Bought another boat

[waybomb]

Worked all weekend last weekend and then all day yesterday, and up until about 10 minutes ago today.

About the only noticeable thing is the new boot stripes we applied.
I uploaded some new pix last night. Here's a link to the album
http://s4.photobucket.com/albums/y14...ner%20Project/

Did alot of cleaning work inside, and waxed the starboard side again. That's the side that was toward the sun for the last 10 years. It's getting better though.

The painter hasn't started on the arch yet which kinda has me a bit ticked. I told him to get it done this week or from next weekend forward, he gets to deal with the wife exclusively.

Lota work, but it's getting there.

Bought two new Galaxy antennas, an Icom VHF, a chartplotter, new water inlet, new antenna mounts, still searching for a deal on a radar, contacted Kahlenberg on some air horns, got my Hynautic reservoir and fittings, but now I have to find a supplier of Synflex 5/16 plastic hydraulic tubing, and probably a few other things this past week, just can't think of them right now.

[waybomb]

No new pix to post. Just too darned tired after working on her all Sat and Sunday.

The arch is painted and should be set before this weekend. Then we will reinstall the windshield.

I told the graphics guy to hold off a week with the application of the decals and Di-Noc, so I can really compound the adjacent areas and not ruin the new decals and Di-Noc.

Most of this weekend was buying and installing the backing that is glued onto the inner shell, under the cabin's cushions.

Used 2 quarts of contact cement to get it all on. Yup, well ventilated, but still strong odor.

Also reinstalled the two side ladders that I cleaned, sanded, and applied 3 coats of Sickens light followed by 5 coats of Sickens gloss.

Also spent a bunch of time compounding the stainless rub rails that had oxidized and turned gray. Shiny like new now! And tightened all the rubrail screws and window screws.

Maybe new pix posted on photobucket next Sunday.

[squerly]

Wow, this is turning out to be quite a job! Keep at it bud!

[waybomb]

I still have about 300 gallons of aged-in-the-tank10 year old fuel to get rid of. You'd think one of these good ol boys or maybe a farmer would have a waste oil burner and would love 300 gallons of free heat.

Any ideas who else could use the fuel?

[squerly]

Wish I did. I've got 55 gals in my back yard looking for a home.

[waybomb]

Radar arch and windshield are on. Did a bunch of more waxing and cleaning too.

Plugged in the shore power. Nothing smoked, and the fridge works. Ice maker doesn't start. Microwave works. stove doesn't.

Stove has a switch somewhere in back that breaks the ac circuit if the top cover is down. I'm guessing that switch has failed or corroded from sitting for so long.

Ice maker might not run since I did not hook up to water. Gotta look into that too.

[waybomb]

So, this weekedn was to unscrew all the windows, pull out enough to clean the mating surfaces and then recaulked them all. Then went inside and pulled all the ceiling trim on the outboard side of the starboard side, so we could get to the nuts on the screws holding the railings down, unscrewed them all, lifted the rails, cleaned underneath, recaulks, installed new screws, fender washers, and nylon insert locknuts.

Took the stove out. Yup, the proving switch was full of mung from the previous owners being sloppy cooks. Took the entire stive completely apart, cleaned it to like new, put it back together, reinstalled it, and works fine.

Installed all new snaps on the boat, replaced the anchor light holder that was broken, brought up the enclosure frame and measured for new canvas, tried to fix a hatch part which is nla, but couldn't, so made a drawing and I'll have my kid make some out of stainless.

Got about $8,500 in it and between the wife and I, about 300 hours.

Getting there....

[fogtender]

Sounds like an adventure in boating without going anywhere yet!

Seems to be a heck of a deal though.

As for the gas, put it in drums, paint "gas" on them and set them someplace visible and they will be stolen shortly! Problem solved and some A$$hole has fuel problems... Win, win!

[waybomb]

And here is the latest set of pics:
http://s4.photobucket.com/albums/y14...oject/19AUG12/

Check the prebuy pix versus these.
Found some new lights, installed those. Removed all the handrail screws after removing most of the ceiling interior edging trim to get to the nuts, resealed them, used fender washers as backers, and new nylon insert locknuts.

Saved the upholstery, though we did have to use some off the face of the seat bottoms. We'll either cover that with a new material, or simply remove the old contact cement with acetone, and wax it up.

It is slowly but surely turning back into a boat again!

[squerly]

She's looking great!

[waybomb]

We've got about $8,700 is her now, and about 320 of our hours.

[waybomb]

Took this past week off, and aside from a few "dates", we reupholstered the flybridge cushions.

[waybomb]

Installed the upholstery on the flybridge today.

[Doc]

The new upholstery looks great and that fly bridge has some size to it. Very nice.

[OhioTC18]

Looks great Fred!!

[Kane]

Originally Posted by OhioTC18

Looks great Fred!!

+1 on that. Beautiful!

Here's my next project. Gonna' take the tourists for "elegant" cruises on Sarasota Bay. If I can just get the wife to serve cocktails.








1928 F.S. Nock - 36' LOA
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[waybomb]

Wood hull? I can't imagine the upkeep
PS-hire some 18 year olds, in bikinis, you'll get more customers