Fall boat work
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 7:07 am
Here is the punch list of what I did,
1. Found small "Bumps" on the main hull,
a. Ground out all the larger ones and sanded down the small ones.
b. Filled the spots with epoxy and West filler
c. Sanded main hull a bunch and sanded the amas just enough to prep them for painting,
d. Painted 4 coats of 2000 and 2.5 coats of Hydracoat.
e. Raised the bottom paint about 2 inches on the amas.
2. Removed the rudder and found it had some water in it.
a. Removed all the water I could and sealed the seams with epoxy
b. Painted it the same and the bottom
3. Fixed three spots that had stress cracks.
a. Used four layers of glass behind the cracks to reinforce.
b. PCI gave me some Gelcoat to match the outside.
4. Reworked the rudder control lines with SS cable.
5. Resealed the round ama inspection ports.
6. Full workup on the Honda.
7. Followed Dan's guide on waxing the three hulls.
8. Replaced the rudder compartment hatch.
9. To many small jobs to remember.
Over all it was great to have the boat in the drive way, (Thanks John for your help) but better to get her back in the slip. Two big jobs I did not get to were servicing the sails and waxing the topsides. There is always time in the spring.
1. Found small "Bumps" on the main hull,
a. Ground out all the larger ones and sanded down the small ones.
b. Filled the spots with epoxy and West filler
c. Sanded main hull a bunch and sanded the amas just enough to prep them for painting,
d. Painted 4 coats of 2000 and 2.5 coats of Hydracoat.
e. Raised the bottom paint about 2 inches on the amas.
2. Removed the rudder and found it had some water in it.
a. Removed all the water I could and sealed the seams with epoxy
b. Painted it the same and the bottom
3. Fixed three spots that had stress cracks.
a. Used four layers of glass behind the cracks to reinforce.
b. PCI gave me some Gelcoat to match the outside.
4. Reworked the rudder control lines with SS cable.
5. Resealed the round ama inspection ports.
6. Full workup on the Honda.
7. Followed Dan's guide on waxing the three hulls.
8. Replaced the rudder compartment hatch.
9. To many small jobs to remember.
Over all it was great to have the boat in the drive way, (Thanks John for your help) but better to get her back in the slip. Two big jobs I did not get to were servicing the sails and waxing the topsides. There is always time in the spring.