More Refit photos, I hope
Note for the faint of heart or those not accustomed to work in progress
around a boatyard.See if this tiny url takes you to 7 photos of my boat being torn apart.
:-) http://tinyurl.com/zkw6s |
chuckgould.chu...
Mar 10
2006
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| OK, color me thick as a brick. I seem to be the only one with this
problem, but when I click the link, it takes me to a sign in page with
Chuck's email address filled in, but prompting me for a password, which
I do not possess. Twenty other people have managed to maneuver around
the gatekeeper, but not me. Lil' help, please? |
RG
Mar 11
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| Might depend on what link you used and when. When Chuck first set this up his original link didn't work for anybody. I
suspect he did not enable public viewing of the pictures. He corrected whatever the issue was and the links now work ok. I don't have the current one .... maybe he will repost it. RCE |
RCE
Mar 11
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| Don't feel bad - I can't get it now either. YO CHUCK!!! |
Shortwave
Mar 11
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| I clicked on the link in Chuck's original post in this thread (More
refit photos, I hope), which was just posted yesterday, on 3/10.
Everyone who has replied to this thread seems to have gotten to the
photos just fine, but not me. If I click on the same link even now, I
get the same results as I described in my prior post. |
RG
Mar 11
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| Guess you need a new computer. :-) I don't know what the problem is ... wish I could help. RCE |
RCE
Mar 11
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| It worked yesterday but is now asking for a password. |
Mar 11
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| Chuck musta added some pics and forgot to make them available to the public. RCE |
RCE
Mar 11
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| Oh Chuckie? |
Shortwave
Mar 11
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| Try this link: http://www.kodakgallery.com/Slideshow.jsp?&mode=fromsite&collid=28962506110.53874506110.1141343299748&conn_speed=1 I think the tinyurl might of expired. |
thunder
Mar 11
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| How can you not have the current one? You're using Outlook Express, same as
I am. I show all messages in the thread back to the beginning. |
Doug
Mar 12
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| Cool...does paint "set" in your climate? |
Harry
Mar 10
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| Yup, links fine. What's the repair spot on the starboard front next to the keel? Is
that collision repair?
__ "It's just about going fast...that's all..." http://home.columbus.rr.com/ckg/ |
Netsock
Mar 10
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| Nice progress. Can't wait to see her when she is done. |
Mar 10
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| No, that's where they began stripping the hull before they discovered
the cosmetic blisters. The photo of the large square "peeling" is the
test area that was done to confirm that the laminate was dry and the
blisters were merely cosmetic. |
chuckgould.chu...
Mar 10
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| Sure. Set up enough heaters and fans, and you can get paint to set
anywhere. :-) |
chuckgould.chu...
Mar 10
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| You've really got a lovely boat there, Chuckster. |
Harry
Mar 10
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| It looks like you are at that state where you wonder how they will
ever get it back together again... :-) I'm sure it will be drop dead gorgeous when they're finished. |
Wayne.B
Mar 10
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| IIRC, you had a faux funnel for your propane tank. Is that the circular
area in one of those pics? Was that the cause of some of that water
intrusion? By the way, I did like that funnel. |
thunder
Mar 10
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| I fell in love with this boat when she was 10 years old. (Can't you be
sent to prison for that, or something?). I've never seen her looking
"new", but if she looks as good or better than she did in the early
90's she will be a head turner once again. :-) |
chuckgould.chu...
Mar 10
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| Chuckster??? Are you wearing a polo shirt with a turned up collar? |
Doug
Mar 10
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| That's the style of boat I wish my brother-in-law had bought instead of
the houseboat, open style small 'lobster boat' and the SeaDoo Sportster.
Sure would be fun cruising to Cape Breton on that. |
Don
Mar 10
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| Worked like a charm!
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'Til next time, John H ***** Have a Spectacular Day! *****
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JohnH
Mar 10
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| You didn't know I was a preppie wannabe? I've called Chuck Chuckster for some time. Where have you been? P.S. Remember that Beretta in the film clip? I just ordered one as a
birthday present to me. I figured the reason I can't shoot 10 clay
pigeons tossed at once is because my current shotguns don't cycle fast
enough. Has nothing to do with my shooting abilities. |
Harry
Mar 10
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| I kinda forgot what your boat looked like. It's awesome. I love the look
of a classic boat. Is that prep work on the bow section of the hull being done for a thruster
by any chance? RCE |
RCE
Mar 10
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| The false stack has been removed from the cabin top just temporarily. Some of the cabin leaks were coming down from the false stack area. The
rust in the circular area on the cabin top is the result of the propane
tank frame becoming corroded.
