tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50648821444218361872024-02-22T07:47:14.832-08:00Our Cape Dory 27Hayden and Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479677305235664997noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064882144421836187.post-17230236907682153052013-07-30T11:14:00.000-07:002013-07-30T11:14:01.849-07:00Photos from JulyPeponi spent early July out on the water, including a nice stint on the mooring buoy at The Boat Yard.<br />
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Here is photographic evidence.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cruising upwind toward Port Ludlow at 5 knots</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fog streaming off the aptly named Foulweather Bluff</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the mooring in Hood Canal</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the mooring on a calm morning.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wing and wing into Hood Canal</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Becalmed under the Hood Canal Bridge. Thank goodness for the flood current.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Motoring into the bay.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dad's boat workshop.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The girl pretending to be crew.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fishing and crabbing gear taking over the cockpit.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dinner.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More dinner.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cap'n Ron joined me for the sail back to Edmonds. Hard to beat Seattle in the summer.</td></tr>
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<br />Hayden and Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479677305235664997noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064882144421836187.post-38195635046733206502013-06-19T07:14:00.001-07:002013-06-19T07:14:46.881-07:00Fun With Toxic Chemicals: Deck Paint EditionWhen we prioritized projects prior to Peponi's launch last fall, cosmetic concerns got pushed way down the list. We had to get the hull buttoned up, the power train finalized, and the rig put together first. And because we launched in the fall, that meant that repairing and repainting the deck ended up having to wait almost 8 months for the somewhat reliable sunshine to return to the Northwest.<br />
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We've had an incredible stretch of late spring and summer weather here this year, and that let me get to the deck project. It also has the Admiral in a good mood. She's a Southern California girl, and anything less than constant sunshine is a cause for complaint.<br />
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Like everything else on the boat, the deck had not been cared for well. Or at all. The gelcoat was dull and scratched. The non-skid wasn't very "non" anymore. The beige had faded to an ugly brown shade that had permanent stains on it (as well as some actual stain, dripped from the previous owner's attempt to reseal the teak on deck).<br />
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In short, it was a mess. Here are some shots of the day we boat the boat, many moons ago. Granted, the winter light makes anything gloomy, but we have to have some sort of baseline, right?<br />
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You can click on any of the photos on this page to see a large detailed image.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An overall look at the deck as we found it 3 years ago.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Side deck detail</td></tr>
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We made a first pass at the on deck teak while the boat was hauled out at at The Boat Yard, but this was mostly an attempt to just feel good about ourselves. It will need to be redone soon, as our cursory job didn't really end up look all that good. But for now, it was the deck that needed to be done to make Peponi look like she had actually been refit.<br />
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One thing I quickly learned while attempting this project is that everyone who has ever painted anything has a lot of opinions about paint selection, application, brand, prep, and cleanup. The downside of doing this job while the boat was in the water (aside from having to paint the side decks from on the boat itself rather than from a ladder) is that everyone who walked down the pier found the time to stop and offer his opinion. And even before I started, I was told what paint to buy, where to buy it, what to thin it with, what roller or brush to use. Even at Fisheries Supply, after I had selected the paint, the cashier took the time to ask me what I was using it for and then proceeded to give me a look that said, "That's not the paint I would have chosen."<br />
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So here's the deal: I chose to use a one-part paint. Interlux Brightside, to be exact. In White and Bristol Beige. Why not two-part epoxy paint, you ask? Because it's a pain in the ass. That's why. And because in a "test spot" I was able to get really good results with the one-part Interlux.<br />
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I started with the white areas of the deck with the logic that the darker color would cover any runs or mistakes in taping. Most of the white deck is smooth gelcoat, and to get the paint to run out smooth (no brush marks) it needed to be thinned down. Interlux makes a brushing liquid called 333 that I used at about half of the maximum ratio, a bit more as the day heated up.<br />
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Also, I know it is an unforgivable sin, but I left the deck hardware on the boat. I just taped everything off really well. Removing and rebedding the stanchions and other hardware will have to wait. I can only tackle so many frustrating projects at once.<br />
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I learned a long time ago with home painting projects that prep is everything. A good masking job, a clean surface, and the proper tools makes any project much easier. That said, I hate prep. Because I was applying multiple coats, I ended up taping, un-taping, and re-taping the boat several times to keep the adhesive from setting or the tape from lifting up in the rain or dew. It takes over an hour to mask off the deck, in case you are calculating your own work time. Buy expensive tape and apply it carefully, in pieces as long as you can manage.<br />
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The deck has a few big spaces to cover, the most obvious of which is the front of the cabin. This is what everyone sees, so naturally it is the area that was the hardest to get right. The paint either sagged on me or it didn't run out and left brush marks. I ended up painting, sanding, painting, sanding, and then painting it. Finally I have a serviceable job there. The other spot that ends up being looked at a lot is the mast step, and it needed a few tries, too. The rest of the white paint turned out pretty nicely. After two coats:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two coats of Interlux Brightside. Waiting for non-skid.</td></tr>
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It took a couple of weeks to find the time and weather to get all the way around the boat three times with the white paint. For the non-skid areas I laid down one coat of untextured paint and then one to two coats of paint with Interlux non-skid additive mixed in. Then a thin coat of untextured to seal it up. More about the non-skid in when I get to the beige areas. The final result was a nice grippy surface that didn't look too bad.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Non-skid section detail.</td></tr>
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The beige, non-skid areas of the deck got a similar treatment. After some careful taping I applied a thinned coat of paint with a small mohair roller (spend money on roller covers and brushes; the cheap ones give you cheap results). This went down really well and was one of those jobs that gives you more or less instant gratification as you see the results, much like waxing a dull, chalky hull). By the time I worked around the boat once, it was dry enough to start again with a round of textured paint.<br />
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A note on the texture situation. If you paint the existing non-skid with a smooth paint, hoping that the existing non-skid pattern will be enough to provide traction, you will be disappointed. It's slippery as hell.<br />
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I added texture using the recommended Interlux product and following their ratios pretty closely. Here is what I learned there:<br />
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You have to trust the manufacturer. It doesn't seem like it is putting down any non-skid and the tendency is to add extra grit to the mixture as you go. Don't. Be patient, apply the well-mixed paint, and let it dry. You'll be surprised at the results. If it isn't enough after one coat, simply add another following the same ratios.<br />
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Also, go with the pre-mix method. You can, theoretically, paint a section and then broadcast the non-skid on the top with a salt shaker or flour sifter. Two problems here. One, the shit gets everywhere if there is even a hint of a whisper of a ghost of a wind. Two, it is so fine that there is no way to see the results as you go. Mix the paint, wait 10 minutes, stir like crazy, only pour what you need for a small section into the roller tray, stir like crazy, repeat. Don't let the grit settle to the bottom of the paint (it is so small and light that it won't happen as fast as you think, but still, the bottom of the roller tray has more grit in it than you expect.)<br />
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The most important thing I learned was to trust it. You can see it well, but there is a fair amount of non-skid being laid down.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Foredeck taped and ready for non-skid.</td></tr>
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I did the foredeck as its own project to ease moving around the boat. Then I came back two days later and did the side decks and cockpit.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Port side deck taped and painted.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Starboard side deck taped and painted.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Port side deck detail. Taped and painted.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Port side deck detail final.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waiting for paint to dry.</td></tr>
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In the end the decks look clean and crisp (though not "factory" new.) From a few feet away the one-part paint and the contrast between the beige and the white make Peponi look as good as any boat on the dock. No doubt there is still touch up to be done, and the cockpit still isn't done (it has the most complicated corners and is the hardest to paint while at the dock), but I am pretty happy to have this much done, anyway.<br />
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I hope to get a good stretch of weather while on the mooring up at The Boat Yard over the week of July 4th to get the teak redone so that it sets off the new paint even more.<br />
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Now back to sailing.<br />
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<br />Hayden and Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479677305235664997noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064882144421836187.post-50665384216801647112013-06-15T10:05:00.001-07:002013-06-17T10:08:38.566-07:00New Tack<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spring Sunset at the Marina</td></tr>
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As you can tell, I stopped posting here once Peponi was in the water and we were sailing her. But as you also probably know, the projects didn't stop.<br />
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So rather than just neglecting this space I put it back on my to-do list because I am positive there are two or three people out there who care, or at least who get bored enough to search "Cape Dory" in Google and get sent here.<br />
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Since we last spoke:<br />
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Cap'n Ron, Elton the Mechanical Genius, and I took part in a long, cold, wet delivery slog from Port Townsend to Everett, where Peponi's new slip was waiting. This would be the first test of the new mechanical systems on board, and it didn't take much convincing to get Elton to go with us, tool kit in hand, in case things went wrong.<br />
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With the new Beta 14 and prop, Peponi cruises easily at 5.5 knots and will do over 6 if pressed above 3,000 rpm. Not bad for a short, heavy boat.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Motoring Through Puget Sound</td></tr>
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We had one of those typical Puget Sound cruises where there was wind the whole time, but at every turn it was right on the nose, leaving us little choice but to just power into it. It was a wet ride.<br />
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It took about 6 hours to get from marina to marina, and it was a good chance to work out a few things, mostly ergonomic. The important take away from that shakedown was that the boat is awesome.<br />
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I am comparing her to our previous boat, an <a href="http://www.iheartodays.com/files/model_oday_302_brochure_1_625w_817h.jpg" target="_blank">O'Day 302</a> that was typical of boats from the late 1980s: roomy inside and full of ideas and features that almost worked. By comparison I already loved Peponi more than the O'Day. Her motion is kinder, she tracks better, and remarkably, she is faster. The O'Day, with its wing keel and barn door rudder wasn't really very good at anything except sitting at the dock. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Working.</td></tr>
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After a long cold day, we pulled Peponi into the Everett Marina. It was October. Just in time for winter to hit. Great timing. We did get a few great days over the winter, and any time the sun came out, we tried to take advantage of the dry weather to sail or just work on some of the ongoing projects onboard.<br />
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Mostly, though, Peponi sat and floated while we waited for calendar pages to turn. In the Northwest we can sail year round since nothing ever freezes over, but the days are painfully short and the weather is cold and heavy. I ended up tarping up the boat to keep her as dry as I could while I did some final wiring, electronic, and plumbing tasks. By the time spring hit, pretty much everything was working as planned. The new Standard Horizon chartplotter was displaying the AIS information from the VHF radio. The cockpit repeater was wired. The stereo was streaming tunes from my iPhone. The hot and cold running water was, well, running. Also the drink holders were installed in the cockpit. Important.<br />
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It didn't take long before the experience of being in Everett started to get me down. This is the marina where we kept our last boat, and it is a little cheaper than other local boat basins. <a href="http://sailrunclimbride.blogspot.com/2013/02/marina-upgrade-rant.html" target="_blank">You can read about me finally losing my patience and moving the boat to her current home at my other blog.</a><br />
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Today Peponi lives in Edmonds. And it's now officially sailing season. <br />
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I have spent the last two months getting used to how she handles, setting up the rigging, and working on remaining projects. But mostly it has just been pure happiness after 3 years of work to have her on the water.<br />
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Coming soon, updates on:<br />
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<li>New deck paint</li>
<li>New sails</li>
<li>Other upgrades</li>
