Renovating "Winners Bitch"

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Posted by C. D. Myers (lambdazeta_tke@…>)

As most of you know by now, I went to South Carolina last weekend and
took possession of my new boat. I bought “Winners Bitch” from her
original owner, Bob Penland.

I spent yesterday getting supplies for the boat’s renovation. Today
I went to the marina in Guntersville, AL after church and I was able
to get the new Main and Spinnaker halyards installed before the
afternoon thunderstorm came thru. This was challenging since the old
halyards were not on the mast. I was able to use a wire
electrician’s fish to thread the halyards.

Around 4pm the storm had cleared out leaving lower humidity and a
nice breeze. I went back to work on the boat and got new wiring
installed in the mast (this went much faster as I was able to use the
old wires as messangers for the new ones). The old wiring consisted
of a coax for the VHF antenna and a single marine grade duplex cable
for the masthead steaming light (there was no anchor light).

I ordered a new combination steaming and anchor light yesterday but
it is a three-wire unit. Apparently nobody makes a 3-wire through
deck fitting so I had to buy a 4-wire fitting. The smallest marine
grade wire available in triplex cable is 16 gage but it would not fit
through the clamp end of the fitting. I was able to find quad 18
gage sprinkler cable from Home Depot that fits the fitting like it
was made for it. The sprinkler control wire is rated for wet
environment so I think it will work OK. It is also a good match for
the gage of the wires on the new combo light.

I have decided to leave the old 2-wire through deck fitting in place
(I went ahead and replaced the old duplex cable with new duplex
cable). I will use the duplex cable to rig deck lights for the
boat. That should make mooring easier after dark. I will try to
send pictures of that project next week.

I ran into some clear “tape” strips clogging the mast durring the
above tasks. The are clear plastic about 3" wide. There was no
adheasive on the 2 foot strip I fished out of the mast but I did find
a thumbnail sized peice of epoxy on the tape. Please tell me my mast
is not de-laminating from the inside. Has anyboay run into this sort
of thing before?

I spent another thirty minutes removing the old California
registration numbers (1st owner lived in CA before retiring to SC)
from the port and starboard bows of the boat. I tried to remove the
10" high name from the quarters but I was getting sore and tired so I
knocked off about 7pm and drove back to Huntsville.

Next weekend I plan to mount the lights plus mount a combination VHF
antenna and windex and finally seal the masthead before raising the
mast. I also plan to start on rewiring the electrical panel and
replacing any worn wiring I come across.

The following weekend I plan on starting the prep for a new paint job
for the boat. My plan is to have the boat re-christened and in the
water by early August (in time for the start of the Fall Race Series
at Browns Creek Sailing Association).

Fair winds and following seas,
Clark Myers
Hull #345

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Posted by mitya fonin (mitbok1@…>)
I had some of that clear tape as well. I think it was wrapped around the master mold of the mast, or whatever piece of pipe they used to make it, and was making the mast slide off easier. I doubt that it has any structural purpose. Probably it was just a pain to get it out of the mast after it was completed.

Dmitry
“BALTIKA”


----- Original Message ----From: C. D. Myers <lambdazeta_tke@…>To: freedom21@yahoogroups.comSent: Sunday, July 13, 2008 11:27:08 PMSubject: [freedom21] Renovating “Winners Bitch”

As most of you know by now, I went to South Carolina last weekend and took possession of my new boat. I bought “Winners Bitch” from her original owner, Bob Penland. I spent yesterday getting supplies for the boat’s renovation. Today I went to the marina in Guntersville, AL after church and I was able to get the new Main and Spinnaker halyards installed before the afternoon thunderstorm came thru. This was challenging since the old halyards were not on the mast. I was able to use a wire electrician’ s fish to thread the halyards.Around 4pm the storm had cleared out leaving lower humidity and a nice breeze. I went back to work on the boat and got new wiring installed in the mast (this went much faster as I was able to use the old wires as messangers for the new ones). The old wiring consisted of a coax for the VHF antenna and a single marine grade duplex cable for the masthead steaming
light (there was no anchor light). I ordered a new combination steaming and anchor light yesterday but it is a three-wire unit. Apparently nobody makes a 3-wire through deck fitting so I had to buy a 4-wire fitting. The smallest marine grade wire available in triplex cable is 16 gage but it would not fit through the clamp end of the fitting. I was able to find quad 18 gage sprinkler cable from Home Depot that fits the fitting like it was made for it. The sprinkler control wire is rated for wet environment so I think it will work OK. It is also a good match for the gage of the wires on the new combo light. I have decided to leave the old 2-wire through deck fitting in place (I went ahead and replaced the old duplex cable with new duplex cable). I will use the duplex cable to rig deck lights for the boat. That should make mooring easier after dark. I will try to send pictures of that project
next week.I ran into some clear “tape” strips clogging the mast durring the above tasks. The are clear plastic about 3" wide. There was no adheasive on the 2 foot strip I fished out of the mast but I did find a thumbnail sized peice of epoxy on the tape. Please tell me my mast is not de-laminating from the inside. Has anyboay run into this sort of thing before?I spent another thirty minutes removing the old California registration numbers (1st owner lived in CA before retiring to SC) from the port and starboard bows of the boat. I tried to remove the 10" high name from the quarters but I was getting sore and tired so I knocked off about 7pm and drove back to Huntsville. Next weekend I plan to mount the lights plus mount a combination VHF antenna and windex and finally seal the masthead before raising the mast. I also plan to start on rewiring the electrical panel and replacing any
worn wiring I come across. The following weekend I plan on starting the prep for a new paint job for the boat. My plan is to have the boat re-christened and in the water by early August (in time for the start of the Fall Race Series at Browns Creek Sailing Association) .Fair winds and following seas,Clark MyersHull #345

