Teak toe rail revitalizing
Posted by admin in Redneck, Uten kategori, Woodwork on 18. August 2010
Here’s the thing about teak. Apparently there’s a reason they’ve used it in boat building for centuries. It is extremely resistant to rot and water damage, as well as being a strong and sturdy material. Here’s a couple of pictures of the current state of some of the teak details that I brought home for some serious TLC.
Teak toerail before TLC application
As you can see. There has been a few years of neglect accumulated, but hopefully my plan will result in some toe rails that will look right out of the factory (I’ve been high and low trying to find toe rails in teak in different outlets, but have not succeeded).
Below is a close up of a huge crack that developed due to a misplaced mounting hole.
Toe rail cracked from off center mounting hole
Toe rail crack From my years as a guitar tech, I plan on fixing these cracks with superglue (Cyanoacrylate) and sanding dust. Hopefully they will be almost invisible.
Stay tuned for the continuation.
Sputtering engine would not run without choke
Carburettor in aluminium ready to be disassembled
After a long break from boating due to bad weather, and a lacking ability on myself to figure the problems with my Yamaha Malta, I’ve packed my bags and engine and travelled to my hometown Stavanger to visit my folks and other family members. My dad is a lifelong mechaninc and it didn’t take him long to figure out that the carburettor must be at fault. We disassembled the thing (carefully as the brass mechanism is very brittle, and I even managed to chip the flathead top) and could visually confirm that he was right. After a rinse and clean job, the engine ran perfectly.
I still think i will replace it for an engine with reverse, as docking is sometimes a bit hairy with no reverse other than swivelling the engiine 180 to have reverse thrust.
Next job is probably to replace the rotten wooden compassplate as it degrades the visual apperance of the boat, and stares me right in the eye when sailing. Regrettably, the plate is firmly glued / epoxied in place, and will need massive grinding to clean off.
Spring cleaning
Finally on the water again, after a long cold winter of unforseen events. I was joined at the boat by my lovely friend Kjersti, who previously had been generously granted a free weekend course of boat maintenance by yours truly. The sailing experience is also included at a later date. See the foto of the gift below.
Gaven ble innfridd i helgen, og mottager var meget fornøyd med "kurset"
Our starting point was a dismal affair, and the winter seemed to have been more polluted than previous seasons and the grime of the thing seemed inches thick. The plan was to have her painted with a two component paint inside and out, but time ran out on me for this season. My trust was hence placed in a local brand of powerwash / houscleaner.
Pre-wash:
I kveldinga, og nettopp flyttet fra kranen på Killingen
I feel somewhat like a sensasionalist journalist presently (yes I know, they seem to multiply in hordes as they photomanipulate the h**l out of celebrities with and without makeup, touch ups, and speculative reports on affairs and break-ups), but had regretably forgotten my camera, and was forced to rely on my trusty Sony Ericsson T630 inbuilt camera.
On the day:
Redneck stålsetter seg for hard skrubb
After some hours of vigorous scrubbing with brush, sponges and rags:
After some hours of scrubbing, my initial infatuation creeps back in my heart, and i really feel the spring is in the air, and my mast proud and standing tall.
Inside, there has been some leaks, and standing water has set marks on her. Some results were achieved, but i am afraid that nothing will clean her up satisfactorily until a new stroke of two-component paint can be applied. Think I will try and rip out the furnishings as well to make sure the job is a good’ne
Left vs right compartment shows before and after scrubbing. A new coat of paint will need to be applied to give satisfatory results.
Before we started, we moved all loose inventory to the dock. A lot of things accumulate on a boat obviously. The toilet and the pillows will be tossed and replaced. The foam pillows were destroyed by moisture and were crumbling in my hands when i removed them. Nasty.
The pillows were tossed due to crumbly foam rubber and rotting covers. The portapotty will also be tossed. Seems like crappy piece of kit (litterally). Will purchase a new one in the fall. Either a new portable one, or a pump-a variety.
Next step will be to test the sailability (again…oh joy), before further cabinwork.
Sadly missed the Færder regatta this year, but seems it’s a hard regatta to participate in: Fikk bommen i hodet. At least I got some good work put in on Nano in lovely company (Thanks Kjersti).
Ouch, rudder repair part III; Spackle, sanding and paint
Posted by Redneck in Fibreglass, Rudder and Keel on 4. June 2009
I have now finished with the fibreglass part of the repair, and have continued with a glass fairing compound full of fibres and with a red hardener to see the mixture ratio. The filler cured rather quickly as it was a very hot day, and I might have been a bit generous with the hardener portion. Gonna be alot of sanding going on.
The fairing compound hardened quickly into a rubbery mass that rolled rather than spread over the rudderblade. I think I might have misjugded my ability to work quickly enough, and also used too much hardener on a hot day.
Ouch. Rudder repair part II; Fibreglass
Posted by Redneck in Fibreglass, Redneck, Rudder and Keel on 9. May 2009
Progress thus far. Rudder is dismantled, cleaned and stripped of the previous rotten repairs. Further removed fibreglass to the balsa core, and removed a chunk or two of rotting wood as well. Seems water has crept in at the chipped stem, and soaked the wood near the front egde of the rudder. I did some checking to see where i could source the materials needed, and found them surprisingly at my local discount car parts store.
Step 1: Purchased 3 square feet of woven fibreglass mat, polyester and hardener. Fibreglass is messy to work, and the polyester fumes are harmful for your airways. Breathing mask was purchased the next day as I was unaware of the harmful nature of the chemicals used until I read the instructions.
Step 2: Read instructions
Ouch, rudder repair part I; Disassembly and preparation
Posted by Redneck in Fibreglass, Redneck, Rudder and Keel on 24. April 2009
After a long winter in the crib, I travelled down to the docks to ready my boat for a new season of sailing. I had decided to take inventory, and see if I could encourage my engine to be a bit more reliable than late last season. I figured it probably needed a thorough service to be up to speed. It was at this stage I noticed a couple of cracks in the anti-fouling that had not previously been there. Ouch. Frost damage after some water had managed to penetrate the core.
Longitudinal cracks along the rudderblade. Doh! King winter has claimed another casualty.
Engine spring service
Due to unforeseen events late fall 2008, Redneck was hoisted and put in a crib on shore. When i late October went down to move her to a bubble mooring to protect from ice, I was suddenly aware of this. Probably for the best though when you read on the posts.
Redneck.no Welcome.
Welcome to my blog about the Manzanita 25 foot quarterton i purchased during the autumn of 2007. Nano is the name, and she was relatively worn down with some leaks and fungus, though with exellent looks, but more importantly, even more exellent sailing properties. The mast was very solid, and new after a break of the old one in 2004. In addition, she came with an extensive sailing wardrobe as she was previously owned by a sailmake (see the wardrobe details on the About Redneck page).
