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Hull #170Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379397976154250105noreply@blogger.comBlogger159125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793590255951326228.post-59181541331699653762019-12-19T11:45:00.000-05:002019-12-19T11:45:23.827-05:00Mast raising prepMoved the mast forward on the bow to do a dry run looking things over. It gave me a good idea of what I needed to do to get things ready to try raising it myself.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Would still need to go forward another 5-6'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mainsheet was 65'(right), new one on the left is 90'</td></tr>
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There's a couple things I need to think over. The mast is heavy for lifting myself but I need to think of how the mast will be lifted for the spreaders and the light to go over the forward mount. During the dry run, I put a line over the bottom part to keep it from lifting too high. I bought a longer line for the mainsheet that will be used to raise the mast. I can still keep the shorter one as a working line while actually out on the water.<br />
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<br />Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379397976154250105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793590255951326228.post-34038348649086346262019-10-07T13:13:00.001-04:002019-10-07T13:13:12.444-04:00Trailer BrakesRecently replaced the brakes on the trailer. Old brakes were hydraulic surge brakes. What that means is the brakes activate when the tow vehicle stops, and the weight of the trailer pushes into the actuator at the tongue.<br />
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New brakes are electric. In this case, when the tow vehicle starts to stop, it activates the electric brakes right away and helps slow the tow vehicle down.<br />
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Installing the new brakes took a couple visits to the marina. First visit, I got 4 of them on, then the following week, I got the last two on.<br />
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28 Sep 2019:<br />
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I drilled/tapped into the trailer frame to mount a junction box and a breakaway kit. The breakaway kit is a battery that is supposed to activate the brakes to prevent a runaway trailer if it comes off the tow vehicle. I used blue Loctite on the threads mounting both pieces. I used smaller bolts on the breakaway battery box. When I used the tap to cut the threads in the first hole, it snapped. Took a while but I got the broken piece out. I went to the store to get a replacement and finished that hole and made another one, going slower to prevent another break.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">barely enough to hold on to for removal...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...but I eventually got it out</td></tr>
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This past weeeknd, I did most of the wiring. Used marine grade wire and marine grade connectors with heatshrink. Probably overkill but I'm sure the wires will last a long time. I also replaced the taillights and installed a new 7 pin connector to plug into my truck.<br />
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Wiring job itself probably isn't the greatest but I was able to get it done enough to test out the turn signal/brake lights. I still need to wire in the breakaway kit and adjust the brakes. Otherwise, it's pretty much ready to go.<br />
<br />Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379397976154250105noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793590255951326228.post-58074410867407023872019-08-11T11:48:00.000-04:002019-08-11T11:48:50.675-04:00Mast DecisionsOver the last couple weeks, I have been looking at how I can at least get the mast up. Other owners are able to raise their own masts. I happen to have a video on the boat made by another owner. Have watched it several times over the past week alone.<br />
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Got some clevis pins and test fit one of the spreaders.<br />
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Before deciding to try self-raising the mast, I was talking to the manager at the marina about it and for them to do it, the boat would have to be in the water and they use a forklift to lift the mast.<br />
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I figured, I now have the last seacock installed on the boat. Maybe if I can get it to FLOAT long enough, I can get the mast up. I pulled out the shaft and coupler hardware to install that to the engine... But, it didn't line up. Great, now I need someone to help align it since it's pretty far off. Well, I'll figure that out later. This is where I seriously considered raising the mast myself.<br />
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Back to the mast. Yesterday, I looked around at it. Pulled out the standing rigging to lay it all out. The main part of being able to raise the mast seems to be a modified shroud. I just need to shorten the long shroud to the level of the mast step tabernackle and add a shortened piece below it to the chainplate. Sounds easy enough but will take some planning. I looked at the video a few more times in the boat.<br />
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Aside from needing to modify the shroud, I will need to come up with a holder for the mast at the bow rail. Others have used bow rollers, but the one's I've seen are pretty expensive. I'm looking into plywood, at least for now, that can hold the mast at the bow, and prevent it from wanting to roll over.<br />
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Took some measurements around the mast bottom. I also took a turnbuckle and a triangle plate I luckily found locally and set it out trying to visualize the mod.<br />
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Here, I'm just trying to get an idea of how I would do this. And, where I would cut. I also looked at the turnbuckle trying to decide how much slack I should put in it. With it opened up, it was about 11 inches, but with all the threads in the turnbuckle body, it made it 3 inches shorter. Maybe I could have it 1 inch shorter and that could give me some room to tune the rig when it's up. I tried measureing the chainplate to the mast step height difference, but may need to do it a couple more times, just to make sure I cut the shroud at the right place.<br />
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pushed the wires in, to get this measurement and something flew out and stung me. Not too bad, but it hurt for several minutes. I was getting an idea of size for bow support.<br />
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Ordered some hardware for the modification. So, until I get that and look over things some more over the next couple (few? several?) weeks, I won't be doing too much with the mast. Hopefully this idea goes well.Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379397976154250105noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793590255951326228.post-5347371019307016332019-06-19T13:24:00.001-04:002019-06-19T13:24:18.789-04:00The Last SeacockWith the last seacock installed for the cockpit drains, I thought I'd show what I did to get it ready.<br />
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I have a sheet of G10 Fiberglass board, I used a couple hole saws to cut to size. Drilled holes for the bolts but then drilled out a larger size on the bottom to epoxy the bolts into place. I had a small tube of LifeCaulk on hand and used it to seal the threads. I think I used 4200 or Sikaflex 291 before but it should still work just the same.<br />
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One difficulty was having to use a couple wrenches to tighten the fittings together. Having the pieces already together helped for alignment when installed on the boat.<br />
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Really not a lot to it. This is the same way I prepared the other seacocks I've installed with new G10 backing boards.<br />
