ARIEL # 50 REVIVAL

[frank durant]

The filler cushions in the main cabin will double as backrests and arm rests when not in place for the double.Makes real cozy reading corners both sides

[ebb]

Frank,
GORGEOUS!  Absolutely first class.  Genius.

I'm having trouble finding a place for the hot-tub, should have run it by you!


Could you please give us a photo demo of your settee to double bunk setup?
Oh, and what brand is that white stuff you have everywhere? Nize.

[Tony G]

Frank,

I went all the way back to page one and viewed the transformation as a slide show.  That's one great looking redo!  The shower is a fantastic idea.  I was originally planning on just using a spray bottle in the cockpit, then Aussie Geoff's installed cockpit model came along, but, modesty prevails in your installation.  We'll do come sizing up for an 'inside jobbie' here for sure.

The galley!  Did I not spout off about a U-shaped galley way back when?   Bam!  There it is!  I LIKE IT!  A draining cooler.  Simple and efficient.  Nice little drop in storage behind it.  The table is a great addition too. I always keep trying to locate one on the main bulkhead but never like it there.  You may have struck a new chord.

The shelved anchor locker is cool.  We'll keep our ears tuned to find out how the drain works out.  It sure looks different now compared to when you bought her.

Those humongous berths are great.  Inside and out!  The v-berth/forward cabin is pretty much the head/storage area anyway, don't you think?  I mean, would you want to sleep in the roomy, well ventilated main cabin or crawl into the v-berth?  The cockpit berth would be the ultimate...on the right night.  Here in the Land of 10,000 Lakes (that's 10,000 mosquitos per boater :mad: ) we'd surely need the dodger, bimini, leecloth, screen porch option.  (Which I fully intend to make)

Frank, that's one sweet, little boat.  How long did it take you to do all of this?  Did you do everything right there in the yard or work at home too?  I may complain some, well, ok, alot (the wife will verify this) about never getting to work on my boat, but, one nice thing is I get to see the changes other make and gain insight and inspiration from them.

Bless you soul for taking pictures, and Bill's for posting them.  Keep 'em coming!  Tony G

[Bill]

Frank installed new thru-hull seacocks in ALL places (bronze holding bolts to come).

[Bill]

Hey Ebb,  Frank found 5/8" to 3/4" thickness on #50.  Photo was taken a month before the hull thickness discussion (tech forum), just for Frank's own edification.

[Bill]

And here, Frank found the bottom of the hull to be 1-1/8" to 1-1/4" thick when he drilled drain holes.  Finished repairs with five layers of cloth and West epoxy.

[Bill]

For those who have asked, here is Frank's "workshop."  :rolleyes:

[frank durant]

He Tony G ...cockpit showers are OK...but in a crowded anchorage on a cool night...well..modesty did prevail. I started wanting a SIMPLE boat with a good ice box,double bunk and inside shower.I did add other things for off shore..this boat WILL be a gulf stream regular.The seacocks,2 eyes for safety harness,extra cockpit drain.bilge pump in cockpit-ext mount-no lifting settee to access,inside bilge pump ,extra deep reef point in main and reef point in jib.This work took my entire holiday. The day I tarped it was the day I started home.Remember , I live 2400 miles from my boat !! It took 19 days...most were late ones , working alone with real 'basic' tools.I did have my "ideas' before I left and even pre-cut a few pieces...they didn't fit!

[mbd]

Frank - beautiful!  Really!  Did you paint the topsides yourself as well or have it done?

[frank durant]

Mbd...the topsides were painted.A little history.....#50 was derilect and abandoned a Brewers boat yard in LI NY.She had soft decks but decent sails , so their painter took her on as a personal project.He did the decks and paint . He sailed her for a couple of years until a real windy day and his wife and new young son put an end to sailboats.One thing to another and I bought her.The inside and systems had not been done .The name 'revival' was her redemption from the crusher...now the "revival" is getting closer to completion.The message here.....don't let old Ariels go to the crusher.....they are special and can not be replaced. Anything new that compares is $90000 plus !!

[commanderpete]

Truly Spectacular

Like to hear more about the cockpit drain (and everything else)

[Bill]

This photo is titled:  "Former sump pump drain connected to cockpit."

[frank durant]

I fire up the computer at work and it shows the 'cockpit drain' question message ...by the time I pull up the Ariel site..Bill already has the pic posted !! Blew me away !! Are you looking for a job Bill   The through hull was already there and above the waterline so rather than glass it over , I made it into an additional drain.Put another layer of cloth/epoxy around the rudder shaft tube while I was down there.

[frank durant]

# 37 complained of a 'soft cockpit floor'. Picture #68 shows the glassed in strips run for and aft. Had they run side to side I think all our cockpit floors would have been a lot less 'springy'. I imagine all Ariels suffer from this unless Pearson changed how they supported them on later models.I glassed in a 1x3 from side to side near the drains and found it helped a lot. #50

[ebb]

The cockpit deck has a transvers piece of 3/4' plywood with the center scrolled out (an inverted 'U') jammed in underneath about halfway along - that works like a bridge.   The longitudinal  ply strip stiffeners make sense that way.     When I took it out the sole did become springy.  That strange simple funky piece of afterthought did a lot of work there.   You can see it in a number of photos.  It shouldn't be taken out unless you are going to upgrade.

I think 338's originally may have had a couple pieces of matt and goop holding it in place.  Had a couple pieces of ply under the legs against the hull acting as wedges.   It was loose when I got the boat.   But it knew its place, could always knock it back.

I remember seeing it under Geoff's cockpit in one of his shots.   #11 in Ebb's you can see a leg.  Everybody's must have this brace

as it is the only thing that stablizes the whole bloody cockpit.
 
Take it away and you'll be surprised one day to find out what 'integrity' is all about.