Old warhorse in the shop for a makeover...

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CharlieCobra

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May 5, 2006
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So, after the Seasmoke deal fell through, we spent a rough three months without a paying boat in the shop. Granted, I had a couple of ours for the boys to get minimal hours on but still had to lay off most of the crew. That changed three weeks ago when two of the boys and I went to Seattle to deliver "Anomoly", a modified Santa Cruz 50, back up to the yard for some extensive cosmetic work.
We had a great ride on a boat where everything worked, unusual for my deliveries. We sailed through an Orca pod and enjoyed cold sunshine and dolphins for most of the trip up the Inlet. We averaged 10 knots for the trip at 2400 RPM due to a favorable tide for 90% of the trip.
When it came time to haul out, pulling the stick went well but we found the boat was too tall for the trailer. Having a 9.5' draft wasn't the issue. Having a keel that was 7.5' from foot to the hull was. So, the boat set for a bit over a week while myself and the Colony Wharf guys figured out something. Figure out something we did and the boat came out of the water and into the shop on Dec 27th.






She's in for complete paint (hull and house), along with new non-skid. On getting her into the shop, it was decided to do a blister job and barrier coat as well. Here are a few shot of the bottom thus far.




While those patches look horrendous, when ya measure them, most are less than 1/32", as shown by the straight edge on the deepest i could find.


Pulling the hardware took three full days with four guys. Yes, she's an IOR winch farm...

Bagged and tagged:


Looking rather empty up there:


More as we progress....
 
betzhunter

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Just curious to know what you plan on using to fill the blister holes and your procedure.

Thanks
 
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CharlieCobra

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May 5, 2006
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Since this is primarily a fresh water boat and the blisters are shallow, we'll use FRP this time, followed with a barrier coat. These were caused by the barrier coat being sanded too thin over the years when prepping for racing.
 
Bad Obsession

Bad Obsession

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That is one deep draft boat. It looks very narrow too. I bet it is a rocket under sail!
 
Bad Obsession

Bad Obsession

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May 23, 2004
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I'm in the market as were . Colonial Beach
If global warming would hurry up and get here all of us on the East Coast could get deep draft boats like that one! :D
 
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Ross

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Jun 15, 2004
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It will clean up real good.
 
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knothead

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Hey Charlie! I think that's my straightedge! We're the two old guys who butchered the blister job on the blue Islander over at B&J last winter next to that other 50' project boat of yours in the shed. Just teasing and checking in. I'm glad to hear something came through after Seasmoke which was a beautiful boat and a sad tale.
 
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CharlieCobra

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May 5, 2006
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Hey knothead. How'd that come out? I kinda lost track. Seasmoke is sitting in the back row on that side of the yard, still costing me money. Just can't justify cutting her up....
 
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CharlieCobra said:
Since this is primarily a fresh water boat and the blisters are shallow, we'll use FRP this time, followed with a barrier coat. These were caused by the barrier coat being sanded too thin over the years when prepping for racing.
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ok thanks
 
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CharlieCobra

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May 5, 2006
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It's been a while so I figured it was time for an update. The peeling went good as did the epoxy work, if long. It takes a lot to fair that stuff right.



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That's just to show the progression. Of course, there was some deam to deal with.



After I got the core cleaned out.



There are more but a couple Id like to show are the preliminary cardboard mockup of a sugar scoop he is thinking about. Trust me, this is a very crude mockup. The real thing would be tooled up and laid up off the boat and then glassed in.



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No, it won't have creases, wrinkles and such....
 
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CharlieCobra

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May 5, 2006
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Ok, we've progressed across the board with the boat. The bottom is pretty much ready for barrier coat, once the scioop is tied in. Here are some shots of the scoop work:







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We did change the curvature on the scoop today so it doesn't look so fat. More to come.



Oh, another shot of the hull at present.



 
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