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There's sitll a couple old seacocks on the boat. I'd like to get rid of the one in the starting battery compartment. There's also one in the head under the counter top. Right now, if I tried doing that work, It would further delay getting the boat ready so they're going to wait right now.Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379397976154250105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793590255951326228.post-7781503260651866542019-06-18T11:14:00.002-04:002019-06-18T11:14:33.715-04:00Last Cockpit SeacockHad another good weekend. Got the last seacock installed for the cockpit drains. Trying to do it myself wasn't easy though. I used the boat hook to keep the thru-hull in place and got the seacock base started on the threads. I then used a zip-tie to attach to another seacock to keep it from spinning. Got out of the boat and tightened the thru-hull down. Epoxy squeezed out from the base, that needed cleaning up. Luckily I was able to do this early in the morning where I could wait the whole day for the epoxy to cure. Unfortunately, I didn't finish curing. The outside of the fiberglass base was solid but when I removed the thru-hull, the center was still pliable/soft. I put the blue drain hose back through the hole for rain water to drain in the meantime. Soon, I'll be able to seal this seacock, and get new hoses on the hose-barbs. The current hoses on the other three are not very secure, at best I was abe to get one hose clamp around the hose.<br />
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Other project I wanted to do was attach the anchor chain to the boat. Not sure there was ever a place to attach the chain or rode, so I got a U-bolt, drilled holes to attach it. Then I put a soft shackle I made on it and the end of the chain, so now, when I deploy the anchor, the chain is not all going to find the bottom. The chain is about 140ft, so I could probably cut some of that down and attach some rode. Not sure the rode that came with the boat had ever been used or if it's even good to use.<br />
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These two things were projects I've had on my list a long time. I'm happy I can cross off a couple things. A good part of the visit, I was working on the rudder. When I tap on the rudder, there were hollow sounding areas, I cut part of the skin out to get epoxy behind those areas. I plan to post more on this when I have more work on it completed.<br />
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Last couple weekends have been pretty productive. I've been able to cross off a few projects off my list. Every little bit helps. Thanks for stopping by.Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379397976154250105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793590255951326228.post-13268529385248874632019-06-10T14:35:00.001-04:002019-06-10T14:35:22.593-04:00Electric Bilge Pump ReadyThis past weekend was very productive. I got some work done on the electric bilge pump. Everything was previously mounted on a wooden board but got a piece of plastic board and remounted everything on it. The pump is at the bottom, with the float switch just above it. The next float switch, I used a yellow plastic scraper to mount, is for the bilge alarm. At the top, you can see all the wires, it's a relay switch. For the most part, everything is mounted the way the boat came. If you look closely at the closeup of the wiring/relay, you'll see a yellow and brown wire that isn't connected to anything. It was previously wrapped in electrical tape. It goes to the bottom float switch but no idea of its purpose. It's kept tied high from any possible water contact.<span id="goog_164461851"></span><br />
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I still want to work on the manual pump by replacing the rubber pieces but the screws holding the flappers inside the unit doesn't want to budge. Going to try spraying some PB Blaster to see if that will help loosen things up. Otherwise, there doesn't seem to be much I can do with it.<br />
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After the bilge pump, I worked on mounting the base the Airhead is sitting on. All this time I've had the Airhead, it wasn't really secured. I had a small tube of LifeCaulk on hand, put a bead of it around the hole the old holding tank sat in, then screwed down the base. The vent hose was also not attached to the Airhead itself. I haven't used the head yet, so didn't have a need to. I got the hose cut down enough to connect everything together and now it's ready to use.<br />
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Didn't get any other pictures, but this is just screwing down the Airhead base. Predrilled the base for the screw to pass through but a smaller hole drilled below for the screw to bite into.<br />
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<br />Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379397976154250105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793590255951326228.post-35365270056573674962019-05-12T14:00:00.000-04:002019-05-12T14:00:10.356-04:00A Little Bit of SailingThis weekend was good. I went to the boat, but instead of getting to work on the bilge pump setup, I decided to take my dinghy out on the water. I've had the dinghy for awhile now, but only used it one time. That one time was to row to a liveaboards boat and help apply new name decals.<br />
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This time, decided to rig up the two piece mast. There was absolutely no wind when I dropped the boat in but thought I'd go see if I could find some. Slight breeze started and thought I'd give the sail a try. Had to hook up the boom, sail and lines while floating around. But once all setup, I had enough wind to move the boat a little.<br />
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I asked a friend of he was coming out to his boat and he invited me to go along with him and his other friend on his Shannon 28. Been awhile since I sailed so I said sure. Rowed over to his slip at the nearby marina and off we went.<br />
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Really enjoyed the time sailing in his boat too. I feel like I needed that motivation to get my boat ready to go too.<br />
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After the sail, I rowed back to my marina, lifted the boat out of the water and into the dinghy storage. All the other stuff for the dinghy I stored back on my boat. I looked around at some of the work I need to do but it was about time I headed back to the house.<br />
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Great day and fun to get out on the water again. Ready for the next visit to get to work.<br />
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<br />Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379397976154250105noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793590255951326228.post-12860393188517345312019-04-30T15:59:00.001-04:002019-04-30T15:59:23.484-04:00Bilge Pump - RelookLooking in the bilge again. The auto pump setup is attached to a piece of wood I wanted to replace with a plastic one. I also thought to replace the float switch that activates the alarm as the plastic housing broke. Looking it all over, maybe a couple other things could be worked on too. At the bottom, it looked like there's another float switch, maybe used to activate the pump.<br />
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The wiring goes to a little box at the top of the wood piece then down to the float switches and pump. I found out it's just a relay. Maybe there's a way to simplify the setup and remove the relay.<br />
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The manual bilge pump isn't really useable now either. I started taking it apart to replace the gaskets but the screws holding the flappers inside it won't budge and will need some more work.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bottom float switch went to alarm. <br />Bigger one was at the bottom of the wood.</td></tr>
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Did a quick look online at float switches. They can get expensive. Will research more in the meantime. Best to have at least one working bilge pump if I ever get to launch the boat again.<br />