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Posted by C. D. Myers (lambdazeta_tke@…>)
Hi all,

What a pleasant non-surprise… I was supposed to have Saturday off and I actually did get it off!

The Sailing Assoc. planned a cruise to the new Guntersville city pier on the other side of the bridge. Paul will remember it as where the old Harbor House restaurant used to be. I got to the clubhouse just after 10 a.m. Due to threatening weather we decided to take a “land yacht” into town for lunch and then weather permitting walk down to the new pier. It rained cats and dogs with lots of lightening from 10:45 until 11:30 so we made the right choice.

After our lunch and walk we decided to go on over to Lake Guntersville State Park. The Teachers Retirement Fund has taken over operation of the Lodge and spent a couple of million dollars renovating the lodge (removing asbestos, etc.). There are fantastic views of the lake from the back decks. We then drove down to the park’s boat ramps and transient piers. The piers are nice floating units with a pebble terrazzo cement deck. The slips all have power and water and rent for $22 per night. The Mutineer class will have their national regatta at this facility in 2009 and Browns Creek Sailing Association is the host club of record. The Mutineer is basically a Buccaneer with the last 3 feet cut off. We have several of both classes at BCSA.

We got back to the clubhouse around 3pm and I started stripping the old name (Winners Bitch) off of the boat. I used a heat gun to loosen the glue and soften the vinyl letters. I finished the port side using Goof Off and an old t-shirt to remove the glue residue. It was now after five and I started asking around the clubhouse if anyone was interested in going back to town for some dinner. We decided to pitch in together and have a cook out. One of the ladies had some Bratwursts and I pitched in for soda and German potato salad and while some of the ladies went to town for more supplies I went back and stripped the letters from the starboard quarter. It was time to help with the food prep so I left the glue on that side for Sunday. We had a great meal and about 8pm with full dark I went back to the boat to test the deck lights I mounted on the masthead last weekend. They worked perfectly! They target the foredeck just where I will need them if I am trying to set an anchor after dark. I closed the boat up and drove back to HSV for the night. You may be asking why I did not sleep aboard. The answer is I had to read the first lesson and lead the psalm in church this morning.

After church today I drove back over to the marina in Guntersville. I ate lunch at a local dive called Char Burger and went to work on the glue residue on the starboard quarter. It took about an hour and a half to get it all off. I then lightly sanded and cleaned a couple of places on the hull that had small cracks or chips in the gel coat. I mixed up some white epoxy putty and filled the quarter-sized chip in the bow as well as the just sanded areas.

Next weekend (08/02-03), if the weather permits:

On Saturday I plan to sand the entire hull above the water line as well as the side of the deckhouse. On Sunday I hope to clean, mask and prime the sanded areas.
The following weekend (08/09-10):

Saturday - fine sand and clean primed areas and then apply first finish coat of paint. Sunday - fine sand and clean painted areas then apply second and final finish coat.
The next weekend (08/16-17):

Saturday - paint boot stripe and waterline then work on rewiring the electrical system (manual should have arrived by then). Sunday - Apply new name (either “Aiolis” or “Teke’s Pride”) and registration numbers to boat. Finish wiring if needed. Rig all lines.
The fourth weekend in August:

Saturday - Christening party and launch boat. Sunday - Shakedown cruise.
Fifth weekend:

Saturday - fix anything turned up by last weekend’s shakedown. Sunday - more sailing
September 6th is the first race day of the fall series. Lets see what we can do!

