast truck to stem head. 100% fore 313 sq. ' 125% genoa = 365.59 sq.' approx. Max . luff of sail w/ roller furler and mast head swivel. 39' -------Dimensions for 125% full hoist jib. luff = 39' max; foot=21' leach=34.75' (tack inc. furl drum 18" up fr. Stem.) Construction details for "Off Shore " Quality sail Approximate Dimensions for a 125% full hoist jib. luff = 39' max; foot=21'; leach=34.75' Size 125%, (wind range 20 - 25+ knots apparent before reefing - 35 knots with reef), clue to be approx. 5ft. above deck when installed w/ Hood sea Furl II roller furler. Sail to be cross cut construction. Material: Challenge 7.62 oz. High Aspect sail cloth With Dupont 52 yarns Made in U.S.A. Finish of material - Firm spec 2-9 (I understand that this is the softest , with med. Firm 2-15 and super firm 2-6 being stiffer) (1) yard of matching material for sail repair in future Challenge Sunbrella Pacific Blue sun cover on leach and foot. Adhesive chafe patch material sufficient for owner to apply at spreaders and life lines Triple zig zag off shore quality stitched throughout w / heavy duty thread. Head and tack attachments to be webbing instead of pressed in rings - to produce tighter roll when reefed. Clue to be constructed with best materials and technique with webbing reinforced cringle (no D ring) (Sheets will be attached with bowline knots.) Draft stripe , reef marks on foot at 110% and 100%, 3 yarn telltales on luff. Leach and foot line with Velcro adjuster or equal. Luff tape to fit Hood Sea Furl II roller furler. (Owner believes this to be #6 luff tape but is not certain). Supplies for painting boat Paint, solvent, fillers etc. Aluminum Etching metal primer 1 qt. Epoxy metal primer 2 qt. Topsides Easypoxy undercoater 1 gal. Easypoxy white top coat1 gal. Deck Easypoxy undercoater 1 gal. Easypoxy topcoat 1 gal. Easypoxy blue for Nonskid 1 qt. Brushing thinner 1 gal. Spray thinner 1 gal. Regular mineral spirits2 gal. Pettit 15095 dewaxer 2 qts. Acetone 2 qts. Epoxy filler 1 pint or 5 sticks Surfacing putty 1 pint Tools Sanders - random orbital & finnish Extension chord - 12 ga. 100 ft. Twist lock adaptors - both ends Air compressor, hose, and air tip. Sand blast rig and sand. Scaffold planks - 6 ea. Saw horses - 8 ea. Work mate bench. Spray paint rig Pot liners Spray tip for enamel .011 - .015 inch diameter tip Boaters resin $ 7.57 Tap seaboard $ 18.05 Brush $ 1.40 Home depot $ 71.68 Home depot $ 61.81 West marine $270.57 Needle to clean tip. Measuring cups Tarps - blue poly Rollers Roller pans and liners Paint brushes - foam 3inch Paint brush bristle tipping Disposable paint containers - 10 Paint filters - 10 Cloth rags 20 from YMCA Tack cloths - 10 Stiring sticks - 10 Masking tape - blue long mask, green fine line Masking paper and dispensor Rubber painting gloves -disposable Respirator with new head bands Dust masks - 10 Coveralls Paper booties - 5 prs. Sand paper 100 ct. 80 grt, 50ct. 120 grt., 50 ct. 220 grt., discs 20 sheets 120 grt. Alox paper 10 sheets 240 grt aluminum oxide paper 20 foam sanding pads Sanding blocks Box for storing supplies with lid and lock 24” deep x 36 “ wide x 24” high Spring and Summer 2000 Painting the hull and deck of Boogiwacket. January / February Read articles in ‘Practical Sailor’, “This Old Boat’, andArticles On Line. Consulted with Boat Yards and other boaters who had done their own painting. I decided that I could get good results with a single part polyurethane paint and would be able to do all the work myself without help. Based on the recommendation of Practical Sailor magazine I decided on Pettit Easypoxy White for the topsides and deck with possibly a Mint green stripe. Based again on Practical Sailor’s recommendation and also on that of local painters I purchased a Porter Cable 330 Random orbital sander and a supply of hook and loop sand paper at a local woodworking tool supplier. By buying from an industrial supplier instead of a hardware store I was able to