We have been looking to add to our boating options

[zipper]

Short Haul, yes, usually about 4 hours to do hull inspections for surveys. But hard to come by this time of year with all the boats going in every day. Our short haul was the last action of the marinas day. I went in to do the repair after they were closed. It hung in the Travelift slings all night to set up and was put in the water as their first action in the morning. Short haul = $10/ft. IMO well worth the piece of mind. The water is 50°F and too cold for me to do it on a snorkel. The transducer was original equipment.

 

[zipper]

I started bringing out the new woodwork to the boat Yesterday, more today. A few pictures of the new with the old. Huge difference with the new sole panels.







I also removed the last few pieces of sole around the engine bay/head that are adhered to the hull so I could make new pieces match the rest.

This is why "I Love Debond". This piece was pulled up with a putty knife and Debond.



Cleaned up this mess in 5 minutes with Debond.



Pretty sure a PO had used Gorilla Glue there.



Don't mind the up-close brush strokes, it's a floor, it's anti skid, it should not be too smooth on a boat. The other woodwork is a different story.

 

[tdonoughue]

So I got some of that Debond stuff on your recommendation. Now waiting anxiously for an opportunity to use it. More anxiously after these pics... Impressive.

Oh, and the wood work is nice, too. <grin>

 

[zipper]

Updating the thread...I finished a few marine grade woodworking projects and installed them yesterday. The cabin sole panels are finally installed as well as the new liquor cabinet cover. Pictures taken with different cameras.

This is from my wifes camera



And mine, a little washed out.

 

[Robconn]

My wife and I are seriously considering retiring aboard (in many years, lol) so this is a topic of interest for me. I've started browsing different types of sailboats, and looking at the pros and cons of each. That Benetau looks like a nice vessel. There's a ton of them out in the world, still running 20+ years later.

Our dream is a 40-50' catamaran, but they're way expensive. Lol

BTW, Fairhope is one of my favorite places down on the gulf. Great little town.

You tube and amazon prime video have plenty of videos of canal boats or long boats. Watching these videos give a great way to see a different side of boating. It’s high up on my bucket list to travel to England and Canada and explore the canal boat systems.

 

[zipper]

Here is a shot from the companionway. It shows the cockpit teak I did last year, the 29 yo teak grab rails I refinished and the new cabin sole just finished in our attempt to lighten up a very dark mahogany factory interior.

 

[tdonoughue]

Simply gorgeous. Nicely done, sir.

 

[zipper]

Took her out for a lazy sail this evening. The captain is steering with her toes.

Only 8.1 kts of wind and we are doing 6 kts. Close hauled.



Tonight's sunset

 

[tdonoughue]

That sounded almost like when I take my Yammi out for a lazy sail.... Err, not.

Gorgeous.

 

[zipper]

Loving the white sun shades Willow made from Phifertex® Standard Vinyl Mesh White 54" Fabric - Sailrite for the 3 big port lights on the coach top. Makes a big difference inside the boat as far as heat gain and privacy.







The pic above without phifertex and the factory black shade drawn.



I could look at the sun thru the shade with a naked eye with no problem. No way without the Phifertex shade.
We still need to install the snaps and snads.

 

[tdonoughue]

Wow! Those look stock. Very nice addition!

 

[zipper]

Wow! Those look stock. Very nice addition!

Thank You...She thought about replacing the existing black shades inside with the Phifertex and we played around with the material rolled up and decided that it was too thick to fit in the existing roller bar. She tried one on the outside and I was sold. They should have been there from the begining to protect all that acrylic from being crazed over all these years, They will fit tight once we press the snap caps on the shades and stick the snads on the gelcoat. Snad... YKK® SNAD® Clear 25mm Adhesive Backed Flexible Base Socket - Sailrite

 

[2kwik4u]

@zipper Another great mod. This thing just keeps getting better and better. Well done!

 

[tdonoughue]

This guy is going to have me learning to sail yet...

 

[zipper]

Finished a few open projects on the Beneteau in the last week. Tore apart the Nav station to re-aligned a strainer I installed on the hot water heater last year. It was not positioned where I could get a wrench on it to drain during Winterizing. All good now. I also rebuilt the Jabsco head hand pump. We planned ahead for this and did our own pumpout at the Marina. Because of Covid, they show you how to do your own from a social distance. Flushed the hose with fresh water after. Very little water was released from the hose when I swapped out the notorious "Joker Valve". Nothing comical like being sprayed with contents. You see that in movies about rebuilding the head. Only #1 in our head unless you deem it an emergency.





The joker valve needed replacing as liquid tank contents would leak past it back into the bowl. Not pleasant in 90° heat.

We also installed the snaps on the sunscreens and the snads on the boat. You can use an awl to make your holes, but these hole cutters make a better finished install.










Here are 4 snaps installed in real time.

 

[zipper]

We replaced some of the running rigging yesterday. Two of the lines in the deck line orginizer that allow us to Reef the Mainsail in high winds. Reef lines 1 & 2 run from the cockpit forward thru sheeves (blocks, pulleys) on the deck that is covered to the mast. Turning thru the sheeves up to the boom where they run out the aft end of the boom, thru a sheeve where each one turn up and run thru a different cringle (grommet), reef point, on the sail and then back down to the boom where it is fastened with a bowline knot. Sounds complicated running that line thru all those sheeves. Well this is how we do it, don't laugh at my ? stitching, Just stitch them together and pull the line thru, it works slicker than...?






A diagram of what that all means. Shown as the red lines. Instead of the blue lines I hook the forward cringle to a reefing hook at the gooseneck on the mast/boom joint.

 

[J-RAD]

No one is laughing at you...

 

[tdonoughue]

I was going to laugh, but I was too busy sheeving my gooseneck up to my tack point over the plennant-thingy.

 

[zipper]

I was going to laugh, but I was too busy sheeving my gooseneck up to my tack point over the plennant-thingy.

Just talking Sailboat lingo on this thread. I talk Jetboat most everywhere else here. How about Knots, no not boat speed in knots, Knots like the Bowline, square and stopper. Not to mention all the bends and hitches...I was trying to come up with something funny as I type, but I'm afraid knot.

Boating Knots

Boating Knots. The selection of Boating Knots is based on many years of sailing combined with feedback and advice from several helpful captains around the world.

www.animatedknots.com

 

[J-RAD]

Still "knot" laughing. ?

As a former scoutmaster I perfected the one handed bowline knot.