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Sorry for not being on in a long time, Tim how did it go?

Sorry for the cross post but I wanted to tie up the loose ends of this thread too.

I am happy with the chain plates and glad I decided to cut them down, the lowers are angled slightly to match the pull angle. http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b294/tha3rdman/tn_IMG_1048.jpg And a more recent shot, she's on the hard now but it's about time to launch again :D http://i21.photobucket.c...

I chose matterhorn white for it's subtle grey tone, snow white it lean tward the blue, If you get a chance checkout the color card, any place that uses/sells it should have one. Nope awlgrip Matterhorn White is the color I would use again. As a side note, if your rolling it, test out the paint w/ th...

I think a 1 hour minimum labor is fair. I dont know your situation but I've done a lot of stupid things to boat that owners are to lazy to do, and if they are, and I do, then 1 hour minimum. Now getting charged for stuff thats not done or gouged, different story, and why I dont goto Jiffy lube any m...

Well thanks, it's nice to learn new things, I'll be sure to pass it on to our lift op, assumming he doesnt already know it . . He knows everything :) j/k. but seriously thanks for the explanation, and not the reason "because it should". Paul Early model east coast Tritons have a specific k...

I dunno that makes no sense to me, I was always told you want the weight on the keel, and the hull was just to stablize. I could be worng hgave been before but not having it on the keel sound like bad juju. The Ariel is the same keel design as the triton, we've never tied straps and never even came ...

Thanks to all, The toe rail doesn't look as nice today as it did yesterday morning, we had the mast up and were talking the slack out of the shouds, when the wife spun the headstay turnbuckle the wrong way (a few explicitives left her mouth and we all took cover). . . TIMBER!! Bent up the mast track...

In the water she goes, Mast to follow today, hopefully if all goes well she'll be ready to sail end ong the weekend/mid week. http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b294/tha3rdman/in%20the%20water%2007/tn_P1010010.jpg http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b294/tha3rdman/in%20the%20water%2007/tn_P1010011.jpg ...

Having worked in a yard the last two springs, I'm confused. Was the strap aft of the rudder? IE not on the keel?

Our yard uses some poly foam pads, that work great, I can imagine not using any sort of protection, sonds like a good way to put some heavy scuffs in paint/gel coat.

The chain plates are installed. and the rub rail is comming along, the windows are ready for tommorrow. http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b294/tha3rdman/6-10/tn_IMG_1049.jpg http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b294/tha3rdman/6-10/tn_IMG_1048.jpg http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b294/tha3rdman/6-10/tn...

Nearly final, non-skid tommorrow, and hardware all weekend. http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b294/tha3rdman/stripe/tn_IMG_1037.jpg http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b294/tha3rdman/stripe/tn_IMG_1038.jpg http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b294/tha3rdman/stripe/tn_IMG_1039.jpg http://i21.photobucket.c...

Here too used 3M spot putty 20 bucks a tube, put it on in coats, as it will shrink when it cures. Dont do as a did and just pile it up in a attempt to make sure there was enough to compensate for the cure, it just makes more work.

Awl Grip Claret Red, with Materhorn White decks and stripes.

the last one shows my boot strip lay out

Here's project "recore" nearing the end . . . http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b294/tha3rdman/tn_P5200001.jpg http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b294/tha3rdman/tn_P5200002.jpg http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b294/tha3rdman/tn_P5200003.jpg http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b294/tha3rdman/...

Well topcoat on the decks is on, but has to come back off, sags sag sag. Looks great color and shine, tonite we paing the hull, pictrues comming soon.

I agree about the personability but all three names have meaning and if I could I'd name her all three but 400 dollars in graphics is a bit extreme. We are just indescisive, and look for some opinions, what all who voted and commented help immensly, I belive we'll be going with absum, White letters ...

I love my in-law, the wife was the driving factor behind the name, because both are old and falling apart. So Absum really seems to be the ticket, orignal, classy, and hidden meaning.

wow 8 votes and looking landslidic

We have 3 names we like picked out, each has reasons, Please guide us vote and if you could give a "why", thanks.

My favorite thing to do (well I only did it once but I'd do it again) FRP wall board from Homedepo/Lowes (for shower stalls) use the good liquid nail, not the latex frp glue crap.

Dirty, dust, crap shoot of a job and why is it I'm doing all this?? Should have left that mushy core there. From mushy core to lets repaint the decks, while where at it lets do the topsides, oh we need new nav lights, new chain plates, new staniding rigging . . talk about snow ball.

I've been slacking on my picture posting, but not so much on the picture taking, I'm not going to comment every picture, if you have a question ask away. http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b294/tha3rdman/P5050001.jpg http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b294/tha3rdman/P5050002.jpg http://i21.photobucket...

Figment wrote:2nd and 3rd pics are remarkable. That's a LOT of dust, and your yard-neighbor seems to be engaged in a similar task!

Wholly beans no, yeah I made alot of dust but that white stuff on the ground is snow.

Rachel wrote:Now that's what I call a great introductory post.

Welcome to the forum :-)

Rachel

My motivation for joining another forum was to share my pain :), and thanks for the welcome!

I chose to lay new glass versus reusing the old skins, 12 inch "tape" was really nice, not havint to deal with the frayed edges, but the edges of the tape were thicker then the glass, and created gaps, may want to cut it so it layes better then next layer, move the seam so thay are not sta...

I wanted to share my pain with all/any who venture benteth the skin of a neglected boat. Here's the Story of my pain (exgerated) and pictures to boot :) http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b294/tha3rdman/P3220076.jpg The original endgrain Balsa core had been long since rotted and in desprated need of ...