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.
Monday, August 25, 2008
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Going in the water today!
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Latest
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.
Friday, May 30, 2008
Got the non non-skid right on the deck!
We used the flatting agent at a 1:1 ratio on the deck. Our concern was that the high gloss was going to be to "glary" on the water. It turned out a little flatter than I expected....but we think it will be OK. The color is matterhorn white and it looks almost grey....so we are going to do the non skid in a 50/50 mix of snow white and off white flatted at the same ratio as the other deck paint.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Painting
Over the last week and a half we have been sanding and painting. There is only one word for all the sanding: Brutal!
These pictures show the barrier coat going on and taping after primer (two coats) have been applied to the whole deck. The areas that are taped off are the non non-skid areas (bulwarks and cabin trunk etc)
We had a problem with blushing with the first topcoat - apparently we painted too late in the day and dew caused the problem.
Sooooo....sand it off and try again!
These pictures show the barrier coat going on and taping after primer (two coats) have been applied to the whole deck. The areas that are taped off are the non non-skid areas (bulwarks and cabin trunk etc)
We had a problem with blushing with the first topcoat - apparently we painted too late in the day and dew caused the problem.
Sooooo....sand it off and try again!
Friday, April 25, 2008
Move
We moved the boat to the yard today....mostly to get out from under the thumb of the owner of the space we were renting.
She looks very ugly without her rudder, bowsprit, (new thanks Dave) boomkin, (also new thanks Dave!) and other bits.
We have a shop full of nice shiny new parts to put on after the deck and topsides get painted.
She looks very ugly without her rudder, bowsprit, (new thanks Dave) boomkin, (also new thanks Dave!) and other bits.
We have a shop full of nice shiny new parts to put on after the deck and topsides get painted.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Mast
A mast did come with the boat, an Isomat. Isomat went out of business several years ago but parts are still available through Rigrite and Charleston spar.
The mast kept me awake at night as there were quite a few thing about it that concerned me.
The biggest concern was that the gooseneck attachment was 22 inches above the base of the mast. This meant that when working on the sail the boom would be somewhere around my knees. Not good.
The gooseneck could be moved but that would mean major surgery as the entrance gate to the slot would have to be moved as well..... a bit of a Frankenstein arrangement in my mind.
There were a lot of gouges in the mast - this would mean painting at the very least.
The spreaders were missing. New spreaders would be in the region of $600
The boom was an angular ugly thing.
I decided on a few exploratory Craigslist listings and also posted it on the Westsail owners board.
It was sold in short order to my amazement....for 75% of the cost of a brand new LeFiell which is what most of the Westsails use.
The mast kept me awake at night as there were quite a few thing about it that concerned me.
The biggest concern was that the gooseneck attachment was 22 inches above the base of the mast. This meant that when working on the sail the boom would be somewhere around my knees. Not good.
The gooseneck could be moved but that would mean major surgery as the entrance gate to the slot would have to be moved as well..... a bit of a Frankenstein arrangement in my mind.
There were a lot of gouges in the mast - this would mean painting at the very least.
The spreaders were missing. New spreaders would be in the region of $600
The boom was an angular ugly thing.
I decided on a few exploratory Craigslist listings and also posted it on the Westsail owners board.
It was sold in short order to my amazement....for 75% of the cost of a brand new LeFiell which is what most of the Westsails use.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Engine install
The motor that came with the boat (not installed) was a Bukh 24 HP. After talking with other W32 owners and the original Westsail general manager Bud Taplin, we decided to go with a 37.5 HP Betamarine engine. Its a bit much to ask a 24 HP motor to move the 20 000 lb Westsail around.
We were able to sell the Bukh to a couple from Canada, they came down from Vancouver and we loaded it into their station wagon.
All pictures are clickable.
The Bukh in our workshop.
This is what the engine bay looked like when we bought the boat (view from inside the salon, stairs removed)
And now after installing the Beta (View from the deck, cockpit not installed yet)
We were able to sell the Bukh to a couple from Canada, they came down from Vancouver and we loaded it into their station wagon.
All pictures are clickable.
The Bukh in our workshop.
This is what the engine bay looked like when we bought the boat (view from inside the salon, stairs removed)
And now after installing the Beta (View from the deck, cockpit not installed yet)
Cabin top repair
Originally the interior deck beams were bolted from the outside through the cabin top. The bolts were countersunk and the area filled and faired. There has been some cracking around these filled areas where the original plugs were filled.
Fix has been to grind out a depression above each bolt and then wet out with epoxy, cut a small 6 oz fiberglass cloth patch and carefully tamp it down and then fill with epoxy. This picture shows the bolt areas.
The boat is covered by a tarp that covers a "tent" frame made from thinwall conduit.
It has held up surprisingly well considering the pretty severe storms that we had this last winter.
Fix has been to grind out a depression above each bolt and then wet out with epoxy, cut a small 6 oz fiberglass cloth patch and carefully tamp it down and then fill with epoxy. This picture shows the bolt areas.
The boat is covered by a tarp that covers a "tent" frame made from thinwall conduit.
It has held up surprisingly well considering the pretty severe storms that we had this last winter.
Deck work
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Finding our boat
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