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- Thu Apr 26, 2012 6:56 pm
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: Repairing fiberglass damage under a mast step
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2444
Re: Repairing fiberglass damage under a mast step
Take a look on the Sea Sprite board for more information. Here's a link to my part of along discussion in March 2012 (the search feature is not working). Mast step construction. This is a very specific Sea Sprite problem (and a serious one that shouldn't be ignored) and you'll probably get the best ...
- Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:21 am
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: Cockpit Floor Re-Core question
- Replies: 22
- Views: 9782
Re: Cockpit Floor Re-Core question
For my decks I used a 1-3/8" Metal/Wood Universal Cutting Blade. A very straight line is easy as you make repeated plunge cuts. It took a few seconds to make each cut and you could feel when you were through the top layer. I used tape to clearly mark the area to be excised and simply followed t...
- Tue Mar 20, 2012 8:31 pm
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: Cockpit Floor Re-Core question
- Replies: 22
- Views: 9782
Re: Cockpit Floor Re-Core question
I actually had great results with my oscillating saw. I did a total deck recore with 2 blades. I cut the top skins with plunge cuts and then used the same blade to clean up the rotten core and left over debris. I just used the sanding attachment to tidy up my toe/rub rails and grab rails for refinis...
- Sat Mar 03, 2012 9:27 pm
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: Bootstrip Color Options
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2645
Re: Bootstrip Color Options
Dark Brown would be great, but I can't find any! Have you picked out a paint yet? I have always used Interlux or EasyPoxy. That is why I was leaning towards Green. Hubby would prefer brown (it was what Cape Dory originally used). Definitely not planning any long cruising...
- Fri Mar 02, 2012 2:32 pm
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: Bootstrip Color Options
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2645
Bootstrip Color Options
I am getting ready to polish the topsides and paint a new bootstripe and bottom on a Cape Dory 25D I have been working on. I got 3 gallons of red bottom paint with the boat so I am not open to changing the bottom color. The bottom is currently red with a similar color bootstripe which looks bad and ...
- Sat Nov 19, 2011 5:30 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Moving Alberg 30
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1360
Re: Moving Alberg 30
Round fence posts... My husband moved a 35' x 24" x 10" steel I Beam by himself without sweating (it was delivered by crane) with four fence posts. The boat may take some sweat (and helper).
- Fri May 06, 2011 9:05 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: dink paint
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2004
Re: dink paint
Based on your picture and my experience, I would highly recommend against removing the Gunwale Guard. Clean it in situ. My "economical" dinghy looks much like yours except I took my Gunwale Guard off to clean/fix it. It is in the trash. The holes did not stand up to scrubbing and strong cl...
- Sat Mar 12, 2011 6:15 pm
- Forum: Ramblings
- Topic: Where's the sense (cents)?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3613
Coins are okay - at least legally!
As one who just returned from a day trip with my pseudo-granddaughter, penny smashing is okay - and it is a really cheap way to entertain a 5 year old when everything else is so expensive. We flattened a penny (cost 75 cent) and it was embossed with the Space Needle and then a quarter (for which we ...
- Fri Jan 07, 2011 5:32 pm
- Forum: Classic Sailboats
- Topic: Swoon
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2059
Re: Swoon
I guess it would be rude to email the owner asking for more pictures just to drool a little.
Teak decks or no, I would be happy for a while on this one!
Teak decks or no, I would be happy for a while on this one!
- Thu Jan 06, 2011 8:50 pm
- Forum: Classic Sailboats
- Topic: Alternatives to the Pearson Ensign?
- Replies: 61
- Views: 29041
Ready to sail...
Don't let age or lack of use put you off however. Our SS23 needed some very minor cosmetic work (some broken teak in the cockpit) and a little work on the stern deck. Original gelcoat was just fine. She was however (apparently) pretty nasty looking before we got her. The guy we bought her from had f...
- Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:21 pm
- Forum: Classic Sailboats
- Topic: Alternatives to the Pearson Ensign?