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I recently put in a new cutlass bearing. I think there was only one length for the size I needed and found out this one is sticking out a little. May need to redo this, but maybe it could still work. I don't know yet.<br />
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<br />Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379397976154250105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793590255951326228.post-59979492344273142702019-01-22T21:35:00.001-05:002019-01-22T21:35:03.286-05:00Another Year - Refit ContinuesNot much of an update. Cold weather, rainy weather, it all slows things down.<br />
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I recently finished installing the second solar panel and associated wiring. I really like how it all turned out. I like that I can now keep the batteries happy even while I'm not there. I'm glad I decided to do this now than wait until the boat was closer to launching.<br />
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Setting up the MC4 connectors on those wires were pretty straight forward. A couple times I had to watch out that I had all parts in place before fastening everything together. Once, I almost forgot to run the wire through one of the cable pass-through fittings.<br />
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Recently got a couple <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073XVWKR6/" target="_blank">junction boxes</a> for the boat. One will be used for the trailer. I'll need to rewire it whenever I get around to replacing the brakes.<br />
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The other junction box was setup for the wiring that will go to the mast. When the mast goes up, I'll be able to hook up the wires to the junction box. Should be easy enough to do when the time comes. I got connectors on the wires, then started flipping breakers to see what the wires went to. I also got connectors on the wires on the mast itself. There's no connector on the RF line yet and may wait for the mast to be up. Not sure when that'll happen.<br />
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<br />Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379397976154250105noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793590255951326228.post-48664125285167601042018-11-11T05:59:00.001-05:002018-11-11T05:59:43.027-05:00Little Solar UpdateI've been using a 50 watt solar panel to keep the batteries topped up. This weekend I decided to put up one of the 100 watt panels on the side.<br />
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I first drilled a couple holes for the little kick stand that helps keep the panel positioned. I first setup the panel to the outside of the stanchion as it normally would but since I'll still be in the yard awhile, I turned it around so the panel would mainly be over the boat.<br />
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So far I really like how this is looking. I'm happy I chose this position for a solar setup. I'll still have to put up one on the port side. This would do well for a cruising setup.Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379397976154250105noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793590255951326228.post-80903824060667138712018-10-24T14:04:00.001-04:002018-10-24T14:04:10.274-04:00a couple updatesI've been in and out of town lately.<br />
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Went to Sacremento for a week for visiting wife's family, then not long after, we were in Vancouver, B.C. to visit more of wife's family, then we were near Long Beach, CA for a wife's work trip for a month.<br />
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Trying to get back into working on Rhapsody. At least since returning from the latest trip, I have mounted the AIS transponder under the nav desk. Now, I think I just need to find a splitter to share the masthead antenna or route a cable for a new dedicated antenna for it, but not necessarily on the mast. Testing it at ground level, in the truck while sitting in the marina, it gets pretty good reception and signal does get out just fine.<br />
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and that little red board is just a bluetooth audio amp that I connect with my phone to listen to some music while I work.<br />
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I have also been installing some insulating material in the starboard side quarterberth. That uses up the material I had on hand and frees up a little space I have on the boat. Still a little more to do but it's coming along.<br />
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<br />Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379397976154250105noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793590255951326228.post-58427765123733252982018-05-26T22:16:00.002-04:002018-05-26T22:17:47.461-04:00Still At It.Been four months and no posts, what gives?<br />
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Well, "life" is what happened.<br />
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Not to worry, I've still been plugging away on the boat when I can, so maybe I can say a little about what I've been up to. (and, no Matt, this isn't a 12 part mini-series)<br />
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The main reason I haven't posted any updates is that there's little progress going on at any one time. I mean, how many times can I really post "still working to scrape off bottom paint" before that gets old... believe me, it's getting old for me too. Since progress is slow on paint removal, I'm looking to hire someone to finish that part, then I'll do repairs of deep pitting/holes before applying a barrier coat and bottom paint.<br />
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Back in December, I signed off on the last paperwork I needed to retire from the military, only my actual retirement date was April. You'd think that now I'm retired, I'd have plenty of free time to work on the boat, right? Nope, wrong. So. Very. Wrong. I'd say now, I have less free time than I did before. Mainly because I have a 1yr old. Wife still works so I'm at the house most of the time watching the little one. She is getting to be quite the handful and SUCH A DADDY'S GIRL. I can't do much without her right beside me wanting to be picked up.<br />
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So, I still only get one day a week, Saturdays, to visit the boat. Most Saturday's anyway. Because of my retirement, I had to get a new drivers license and re-register my vehicles in Virginia since I can now no longer keep Tennessee. That ate up a couple weekends getting vehicles inspected & emissions testing. Then another weekend was my daughers first birthday. Basically, it ended up being about a month I couldn't get to the boat. Other weekends it was just slow progress in some part because of the weather (RAIN) but worked on other smaller things instead.<br />
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While I was going to wait until the boat launched, I decided to go ahead and get solar on the boat. Nothing setup just yet. Since I can get to the boat only one day a week, which is the only time I can charge the batteries, I figured solar woud be good to use to keep the batteries topped up the rest of the week. I'll post more on that later.<br />
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I also got an AIS transponder. I've been testing it the last few visits to the boat using one of the antennas on the truck. Works pretty good and hope to install that in the boat soon as well. I plan to post more on that later as well.<br />
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Not much else to it. Just wanted to show that I'm still at it, when I can. Soon, wife and I are going out of town for a couple weeks to Vancouver, BC, so that'll eat into the boat work too. Wife has plans on visiting other places too.<br />
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At this point, I'm not sure if I'll launch this year but I'll keep at it.<br />
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It'll launch one of these days.<br />