Clark

P.S.: Driving home this evening I noticed that the first Freedom 21 that I had considered buying was out of the water and on a trailer at the marina across the lake. It turns out to be a fin keel not a shoal keel as I had been told. I still think I made the right choice even though the other boat is half the cost. CDM— In freedom21@yahoogroups.com, “C. D. Myers” <lambdazeta_tke@…> wrote:>> As most of you know by now, I went to South Carolina last weekend and > took possession of my new boat. I bought “Winners Bitch” from her > original owner, Bob Penland. > > I spent yesterday getting supplies for the boat’s renovation. Today > I went to the marina in Guntersville, AL after church and I was able > to get the new Main and Spinnaker halyards installed before the > afternoon thunderstorm came thru. This was challenging since the old > halyards were not on the mast. I was able to use a wire > electrician’s fish to thread the halyards.> > Around 4pm the storm had cleared out leaving lower humidity and a > nice breeze. I went back to work on the boat and got new wiring > installed in the mast (this went much faster as I was able to use the > old wires as messangers for the new ones). The old wiring consisted > of a coax for the VHF antenna and a single marine grade duplex cable > for the masthead steaming light (there was no anchor light). > > I ordered a new combination steaming and anchor light yesterday but > it is a three-wire unit. Apparently nobody makes a 3-wire through > deck fitting so I had to buy a 4-wire fitting. The smallest marine > grade wire available in triplex cable is 16 gage but it would not fit > through the clamp end of the fitting. I was able to find quad 18 > gage sprinkler cable from Home Depot that fits the fitting like it > was made for it. The sprinkler control wire is rated for wet > environment so I think it will work OK. It is also a good match for > the gage of the wires on the new combo light. > > I have decided to leave the old 2-wire through deck fitting in place > (I went ahead and replaced the old duplex cable with new duplex > cable). I will use the duplex cable to rig deck lights for the > boat. That should make mooring easier after dark. I will try to > send pictures of that project next week.> > I ran into some clear “tape” strips clogging the mast durring the > above tasks. The are clear plastic about 3" wide. There was no > adheasive on the 2 foot strip I fished out of the mast but I did find > a thumbnail sized peice of epoxy on the tape. Please tell me my mast > is not de-laminating from the inside. Has anyboay run into this sort > of thing before?> > I spent another thirty minutes removing the old California > registration numbers (1st owner lived in CA before retiring to SC) > from the port and starboard bows of the boat. I tried to remove the > 10" high name from the quarters but I was getting sore and tired so I > knocked off about 7pm and drove back to Huntsville. > > Next weekend I plan to mount the lights plus mount a combination VHF > antenna and windex and finally seal the masthead before raising the > mast. I also plan to start on rewiring the electrical panel and > replacing any worn wiring I come across. > > The following weekend I plan on starting the prep for a new paint job > for the boat. My plan is to have the boat re-christened and in the > water by early August (in time for the start of the Fall Race Series > at Browns Creek Sailing Association).> > Fair winds and following seas,> Clark Myers> Hull #345>

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Posted by Peter Devlin (devlin_peter@…>)

Hey Clarke,

Nice overview of a very pleasant sounding weekend. I had favorable
tides this weekend, so left my dock space on Saturday at 09:30 and
was in the Atlantic ocean east of Newburyport,MA by 10:15. The wind
was S/SE at about 15k so I headed NE toward the Isles of Shoals–my
favorite place for the time being. After a couple hours I was within
eye sight of the islands–maybe 10 miles from the mouth of the
Merrimack where I started. I was impressed by how easy it is to set
the tiller with a tiller tamer and just go. I had a tasty lunch,
stood at the bow and whooped to the world, and just plain liked
everything. When I turned around to head home the wind picked up and
shifted more solidly to the south. I was ripping. As a relative
newbie to sailing, I particularly enjoy trying to tack and get to
where I want to regardless of what the wind is doing. I ended up
quite a bit north of where I intended to be but tacked–sometimes
rather gracefully, sometimes ridiculously badly, back down south to
the mouth of the river–around 16:00. Tied up and battened down by
17:00. All around a fun day, and what do yoo know, the lawn still
needs mowing.



— In freedom21@yahoogroups.com, “C. D. Myers” <lambdazeta_tke@…>
wrote:

Hi all,

What a pleasant non-surprise… I was supposed to have Saturday off
and
I actually did get it off!

The Sailing Assoc. planned a cruise to the new Guntersville city
pier on
the other side of the bridge. Paul will remember it as where the
old
Harbor House restaurant used to be. I got to the clubhouse just
after
10 a.m. Due to threatening weather we decided to take a “land
yacht”
into town for lunch and then weather permitting walk down to the new
pier. It rained cats and dogs with lots of lightening from 10:45
until
11:30 so we made the right choice.

After our lunch and walk we decided to go on over to Lake
Guntersville
State Park. The Teachers Retirement Fund has taken over operation
of
the Lodge and spent a couple of million dollars renovating the lodge
(removing asbestos, etc.). There are fantastic views of the lake
from
the back decks. We then drove down to the park’s boat ramps and
transient piers. The piers are nice floating units with a pebble
terrazzo cement deck. The slips all have power and water and rent
for
$22 per night. The Mutineer class will have their national regatta
at
this facility in 2009 and Browns Creek Sailing Association is the
host
club of record. The Mutineer is basically a Buccaneer with the
last 3
feet cut off. We have several of both classes at BCSA.