- Replies: 61
- Views: 29041
Re: Alternatives to the Pearson Ensign?
No option for a Sea Sprite 23 here, but they are first cousins and meet all of your criteria. We have a Cape Dory 25D (very much NOT a Cape Dory 25) and a Sea Sprite and had a Typhoon. I opted to sell the Typhoon and keep the SS23 because up in Massachusetts where she will be sailed, the extra lengt...
- Sat Dec 04, 2010 11:12 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: I.D. this cute little boat?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 901
Re: I.D. this cute little boat?
Sea Sprite 23.
- Tue Nov 02, 2010 8:00 pm
- Forum: Ramblings
- Topic: Looking for Sea Sprite 27/28 or similar boat
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3256
Re: Looking for Sea Sprite 27/28 or similar boat
Brodie, Go buy several disposable cameras. Some will even do digital prints. There is absolutely no way to look at a boat that you can't pop back to look at if you don't have pictures. Besides we here like to see them.... If you decide to buy the boat, you will want something to dream over before tr...
- Fri Sep 10, 2010 9:31 pm
- Forum: Sails, Rigging, and Systems
- Topic: Used Headsails
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3465
Re: Used Headsails
I have used this database before to compare dimensions: http://www.jibslist.com/
You can use the measurements from the Jibslist to check places like Bacon's too.
Wonderful boat! Enjoy her.
Bly
You can use the measurements from the Jibslist to check places like Bacon's too.
Wonderful boat! Enjoy her.
Bly
- Sun May 23, 2010 5:32 pm
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: Cleaning and re-installing ports
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1951
Re: Cleaning and re-installing ports
Actually I did mean 995. That is what was recommended and that is what I used...
http://www.dowcorning.com/applications/ ... &Type=PROD
http://www.dowcorning.com/applications/ ... &Type=PROD
- Sun May 23, 2010 11:34 am
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: Cleaning and re-installing ports
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1951
Re: Cleaning and re-installing ports
I just replaced the lexan in my Bomar hatch. For installing the lexan, a structural silcone sealant was recommended by the manufacturer. I used Dow Corning 995 (from McMaster Carr). The installation looks pretty close to the original and it sure doesn't leak! I used a razor blade to remove the bulk ...
- Mon Apr 26, 2010 6:06 pm
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: Removing ablative paint
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2123
Re: Removing ablative paint
Peter, The carbide blades were just the trick for removing the many layers of HARD bottom paint 2 years ago when she was taken down to gelcoat. The ablative paint wouldn't scrape at all. My only option was sanding (which is very unpleasant!). Once I determined that it was a prep issue, I feel comfor...
- Fri Apr 23, 2010 9:25 am
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: Removing ablative paint
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2123
Re: Removing ablative paint
Ryan, Yes, we are going to be back at Big Water. We have moved down to the C dock in about the same spot we were on B. We're due to launch on Monday. They're stepping the mast at noon. We stayed with the ablative as it became obvious that the prep was the problem. The starboard side waterline had pa...
- Wed Apr 21, 2010 9:13 am
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: Removing ablative paint
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2123
Re: Removing ablative paint
Thanks Zach. I did as you suggested. I have also come to realize some of the paint "failure" areas were likely made worse by improper prep. The bottom needed a great deal of work while stripped. I finished by rolling on several coats of epoxy (not barrier coat). I must not have gotten the ...
- Fri Apr 09, 2010 11:17 pm
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: Removing ablative paint
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2123
Removing ablative paint
After completely redoing the bottom on our Cape Dory 25D, I am finding myself having to take OFF the ablative paint along the water line and I am not having much success. I used Interlux Micron CSC as we do not haul our boat regularly (fresh water). The problem is my husband loves to scrub the water...
- Thu Mar 11, 2010 10:45 am
- Forum: Materials, Sources, and Innovations
- Topic: What do I use for interior paint?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3187
Re: What do I use for interior paint?