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Until then, some photos: <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quick Sail to Kingston for Lunch</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The 9 Year Old Sailing Like a Pro</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Junior Crew</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;">As I sort through photos of the restoration I will post a few of these little galleries showing some of the more interesting Before and After shots. Here is the first!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arrival at The Boat Yard</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Departure. 3 years later.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The battery "situation." Before.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The battery solution after. Should be noted that I have since moved these batteries again.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The hoses and thru hulls for the holding tank. Before.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Holding tank plumbing. After.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bow before</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aft locker before</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the water and ready to go</td></tr>
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It has been three years since <i>Peponi</i> was hauled out, put on a truck, and blocked in the driveway at The Boat Yard. Now The Boat Yard is an empty driveway again and <i>Peponi</i> is a sailboat, in her slip at the Everett Marina, with an icebox full of beer and a locker full of foul weather gear.<br />
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I started getting impatient a few weeks ago when the good weather was threatening to disappear and we looked like we were close to being done.<br />
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But as close as we felt to being in the water, the list of remaining tasks was long.<br />
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<b>Rigging </b><br />
First came the rig, where the previous owner's pattern of neglect really cost us a lot of time and money.<br />
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On the haulout we struggled to even get the mast off the boat because corrosion at the mast step had virtually welded things together. The spreaders were similarly fused together. Every piece of hardware was corroded to whatever it was attached to. This meant drilling, grinding, cutting, and replacing just about everything. Luckily, <a href="http://rigrite.com/">RigRite.com</a> still has all of the original rig parts for the CD 27. The only drawback is that you have to deal with the customer "service" at RigRite.<br />
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New spreaders, spreader sockets, tangs, masthead truck, sheaves, and halyards added a few boat bucks to the ledger. We ran the halyards internally, so add exit plates and rope clutches. This doesn't include the pending deck hardware needed to run the halyards aft to the cockpit. Add turning blocks, deck organizers, more rope clutches, and winches. Dollar signs. <br />
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Aside from the topping lift (which was lost along the way) all of the standing rigging went right back in place. And unlike everything else on the boat, the wire and turnbuckles were in great shape when we bought the boat. I had already run the wires and installed the masthead before the boat was trucked to Sea Marine, but everything else still had to be done.<br />
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Elton Schweitzer at Sea Marine was excellent at getting us rigged and ready. A big piece of the work was simply cleaning up all of the fittings, which had years of corrosion to deal with. We wire brushed everything down to clean metal and greased it all up to avoid it seizing up on us again. Instead of screws on most of the fittings, we went with the more proper rivets.<br />
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Elton solved a few issues with the running rigging as well (namely setting up a workable outhaul arrangement and an adjustable topping lift) and we were ready to go. Hayden and I made the trek to the yard on what turned out to be one of the last beautiful fall days in Puget Sound, and we worked on getting the mast up.<br />
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In keeping with the East African theme of <i>Peponi,</i> the coin under the mast is 20 Kenya shillings, a coin my world traveling partner just happened to have in her purse. I usually only carry US currency. <br />
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The short rig of the CD27 let us set the mast with a manlift instead of a full size crane, which was nice on the wallet. How it worked out that the lift, at full extension, was perfectly positioned to drop the mast onto the step is nothing more than good luck.<br />
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The rig went up without incident, aside from one scary moment when I almost stepped off the ladder while walking it up to the deck. Once my heart settled down, we set the mast and installed new pins all around. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peponi with the rig in place</td></tr>
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It was such a shock to see the boat with the rig up after sitting in the driveway for so long. At this point we really started to feel close. Let's go sailing!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the yard with the rig up!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view of the rig</td></tr>
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<b>Engine</b><br />
The remaining details to figure out were all related to the engine and drive train. With the engine in place, we still needed to figure out the exhaust set up, the fuel system, and raw water. The details here are too tedious to list, but it was a few days of getting the right fittings, hoses, and other parts to get it all together. We came across a LOT of issues with the specs on the Beta Marine drawings and the actual specs of the engine. I should have verified every measurement on the actual engine when planning and purchasing. I already had to convert from metric to SAE on everything, and even then, the stated metric dimensions were usually wrong. Beta says the raw water intake is 7/8" (which is a dimension almost never found anywhere, and which made finding hose and fittings a real treat. Turns out the raw water intake is 3/4". Similarly, the fuel fittings are different from the line drawings. Worse, the fuel pick up on the Moehler tank is a different size than the fuel return. Awesome. We switched out some fittings and changed the hose ($$$) and everything worked out great.<br />
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The engine system is made up of:<br />
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<li>Beta Marine 14 hp Diesel</li>
<li>75 amp alternator </li>
<li>PSS Dripless Shaft Seal</li>
<li>Mohler 13 gallon plastic fuel tank</li>
<li>Racor 500 primary filter/water separator</li>
<li>Groco water strainer </li>
<li>Vetus waterlock muffler</li>
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In the end, and after not just a little head scratching, sketching, and consulting other mechanics, we came up with an exhaust plan that used a low profile Vetus waterlock and bellowed exhaust hose in order to maneuver around the various corners and through the maze that is the aft end of the boat.<br />
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<b>Interior</b><br />
After so long with tools strewn all over the place and things dirty and ripped up, I was really looking forward to returning the interior of the boat to something more than just a workspace. Cleaning it up was the first step. Power tools, hand tools, paint, spare parts, dirt, dust...she was a mess. Just getting all of the material and tools offloaded was a huge step. We finished up some painting and varnishing before the boat was splashed. Then, on the day of the sea trial, the new upholstery was added.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunbrella fabric on the interior upholstery</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The v-berth with the new one-piece mattress. I think the fabric is named after some sort of wheat.</td></tr>
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<b>Launch</b><br />
The launch went without incident. No leaks. No surprises. No problems.<br />
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<b>Sea Trial</b><br />
Hayden and I met Elton for an afternoon sea trial the day after the launch. I won't even try to describe the feeling of being out on the water for the very first time on a boat we have been rebuilding for 3 years.<br />
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<br />Hayden and Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479677305235664997noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064882144421836187.post-55131005813846720402012-10-03T13:59:00.001-07:002012-10-03T13:59:29.273-07:00Power it, Rig it, Splash it<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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As I write this, <i>Peponi</i> is days away from being ready to launch. I know this because the invoice from the yard just came. Ouch. </div>
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The engine is fully installed, the drivetrain is finalized, the wiring is done, and the rigging is being put together. We had her trucked to Port Townsend and the yard at <a href="http://www.seamarineco.com/" target="_blank">Sea Marine</a>, where after being passed off from mechanic to mechanic, we finally got some things rolling along. </div>
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I love Port Townsend. Sure, it's a little too obviously "hip" and the artist/craftsman/hipster vibe is a little overwhelming most of the time, but there is something about the shipyard and maritime industries in this historic seaport that just feels right. Plus, on any given day you might see ships from <i>The Deadliest Catch</i> out for refit or even something like this...</div>
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That is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Washington" target="_blank">Lady Washington</a>, which has been used in a couple of the <i>Pirates of the Caribbean</i> films and, weirdly, on <i>Star Trek</i>. Seeing this tall ship out of the water and being worked on my a team of about 50-60 people was impressive. In two days they had her out, cleaned, repaired, painted, and splashed. If only we were so efficient.<br />
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Our other neighbors in Port Townsend aren't nautical celebrities. But I do love boatyards. There are two or three boats in the yard that I wouldn't kick out of the marina, if you know what I mean. Hidden in here somewhere are two really nice Etchells 30s. Sweet.<br />
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Final installation of the engine required some more modifications to the stringers I had built up to lift the engine into alignment. In order for the oil sump plumbing and the shifting to have enough clearance, the stringers had to be carved out, as can be seen in the next two photos.<br />
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I claim poverty on the prop choice. In order to match the engine output we needed a three-blade propeller. The dimensions of the aperture made a two blade unfeasible. Plus, a two blade prop with the full keel design would be a nightmare for maneuvering around marinas. But the three blade prop will create a lot of drag under sail. I'll save pennies for a feathering prop on the next haulout.<br />
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The old cutlass bearing was so comfortable in place that it had to be ground out. A new prop shaft was made for us at Tacoma Propeller. Once it arrived, the rest of the drivetrain could be finalized.<br />
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Here is where we almost hit a dead end. There is not enough clearance in the aperture to slide the prop onto the shaft. The guys in the yard and I stood and stared at it for a while. After several very expensive ideas were floated (pulling the engine again, removing the rudder...) Someone figured out that with the rudder hard to starboard, the prop could be feathered around it and into the space.<br />
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What's the greatest, most utilitarian invention in recent boating history? That's right, it's the PSS shaft seal from PYI Technologies. I installed one on our last boat and would never think of having a sailboat without one again. They are relatively cheap, very easy to install, and maintenance free. And on a boat like ours with almost no space to work with behind the engine, there is value in only having to squeeze into the lazarette once to install it.<br />
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Below you can see the PSS Shaft Seal installed with about 3/4" of clearance. The flexible coupling on the engine is also a nice addition. The black hose you see is for the heat exchanger connection to the hot water heater, which is yet to be finalized.<br />
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As we creep toward finally having a functional boat, and I look forward to a "Before and After" post here on the blog, the best late summer in recent memory is trying to slip away from us. It's still warm and sunny here in the Northwest despite the calendar changing over to October. We have reserved our slip at the Everett Marina and are on the waiting list at a smaller marina closer to home.<br />
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We're ready for <i>Peponi </i>to be in the water! But in the meantime there's always the Typhoon sitting in the garage just waiting to be taken out.<br />
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<br />Hayden and Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479677305235664997noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064882144421836187.post-48642802776036710222012-08-26T19:55:00.001-07:002012-08-26T19:55:36.926-07:00Trucks Come, Trucks Go<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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In my life as a writer I find myself working right up to deadline most of the time. I know it drives editors crazy, but for some reason I do seem to function better on short timelines.<br />
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Which is all good, because two weeks ago I scheduled the boat transport truck to come and pick up <i>Peponi</i>. And I still had a LOT of work left to do before that day. So I set to it. Three coats of new bottom paint, mast wiring, battery install, charger install, fresh water system final hook ups, water heater wiring, electrical panel final hook ups, some paint here and there, and cleaning my way off the boat.<br />
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I also made a new filler board for the v-berth, as our mattress was made to fill the whole space. I painted the cabin sole in the head, varnished some of the interior teak, and built a shelf for the new electronics to bolt to. More than one late night was spent in a slight panic as I imagined all of the things I hadn't yet done.<br />
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The truck was scheduled to come on a Saturday. Friday night at around midnight I took the last of my tools and materials off and closed the companionway. I took the extension cords down and rolled up some painting tarps. And I went to bed, where I slept not at all.<br />
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Here are some of the final projects in color photograph format.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fresh water system primed and working.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peponi's electronic suite. This is on the starboard side, aft end of the settee.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New filler board for the v-berth.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Child labor on the night shift, wiring the mast.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Masthead showing the anchor light, wind vane, and Windex mount. New tangs for the shrouds as well.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The companionway.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The companionway under red lights.</td></tr>
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<b>The Day of the Truck</b><br />
Where was Gus Sebastian when I had the boat hauled to the house in the first place? This guy is awesome. He arrived at 8:00 a.m. just as planned and had no trouble backing down our narrow curvy driveway with his 45 foot trailer.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If you need a boat hauler in the Northwest, this is your guy.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gus backing in to pick up the boat.</td></tr>
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Gus rocked the set up and backed the trailer right on point with one shot. Perfectly centered. Then came time to lift the boat off the blocks, so he enlisted a helper with a lot of XBOX experience...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taylor learning to lift the boat. "Don't drop it," says Gus. Nice.</td></tr>
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Then, before we knew it, she was off to the actual boat yard...</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'll admit to being a little choked up when she pulled away.</td></tr>
