Ahoy from Galveston, TX! A while back, I made an update post saying I'd adopted a 1987 Hunter 28.5 named "Miss-Guided" (will be renamed & christened once she is functional). Things have been going well, although we've hit a few bumps in the road, the largest being the ole Yanmar 2GM20, which was seized up entirely. We soaked the crankcase with all manners of Marvel Mystery Oil and ATF and kept trying to turn the crank, but it never got close to budging. So, we found another identical engine in Ohio, and had it shipped down here right away. The new engine now sits in our storage unit in Kemah, and is ready to be swapped with the old one. In other news, the onboard AC worked just fine when we adopted the boat, then suddenly quit on us as soon as June rolled around (figures). Come to find out, when a boat sits for six years unattended, the amount of growth one gets in their AC hoses and strainer cylinder is substantial. With a full system flush done and a new stainless thru-hull installed, the AC works wonderfully and will be serviced regularly by switching out sea strainers every week.
The plumbing system is in decent shape and dawns a new-to-us water pump; an automatic bilge pump was also installed on that same day. This past week my buddy and I removed all the cabin ports and windows and re-bedded and sealed them using LifeSeal (the stuff is awesome). The interior of the boat is alright, but the cabin floor is water-damaged, as is some of the other plywood veneer. We'll be replacing the floor with brand new teak and holly and resurfacing the plywood with...something. If y'all have any ideas, let me know!
Soon I'll be suiting up and jumping in the slip to dive on the boat, with hammer and paint scraper in hand. The goal is to remove as much growth from the bottom as possible before we tow her up to her new home in Kemah. Once there, we will conduct a haul-out where the boat will receive a full bottom job, folding prop, new thru-hulls, and lots of other nice things. We will be taking more photos of our progress soon, so I'll be sure to post those here on this forum thread as we continue to move forward in the coming months. Hope y'all are staying safe this H-word season. Fair winds.
Sincerely,
Simon
The plumbing system is in decent shape and dawns a new-to-us water pump; an automatic bilge pump was also installed on that same day. This past week my buddy and I removed all the cabin ports and windows and re-bedded and sealed them using LifeSeal (the stuff is awesome). The interior of the boat is alright, but the cabin floor is water-damaged, as is some of the other plywood veneer. We'll be replacing the floor with brand new teak and holly and resurfacing the plywood with...something. If y'all have any ideas, let me know!
Soon I'll be suiting up and jumping in the slip to dive on the boat, with hammer and paint scraper in hand. The goal is to remove as much growth from the bottom as possible before we tow her up to her new home in Kemah. Once there, we will conduct a haul-out where the boat will receive a full bottom job, folding prop, new thru-hulls, and lots of other nice things. We will be taking more photos of our progress soon, so I'll be sure to post those here on this forum thread as we continue to move forward in the coming months. Hope y'all are staying safe this H-word season. Fair winds.
Sincerely,
Simon
