Commander #5

[paulsproesser]

the reason I've made so much progress so quickly is because I got layed off feb13 so I decided to focus on my priorities (the boat) lol. Now I have A great piece of mind getting that job behind me meaning the bottom because as far as I know shes been in the water for 5 years and now shes becoming a pretty boat. I really feel for the greenhorns in the yard because they have to do all the bottom work everyday. I found just as much cracking and crazing and voids galore as I did on top and drilled and filled them all I drilled at least 15 holes thru the hull and got the most water at mid ballast on keel , contrary to the owners manual drilling at the rudder shoe didnt produce much but do it because its all the same cavity and gelcoat voids i filled with 6-10 epoxy and all voids around the main ballast in the keel i filled with foam including the prop knockout blank. now its touchup on the deck and power . I have to consruct a stern rack for the solar panel but other than than that its cosmetic and I will copy your chain locker door because I like it.

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I would like to have a painting of the slip pic made there are beutiful reflections off the water. Ben Areil 109 gave me some insight on the winch blocks the deck has a 7degree outward slope and the coamings have the same negative vertical so i made 4 trips with the blocks to the boat with a hand planer to get the fit

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next really big job is portlites

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I have registered for the maryland Gouvernors cup but there are a few terms im not sure about

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Finally got the time to install the rudder post bearing , when we removed the tillerhead and bearing cap there was no old one who knows for how long. However the new one fits nice and tight I recommend using some superlube to get it in place its not harmful to the o rings and its a dielectric synthetic grease and fit a large crescent to the shaft so you can tap it into place . What a piece of mind getting rid of the tiller slop. 6/17/12 repainted deck and cockpit installed bowrail, new running lights and starting to rebuild new switchpanel .

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Very nice work Paul. #5 sits on her lines very nicely considering she has the wieght of the outboard near the stern. Did you weight the bow to balance her?

another reason she sets well on the lines is because theres no water storage tank up front i removed it for storage it was the original with lead solder very well made though

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we went sailing this weekend with the kids or(future sailors who love video games) and happened on a surprise moored at solomons for tours was one of the great ships which visited Baltimore for the commemoration of the war of 1812 and stopped over here for a special tour and cruise pkg. for those who may not know the war of 1812 was where the british sailed up the patuxent river and landed at benedict then marched to bladensburg to the first engagement with the U.S. malitia in which the malitia retreated then allowing the british rite into Washington to set fire to the white house and capitol at that time James and Dolly Madison were the occupants and Dolly Madison saved several treasured paintings before the white house burned and they fled however what saved washington was a tornado and thunderstorm which came across the Potomac from Virginia and hit the british troops they had never experienced such a thing and thought it to be the wrath of god and hightailed it back to their boats and it was the heavy rains that doused the fires on our capital bldgs and also after that is when the white house started being called the white house and not the executive mansion because they had to paint it after that to hide the fire damage it was the heavy rains that put the fires out ,then they headed for Baltimore and then ran into Ft. McHenry and other batterys entering the harbor and were held back at which time Francis Scott Key was an attorney aboard one of the British vessels trying to negotiate the release of a prisoner when he witnessed the bombardment and wrote our Star Spangled Banner.

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Ironically all that did'nt have to happen becauce a truce was reached between england and the U.S.A. But the mail was too slow. It was all about british vessels capturing U.S. ships and forcing the men into service for the crown. plus they were still sore about the rev war;)

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Spent 6days and 5 nights at the boat 2 weeks ago repainting the top with nonskid poly and went over all the varnish and sanded and declared with a couple more coats of Epifanes.