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Before the truck cleared the driveway, my dad was already tearing down the stairway he had built to access the boat while we worked on it. And then I set to pressure washing the evidence away. </div>
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Peponi now sits at Sea Marine in Port Townsend. They will do the final hookup of the engine, splash the boat and put up the rig. While they are doing that, I'll sneak over after dark and finish some detail work on deck and down below.</div>
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And then it's time to sail her home to her slip in Everett. Can't wait.</div>
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<b>Meanwhile...</b></div>
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So last week while doing my usual scan of Craigslist for deals on boating stuff, I came across an add for a Cape Dory Typhoon Weekender. Cheap. Figuring something was probably wrong with it, I went to take a look, and damnit, the thing was perfect. The end result is that two hours after Peponi left for the shipyards, this happened.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1973 Cape Dory Typhoon Weekender. The newest resident of the Boat yard.</td></tr>
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I might have a Cape Dory problem.</div>
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But with results like this, how can I complain?</div>
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Hayden and Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479677305235664997noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064882144421836187.post-69381249279891334482012-08-18T10:20:00.001-07:002012-08-18T10:20:26.083-07:00So Close We Can Taste It. Wait, That Might be Epoxy I Taste.<b>Pick Up </b><br />
The truck comes next week to pick up our boat and deliver her to the marina where final engine installation and rigging will take place.<br />
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Mind you, I'm nowhere near ready, but once that truck shows up, the work at The BoatYard is over no matter what, so...<br />
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Over the last week or so I have finalized the fresh water system, the AC system, and a few other details. Before she is ready for the experts to take over, I still have to:<br />
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<li>Finish the bottom paint</li>
<li>Hoist the engine into place</li>
<li>Install the engine controls</li>
<li>Wire the mast</li>
<li>Install the masthead</li>
<li>Finalize the electronics install </li>
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The new interior cushions are waiting for us at the shipyard, as are all the new rigging parts. Once delivered, it will be about two weeks before we're in the water. Just in time for the end of summer!<br />
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<b>No Longer Anonymous</b><br />
Our little sloop is no longer nameless. She was nameless when we bought her (the previous owner vaguely remembered calling her "Boomer" or something). But no more. Honoring Hayden's love of East Africa and our connection to one of the greatest places on the planet, our sloop is now named "Peponi," which means "paradise" or "in the wind" depending on who you ask or how it is translated. Either way, perfect. <a href="http://www.peponi-lamu.com/">Peponi is also the name of a beautiful hotel in Lamu, Kenya</a>. Lamu is far and away my favorite place in the world. <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15238831">Somali pirates not withstanding.</a> <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peponi means "Paradise" in Swahili. Sort of.</td></tr>
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<b>Priorities</b><br />
As much as I dreamed of having a gleaming, perfect boat ready to launch when the truck came, I simply had to prioritize things into two categories: Before Splash and After Splash. Quite simply it came down to what needed to be done before the boat could hit the water and be functional (basic systems, integrity of the hull, and bottom paint) and what we could do once she was in her slip at the marina (interior finishing, "luxury" systems, deck work, etc.) So we have several projects outstanding that simply won't get done before we are in the water. But we are very, very close to being ready to sail.<br />
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I took advantage of being out of the water and not paying rent to do a few days' worth of finish work on the hull. It came to us chalky, scratched, and basically nasty. I had to repaint the transom (not a perfect job but it definitely passes the 3 foot rule). For the rest of the hull I used a combination of rubbing compound, 1500 grit sandpaper, and wax to get her up to a decent shine. 30 years of neglect can really wreck gel coat. Short of repainting, I think we did the best we could.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not a brand new boat, but not neglected either.</td></tr>
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Much of the teak on deck will have to be done later, but I did take a day to completely sand the toe rails (which took forever to get down to bare wood) and refinish them with 4 coats of Cetol varnish.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Toe rail refinished (and new registration #s too!)</td></tr>
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One rather comical result of the location of the boat in the driveway is that the port side gets far more attention than starboard. The port side faces the beach and the southern sun, and has a big concrete driveway to work from. The starboard side is right up against the edge of the driveway, and the mast is stored on sawhorses right there, making moving ladders around and whatnot quite a pain. Let's just say the port side looks a little better.<br />
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<b>Other Stuff</b><br />
Not as cool to look at, but more important things have also happened.<br />
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I bought a used iPod on EBay to leave plugged into our new Fusion stereo. I just loaded all of my music onto it and now we have a portable juke box. 32 GB worth. That ought to do. And when it gets old, we can just click over to XM satellite radio, which is rather worthless on land in the Puget Sound because of all the trees and whatnot, but on the water it is perfect.<br />
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The simple AC system (two outlets, a battery charger, a water heater) is wired.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AC wiring in progress. Probably not to code. But it works.</td></tr>
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Wiring the boat has been the biggest learning experience of this project for me. I will do it very differently next time (heh heh) based on what I learned about circuitry and wiring. What I did is technically fine but could be more efficient and better planned. The wire runs are redundant in some places and I made full end runs for each appliance rather than making branch circuits. Again, it's fine (and will be easier to troubleshoot if a lamp goes out) but the wire runs are bulky and the panel is crowded). So far I love the location of the panels I built. I can reach both from the cockpit, they are easy to access, and they are out of the way.<br />
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<b>Fun with Fiberglass</b><br />
If there is a second place finisher in the "what I learned most about" contest, it is epoxy and fiberglass. Now I want to use that shit to fix everything. My last chance to really glass anything will be after the engine goes into place, because I'll have to cut out the companionway to get it to fit. The opening under the stairs is 15" across. The minimum dimension of our new Beta 14 is 18". Sigh.<br />
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The last thing I glassed in was a new platform for the starting battery and the muffler.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Group 24 battery box and Vetus Muffler go here</td></tr>
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<b>Engine</b><br />
The thing I may be happiest about is the new engine. A lightweight, quiet, shiny red Beta 14. Last weekend I installed the engine control panel in the cockpit. Of course, I had to tear the old one out, glass in the space, and recut it for the new panel. But it looks ok.<br />
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<b>Top of the Mast</b><br />
I'm sure in parts of the country where boats are hauled out for the winter it is far easier and more common to maintain the gear at the head of the mast, but when the stick stays in the boat year after year, the summit of the boat gets neglected like crazy. No one likes to be hoisted up there to change a lightbulb. I've been working on the masthead electronics and wiring while the mast is down. Here is where we stand now.<br />
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<b>Stay Tuned</b><br />
Photos of the delivery and other final work to come. And then a series of Before/After shots of the entire project. After that it should just be photos of sunsets, cocktails, and the rail in the water as we sail around the Puget Sound.<br />
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<br />Hayden and Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479677305235664997noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064882144421836187.post-83549647151070685932012-04-24T09:56:00.000-07:002012-04-24T09:56:15.156-07:00Other People's Mistakes and Lessons Learned Therefrom<b>It Started Like This</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coffee to start the work weekend at The Boat Yard. All I can think of is how great our boat will look on the mooring out there.</td></tr>
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<b>What's Under All That Paint? </b><br />
I truly thought I was done uncovering the sins of the Previous Owner. We discovered his prohibition era whiskey stash under the v-berth. We unwound his "installation" of orange extension cords that stood in for an AC system, we pulled rusty staples out of the woodwork, and replaced brittle PVC pipe with actual marine grade hose. We took the ghastly outboard bracket off the stern.<br />
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That was the first weekend.<br />
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Then we discovered engine controls tied together with twine and a muffler hanging from the lazarette by a cup hook. Oh, and an engine that was so addicted to starting fluid that it was beyond any rehab program and had to be put to pasture.<br />
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Then we started stripping the bottom paint. At least 10 layers of old, red, ablative paint. In some places it simply flaked off like peeling a hard boiled egg. In others it was as permanent as welded steel.<br />
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Several months ago I found the first major sin. PO had, at one point, attempted to convert the aft cockpit locker into an outboard well. He, or more likely some dirtbag at the shipyard with a Sawzall, had cut a gap out in the bottom of this locker, just forward of the transom. Some sort of bracket was then bolted to the forward bulkhead of the locker. In theory, an outboard would then be hidden in this nice little locker, hidden from sight and pushing the boat along at a better clip than the little Yanmar thumper under the cockpit. It should be noted here that all of this was done in the place of actually maintaining or fixing the problems with the inboard engine. It just got to sit there and rust (when it wasn't used as a generator to charge the Sears DieHard automotive battery).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A look at the stern and the ill-fated outboard well the PO tried to create. Note that the antifouling line comes up just high enough to cover it up.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>The main problem with this outboard well, aside from the fact that the boat wasn't designed for a big cutout under the transom, right behind the rudder, is that the locker itself isn't watertight. It, in fact, is wide open to the rest of the boat (a little design flaw that I intend to rectify before we go off shore...if the flimsy hatch on that locker came off or was stove in by a boarding wave, the whole boat could downflood). So I'm sure the first time he fired the outboard up and got up to boat speed, the stern sat down in the water, and the stern wave rose up and flooded the boat.<br />
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So they likely hauled the boat right out and "fixed" their fix. This fix is what I found when I stripped the bottom paint off the stern. A crappy, unfinished, unsealed fiberglass job covering a 1 foot square hole in the boat.<br />
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And this revelation eventually led to another. The one that I spent this weekend cursing the PO for.<br />
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The CD 27 originally had anti-fouling paint to the waterline, a 1inch or so gap and then a 3 inch boot stripe (red). Here is a look at another CD 27 with something close to the original look.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not our 27, but she looks nice.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>With our boat, here's what I imagine happened to this look. The PO started loading the boat up with things like, oh I don't know, extra outboard engines and extension cords. As he did so, the resting waterline of the boat dropped a bit. And this, along with what is obviously some long-term neglect, let to marine growth above the waterline.<br />
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Then, when he cut that giant hole in the boat and subsequently "repaired" it, he had to cover up his sins. The answer? Raise the waterline. So...when we got this boat, the antifouling paint was about 5 inches higher on the hull than it originally was, a fact I did not notice until I started stripping the paint.<br />
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(Is this where I tell you also that he apparently used both hard and ablative antifouling paint on top of one another? Awesome.)<br />
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Here is what the boat looks like right now (on the port side, anyway)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Naked Boat.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table>Want a walk-through? Ok. The blue is just painter's tape that marks the level of the old antifouling paint. It took epic work days to get here. I could have just smoothed the surface of the old paint a little bit and moved on, but the old paint was in terrible shape, and like everything else I've decided to do it right the first time. I think the extra work will be worth it. I hope. There was so much paint on there that just this one side took two gallons of chemical stripper (Interlux 299e for those boat yard nerds out there) and about a million sanding sheets. But now we're down to this.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ok, HALF Naked Boat</td></tr>
</tbody></table>So here is a look from the bow, where I can show you what stripping the paint reveals. Notice on the starboard side there is a little blue paint under the red? In this picture you can see the original look (somewhat). Starting at the blue painter's tape, you can see the dark red. That is the antifouling paint the PO put on with a spatula. But where the antifouling has been removed, you can see a lighter red color. This is the original boot stripe. Then just below that, a 1 inch gap of white gel coat. Below that, the original waterline. See the blue paint? This was the original primer coat. Where I can find the upper edge of the blue primer, I can find the original waterline. And the top of the extended antifouling is the top of the original boot stripe (or near enough, anyway).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another look at the starboard side paint excavation. Blue primer under antifouling, light red bootstripe under antifouling.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table>So now I am stuck in my own "do it right the first time" rule, because the "right" thing to do is to carefully reconstruct the original look, stripping the hull all the way down, re-establishing the waterline and boot stripe, and then repainting. But holy hell that seems like a lot of work, and getting a good do on a boot stripe is - according to every boatyard guy I've talked to - one of the hardest things to do in boat painting.<br />
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After cursing and kicking things around The Boat Yard, I settled down and went to the web and my trusty colleagues at the Cape Dory discussion boards. It turns out it is pretty common to paint up over the boot stripe. The waterline on the CD 27 was, well, optimistic, and even a lightly loaded boat rode low enough to get marine growth above the theoretical waterline.<br />
