Friday, December 25, 2009
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Work is still progressing
Since the last time we posted work has slowly been moving along.
Things that have been done are:
Gallows with boom crutch mounted, boom installed, wood trim around cockpit installed, cabin sole completed with edge trim, lifelines installed and lots of equipment purchased that will be installed as soon as we have a reasonable amount of good weather.
The documentation process has also been completed and the name lettering recieved.
Because of the 4" requirements for names on documented boats the name ends up being 5' long!! We hope it will look OK when on the boat.
Sails were ordered about 4 weeks ago and should arrive in 2 or so weeks along with sail covers. We ordered a new main and staysail from Kern in Newport Beach. Since we were down in Disneyland, it was nice to be able to drive to Kerns loft and talk to him (A 15 minute drive from Disneyland)
The color chosen is sky blue for the covers....... hmmm. Hope it does not look too ....um well you know.
Things that have been done are:
Gallows with boom crutch mounted, boom installed, wood trim around cockpit installed, cabin sole completed with edge trim, lifelines installed and lots of equipment purchased that will be installed as soon as we have a reasonable amount of good weather.
The documentation process has also been completed and the name lettering recieved.
Because of the 4" requirements for names on documented boats the name ends up being 5' long!! We hope it will look OK when on the boat.
Sails were ordered about 4 weeks ago and should arrive in 2 or so weeks along with sail covers. We ordered a new main and staysail from Kern in Newport Beach. Since we were down in Disneyland, it was nice to be able to drive to Kerns loft and talk to him (A 15 minute drive from Disneyland)
The color chosen is sky blue for the covers....... hmmm. Hope it does not look too ....um well you know.
Monday, August 25, 2008
Mast stepped and nonskid done.
Its been a while since we posted and to be honest I have not been working very hard on the boat. Sitting on the couch seemed more appealing than painting and applying non skid!
The non skid is done - we used Interlux perfection and Interlux Intergrip polymeric "sand" ....It looks OK.
The texture is very good and the slip resistance is awesome.
We stepped the mast last Friday and took about 5 years off my life in the process. If it had not been for Lee's willingness to sacrifice his hands holding onto a thin nylon rope, the mast would have come to a sad end. Enough said.
The non skid is done - we used Interlux perfection and Interlux Intergrip polymeric "sand" ....It looks OK.
The texture is very good and the slip resistance is awesome.
We stepped the mast last Friday and took about 5 years off my life in the process. If it had not been for Lee's willingness to sacrifice his hands holding onto a thin nylon rope, the mast would have come to a sad end. Enough said.
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Going in the water today!
We will launch the boat today and finish her off in the water. 35 years ago she was laid up and today she will finally float.....!
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Latest
Things have been crazy what with trying to get everything ready to put the boat in the water. The past couple of weeks have been taken up with exterior wood finishing and cetol application....
Some shots of the new mast, bowsprit, cockpit etc etc
Some shots of the new mast, bowsprit, cockpit etc etc
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Topsides painted
Yesterday we shot the first coat of Interlux Perfection on the topsides. It came out pretty good. Today the second coat went on.
The reason for the tent is that the Port Captain did not want to let us spray - someone painted their boat and ten cars last time he allowed it! What a nightmare. We told him we would pay for any cars that inadvertently got sprayed and then erected the tent in the hope that the overspray would be minimal....so far no irate Mercedes Benz driver has sought us out.
Mark Rogers Painting did the spraying. After trying twice ourselves and failing to paint the deck, Mark was a Godsend.
The reason for the tent is that the Port Captain did not want to let us spray - someone painted their boat and ten cars last time he allowed it! What a nightmare. We told him we would pay for any cars that inadvertently got sprayed and then erected the tent in the hope that the overspray would be minimal....so far no irate Mercedes Benz driver has sought us out.
Mark Rogers Painting did the spraying. After trying twice ourselves and failing to paint the deck, Mark was a Godsend.
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