I used Petit UnEpoxy on the interior of Ariel. There is a liner (left alone) but all of the rough fiberglass surfaces were painted with it. It was apparently idiot-proof. I painted over generally clean existing paint and in other areas raw fiberglass. I did not spend extensive time cleaning and prep...
- Wed Jan 13, 2010 7:38 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Sail conversion to roller furling.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1566
I second the stapler...
The common desk stapler (and staple remover) is your friend when doing any kind of upholstery or sail work.
- Mon Jan 11, 2010 11:57 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Sail conversion to roller furling.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1566
Re: Sail conversion to roller furling.
I have a Sailrite LZ-1 walking foot sewing machine that easily goes through 8-10 layers of Sunbrella. Sail cloth (new-ish) at least is a different animal. When I had issues sewing through many layers, Sailrite recommended special barbed needles that actually "cut" throught the sailcloth ra...
- Mon Aug 17, 2009 7:54 pm
- Forum: Materials, Sources, and Innovations
- Topic: Performance Plus Duct Tape 8979
- Replies: 1
- Views: 725
Performance Plus Duct Tape 8979
I read about Performance Plus Duct Tape 8979 in the Good Old Boat Newsletter a while back and I can highly recommend it for the slow-going project. I have been working on the deck of our Sea Sprite for the past several months. The boat has been left uncovered and I have used the Perf+ duct tape to c...
- Tue Aug 04, 2009 11:25 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Chainplate Replacement Question
- Replies: 8
- Views: 937
Re: Chainplate Replacement Question
Thanks for all of the suggestions. I think I'm going to press <Pause> on what to do until I get the toe and rub rails back on and the mast stepped to see how the angle changes. Brian, If you send me a PM with your email, I will send you the file and pictures from John. The system has worked quite we...
- Mon Aug 03, 2009 8:59 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Chainplate Replacement Question
- Replies: 8
- Views: 937
Re: Chainplate Replacement Question
http://campavalon.cc/ariel/DSCF0129.JPG Dennis & Zack, We definitely have a teak toe rail. I had to actually cut down the chain plate covers (none were installed originally) to get around the teak. If I make FRP "risers", they will be very narrow on the outboard edge, but it might wor...
- Mon Aug 03, 2009 8:04 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Chainplate Replacement Question
- Replies: 8
- Views: 937
Chainplate Replacement Question
One of our boats is a 1973 Sea Sprite 23 Weekender (another Alberg design). She has suffered from chronically leaky decks and a crummy chainplate design. The chainplates are S shaped and glassed directly to the hull so there is a pocket to collect water and no way to inspect or change. I purchased n...
- Wed Jun 03, 2009 12:57 pm
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: Weakened Deck Beam
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2658
Re: Weakened Deck Beam
Brian, Pictures of Ariel Here's a link to lots of pictures of Ariel. She is currently in the yard on her trailer awaiting the arrival of her six new chain plates. She's a 1973 Wickford-built hull so she may look a bit different than the earlier models. There's also a link to an assortment of random ...
- Wed Jun 03, 2009 12:12 am
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: Weakened Deck Beam
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2658
Re: Weakened Deck Beam
Looks like a pretty good repair to me... I would cut the ends off of the bolts and paint the support if they bother you -- and go sailing. This is a very standard repair on a Seasprite 23. The support beams are VERY structural and I can only assume based on the sistering that the old beam had split....
- Tue May 26, 2009 9:31 pm
- Forum: Materials, Sources, and Innovations
- Topic: Chain Plates - looking for fabrication source
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2105
Re: Chain Plates - looking for fabrication source
I actually found a pretty reasonably priced source of 316 stock. http://www.onlinemetals.com/merchant.cfm?pid=639&step=4&showunits=inches&id=27&top_cat=1 Online Metals was very helpful and I got my stock quickly. I got them from the local fabricator this morning and they are set to b...