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There were even some nice photos <a href="http://ladypauline.com/floating.jpg">of boats without the boot stripe,</a> looking very salty indeed. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by Gary Cohen</td></tr>
</tbody></table>So, I am starting to lean toward keeping the raised waterline and painting up to it with primer and antifouling, but I haven't made the final decision yet.<br />
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Meanwhile, the paint removal has uncovered what HAVE to be the last sins of previous owners. Specifically I have unearthed evidence of a pretty nasty grounding. The rudder appears to be almost completely rebuilt. And not well, I should add. The fiberglass is pockmarked and thin, wide open to water intrusion (which explains why the rudder post dripped water for a month after we hauled her out.<br />
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I punched two 1/4" holes in the bottom of it recently just to make sure it is dried out. It seems solid around the rudder post (no play) and sounds fair when wrapped with a plastic hammer, so I don't think it warrants a full rebuild. But I do need to fair in the pockmarks and but down a good sealer coat.<br />
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Also, the leading edge and the bottom of the keel are full of repaired spots. I know boats hit the bottom on occasion, so I'm not cursing the PO for that, but I am skeptical enough of the work that has been done on this boat that I am grinding out a few of these larger repairs and doing them myself before repainting anything.<br />
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<b>Break Time! </b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Management of The Boat Yard has Upgraded the Beverage Selection</td></tr>
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<b>The Painting</b><br />
I will be laying down several coats of Interlux 2000e, a two-part sealer/primer that is used to protect fiberglass from water intrusion and blistering. This is a not cheap step that nonetheless makes me far less worried about the fact that my scraping and grinding and chemical stripping has more or less destroyed the gel coat below the waterline. <br />
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Then it is the Northwest standard copper ablative paint, which as yet hasn't been completely banned in Washington.<br />
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The Interlux primer is gray. I will do the first couple of coats of ablative in red and the last coat in black. This simple old trick makes it very clear when the effective top coat has washed away and when it is time to repaint. Also, in theory, on the next haulout I can just go down to where everything is red and then re-coat. <br />
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<b>Small Stuff</b><br />
This past weekend also found me finalizing some wiring projects (propane solenoid is wired and functioning, for example). One thing I installed is a propane sniffer.<br />
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It is a simple but not cheap product that sounds an audible alarm when propane fumes reach 20% of the low explosive level in the boat. The sniffer is in the bilge well above any realistic water level.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This little guy keeps us from 'sploding</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The propane sniffer instrument tucked away under the galley stove.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>The panel instrument is on a panel right underneath the galley stove, where I will also put the three-way bilge pump switch and the fuel gage. The CD 27, like a lot of old boats has very little usable panel space for electronics and instruments, so I'm being creative here.<br />
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Speaking of the galley, here is how it looks now.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The rebuilt galley, ready for action.</td></tr>
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<b>And It Ended Like This</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I Believe The Boat Repair Gods Demand I Sacrifice Driftwood in Their Honor</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Hayden and Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479677305235664997noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064882144421836187.post-76027526251577214452012-03-05T10:10:00.000-08:002012-03-05T10:10:15.595-08:00There's a Tunnel. And it Has Light at the End.This past weekend presented an unexpected break from the winter darkness, and I just happened to be free to get to The Boat Yard to do some work. The to-do list is shortening, and the Nautical MasterCard has the room on it to get this thing done soon. The way I see it, here is what is left:<br />
<ul><li>Finalize AC electrical. This is mostly a matter of finishing the wire runs to the panel and doing the final connections. The AC plan is simple: 2 outlets, a battery charger, and a small hot water heater. Low priority for launch, but easy to do.</li>
<li>Finalize fresh water system. Like the AC electrical, this is mostly a matter of final connections. I have to build a new pick-up tube for the water tank and just haven't sat down to measure and plan it out. This also includes tubing runs to the hot water tank and sink, but the basics are all in place including the pressure pump and the tubing runs to and from the water tank.</li>
<li>Finalize propane system. I need to purchase and install the LPG "sniffer" and solenoid shut off valve and connect the overboard drain on the propane locker. A one-day job.</li>
<li>Build up the engine bed for install. This is a big job, but mostly because I haven't decided how to do it. I am leaning toward just doing it with hardwood and fiberglass. I can't see a reason not to, and it's way easier than having aluminum fabbed to do the same job.</li>
<li>Exhaust system. I need to move the exhaust outlet to the port side of the boat to keep the hose run on one side, install the water-lock muffler, and run the hose. Most of this needs to be done before the engine is in. Likely I will build a base for the muffler at the same time I am building up the engine bed. Also, exhaust hose is brutally expensive.</li>
<li>A few miscellaneous hose runs for vents: fuel tank and holding tank, specifically. Quick jobs once I have the hose.</li>
<li>Bottom paint removal and repaint. Ugh. This job blows. There is no good way to get the paint off and it just takes forever. </li>
<li>A few miscellaneous topsides jobs to get the boat ready for the water (engine controls, engine panel, tiller install...)</li>
<li>Mast wiring, polishing, and re-rigging. Most of the rigging will be done at the actual boat yard when we launch, and since I am probably installing a new furler at the same time, I'll likely just have the yard do all of the rigging. One less thing to worry about.</li>
<li>I'll also have to send the sails in to get them modified for the new furler. Can't forget that one...I have my eyes on new sails, but that will have to wait. </li>
</ul> Then we have her trucked to Port Townsend and the yard at <a href="http://www.seamarineco.com/">SeaMarine</a>. They will do the final measuring and install of the prop shaft, including the dripless shaft seal and the prop itself. They will do the final engine hookup, alignment, and testing.<br />
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And then we're sailing. We can finish deck painting and brightwork in the water. Anything we don't get done before launch will have to happen in the marina.<br />
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In the short term, I did get some work done this weekend.<br />
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The stereo and VHF radio are installed and working. Having an 8 year old around to help run wire through lazarettes and lockers is very handy.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Child Labor Laws Don't Exist at The Boat Yard</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Seriously, after I taught him how to use an electric screwdriver and zip ties, I just set him loose to bundle wire runs and pull new wires through bulkheads. I can't fit in that locker now that the batteries are also in place. Thanks kid.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A blurry picture of the stereo and VHF install. This is the starboard side, aft near the icebox. Reachable from the companionway.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>We went back and forth on where to locate the electronics down below. Finally we settled on flush mounting them into the panel behind the starboard settee. This made wiring pretty easy and keeps things together, minimizing wire runs and clutter. The chartplotter will sit above these on a swivel mount so it can be seen from the cockpit.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The remote RAM Mic for the VHF, located in the aft bulkhead of the cockpit, behind the tiller.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>I also managed to get about a quarter of the bottom stripped and sanded. That job is going to kill me. Probably literally.<br />
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Fair winds.Hayden and Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479677305235664997noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064882144421836187.post-82580369139587676482011-10-07T16:20:00.000-07:002011-10-07T16:20:33.394-07:00Photo Gallery - Because I Don't Feel Like Writing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The guts of the electrical panel.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The panel installed and partially wired.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Raymarine ST40 Bi-Data instrument display.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Haven't decided exactly how to cover the back of the instruments yet. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking aft at the new panels</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now that we have DC power, the lighting is going in. Running lights? Check.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For LED bulbs, the new running lights are pretty bright.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LED cabin lights on either side of the companionway...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh happy day. The big heavy box is here!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Isn't she pretty? 14HP Betamarine, 70 Amp alternator, high rise exhaust, multi-groove belt, custom feet. Ahhh.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Hayden and Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479677305235664997noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064882144421836187.post-52218272636458137202011-07-25T13:25:00.000-07:002011-07-25T13:25:11.274-07:00Long Overdue UpdateWith the entire Northwest in the third month of seasonal affected depression, you can understand why I might be lacking motivation to update a blog. I know much of the country is in a heat wave, and I don't want that either, but the rain and gray is starting to get to me, and I grew up here. You can imagine how it is affecting Hayden, a southern California girl used to sunbathing and flip flops.<br />
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There is much to update! Just because we haven't been posting here doesn't mean we haven't been working. The big news is that it looks like we are on target for a launch by the end of August. Yep. Our little Cape Dory will be in the water this summer. (Fingers crossed).<br />
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This past week was really the first time the progress seemed real to me. We are definitely building up rather than tearing down, and I can list the remaining projects without a spreadsheet.<br />
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Our BetaMarine 14 is here, resting at the SeaMarine shop in Port Townsend until we are ready to drop it into its new home behind the companionway stairs. That will be the last thing to happen until we get the boat trucked back to the marina. Then we will focus on the rigging and actually setting the boat up.<br />
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But for now, let's take a look at some progress!<br />
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<b>Battery Boxes</b><br />
The battery "box" in the boat when we got her was nothing more than a rotting plywood shelf with two Costco wet-cell batteries sort of wired to the boat. I still can't figure out how he had them wired.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Battery "Solution" as we Found it.</td></tr>
</tbody></table><b> </b>So I tore that mess out and ground the space down to clean fiberglass. Then it was a matter of building back up. We are running 2 Group 31 AGM batteries for our house bank, which is overkill but will give us weeks of off-the-grid power. A smaller AGM will serve as the starting battery.<br />
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The next image is of the marine-grade plywood shelf I built and installed in place of the old box. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Battery Shelf Tabbed to the Hull and Clear-Coated with Epoxy</td></tr>
</tbody></table>You can see one of the logistic problems with the install in this photo: the thru-hull for the cockpit drain is under the edge of the shelf. If I put the support as far inboard as I wanted to, I would have had to move the thru-hull. No thanks. So I offset the shelf support a bit.<br />
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Here is the view looking aft from the companionway: <br />
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<b>The Fuel Tank</b><br />
It may shock to you learn two things. One, the old aluminum fuel tank was leaking and corroded when we bought the boat. And two, finding a direct replacement for it without resorting to expensive custom tanks is pretty much impossible. Here's a glimpse at the old situation:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Old Fuel Tank</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Out of the Boat</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Existing Space</td></tr>
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<b> </b>That little nook is a dimension that doesn't exist in modern tank building. For a while, as I searched for a new tank, I had the dimensions memorized. One limitation you can't see here is the same as for the battery shelf: the thru-hull for the cockpit drain limits the fore and aft length of the tank. Behind the bulkhead forward of the tank is the galley, so we can't go that direction either.<br />
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I bought a 12 gallon Moeller tank that was pretty close to fitting, but with the existing shelf I just couldn't make it work. So...out comes the Sawzall and the grinder. And the dust mask.<br />
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I tore the whole thing out and started from scratch. Again. Here is the new shelf built of 1/4" marine plywood and glassed to the hull.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The New Tank Shelf Tabbed to the Hull</td></tr>
</tbody></table>This design created a big dead space under the shelf that is accessible from the engine compartment. Rather than block this off, I decided to make a cupboard for storing engine spares and tools. The access won't be great with the engine in place, but for things I don't need often, it should be a good solution.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Showing the "Dead Space" Beneath the Shelf</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With the Facia on and a Cut Out for the Door</td></tr>
</tbody></table><b> </b>For some reason I don't have any photos of the tank in place. But it's there and plumbed to the deck fill and the tank vent with new hose and fittings. The Racor fuel filter will hang on the facia aft of the cupboard door.<br />
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<b>Electrical Panels</b><br />
The old electrical system was a total disaster. From the panel to the wiring, everything was a mess. I tore it all out. New wire, new fixtures, and new panels.<br />
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<b> </b>The old panel was on the small bulkhead above the galley:<br />
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That had to go. Here is the space after it was gone:<br />
