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- Mon Jun 21, 2010 12:42 am
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: Ericson 27 Project
- Replies: 224
- Views: 252578
Re: Ericson 27 Project
looken good!
- Thu May 13, 2010 5:42 am
- Forum: Tools and Techniques
- Topic: 7345 problems
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3587
Re: 7345 problems
Hello Moonie About 2 months ago, I posted this same topic, I was having the same problems with this sander, in fact, I have probably done about 60-70 hours of sanding and guess how many PC 7345 sanders I have gone through, 3!, theres nothing worse when your out there sanding and all of a sudden the ...
- Wed Mar 24, 2010 12:11 am
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: Help!!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1264
Re: Help!!
Hi Rachel, That makes total sense, that has to be factory made. Thats gotta be a plug they used to plug the hole for an inboard motor. I'll just clean around the edges, because it is kind of loose, then fill and lay matting or cloth to strengthen. Yea, I found all this stuff from sanding the bottom ...
- Tue Mar 23, 2010 12:21 am
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: More help continued!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1262
Re: More help continued!
Hello Zach,
Thanks for your reply. I just need to know the steps of the material to use, for instance; matting first, then filler, more matting, ect.
Thanks for your reply. I just need to know the steps of the material to use, for instance; matting first, then filler, more matting, ect.
- Tue Mar 23, 2010 12:12 am
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: Help!!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1264
Re: Help!!
Hello Zach
Thanks for your reply, I hope these photos are easier to see. I know how to mix, but what I dont know is the steps to fix these issues. What in order and what material would you use and do to fix this?
Thanks for your reply, I hope these photos are easier to see. I know how to mix, but what I dont know is the steps to fix these issues. What in order and what material would you use and do to fix this?
- Sun Mar 21, 2010 9:55 pm
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: More help continued!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1262
More help continued!
This photo is where the old bulkhead, stringer and rigging supports used to be, these are voids about 1/4 inch deep. Would I use matting to build up these voids. Would I just cut strips of matting about the same width, then apply, then on final layer, use a wider strip about 10 inches to cover the s...
- Sun Mar 21, 2010 9:46 pm
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: Help!!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1264
Help!!
Hello, I took some photos and I have some questions on this stuff. The first photo is where the rudder attaches to and upon me sanding I found a crack in the paint, then I found this. Would I keep that piece in place, clean up the edges, then mix epoxy with milled fiber and apply, then apply matting...
- Sun Mar 21, 2010 9:25 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Porter Cable Random Orbiter Sander 7336
- Replies: 1
- Views: 361
Porter Cable Random Orbiter Sander 7336
Just curious: Has anyone had any issues with this sander. The 7335 was discontinued, and now the 7336 is what is available. The first sander I got only lasted 14 hours before it totally died on me. I got a replacement one and that one lasted about 90 hours and died on me today. I can't figure out wh...
- Sun Mar 21, 2010 9:12 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: Great Grinder Skirmish 2010 Edition...
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3063
Re: Great Grinder Skirmish 2010 Edition...
This took me since July 4th 2009 to do. Looks like were pretty close as to where we're at on our boats. Today, my porter cable random orbiter sander burnt out. Was 2 hours into sanding and it crashed on me, wasn't happy. Are you going to fill in those voids where the old bulkheads were? If so, what ...
- Fri Mar 19, 2010 12:01 am
- Forum: Materials, Sources, and Innovations
- Topic: Bronze cowls, ports, and deck hardware available again
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2142
Re: Bronze cowls, ports, and deck hardware available again
Thanks for that Duncan, you've helped me out big time! I am glad you posted that and I am glad this site is alive like this, thanks for looking out everyone!
- Thu Mar 18, 2010 11:58 pm
- Forum: Materials, Sources, and Innovations
- Topic: Bronze cowls, ports, and deck hardware available again
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2142
Re: Bronze cowls, ports, and deck hardware available again
Wow! I am glad I saw this. I have put aside money to purchase all new hardware and new sails and everything. Man, I am usually not a sucker,but these are things that I need and yea, they require us to pay first, that makes sense though that people are so greedy, they find ways to scam everyone out o...
- Wed Mar 17, 2010 4:52 pm
- Forum: Materials, Sources, and Innovations
- Topic: Bronze cowls, ports, and deck hardware available again
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2142
- Wed Mar 17, 2010 9:49 am
- Forum: Tools and Techniques
- Topic: SUPPLIED AIR RESPIRATOR SYSTEMS
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2640
Re: SUPPLIED AIR RESPIRATOR SYSTEMS
Thanks for posting this topic. I really need something like this, can't take it anymore with the organic respirators or dust masks. I need full face protection with fresh air coming in. Well, $400.00 will have to be spent on this. Man! Will have to delay the $1300.00 dollars that I need to spend on ...