We got back to the clubhouse around 3pm and I started stripping the
old
name (Winners Bitch) off of the boat. I used a heat gun to loosen
the
glue and soften the vinyl letters. I finished the port side using
Goof
Off and an old t-shirt to remove the glue residue. It was now after
five and I started asking around the clubhouse if anyone was
interested
in going back to town for some dinner. We decided to pitch in
together
and have a cook out. One of the ladies had some Bratwursts and I
pitched in for soda and German potato salad and while some of the
ladies
went to town for more supplies I went back and stripped the letters
from
the starboard quarter. It was time to help with the food prep so I
left
the glue on that side for Sunday. We had a great meal and about 8pm
with full dark I went back to the boat to test the deck lights I
mounted
on the masthead last weekend. They worked perfectly! They target
the
foredeck just where I will need them if I am trying to set an anchor
after dark. I closed the boat up and drove back to HSV for the
night.
You may be asking why I did not sleep aboard. The answer is I had
to
read the first lesson and lead the psalm in church this morning.

After church today I drove back over to the marina in
Guntersville. I
ate lunch at a local dive called Char Burger and went to work on the
glue residue on the starboard quarter. It took about an hour and a
half
to get it all off. I then lightly sanded and cleaned a couple of
places
on the hull that had small cracks or chips in the gel coat. I
mixed up
some white epoxy putty and filled the quarter-sized chip in the bow
as
well as the just sanded areas.

Next weekend (08/02-03), if the weather permits:

* On Saturday I plan to sand the entire hull above the water

line as

well as the side of the deckhouse. * On Sunday I hope to clean,
mask
and prime the sanded areas.

The following weekend (08/09-10):

* Saturday - fine sand and clean primed areas and then apply

first

finish coat of paint. * Sunday - fine sand and clean painted
areas
then apply second and final finish coat.

The next weekend (08/16-17):

* Saturday - paint boot stripe and waterline then work on

rewiring

the electrical system (manual should have arrived by then). *
Sunday

  • Apply new name (either “Aiolis” or “Teke’s Pride”) and
    registration
    numbers to boat. Finish wiring if needed. Rig all lines.

The fourth weekend in August:

* Saturday - Christening party and launch boat.     * Sunday -

Shakedown cruise.

Fifth weekend:

* Saturday - fix anything turned up by last weekend's shakedown.
  • Sunday - more sailing

September 6th is the first race day of the fall series. Lets see
what
we can do!

Clark P.S.: Driving home this evening I noticed that the first
Freedom 21 that I had considered buying was out of the water and on
a
trailer at the marina across the lake. It turns out to be a fin
keel
not a shoal keel as I had been told. I still think I made the right
choice even though the other boat is half the cost. CDM
— In freedom21@yahoogroups.com, “C. D. Myers” <lambdazeta_tke@>
wrote:

As most of you know by now, I went to South Carolina last weekend
and
took possession of my new boat. I bought “Winners Bitch” from her
original owner, Bob Penland.

I spent yesterday getting supplies for the boat’s renovation.
Today
I went to the marina in Guntersville, AL after church and I was
able
to get the new Main and Spinnaker halyards installed before the
afternoon thunderstorm came thru. This was challenging since the
old
halyards were not on the mast. I was able to use a wire
electrician’s fish to thread the halyards.

Around 4pm the storm had cleared out leaving lower humidity and a
nice breeze. I went back to work on the boat and got new wiring
installed in the mast (this went much faster as I was able to use
the
old wires as messangers for the new ones). The old wiring
consisted
of a coax for the VHF antenna and a single marine grade duplex
cable
for the masthead steaming light (there was no anchor light).

I ordered a new combination steaming and anchor light yesterday
but
it is a three-wire unit. Apparently nobody makes a 3-wire through
deck fitting so I had to buy a 4-wire fitting. The smallest marine
grade wire available in triplex cable is 16 gage but it would not
fit
through the clamp end of the fitting. I was able to find quad 18
gage sprinkler cable from Home Depot that fits the fitting like it
was made for it. The sprinkler control wire is rated for wet
environment so I think it will work OK. It is also a good match
for
the gage of the wires on the new combo light.

I have decided to leave the old 2-wire through deck fitting in
place
(I went ahead and replaced the old duplex cable with new duplex
cable). I will use the duplex cable to rig deck lights for the
boat. That should make mooring easier after dark. I will try to
send pictures of that project next week.

I ran into some clear “tape” strips clogging the mast durring the
above tasks. The are clear plastic about 3" wide. There was no
adheasive on the 2 foot strip I fished out of the mast but I did
find
a thumbnail sized peice of epoxy on the tape. Please tell me my
mast
is not de-laminating from the inside. Has anyboay run into this
sort
of thing before?

I spent another thirty minutes removing the old California
registration numbers (1st owner lived in CA before retiring to SC)
from the port and starboard bows of the boat. I tried to remove
the
10" high name from the quarters but I was getting sore and tired
so I
knocked off about 7pm and drove back to Huntsville.

Next weekend I plan to mount the lights plus mount a combination
VHF
antenna and windex and finally seal the masthead before raising
the
mast. I also plan to start on rewiring the electrical panel and
replacing any worn wiring I come across.