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There are many more projects under way and just about completed, but I think this post is long enough! More soon.Hayden and Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479677305235664997noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064882144421836187.post-27459876237443738002011-03-04T11:04:00.000-08:002011-03-04T11:04:11.193-08:00Emerging from DarknessYesterday the manager of The Boat Yard* (otherwise known as Dad) called me to let me know that the tarp on the boat had collapsed under the weight of snow from a recent late season storm. Of course, by the time I arrived at The Boat Yard, the snow storm had ended and a windstorm had taken its place. <a href="http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2011/03/nw-hurricane-and-secrets-of-solander.html">Wind speeds on the Washington and British Columbia coasts were recorded at hurricane strength</a> during the storm, and in the city winds topped 40 mph. The Boat Yard is located on Hood Canal, and during winter storms, the typical southerly winds hit us head on. Pictures never do storms any justice, but here's one anyway just because I have it. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stormy Seas @ The Boat Yard</td></tr>
</tbody></table>So it happened that I pulled up to the boat and found the structure for the tarp broken and about 200 gallons of water filling it up. The generator was grinding away, so I knew the storm had knocked the power out. Tree limbs were all over the driveway. So I was faced with this project:<br />
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Remove the 40x30 foot tarp, de-assemble the boat cover, rebuild the frame for the cover, and replace the tarp. In 50 mph winds.<br />
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Add to that the underneath that tarp were several open holes in the boat. The cockpit locker lids had been removed, and much of the teak in the cockpit had been sanded and cleaned, but left exposed. Once I took that tarp off, I was racing the weather, because as soon as the next wave of the storm hit, it was going to be packing some serious rain.<br />
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Removing the tarp was the easy part. Controlling it was not. I untied it on the windward side and it was gone. Wrestling it into a manageable package reminded me fairly vividly of all the failed spinnaker take downs we have done on the race boat. Every time I got closed to controlling the damn thing another gust would come and catch it just right. At one point it actually pulled me over when it caught a healthy amount of air.<br />
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Next I set to rebuilding the frame. A mishmash of left over lumber, some screws, and a cordless screwdriver and a mere 3 hours later and I had the skeleton rebuild. It's a crappy job, but it really only has to last another month or two. I assume that this weather will end sometime in the spring and we will be able to uncover the boat.<br />
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Then dad and I set about re-tarping the thing. I'm surprised neither of us died. The wind rose another 5 mph, of course, as I tried to tie things down before I lost my grip.<br />
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It ain't pretty, and as soon as possible I'm going to re-adjust things, but at the very least, we are keeping things dry again.<br />
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One trip to The Boat Yard, $25 in ferry fares, zero work done.<br />
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The list of work remaining to be done is looooong, but there is hope that we will be in the water by summer. If the credit card holds out, that is.<br />
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With spring break and a reprieve from laboring at The Learning Factory, there should be more opportunities to put in some long days at The Boat Yard between now and May. Here's hoping the worst of the violent weather is behind us.<br />
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Oh look, it's snowing again. Ugh.<br />
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*The Boat Yard, of course, is my dad's driveway...cheapest dry storage around!Hayden and Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479677305235664997noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064882144421836187.post-1528081697301417102010-08-25T21:32:00.000-07:002010-08-25T21:32:13.357-07:00The Deep Dark PlaceThe bilge on the CD 27 uses up every bit of the boat's four foot draft. Even stretched out as far as I can reach, the bottom of that cavern is unreachable.<br />
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This presents a bit of an issue with the bilge pumps.<br />
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One: How to install an electric pump when you can't reach the bottom of the bilge to install one.<br />
Two: How to keep the manual pump hose fastened down so it doesn't float when the bilge fills up with water?<br />
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I puzzled over this for about a year. Then I remembered the installation I saw on an Island Packet a while back.<br />
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So I grabbed some cardboard and starting building some mockups. Fun times.<br />
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The idea was to make a rack that all of the bilge apparatus would attached to that could be bolted down or removed from the bilge in one piece.<br />
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Here is what I ended up with after some cutting and shaping of some plastic StarBoard lumber.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Bilge "Rack" Ready to Be Installed</td></tr>
</tbody></table>I made a shelf for the electric pump that sits about 2 inches off the bottom of the bilge, which should keep it free of debris and reduce clogging. The strainer for the manual bilge pump is screwed to the bottom of the rack and is meant to sit on the very bottom of the bilge. It has a built-in check valve so water won't backflow into the bilge when the pump stops. I ran the wire in split-loom conduit and attached it to the rack with a cable clamp. The circular cutout is a guide for the manual pump hose.<div><br />
</div><div>Using the template the rack was made from, I drilled two holes in the forward part of the bilge and epoxied two short pieces of all-thread into them so the holes at the top of the rack would slide over them. </div><div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down at the rack installed. You can see how the hose guide works and also the bolts sticking out waiting for washers and nuts to secure everything in place.<br />
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</div><div>Now that the pumps were both in place, I was able to finally run the hoses up and out of the way in their final position. Here you can see them running up and over the engine compartment. The other hoses you see are the propane hose for the galley stove and a wire conduit for the water pump and port side cabin lights. As soon as I snapped this picture, I realized I should have painted this section of the compartment before installing the hoses. Woops. So I loosened them up and painted everything out before reinstalling them. Nothing like doing a job twice!</div><div><br />
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More later...</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCji7etBE-172ITTnmwVvLLcA1n9yB5SlMFm1mGcx4NE7DrZKQrqRNS79Bk6sHXqEowzOPiprA64IzNDAyJWFLCJTR9RiUTRms2Sm9X6sMvcwcGhUHEIYCvwt-jHGQmS1cGIpPZzUlnH8n/s1600/Beta_16_-_web2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 251px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCji7etBE-172ITTnmwVvLLcA1n9yB5SlMFm1mGcx4NE7DrZKQrqRNS79Bk6sHXqEowzOPiprA64IzNDAyJWFLCJTR9RiUTRms2Sm9X6sMvcwcGhUHEIYCvwt-jHGQmS1cGIpPZzUlnH8n/s320/Beta_16_-_web2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506930416853064034" /></a>Hayden and Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479677305235664997noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064882144421836187.post-90592100391260326362010-08-17T21:31:00.000-07:002010-08-17T21:45:01.579-07:00Diesel DreamsI get all choked up when I say this, but next week we will put down the deposit to have our brand new 16 horsepower, two-cylinder diesel engine built for our new old boat. Weep. Sniffle.<div><br /></div><div>It's true. The Diesel Santa is coming to The Boatyard early this year, and he will leave a crate in the garage that has a brand new, custom built, red diesel engine inside of it. Realizing that the best time to do almost anything to a boat is when the engine is out of its little hole under the companionway, I have been frantically sanding, grinding, washing, and painting everything I can get to. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>With the engine out, here is what we were faced with:</div><div><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirw1_Q5osZEc57pM9pWW3CYC7MUF4Bk8AscbZbm5w7m9pbHLgXixU4cBm3MBPP03SpfmsMpmEVparREyctMTrmpOM1Q7keZzfGRBVl0VVFcFn8rw9MO-6aU2uHbm-zVBZpLZgJS2KMLfEd/s320/DSCN2499.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506603661984181826" /><div>Gross. I let that sit there for a while and then in one full day push, I started in on the problem.</div><div><br /></div><div>First, the prop shaft and stuffing box had to go. No small affair. Everything is bonded to everything else and nothing wants to move. I pounded away at that damn thing for the better part of a 90 degree day before finally tasting victory. After 30 years, everything was perfectly happy where it was. </div><div><br /></div><div>Then I realized that the old battery "box" had to go. By box I mean rotting plywood platform that apparently served to hold a couple of leaky lead-acid batteries down. Here is what became of that:</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjskUqIEYkVSri3gUU4Fyz6lKCETj8K-l-IaSue-5NB71r2gfOMQ-VsKd6a0m6yIcsneynY6u28xWdnJq3-ySnR6K0HihWJZ0t7l8lfZFyj57PNybWLyHtsEq2nitiBbuQ_5LNjkU90Ze5r/s1600/DSCN2580.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjskUqIEYkVSri3gUU4Fyz6lKCETj8K-l-IaSue-5NB71r2gfOMQ-VsKd6a0m6yIcsneynY6u28xWdnJq3-ySnR6K0HihWJZ0t7l8lfZFyj57PNybWLyHtsEq2nitiBbuQ_5LNjkU90Ze5r/s320/DSCN2580.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506604530053989410" /></a>That's a nice pile of crap ya got there. Thanks.<div><br /></div><div>Once the old plywood was out, I had to take out the fiberglass tabbing that held that POS in place. Bring in the grinder. I love that thing.<div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div><br /></div><div>But it does make a dusty mess of everything. Including the operator.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKqdxEkqMgfQsZYBf8rQC3jmNTeL2Wq11encFmYnu4QgKB5K6FeW0H5QkZ1wJtELRzfAKQ3khLJ3pjgzLcls-PBmHq1Q9wKECDTCrGU8h44GkxEzPwblPMP642VcSNaCRwcCc7DqrXtaNR/s1600/DSCN2584.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKqdxEkqMgfQsZYBf8rQC3jmNTeL2Wq11encFmYnu4QgKB5K6FeW0H5QkZ1wJtELRzfAKQ3khLJ3pjgzLcls-PBmHq1Q9wKECDTCrGU8h44GkxEzPwblPMP642VcSNaCRwcCc7DqrXtaNR/s320/DSCN2584.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506604960569101170" /></a>After several hours of grinding and sanding, I had an inch of dust on everything and a clogged up shop vac. What to do, what to do...Why not just drown it?</div><div><br /></div><div>So off to the garden to get the hose. I washed down each cockpit locker and the engine compartment, sending my dust into the bilge, where it made a lovely mud. No worries. A heavy duty sump pump and some dredging work will take care of that.</div><div><br /></div><div>Once the water had dried (2 minutes in the heat of the day) I gave everything a nice bath in acetone, sanded down a few rough spots, and got out the epoxy paint. </div><div><br /></div><div>And when I left today, there was a nice bed just waiting for a new motor. Isn't it precious?</div><div><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGNgwgpiG5qI7e83hzQ15ryvVCZSEPnNMVm4NWZFj_hPLqo7enkZKvYmf_t7IFTFY7w_4XcS1HfbeXFozf_P0NRTOYUF_P6MEDfyvgBSPdmYOAcRPV7N8snnaP3nqCKec9SNan8k8j1OtS/s1600/DSCN2587.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGNgwgpiG5qI7e83hzQ15ryvVCZSEPnNMVm4NWZFj_hPLqo7enkZKvYmf_t7IFTFY7w_4XcS1HfbeXFozf_P0NRTOYUF_P6MEDfyvgBSPdmYOAcRPV7N8snnaP3nqCKec9SNan8k8j1OtS/s320/DSCN2587.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506606001642260338" /></a></div></div>Hayden and Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479677305235664997noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064882144421836187.post-52675831727976236252010-07-20T18:04:00.000-07:002010-07-21T14:19:38.711-07:00Is This Progress I See Before Me?Today the offspring and I dropped by to visit the grandparents and check on the boat. Yep. Still there.<div><br /></div><div>When I got out of the car, I was surprised to see Dad pop his head out of the companionway. </div><div><br /></div><div>"What are you doing, Dad?"</div><div><br /></div><div>He held up a length of chain and a small come-along winch. </div><div><br /></div><div>"Figuring out how to get this engine out of here." It was then that I noticed the Hi-Lift parked by the garage. Painters were busily working on the house. "When they go home tonight we can use their lift and yank this thing out of here. If it comes out."</div><div><br /></div><div>I had long ago unhooked every hose and wire on the engine. I had removed the starter and the fuel filters. It was stripped down as far as it would go. I disconnected the propeller shaft and unbolted the engine mounts. For a couple of months, The Beast - the original Yanmar YSM8 - had been sitting in the engine compartment disconnected from the boat. But would it come out?</div><div><br /></div><div>What possessed Dad to want it out of there is anyone's guess. But as the kids tore off to the beach to search for treasure (read: shells they could color with permanent markers) I walked up the boat to see that it was pretty much rigged for lifting. </div><div><br /></div><div>But the lifting would have to wait until the painters called it a day. </div><div><br /></div><div>In the meantime, I went below and got to work on some other projects. I pulled out the propane hose that needs to be replaced and did a little sanding of the bulkhead. But I was totally unfocused. Then I saw the 100' spool of wire sitting next to the tool kit. I have tried several times to find a good wire run for the cabin lights. But since Cape Dory sandwiched the wiring between two parts of the hull, there is no channel in which to run new wire. </div><div><br /></div><div>Determined, I grabbed the fish tape and started just jamming it in between the headliner and the hull. Dead end. Dead end. Sliced finger. Dead end. Swear word. </div><div><br /></div><div>And then? Miraculously that damn fish tape slid from the overhead fixture at the galley right down to where the new panel will be mounted. I have to say I was a bit in shock at my luck, so I left the tape there, sat down, and had a beer. Progress!</div><div><br /></div><div>After a cold Rainier (PBR wasn't on sale this week), I attached some wire and pulled it back through. Success. One wire run complete from panel to fixture. </div><div><br /></div><div>The other four main cabin wire runs weren't quite so easy, but with the help of Offspring #1's long arms and skinny fingers, we were able to get wires pulled for 4 cabin lights (which will be one circuit), the fresh water pump, the bilge pump, and the propane fireplace. </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUgzCYZtK7VFSS2N02cXdGXYShBiv_9zNOPK6J9hxHNBmNj0XpS65aFqNnf-5lmE-bQv1NldGgEGKXyC9IEVyDErK8PDqIysME0-sxf4rbYDlrjN7AozxGmc8jgBenMuna3VGg5HUIWnF1/s1600/DSCN2492.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUgzCYZtK7VFSS2N02cXdGXYShBiv_9zNOPK6J9hxHNBmNj0XpS65aFqNnf-5lmE-bQv1NldGgEGKXyC9IEVyDErK8PDqIysME0-sxf4rbYDlrjN7AozxGmc8jgBenMuna3VGg5HUIWnF1/s320/DSCN2492.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496466281408618546" /></a>Here is said child labeling a wire. The DC panel will go on the bulkhead to the side of the companionway behind her.</div><div><br /></div><div>By then it was dinner time. And then came the big event.</div><div><br /></div><div>I carefully drove the Hi-Lift next to the boat and lowered the bucket right over the companionway. Dad hooked up his lifting harness.</div><div><br /></div><div>I crawled down into the boat and, using the come-along, started lifted the engine an inch at a time to get it free of the boat. It took a little persuading since one of the year engine mounts didn't want to let go, but after a little jostling, the engine broke free and smashed my hand against the fiberglass of the engine compartment. Awesome. </div><div><br /></div><div>The big question remained. Would the engine fit through the opening under the companionway stairs? It's a safe bet that Cape Dory installed the engine before the deck was even on the boat, so this thing has never been through that opening. I have heard of other owners having to cut away some of the fiberglass to get their engines out. </div><div><br /></div><div>At first I thought we were screwed. I tried pivoting the engine around the corner like moving a couch through a doorway. No dice. Several other attempts were equally frustrating.</div><div><br /></div><div>And then I figured it out. By lifting the front of the engine straight up I could work it through the top of the opening. A few clicks on the come-along and there she was. Hanging on a chain, out in the fresh air for the first time in 31 years.</div><div><br /></div><div>I hopped back on the lift and pulled The Beast free of the boat. Adios.</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgGHAP33X5Su3OBnJkIGp-kN3KA7vwrNlXzXv7I0y8NhCpbt4sjuErQ4gqpm1PlUicyNLJw1JR0AUtzJQp0f6KqWIzYzn5lgYOWWg5YPwRpbMbOovyh81xBLrm46FdLSc6SKzoUMO5MHLE/s1600/DSCN2493.