- Fri Mar 05, 2010 9:07 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Worth Restoring?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2061
Re: Worth Restoring?
Temptation and being delusional are good. I talk to my boat while I work on it and she talks back to me. All old boats deserve a chance just like stray animals do. Thats not being delusional, its being passionate.
- Tue Mar 02, 2010 11:54 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Rebuilding a Oday22
- Replies: 4
- Views: 643
Re: Rebuilding a Oday22
Buy it! If you want to become a boat builder and a sailor, it will be the best learning experience you'll ever encounter, but you have to be dedicated and have passion. Then, new doors will open for you as others see you rebuilding a boat. Trust me, it's happening to me right now. The learning exper...
- Tue Feb 02, 2010 12:52 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Reuse or replace outer skin after recoring
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1250
Re: Reuse or replace outer skin after recoring
Oh, forgot to add, make sure you are fully covered, I mean fully covered, head to toe, use rubber bands around the neck to secure the sock on the head, so no glass particals get in the neck area, I hate fine glass particals. I did this in 90 degree heat and and humidity, I lost about 15 pounds of we...
- Tue Feb 02, 2010 12:29 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Reuse or replace outer skin after recoring
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1250
Re: Reuse or replace outer skin after recoring
This is what happend to me when I was taking off the top skin on deck. Don't laugh at this photo people, this was when I had no clue of what I was doing. Most of my deck was rotted; however, in a few spots there was no rot and look what happend, ripped off the bottom skin, so, I decided to work from...
- Fri Jan 29, 2010 8:17 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Fiberglassing a Hull to Deck Joint (?)
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3500
Re: Fiberglassing a Hull to Deck Joint (?)
I should add before some people get conufused of how is it that I am able to see through the fiberglass when I illuminate it with a light. I chipped out every bit of the balsa core along the starboard, the port and bow of my boat. I did this from the inside, so I tore out the bottom skin leaving the...
- Fri Jan 29, 2010 7:45 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Fiberglassing a Hull to Deck Joint (?)
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3500
Re: Fiberglassing a Hull to Deck Joint (?)
I am currently doing the exact same repair work your thinking of, I just finished on my top deck grinding away 3 inches from the toe rail, and am going to do the same on the hull, I had bad stress fractures beyond the gell coat on my toe rail, this was needed to do. I turned off the lights in the sh...
- Sat Jan 16, 2010 11:23 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Fairing compounds and repair putties
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1944
Re: Fairing compounds and repair putties
Wow! This is great stuff from everyone who replied. It is why I have the upmost respect for this website and those who have been doing this for many years or by trial and error and are willing to pass this along to the beginner. Thanks so much fella's!!
Jeff
Jeff
- Thu Jan 14, 2010 10:27 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Fairing compounds and repair putties
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1944
Re: Fairing compounds and repair putties
Ok, thanks Dave for your input, I really appreciate your time to reply to my post. This really helps me out when I get a direct answer like this.
- Sun Jan 10, 2010 12:51 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Fairing compounds and repair putties
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1944
Fairing compounds and repair putties
Thanks to my newly purchased Porter Cable Random orbiter sander! Today, I started the first phase of sanding the old paint using 80 grit sand paper. It went really well! However, I know there's a hundred or so topics on this subject on plasticclassic.com, but there are so many different opinions and...
- Sat Jan 02, 2010 7:28 am
- Forum: Materials, Sources, and Innovations
- Topic: Where do you buy your fiberglass?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1266
Re: Where do you buy your fiberglass?
I get my stuff from Express Composites. They have the best mixture of polyester resin I have ever used and all kinds of good boat raw material. Their website is www.expresscomposites.com, out of Minneapolis, MN.
- Thu Dec 31, 2009 12:14 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Fiberglass Head Liner - Should It Stay or Go?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2312
Re: Fiberglass Head Liner - Should It Stay or Go?
Huh. I was faced with this same issue about a month ago. I wanted to tear the entire liner out to, I had to cut parts of the liner out in order for me to replace the rotted out balsa core, so now, I am faced with somehow getting a sheet of fiberglass or something to replace the parts I already tore ...
- Sun Dec 27, 2009 11:20 am
- Forum: Materials, Sources, and Innovations
- Topic: Easy way to remove fiberglass from your skin
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1859
Re: Easy way to remove fiberglass from your skin
I really hate fiberglass particals from grinding, they find ways to find the skin and it drives me nuts.
- Fri Dec 11, 2009 2:11 am
- Forum: Ramblings
- Topic: -10 degrees and glassing
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1122
Re: -10 degrees and glassing
Wow, very nice boat your building. That will be my next and final project in my life, after I voyage the current one I am rebuilding, but during the next time, it will be built somewhere in the tropics. Yea, I was going to wait till spring time too, but I decided that the show must go on during the ...
