Commander #5

[paulsproesser]

BEN, I did pull one of the lead ingots out I have 5 100# ingots stamped made in spain or spagne I think I'll take out a little at a time to find the sweet spot so to speak and save my back

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Time for a break.  The p.o. never bothered to replace the missing center brass bracket.

heres some further progress

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we'll be sailing soon! 2 months on the hard in this weather has been torture and fantastic breezes calling while working on the boat. the last pic is after i fixed all the cracks and holes and sanded the hull i smothered it in interlux 2000E epoxy primer. I rolled and tipped perfection on the hull and one part enamel for the stripe still need 1 more coat of each and dont get brushing thinner 2333n on your enamel it curdles it instantly , I had that mishap while wiping down the hull , so i still have to sand everything once more before the final coat and I also went with the 2000E under the bootstripe hoping it'll keep the barnicles off they seem to like it there at the waterline .

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heres some further progress

another shot

[paulsproesser]

BEN, I did pull one of the lead ingots out I have 5 100# ingots stamped made in spain or spagne I think I'll take out a little at a time to find the sweet spot so to speak and save my back

heres one of them

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another shot

heres how I did it and you have to keep popping the mushroom heads of foam to acheive a maximum foam density . I drilled 9 holes big enough to fit the applicator tube from the can.

[paulsproesser]

Solomons island history, The fourth pic is an old chesapeake bay oyster boat and the fifth one is the bow of a huge old wooden schooner just rotting away in the yard but I bet she was beutiful in her day , I wonder how that bow sculpture would look on my boat ? haha.

this vanguard belongs to the lady in the marina office and her husband and it is as close to perfect as you can get.

[paulsproesser]

launch date 6/8/2012, here are the graphics, finally decided on a name we will keep

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Two months of preparation for 6 days of paint and finally got the jib halyard unstuck for the top of the mast

[Commander227]

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?

[paulsproesser]

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?

Thanks, It was harder and dirtier but quicker than doing the woodwork. We did 2 months of nasty prep workand a few days of chemical stripping to do 4 days of painting. She always sat good on her lines , I put them back to the true original  factory lines a P.O. had changed them to a more narrow line , theres no extra weight in the bow and I only removed 100# of the ballast I think Ill take 200# more to offset my battery bank I'm preparing to install. I got a lotta thumbs up as she was headed for the launch they really respected the fact that we were restoring a classic . I got the graphics on a link through Boat U.S. you design it yourself and they make it up , mine were $68 and they keep it in their database for when you need to replace them and and the cost is 50% of the first set . we sailed friday saturday and sunday and tomorrow im starting the new bow rail fittings and lights and putting a fresh coat of paint on the deck then i need to rig up something for my solar panel and install the depthfinder lisa gave me for my Bday last september and I put on 4 new harken ss ball bearing pulleys for the spin sheet and small jib , The boat still had the originals from racelite south coast and replaced the mainsheet , fiddle block and jibsheet lines , i caught them all on sale at 10% off were all $28- $36 ea.

[paulsproesser]

Thanks, It was harder and dirtier but quicker than doing the woodwork. We did 2 months of nasty prep workand a few days of chemical stripping to do 4 days of painting. She always sat good on her lines , I put them back to the true original  factory lines a P.O. had changed them to a more narrow line , theres no extra weight in the bow and I only removed 100# of the ballast I think Ill take 200# more to offset my battery bank I'm preparing to install. I got a lotta thumbs up as she was headed for the launch they really respected the fact that we were restoring a classic . I got the graphics on a link through Boat U.S. you design it yourself and they make it up , mine were $68 and they keep it in their database for when you need to replace them and and the cost is 50% of the first set . we sailed friday saturday and sunday and tomorrow im starting the new bow rail fittings and lights and putting a fresh coat of paint on the deck then i need to rig up something for my solar panel and install the depthfinder lisa gave me for my Bday last september and I put on 4 new harken ss ball bearing pulleys for the spin sheet and small jib , The boat still had the originals from racelite south coast and replaced the mainsheet , fiddle block and jibsheet lines , i caught them all on sale at 10% off were all $28- $36 ea.

my outboard is about 50-60# its a tohatsu 8hp at full throttle burns 1gph we found it on cl for $600

[paulsproesser]

Two months of preparation for 6 days of paint and finally got the jib halyard unstuck for the top of the mast

installed the depth finder and clam cleats and lights yesterday and put bowrail together but didnt install need 2 people and repainting top and put in depthfinder Lisa gave me for my bday last sept. In the slip she looks like a tied up horse that wants to run.

[paulsproesser]

Thanks, It was harder and dirtier but quicker than doing the woodwork. We did 2 months of nasty prep workand a few days of chemical stripping to do 4 days of painting. She always sat good on her lines , I put them back to the true original  factory lines a P.O. had changed them to a more narrow line , theres no extra weight in the bow and I only removed 100# of the ballast I think Ill take 200# more to offset my battery bank I'm preparing to install. I got a lotta thumbs up as she was headed for the launch they really respected the fact that we were restoring a classic . I got the graphics on a link through Boat U.S. you design it yourself and they make it up , mine were $68 and they keep it in their database for when you need to replace them and and the cost is 50% of the first set . we sailed friday saturday and sunday and tomorrow im starting the new bow rail fittings and lights and putting a fresh coat of paint on the deck then i need to rig up something for my solar panel and install the depthfinder lisa gave me for my Bday last september and I put on 4 new harken ss ball bearing pulleys for the spin sheet and small jib , The boat still had the originals from racelite south coast and replaced the mainsheet , fiddle block and jibsheet lines , i caught them all on sale at 10% off were all $28- $36 ea.

Im considering azek for the rubrail its plastic trim for houses to replace faciaboard i can rip it and round it and its flexible to meet the lines

[mbd]

Great job Paul! Looks like a cozy place for a slip.  Do you have more pics of your winch pads? -- Nevermind, I saw a good one of them back in
Post #24. Wow! you have come aloooong way in a short time. Well done.