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Idon84

Hello all! Got what is probably a dumb question about my new bobstay fitting. The prior fitting was falling apart and in my opinion radically under-built for the job I ask it to do. http://picasaweb.google.com/Idon84/CosmicDancerRebuildYEAR1#5206618845504690690 I have purchased a new fitting to be i...

Idon84

AYE!! Maid in China.... Shudder!

Idon84

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ALSO...

Check out the discussion I had with the forum regarding the building of my water tanks.

Idon84

When we bought our boat it had water tanks built into the keel. They were no longer usable due to osmosis inside the hull leaving a nasty black film in where the hull was blistering inside. Never got a chance to taste the water in them. I toiled over rebuilding or replacing and read a few articles o...

Idon84

... and I'm cheap :-) Don't forget Self Sufficient! I've seen similar set ups as well. In Ferenc Mate's book, ShipShape there is a picture of a small boat with legs. I've been wondering how to do this on my BCC but because of the gently sloping curve of the keel, the boat would rock forward as the ...

Idon84

WHOAAA!

Idon84

Just found this post. I've been in numerous races with this boat. She is well driven and can handle any crazy start that is thrown her way. My guess... The powerboat was mesmerized by the size & speed and ignored the "rules of the road." I know I was mesmerized once by her. On time off...

Idon84

NICE!!!

Idon84

Nice & Salty Peter!!!

Idon84

I'm not an expert here FOR SURE but I think if my hull was deformed from a jack-stand (better go adjust mine now) I would try to reshape the area by applying pressure from the convex side of the dent and then build a sturdy hat shaped stiffener to correct? Of course you need to have access from the ...

Idon84

Bill

Thanks for the offer! We'll try to make some plans to check her out one of these days!

Idon84

I reiterate my comment previously. DROOOOLLL!

I don't know where I've been, probably just looking at pictures and not reading, but I didn't realize you were a neighbor up in the islands. I hope I get to see her out there during one of my summer sails in the San Juans!

CHEERS! (from Olympia)

Idon84

Got it. Channel locks & I'll try heating the bearing from the outside and run some kind of threaded rod with washers on the inside of the tube and try some gentle persuasion. Getting to the tabbing on the inside would be tight but it is possible but I want to try to keep the stern tube intact an...

Idon84

The tube extends through the stern approximately 15". It's quite deep. This is the best picture I have of the inside part of the tube. Shaft is long gone and now just the tube protrudes out and ends right before the grease coupling in the picture below. http://picasaweb.google.com/Idon84/Cosmic...

Idon84

OK time for my next question. I've been contemplating on what to do with my cutlass bearing and stern tube. I guess I'm totally at a loss of where I should start in pulling this apart. Here is a picture to start with. Having issues actually uploading the pic so here is the link. http://picasaweb.goo...

Idon84

PS. I'm using EPOXY only on this whole job.

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Idon84

Thanks for all the info. I'm going to try a couple of things and get back to you on how it all went. Got other fish to fry at the moment.

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Idon84

Thought I would search for this topic before reposting one of my own. Looks like I got the original question answered by Tim above whom mentions only really needing 2 layers of tabbing and maybe a lighter layer for the top for fairing purposes etc. I believe two layers is adequate thickness on a boa...

Idon84

The inspection ports were installed by Triple M.

The pictures you requested are up

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Idon84

AGREED. I was thinking the same thing about the baffles. I tend to worry about the small stuff all the time. Now if it were a large tank, like my last 32 gal. Ronco water tank above the water line without a baffle... That was just uncomfortable. I'll get those pictures. I'll be out there tonight gri...

Idon84

Got the tanks back from Triple M Plastics. They are heavily built and fit perfectly. Their service was excellent and shipping was not so bad as to cause a heart attach of course they can do nothing about shipping. The aft tank is 18.5 Gallons and the forward tank is 26 gallons. The entire area behin...

Idon84

On another note. I ran into an article, on the Bristol Channel Cutter forum, about "boatlife release." Someone is trying to remove their boomkin that has 5200 on it. They said Boatlife Release made fast work of softening the sealant for ease of removal. How easy? Who knows? Has anyone use ...

Idon84

Thanks for the info. Rachel I too found a site once specializing in that stuff but I never book marked it and now... well I'm lost. The portholes are INDEED BRASS! I didn't think so either until I started doing a little research... http://www.yachtsofstuff.com/userpostings.asp?xID=yachtsofstuff&...

Idon84

Good Info... Ceasar, Thanks for the offer! I think I would like to stay with the brass look to all of them though. The Portholes are removed but the plates on the outside of the cabin top are 5200'd in. Taking one off very slowly and gently with a long thin putty knife kind of tool (actually a vehic...

Idon84

OK... So I was looking over all of the Triton's in this group and noticed that many of them have Oval Portholes facing forward on their cabin tops. On my CBCC I too have oval portholes instead of the customary ABI round portholes. I NEED PARTS but am having a horrible time finding anyone to help me....