The following weekend I plan on starting the prep for a new paint
job
for the boat. My plan is to have the boat re-christened and in the
water by early August (in time for the start of the Fall Race
Series
at Browns Creek Sailing Association).

Fair winds and following seas,
Clark Myers
Hull #345

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Posted by C. D. Myers (lambdazeta_tke@…>)

Peter,

Thanks for the review of your weekend, but please don’t talk about
your lawn. I sell lawncare in North Alabama for a major national
company. Sailing is how I get away from the grass as well!

Fair winds and following seas,
Clark

— In freedom21@yahoogroups.com, “Peter Devlin” <devlin_peter@…>
wrote:

Hey Clarke,

Nice overview of a very pleasant sounding weekend. I had favorable
tides this weekend, so left my dock space on Saturday at 09:30 and
was in the Atlantic ocean east of Newburyport,MA by 10:15. The
wind
was S/SE at about 15k so I headed NE toward the Isles of Shoals–my
favorite place for the time being. After a couple hours I was
within
eye sight of the islands–maybe 10 miles from the mouth of the
Merrimack where I started. I was impressed by how easy it is to set
the tiller with a tiller tamer and just go. I had a tasty lunch,
stood at the bow and whooped to the world, and just plain liked
everything. When I turned around to head home the wind picked up
and
shifted more solidly to the south. I was ripping. As a relative
newbie to sailing, I particularly enjoy trying to tack and get to
where I want to regardless of what the wind is doing. I ended up
quite a bit north of where I intended to be but tacked–sometimes
rather gracefully, sometimes ridiculously badly, back down south to
the mouth of the river–around 16:00. Tied up and battened down by
17:00. All around a fun day, and what do yoo know, the lawn still
needs mowing.

— In freedom21@yahoogroups.com, “C. D. Myers” <lambdazeta_tke@>
wrote:

Hi all,

What a pleasant non-surprise… I was supposed to have Saturday
off
and
I actually did get it off!

The Sailing Assoc. planned a cruise to the new Guntersville city
pier on
the other side of the bridge. Paul will remember it as where the
old
Harbor House restaurant used to be. I got to the clubhouse just
after
10 a.m. Due to threatening weather we decided to take a “land
yacht”
into town for lunch and then weather permitting walk down to the
new
pier. It rained cats and dogs with lots of lightening from 10:45
until
11:30 so we made the right choice.

After our lunch and walk we decided to go on over to Lake
Guntersville
State Park. The Teachers Retirement Fund has taken over
operation
of
the Lodge and spent a couple of million dollars renovating the
lodge
(removing asbestos, etc.). There are fantastic views of the lake
from
the back decks. We then drove down to the park’s boat ramps and
transient piers. The piers are nice floating units with a pebble
terrazzo cement deck. The slips all have power and water and
rent
for
$22 per night. The Mutineer class will have their national
regatta
at
this facility in 2009 and Browns Creek Sailing Association is the
host
club of record. The Mutineer is basically a Buccaneer with the
last 3
feet cut off. We have several of both classes at BCSA.

We got back to the clubhouse around 3pm and I started stripping
the
old
name (Winners Bitch) off of the boat. I used a heat gun to
loosen
the
glue and soften the vinyl letters. I finished the port side
using
Goof
Off and an old t-shirt to remove the glue residue. It was now
after
five and I started asking around the clubhouse if anyone was
interested
in going back to town for some dinner. We decided to pitch in
together
and have a cook out. One of the ladies had some Bratwursts and I
pitched in for soda and German potato salad and while some of the
ladies
went to town for more supplies I went back and stripped the
letters
from
the starboard quarter. It was time to help with the food prep so
I
left
the glue on that side for Sunday. We had a great meal and about
8pm
with full dark I went back to the boat to test the deck lights I
mounted
on the masthead last weekend. They worked perfectly! They
target
the
foredeck just where I will need them if I am trying to set an
anchor
after dark. I closed the boat up and drove back to HSV for the
night.
You may be asking why I did not sleep aboard. The answer is I
had
to
read the first lesson and lead the psalm in church this morning.

After church today I drove back over to the marina in
Guntersville. I
ate lunch at a local dive called Char Burger and went to work on
the
glue residue on the starboard quarter. It took about an hour and
a
half
to get it all off. I then lightly sanded and cleaned a couple of
places
on the hull that had small cracks or chips in the gel coat. I
mixed up
some white epoxy putty and filled the quarter-sized chip in the
bow
as
well as the just sanded areas.

Next weekend (08/02-03), if the weather permits:

* On Saturday I plan to sand the entire hull above the water

line as

well as the side of the deckhouse. * On Sunday I hope to
clean,
mask
and prime the sanded areas.

The following weekend (08/09-10):

* Saturday - fine sand and clean primed areas and then apply

first

finish coat of paint. * Sunday - fine sand and clean painted
areas
then apply second and final finish coat.

The next weekend (08/16-17):

* Saturday - paint boot stripe and waterline then work on

rewiring

the electrical system (manual should have arrived by then). *
Sunday

  • Apply new name (either “Aiolis” or “Teke’s Pride”) and
    registration
    numbers to boat. Finish wiring if needed. Rig all lines.

