| Winter Projects 2009 | ||
| I had many fun upgrade
projects planned for the winter 2009 maintenance season. Unfortunately
after coming home with some significant water on the deck from the Cat
Harbor cruise I found two serious deck leaks (the genoa sheet turning
blocks) and several minor ones. After pulling several deck fittings and
inspecting a few more I found that the reattachment of hardware to the
deck after the teak decks were removed and replaced with non-skid was
definitely not up to expectations. Specifically, a very small amount of
sealant was used, the original backing plates appear to have been lost,
and finally silicone sealant was used as the sealant. The combination
results in having to pull up every fitting on the deck this winter to
end up with no deck leaks. Additionally, a significant amount of
corrosion and potential crevice corrosion has been evident on the
fasteners which is a concern on the high load deck fittings. So far
nothing has been dangerous, just early indications that the deck
hardware needs rebedded. One of the questions is what proportion of
the fittings have core exposed which will require sealing up, some of
those will require carving out damaged balsa wood. Thus, the current
priority list is running
as follows: 1) Rebed all of the fittings through the deck, repair any damage caused by water intrusion into the deck or below decks (starting with aft stateroom) Aft Stateroom 1A) Genoa Sheet Turning Blocks (100% Complete) was a known significant leak on port side 1B) Aft most running backstay attachments (100% Complete, need final tensioning) 1C) Traveler (80% Complete, Need to complete cleanup and then final torque) 1D) Traveler Winches ( 25% Complete) 1E) Aft Stateroom Stansion Rebedding Project (100% Complete) 1F) Aft attachment points for jack lines (100% complete) 1G) Hinges and Latches for deck lockers - Looks like access is relatively easy from the aft stateroom. The latches appear to have lost much of their crome plating, it would be nice to find a plating shop to redo them or purchase new fittings, whichever is easier 1H) Rebed three vent fittings - Looks like tricky access from aft stateroom but achieveable, note that vent fittings appear to have lost much of their crome plating, it would be nice to find a plating shop to redo them or purchase new fittings, whichever is easier Aft Head 1?) Port Intermediate Running Backstay Attachment 1?) 3 Port Primary Winches - need to determine if there is room to upgrade the aft winch to electric for use on staysail furler line, this one is upgradable Dec 6, pulled aft winch on port side, deck is cored, overdrilled hole to 1/2", filled with epoxy. Minor damage to deck surface under winch with prybar filled gouge under winch with white gelcoat significant cleanup job for winch. Unless I am mistaken there is not room under the winch for an electric drive motor. Will determine if there is room when the drive motor for the Starboard side shows up. Dec 19, 2009 - ground out hole through deck for electric drive of 66 series winch and then applied a layer of fiberglass, the quality of the deck core material is amazing, 1" thick mahogany plywood, about 8 layers, marine grade! Almost to pretty to cover up!!! 1?) Air actuated pressure switch for port electric winch 1?) 3 cleats Dec 6, pulled all three cleats, deck is not cored under any of the three. Need to make good backing plates and decide if I should replace the cleats or send out for clear coat anodise 1?) Two shorepower plugs Galley 1?) Starboard Intermediate Running Backstay Attachment 1?) 3 Starboard Primary Winches - need to determine if there is room to upgrade the aft winch to electric for use on the staysail furler line, this one is upgradable Appears that there is sufficient room for an electric winch upgrade on this side which would be used primarly for roller furling headsail Pulled all three winches 2009/12/20! Dec 19, 2009 - ground out hole through deck for electric drive of 66 series winch and then applied a layer of fiberglass, the quality of the deck core material is amazing, 1" thick mahogany plywood, about 8 layers, marine grade! Almost to pretty to cover up!!! 1?) Air actuated pressure switch for starboard electric winch 1?) 3 cleats Dec 6, pulled all three cleats, deck is not cored under any of the three, pulling forward most resulted in small scratch in the paint which will require touch up. Like the port side, need to determine if they will be replaced or sent out for clear coat. All 6 cleats are identical. Salon 1K) Mast boot installation ( 80% complete) [known leaks] 1L) Bridge Deck Instrument Cluster [known leaks] 1M) Dodger tie downs [known leaks] 1N) Coach roof fittings 1O) Main Salon Portlights [known leaks] Started work on Starboard aft Portlight 2009/12/20, pulled all of the bolts, was able to get back frame off without damage using a flat punch to drive the barrel nuts out from the front. Reinstalled new screws from the front using polysulfide and individual washers and nuts from the back to allow running water over the hatch looking for the leak. It is