The Plastic Classic Forum, your free and in-depth resource for information on re/building classic sailboats. ... Be sure to visit / join our sister site at sailFar.net! ... And don't forget to check out Atom's Virtual Home Port! ...
Here are a couple of before and after photos of my project.
So far the bigest challenge has been re-laying the teak deck. It wasnt particularly difficult or expensive, just too a lot of time. Lots of the bungs were gone and the stainless screws were in bad shape. I removed the teak, filled all the holes in the fiberglass sub-deck with epoxy, and re-layed the deck with 3M 4200. I was able to re-use most of the original teak.
Sorry for the invisible images...Something must have happened/not happened between pasting the upload code and posting the message. Any ideas? The car behind the boat is an english land rover. I would be happy to post more photos of the interior but I guess I need to figure out how to manage the sticky photo thing.
Pete, Congrats on your lovely little boat, she's looking great. I love Frisco Flyers - I almost bought a Frisco Flyer a few years back. I even made an offer and had a survey done, which didn't go well, unfortunately. :( Then I came across Tim's Glissando restoration and decided the Alberg hulls were a pretty close 2nd. But, I'm always thinking "what if"?
falcon wrote:So far the bigest challenge has been re-laying the teak deck. It wasnt particularly difficult or expensive, just too a lot of time. Lots of the bungs were gone and the stainless screws were in bad shape. I removed the teak, filled all the holes in the fiberglass sub-deck with epoxy, and re-layed the deck with 3M 4200. I was able to re-use most of the original teak.
Pete
That's very nice to hear - I think it's a shame so many teak decks get scrapped. Did you refasten it once the holes were epoxied, or rely simply on the 4200?
Sory for the delay...have been traveling. I re-attached the teak with 3M 4200 rather than anything mechanical that could alow water into the core. I tested the bond with some teak and fiberglass scraps and was very satisfied with the bond. So much so infact, that I chose 4200 rather than the even more tenacious 5200 adhesive.
She looks so good already. A folkboat with stand up headroom must be the about the best 25' boat you can get. Assuming the FF has the same hull shape, ballast ratio, etc. as the original Folkboat, you could take her pretty much anywhere you have the nerve to go. Countless Folkoats have crossed oceans and weathered all manner of storms. I think of them as the MGB of sailboats. Quick, simple, agile, reliable... I do want to see those interior shots. Right now a FF is at the top of my dream list of next boats.
I'm trying to post the url to one of the pictures Pete tried to add above to see if this will work for him. I haven't done this before and hope this works. I'm not sure how the subject works, and whether I have to put it in or not. Duh.
Denise 1965 Cheoy Lee Offshore 27
1975 CHB Sedan Cruiser
Portland, Oregon
The car in the back is a '73 Series III. Its been to Alska and back and accross the us several times, but thats another story. The cabin sides on the Cheoy Lee consists of a 3/8 inch thick teak teak overlay with fiberglass beneath. I re-finished the wheathered teak with multiple coats of Epifanis varnish. I am one of those freaks that really enjoy laying on varnish even with all the scraping.
