And so it begins
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Don't bother me now I'm on a roll. I'll share a taste of coming attractions. First a word about gititdoneitis, which is characterized by a marked propensity to slapertogether. Not with a fanatic like me. So after what was almost a disaster bonding foam to hull and cloth to foam I bonded cloth to foam and the whole shebang to the hull. Works much better and you can do a nifty roll and tuck for those pesky edges and bottoms. Here's a few photos to give you an idea of how to eliminate the teak trim strips that invariably crack at the first hint of a nail. Another dodad was a recessed deck plate that winds up flush. I'll cover that tomorrow. So here we go. Cut the foam accurately to the shape you want. Spray it up along with the cloth and bond with the pattern orientation you're after. Spray the back edges and roll the cloth around the edge and onto the back. Viola a nice neat edge. Bond to your hull or bulkhead and you have a lovely straight edge without any edgeing necessary.
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Hi bria. That is the back side of the foam/cloth piece you see on the bulkhead next to the chainplate. What I am showing is the edge that rolls over to the back. Just trim your edges so that about 3/4 inch bonds to the back of the piece for a finished look when seen from the front.
Just in time, I have been thinking about how to go about the end treatment in the forward v-birth and the aft cabins. O'day used plastic trim piece that I can not and do not want to purchase. I've been thinking of wood with the same concerns about splitting. Thanks!!
Glad to be able to offer an alternative. I am almost done with the interior. By mid next week it will be complete. I will post the befores and afters at that point. I will say it is much to my delight to see this all coming together after a staggering amount of prep work but the end result was worth it. After that it will be on to the last of the exterior work which is being thwarted by abnormally low temps.
Are you starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel? I was fortunate to wrap up my mini refit today. Got the cabin door back in this afternoon, much to the pleasure of everyone. Once we splashed in early April I kind of stopped working on projects in favor of using my free time to sail, so all those little things didn't get done until today. Turns out, the private head is the thing my wife and kids were most impatient for.
And here I thought they just wanted a sound boat with solid bulkheads and no leaks.
And here I thought they just wanted a sound boat with solid bulkheads and no leaks.
Interior looks fantastic 25. I spent the last two days as a contortionist on mine doing assorted repairs. Still have to rip out and replace the exhaust system and change the alternator bracket to the new design. Also put my new sailcover on and found I forgot the female half of my twist lock fasteners and the spur grommets and installation tools. Back home to get the stuff I forgot. Seems like no matter how much stuff you have, what you need is never what you already have. Why is that? Also I found that brass fittings that you need at 5 bucks a piece never seem to come in plastic for a buck twenty nine.
I'm there 100%! I spent a month emptying the boat and filling a garage just to fill the boat again with tools and supplies. So now when any work needs to be done at home or on the boat half of what I need is somewhere else. I'm now emptying the boat once again as I finish the interior.
Joe did it right by plopping down the boat right next to his garage.
Joe, Are you starting to line up the crane and trucking? I'm a bit worried about getting a truck to haul the boat just 60 miles. It was 4 hours of work to fix all the supports for the boat and the mask on the trailer. I think I will need a large time window and hope someone has a layover in the Chicago / Milwaukee area.
I have spent many years removing stuff from my boat for winter storage and then returning the stuff to the boat before and after launch. I have learned to duplicate all tools on the boat with the tools needed at home. Just the cost of driving back and forth to the boat from home (gas & time) is a drag! If I need a power tool on the boat I always shop Pawn shops, Goodwill and The Salvation Army stores located near my boat.
Good idea for a source for duplicate tools. One of the reasons that I bring the boat back up closer to home in the winter is that I'm closer to my tools and garage-- about a mile down the road rather than two hours away. We installed an electric head, new batteries and a sacrificial head sail cover this past winter. We are back down on the Bay at Rock Hall waiting for the next opportunity to get away for the weekend. The lovely bride does not consider a weekend on the boat a suitable Mother's Day gift. Ahh... the price we pay for love.