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It's been a little over a month since I visited the boat. One of the inspection ports on the fuel tank, while covered, wasn't bolted down. I decided to bolt it down and saw water drops coming out from the rubber seal. I opened it up and found the tank almost full of water. Surprising as I didn't realize that much water was in there. When I first installed new seacocks for the cockpit drains, I didn't put sealant on them right away. At least, not until I saw a little water sitting on top of the tank. Didn't think then to look inside. While the tank was filled with water, the bilge was dry. So, it'll at least hold fluid. To get the water out, I decided to get one of the water hoses laying around the boat yard to siphon it out. Went to the local hardware store to get a drill powered pump and got it started. once the siphon started, I disconnected the pump so it would flow out on its own. Then went inside to make sure the hose was at the bottom of the tank.<br />
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I left the inspection port uncovered so any moisture in the tank could evaporate. Good thing I removed the water when I did. The temperatures the past month has been in the 20s (highs) for quite a few days at a time. don't need that freezing.<br />
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The seacocks I installed are now sealed up, but I only have 3 installed. I still have one more to install for the cockpit drains. It'll take a little more time to get that setup as it's next to the little shelf the old water-lift muffler sat. So the backing plate is probably going to be triangular instead of round like the others. The hose on the seacocks are a bit annoying. Every time I try getting them on, they don't go very far and can get only one hoseclamp around it. For some reason, not enough hose gets on the barb for two clamps. I've been using Dawn dish soap to lubricate the hose and barb, but still nothing. They sure are a tight fit.<br />
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This weekend, or rather yesterday (20 Jan), I visited the boat and installed the wiring harness on the engine. Finally found a reference in the service manual... on the very last page... for were the wires went. The wires are color coded so that helped. There was a couple things I wasn't quite sure on so I looked at older pictures I took to see where they went. Now, the only thing left is to run a power cable from the battery supply to the engine. I have some 4 ga. wire laying around that I can use, and just need to order connectors. I'll get them from <a href="http://www.genuinedealz.com/" target="_blank">genuinedealz</a> like I did previous times.<br />
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Some of the little stuff is what really adds up in getting things ready. So, in addition to running power to the engine, I still need to reinstall the exhaust hoses and new water-lift muffler. I also need to connect the fuel lines, make a vent hole in one of the inspection plates, install new stuffing box, replace cutlass bearing and some other things before I get to working on the bottom to prep it for barrier coat and bottom paint. I hope to launch this year, but like always, we'll have to see how things go along the way.<br />
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I recently ordered brakes for the trailer. I was thinking to work on that this weekend but right now I'm looking at putting the effort towards the boat to get ready to sail again first. Until then, the brakes are sitting at the house. I'll post more on that when I actually do the work on it. Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379397976154250105noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793590255951326228.post-36415643052831410912017-11-25T10:55:00.000-05:002017-11-25T10:55:10.513-05:00Brakes, winter projectBrakes come up in discussion once in a while on the Nor'sea owners group. For good reason.<br />
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For owners who tow their own boat, trailer equipment is important to keep in mind. A Nor'sea is a big investment and the trailer should be well taken care of too. It's a very large load for most people.<br />
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When it comes to brakes, many boat trailers come with surge brakes. They work with brake fluid. When the tow vehicle slows down, the actuator, that attaches to the hitch, compresses when the load continues to push forward then builds pressure in the lines activating the brakes. The load can still push the tow vehicle before it stops. If there's no fluid (or not enough) in the brake lines, stopping is all on the tow vehicle. Dangerous!<br />
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The trailer that came with my boat is equipped with surge brakes. Other owners suggest the conversion to electric brakes.<br />
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With electric brakes, when the tow vehicle activates the brakes, the trailer can actually slow down first, pulling on the tow vehicle to a stop.<br />
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That's going to be one of the things I'll be working on over winter. Just today, I removed one of the brakes currently on the trailer to see what I have to work with so I can order some supplies.<br />
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I've been getting bottom paint off the boat. Nothing to exciting there. It takes a long time too because of the lapstrake hull. I recently described it to another guy in the yard, it takes twice the effort for half the results. I'm sure other Norsea owners could agree with me on that.<br />
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I may not have posted in awhile but I am still working on getting the boat ready. Lots of things going on, not boat related too.Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379397976154250105noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793590255951326228.post-46059147686075856302017-10-15T14:47:00.001-04:002017-10-15T14:47:45.398-04:00Scraping The BottomLast couple visits to the boat, I was working on scraping the old bottom paint off so I can prep for barrier coat and bottom paint.<br />
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The lapstrake hull is one thing that makes this task take longer. Those ridges of the hull takes a little extra effort. Someone asked me recently why I don't just do a little sanding and start painting over top of it. Since I want to use barrier coat, I wanted to start over, taking it down to gelcoat and build up from there. Plus, the paint that's on the boat now, wasn't really well adhered to the hull anyway. It was already flaking off. While some areas are fairly easy to remove, other areas, is a bit more difficult requiring taps to break it up.<br />
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Once the old paint is off, then I can sand it down to rough it up for the barrier coat. A little late in the season to work on the bottom, I know, but I can at least do some prep work now, while weather is cooling down. At this point, I may just wait till spring to do the painting part.<br />
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Looks like this is going to take longer than I expected. I should have known, it IS a boat after all.<br />
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Recent activity include removing the stern rail and the wood that was damaged from the tree that fell on it during Hurricane Matthew. Still haven't had it fixed yet. I took off the pieces, cleaned up the goop that was used for bedding, some of which was still soft, and got it ready for repair. I emailed a shop nearby about getting it fixed a couple weeks ago but no response. I'd visit the shop, but they're only open during the week and I'm only able to visit the boat on the weekend.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Really need to do something about those wires going through the deck.</td></tr>
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This picture above, you see the wires coming up out of the deck. Out of three wires, I'll only be using one, for the stern light. The other two were for the old radar dome antenna and an external GPS antenna. The wires were being held (if you want to call it that) by what looks like 4200 or similar material. It had worked loose and allowed rain into the aft storage. The hole itself looked to just be a 1 inch hole drilled and there's a couple smaller holes that would suggest a fitting of some sort would have been mounted before. I'm starting to think about putting in a patch of some sort to cover that hole since it's right at a bend, and not a good place for any fitting. Woo Hoo! more fiberglass work!<br />