Idon84

Sailing clubs are great! Become stable/reliable crew, work hard, listen, and most importantly show up(nothing's worse than training someone only to have them NOT show up when you need them)! Be there to work on the boat when needed too! Eventually the skipper just might let you take the boat out on ...

Idon84

Goodness... in the time it took to type the message above EVERYTHING changes. I hope we didn't scare him too much. Vince... seriously go find a small trailer sailor under $1500 ready to sail. Then you can learn how to sail and repair stuff too. You'll be much more skilled by the time you start to th...

Idon84

I totally agree with EVERYTHING said thus far. I have no social life, unless friends show up to help which is almost never, even with the keg of beer I have on site. Working in anything other than my backyard would have been quite expensive and futile. Having to pay the marina for space and follow a...

Idon84

WOW!

Drool...

Bryon

Idon84

No, there is no reason why I can't feed from the belly tanks. I'll probably have a valve to do just that. I saw the system on another cruising boat a while back. The thinking is: 1. collect rainwater easily from the deck, the belly tanks are only fillable from below. 2. The ability to monitor our wa...

Idon84

OK, so I finally made a decision on the water tanks. I am going with Triple M Plastics in Maine. They quoted me $400 for the rear tank and $475 for the aft tank. Shipping for both tanks will be in the $150 range to Olympia WA. The cheapest Stainless Steel quote I got would be near $2500. Not only th...

Idon84

Agreed. Although I'm interested in doing just about all of my work, the thought of having to remove the tanks sooner than later (my luck) doesn't sound fun. However, having the basic knowledge I do see as critical. I've welded up a 4x4 before and man were those ugly welds! 7 years later they are sti...

Idon84

One of the companies quoted the tank size too...

Forward Tank 30.5 gal
Aft Tank 24.5 gal

I wanted between 50-60 gal total. So this is perfect!

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Idon84

Well... Just got a few quotes from some companies... On the Stainless Steel Side: 1. $1050 each + Shipping(east coast) 2. $630 each + Shipping(east coast) 3. $1500 for 1 and $2200 for the other!!!! OUCH! Made of Gold? +Shipping(east coast) On the Polyurethane side: 1. Triple M Plastics $876 for both...

Idon84

NICE Britton, I'm jealous! I've asked around town (Olympia) about a welder that could do this and all I get are blank stares so talking to some fishermen is a good idea. Unfortunately the only one I know just took his crab boat up to Alaska so I'll have to go hunt for others. I like you Poop tank as...

Idon84

Could anyone give me some references for custom made stainless steel or poly water tanks? I have already spoke to Ronco plastics but was looking at trying to find some others to compare. Looks like the cost to make a custom poly tank might be inline with a custom welded stainless tank, or at least c...

Idon84

Man my spelling is horrid sometimes!

Idon84

I'm finding server-al sources that use 5 Cubic Feet, and since I'm a minimalist 4.5CF would probably work fine for our needs. Because it has to go where it has to go! I agree completely with the opening size. I once had a friend who built a cooler in his San Juan 24 and couldn't put block ice from t...

Idon84

I need some input... Rebuilding my icebox and was wondering what the average size of a typical icebox for 2 people would be before I start building. By my calculations 4.5 cubic feet will be the size of my icebox after 4" of insulation. Almost seems smallish to me to be able to keep things cool...

Idon84

Ray, YES the types of custom things aboard are a little bit daunting, but I try not to worry about that too much. Just keep moving forward and getting things done. I never had a chance to meet anyone at Sam L Morse when I was down in that area a year ago but I have been able to meet some of the guys...

Idon84

There are many ways to skin a cat, cook spaghetti, drive a car, and build boats. Where I'm from, www.ssssclub.com the sailors whom I chat with most often prefer using foam spacers to make sure you bulkheads are not touching the hull. So saying it is the RIGHT way to do it is where I'm from. I'm sure...

Idon84

Makes sense. The Boogers probably are uncured polyester as Feetup states. I think the idea of injecting 5200 in between the bulkhead and hull would be the best bet. The bulkheads are still firmly in place because I left the tabbings at the top alone. The bottoms wiggle a bit. They do NOT fit snugly ...

Idon84

OK... so now I don't feel like such a dork because it doesn't look like everyone has heard of this either. So here's the deal. I've removed many bulkheads in my cabin the last few months. I'm about to change gears and start to rebuild/tab/install new bulkheads. For these areas I will be using foam s...

Idon84

Idon84

I was wondering if anyone has any thoughts on the use of Mish Mash for bulkheads etc. I have a few bulkheads that I am NOT going to remove but would like to put the same type of pliable filler between the parts. I've only found a few sources that say to use "Industrial Talc" or "Pulve...

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