- Thu Dec 10, 2009 1:34 am
- Forum: Ramblings
- Topic: -10 degrees and glassing
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1122
Re: -10 degrees and glassing
It's pure dedication to fullfill a dream of mine, my friend, nothing will stop me from doing this, nothing! Gave up the house, car and all the material crap to pursue a dream. The trick to staying warm in these temps, is don't think about the cold, but think about the warm tropical temps that I will...
- Wed Dec 09, 2009 11:48 am
- Forum: Ramblings
- Topic: -10 degrees and glassing
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1122
-10 degrees and glassing
Ahhhh! Back to glassing, after all the pain I went through in the last 2 months, it finally paid off yesterday. I was so happy! From bringing my boat from an outside shelter I built, to the inside of an old pull shed. Although I had to spend quit a few bucks to buy 6 mill poly, 2 100# propane tanks ...
- Thu Oct 22, 2009 11:16 am
- Forum: Boat Shops and Facilities
- Topic: Shelter question
- Replies: 20
- Views: 7055
Re: Shelter question
Boat safely inside now; however, due to heavy rain we had for 2 days, and extreme soft and muddy ground, the hydraulic trailor and the diesel 6 wheel truck and my boat got stuck in the mud. I couldn't believe it, my boat stuck on a hydraulic trailor 2 feet in the mud. Luckily, Dave the concrete man,...
- Sun Oct 18, 2009 2:56 pm
- Forum: Boat Shops and Facilities
- Topic: Shelter question
- Replies: 20
- Views: 7055
Re: Shelter question
Rachel,
Ok, thanks for the reminder, I forgot about that, I will make sure of that.
Jeff
Ok, thanks for the reminder, I forgot about that, I will make sure of that.
Jeff
- Sat Oct 17, 2009 11:38 pm
- Forum: Boat Shops and Facilities
- Topic: Shelter question
- Replies: 20
- Views: 7055
Re: Shelter question
Hey Rachel Yea, it was kind of a bummer to find out after I put the tarp up, but I took it as a loss and I am totally ready to move inside. The owner of the land respects my project and loves the determination I have to do this. So, he insisted that I move inside. The P.S. statement about leveling t...
- Sat Oct 17, 2009 5:48 pm
- Forum: Boat Shops and Facilities
- Topic: Shelter question
- Replies: 20
- Views: 7055
Re: Shelter question
Right on! Well, I bought the billboard vinyl, lucky for me they were located in SE Minneapolis, went to go pick them up and got three 14x48 and one 12x36 and some vinyl cement, at a price crazy cheap, it was very painfull putting those up, but did it in 2 days. After I was completely done, the owner...
- Wed Oct 07, 2009 7:29 pm
- Forum: Boat Shops and Facilities
- Topic: Shelter question
- Replies: 20
- Views: 7055
Re: Shelter question
Thanks for your replies (Rachel, Eric. Mike, Capt Tom), it's really nice of you guys to reply back and give me advice, I absolutely appreciate that. The billboard tarp idea is brilliant. I went to a Menards (like a home depot store but their mainly out of the MIdwest) and they sell the same stuff fo...
- Sun Oct 04, 2009 4:08 pm
- Forum: Boat Shops and Facilities
- Topic: Shelter question
- Replies: 20
- Views: 7055
Shelter question
Well, I am reading these discussions about shelters. We had winds that were clocked 65 to 75 miles per hour in this area for 2 days. This tarp held wind speeds up to 35 in the past, it was why I stripped the boat of everything and even the rotted out core and I even started glassing and adding new c...
- Sun Oct 04, 2009 12:41 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: Boat photo project
- Replies: 1
- Views: 983
Boat photo project
Wow, just figured out how to adjust the size of photos. I can only have 3 downloads at a time on this forum, but here is my boat project. The blue tarp was completely ripped off due to 65 to 75 mile an hour winds we had last Sunday and Monday. Along with a weeks work of rain and I went to check on m...
- Fri Sep 18, 2009 10:01 pm
- Forum: Ramblings
- Topic: Fiberglassing
- Replies: 0
- Views: 850
Fiberglassing
Man! It really helps me out to have an experienced fiberglass boat maker come out and help me out. I have learned so much in the last week, its unbelievable. I never knew how easy it is to work with glass. Man, I am totally excited now. Thankfully this man is a good friend of mine and is willing to ...
- Mon Sep 07, 2009 9:45 pm
- Forum: Ramblings
- Topic: I'm having photo upload issues
- Replies: 1
- Views: 476
I'm having photo upload issues
I can't upload the photos on this website. I took all these photos today of my rebuild. I was uploading the photo files and this website said my files are to large to do this. Does having Windows Vista have something to do with this? Can anyone help me with this?