Now that the false stack has been removed and it's possible to do a
thorough inspection it appears that there was an improper seal where
the propane plumbing penetrated the cabin top, and the water was
dripping onto the headliner below. As the false stack is on centerline,
the water would follow the crown of the headliner to the point where it
intersected the cabin walls and then migrate onto the veneers.
Fortunately, most of the superstructure on this boat is FRP, (although
the bulkheads are marine ply), so the water damage is primarily
cosmetic. The false stack goes back on when the seal is remedied. I'll also need
a new propane tank frame, even though the tanks are only about 3 years
old. |
chuckgould.chu...
Mar 10
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| I was originally planning to have the bottom stripped, a couple of
barrier coats applied, and then follow with new bottom paint. When they
began stripping the bottom (the light area you see just aft of the stem
on the starboard side) they discovered some small blisters that had
been previously hidden by a build up of bottom paint. As there is no
point putting a barrier coat over existing blisters, I had to decide
whether or not to peel the gel coat and skinout mat down the the
laminate and rebuild with a couple of layers of vinylester. The yard
did two test peels and used a moisture meter to confirm that the
laminate is dry and the blisters are merely cosmetic. Cosmetic blisters
I can live with, especially since a bottom peel would be another $8k or
so. :-) I will be getting a bow thruster. (I am so ashamed!) Actually, my new attitude toward bow thrusters is a lot like my evolved
attitude toward
gps plotters, etc: As long as you don't actually *need one* on a
regular basis, its OK to have for those odd times when even X years of
experience won't overcome Mother Nature and you just absolutely,
positively, have to bring the bow around through the wind. A bow thruster is no substitute for helmsmanship, but after all these
years successfully handling my single screw boat I don't have to prove
that I can do it. There are also times when experience and helmsmanship
are no substitutes for a bow thruster- and when those times come around
I'll be ready. :-) |
chuckgould.chu...
Mar 10
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| A bow thruster will come in handy when you're docking and you notice
terrorists about to blow up the gas pumps, so you're steering with one hand,
shooting with the other, and talking to the CG at the same time. On normal
days, I doubt you'll need the thrusters. |
Doug
Mar 11
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| Why ashamed? Nothing wrong with having a thruster available for those
unexpected "moments", and your style boat with a single screw is a perfect
candidate for one, even with your experience. I have both a bow and stern thruster, although neither are working at the
moment. (The "joysticks" have a solid state relay in them that are notorious
for going bad on a regular basis). When I first got the boat I used them
every time if I felt I was "loosing" it, which at first was about every time
I docked.
The Navigator has a 15.5 foot beam and you can't see the stern when piloting
from the flybridge. The first slip I had the boat in had exactly 6 inches
clearance on each side of the boat when backing in. My wife used to have to
stand in the cockpit with her arms up in the air and pointing with her hands
the direction I had to move to avoid hitting the end of the finger piers.
After a while, I got good at judging where the boat was relative to the
fingers and rarely had to use the thruster. There was one time though, on the way to Florida, when we stopped for fuel
and the only available slot was a parallel parking type situation with maybe
55 feet from the stern of the boat in front of me and the bow of the boat
behind me. My boat's LOA is 52' 8". A bunch of nervous dock hands stood by
as I approached the opening in the dock, then relaxed when I simply pulled
up parallel to the opening and walked the boat in sideways with short bursts
from the thrusters. Can't beat 'em in close quarter maneuvering. Looking forward to your progress pictures. RCE |
RCE
Mar 10
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| Thanks for the update. Great project to follow from the other side of the
sate where it seems to be winter still. Dan |
Danlw
Mar 10
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| When we were staying in Alexandria Bay, I watched a guy with his wife
parallel park what had to be a 50 something faux trawler/tug type boat
slick as could be - just using the thrusters. Those are slick. If I ever get a barge boat that big, I might
consider retrofitting for thrusters just for that reason alone. |
Shortwave
Mar 11
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