The fourth weekend in August:

* Saturday - Christening party and launch boat.     * Sunday -

Shakedown cruise.

Fifth weekend:

* Saturday - fix anything turned up by last weekend's

shakedown.

  • Sunday - more sailing

September 6th is the first race day of the fall series. Lets see
what
we can do!

Clark P.S.: Driving home this evening I noticed that the first
Freedom 21 that I had considered buying was out of the water and
on
a
trailer at the marina across the lake. It turns out to be a fin
keel
not a shoal keel as I had been told. I still think I made the
right
choice even though the other boat is half the cost. CDM
— In freedom21@yahoogroups.com, “C. D. Myers” <lambdazeta_tke@>
wrote:

As most of you know by now, I went to South Carolina last
weekend
and
took possession of my new boat. I bought “Winners Bitch” from
her
original owner, Bob Penland.

I spent yesterday getting supplies for the boat’s renovation.
Today
I went to the marina in Guntersville, AL after church and I was
able
to get the new Main and Spinnaker halyards installed before the
afternoon thunderstorm came thru. This was challenging since
the
old
halyards were not on the mast. I was able to use a wire
electrician’s fish to thread the halyards.

Around 4pm the storm had cleared out leaving lower humidity and
a
nice breeze. I went back to work on the boat and got new wiring
installed in the mast (this went much faster as I was able to
use
the
old wires as messangers for the new ones). The old wiring
consisted
of a coax for the VHF antenna and a single marine grade duplex
cable
for the masthead steaming light (there was no anchor light).

I ordered a new combination steaming and anchor light yesterday
but
it is a three-wire unit. Apparently nobody makes a 3-wire
through
deck fitting so I had to buy a 4-wire fitting. The smallest
marine
grade wire available in triplex cable is 16 gage but it would
not
fit
through the clamp end of the fitting. I was able to find quad 18
gage sprinkler cable from Home Depot that fits the fitting like
it
was made for it. The sprinkler control wire is rated for wet
environment so I think it will work OK. It is also a good match
for
the gage of the wires on the new combo light.

I have decided to leave the old 2-wire through deck fitting in
place
(I went ahead and replaced the old duplex cable with new duplex
cable). I will use the duplex cable to rig deck lights for the
boat. That should make mooring easier after dark. I will try to
send pictures of that project next week.

I ran into some clear “tape” strips clogging the mast durring
the
above tasks. The are clear plastic about 3" wide. There was no
adheasive on the 2 foot strip I fished out of the mast but I
did
find
a thumbnail sized peice of epoxy on the tape. Please tell me my
mast
is not de-laminating from the inside. Has anyboay run into this
sort
of thing before?

I spent another thirty minutes removing the old California
registration numbers (1st owner lived in CA before retiring to
SC)
from the port and starboard bows of the boat. I tried to remove
the
10" high name from the quarters but I was getting sore and
tired
so I
knocked off about 7pm and drove back to Huntsville.

Next weekend I plan to mount the lights plus mount a
combination
VHF
antenna and windex and finally seal the masthead before raising
the
mast. I also plan to start on rewiring the electrical panel and
replacing any worn wiring I come across.

The following weekend I plan on starting the prep for a new
paint
job
for the boat. My plan is to have the boat re-christened and in
the
water by early August (in time for the start of the Fall Race
Series
at Browns Creek Sailing Association).

