Wow! updated

I got the stainless  rubrail back on the boat.  I also found a local sign maker to do the name and numbers.  Years ago I did the same kind of lettering on another boat.  It was very tedious getting the letters right.  The way it's done now is easy.  They put the letters sandwiched between sticky paper.  Peal the one backer off while applying the letters, then when it's right you peal the top layer off.

Pullman sink

There was some chatter on the Alberg site about sinks in the head area.  This boat does not have one.  I thought that kind of odd given all the upgrades the previous owners did to this boat.  I'm told that some Albergs came with fold up sinks.  These are commonly referred to as Pullman sinks from the namesake railroad cars.  I'm going to build one.  I found a perfect bowl for this.  It came from Home Goods and is a two quart stainless steel  mixing bowl.  It will be mounted on a wood block with hinges for folding up.  I'll faberacate some kind of drain.  This will go nicely  with the mirror and the toothbrush holder...

I built a stand.  The hole is for a pump.  That will be stationary while the sink folds up. Still haven't figured out a drain.

 

 

Wow+

What more can I say.  I'm really impressed with the paint.  It flowed with no runs or sags. I used a 1/4 inch nap roller. We'll do another coat on Sunday.  Update...  We got the second coat on the boat and it just looks like a million bucks.  I didn't do any of the work!  Shane did it all.

 

Boot stripe

We're getting rid of the red on this boat.   Shane gets to do the paint.  He ran a painting company during college so he knows how to paint.  Two coats on the boot and then we will tackle the hull.   I bought 4 quarts of Rustoleum Topside marine paint.  Going to do that job next Friday.
Update on the bootstripe
  I put the second coat on and pulled the tape.  I also made a tiller cover.  I'm getting quite good at the sewing machine!

Woodwork is done

I finally got a fair day to re-install the cockpit coamings.  When I took these off last November the 1/4 round molding that covered the gap disintegrated.  I have a solution for that but it can wait for a while. I also rebuilt and refinished the drop boards. Main thing is the cockpit is back in order.  Next up is a pressure washer for all the dirt.

The marina where we are is under new management and they are going full tilt on rebuilding the docks and generally getting the place in nice shape.  They even put a little  house back on the dock.

Other parts

I haven't done too much lately because the weather is still not behaving.  I did get one nice day this week and I finished sanding the hull, getting it ready for paint. I'm going to paint the hull Navy blue and the boot stripe white with blue bottom paint. I've been doing the woodwork back at my shop..  I got the cockpit combings varnished.  I'm using a urethane varnish.  I'm finding that the urethane is better than regular varnish.  My opinion!    I contracted with  the marina to do the stuffing box so we are getting down to the end of the winter punch list.  

 Stainless steal rubrail is off and the hull was sanded with 60 grit paper.  I did the teak too.  Looks good.

                                               Seat locker cover.  I fiberglassed both seats.

Rudder's back on (With May update)

Shane and I got over to the boat.  Great day for work.  Sunny and 60 degrees.  I drilled out the shoe with an 11/16 drill.  That made room for the bronze bushing I made from tubing I got at Fawcets.
We manhandled the rudder back in place and put the bolts in the gudgeon.  As soon as we started to put the bolts back in the rudder post we ran into the first and only problem  The upper two bolts would not clear the hull.   I guess the reason we got them out was because the pin in the shoe was missing an we could use the extra space it made.  The space was gone with the new pin in place.  So off with the gudgeon bolts.  We then put the two upper bolts in most of the way and then repositioned the rudder pin back into the shoe.  The rest of the bolts went in ok.  I stuffed the opening with silicon and tightened all the bolts.   Back in business on the lower end.
In the cockpit I made a new flange bushing out of a Delrin.  That will serve as a base to reattach the brass collar.  I also made a top bushing just because.

It's now into May and one final update to the rudder.  I put two layers of 6 oz fiberglass over the three lower bolts.  I did this because I think two of the nuts holding the bolts on were stripped.  The glass should keep the pins in place.

The slightly dark area is where the glass is.  It wraps around to the other side. Two layers went on nicely.

Shoe with the new bushing.

                                                    New pin in the shoe and a bronze washer.

                                                        Delrin bushing

                                                          With the brass flange

With the top bushing.

Flange with delrin bushing installed.