Sailboat Re-furb (or) "What did I get myself into?"

[WDfrmTN]

I know this isn't a sailboat forum, but I figured I'd start a thread on the refurb of the 15' sailboat I got from the kind Mr. Tommy, aka woodchips.
Here's the specs: http://sailboatdata.com/viewrecord.asp?class_id=3180
Here's some more: http://www.capecodshipbuilding.com/site ... ercury.pdf

Found more info! http://www.capecodshipbuilding.com/site ... ercury.pdf

 

[Kayak Jack]

That looks like a lot of fun! It oughta keep you out of trouble this summer. (Where does the 30 mm, forward firing, belt fed, water cooled cannon mount?)

 

[WDfrmTN]

Here she is:

When Tommy said he had all the hardware, he wasn't kidding!

Cap'n Karl!

 

[Kayak Jack]

Whale ho, off the starboard bow, Cap'n!

Good training (and fun) scenarios for Dad n Lad.

 

[WDfrmTN]

Jack, he was knee & elbow deep in it! :lol:

We got the first good inside wash down done, and got it winched down off the big trailer (too tired & too dark for pics right now). Inventoried parts & hardware, boxed & packed what we won't be meesing with real soon, and started planning how to get the boat up on some horses and overturned in the shop. (Thinking about building me some kind of jack-legged rotisserie :roll: )

 

[WDfrmTN]

As Tommy showed me, someone tried to repair a delam in the port seat/floatation box by injecting some foam, but used expanding foam :!:
Tommy told me about his plans for repairing that, and I'm in total agreement: a "surgical" removal of the inner seat section, cut out the foam, then repair correctly while relaying the seat.

That one section is the ONLY thing other than cosmetic blemishes I can find - and Tommy went over the boat "stem-to-stern & gun'l'-to-gun'l'" with me before we ever loaded her up.

 

[woodchips]

Well that's a real beautiful boat, i'll take one like that any day.
Wait...you can see it's me, can't you. :shock:

Don’t forget the idea of running a piece of about 2 or 3 inch glass tape all the way around to reinforce the deck to the sides, or run a fillet of long strand reinforced fiber glass resin from the inside under the deck where it meets the side. Making sure not to 'spooge' the locations where the hardware is to be mounted.
You don’t want to pop the deck loose when you roll her over for basting.
Check that seam line out. I think it is the only weak points. It may be fine and strong as is, but remember, when under sail, this is where all the stress will be applied from the mast. The other point of stress is on the center board trunk, and that is fine.
Keep us up to date, and get Karl a face shield and resporator mask for sanding on that fiber glass, don’t trust one of those paper ones.

 

[WDfrmTN]

Well that's a real beautiful boat, i'll take one like that any day.
Wait...you can see it's me, can't you. :shock:

Heh, ahem...yeah!

Don’t forget the idea of running a piece of about 2 or 3 inch glass tape all the way around to reinforce the deck to the sides, or run a fillet of long strand reinforced fiber glass resin from the inside under the deck where it meets the side. Making sure not to 'spooge' the locations where the hardware is to be mounted.
You don’t want to pop the deck loose when you roll her over for basting.
Check that seam line out. I think it is the only weak points. It may be fine and strong as is, but remember, when under sail, this is where all the stress will be applied from the mast. The other point of stress is on the center board trunk, and that is fine.
Keep us up to date, and get Karl a face shield and respirator mask for sanding on that fiber glass, don’t trust one of those paper ones.

Yes, I haven't forgotten that. Thinking about doing both, actually - that is, if I can get inside well in all the crannies with 'her bottom-upwards. Karl was surprised at how well the inside cleaned up.
Sails are in the garage drying out.

Oh, hey...do you know the hull # or have the plate with that info? Trying to register it with Cape Cod Builders.

 

[woodchips]

I never removed an ID plate, nor can I remember seeing a hull# when I had her all scrubbed and clean. If you call the manufacturers they should be able to give you an approximate year with a discription of the parts, or with some of the part numbers that should be stamped on the hardware. Then they can tell you where on the hull you can locate the hull #. As well as how much the lead ballest weights. My luck the # is on it . I know its in the shop somewhere, I will look again tomorrow, and when I find it you'll hear your mailman swearing as he chunks it in your mailbox.

 

[WDfrmTN]

Folks I've contacted on FaceBook page said "bronze plate on/near the mast step or c/b trunk". May be under some paint?
Hey, this is some of the fun...kinda like tracking down info on old firearms!

 

[woodchips]

At least this will just be digits and not some half stamped cartouch.

 

[WDfrmTN]

At least this will just be digits and not some half stamped cartouch.

Been down that road, eh?