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I'm thinking a cable pass through like a <a href="http://www.defender.com/product3.jsp?name=blue-sea-systems-cableclam&path=-1|328|2289986|2289996&id=28613" target="_blank">Blue Sea CableClam</a> would be useful. Since the stern has the rudder/tiller and a cleat, I think a good location for a pass-through would be just below the hull/deck joint. Will have to take a closer look as things continue to come together.<br />
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While I have been installing new through-hulls and seacocks, I thought to show the process I was using to install the third one for the cockpit drains. I used this process before with the raw water seacock using the <a href="http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/boat_projects" target="_blank">How-To website</a> by a user who goes by Maine Sail on sailing websites. For the raw water seacock, I used Sikaflex 291 for the bedding compound. This time, I used 4200 as I had a small tube on hand that needed used before it dried out.<br />
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As I was trying to put hoses on the barbs, a couple of the seacocks worked loose already. The pipe tape I used didn't seem enough. I took a suggestion from someone to use a sealant. I then disassembled the valve and hose barb on the installed seacocks, coated the threads with 4200 then reassembled. Don't think they're going anywhere this time.<br />
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At this time, I only need to install one more seacock. There's a small shelf next to the hole the old water-lift muffler sat so I may need to make a modified backing plate for it.<br />
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I've also removed the rudder, but I'll talk about that next time. I have some things to look into first.<br />
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Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379397976154250105noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793590255951326228.post-27139931738104709042017-07-16T10:49:00.001-04:002017-07-16T16:12:46.669-04:00Engine Installed & Inside CleanedJuly 7th, I got up early in the morning, still dark out, and put a ramp I made on the bed of the truck and pushed my engine into the bed. This day was to put the engine back in the boat. The engine, a Yanmar 2GM, has been sitting in the garage at the house for the past 1.5yrs.<br />
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The marina staff were busy a good part of the day launching three boats so I had to wait a while. Once they got to me, the owner put a boom on the end of the forklift, got the engine out of the truck and into the boat. The engine was set just below the companion way, where it sat for two weeks.<br />
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Fast forward to 15 July, I left the house early, again. It takes about 1.5hrs to get to the boat. By the time I arrived, it was almost 7am. The tarp I had over the cockpit last visit wasn't doing too well. Water was pulling it down and stretched over the rails, it was tearing apart. I was sure water got in the boat from recent rains.<br />
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Once the tarp was pulled off the boat, I got to work. I've been doing a lot of work on the boat for the past couple years so it was getting dirty. I took everything off the boat that wasn't put away somewhere. I vacuumed then cleaned/dusted the galley and the salon/v-berth areas.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cleaned out nicely</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">been a while since it was this empty</td></tr>
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Next thing I did was having to move the engine. While I can write about it, this video explains how that worked out.<br />
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Once the engine was in place, I started to put things back into the boat. I started by vacuuming the cushions. Not only were they dusty, but they also had some fiberglass pieces on them that needed cleaned up. I plan to replace them in the future but they will be usable for now. I started to clean things and put things away, but after a while, the sun was getting low so I just piled stuff into the quarterberths where I will organize during future visits.<br />
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One thing I should mention, it was HOT out. The thermometer on the boat said 95-97° most of the day. I was sure I was drinking water about as fast as I was sweating it out. My clothes were getting soaked and my eyes were burning from the sweat and red/sore from wiping it off.<br />
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I cut out the old seacocks and hammered out the thru-hulls from the cockpit drains. I used a reciprocating saw I just bought in order to cut through them, then a dremel to cut through the nut holding the thru-hull out. I ended up going to Home Depot to buy some 1.5" hose and using that for now to keep water draining out of the cockpit when it rains. This solution will work out temporarily until I can get the new seacocks installed.<br />
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With the engine out of the way, I was able to check the bilge. Turned out, it was full. I routed the hose for the manual bilge pump back into the bilge, went up on deck and pumped out most of the water.<br />
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Lastly, before leaving, I decided to try setting up the dodger for the first time. The previous owner told me a little about how it went together, but I haven't set it up myself yet. Trying to get the hand-holds on were frustrating so I left them off for now. I'll try looking at them again next time. The cover was very tight against the frame. I'm looking to replace the dodger canvas in the future to a different color. Right now, it'll work out for now to protect the companionway and to divert rain water away from a couple spots that are a little leaky.<br />
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I didn't take pictures of the dodger but will post here when I visit next time.<br />
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But here is the dodger laid out in the driveway as I was identifying the pieces.<br />
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Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379397976154250105noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793590255951326228.post-85065164128110272882017-06-17T17:48:00.000-04:002017-06-18T21:35:41.524-04:00Finishing the TankHere's the latest update.<br />
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In total, I
painted three coats of 2-part epoxy paint alternating between white and
grey so I could make sure I had good coverage with each coat. Last week,
I painted on a sealer/liner by <a href="https://www.kbs-coatings.com/tank-sealer.html" target="_blank">KBS Coatings</a> that takes 4 days to fully
cure. No problem since I visit the boat once a week. Looking at the tank yesterday (16 Jun), I'm happy to report the sealer worked out really nice and is a
very hard surface inside the tank. Even has a bit of a gloss look to it
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In the meantime, I've been working
to drill and tap one of the inspection plates for the fittings to feed
fuel to the engine and the return. I still need to install a fitting for
the vent but need to make sure I measure what I need first.<br />
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only other thing I need to do is also install a fill port and this
project will finally be done. It has taken a little more than a year to
work on this one project, mainly because of only being able to visit
once a week. While there have been some very frustrating moments during
this project, I'm very happy now that this project is coming to an end.