Jeff
Jeff
- Sat Sep 05, 2009 10:53 am
- Forum: Ramblings
- Topic: Didn't have a good day working on the boat.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 963
Re: Didn't have a good day working on the boat.
Hello all, thanks for the support, I thought I was the only one who struggled with this, but apparently not. It's hull number 286. A camera is definately on the list, I am going to borrow a friends digital camera and take photos on Monday and post them here. As a carpenter of many years, I know ther...
- Fri Sep 04, 2009 10:46 pm
- Forum: Ramblings
- Topic: Didn't have a good day working on the boat.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 963
Didn't have a good day working on the boat.
Man, I was working on the bow and peeling off the top skin so I can recore before it gets ice cold here in a month, what a disaster that was today. I was all excited to do this today and left totally bummed. It was like watching my dream crumble away. The cutting was going really smooth until I had ...
- Wed Sep 02, 2009 11:37 pm
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: repair questions
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2155
Re: repair questions
I forgot to mention that when I was taking off some hardware, I was poking around the holes and doing some investigating around the holes, I was chipping away the rotted out core and the bottom skin was tearing apart as well, so now the hole was getting bigger. HUH, I am eager to start this process ...
- Tue Sep 01, 2009 10:33 am
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: repair questions
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2155
Re: repair questions
Ok, thank you Rachel! I will read these and I'm sure I will get some helpful info from these.
- Mon Aug 31, 2009 11:43 pm
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: repair questions
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2155
repair questions
Instead of tearing out a bulkhead like I did before. Could just cut out the rotted section of the bulkhead and replace it with new plywood? Then use cloth and epoxy to put over the new section? Also, I just finished making my shelter about 3 weeks ago, so now I was able to remove every bit of hardwa...
- Fri Jul 24, 2009 10:19 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Bulkheads
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1742
Re: Bulkheads
Man, that was a relief, the pro came out inspected everything and found the boat to be in really great condition. He said that I didnt have to do half of the things I already did like ripping out everything. I told him, well, at least it will all be new stuff now, he laughed. The deck is a totally e...
- Wed Jul 22, 2009 8:04 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Bulkheads
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1742
Re: Bulkheads
Ryan, That was absolutely well said! I am doing this for reasons that I'm sure all of us on this forum can write movies or books on about our personal lives and whats happend to us. This boat I am going to call my home for quit some time until I build a boat from scratch. This boat is for me and not...
- Tue Jul 21, 2009 11:04 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Bulkheads
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1742
Re: Bulkheads
Hi Oscar, I just became numb reading your reply, but, I was thinking as well of having someone come out and look at this and tell me what I'm up against, at least I didn't buy this for much. Willingness and determination is what I have, knowledge is what I will gain from this. In order to have knowl...
- Sun Jul 19, 2009 8:01 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Bulkheads
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1742
Re: Bulkheads
Hi Dave, Ahh, man, I could've just repaired? I might need my back repaired after tearing those out. MAN. Well, thats ok, I already ripped them out. I guess I should now ask more specific questions and I need to get a digital camera for photos. Cause, my deck is a nightmare. (I think) and I have no i...
- Sun Jul 19, 2009 12:55 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Bulkheads
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1742
Re: Bulkheads
Hi Tim, They're rotted at the bottom. Every piece of wood had to go due to the rot. I figure that I can tackle the tear out first. Man, it all had to go. I opened up the floor and theres water in the keel. Rain water that is. I just believed that in order to restore this boat, it all had to be done ...
- Sat Jul 18, 2009 11:36 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Fixing small openings under the toerail.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1422
Re: Fixing small openings under the toerail.
Ahh yes, I know that look very well Oscar! Laughing out loud! Love it! And yes, Jerry! I just joined that association. Very nice people as well. I just mailed in my $55.00 association joiners fee and to get a copy of that owners manuel. I talk to Bill Phelon who is the president or something on that...
- Sat Jul 18, 2009 12:13 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Fixing small openings under the toerail.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1422
Re: Fixing small openings under the toerail.
Right on! Exact same principal in drywall, just different vocabulary. You guys are great! I really appreciate it! Someone asked the question if it's a westgait 32'. There's an oval plate in the cockpit that sais it's a Pearson Ariel hull #286. Here is a photo of my Ariel. I'll take more photos on Su...
- Thu Jul 16, 2009 8:14 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Fixing small openings under the toerail.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1422
Re: Fixing small openings under the toerail.
Okay guys, thanks again! I am going to purchase a digital camera. I will borrow one from a buddy and take photos from now on. This makes perfect sense to me. However; like in that Tom Cruise car racing movie (Days of Thunder) made in the late 80's. Tom and Robert Redford are in that bar and Robert w...