I'm ready to go sailing - launch on Tuesday or Wed

Noah · Post by **Noah** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 1:43 pm

The hell with it, I'm going sailing!

Here's the list: Will I get it all done? Half of it?

Swede Finishing Projects:

1. Install Stanchions

2. Plumb Fuel Filters
a. Create Mounting Piece
b. Order Fuel hose holders

3. Plumb Raw water intake
a. Get new water line hoses

4. Purchase Teak Trim pieces for old instrument holes (order or local?)
a. Measure Existing piece

5. Sand and Oil Teak
a. Get 60 grit or will 80 work?

6. Fix Gelcoat issues
a. Epoxy big holes

7. Buff & Wax topsides
a. Get more cleaner and Finesse it

8. Get new location letters made up

9. Finish Decks:
a. Paint last coat of Finish Non-skid

10. Finish Saildrive work:
a. Lube SailDrive
b. Saildrive rubber cover on bottom of boat
c. Get Propeller Magnesium?s
d. Sand and paint prop

11. Finish hooking up engine controls and electrical
a. Change oil in engine
b. Get oil filter
c. Test run

12. Clean Winches
a. Buff peeling drums on 16?s?

13. Replace fuel and water vents (and fuel vent line)
a. Order from Jamestown

14. Call Surveyors about doing in-water insurance survey

15. Purchase Stern Light

16. Purchase Speedo

17. Rigging
a. Backstay blocks and Lines
b. Clean Shrouds
c. Get new Forestay lower wire (or go with Solid?)
d. Mount Spreaders and Test Lights
e. Run Halyards
f. Lazy Jacks

18. Register Boat with Vermont

19. Call Coast Guard about where my documentation is?

20. Get Flares and Fire Extinguishers as needed

21. Measure Hatch Size ? Wood or Plastic?

Figment · Post by **Figment** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 2:02 pm

Ambitious!
3, 10, 11, 16, and 17 are really the ones that NEED to happen pre-launch.
(or do you mean Speedo?)

Go, man, GOOOOO!!!!!!

Post by **Tim** » Sat Jun 30, 2007 6:54 am

I don't think you'll have any trouble getting done what you NEED to get done.

But don't sit here reading about it...hit the boatyard, now!

(And I sure hope you meant "speedo", and not Figment's "Speedo"! )

Noah · Post by **Noah** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 10:17 pm

I'm not sure I'm going to make it, but I really want to.

This weekend I knocked these off the list:

2. Plumb Fuel Filters
a. Create Mounting Piece
b. Order Fuel hose holders

3. Plumb Raw water intake
a. Get new water line hoses

6. Fix Gelcoat issues
a. Epoxy big holes

10. Finish Saildrive work:
a. Lube SailDrive
b. Saildrive rubber cover on bottom of boat
c. Get Propeller Magnesium?s
d. Sand and paint prop

17. Rigging
a. Backstay blocks and Lines
b. Clean Shrouds
c. Get new Forestay lower wire (or go with Solid?)
d. Mount Spreaders and Test Lights
e. Run Halyards
f. Lazy Jacks

Still lots to do, and I'm not sure I will make it. The biggest issue has been removing the tape on the decks. That sh?t just isn't coming off. I had some friends come by and spend a couple of hours on it, but it has been very slow. The tape was on for 5 days and I used the 3M blue stuff. No leaking, but I would say that 5 days out in the weather is too long.

Post by **Tim** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 6:34 am

Noah wrote:The biggest issue has been removing the tape on the decks. ... The tape was on for 5 days and I used the 3M blue stuff. No leaking, but I would say that 5 days out in the weather is too long.

Ugh--what a miserable chore.

I think the blue tape has changed. I used to like it a lot, but lately I find that it's just complete junk, useless for almost everything--even for one-day tapes. It just doesn't seem to work very well.

The price is ridiculous, but the 3M silver #225 tape is the best for outdoor taping of any duration.

Looks like you made good progress otherwise, though.

Noah · Post by **Noah** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 9:54 am

Very interesting about the blue tape...I used it 3 years ago and had no problems at all leaving it on for a while, and now this...

They were out of the silver or I would have used it. My time is worth more than the extra $8 for the good tape.

Noah · Post by **Noah** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 12:22 am

I decided to hold off till Friday. It gives me more time to finish up all those details. Hopefully pictures will follow. Building up the mast took longer than I thought it would, but we did it right, so it makes me feel good. New lights, VHF antenna, etc. The rig looks good (mostly Rod) and I will probably leave it up for a couple of years, though I'm sure I will go up the 60ft mast a couple of times in between.