Coronado 15 project.
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Re: Coronado 15 project.
After a couple hours of patient sanding, the seam was very close to perfect. This image shows the lows spots that were so obvious when under the paint (the darkest reds have the thickest filler (the deepest dents.))
I marked all the low spots with big arrows (visible along bottom of picture.)
This is the second coat of fairing epoxy. I'll work it with 60 grit paper tomorrow and then reassess (it might need a third application.)
I marked all the low spots with big arrows (visible along bottom of picture.)
This is the second coat of fairing epoxy. I'll work it with 60 grit paper tomorrow and then reassess (it might need a third application.)
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Re: Coronado 15 project.
The paint and non-skid is down and all I can say is wow. The repair is invisible, and I didn't think that was possible. Earlier today I had a loaded paint brush in hand, and for two seconds, I didn't know where to start painting. That's when I knew the repair was good.
It's a Thanksgiving miracle! The boat went from this:
To this:
Happy Bird-day people!
It's a Thanksgiving miracle! The boat went from this:
To this:
Happy Bird-day people!
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Re: Coronado 15 project.
Yesterday, the tailgate on the tow vehicle was finished.That black trim panel was a big project; beneath the surface are 6 rubber edge strips, 4 new brackets and 8 new clips.
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Re: Coronado 15 project.
Morning: I moved the first coat of polyurethane into the sun for extra drying. The sanding blocks are ready to go, I'll scuff the new surfaces and apply coat number two.
I learned this, Interlux Perfection Plus "goes a long way." I prepared a small batch that turned out to be 4 times more than needed (when applied to an epoxy surface.) Use on bare wood is a completely different story.
I learned this, Interlux Perfection Plus "goes a long way." I prepared a small batch that turned out to be 4 times more than needed (when applied to an epoxy surface.) Use on bare wood is a completely different story.
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Third coat report:
It's in the mid 50's today with no sunshine; I brought the woodwork inside (with a patio table) and set the heat-lamp underneath.
Whats more exciting to watch as it's drying, paint or polyurethane? (I say polyurethane.)
It's in the mid 50's today with no sunshine; I brought the woodwork inside (with a patio table) and set the heat-lamp underneath.
Whats more exciting to watch as it's drying, paint or polyurethane? (I say polyurethane.)
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Re: Coronado 15 project.
I'm looking for something bigger. A few days ago, I put a for sale sign on the boat.
New main sheet and Harken ratchet block.
Teak is finished bright, new jib halyard.
Faired bottom and a coat of West System.
Three best quality keel rollers and bow stop. Clean winch with new line.
New Battle Stick extension, trailer lamps, and drain plug.
Custom fit bunks, new tires, bearings and races. All new paint on cleaned and primed metal.
New main sheet and Harken ratchet block.
Teak is finished bright, new jib halyard.
Faired bottom and a coat of West System.
Three best quality keel rollers and bow stop. Clean winch with new line.
New Battle Stick extension, trailer lamps, and drain plug.
Custom fit bunks, new tires, bearings and races. All new paint on cleaned and primed metal.
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Re: Coronado 15 project.
I removed, cleaned, and reinstalled 4 of these blocks. Their used to raise and lower the centerboard. I over drilled and then filled the screw holes with epoxy for extra strength.
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Re: Coronado 15 project.
I ordered new control line sheaves from Ronstan. http://www.ronstan.com/marine/range.asp?RnID=032
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Still waiting on my sheave delivery: I mixed 18mls of epoxy and tackled a couple small projects.
The boom end cap is a heavy aluminum casting that currently serves no purpose. If the main had boom end sheeting, then it could be replaced to support the new block. With mid-boom sheeting, all that happens end-boom is the out haul.
The rubber strap bungee kept epoxy from running out of the holes. Epoxy thickened with 403 microfiber is used to form a backing plate for the out haul fasteners. Previously there was no backing, the strength came from one thread of a self tapping screw that was grabbing onto the thin aluminum wall.
The idea for the thickened epoxy was taken from a 505 class site. This is how they are reinforcing the high load areas of carbon fiber booms. The epoxy won't adhere to the aluminum but it will act as a tough backing plate. It's a big improvement over the previously non-reinforced design (and it's lighter.)
This is a mounting point for the traveler bar (it's a very heavy stainless steel pipe.) The wood coring was unsealed, so I coated the works with neat epoxy after a little light sanding.
The boom end cap is a heavy aluminum casting that currently serves no purpose. If the main had boom end sheeting, then it could be replaced to support the new block. With mid-boom sheeting, all that happens end-boom is the out haul.
The rubber strap bungee kept epoxy from running out of the holes. Epoxy thickened with 403 microfiber is used to form a backing plate for the out haul fasteners. Previously there was no backing, the strength came from one thread of a self tapping screw that was grabbing onto the thin aluminum wall.
The idea for the thickened epoxy was taken from a 505 class site. This is how they are reinforcing the high load areas of carbon fiber booms. The epoxy won't adhere to the aluminum but it will act as a tough backing plate. It's a big improvement over the previously non-reinforced design (and it's lighter.)
This is a mounting point for the traveler bar (it's a very heavy stainless steel pipe.) The wood coring was unsealed, so I coated the works with neat epoxy after a little light sanding.
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Re: Coronado 15 project.
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Re: Coronado 15 project.
This coupler was rebuilt over the weekend. It was cleaned with a wire wheel, then primed and painted. All the rusty hardware was replaced with stainless steel.
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Re: Coronado 15 project.
Were the sheaves riveted in place? How did you end up replacing them? I have the same problem, some of the sheaves on my traveller (Fico model) are completely shot and I need to replace them. I could just order new blocks, but they run $39 a piece! I'd rather replace the sheaves if possible.
