Reply Reply to all Forward Close Help From: Cal20pdx@yahoogroups.com on behalf of Jim Heynderickx Sent: Sat 7/23/2005 6:57 PM To: Cal20pdx@yahoogroups.com Hi, all. I just posted the fourth set of Cal 20 restoration pictures at http://homepage.mac.com/bear33/PhotoAlbum17.html Today, we cleaned the hull inside and out near the keel, and reattached it with new stainless keel bolts from Steve Seal. We partially tighted the bolts, but we're going to let the layer of Life Caulk set for 24 hours before tightening further. It's nice to have the keel back on. Jim
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No string?
Jim: It looks like you didn't bother with packing the new bolts with string. Am I right? Dick
Jim: It looks like you didn't bother with packing the new bolts with string. Am I right? Dick
String not found
No, we couldn't find it. We tried three suppliers, including one that specialized in wooden boat repair, but they forwarded us to West Marine and they didn't have it locally. So, we passed on it. By the way, I finally remembered what it is called: oakum, as in "smoke and oakum." I might have found it if I had recalled the right term to begin with. Anyway, we're thinking the Life Caulk should seal the bolts just fine. If not, we could always loosen them one at a time and add the oakum later if it's essential. Far Side of the World: "They were used to the Captain; they had nearly all of them seen him cracking on like smoke and oakum and they were pretty nearly sure he had not finished."
No, we couldn't find it. We tried three suppliers, including one that specialized in wooden boat repair, but they forwarded us to West Marine and they didn't have it locally. So, we passed on it. By the way, I finally remembered what it is called: oakum, as in "smoke and oakum." I might have found it if I had recalled the right term to begin with. Anyway, we're thinking the Life Caulk should seal the bolts just fine. If not, we could always loosen them one at a time and add the oakum later if it's essential. Far Side of the World: "They were used to the Captain; they had nearly all of them seen him cracking on like smoke and oakum and they were pretty nearly sure he had not finished."
Oakum
Jim Try going to a pumbing supply store, not Home Depot or Lowes a PLUMBING store like Noland or Ferguson. Oakum is a plumbers tool, although not used much anymore with plastic in so much use. What you want is the White Oakum not the brown. You may ask an old plumber in your neck of the woods if he has any left over from way back when. Good luck and hope you are on the wet stuff soon.
Jim Try going to a pumbing supply store, not Home Depot or Lowes a PLUMBING store like Noland or Ferguson. Oakum is a plumbers tool, although not used much anymore with plastic in so much use. What you want is the White Oakum not the brown. You may ask an old plumber in your neck of the woods if he has any left over from way back when. Good luck and hope you are on the wet stuff soon.
Jim, you need a vacation
It sounds like you could use a nice trip to Michigan to give my poor tired boat the same salon treatment yours is getting!
It sounds like you could use a nice trip to Michigan to give my poor tired boat the same salon treatment yours is getting!
cal 20 restoration photos
Hi I was wondering if the keel bulb is the original or did you replace it. IF its original did you have to any rusted areas that needed filling? The boat looks really nice .How do you find all the time to work on it? Greg
Hi I was wondering if the keel bulb is the original or did you replace it. IF its original did you have to any rusted areas that needed filling? The boat looks really nice .How do you find all the time to work on it? Greg
Oakum, vacation, and the bulb
John, thanks for the advice about finding oakum. It was the "white" type originally, and we'll call around to plumber supply shops if we decide to add it later. Marge, you'd be better off with my brother Dave than myself for working on your boat. I can stick with it, but he's more experienced and daring. Greg, the keel bulb was the original and didn't seem to have any real problems. It was "chewed" on the bottom a bit, but we took that as normal. It was surprising that spare metal was tossed into the mix when the keel blade and bulb were cast-- there was a surprising void around a piece on the starboard side that we filled in with epoxy and microbubbles. We also had other rusted areas that needed filling after they were cleaned out, but a layer of epoxy and bubbles seemed to do the trick fine. We decided against using auto-body bondo for filler, since it has a tendency to soak up moisture. As for time to work on the boat, we have three things in our favor. First, it's summer in Oregon with dry weather, sun and long days. Second, we have a very kind friend lending us his trailer, but we need to splash the boat and get the trailer back to him next month. Finally, there's two of us working on the boat and splitting the costs, which is a great benefit. Along those lines, I think we've decided to go with a brand new Tohatsu 4 HP 4 stroke outboard for the motor well. It has an internal tank, and we wanted something easy to start because my wife sails on her own with friends, and we figured the 1967 Evinrude we got with the boat would be a bear to start. I'll have a fifth set of photos soon. I just spent five hours in the boat striping and sanding the interior, and I started opening fiberglass cracks with a Dremel in the deck and the hull. Fun... More fun was the overnight cruise on the Columbia River I just got back fron with my wife and kids. We took a Santana 23 from our sailing club for the trip to Government Island. There's pics of this trip at http://homepage.mac.com/bear33/PhotoAlbum18.html It was good to do the trip, because it motivated me to work harder on the interior of our Cal 20 so it would be clean and comfortable for the family when we do overnight trips.
John, thanks for the advice about finding oakum. It was the "white" type originally, and we'll call around to plumber supply shops if we decide to add it later. Marge, you'd be better off with my brother Dave than myself for working on your boat. I can stick with it, but he's more experienced and daring. Greg, the keel bulb was the original and didn't seem to have any real problems. It was "chewed" on the bottom a bit, but we took that as normal. It was surprising that spare metal was tossed into the mix when the keel blade and bulb were cast-- there was a surprising void around a piece on the starboard side that we filled in with epoxy and microbubbles. We also had other rusted areas that needed filling after they were cleaned out, but a layer of epoxy and bubbles seemed to do the trick fine. We decided against using auto-body bondo for filler, since it has a tendency to soak up moisture. As for time to work on the boat, we have three things in our favor. First, it's summer in Oregon with dry weather, sun and long days. Second, we have a very kind friend lending us his trailer, but we need to splash the boat and get the trailer back to him next month. Finally, there's two of us working on the boat and splitting the costs, which is a great benefit. Along those lines, I think we've decided to go with a brand new Tohatsu 4 HP 4 stroke outboard for the motor well. It has an internal tank, and we wanted something easy to start because my wife sails on her own with friends, and we figured the 1967 Evinrude we got with the boat would be a bear to start. I'll have a fifth set of photos soon. I just spent five hours in the boat striping and sanding the interior, and I started opening fiberglass cracks with a Dremel in the deck and the hull. Fun... More fun was the overnight cruise on the Columbia River I just got back fron with my wife and kids. We took a Santana 23 from our sailing club for the trip to Government Island. There's pics of this trip at http://homepage.mac.com/bear33/PhotoAlbum18.html It was good to do the trip, because it motivated me to work harder on the interior of our Cal 20 so it would be clean and comfortable for the family when we do overnight trips.
Cal 20 restoration
Jim , I noticed on your restoration photos you had cleaned a set of lifting brackets. I have the same lifting brackets on my cal 20, and they stick up so far I'm always tripping on them. There is a new type that go in the same place, but are flat. They look much better and are not sticking up to trip over, and you don't have to cut a hole in a floor board for them to stick up thru. Look on Steve Seals parts catalog page before you put the old ones back on.
Jim , I noticed on your restoration photos you had cleaned a set of lifting brackets. I have the same lifting brackets on my cal 20, and they stick up so far I'm always tripping on them. There is a new type that go in the same place, but are flat. They look much better and are not sticking up to trip over, and you don't have to cut a hole in a floor board for them to stick up thru. Look on Steve Seals parts catalog page before you put the old ones back on.
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