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drrishi1
OLD SALT
USA
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 Posted - 02/06/2010 : 13:54:58
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replacing all fasteners and sistering in new oak laminated rig=bs as needed, mainly in the aft of the boat and along the bilge in the bow |
Edited by - drrishi1 on 06/05/2010 22:55:38 |
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drrishi1
OLD SALT
USA
371 Posts |
Posted - 02/06/2010 : 13:59:53
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here are some more views. the boat is on the hard at Mitch Newell's boatworks,in Portsmouth,VA where the rest of my restoration was done. We have had the boat for 21 years and the time was right to replace the fasteners and ribs..its going to be one solid bottom.
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Edited by - drrishi1 on 02/06/2010 14:07:50 |
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drrishi1
OLD SALT
USA
371 Posts |
Posted - 02/06/2010 : 14:03:13
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Its been great for getting the bilges clean from the 41 years of accumulations! |
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drrishi1
OLD SALT
USA
371 Posts |
Posted - 02/06/2010 : 14:06:16
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| All of the planking and most of the ribs were in good shape. The broken ribs were along the aft at the chine and the tips of the bow ribs along the keel were showing deterioration with spinning screws. about 50% of the screws were deteriorated to the point of spinners. Some were like thin finishing nails from electrolysis. When you pull screws to inspect, really pull extra ones from teh areas that stay wet on the inside... |
Edited by - drrishi1 on 02/06/2010 14:13:03 |
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Rich P
Administrator
USA
276 Posts |
Posted - 02/06/2010 : 17:33:32
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| Looking like you are doing very well with your project and have great dedication. Keep up the good work (and pictures). |
36' Sportfish
Eastern Long Island, NY |
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Ken Mitchell-Eby
OLD SALT
USA
123 Posts |
Posted - 02/06/2010 : 18:54:22
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| Great work, she'll be good for at lesst another 40. How did yuu make out with the snow last night? |
Ken
ENJOY LIFE NOW - IT HAS AN EXPIRATION DATE! |
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drrishi1
OLD SALT
USA
371 Posts |
Posted - 02/06/2010 : 23:28:40
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| less than an inch in Norfolk...the gulf stream so close really helps keep it a little warmer. |
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drrishi1
OLD SALT
USA
371 Posts |
Posted - 02/06/2010 : 23:32:38
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| I prefer a no snow climate.... |
Edited by - drrishi1 on 02/19/2010 17:47:43 |
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cap mike
OLD SALT
USA
809 Posts |
Posted - 02/07/2010 : 08:02:56
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| I wish we had a yard close so I could pull mine and do a bottom like that. I think I will have to go about 200 miles down river then that traveling will give me a whole new set of problems itself. Then there is the coast of the materials and labor, there is no way I can do all the work that far away fast enough by myself so I will need at least two guys. Well I hope to do mine in the next two years. I saw one guy remove his whole mahogany bottom and replace it with two layers of marine plywood. Not sure how great that worked out four years later. He used two layers of 1/2 but his boat was a 40ft Owens. but then again you can't go wrong doing it the way you did yours. Did you use any West on the ones that you didn't replace. I think I would on the old wood even if it was in good shape. Mine is mostly bad in the back, my front is in good shape. Thanks for sharing. |
http://www.lostpearl.net/
http://www.mikeweaks.com
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drrishi1
OLD SALT
USA
371 Posts |
Posted - 02/07/2010 : 08:55:03
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| Yes we used West system. Check into the companies with large industrial cranes. They can lift you where you want and do the work there. |
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cap mike
OLD SALT
USA
809 Posts |
Posted - 02/08/2010 : 18:53:19
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| I did it will 10 k out 10k back in I don't have that kind of money to throwaway. I will have to make the 200 mole trip one day to do my work. it still will cost about 5k there and back but the is taking a month off work. |
http://www.lostpearl.net/
http://www.mikeweaks.com
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Morning Wood
OLD SALT
USA
429 Posts |
Posted - 02/08/2010 : 19:25:59
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| She ought to be healthy now!! |
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drrishi1
OLD SALT
USA
371 Posts |
Posted - 02/10/2010 : 05:45:04
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Originally posted by cap mike
I did it will 10 k out 10k back in I don't have that kind of money to throwaway. I will have to make the 200 mole trip one day to do my work. it still will cost about 5k there and back but the is taking a month off work.
that's high.. |
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drrishi1
OLD SALT
USA
371 Posts |
Posted - 02/13/2010 : 13:11:52
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here are some closer views of the degradation of the silcon bronze fasteners. the worst deteriorated ones were the ones going into the rib ends at teh bilge where it stays wet and in teh aft I had some water for a awhile. the one on the far right was out of a dry rib. this is why the insurance companies pretty much mandate a thorough survey of the fastener conditions even tho the wood is good. All of my planks were fine. |
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Morning Wood
OLD SALT
USA
429 Posts |
Posted - 02/13/2010 : 17:36:22
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Wow!! Very informative. Was there an event or issue that made you decide to refasten? My boat was from Virginia Beach when I bought her.
It seems once I moved her further north hull issues seem to slow down. Growth,electrolysis. worms etc.. I refastened her 12 years ago and rebedded and refastened all the struts and thru hulls. Amazing what 100 miles north will do. |
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drrishi1
OLD SALT
USA
371 Posts |
Posted - 02/13/2010 : 20:57:37
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| this last survey was good on the planking condition, but seemed to say it was time for the fasteners...once I new the fasteners were deteriorated, I was not confident funning the boat....the inside was pretty dry since doing some seams in 2006. Its hard to fight the priciples of two dissimilar metals immersed in water..... Will have more confidence in the hull now for the future. We are going to rebed the struts and rudders too. |
Edited by - drrishi1 on 02/19/2010 19:49:04 |
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New Fasteners, Ribs, bungs,corking and seams