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgGHAP33X5Su3OBnJkIGp-kN3KA7vwrNlXzXv7I0y8NhCpbt4sjuErQ4gqpm1PlUicyNLJw1JR0AUtzJQp0f6KqWIzYzn5lgYOWWg5YPwRpbMbOovyh81xBLrm46FdLSc6SKzoUMO5MHLE/s320/DSCN2493.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496469707103449410" /></a><div>Dad grabbed a pallet and we set the engine down on the driveway. I have no idea what to do with it next. But driving that Hi-Lift is fun. I could go for more of that.</div><div><br /></div><div>What a monster this thing is. 31 years of pure neglect.</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinQl45pFxx-ySuw8eziYYbxT5b5R0b1zi9GBaO9dD4cyxtAqWpiU-mLEwwapAFxvKA4IJWY3WceLyHMqEucTjHwLHrdsFRRsiF3RYF_14WURMjbyvCN_-T0klNkTPC_Dh2UHhVQbbpcTpp/s1600/DSCN2496.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinQl45pFxx-ySuw8eziYYbxT5b5R0b1zi9GBaO9dD4cyxtAqWpiU-mLEwwapAFxvKA4IJWY3WceLyHMqEucTjHwLHrdsFRRsiF3RYF_14WURMjbyvCN_-T0klNkTPC_Dh2UHhVQbbpcTpp/s320/DSCN2496.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496470225134561618" /></a><div>I mean the engine. Not the girl. She hasn't lived long enough to suffer that much neglect. Yet.</div><div><br /></div><div>Weirdly, the transmission looks brand new, inside and out. It isn't. But I can't figure out why it looks as good as it does. </div><div><br /></div><div>So there is the engine. </div><div><br /></div><div>And here is where it used to live:</div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLLJPTphQSu143i0P5WN1F5wyaTj3NGVtho5Nip2qJi0Po30jcChC0Tc7_39_h0aEAwAgsvxRT3yZlVkpQmf0tKP-3tsg6J7_XODLHDB6Kxecl4QSx-vyQrz4sMoZPh5X1yNo_vXxGRmSy/s1600/DSCN2499.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLLJPTphQSu143i0P5WN1F5wyaTj3NGVtho5Nip2qJi0Po30jcChC0Tc7_39_h0aEAwAgsvxRT3yZlVkpQmf0tKP-3tsg6J7_XODLHDB6Kxecl4QSx-vyQrz4sMoZPh5X1yNo_vXxGRmSy/s320/DSCN2499.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496470802832046098" /></a>Gross. Next step is to clear that space out, replace the thru hulls and seacocks, and paint it all out with a nice epoxy paint. Won't be long and we'll be ready for the new engine. Wherever that might be.<div><br /></div><div>After a satisfying and solid day's work, the kids and I retired to la playa for a sunset fire. As is customary at The Boat Yard.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvyzMWuNzE0jKUIw5P2VNZJCkbYsru7wxL5AOkvlH5EtmpedcANr6ph3WNJNq9fjmbqq6vxNzaluFmSTYVt9KLEwU48VvKjvdpc4rX7JNdLHRFVsKiMqme_LpMEJZNiSiwVxYpwB0QF5hU/s1600/DSCN2507.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvyzMWuNzE0jKUIw5P2VNZJCkbYsru7wxL5AOkvlH5EtmpedcANr6ph3WNJNq9fjmbqq6vxNzaluFmSTYVt9KLEwU48VvKjvdpc4rX7JNdLHRFVsKiMqme_LpMEJZNiSiwVxYpwB0QF5hU/s320/DSCN2507.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496471385483299330" /></a><br /></div><div>Thanks Dad.</div>Hayden and Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479677305235664997noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064882144421836187.post-6278385007890607282010-06-06T18:20:00.000-07:002010-06-06T19:27:04.182-07:00Measure Twice, Buy Once<meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8"><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8">Another update? So soon? Well don't get used to it, because in two weeks <a href="http://haydenandgreginkenya.blogspot.com/">we are boarding a plane for Kenya</a> and won't be back anywhere near The Boat Yard until late July.<div>
<br /></div><div>Which explains why I have been working so furiously over the last two weekends to get some things done. A bonus this weekend: a near 70 degree day that allowed me to open the boat up and dry things out. Ahhhh. </div><div>
<br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuCckKNNThVhpdoDQdtB-mZ90kBU_A10FJd3_dSrQDDkA-aJQlEwNWXrprz-4DjYG57MfyF8CKNlP4yeLEZUSropIP6unzH9KcRVMr07fubdlQYO_oKbYBbDMMH1_Qfgugi4822ckVm7VT/s320/Boatyard_Break.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479840471707962658" />With the fireplace in its home, I decided to finalize all of the plumbing and wiring for the propane system as my first chore for the weekend, starting with the hose for the galley stove. Once I cleaned out the port side lazarette, I wedged myself in there and ran the hose up high against the underside of the deck so it will be out of the way and won't get any abuse when we drag things in and out of that locker. Note to self: make sure you have all of the tools you will need before crawling down there. Getting in and out of that space is not easy. You can't see it in this picture, but I did at least think to tie the lid open so as not to get trapped when a gust of wind slammed it shut.
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<br /></div><div>So then I shifted my attention to the starboard side, where the supply line for the fireplace will run. I had already run it through the cabin back to the starboard lazarette. Now all I had to do was finish the run to the propane locker. I gave it the same treatment with the split tubing for chafe protection and attached it to the underside of the deck. Perfect. </div><div>
<br /></div><div>Except that it's 2 feet short. Insert string of expletives here. I SWEAR I carefully measured that run before buying the hose. I remember running surveying tape along the proposed path AND adding 3 feet for good luck. </div><div>
<br /></div><div>Now I have to go back and undo every hanger along the way (every 12 inches or so) and take the fireplace out in order to disconnect the hose. F Bomb. F Bomb. F Bomb.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>Oh, and the longer hose is $100. Do you have any idea how much PBR $100 will buy? </div><div>
<br /></div><div>So I abandoned that project for the weekend, started a shopping list for my next trip to Disneyland, I mean Fisheries Supply, and got to work on some other random projects.</div><div><ul><li>Finished painting the forward cabin. It's all sparkly white now and looks fantastic. When the newly finished wood panels are back in place, it will look amazing. I didn't really appreciate how nasty the old finish was until the new paint was on and dry.</li></ul><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAq-Qgcs3aDPkpP1LOjCD-vtpMTV_7e1-qgzvGGDbbBLc6CcgO3kBnH1kBjRHbOxJtju-3hrnibzlmnvwEbdMPHVlkb3E95LnDWkxzGMxXHoowhFJZZCkgu-iM_BfcRoZazE6gkEQbegnk/s320/DSCN1986.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479851208513997506" /><ul><li>Cleaned up the space where the old fuel tank used to live and made measurements and plans for the new tank. We gain 3 gallons of fuel and upgrade from a steel tank to a poly tank, but it will require cutting up this space to make it fit.</li></ul></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCbSoMR6DZ-c6NlunzKGWCvEn6oOfVpyad-6WH7f8QFRs4mVZYdRhB4lKcWDO1PhyphenhyphenniB_LyZKVNPys1evFXoe9MnAuTUWOGC7npK16xD5Ny3OY7Ypt1o6d9KmvczK372sLsrk7ze54F6Ny/s320/DSCN2004.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479839776456373186" /><div style="text-align: left;"><ul><li>Painted out the port lazarette in lovely BilgeCoat White. It looks sharp. Take my word for it.</li><li>Then I retired to the beach and treated myself to a little camp fire. Just one of the many perks of The Boat Yard.</li></ul></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKZsO6lJFWgqRLDJ8PycH0I3hvCrEUQL6StPkDoGG44opWGFTuzusbUKs0Z10vCwDyMQgIsfKYrDNal8Esrzw9TDh7Lgq6-UsNBQiyJ-NTv_TP59JvcDMlu8j1WFOdYHS-2NnSyKLD5bMR/s320/DSCN1991.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479839927211998722" /><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br /><i>I thought I'd start us off with an image of actual sailing. Since our boat is still a driveway squatter, I have to hitch rides on other boats. This was taken during the 65 mile "Round Whidbey" race on Dent-de-Lion, a Morgan 30 I sometimes "race" on. Sigh. Beautiful, no? We were even in first place when I took this shot. </i>
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<br /><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal">You know you have neglected your blog space when you get a notice that it is about to be terminated due to lack of activity. After going through Blogger’s amazingly complicated system for re-establishing my account, I am proudly back up and running.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">You would think that with 7 months between posts there would be a lot to catch up on. Maybe you are expecting to see that our little boat has emerged from the gray blanket of the Northwest winter ready to hit the Puget Sound and carry us to far away destinations. Nope. Not quite.</p><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8"><p class="MsoNormal">She still sits on the stands at the Boat Yard, enjoying her view of the water she will one day sail. And, despite a rather hit-or-miss work schedule over the winter, some progress has been made.</p> <meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8"><p class="MsoNormal">ENGINE REMOVAL</p> <meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8"><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8"><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8"><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguSMUoogWRgHwWM46PoWn8XoffJepUzkiz-FBT9anvoAnSQUe8j1j6uoyCyYhRW2qai385-6wLeew31q8V4WtjxcWzk8u5BHGTJbczpoauLURT9FEok5fSu9w4Dl149P0YZzXxbTKPR4lz/s320/Engine.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477600615756309522" /><p class="MsoNormal">One rather anticlimactic job was to disconnect and dismantle the existing engine. The old Yanmar will have to find love somewhere else, ‘cause it can’t live in our bilge anymore. Sadly, there is no replacement option immediately available. </p><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8"><p class="MsoNormal">Still, I figure we need to take the engine out one way or another, so on a particularly dark, wet weekend I dismantled the ancillary parts and disconnected the engine from its fuel system, electrical harness, and from the boat itself. And there it sits: completely disconnected and ready to lift out. We are waiting for the weekend when we rent a lift to wash the w</p><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUX7Sy_A0fjS5zcrilcpRp6rmhtZxTaxJiazgMc_teMSQESm8k7xF2NzlVQZWd2UowqSpY0Yto18fTrCtLmsDKI474gPZFK78ZJQDVHszdBdN21XfvqVDhDsWY1G6iyTBK8zyfa3swl9MR/s320/DSCN1901.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477612480826909042" /><p class="MsoNormal">inter moss off the roof of the house to lift the engine with it. Two birds. One stone. etc.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The fuel tank is out, the hoses are out. We’re ready to move on!</p> <meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2bBPR79Te7kZcX6_VXOK1wuQPXuLRMfu5L_r2HumWUCoYmC6AaEj6jQOMp4CZf_Df8lDEyrTMyklRo4FS-ZmTQU7CkbE-oJ2bIdi3l3iDZXGY6LoN3HSaX6f_ZMBR0TUakhUFP2bblZ2b/s320/DSCN1889.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477600842437936690" /><p class="MsoNormal">Having that engine out will free up a lot of space to facilitate running wire and plumbing, as well as installing the dripless shaft seal and basically cleaning up the lockers and engine room. I’m looking forward to seeing that space cleaned and painted, actually.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Maybe by the time we get done with that the new engine will magically appear on a pallet next to the boat. Maybe. So far Santa has cast a deaf ear to those thoughts.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">ELECTRICAL REMOVAL</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Every wire that isn’t permanently glued to the hull (grrrrrr) has been pulled out. Every wire that can’t be removed has been cut as far back as possible. We’re going all new on this one. Old light fixtures are gone. The old electrical panel is gone. Batteries are gone. Rebuilding this ought to be an adventure.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">WOOD WORK</p> <p class="MsoNormal">All of the wood parts that could easily been removed have been relocated to the garage at The Shack, where we spend most of our time. This way even when we aren’t able to get to the Boatyard, we can be making progress on the boat.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">All of the wood is solid and in great shape. We are sanding it down to remove any water stains or other blemishes and refinishing it with three coats of Cetol Marine “Natural Teak.” It really looks excellent on the doors, drawers, and panels. Only the bulkheads and some of the built-in furniture will need to be refinished while on the boat.</p><p class="MsoNormal">FRESH WATER</p><p class="MsoNormal">The existing set up required hauling a hose down below, lifting up the v-berth cushions, and opening the tank to fill it up. What a drag! I'd rather cut a hole in the boat and run some hose.</p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiW0TavQeRIMynJi8QvrimxkN1_yqH4_KHl32vEkgHFogrKfH3FTQ4a1B-_zD6odq3wNVXgPIkiZ4fA3N7c1_gW0YN16qwE9_rTfRNAjO_9w28w2v4wBhgiN9mzL9skzBLkBaVSk3p-teQ/s1600/DSCN1746.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiW0TavQeRIMynJi8QvrimxkN1_yqH4_KHl32vEkgHFogrKfH3FTQ4a1B-_zD6odq3wNVXgPIkiZ4fA3N7c1_gW0YN16qwE9_rTfRNAjO_9w28w2v4wBhgiN9mzL9skzBLkBaVSk3p-teQ/s320/DSCN1746.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477603524942424690" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwmUBPbdLa8eY_dYfqUAoM42JKrc2f3w9uD8hPXZSP4A3_otx1eyOUWWzOXrR3SF96-9Z2Xo2s6WctgnfJtuWJ5P-pylpoF74h6F5It5iOlTTsJ5tjJ0eGar2SlDXu8ocSmdXQS180ob98/s320/DSCN1892.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477602044883014274" /><p class="MsoNormal">So I added a fresh water fill on the starboard side. The fill hose is hidden in the closet in the head compartment and runs forward under the bunk boards in the v-berth.</p> <div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdwCelPdmsXQYkOb6SKPjl0b_y7mby2TVsApzswj4OBRe-ZCTECnsVoqRX0kOjDFoGlJXFlflQ8ML1_qVUtZE-Exc44lgC-G8m1_tnRp4W1OKG9THxhFSBnqCjJ5UghPm0308TCAWnu0gQ/s1600/DSCN1893.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdwCelPdmsXQYkOb6SKPjl0b_y7mby2TVsApzswj4OBRe-ZCTECnsVoqRX0kOjDFoGlJXFlflQ8ML1_qVUtZE-Exc44lgC-G8m1_tnRp4W1OKG9THxhFSBnqCjJ5UghPm0308TCAWnu0gQ/s320/DSCN1893.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477602439748094610" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">This is a much more elegant solution than dragging hoses around down below at every marina we visit, no? And the bonus with this job is that I not only got to slice my finger open on jagged fiberglass, I also got see first hand just how damn thick the deck of this boat is. Holy crap. They just don't make hole saws tough enough for this work. Let's see, 1/4" of fiberglass at the deck, 1/2" of balsa core, another 3/8" of glass, some foam filler, and 1/8" of fiberglass in the headliner. The hole saw bottomed out before it cut all the way through this stuff.</div><div style="text-align: left;">
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibzqQFiw77Q1tLLDQ4StbHsQoWBmdCrPpcz9riopOVKax7C8_cXT5Fz1ZMvaoUbJ5Dj1WzIk9zV7TRVEX0vSiBAuEhIPawLCBk9QQtO2Qy2vMf9rqZU8JW2h8azibCeUEWh_dbaq7YUkAH/s1600/DSCN1749.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibzqQFiw77Q1tLLDQ4StbHsQoWBmdCrPpcz9riopOVKax7C8_cXT5Fz1ZMvaoUbJ5Dj1WzIk9zV7TRVEX0vSiBAuEhIPawLCBk9QQtO2Qy2vMf9rqZU8JW2h8azibCeUEWh_dbaq7YUkAH/s320/DSCN1749.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477603755107102434" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">HEAT</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">Because I can't get enough with the hole saws, I had to seek out a project that would let me make use of the 3". I knew I'd need it eventually! </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">The latest project got a little fast-forwarded when a Dickinson P9000 propane fireplace came available on Craigslist recently at a steal of a price. And it happened to be for sale just miles from my Dad’s house. Hey Dad, want to do me yet another favor? Thanks.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">So a half-price fireplace spurred me on to get some heat installed this weekend. Just in time for summer.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">Since it is used, I had to fire it up to make sure it worked.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1YeHWP-7OOchOI3Ax7eW2lvJW1tF3q59g0-Ntn88yiVUSHDx2ZFB0l0gXcTlQ9lyhkiBt400GHmqwUN0sWu-DXY_5OsDEYDf8NChfKbEFg_2PfXD0-PeUi-Ys4vQqSgrKWQ6ZnYALAHp8/s1600/downsized_0529001533.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1YeHWP-7OOchOI3Ax7eW2lvJW1tF3q59g0-Ntn88yiVUSHDx2ZFB0l0gXcTlQ9lyhkiBt400GHmqwUN0sWu-DXY_5OsDEYDf8NChfKbEFg_2PfXD0-PeUi-Ys4vQqSgrKWQ6ZnYALAHp8/s320/downsized_0529001533.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477605124581846610" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">Yep. She works!</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">Next it was time to create the space for our new best friend (it gets really cold at night around here!) to live. We long ago decided that the bookshelf nook on the starboard side was the logical location. A little deconstruction, reconstruction, and refinishing, and I had this. (By "a little" I mean 8 hours. These jobs take forever...)</p> <!--EndFragment--> </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3pf4-GjcAP5-N1135YK-oRnxkSPK94-buL_2Vxo-fx8oAXoWOW49tS0J9FfafCT_SOzSKN9hnge2HZGmC-zdeZIymg_MJqeDVHyTAN0fgWvwt5wH0QYYubfV5eE7Qor1ZDgrzaBfTobdl/s1600/0530001209.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3pf4-GjcAP5-N1135YK-oRnxkSPK94-buL_2Vxo-fx8oAXoWOW49tS0J9FfafCT_SOzSKN9hnge2HZGmC-zdeZIymg_MJqeDVHyTAN0fgWvwt5wH0QYYubfV5eE7Qor1ZDgrzaBfTobdl/s320/0530001209.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477605784659670130" /></a><div>The vertical piece is one of the original shelves, re-tasked and trimmed with an edge piece from the torn out galley. The hole at the bottom right is for the electrical and propane connections. I lined it with a piece of left-over sanitation hose, glued in place. Pretty slick. </div><div>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdwY2n4A_3WQEKwUxy0kW2kPTz6kTsmolUNMfPrJFE6FEHukXbc0pJxQnZOcncB7OosibC5OjNWIQtg5YJyjkm7mUtXRsJBl0z2D0FLSBDYQQ900FrYoJ2_INtiQMara4nGl6Gs7tIP2DB/s1600/0530001209a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdwY2n4A_3WQEKwUxy0kW2kPTz6kTsmolUNMfPrJFE6FEHukXbc0pJxQnZOcncB7OosibC5OjNWIQtg5YJyjkm7mUtXRsJBl0z2D0FLSBDYQQ900FrYoJ2_INtiQMara4nGl6Gs7tIP2DB/s320/0530001209a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477606383469722418" /></a>