buy the paper in 50 sheet boxes insterad of 5 sheet packs at a considerable savings. Although the sander has a dust bag it is necessary to use a vacuum attachment If you really want dust free sanding, something I would recommend. Porter Cable sells a rather expensive rig with a hose and industrial vac but you should be able to rig up something with your own equipment. Because my boats previous paint job was in very poor condition I decided to sand down to the original gellcoat. I started sanding the topsides with 80 grit paper. This first sanding took approximately six 5 hour days. Boogiwacket painting Schedule (Actual work done) March 4/5 8 hrs. total Remove handrails and comings. Removed all handrails and comings, removed port cabin top winch & sheet stopper. Removed lifelines port side. Removed jamb cleats, spinnaker chocks. March 11/12 8 hrs. total Remove stantions, pulpits, cleats, genoa tracks, anchor roller. Removed stern cowl vents, cabin top winches, line stoppers and organizers, port and starboard stations and rear pulpit, mast base blocks. March 18/19 10 hrs. total Remove line stoppers and organizers, winches, cleats, remaining deck fittings. Removed bow pulpit, port & starboard genoa tracks, spinnaker winches and cleats, bow roller March 25/26 12 hrs. total Remove forward hatch and replace with temporary one. Wash decks with oxalic acid and/or tsp. Repair gelcoat , fill holes, gouges etc. Scrub out deck joint . Removed forward hatch and replaced with temp wood hatch, removed exterior trim rings from opening ports (all of them broke - will make new/improved version out of polyethylene plastic), scrubbed entire deck, cabin house, and cockpit with TSP. and water then washed with oxalic acid, sanded most of cabin house. NOTE Red plastic tape working very good for covering holes. No trouble removing after 3 weeks. Green masking tape no good. April 1/2 10 hrs. total Sand decks, repair as necessary. Sanded stern hull/deck joint. Sanded cabin top and deck. Sanded toe rail. Removed embedded nuts from deck used to fasten forward hatch hinge. Continued with removal of gear and upholstery from boat. Called Z Spar / Kopcoat / Pettit re proper application of primers for aluminum toe rail and topsides. I will use an etching primer on aluminum followed by a two part epoxy primer for maximum corrosion and water resistance. April 8/9 12 hrs. total Sand and repair decks. Sanded toe rail, decks, cockpit well, comings.Sawed the porthole frames so that only 1/8” protrudes past new plastic frames. Cleaned silicone calk off window frames. Brought home V berth cushions and box of boat junk . April 15/16 6hrs. total Sand and repair decks. Went to Swap Meet Sat.morning. bought forespar horseshoe launcher for $5., Airguide barometer $5., large ball fender $5., hatch support $1., five books $2.50. Sanded toe rail, cockpit well, comings. Started repair to deck at forward hatch. Filled cavity in deck with epoxy putty sticks (2). Cleaned silicone calking off windows. Brought home box of boat junk. April 22/23 5 hrs. total Wash down decks with thinner, paint first coat of primer. Filled deck holes with epoxy putty. Removed main hatch and turtle. Filled forward hatch remaining hole with putty. (Easter Sunday went to parents house for party.) April 29/30 3 hrs. total Move boat to Napa marina. Sat. morning sanded putty filler. Boat still at home marina. (Remainder of weekend installed cabinets for money.) May 6/7 10 hrs, total Set up shop, remove rivets, sand blast deck joint, prime aluminum, re rivet deck joint Saturday sanded putty.Rain started 3 pm. Sunday cleaned boat inside and chainged engine oil May 12/13 Sand hull to water line, sand bottom paint. Motored boat to Napa . Started 8:30 am arrived 6:30 pm. Friday. Saturday came back to Sierra point via car, ferry, street car, train, and car May 20/21 16 hrs total (70 lbs. ice lasted approx 10 days) Prep topsides for paint, fair gouges and scratches. Sat. Brought