I have more tools on the boat than at home. Can't see any reason to not have almost everything you need on the boat. I say almost because I have a cordless drill at home, but do have a powered on on the boat. I really can't think of anything I'd need on the boat other than a specialized tool I may not have already on the boat, and don't have at home anyway.
PS _ I do pretty much nothing around the house and my wife will attest to that!
PS _ I do pretty much nothing around the house and my wife will attest to that!
Ah Stu, but you ddn't remove everything of value in preparation for hurricane Irene and not put it all back yet? A quick question, is your Catalina water system plumbed with hard plastic tubing? This was the source of my troubles. O'Day seems to have used plastic pipe and fittings that I can't seem to find at any Lowes' or other hardware store. I suppose after 26 years the "standards" have changed in the world of plumbing. I had a small leak exiting the water pump and another at the hot water heater, amazing how much time, travel, etc. just to fix a couple leaks. I didn't want to just kluge it up so I try to make a permanent fix to these type issues. Seems like for the plumbing system they should use standard household parts so any hardware store would have the right stuff? Might be a future project to rip it all out and replace it that way.
Dave, nope, no hard plastic fittings on our boat, just 1/2" hose. Man, those specialty tools and parts are a royal PITA, aren't they? Good luck on those.
I recently replaced the original plastic with a product called Pex. A friend who is a plumber gave it to me and actually did the install in exchange for boat time. The product is very sturdy so it does not collapse like regular hose and is not as brittle as the original plastic. My original plastic became so brittle that it just started to crack and break for no apparent reason. Special fittings and tools are necessary but may be worth the investment unless you have a friend that is a plumber of course.
On the topic of tools on the boat and home, I decided to take my soldering iron that was not being used at the house for the last three years to trim up fraying lines. Of course now I need it to rebuild a lamp for the house.
On the topic of tools on the boat and home, I decided to take my soldering iron that was not being used at the house for the last three years to trim up fraying lines. Of course now I need it to rebuild a lamp for the house.
I am glad this conversation has focused on tools for home and boat. The trouble with moving YOT before everything is ship shape invites the quandry of what to take to the marina and what to leave home. Invariably the tool you need at home is on the boat and the one you need at home is on the boat. Even if it costs me the season I am going to make sure everything imaginable has been covered so when I head to the marina the first time my entire entourage of tools will make the trip for the rigging and then return home. A small compliment of tools will remain aboard but the big job box will come back. And I just ran out of woodwork to install. By golly on to the plumbing and electrical tidy up.
Looking good!
PS: I've been looking for someone who is willing to teach me/just do the fiberglass repair (still nervous about doing my first fiberglass job under the water line) but the guy who said he'd do it (not cheap either, $350) cancelled the morning of. Killing off my sailing time...
PS: I've been looking for someone who is willing to teach me/just do the fiberglass repair (still nervous about doing my first fiberglass job under the water line) but the guy who said he'd do it (not cheap either, $350) cancelled the morning of. Killing off my sailing time...
Are you in Newport RI or California?
What kind of repair are you trying to do? Fiberglass repair is pretty straight forward and WEST System has some great materials they offer to show you how to do the work. We can help you walk through it, nothing to be afraid of, just get some good epoxy like West System 2 part epoxy, get the right kind of filler (if required) and some rubber gloves to protect your hands, some mixing equipment like plastic tubs, a graduated shot glass or larger measuring device, some popsicle sticks for stirring, I used to use two syringes one for resin and one for hardener, a full syringe of resin and a half syringe of hardener and I'd always have the right mix.
What kind of repair are you trying to do? Fiberglass repair is pretty straight forward and WEST System has some great materials they offer to show you how to do the work. We can help you walk through it, nothing to be afraid of, just get some good epoxy like West System 2 part epoxy, get the right kind of filler (if required) and some rubber gloves to protect your hands, some mixing equipment like plastic tubs, a graduated shot glass or larger measuring device, some popsicle sticks for stirring, I used to use two syringes one for resin and one for hardener, a full syringe of resin and a half syringe of hardener and I'd always have the right mix.