<br />I cut a three inch hole in the top of the nook for the chimney stack. This protrudes through the shelf in the head compartment closet, but is nicely concealed from the cabin of the boat. Maybe some of that residual heat from the stack will throw a little warmth into the v-berth. Yeah, right.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>While I had the hole saw warmed up, I went ahead and cut the hole in the cabin top as well.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u>
<br /></u></span></div>Truth be told, I drilled this hole twice. The first cut revealed a cavernous nightmare of broken foam between the deck and the cabin liner. A look at the plug that I cut out will tell you what I mean:
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0h_7MkHcIiLSIIC7I2kyY6wmK7itMXEVBLK0BtmWfLn7NHteGtGoEANK-8PO9bvu1GH0yPByN10fOLXrIiVAdGO19XjSpBwWZuatgoA06l7SVNfjP0R2v9U3hYDfCb5YQSg1_V_qF8K46/s1600/0530001252.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0h_7MkHcIiLSIIC7I2kyY6wmK7itMXEVBLK0BtmWfLn7NHteGtGoEANK-8PO9bvu1GH0yPByN10fOLXrIiVAdGO19XjSpBwWZuatgoA06l7SVNfjP0R2v9U3hYDfCb5YQSg1_V_qF8K46/s320/0530001252.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477607426900216130" /></a>Nice, eh? Off to Dad's garage I went to get some "Great Stuff" foam (the stuff you can buy in a spray can at Home Depot). It's sole purpose is to fill in the voids between the deck and the cabin liner and to make the hole through the deck uniform. I taped off the bottom side of the hole and filled her right up with the foam. Thanks Dad.</div><div>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMZFEaRpJioqBb_ARVnMfZ9xgWibMWjQ98VhcPp6vWduj9G3sd2B577PeKEAOX4e3VuZ_TQ98c5gjZlJjSDu7SdWV9_mZomfcqBFFglI5KfE44UHjthPx1qs3Oam1_IyDUi3lbFgdyoVOx/s1600/0531001048.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMZFEaRpJioqBb_ARVnMfZ9xgWibMWjQ98VhcPp6vWduj9G3sd2B577PeKEAOX4e3VuZ_TQ98c5gjZlJjSDu7SdWV9_mZomfcqBFFglI5KfE44UHjthPx1qs3Oam1_IyDUi3lbFgdyoVOx/s320/0531001048.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477609774361407426" /></a></div><div>After 12 hours, a few cold beers, and some sleep, I re-cut the hole. Much better. I'll seal off the core with epoxy before the stack goes in. Later.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>I sanded and refinished the nook for the fireplace before all of this took place, by the way, so that by morning it was dry. I can still touch it up later, but I knew once the fireplace was installed it would be a pain to get a paintbrush in there.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>Here is the fireplace in its new home:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfueAThM8mrlnj8BaPodBtrUby2VN8pAYVlWMcG7WQd8bZBIqrv_Bu4Zlns42jmLwcHK-S2lez3ob8KDfRreZJTN1Fqqxhw44FEvRShGJdfjw7pQXqG8R35TUBrp9O61yaqSJNv9TNpJdL/s1600/0530001633.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfueAThM8mrlnj8BaPodBtrUby2VN8pAYVlWMcG7WQd8bZBIqrv_Bu4Zlns42jmLwcHK-S2lez3ob8KDfRreZJTN1Fqqxhw44FEvRShGJdfjw7pQXqG8R35TUBrp9O61yaqSJNv9TNpJdL/s320/0530001633.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477610520688993506" /></a></div><div>I apologize for the low quality images. They're from my phone. Seems I forgot the camera at home. Still, you can see the finished wood in the nook compared to the unfinished wood everywhere else. I can't wait to get it all detailed out. It's going to look great.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>The propane hose runs down under the settee and to the aft lazarette. I decided to run the hose up high in the locker to keep it from getting beaten up by anything we might put in there. All holes through bulkheads are lined with the same sanitation hose solution as in the nook itself. Pretty tidy installation, Greg. Thanks, Greg. You're welcome.</div><div>
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<br /></div>Hayden and Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479677305235664997noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064882144421836187.post-6580203371271575142009-11-04T13:20:00.000-08:002009-11-12T08:02:03.367-08:00Moving LiquidsThe rebuilding of the plumbing system has officially begun. No small task, but at least all of the jobs involved are fairly straightforward and manageable without a crew of seven hearty adults.<br /><br />Last week I managed to make some good progress on the rebuild of the waste system. When we got the boat, it was plumbed with the toilet connected to the holding tank and an overboard discharge. Totally illegal, and also not practical. The new system, in addition to having more options for, well, "waste-management" will have a new toilet that actually works and hose that was meant for sanitation systems (odor-resistant...very important).<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step One: Rip Out the Old Sh*%</span><br />This is a disgusting job now matter how careful you are. The holding tank was partially filled with seawater and some of that awful blue holding tank deodorizer (which doesn't work, by the way). The hoses were caked with what I can only assume was waste that didn't make it all the way to the tank, and the toilet was just plain nasty. I saved the toilet in case anyone wants it. Errr.<br /><br />Here is a look at the old tank and hose setup before I started destroying things and swearing at inanimate objects:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5KU08A0pq44CFjke5fZeCc5Lg6CYUYQ1ZNg3_mxy1SDI9ASVrZoUimfrZd2IvI56n7Y3hW2e3AtagmeR69DGEMhfoxu85xo3WvmU189LRuWwnv8idaz1pdiLiRR0tsUkFD05LnFwmi7B0/s1600-h/DSCN1354.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5KU08A0pq44CFjke5fZeCc5Lg6CYUYQ1ZNg3_mxy1SDI9ASVrZoUimfrZd2IvI56n7Y3hW2e3AtagmeR69DGEMhfoxu85xo3WvmU189LRuWwnv8idaz1pdiLiRR0tsUkFD05LnFwmi7B0/s320/DSCN1354.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400364437807942066" border="0" /></a><br /><br />With the tank removed from underneath the port settee, here is what we were left with. Notice the lovely (completely seized) seacock and the nasty waste hoses.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNV-LyYyJH2cWWtjbrXGH5Rwn02kxGpY0wi0BE6Pe8mvsVIvQ0riocVYgdM57QaupqZuEVBc2AgLK0sEUIqtwr_JVT9pyfGPj25Awdkvjl1sz6FIbC9OrlOZBfJjJq-5G3M9PJNmztD0Lb/s1600-h/DSCN1357.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNV-LyYyJH2cWWtjbrXGH5Rwn02kxGpY0wi0BE6Pe8mvsVIvQ0riocVYgdM57QaupqZuEVBc2AgLK0sEUIqtwr_JVT9pyfGPj25Awdkvjl1sz6FIbC9OrlOZBfJjJq-5G3M9PJNmztD0Lb/s320/DSCN1357.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400363492848479730" border="0" /></a>Getting the through hull and seacock out of the boat was an adventure of two full days. I finally ended up grinding the flange off the outside and cutting the rest apart to get the thing out. Solid bronze, seized up with corrosion, and bonded to the hull? Bring in the power tools!<br /><br />I did manage to get the beast out of there. I am keeping it on the workbench to remind me why I am not replacing any seacocks with bronze. This picture shows the hole left after the seacock came out, including the remnants of the old plywood backing plate.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoE_5FW4RrewyY9_CYznL7a_nkSQrD2sUiv9vc5kHuJxuKshrAe5BQv9iLF1BQr6-2BQ_YZWQeb7sjcFu1EhND2xUpcUEKJma8dLGU80wynTV8QrN1pTKlnTyfG4YmMppiIjq8_QNMryuu/s1600-h/0728091243.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoE_5FW4RrewyY9_CYznL7a_nkSQrD2sUiv9vc5kHuJxuKshrAe5BQv9iLF1BQr6-2BQ_YZWQeb7sjcFu1EhND2xUpcUEKJma8dLGU80wynTV8QrN1pTKlnTyfG4YmMppiIjq8_QNMryuu/s320/0728091243.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400365605158613394" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step Two: Install the New Stuff</span><br />With the seacock and the hoses out, it was time to get the hull ready for the new fittings. The flange for the new Marelon seacock was wider than the old bronze fitting, so the backing plate had to be larger. I started by cutting the hole in the hull liner to 6.5 inches in diameter and cleaning up the inside of the hull to get ready for a new backing plate, which I made out of marine plywood sealed with epoxy.<br /><br />This image shows the cutout waiting for the backing block.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaxLX6Snz2iPJy4XngfkEYnJ36MWFDXXLU7XJ8c3toBo8ovzbVRWaLTCqKWgJcgQ1pRt6cCjkzWyikZYUtO3rQSCPRyQalymaH6KTSLkmfs8lF-94dF7sikLotAMhWgZoUSEiX96fnMeTT/s1600-h/DSCN1668.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaxLX6Snz2iPJy4XngfkEYnJ36MWFDXXLU7XJ8c3toBo8ovzbVRWaLTCqKWgJcgQ1pRt6cCjkzWyikZYUtO3rQSCPRyQalymaH6KTSLkmfs8lF-94dF7sikLotAMhWgZoUSEiX96fnMeTT/s320/DSCN1668.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400366818177936818" border="0" /></a>And this image shows the backing block in place (notice that I also painted out the locker with white Bilge Coat paint):<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAX0SmC9iSZGBOgo7bSa0NGWYR1S8otIV1KqtzOxh8Qc1EvM87t1c4liZRZu_P_TS-3Wkg3K9cMdKKi89KY7aBsDFqC6uYKTOL7QU7i1lc15ftaR4_dP97x1w8zwemeTtYTMOE63XHFZY0/s1600-h/DSCN1679.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAX0SmC9iSZGBOgo7bSa0NGWYR1S8otIV1KqtzOxh8Qc1EvM87t1c4liZRZu_P_TS-3Wkg3K9cMdKKi89KY7aBsDFqC6uYKTOL7QU7i1lc15ftaR4_dP97x1w8zwemeTtYTMOE63XHFZY0/s320/DSCN1679.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400367899548581954" border="0" /></a>Since I am putting flush-mount through hulls in (why not?), I had to prepare the outer hull for the recessed flanges. This is not easy without some sort of magic tool that apparently exists but no one has.<br /><br />Several hours with a Dremel grinder got me an acceptable result:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIgoejTqB1u2ZnB1MY7dglfrF09yrEcDooOqDvnedLCFq7YVyaSY3RG09HoB7OIs-XG05hNvaAUP9GSvBVDaw8yITTsT8YVSpr-0cG1_gNPx-RQDqACt2N27WvnR2xst9qReTH6QrJMH6x/s1600-h/DSCN1672.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIgoejTqB1u2ZnB1MY7dglfrF09yrEcDooOqDvnedLCFq7YVyaSY3RG09HoB7OIs-XG05hNvaAUP9GSvBVDaw8yITTsT8YVSpr-0cG1_gNPx-RQDqACt2N27WvnR2xst9qReTH6QrJMH6x/s320/DSCN1672.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400368602828203586" border="0" /></a>With the backing block shaped to fit the inside of the hull (several passes on the belt sander) and epoxied in place, it was time to start putting the pieces together.<br /><br />First step, get the through hull fitting in place, along with the recessed bolts that will hold the seacock in place. You can see that my work on the cutout is less than perfect, but sealed well with the 3M product of choice and fared in when we get ready to paint, and this will be just fine, he says.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyQr6tKKs_RF9oRnPF71aqE6rw4ejEkNT-7AID3Wy1ygQvfcYq4wZuo3ly99yjfEwLFKaBL6mEwiEtJ0XjNKBqbq5trsQfB9KPY5BvyiJLIyZDhu-iQeByt7sMKClstSFjJdrZsSpG_9VL/s1600-h/DSCN1685.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyQr6tKKs_RF9oRnPF71aqE6rw4ejEkNT-7AID3Wy1ygQvfcYq4wZuo3ly99yjfEwLFKaBL6mEwiEtJ0XjNKBqbq5trsQfB9KPY5BvyiJLIyZDhu-iQeByt7sMKClstSFjJdrZsSpG_9VL/s320/DSCN1685.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403079767537081618" border="0" /></a><br />And here is the view from the inside. Very nice. No corrosion potential, easy to maintain, and unlikely to seize in place. I aligned the handle to run athwartships just so it would be easier to get to and open or close. The hoses will run to either side of the seacock.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8hDWQjtyVTFjQX6SUyHgXwQuwXRsxOtNPvu2hOoY6GWN7QJ3nERMN_6EXSl1XSGTiLibSffQNeJtif2hoLfVUPKcgGVIKkch4-F9cKohyphenhyphenXnmQ1nzbatcU-zEN7wk5yjPbbLbFL4T_lQHT/s1600-h/DSCN1682.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8hDWQjtyVTFjQX6SUyHgXwQuwXRsxOtNPvu2hOoY6GWN7QJ3nERMN_6EXSl1XSGTiLibSffQNeJtif2hoLfVUPKcgGVIKkch4-F9cKohyphenhyphenXnmQ1nzbatcU-zEN7wk5yjPbbLbFL4T_lQHT/s320/DSCN1682.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403080372874927538" border="0" /></a><br />This is a look at the small 3/4" seacock for the raw water intake on the head. This one isn't hidden in a locker so I made the backing block out of a piece of teak I had left over from a job on the old boat.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ZG_WhMcsbz7o4T0hUdy7Qn9rGGOzcTWvIhyphenhyphenHcpfUOZ568SKvIbNi8KeC0JIEekjx_RdeB5pAnl5RxQMRhWJoac0_p1ZxAODwO-istRUj5sebNX_OoFTFhBqZuqE8h-dwzme2bK7k7Jvj/s1600-h/DSCN1687.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ZG_WhMcsbz7o4T0hUdy7Qn9rGGOzcTWvIhyphenhyphenHcpfUOZ568SKvIbNi8KeC0JIEekjx_RdeB5pAnl5RxQMRhWJoac0_p1ZxAODwO-istRUj5sebNX_OoFTFhBqZuqE8h-dwzme2bK7k7Jvj/s320/DSCN1687.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403081040077020802" border="0" /></a><br />The toilet is bolted in and ready for the hose installation. We will be rebuilding the cabinetry in the head to actually have some storage. More on that soon.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCs_0w8Ee3hjHcgjKefaFOLaHKczh2bU1HLaEbNESa3tllzHlwxpiJeL_RZpGoqAxaMLGYyrxrqdQAWHZEuy6HWGTi75iK3vrOHU88fO9G-FDAlUEwa_DJqKBipETl4SL2kikHsPB9jUyp/s1600-h/DSCN1686.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCs_0w8Ee3hjHcgjKefaFOLaHKczh2bU1HLaEbNESa3tllzHlwxpiJeL_RZpGoqAxaMLGYyrxrqdQAWHZEuy6HWGTi75iK3vrOHU88fO9G-FDAlUEwa_DJqKBipETl4SL2kikHsPB9jUyp/s320/DSCN1686.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403081547012292162" border="0" /></a><br />And that's where we stand for now. I have the hose for the remainder of the install work, and the holding tank has been sanitized and cleaned. Before I reinstall the holding tank and strap it in place, I need to run a few hoses and wires for the freshwater system and some other things, but once I do that, we can button this project up and move on!Hayden and Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479677305235664997noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064882144421836187.post-83640350029547228732009-10-21T07:44:00.000-07:002009-10-21T08:19:50.224-07:00Candy Store<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2OSDYfu8w9SgpMoBYKc6GXPgVGFmxAPNmHa0SU7qDxD6AL6NU28og88ja2n2Y3C8IAp6157P3X3R8jFcke_bb6hkMYKxvPQ5nnioifJgBMRDvQJlXpXmZvETj8KteMnwHT7CLWcpRhjMf/s1600-h/fisheriessupply.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 208px; height: 53px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2OSDYfu8w9SgpMoBYKc6GXPgVGFmxAPNmHa0SU7qDxD6AL6NU28og88ja2n2Y3C8IAp6157P3X3R8jFcke_bb6hkMYKxvPQ5nnioifJgBMRDvQJlXpXmZvETj8KteMnwHT7CLWcpRhjMf/s320/fisheriessupply.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395065890086306178" border="0" /></a><br />It's an exciting week for me. With a full workday planned at The Boat Yard on Friday, I need to pick up some supplies. And that means I get to go to <a href="http://www.fisheriessupply.com/online/default.asp">Fisheries Supply</a>. How much do I love this place? Two floors of everything you could ever want for a boat. All the coolest sailing gear, hardware, electronics, and just all around boating stuff there is. If you are a boat nerd, Fisheries is your Candy Store. One expensive candy store. It's a stroke of luck that there isn't much room on the old Visa card these days...<br /><br />But even better than the store is the Fisheries Supply Catalog. For those of you who aren't in Seattle and can't make it to the retail store, the catalog is a pretty good substitute. Everything about both the store and the catalog puts Worst Marine, Defender, and the rest to shame. Do yourself a favor and order up a copy. Pretty soon you'll be doing projects on your boat just so you can order stuff. I feel like Navin R. Johnson every time the new catalog arrives on the step (it's too big to fit in the mailbox): "The new phonebooks are here! The new phonebooks are here!"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Tr5MkKyeuyDLiM9jx3Dseq8q4bTE4Tr5WVr1X1INHyWsXktpbcaZJf3zMEDqgYsF_RxEX4WBS-tafl34JHsoMZ7NQ1M9zmSjghZ0x6HyR1RmssmLD11o74ntHHmQ2VY4ZN1c_ZqFvK5Y/s1600-h/fisheriessupplycatalog.