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Taffymat.
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10/09/2019 at 3:44 pm #19131
Arthur
ParticipantFor a boat I hope to have back in the water in two weeks, you would never know it. I will let these pictures speak for themselves.
Tomorrow I start cutting new decks and will hopefully be fitting them by Friday
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10/09/2019 at 5:18 pm #19132
Oliver Shaw
ModeratorThe proposed timescale is a monumentally ambitious target; good luck !!
Oliver
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11/09/2019 at 6:11 pm #19137
Arthur
ParticipantChine down she is repainted, I did not bother doing from the chine up until the deck is on. I am running out to the mill later to get a few pieces of wood I need and then tomorrow I start tracing and cutting the deck.
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12/09/2019 at 7:44 pm #19138
norman
ParticipantGood luck Arthur. Hope you managed to get a builder’s badge. Disappointed you didn’t acknowledge my offer!
Norman
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12/09/2019 at 8:53 pm #19139
Arthur
ParticipantI cleaned mine up enough to be passable, Norman. Thank you.
Spark now has decks. I used 6mm Okoume Ply. At the moment they are only roughed in, but hopefully tomorrow they will be attached and have at least one layer of varnish on them. Rather than copying the old deck exactly, I managed to trim the decks down to two piece per side, looks a little cleaner with two less seams in the deck.
Once the decks are secured, I can finally paint the hull.
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20/09/2019 at 4:48 pm #19182
Arthur
Participantweek and a half later:
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20/09/2019 at 6:05 pm #19183
Oliver Shaw
ModeratorWell done.
Don’t forget to refit your rubbing beads / gunwales before you start painting and varnishing. (Unless you intend using rubber or PVC D-fendering, which is not in class but which would be a legitimate option for your situation.)
Oliver
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20/09/2019 at 6:52 pm #19184
Taffymat
ParticipantCool…. Great efforts. I’m sure she’ll look fantastic once complete.
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21/09/2019 at 2:18 am #19187
Arthur
ParticipantI got something shiny for Spark today.
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21/09/2019 at 6:46 am #19188
Oliver Shaw
ModeratorVery nice.
Vintage pattern sheet horse.
Bronze? Newly manufactured?
Oliver
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21/09/2019 at 12:13 pm #19189
Arthur
ParticipantYes and yes, Oliver. From the pattern you so kindly sent my way. While I am setting Spark up for cruising, I never cared for the full width traveler. Yes, it is probably better for sail shape, but I think it detracted from the looks of the GP
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22/09/2019 at 8:04 pm #19192
Arthur
Participantand here we go, she still needs a rub down with some fine paper and a second coat, but after a summer of sanding, filling, sanding, more filling, and even more sanding.. Spark now sports a single colour on her hull. Kirby’s “See Red” which is more a burgundy than the bright red appears to be here.
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28/09/2019 at 1:53 am #19213
Arthur
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28/09/2019 at 8:45 am #19214
Oliver Shaw
ModeratorLooking good.
But no rubbing beads? …
I am a little concerned about the lack of rubbing beads, because they are important protection. And if using wood, you will presumably want to varnish them at the same time as varnishing the decks.
Oliver
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28/09/2019 at 7:12 pm #19216
Arthur
ParticipantI have them, Oliver, Just finished sanding them down smooth and putting the first coat of varnish on them. I was waiting for the paint to dry (the got a third coat today after I had to sand off a run I missed) and tomorrow she gets her rails.
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30/09/2019 at 8:02 pm #19229
Taffymat
ParticipantLooks great?
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03/10/2019 at 1:10 am #19247
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03/10/2019 at 1:16 pm #19268
Oliver Shaw
ModeratorWell done; enjoy!
But I hadn’t known that you were borrowing my car for the photo-shoot! …
Oliver
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08/10/2019 at 12:06 am #19298
Arthur
Participantwhat can I say, Oliver? you have good taste in vehicles.
And just to prove that Spark lives.
First time I had her out, well, second really. The first attempt saw me ripping the screws out of the rudder head due to high winds, a bad fetch, and my neglect in putting the rudder down. Thru-bolts are on order. This attempt was on a local lake, the winds were fickle, ranging from zero to 15 knots and clocking a good 45 degrees as they did so. I did not deploy the genny, but sailed along under main alone and still managed to get her to plane a few times.
I also found my vexing leaks
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08/10/2019 at 11:11 am #19301
Oliver Shaw
ModeratorWell done; looking good.
Oliver
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11/10/2019 at 4:12 am #19324
Arthur
ParticipantI meant to show this off. At the most recent Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival held here in the States at St. Michaels, Maryland. A festival that has been running for 35 years and is the event to go to for small craft on the East coast.. I got this in the Restoration Class.
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14/10/2019 at 9:54 am #19327
Oliver Shaw
ModeratorVery well done, and well deserved.
Oliver
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16/10/2019 at 6:46 pm #19329
Taffymat
ParticipantCool….. well done!?
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