A-231 Periwinkle

[bill@ariel231]

still inching towards the water... 'got the decks redone for this year (except for the cockpit. that can wait 'til we are launched). The deck color is different from previous years (interlux "cream" vice "pre1990 Hatteras White"), still, Alyce approves of the color...

This is the first year I've tried the Interlux "Interdeck" with the non-skid mixed in.. It went on without a hitch and saved a bit of time. I'd use it again in a heartbeat.

[Tim Mertinooke]

Looks great!  You give me a product to shoot for.

[joe]

How about a product number for that beautiful non-skid paint??
Joe

[bill@ariel231]

Tim & Joe

thanks for the complements. Here's a URL for the stuff I used this year. The color is a "Cream" it's just a bit more "French Vanilla" in color than the "Beige" on the Interlux color chart (oh by the way; one quart = 1 coat for the deck on an Ariel):

http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/show_product.do?pid=67&familyName=Interlux+-+Interdeck+Polyurethane+Non-Skid+Deck+Coating

the pre-mix varieties have fewer color choices than the "Brightside" series but I was short on time:

http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/images/Multi/Interlux/large/67s.jpg

Tim, on your idea for a NE chapter rendezvous. I think it's a great idea, although at 5 knots it may take a while to get there... worth starting a thread on the "General/Offtopic" line to poll the crew(s) for interest...

cheers,
bill

[joe]

I really like that color!

[mbd]

Top notch as always Bill! Man, do you and Alyce get a lot done! But I feel I must say however, that you've failed to show us pictures and details of your new radar set up...

[bill@ariel231]

Mike

that's one more project that will have to wait 'til we splash. The design is in my head, hopefully I'll commit to paper & powertools soon...

Bill

[ebb]

Thanks, Bill,

Ariel decks: One Quart equals One Coat.

Fantastic job of anti-skid painting there!

Also looking forward to pics and tips of your radar set up.......

[commanderpete]

Oh, I don't know. I kinda like the way it was before. Good traction

http://www.pearsonariel.org/discussion/attachment.php?attachmentid=2894&stc=1&d=1133739416

Very nice Bill. She's a beauty

[bill@ariel231]

I started to make some progress on the radar mount hardware (previewed a couple postings ago. The Radar is a (very) used mid 1990s vintage Sitex/Koden T-150. My plan remains to mount the radar on a removable pole bolted to the stern rail.

here's a look at the set:

[bill@ariel231]

Aside from a small mishap in the garage it's still usable. !$*^%, now, i"ll need to add a 10 pin DIN(?) connector to the materials list

[bill@ariel231]

The pole is 1 7/8" aluminum with welded flanges top and bottom. The top flange at 16" around needed to be cut to 10" on a side.

[bill@ariel231]

The 4" base was just too big to fit around the existing stanchions, cleats and lines aft. As a result, one of those "why does this take so long" sort of problems needed to get worked through. I'm going to try this, it's an 2" ID aluminum casting from the base of a club boom (maybe, it's not like any spinnaker pole end fitting i've seen) with room for three M19 (metric) thread set screws. It looks like a 1" clamp for a Bimini will make a good pipe clamp to hold the base to one of the stanchions. The weight of the radar will be born by the stanchion base and the whole assembly will remain clear of the dock lines...

[bill@ariel231]

With that problem sorted out, time for the saw...

The base fits with room for a sleeve around the pipe (sleeve material tbd). As for those frankenstein like bolts, I'll be cutting them down to size (and making set-screws out of them). Other than that, it looks like it may work.

The base will eventually get a plastic shoe to bear against the stanchion & deck.

[bill@ariel231]

After drilling the top flange, the radar got a trial fit on the pole before quitting for the day.