- Fri May 08, 2009 10:07 am
- Forum: Materials, Sources, and Innovations
- Topic: Chain Plates - looking for fabrication source
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2105
Re: Chain Plates - looking for fabrication source
Thanks! Time to check the final dimensions and get the stock ordered then.
Bly
Bly
- Thu May 07, 2009 11:04 am
- Forum: Materials, Sources, and Innovations
- Topic: Chain Plates - looking for fabrication source
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2105
Annealed 316 Stainless?
I am needing to have several chainplates made. The stock Schaefer's won't work for this application. My question is about annealed stainless. Can annealed stainless be used for chainplates? Everything I Google says it is "normally provided in the annealed condition". I have a general under...
- Fri Mar 27, 2009 11:49 pm
- Forum: Classic Sailboats
- Topic: Roadtrip.....
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1006
The 25D...
TJ, We own a 25D and a Seasprite 23. I have loved our Seasprite since the second I laid eyes on her (it might have had something to do with the 11 hour drive). She is a joy to sail and look at. HOWEVER, commodious she is not! I looked for a 25D because there were just 2 of us, we could transport our...
- Thu Mar 19, 2009 9:44 am
- Forum: Classic Sailboats
- Topic: Bristol Corinthian
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7137
Seasprite Cockpit
I'm too lazy to walk outside and measure this morning, but the cockpit seats on the Seasprite are longer than our Cape Dory 25D and our Typhoon. We have the Weekender model. The Daysailor has longer seats (and a correspondingly bigger cockpit). We have nice cushions for Ariel (SS23) and wanted to us...
- Fri Jan 02, 2009 3:51 pm
- Forum: Ramblings
- Topic: Missing my Photo of the Month...
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1229
Thanks
We don't have any water down here so I need my fix.
Thanks for the new one.
Thanks for the new one.
- Fri Jan 02, 2009 11:34 am
- Forum: Ramblings
- Topic: Missing my Photo of the Month...
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1229
Missing my Photo of the Month...
Tim,
I have had the same wallpaper on my desktop for 6 months. Did you give up? I always looked forward to the new photo. I guess I need to get a real life!
Happy New Year (picture or not).
Bly
I have had the same wallpaper on my desktop for 6 months. Did you give up? I always looked forward to the new photo. I guess I need to get a real life!
Happy New Year (picture or not).
Bly
- Wed Nov 19, 2008 10:15 am
- Forum: Boat Shops and Facilities
- Topic: Economical long term cover/shelter suggestions needed
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4131
Pricing
Figment, I think you're right on the cost. I kept reading $400-500 online, but when I started pricing lumber from HD & Lowes (or only options) last night -- $1000+ is looking far more plausible. I'm going to get a price on one of the aluminum roofed RV car ports. In our area, there is far more o...
- Tue Nov 18, 2008 8:23 pm
- Forum: Boat Shops and Facilities
- Topic: Economical long term cover/shelter suggestions needed
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4131
She's home --
Pyxis made it home today. I think I am going to go with a modified Stimson shed as I need to work on the bottom. I can now take better measurements to figure the optimal size.
Thanks for all of the suggestions. Right now I'm just grateful that the trip home on the trailer was uneventful!
Bly
Thanks for all of the suggestions. Right now I'm just grateful that the trip home on the trailer was uneventful!
Bly
- Sun Nov 16, 2008 12:30 pm
- Forum: Boat Shops and Facilities
- Topic: Economical long term cover/shelter suggestions needed
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4131
Economical long term cover/shelter suggestions needed
Sadly, Pyxis our CD25D is destined to be on the hard on her trailer in our yard for the foreseeable future (aka 2+ years). The drought has taken its toll on our lake and the level is down 22' and is due to continue going down 1' a week. They have to stop letting water downstream when it gets down 35...
- Mon Sep 29, 2008 3:34 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Locating the Hull Number
- Replies: 6
- Views: 650
SS23
Brian, Ariel's HIN is stamped on the transom (upper right). She is a 1973 Wickford built SS23. If you have a Sailstar SS23, you probably won't find one there. You will love your Sea Sprite. Ariel has been out of the water for the last two years; however, the sale of our Typhoon will get her back in ...