unclear at this point exactly how the water is getting in. Getting the frame out of the deck would be tricky, the glass can't come out of the frame until removed from the hull, thus, any flexure of the frame will break the window. Hopefully won't have to remove this one from the deck Started work on the Starboard opening saloon Portlight 2009/12/20, rebedded all of the bolts and noticed that at the top of the fram the hinges had distorted the frame causing an entry point for water. Applied standard polysulfide to seal gap at surface while researching long-term fix. Alternatives include drilling out the rivits and then threwbolting the hinge to get the frame back flat or filling the gap with liquid life calc, or finally pulling the frame and either repairing the hatch or replacing it if the item is available. Extracting The Windows Fresh Varnish Around Saloon Windows 1?) Forward Running Backstay Attachments Forward Head Forward Bunk Cabin Forward V-Berth Forward Chain Locker 1?) Windlass - Drive train (not motor) has failed due to corrosion and needs rebuilt, may or may not be salvagable. Need to pull this and get it sent out prior to next spring. General fasteners 1P) Toerail fasteners (40 out of 210 fasteners completed) [some evidence of leaking observed] 1Q) Genoa Tracks These go from the aft head into the salon and from the galley into the salon 1Y) May have to replace all of the small hatches to avoid leaks [no leaks currently] Assuming that new lewmar ocean series hatches will fit into the same cutout new hatches are probably the right answer to avoid long term leaks 1Z) renew all of the seals for the deck hatches (may send out all of the hatches for new lenses and seals professionally) [known leaks on most hatches] 2) Get both heads fully functional 2A) Forward head use Raritan Marine Elegance fresh water toilet 2B) Either connect forward head to main holding tank or install replacement forward holding tank under v-berth with associated plumbing 2C) Install Groco Model K toilet in master head Install Head (100% Complete) Replace waste hose ( 20% Complete) Replace exhaust vented loop (100% Complete) Plumb head intake to fresh water ( 0% Complete) [either seperate small tank, connect to sink drain, etc] 3) Get both showers fully functional 3A) Forward shower should easily use Whale Gulper based automatic sump, the priority being having the forward head to be extremely user friendly even if it requires some additional cleaning. 3B) Aft head may not have sufficient drop to allow use of a sump, may have to use a Whale Gulper directly like LB^2 perhaps add a system to automatically come on when the shower is running 4) Install new propane system 4A) Weld part back on stove 5) Sink drains in heads and galley 5A) Galley sink sump or two independent gulpers with some form of automatic or adjustable speed control 5B) Forward head sink could drain into same sump as forward shower perhaps 5C) Aft head sink may need independent sump system or an automatic control for a Whale Gulper Projects which are currently on the back burner... AC system upgrades Electronics upgrades (Nav station flat panels, computers, NMEA 2000 instruments, etc) Davit Support Structure New Autopilot Tiller Arm Rebuild Rudder Stops 2nd Autopilot installation Insulated backstay antenna installation Name on back of boat Clean Lazarette Install deck shower (w/warm water) Dripless Packing for propeller shaft New studs for zinc anode Grease steering system Replace washer/dryer with 60cycle version which is not rusted Upgrade fixtures in heads/galley Replace lenses in deck hatches Curtian systems in both heads Headliner upgrade throughout boat Replace all lighting fixtures with LED fixtures Upgrade countertops in galley & Heads (Granet? Corian? Avocite?) Digital controls for fridge and freezer (computer monitorable and preferably controllable) Aft stateroom TV/Computer screen - Eventually most likely a OLED screen only because there are no high quality 26 - 30" displays available Main cabin TV - Currently Samsung 40" LED backlite 7000 series ~$1600 moveable foot switch to make furling the mainsail easier - makes a one person operation with friction pin friction pin for outhaul line when furling - makes a one person operation with foot switch Some projects happen as a part of other projects. For example, working on the genoa sheet turning block on the port side resulted in having to take the air conditioning ductwork in the locker apart, that lead to haveing to take the cabinetry for the drawers out to get to the ductwork, then I noticed the extreme flow restriction in the vent and had to redesign that system. In the end that locker's rework took several weekends but the upgrade is very nice. Hopefully many of the deck fittings will go better. As noted previously, at this point the focus has to be getting the boat's deck completely tight before starting significant upgrade projects. It is a wonderful excuse to carefully clean out lockers, touch up the gelcoat, and in general get the boat to a known state. |
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