scaffold planks and saw horses to boat yard. Set up shop. Sanded topsides. Removed cleats, hardware etc. from deck. Sun, sanded topsides including boot stripe, filled deck holes and sanded. Removed all red tape. May 27/28/29 9hr. Sat, 10 hr. sun, 9 hr. Mon. Prep topsides, wash w/ solvent, mask off bottom and deck. Paint topsides undercoat. Sand deck undercoat Sat sand blasted spots on hull. Puttied nicks and scratches. Sun. Sanded transom.Riveted hull/deck joint. Sanded putty. Removed portlights.from openings. Mon. sand bottom. Broke sander. Installed portlights in openings. Puttied and sanded nicks. June 3 / 4 Sat. 13 hr. Sun. 5 ½ hr. Sand primer topsides and deck. Sat. Sand blasted hull / deck joint. Washed sand off boat and joint. Dried joint with compressed air. Sun. Masked off metal extrusion. Washed metal with acetone. Painted joint with etching primer. Masked off joint to keep it dry. June 9/10/11 Fri. 10hr, Sat. 10 hr., Sun. 7 hr. Paint topsides finish coat #1 Paint deck finish coat #1 Fri. blew air in hull / deck joint to remove water. Masked off joint. Painted two coats of epoxy primer. Sat. Sanded epoxy primer. Painted two coats of Easypoxy primer. Removed masking paper. Masked of top of hull/deck joint. Calked top of hull/ deck joint. Removed masking tape. Sunday. Filled nicks and scratches in hull with fairing compound and resanded hull. Sanded area around lazarate hatch and filled nicks and sanded. June 17/18 Fri. after wk. 3.5 Hr., Sat 7 hr, Sun 7 Hr. Sand topsides and deck. Fri. Sand hull/deck joint. Wash hull topsides with dewaxer. Sat. Wash hull topsides with solvent, mask off deck from hull at toe rail and at bottom, paint hull with first 2 coats of primer. Sand antifouling on bottom. Sun. Sand undercoat on topsides, paint third coat of undercoat. Paint toerail area above hull/deck joint first undercoat June 24/ 25/26 . Fri. 4 hrs. , Fri. 10 hrs. sat. 8 hrs., Sun. 5.5hrs. (Arive After wk- Thursday, sand topsides undercoat. Sand toe rail paint second coat primer at toe rail. Fri. wash topsides with thinner, wipe with tack cloth, spray first coat gloss enamel. Sat. reglass deck at hatch hinges, sand topsides , Sun. spray 2nd coat topside enamel. ) Thurs- sanded topsides one side . Fri.- Sand rest of topsides and toe rail. Paint second coat toe rail. Sand second coat toe rail.Sat.- Mask off deck at toe rail.Wash topsides with thinner. Wipe down with tack cloth. Paint first gloss coat on topsides and toe rail. Clean up inside boat and reorganize work boxes. Sun.- Sand first gloss coat. Clean up. Second coat topsides and deck paint, Paint bottom , clean up area. July 1/2/3/4 fri. 4 hrs. sat 8 hrs sun 8 hrs mon 8 hrs tues 6 hrs Fri preped topsides for paint. Sat painted 2nd coat gloss topsides. Sun. sanded gloss topsides. Painted hatch frames. Mon. painted 3rd coat gloss topsides. Painted gloss on hatch frames. Filled and sanded deck. Boat in water. Install hatches, winches, line stoppers, hand rails lifelines etc. as time allows, Sail home. July 7, 8, 9 Fri 4hr, Sat 12hr. Sun 8 hr Fri after wk. Washed boat Sat Sanded deck and masked off Sun finished masking and sprayed 2 coats undercoat on deck. July 14, 15, 16 Friday after work. Sand deck primer. Sat. sand primer and use glazing putty to fill pinholes. Mask off hull. Sun. Wash hull with thinner and tack cloth. Paint first gloss coat on deck then remove masking from hull. July 22, 23 Vacation July 29, 30 Vacation Aug 5, 6 Sand first gloss coat and paint 2nd gloss coat on deck. If I need a third coat of gloss on topsides I will need to by at least one more quart Aug 12, 13 Sand 2nd gloss coat and paint 3rd gloss coat Aug 19, 20 Paint hull stripe, paint hatches, install portlights, paint nonskid. Aug 27, 28 Install letters on stern, genoa tracks. Sept 2, 3 Install bow and Stern rails and stantions Sept 9, 10 Install hand rails, winches, get ready to sail home. Sept 16, 17 Sail home. _______________________________________________________