Clean for a few days
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Gorgeous, but why. . . . .
is the boat on the hard? Why aren't you sailing? All that we hear from you southern folks is how you sail all the time while we have to haul out six months of the year. Surely you didn't haul just to polish!?
is the boat on the hard? Why aren't you sailing? All that we hear from you southern folks is how you sail all the time while we have to haul out six months of the year. Surely you didn't haul just to polish!?
Ed, Not sure about Florida but here in California
we have to haul every 3 years just to paint the bottom, damn nuisance it is too.
we have to haul every 3 years just to paint the bottom, damn nuisance it is too.
It's not just the southerners
who get to sail year round. It works that way here in the PNW also.
I have been in the habit of pulling the boat for bottom paint during the winter but I plan to change that schedule to a summer paint job next time around. It would be nice to have warm/dry weather to apply hull wax and summer is not the best time to sail around here. There are more crowds and less wind.
Nice looking wax job there, Rick.
who get to sail year round. It works that way here in the PNW also.
I have been in the habit of pulling the boat for bottom paint during the winter but I plan to change that schedule to a summer paint job next time around. It would be nice to have warm/dry weather to apply hull wax and summer is not the best time to sail around here. There are more crowds and less wind.
Nice looking wax job there, Rick.
Sailing?
As Southwinds Sailing Mag. says in its forecast of West Florida sailing for August - there is no wind, you might as well do maintenance. In the last two weeks we "sailed" Clearwater to Bradenton one week and Clearwater to Sarasota the next. Both were motor sails at best, with one fairly rough summer storm thrown in. The only wind is an afternoon on shore breeze. This is our time to do something else. I have no connection to Southwinds. They are just a good free mag. on the web - link below - or free at a marina.
As Southwinds Sailing Mag. says in its forecast of West Florida sailing for August - there is no wind, you might as well do maintenance. In the last two weeks we "sailed" Clearwater to Bradenton one week and Clearwater to Sarasota the next. Both were motor sails at best, with one fairly rough summer storm thrown in. The only wind is an afternoon on shore breeze. This is our time to do something else. I have no connection to Southwinds. They are just a good free mag. on the web - link below - or free at a marina.
Magnifique!
If there is such a thing as reincarnation, I would like to come back as a blue sailboat. Very classy, and in this case pristine.
If there is such a thing as reincarnation, I would like to come back as a blue sailboat. Very classy, and in this case pristine.
Nice!
Very, very nice.
Tell us what you did, how you did it - materials, wax, etc. How is it that it took eight days?
jv
Very, very nice.
Tell us what you did, how you did it - materials, wax, etc. How is it that it took eight days?
jv
First of all,
thanks for the nice comments.
Why this time of year? You folks hit on the big reasons to (or not to) do a bottom job this time of year. We actually hauled on June 6 because I’m a teacher. Like everything else it’s a question of calendars and money.
I think a couple of you asked why on earth it took eight days.
Well, reason A is I did the work myself and I’m a glacially slow and tedious worker. I’d starve as a tradesman.
Reason B has to do with a two and a half page entry in the ship’s log itemizing the repair and refinishing projects. That, and the fact that Larry is absolutely correct. Dark colors are a pain in the ass. Red in particular. I spent nearly two full days resurrecting the boot stripe.
For those who care, I also glassed over three forward thru-hulls as we later finished a conversion of a head to storage. That little project continued into a remodel of the entire v-berth area.
In doing some homework in prep for replacing some thru-hulls I learned that Hunter installed them with mismatching threads. Like many companies they installed the straight threads of the mushrooms directly into the tapered threads of the in-line valve. I caught one of mine under the galley leaking when the tiny thru-hull nut backed off. Also, the uncoated plywood backing plates had turned to cardboard plates.
jviss, the topsides are courtesy of Hitachi (a big honkin’ ball-bearing polisher) whatever cheap cleaner wax I can find at Advance Auto and a top coat of Collonite 845. Oh yeah, and all the muscle pain and soreness you can stand
thanks for the nice comments.
Why this time of year? You folks hit on the big reasons to (or not to) do a bottom job this time of year. We actually hauled on June 6 because I’m a teacher. Like everything else it’s a question of calendars and money.
I think a couple of you asked why on earth it took eight days.
Well, reason A is I did the work myself and I’m a glacially slow and tedious worker. I’d starve as a tradesman.
Reason B has to do with a two and a half page entry in the ship’s log itemizing the repair and refinishing projects. That, and the fact that Larry is absolutely correct. Dark colors are a pain in the ass. Red in particular. I spent nearly two full days resurrecting the boot stripe.
For those who care, I also glassed over three forward thru-hulls as we later finished a conversion of a head to storage. That little project continued into a remodel of the entire v-berth area.
In doing some homework in prep for replacing some thru-hulls I learned that Hunter installed them with mismatching threads. Like many companies they installed the straight threads of the mushrooms directly into the tapered threads of the in-line valve. I caught one of mine under the galley leaking when the tiny thru-hull nut backed off. Also, the uncoated plywood backing plates had turned to cardboard plates.
jviss, the topsides are courtesy of Hitachi (a big honkin’ ball-bearing polisher) whatever cheap cleaner wax I can find at Advance Auto and a top coat of Collonite 845. Oh yeah, and all the muscle pain and soreness you can stand
Rick...I will repeat to you...
...what some folks said to MainSail when he showed us hi blowboat..."If I ever meet you I will beat you with a stick!"
Beautiful job Rick...you should be proud!
Jack
PS...and thanks for being a teacher!
...what some folks said to MainSail when he showed us hi blowboat..."If I ever meet you I will beat you with a stick!"
Beautiful job Rick...you should be proud!
Jack
PS...and thanks for being a teacher!
wowie
that's as much of a love affair as cleaning the harley. she is beautiful, and i liked the link also. you have done a fantastic job of it all and should be very proud. nice, real nice!
that's as much of a love affair as cleaning the harley. she is beautiful, and i liked the link also. you have done a fantastic job of it all and should be very proud. nice, real nice!
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