Fair winds and following seas,
Clark Myers
Hull #345

6

Posted by C. D. Myers (lambdazeta_tke@…>)
Hi again,
I have just posted 5 new photos of the on going renovations.
Last weekend I filled the chips cracks and scraches in the hull. This weekend I sanded. Next weekend I will prime.
Clark Myers, Hull#345
— In freedom21@yahoogroups.com, “C. D. Myers” <lambdazeta_tke@…> wrote:>> > Hi all,> > > > What a pleasant non-surprise… I was supposed to have Saturday off and> I actually did get it off!> > > > The Sailing Assoc. planned a cruise to the new Guntersville city pier on> the other side of the bridge. Paul will remember it as where the old> Harbor House restaurant used to be. I got to the clubhouse just after> 10 a.m. Due to threatening weather we decided to take a “land yacht”> into town for lunch and then weather permitting walk down to the new> pier. It rained cats and dogs with lots of lightening from 10:45 until> 11:30 so we made the right choice.> > > > After our lunch and walk we decided to go on over to Lake Guntersville> State Park. The Teachers Retirement Fund has taken over operation of> the Lodge and spent a couple of million dollars renovating the lodge> (removing asbestos, etc.). There are fantastic views of the lake from> the back decks. We then drove down to the park’s boat ramps and> transient piers. The piers are nice floating units with a pebble> terrazzo cement deck. The slips all have power and water and rent for> $22 per night. The Mutineer class will have their national regatta at> this facility in 2009 and Browns Creek Sailing Association is the host> club of record. The Mutineer is basically a Buccaneer with the last 3> feet cut off. We have several of both classes at BCSA.> > > > We got back to the clubhouse around 3pm and I started stripping the old> name (Winners Bitch) off of the boat. I used a heat gun to loosen the> glue and soften the vinyl letters. I finished the port side using Goof> Off and an old t-shirt to remove the glue residue. It was now after> five and I started asking around the clubhouse if anyone was interested> in going back to town for some dinner. We decided to pitch in together> and have a cook out. One of the ladies had some Bratwursts and I> pitched in for soda and German potato salad and while some of the ladies> went to town for more supplies I went back and stripped the letters from> the starboard quarter. It was time to help with the food prep so I left> the glue on that side for Sunday. We had a great meal and about 8pm> with full dark I went back to the boat to test the deck lights I mounted> on the masthead last weekend. They worked perfectly! They target the> foredeck just where I will need them if I am trying to set an anchor> after dark. I closed the boat up and drove back to HSV for the night. > You may be asking why I did not sleep aboard. The answer is I had to> read the first lesson and lead the psalm in church this morning.> > > > After church today I drove back over to the marina in Guntersville. I> ate lunch at a local dive called Char Burger and went to work on the> glue residue on the starboard quarter. It took about an hour and a half> to get it all off. I then lightly sanded and cleaned a couple of places> on the hull that had small cracks or chips in the gel coat. I mixed up> some white epoxy putty and filled the quarter-sized chip in the bow as> well as the just sanded areas.> > > > Next weekend (08/02-03), if the weather permits:> > * On Saturday I plan to sand the entire hull above the water line as> well as the side of the deckhouse. * On Sunday I hope to clean, mask> and prime the sanded areas.> > The following weekend (08/09-10):> > * Saturday - fine sand and clean primed areas and then apply first> finish coat of paint. * Sunday - fine sand and clean painted areas> then apply second and final finish coat.> > The next weekend (08/16-17):> > * Saturday - paint boot stripe and waterline then work on rewiring> the electrical system (manual should have arrived by then). * Sunday> - Apply new name (either “Aiolis” or “Teke’s Pride”) and registration> numbers to boat. Finish wiring if needed. Rig all lines.> > The fourth weekend in August:> > * Saturday - Christening party and launch boat. * Sunday → Shakedown cruise.> > Fifth weekend:> > * Saturday - fix anything turned up by last weekend’s shakedown.> * Sunday - more sailing> > September 6th is the first race day of the fall series. Lets see what> we can do!> > > Clark P.S.: Driving home this evening I noticed that the first> Freedom 21 that I had considered buying was out of the water and on a> trailer at the marina across the lake. It turns out to be a fin keel> not a shoal keel as I had been told. I still think I made the right> choice even though the other boat is half the cost. CDM> — In freedom21@yahoogroups.com, “C. D. Myers” lambdazeta_tke@> wrote:> >> > As most of you know by now, I went to South Carolina last weekend and> > took possession of my new boat. I bought “Winners Bitch” from her> > original owner, Bob Penland.> >> > I spent yesterday getting supplies for the boat’s renovation. Today> > I went to the marina in Guntersville, AL after church and I was able> > to get the new Main and Spinnaker halyards installed before the> > afternoon thunderstorm came thru. This was challenging since the old> > halyards were not on the mast. I was able to use a wire> > electrician’s fish to thread the halyards.> >> > Around 4pm the storm had cleared out leaving lower humidity and a> > nice breeze. I went back to work on the boat and got new wiring> > installed in the mast (this went much faster as I was able to use the> > old wires as messangers for the new ones). The old wiring consisted> > of a coax for the VHF antenna and a single marine grade duplex cable> > for the masthead steaming light (there was no anchor light).> >> > I ordered a new combination steaming and anchor light yesterday but> > it is a three-wire unit. Apparently nobody makes a 3-wire through> > deck fitting so I had to buy a 4-wire fitting. The smallest marine> > grade wire available in triplex cable is 16 gage but it would not fit> > through the clamp end of the fitting. I was able to find quad 18> > gage sprinkler cable from Home Depot that fits the fitting like it> > was made for it. The sprinkler control wire is rated for wet> > environment so I think it will work OK. It is also a good match for> > the gage of the wires on the new combo light.> >> > I have decided to leave the old 2-wire through deck fitting in place> > (I went ahead and replaced the old duplex cable with new duplex> > cable). I will use the duplex cable to rig deck lights for the> > boat. That should make mooring easier after dark. I will try to> > send pictures of that project next week.> >> > I ran into some clear “tape” strips clogging the mast durring the> > above tasks. The are clear plastic about 3" wide. There was no> > adheasive on the 2 foot strip I fished out of the mast but I did find> > a thumbnail sized peice of epoxy on the tape. Please tell me my mast> > is not de-laminating from the inside. Has anyboay run into this sort> > of thing before?> >> > I spent another thirty minutes removing the old California> > registration numbers (1st owner lived in CA before retiring to SC)> > from the port and starboard bows of the boat. I tried to remove the> > 10" high name from the quarters but I was getting sore and tired so I> > knocked off about 7pm and drove back to Huntsville.> >> > Next weekend I plan to mount the lights plus mount a combination VHF> > antenna and windex and finally seal the masthead before raising the> > mast. I also plan to start on rewiring the electrical panel and> > replacing any worn wiring I come across.> >> > The following weekend I plan on starting the prep for a new paint job> > for the boat. My plan is to have the boat re-christened and in the> > water by early August (in time for the start of the Fall Race Series> > at Browns Creek Sailing Association).> >> > Fair winds and following seas,> > Clark Myers> > Hull #345> >>