- Mon Jun 23, 2008 10:25 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Mooring Advice
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3808
Swim noodles
We use swim noodles (cut to about 18") on our pennants and it helps enormously. The hole was too small to thread the existing splice through so I just split them open and tied them on. Worked just fine.
Bly
Bly
- Mon Apr 14, 2008 12:47 am
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: Ensign Restoration
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3275
Pyxis' treatment
In response to Rachel's question... I rolled on unthickened over all of the area which had been faired and filled as per West System's instructions. Their reasoning is that the faired epoxy is porous and not waterproof. The two coats of epoxy were to seal the filled areas not seal the gelcoat. I ret...
- Thu Mar 27, 2008 3:13 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: naked bottom
- Replies: 6
- Views: 816
Rolling on epoxy
Andrew, I used West System with their fairing fillers and Interlux WaterTite (which I loved) to tidy up the gouges and unpleasantries on Pyxis' bottom. The fairing fillers need to be overcoated with unthickened epoxy before painting. Here's a link to the instructions (scroll down to the bottom for t...
- Wed Mar 26, 2008 11:37 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: naked bottom
- Replies: 6
- Views: 816
Don't do it...
Assuming by barrier coat you mean something like Interlux 2000, don't do it. All you need to do to talk yourself out of it (aside from reading everything on here when you search for barrier coat), is to call Interlux and ask questions. The moisture level they expect is not attainable in any reasonab...
- Sun Feb 24, 2008 12:18 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: Covering the hatches
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2425
Polysulfide removal
Tim,
The hatch looks fabulous, but can you get me from the one with the black polysulfide all over everything and the next one that is looking neat and tidy?
Thanks for the great pictures,
Bly
The hatch looks fabulous, but can you get me from the one with the black polysulfide all over everything and the next one that is looking neat and tidy?
Thanks for the great pictures,
Bly
- Wed Oct 24, 2007 9:33 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: blue charts
- Replies: 4
- Views: 655
Blue Chart
We also bought a used GPS. If you already have the Blue Chart CD, you can register it for a second device. They will only let you use it twice however. The must also use the area you used the first time for your unlock code. If you have the Blue Chart CD, you can log on to their site and do it with ...
- Mon Sep 10, 2007 11:01 am
- Forum: Sailing and Cruising
- Topic: 22' range Daysailor
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3896
New, new - Stuart Mariner
For a new Daysailor (one you can go buy off the showroom floor), they are quite reasonably priced and not unattractive. An older couple in our marina traded in their spanky new Marshall for one. It based on the original O'Day molds. Nice little cuddy cabin and self bailing cockpit. Keel or centerboa...
- Fri Sep 07, 2007 10:41 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Cockpit Size
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3507
Daysailor vs Weekender
Weekender is deck stepped just forward of the cabintop. Daysailor is stepped on the cabintop. Daysailor has a cuddy type cabin with doors. Weekender has a bridge deck with traditional hatch boards.
- Thu Sep 06, 2007 8:21 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Cockpit Size
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3507
Cockpit size
The Typhoon and Sea Sprite 23 cockpit seats are essentially the same length. We swapped cushions back and forth for one season before I sewed new cushions for the Sea Sprite. The Sea Sprite Daysailor is harder to come by, but it does have a huge cockpit. The seats on our 25D on the other hand are a ...
- Fri Aug 17, 2007 9:44 pm
- Forum: Boat Photos
- Topic: Belated Pyxis launch photos
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1134
Belated Pyxis launch photos
Our "new" Cape Dory 25D finally made it into the water in late June just about the time our ISP went belly-up and we were relegated to dail-up again. We're now up in Marblehead (more for the DSL than the weather sadly) and launched Miranda (Typhoon) today so now there is time for some pict...