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Tr5MkKyeuyDLiM9jx3Dseq8q4bTE4Tr5WVr1X1INHyWsXktpbcaZJf3zMEDqgYsF_RxEX4WBS-tafl34JHsoMZ7NQ1M9zmSjghZ0x6HyR1RmssmLD11o74ntHHmQ2VY4ZN1c_ZqFvK5Y/s320/fisheriessupplycatalog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395071438616785554" border="0" /></a><br /><br />But I'm getting off track here...and now I have the urge to go order <span style="font-style: italic;">The Jerk</span> on pay-per-view.<br /><br />Anyway, I just placed a will-call order for some thru-hulls, seacocks, and other plumbing parts to get the sanitation system back in place. We're going from bronze to Marelon thru-hulls (I've not found a single good reason to keep metal thru-hulls. Anyone?) and running the pipe in a little more logical manner. We're also redesigning the system to have a pump overboard or pump out option. We call it the Northwest Package: in Puget Sound you can't even spit overboard anymore, but cross the imaginary line in the middle of the Straits of Juan de Fuca into Canada and shit directly into the ocean. It's a strange world we live in. On one side of that purple dotted line, you have to have your overboard discharge locked closed. On the other? Flush away.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfdP-rlfn2DK4_3ZO0NdI1Rahxa0B1M5ap-4gpcwZ4nJGcd-lXxgquecqC7pKu2_kB4fgJew04WCA0O8e7nZaJvj69oQbVEN4KmftdwKzlA_trxnBpdXba8MmXy2TRj4OupV93B7IbjEEN/s1600-h/straitsmap.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfdP-rlfn2DK4_3ZO0NdI1Rahxa0B1M5ap-4gpcwZ4nJGcd-lXxgquecqC7pKu2_kB4fgJew04WCA0O8e7nZaJvj69oQbVEN4KmftdwKzlA_trxnBpdXba8MmXy2TRj4OupV93B7IbjEEN/s320/straitsmap.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395069005605345490" border="0" /></a>The plan is pretty simple, and so far I've rounded up all of the parts except the manual pump for the overboard discharge. No one seems to have the one we need in stock, so I'll just have to leave room for it in the layout and keep searching. Which reminds me:<br /><br />This weekend I also need to go see Previous Boat Owner, who called last week to remind me that he still has an outboard engine and "some other stuff that goes with the boat" at his house in Port Townsend. Seems that so long as I am in Port Townsend it would be a shame not to browse through the boatyard. The consignment shop there is one of my favorite haunts, and the shops up there actually carry the stuff people need for their boats, not just drink cozies and "Life's Good" t-shirts (I'm looking at you, Worst Marine). Who knows what I'll find when I'm there! Something I have to have, no doubt.<br /><br />I will take some award-winning pictures of the progress this weekend. I'm sure this will be the time nothing at all goes wrong with a boat project. Right?Hayden and Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479677305235664997noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064882144421836187.post-41696592594041421312009-10-05T09:47:00.000-07:002009-10-05T10:13:47.282-07:00PowerI have never been a mechanical sorta guy. I wasn't into cars when I was little, and engines never interested me. So when I first owned a boat in my past life, the powerplant was just a mysterious gray monster that lived under the companionway stairs. It started and it ran, and the surveyor said it was in good shape, so I was happy.<br /><br />And then on a early trip, the kind little Yanmar 2GM caught a case of engine runaway and almost took the boat to the bottom of the Puget Sound with it. Scary stuff, that. I got lucky, and the runaway stopped itself after a few minutes and before the engine completely seized, but it was never the same after that. Or maybe it was that I was never the same again. Something like that.<br /><br />From that day on I was always pretty sure I could hear the engine sputtering or laboring. I always had a little tick of nerves that she was going to go south on me. She never did, and was still running great when we sold her years later, but the damage had been done to my psyche.<br /><br />So here we are with our new-old boat, getting ready to find a way to get a new engine in there, and I have admit that I'm pretty damn excited about it. The idea of starting completely fresh is making me into a bit of a mechanical geek: reading manuals, learning about reduction gears, calculating torque ratios, sketching installation plans. Even the simple idea of a perfectly clean and organized engine space is motivating enough to make me want to rip the old Yanmar out and get started.<br /><br />And I think we might have settled on our engine:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1oloTb93PmXPBxemKxdINKBEZQrgo6SjwB8WfALryp9OC6s7rU2rRY2dkIrL6lBKdixHDDYl970VVSyJRGh9KJnUSqTqms120ofnS_gL6FNQrpSbIHQf-NJqcb9KQt-AsRJQSjBRfL8wT/s1600-h/Betamarine14.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1oloTb93PmXPBxemKxdINKBEZQrgo6SjwB8WfALryp9OC6s7rU2rRY2dkIrL6lBKdixHDDYl970VVSyJRGh9KJnUSqTqms120ofnS_gL6FNQrpSbIHQf-NJqcb9KQt-AsRJQSjBRfL8wT/s320/Betamarine14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389161444710078306" border="0" /></a>Isn't she adorable? This is the Betamarine 14. A 13.5 horsepower 2-cylinder marinized Kubota engine. I spoke with the local dealer this morning about our project and I have to say I have a lot of confidence in them. The engine would come with mounts to match the current installation, all wiring, the control, and all the support I need from the yard. They will customize it with specific options for our needs (bigger alternator, hot water heater hook ups, etc) and from actual order to a pallet in our garage is one week.<br /><br />The ONLY problem is that the base cost is 6 full Boat Units. For the price of this engine we could get:<br /><ul><li>500 cases of Red Hook ESB</li><li>3,000 nonfat lattes at Jason's Java</li><li>3 full sets of new sails</li><li>2 rebuilt Yanmar 2GM engines</li><li>1 used Cape Dory 25</li><li>2 used Santana 22s</li><li>1/2 of a BMW F800GS</li><li>Out of debt.<br /></li></ul>But nothing beats a reliable, powerful, easy to maintain diesel engine when you are cruising in the Northwest, where 5 knot surface currents are not uncommon and the wind is ALWAYS on the nose when you are trying to push through Deception Pass.<br /><br /><br /><object width="445" height="364"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4B3sd0XRFBE&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4B3sd0XRFBE&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="445" height="364"></embed></object><br /><br />So now we're actively entering into the fundraising portion of this program. I might have to start drinking cheap beer again to make this one work...<br /><br />-gHayden and Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479677305235664997noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064882144421836187.post-7798482420055442602009-09-30T18:09:00.000-07:002009-09-30T18:31:48.877-07:00Things That Are Driving Me CrazyIn lieu of an actual, complete update on our progress, I thought I'd post a list of some of the things about this boat that are driving me completely mad. In no particular order:<br /><ol><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">The factory wiring.</span> I can't go back in time to watch them build our little boat, but it is becoming apparent that they did a lot of the work before the boat was put together. The wiring for the cabin lights for example, was obviously run along the top of the cabin liner BEFORE it was put in the boat and BEFORE the top half of the hull was put on. The result? The wires are trapped between two layers of fiberglass, with no way to get them out without cutting the hell out of the boat. Awesome? Or super-fantastic? You decide. On top of that, the "electrician" who wired our boat used duct tape to bundle the wires and to hold them in place behind fixtures. So that's great. The result is that any wires I can't pull through are just being cut back to the surface and left there. I have to figure out how to run new wires in a better fashion.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">The bonding system</span>. A random combination of solid wire and twisted copper wire zig zagging around the hull, connecting every piece of metal to be found? That's super fun! Getting it out? Next to impossible.<br /></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cheap refit jobs.</span> The previous owner was a sweet old guy, but from what I can tell, he didn't know a damn thing about boats. There are more mild steel screws and weird clamps and hooks on this boat than I can count. And I keep finding more everywhere I look. Like the little cup hook on the INSIDE of the starboard locker, which I found today by dragging my wrist across its nice, sharp tip. What the hell is that doing in there?</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Yanmar.</span> The Yanmar Santa hasn't delivered a new engine yet, but no matter, because the old beast is still sitting there, mocking me. Today I started imagining how to get it out of the there, and I don't think I can do it. I don't see how it will fit through the opening it is supposed to fit through. Again, I have a strong suspicion that they installed that little sucker BEFORE they put the boat together. I see some serious destruction of the cabin in our future.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Propane parts.</span> Why are these so hard to find? And why does no one know anything about where to find parts? And why do they sell propane lockers with hose seals that hoses don't fit through? And why don't they make a 90 degree 3/8" flare to 3/8 female fitting? And why is it that even though they don't recommend solid copper tubing for use on boats, all of the books explaining onboard propane systems show them made with solid copper?<br /></li></ol>Hayden and Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479677305235664997noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064882144421836187.post-23191517952284108722009-09-07T19:12:00.000-07:002009-09-07T19:18:49.124-07:00Galley ProgressHere are some photos of the just-about-completed galley. First, the section roughed in with the fiddle rails in place and the propane burner installed:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDxjVWWATnfEolQyswGlXJ7r7NEnCCTEs4S6PSlIUBvv15-vHrDAUZxn3-Johc8mM_5N1TeNDAV_UnRJK-g7RJKFy2W_47fGMQ0nQYQ_FPLOlMU3OXgwnZPiwI3hzfv3Iq8q0cyvfBv5jf/s1600-h/galley_roughin.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDxjVWWATnfEolQyswGlXJ7r7NEnCCTEs4S6PSlIUBvv15-vHrDAUZxn3-Johc8mM_5N1TeNDAV_UnRJK-g7RJKFy2W_47fGMQ0nQYQ_FPLOlMU3OXgwnZPiwI3hzfv3Iq8q0cyvfBv5jf/s320/galley_roughin.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378914503635451490" border="0" /></a><br />Next, a little detail photo showing the drawer system and storage bin:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDC4vtynjePrQj7hWVRn8acDw6GuB9Ce67H_we9SdcJWMdlIvYFM3AXwBw9fI3sD8aoJBIBTMuxR-SWI2e-iivs_9Tq1CeXpD2fLHF-lkXl5rPttBqQUFgO4eXGP-3zj0QBakpoFwZTzyC/s1600-h/galley_drawer_detail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDC4vtynjePrQj7hWVRn8acDw6GuB9Ce67H_we9SdcJWMdlIvYFM3AXwBw9fI3sD8aoJBIBTMuxR-SWI2e-iivs_9Tq1CeXpD2fLHF-lkXl5rPttBqQUFgO4eXGP-3zj0QBakpoFwZTzyC/s320/galley_drawer_detail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378914425724636322" border="0" /></a>And finally, my Dad's latest creation. The storage system that completes the look. The top is white Formica and the wood is marine-grade birch plywood with mahogany for the details and fiddles. Once we stain the plywood and put the cabinet hardware on, it will match the rest of the interior wood (all of which is getting stripped and refinished, so matching should be pretty easy:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidT9E9_zYwoJGpVTvfT3uTzkwj6_JGrTORhru_EPL2buquSHqht3YfKXi_A_D5UVkEy5flmMx27iERcmkhHawSN4bNAhtYh9PxtCVqya-MJjPZvSTv1KMxjSZ0pxUpWNxw8YqrKXVgHELn/s1600-h/galley_finished.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidT9E9_zYwoJGpVTvfT3uTzkwj6_JGrTORhru_EPL2buquSHqht3YfKXi_A_D5UVkEy5flmMx27iERcmkhHawSN4bNAhtYh9PxtCVqya-MJjPZvSTv1KMxjSZ0pxUpWNxw8YqrKXVgHELn/s320/galley_finished.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378914325566223794" border="0" /></a>Hayden and Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479677305235664997noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064882144421836187.post-32399743579441154702009-08-27T08:40:00.000-07:002009-08-27T09:00:36.264-07:00Just a Quick Update<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6w9eh3uYDJ_l-KF66xQkdaz0C-7uGiQjrFTJ9S2Sf4AXyJfyzHTO10BYyeqT3QiDWxbtKFccO71KVDLnMhaiyLVBp44m3dOA9JJKp-0zvHvyjOj_TFVFZJ8mgMrp0DsZDvToTfwFw6q5P/s1600-h/DSCN1578.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6w9eh3uYDJ_l-KF66xQkdaz0C-7uGiQjrFTJ9S2Sf4AXyJfyzHTO10BYyeqT3QiDWxbtKFccO71KVDLnMhaiyLVBp44m3dOA9JJKp-0zvHvyjOj_TFVFZJ8mgMrp0DsZDvToTfwFw6q5P/s320/DSCN1578.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374673006803908482" border="0" /></a><br />The Yanmar Santa hasn't magically delivered and installed a new engine yet (what gives, Santa?), so we are moving ahead with other projects. Actually, I should say that Dad is moving ahead with other projects, because the Admiral and I have been traveling so much this summer that we haven't been able to devote as much time to the boat as we should.<br /><br />But I found a few minutes to get over to the Boat Yard this week to check things out and get a little bit of work done. I arrived to find that the empty white space where there was once a badly designed galley has already gone from this:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyFu2tZjTy3W9aRQYSf6jA3_OfHkpye1hLI44Hc9GEdQr1HOqinMAeap53PYFW7utIlvJ6Lii9FHoPahK3Nz9-wDtpV0LuFm9O2Su4KygKZvILaQHAnFIA-Bmmo5MRo3_DfRNbwlqYLUpj/s1600-h/DSCN1389.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyFu2tZjTy3W9aRQYSf6jA3_OfHkpye1hLI44Hc9GEdQr1HOqinMAeap53PYFW7utIlvJ6Lii9FHoPahK3Nz9-wDtpV0LuFm9O2Su4KygKZvILaQHAnFIA-Bmmo5MRo3_DfRNbwlqYLUpj/s320/DSCN1389.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374670104928710914" border="0" /></a>To this:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjldXp3ImRn6DnpYvOQZKZIjieaSc92A467kxBAKXWRvITrAgSK0whYqD6BkW-szgGA_ZotOGziNtuOBZPnNEpWEDa1eeNAw-TB1Jbi8kH-iHIP1-YNIw08UrcMrzG0Fou5Tr_lq2LkUjGm/s1600-h/DSCN1575.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjldXp3ImRn6DnpYvOQZKZIjieaSc92A467kxBAKXWRvITrAgSK0whYqD6BkW-szgGA_ZotOGziNtuOBZPnNEpWEDa1eeNAw-TB1Jbi8kH-iHIP1-YNIw08UrcMrzG0Fou5Tr_lq2LkUjGm/s320/DSCN1575.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374670299203491314" border="0" /></a>It really is amazing! Dad has outdone himself here. You can see that the propane hose is run, and the power is also roughed in for the electronic igniter on the stove, which is a single burner built-in model. Here are a couple other shots of the galley construction.<br /><br />This shows the drawer detail:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsqvzRikzuSeStX5GyZK1xbK94xLYyT0-Fbe0_E6HEIzcCk7zBS8PVPIrOk2prQGznihXzj_DGKtz9DSiM9WlN8lRwVa1HKWC3AlTNv5YQEh6iQh0a3yWW1HfqnUcxFwlGEl3biN02bwdz/s1600-h/DSCN1576.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsqvzRikzuSeStX5GyZK1xbK94xLYyT0-Fbe0_E6HEIzcCk7zBS8PVPIrOk2prQGznihXzj_DGKtz9DSiM9WlN8lRwVa1HKWC3AlTNv5YQEh6iQh0a3yWW1HfqnUcxFwlGEl3biN02bwdz/s320/DSCN1576.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374670971454362514" border="0" /></a>Check out all the added storage! Before there was almost no storage to be found, but with Dad's design we have two good sized drawers and a lot of dry storage for food and the like.<br /><br />This next picture shows the view from forward:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjblCj4LNMb3FSVe-zOVAvikuE2ytRQtLcdipEQtGY3LET3uL8u2f3tzhu4OSLzE51CBsyzGucCG7P3QrNOKe_8o83XNuWJ8lBbgTA2MWmBSZztj8ZpjkOibeXMKygQy6_H8xtz6-ninxGs/s1600-h/DSCN1577.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjblCj4LNMb3FSVe-zOVAvikuE2ytRQtLcdipEQtGY3LET3uL8u2f3tzhu4OSLzE51CBsyzGucCG7P3QrNOKe_8o83XNuWJ8lBbgTA2MWmBSZztj8ZpjkOibeXMKygQy6_H8xtz6-ninxGs/s320/DSCN1577.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374671625500713138" border="0" /></a>We have sacrificed the port-side single berth in favor of a more functional galley, and in the process gained two huge storage spaces. A swing down cupboard door will give us access to the space you see here, and access to the space beneath that will be from the side through another swing down door.<br /><br />Giving up the berth on that side of the boat was a hard choice because we didn't want to make too many big changes to the boat's layout. She is a classic, after all. But we still have the starboard side settee as a good sea berth and the four-foot wide settee we are left with on the port side will be a great spot to sit and read, play games, and eat. The increased galley space and storage make it all worth it.<br /><br />Next up? It's time to start wiring. We know where the panels are going to go, but need to sit down and really plan out the AC system and the rest of the DC wiring. All of the old fixtures are coming out and all of the old wire is going in the trash with them.<br /><br />Given my experience with our last boat's wiring scheme, I really want to take the time to do this part of the refit correctly. But that ain't gonna be cheap.<br /><br />Also, we're still waiting for that Yanmar to magically appear.<br /><br />-gHayden and Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479677305235664997noreply@blogger.com0