As eccentric as my boat.
Rhodes Swiftsure 33
SV Clio
Rhodes Swiftsure 33
SV Clio
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Re: Coronado 15 project.
The rivets were easy to drill out. One rivet needed a small amount of filing before it released. The new sheaves were not a perfect fit, and so they were sanded on a flat surface until the width was right (also the height was reduced about one mm.) I replaced the rivets with stainless bolts of the same diameter. I lightly sanded the bolt threads so that the "peaks" wouldn't bite into the bushings. Scroll back a couple images, and you can see the Nylock nuts that were used in the same place where the rivets were mushroomed over (the secondary head.)
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The outhaul rebuild is progressing. New fasteners with epoxy backing (I reinstalled that left side and fixed the poor fit.). I also applied some primer and paint.
The white stripe (it looks cooler in real life.)
The white stripe (it looks cooler in real life.)
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Re: Coronado 15 project.
Check out this low carb. soup diet. I dropped 30lbs since Thanksgiving; ate this stuff every night for dinner (it's fantastic) and cut the other carbohydrates. All this stuff is off the diet: Bread, pasta, chips, breakfast cereals, potatoes, beans, candy and sugar. You won't miss it.
30lbs is about 10% of the hulls weight, so this diet is making my boat faster.
Empty pot, lets get rolling.
Hot Italian sausage and 2 small chickens (one bird pictured here.)
Fry those links and boil that chicken (this becomes the soup stock.)
Cook these veggies any way you please (your soup your rules.) Pictured from left to right and top to bottom are cauliflower, kale, mushrooms, parsnips, carrots, red onion and celery.
Remove all bones and cut up the meat, then add to pot (also pork ribs here.)
Keep adding water, and we just made a big pot of soup. This should last about 5 or 6 meals for 2 people.
30lbs is about 10% of the hulls weight, so this diet is making my boat faster.
Empty pot, lets get rolling.
Hot Italian sausage and 2 small chickens (one bird pictured here.)
Fry those links and boil that chicken (this becomes the soup stock.)
Cook these veggies any way you please (your soup your rules.) Pictured from left to right and top to bottom are cauliflower, kale, mushrooms, parsnips, carrots, red onion and celery.
Remove all bones and cut up the meat, then add to pot (also pork ribs here.)
Keep adding water, and we just made a big pot of soup. This should last about 5 or 6 meals for 2 people.
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Re: Coronado 15 project.
Keep some on the side - I'll be right over... :-)
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Re: Coronado 15 project.
Paulus, If your in Sarasota let me know.
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Re: Coronado 15 project.
The owners of this Merit22 took me out for a sail. It's a very interesting boat.
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Hello!
Is anyone in the pharmaceutical or health care business? I'm putting together a LinkedIn profile and I'd like to include my friends here as contacts.
Is anyone in the pharmaceutical or health care business? I'm putting together a LinkedIn profile and I'd like to include my friends here as contacts.
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Re: Coronado 15 project.
New core + core replacement tool = fix.
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And now the other tire goes flat. It's strange when that happens; separate systems fail at almost the exact same time.
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The tires read "max pressure 65 pounds," and that's what I added. If it's to much someone let me know.
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Sounds very high - 35psi is more of a norm for SUV's - some go lower to improve ride comfort (less "trucky") Ford Explorer got in trouble over recommending 25psi, resulting in tire blow-outs, for which Firestone got the blame....
Anyway, on the inside panel of one of the doors should be a sticker with the MFG recommended tires and pressure - too much pressure will wear the tires out prematurely (in the center of the treads)...
Anyway, on the inside panel of one of the doors should be a sticker with the MFG recommended tires and pressure - too much pressure will wear the tires out prematurely (in the center of the treads)...
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Re: Coronado 15 project.
Hello Paulus. The tires in my last two posts are on a trailer (you must be thinking that they are truck tires.)
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I had this idea: Busy working on my foils here; building up the thickness into a better NACA shape. The fiber-glassing has been easy enough, but I wanted a vacuum bag system. Then it struck me, I can submerge the uncured work in the pool, and the water pressure will create the same effect as a vacuum bag.
A yard waste plastic bag with some rocks for trim ballast (the bag and rudder float to high.) I gathered the top together with a float and let her sail. The plastic presses in against the work exactly like a vacuum bad does. The leading edge of the rudder got one strip of 4" 6oz. tape, folded down the middle. When it's cured I'll post a result picture.
A yard waste plastic bag with some rocks for trim ballast (the bag and rudder float to high.) I gathered the top together with a float and let her sail. The plastic presses in against the work exactly like a vacuum bad does. The leading edge of the rudder got one strip of 4" 6oz. tape, folded down the middle. When it's cured I'll post a result picture.
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Meh! Big disaster. Water leaked in and tape looks white.
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It was a crazy idea but it could have worked :D
Me, I wouldn't have tried it because from my (little) vaccum fiber experience I know there is always some air leak.
So... if air gets out, water will surely get in...
Me, I wouldn't have tried it because from my (little) vaccum fiber experience I know there is always some air leak.
So... if air gets out, water will surely get in...
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It was a cool idea that I couldn't resist trying. I knew the odds of water intrusion were fairly high. With a little perfecting, It becomes an interesting alternative to vacuum.
The epoxy is cured, but it doesn't look ideal. That's fresh 40 grit paper in the sander; you know what time it is (time to sand off glass.)
The epoxy is cured, but it doesn't look ideal. That's fresh 40 grit paper in the sander; you know what time it is (time to sand off glass.)
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Re: Coronado 15 project.
A good vacuum represents about 30ft of water column - even if the pool experiment didn't push water in the bag, you would have had to have a fairly deep pool to make it effective. But kudos for the thought!