Soon, the engine will be back on board and other tasks will be completed
in order to get the boat ready.<br />
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I shot this video to show the interior with the sealer/liner painted on
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Here's a picture of how the tank looks
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I know this is a very crazy
idea to have built a fuel tank out of fiberglass and I know of only one
other NS27 owner who did it. Now, the real test will come once the last
pieces come together and fuel is poured into it.Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379397976154250105noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793590255951326228.post-87126743694564034332017-05-06T08:16:00.003-04:002017-05-06T08:17:01.852-04:00Fuel Tank - Edge CleanupGuess, now I revealed the big project in the last post, I'll try doing some regular updates. Here's yesterday's work on a nice cool rainy day.<br />
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Around the edges of the top of the fuel tank, there was a few gaps. It didn't lead into the tank, just some of the layers I added once the top was set in place, didn't lay down or it was just a bit thick. I mixed up some resin, added a lot of <a href="http://www.westsystem.com/ss/406-colloidal-silica/" target="_blank">Colloidal Sillica</a> to thicken it up. It was a paste consistency, but not quite peanut butter thick. I put it in a gallon size Ziploc bag then cut the corner. Using it like an icing bag, I filled in some of the gaps. Still have some, but for this batch I mixed up, it was plenty to work with for now. I'll continue next visit. Since it's taking time to set, I used a stick with a rounded end to smooth out the resin, which should help keep me from having to do any additional sanding.<br />
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This last picture shows the forward part of the tank on the port side. There was a big gap due to the foam and thickened resin that was there from the original build. I was able to fill most of that gap. Having the ziploc bag really helped control the resin into the gap due to this space being under part of the cabin floor. I will still have a little more to add next time in that same spot, and continue toward the front of the tank, perhaps along the edges down into the bilge with a nice rounded fillet to finish it off.<br />
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<br />Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379397976154250105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793590255951326228.post-62465200295591065712017-05-01T13:15:00.002-04:002017-05-01T13:15:14.315-04:00Fiberglass Fuel TankIt's been said by other Nor'sea owners the hardest job is replacement of the fuel tank. If you saw my last post about the removal of the old tank, you may agree.<br />
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The reason I cut out the fuel tank instead of all in one piece like other owners have done, is because there's a portion of the cabin floor running above the tank. This made replacement a little tricky. Do I install a smaller one-piece tank that doesn't go under the cabin floor (and giving me a larger bilge)? Do I get two tanks made that fill the same space? What about making a tank in the keel using the whole space? Now there's an idea...<br />
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I went back and forth with these questions on how I was going to reinstall a fuel tank. At one point, I was thinking of a smaller tank that didn't go under the cabin floor, but many say extra fuel is always a good thing if you're out cruising (motoring). I also thought two smaller tanks could work by dropping one in and sliding it forward, then the second dropped behind it, using the same space. That idea didn't work well either because the bottom of the keel narrows as it goes toward the back. Well, I'm wrong there, it COULD work, just means the bottom would have been narrower and fuel capacity could have been reduced a few gallons.<br />
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One of my random ideas popped up. How about fiberglass? A material that doesn't corrode, could be made in place in the keel and maximize the space for fuel capacity. I researched this idea (at the same time I was looking into the tank ideas above) for the better part of a year. In my research, I discovered how not all resins are created equal. Some are better at resistance to chemicals than others. Apparently, many fuel tanks are made of fiberglass. Just one issue that has come up over the years is the use of ethanol in gasoline that can eat through the resin of a fiberglass tank, turning it into a HUGE mess. I just happen to be using diesel. ;-)<br />
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I know of only ONE other Nor'sea 27 owner who <a href="http://saileva.com/text/tank.html" target="_blank">went with a fiberglass tank</a> in his replacement (<a href="http://saileva.com/text/essay/tankpic.html" target="_blank">photos</a>). His process was a little different than what I decided to go with. The main thing was the type of resin used. He used an epoxy type resin, and I decided to go with a <a href="http://shop.fiberglasssupply.com/product.cgi?product=676&group=607" target="_blank">vinylester resin</a>. I found information that vinylester was commonly used for situations involving some chemicals and fuels.<br />
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Working with vinylester has been an interesting experience. While West System epoxies have pumps that come out to a measured ratio, vinylester uses MEKP as a catalyst at a very small percentage of 1.25%. In order to achieve this ratio, I used a digital scale that was sold for measuring out food with different scales. I used grams as the unit of measure. So, West System epoxy many boaters are familiar with is about a <a href="http://www.westsystem.com/ss/dispensing-mixing/" target="_blank">3.5:1 ratio</a>. The vinylester I used was more like 80:1 and that's where the digital scale came in use. Most of the resin batches I mixed up were around 400 grams of resin to 5 grams of catalyst.<br />
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The lay up of this tank is alternating layers of 1.5oz chopped mat and 18oz woven roving. I have been asked before why I don't use biaxial cloth that is roving and mat stitched together. I didn't need each lay up to have both mat and roving at the same time. Having separate layers have allowed a full wetting of each layer with resin. Most of the fiberglass was placed into the keel, piece by piece. The forward part of the tank and the baffle were initially laid on a mirror coated with PVA as a mold release. 5 layers (3 roving, 2 mat) brought the flat pieces to 1/8" thick. Strong enough for making a cutout and tabbing it in place in the keel. By the way, the flat pieces were not installed until the sides had 5 layers as well. By this time, the tank was taking shape and gaining strength as additional layers are added.<br />
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When I started researching this project, I reached out for advice by someone who makes fiberglass tanks. On his suggestion, I was to lay out this tank with a total of 11 layers, starting and stopping with woven roving, bringing it to 3/8" thick all around. While I did add more layers to the front of the tank, and a few more to the baffle, I was considering the sides could stay 1/8" thick. The reason is that the sides wouldn't be as flexible with outward pressure from fuel since it's up against the hull. With that in mind, I'm thinking I could be closer to finishing than I had thought. But still, a little extra layers on the sides that overlap the front, back, and baffle couldn't hurt for strength.<br />
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The last two flat panels I made were for the top of the tank. The idea was to cut these into shape, place at the top of the tank to get tabbed into place. Then, I could do some sanding around the top edges so the additional lay ups could reach out onto the hull for added strength and bonding.<br />
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Then, there leaves the inside of the tank. Would there be a coating?<br />
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Along with the suggestions I received before, I was also told that the tank could be coated with several layers of Interlux 2000E barrier coat, then a fuel tank liner. Both of which would seal the inside of the tank providing additional layers of protection of the fiberglass. Then, to finish it off, an inspection access port on each side of the baffle. This will give me a way to look into the tank from time to time to check its condition. It'll also give me a good way to mount fittings to be used for the engine, pickup, return, vent, and possibly a fuel guage.<br />
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At about this point of the project, I got a bit side tracked with getting the mast ready for some work. While I was going to do myself, decided to hire it out so it could be done quicker and better. Then around hurricane Mathew, a tree hit the boat so another distraction to take care of.<br />
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Here, I was checking the space available in the keel to make sure there was enough clearance for placing the inspection ports. At this point, I only had one, to check the size, but would have another one for each side of the baffle.<br />
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The first top piece for the aft section in place and able to start seeing how it'll look when it gets closed up. This was cut to shape around Oct 2016.<br />
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Jumping forward to the end of December 2016, I was able to get back to work on the tank project, mainly due to the side projects/distractions mentioned earlier.<br />
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I made the forward part of the tanks top and had to make a template. A little more difficulty due to additional shapes to deal with but overall, it turned out well. First attempt to cut that piece, it ended up being too wide and had to cut another 1/4" off one side for it to fit. At this point, there's still some fine tuning to take care of, but it's just about ready to start glassing into place to close it up and add additional layers. <br />
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Here, I finally got around to putting in fiberglass tape, just thin strips, around the edges just to hold the top in place. Couldn't do it all at once so it took a few visits. The flat panels had a little twist in them, so I used some seizing wire to life one corner, or something else to push another down. Not exactly even all around, but I think it's close enough for what I'm doing.<br />
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Once all the edges were all in place to seal the top, It allowed me to work on the full layers to build up and strengthen the top. <br />
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And this is where I'm at as of 28 Apr 2017. The top is set, edges are mostly trimmed and just a little more work to do.<br />
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With the way the top is put on, there's now a lip around the edges of around one inch. I had thought of cutting the front edge down more, but now thinking to keep it, just in case any oil or anything else from the engine leaks, it's contained and keeps from going into the bilge, and then pumped out into the water. Probably not a bad idea.<br />
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Someone on the <a href="https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/NorSea27/info" target="_blank">Nor'sea owners group</a> asked me about fittings. So this is my reply:<br />
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<i>Having a tank made entirely out of fiberglass and vinylester resin, it'll last forever.</i><i> </i><br />
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<i>A bit more info on finishing this out, there's some spots around the
edges I still need to clean up, and small gaps between the latest layups
and the hull to be filled in with thickened resin.</i>
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I intend to paint the engine compartment white. Before I started this
project, I contacted someone who stated they built fiberglass tanks for
other people's boats. It was suggested that I paint the inside of the
tank as well, with a barrier coat, like Interlux 2000E, then the last
coat being a <a href="https://www.kbs-coatings.com/tank-sealer.html" target="_blank">fuel tank liner</a>. While I read vinylester can withstand
direct contact with diesel fuel, the paint and tank liner is just added
projection to fill in any pores of the resin/glass layup.</i>
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<i>For connections, (left this part out of the video to keep it from being
too long) I have one (still need a second) inspection port, by <a href="http://www.seabuilt.com/" target="_blank">Seabuilt</a> with the intention to mount any fittings (pickup
tube, return, vent) on the removable plate. I also have a separate
bulkhead fitting, for 1.5"ID hose, I planed to use for the fill port. </i><br />
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<i>Right now, I think I need to find a welder who can attach the fittings
on the access plates. I just need to also confirm the sizes of fittings I
need too.</i>
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<i>Once I do the painting and installation of inspection/fill ports, Then
it's a matter of getting the engine back in the boat and associated
hardware (shaft, muffler, new cockpit drain seacocks, exhaust hose. With
that, I guess there's a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel. or
is that the train coming to run me over? We'll see soon enough I guess.</i><br />
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Thanks for sticking with me through this long post. As I was finishing up this post, my wife was looking over my shoulder asking about all the work I've been doing. Looking back, I removed the old tank in March 2016 and for the most part, have been working on this fiberglass tank since then.<br />
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Certainly not for the faint of heart.<br />
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This is a lot of info, so I may have missed explaining something. So, post below any comments, questions, criticisms.Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379397976154250105noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793590255951326228.post-17930835929573683632017-04-27T12:50:00.001-04:002017-04-27T12:50:19.734-04:00Addition To The FleetWife and I didn't know if we were having a boy or girl. In the months leading up to the birth of the new crew member, I have been building this little cradle boat. It's a kit put together by Chesapeake Light Craft (<a href="http://www.clcboats.com/">www.clcboats.com</a>). While this is a small project, the following picture will show a little about how their kits would go together. Especially helpful if you're not familiar with "stitch and glue" method that they use in their kits.<br />
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Funny thing, the instructions actually say "Step 1 - Make Baby"<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">copper wires hold the panels together....</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...long enough to epoxy the planks together...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...until it sets...</td></tr>
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This has been an interesting project. So, while I intend to teach the little one about boating, sailing, knots, etc., she now has her own little boat.Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379397976154250105noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793590255951326228.post-9478423875025757952017-04-18T22:56:00.000-04:002018-08-04T07:19:02.346-04:00Crew Announcement<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "kunstler script"; font-size: 72pt;">Hear Ye! Hear Ye!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "vivaldi"; font-size: 36pt;">Let it be known, on this the 18th day of April</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "vivaldi"; font-size: 36pt;">Two Thousand Seventeen,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "vivaldi"; font-size: 36pt;">at 02 Hours 18 Minutes, <br />Greenwich Mean Time,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "vivaldi"; font-size: 36pt;">The Addition of Amira as Junior Crewmember to,</span><br />
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Weight: 7 lbs. 7 oz. (3380g)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Training begins.</span><br />
<br />Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379397976154250105noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793590255951326228.post-33506735012073447592017-03-14T12:31:00.002-04:002017-03-14T12:31:38.280-04:00Main Halyards<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Worked on some line for halyards. Needed eye splices and whipping twine to finish things up. I had bought 180ft of New England Ropes VPC at 3/8" that I intended to make two halyards from. I put an eye splice on each end, then when laying it out, cut it in half and then cleaned up the ends. Now have main halyards installed and jib halyards ready to go. I'll use all four sheeves at the mast head.</div>
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Took it apart to see little compact fluorescent lights. One, on the side that wasn't working, with a red cover over the light for night time viewing. When I took down the fixture, I saw on the circuit board what looked like a diode had burned up and melted part of the fixture housing. Now, this side of the light has not worked since I bought the boat, so someone somewhere was probably very lucky to not have an electrical fire on board.<br />
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I thought of replacing the whole fixture but then talking with someone about that possibility, it was suggested I do something with LED strips... then remembered I still had some left over from lighting up the head. So, I got right to work taking out the circuit board out, and putting in a couple strips of LEDs. So, like it was originally intended, one side is white, and the other side is red.<br />
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So that was last weekend. For this weekend, so far, I finished the last bit of wiring today. Since I had a breaker panel made for the nav desk, I still needed to get power to it. I took 4 gauge wire and with some drilled holes, routed it halfway down the boat to the nav desk.<br />
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So now, I have a working VHF radio. I still need to route new RF cable between the radio and the bottom of the compression post where the cable going up to the masthead antenna will be connected.<br />
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Progress is good. :-)Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379397976154250105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793590255951326228.post-28132304813067635242017-01-30T18:36:00.002-05:002017-01-30T18:36:32.454-05:00Getting Wired Part 3Got some <a href="http://www.genuinedealz.com/" target="_blank">wire supplies</a> the other day. Had some additional wire I needed to replace/clean up. Mainly, I wanted to move the wires that cross in front of the engine out of the way. Along the way of planning this part of my refit, I saw one wire that wasn't even tinned (went to the starter), and most of the connectors didn't have any sort of heat-shrink. I felt it was a good idea to remedy those items.<br />
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I saw a lot of the wires went to a single-stud bus bar... not really a bus bar since there's only one post, but I wanted to install an actual <a href="http://www.turtlemarine.com/bluesea2127.html" target="_blank">bus bar</a> to spread things out and have things better organized. The positive also has a cover. It was a little tight installing that one since there was so many other wires in the way but I got it where it would work out.<br />
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I found special connectors to use on this project. You'll see in the pictures below, they are 90 degree lug terminals. I mainly bought to come straight out from the selector switch to keep the wire from sharp bends. I previously had connectors touching at the battery switch so I wanted to prevent that. Now, when the switch is set to off, it's really off. The terminals are made by Panduit. The battery switch has 5/16" studs on the back so I got three of them (<a href="https://www.anixter.com/en_us/products/LCB2-56F-Q/PANDUIT/Power-Connectors-and-Lugs/p/LCB2-56F-Q?text=LCB2-56F-Q" target="_blank">LCB2-56F-Q</a>), and I bought one 3/8" (<a href="https://www.anixter.com/en_us/products/LCB2-56F-Q/PANDUIT/Power-Connectors-and-Lugs/p/LCB2-56F-Q?text=LCB2-56F-Q" target="_blank">LCB2-56F-Q</a>) that worked out well going from a fuse connected to the house battery and goes to the selector switch. (note: the description says pack of five, but the price is for individual connectors).<br />
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The wire supplies didn't stay organized for very long, but still somewhat grouped together. The large <a href="http://baymarinesupply.com/ftz-correct-crimp-heavy-duty-lug-crimp-tool.html" target="_blank">tool with red handles</a> are not bolt cutters, but actually a crimping tool for heavy duty lug terminals (for wire larger than 6ga). The yellow handled tool is a <a href="http://www.homedepot.com/p/Klein-Tools-9-in-High-Leverage-Cable-Cutter-63050SEN/100352070" target="_blank">wire/cable cutter</a>. Makes some nice clean cuts. The <a href="http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/purchase_pro_heat_shrink_tool" target="_blank">blue handled tool</a> is a ratcheting type for crimping smaller gauge <u>heat shrink</u> (not insulated) terminals (the red, blue and yellow terminals in the bags). <br />
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It's pretty time consuming to take old wires out, run the new one's in, set the terminals, crimp, heat shrink, then install. While it doesn't look like much, I'm just getting started. Plenty more to follow on this project.Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379397976154250105noreply@blogger.com2