7

Posted by C. D. Myers (lambdazeta_tke@…>)

On the Weekend of August 9-10 I put the first coat of primer on the
boat (see “Painting above the waterline” posts). Using a roller to
apply interlux paint is NOT recomended by me.

The following weekend I was able to sand the base coat and apply the
second coat of primer mixed 50/50 with Brightside finish paint. This
gave me a pink boat “a la” USS Tigerfish (see the movie Operation
Pettycoat). I used a brush for this coat and the finish was prety
good wile the brush was fresh but the brush marks were fairly deep by
the end of the process. That did it for me. I was definatly going
to spray the finish coats.

On August 23rd my back went out while sanding the brush marks off of
the hull. I spent August 30th finishing the sanding. Sunday the
31st I cleaned the sanding residue off of the hull and masked the
deck and the hull below the waterline. I knocked off at dusk. Labor
Day saw high winds from the outer bands of Hanna over 300 miles
away. I had to undo all of Sundays work.

So another week of pink boat jokes form folks around the marina.

Saturday 09/06/08 was breezy in the AM and damp and foggy all
afternoon and evening. The clouds blew off after midnight and Sunday
dawned perfect. I masked the boat off again and started to apply
Fire Red Brightside at about 4:30. Using a compressor and a siphon
sprayer only took half the time of brushing or rolling and used half
as much paint. If I am ever dumb enough to paint my boat again (in
stead of hiring a pro), I will be sure to use a spray method for all
of the coats! It was well worth the $300 investment in tools!

If the weather co-operates, I will lightly wet sand the boat this
comming Saturday and put a second coat of finish on the boat Sunday.

The weekend of the 20th will see me in Columbus, OH for the Troy vs.
Ohio State football game (GO TROJANS!) so no boat work then. I plan
to apply the new name and registration to the boat and rig her out on
the weekend of September 27-28.

I have been posting pictures of the process on the photo tab of this
discussion site. See the album “Hull #345”.

Thats all for now,
Clark

— In freedom21@yahoogroups.com, “C. D. Myers” <lambdazeta_tke@…>
wrote:

Hi again,

I have just posted 5 new photos of the on going renovations.

Last weekend I filled the chips cracks and scraches in the hull.
This
weekend I sanded. Next weekend I will prime.

Clark Myers, Hull#345

— In freedom21@yahoogroups.com, “C. D. Myers” <lambdazeta_tke@>
wrote:

Hi all,

What a pleasant non-surprise… I was supposed to have Saturday
off
and
I actually did get it off!

The Sailing Assoc. planned a cruise to the new Guntersville city
pier
on
the other side of the bridge. Paul will remember it as where the
old
Harbor House restaurant used to be. I got to the clubhouse just
after
10 a.m. Due to threatening weather we decided to take a “land
yacht”
into town for lunch and then weather permitting walk down to the
new
pier. It rained cats and dogs with lots of lightening from 10:45
until
11:30 so we made the right choice.

After our lunch and walk we decided to go on over to Lake
Guntersville
State Park. The Teachers Retirement Fund has taken over operation
of
the Lodge and spent a couple of million dollars renovating the
lodge
(removing asbestos, etc.). There are fantastic views of the lake
from
the back decks. We then drove down to the park’s boat ramps and
transient piers. The piers are nice floating units with a pebble
terrazzo cement deck. The slips all have power and water and rent
for
$22 per night. The Mutineer class will have their national
regatta at
this facility in 2009 and Browns Creek Sailing Association is the
host
club of record. The Mutineer is basically a Buccaneer with the
last 3
feet cut off. We have several of both classes at BCSA.

We got back to the clubhouse around 3pm and I started stripping
the
old
name (Winners Bitch) off of the boat. I used a heat gun to loosen
the
glue and soften the vinyl letters. I finished the port side using
Goof
Off and an old t-shirt to remove the glue residue. It was now
after
five and I started asking around the clubhouse if anyone was
interested
in going back to town for some dinner. We decided to pitch in
together
and have a cook out. One of the ladies had some Bratwursts and I
pitched in for soda and German potato salad and while some of the
ladies
went to town for more supplies I went back and stripped the
letters
from
the starboard quarter. It was time to help with the food prep so I
left
the glue on that side for Sunday. We had a great meal and about
8pm
with full dark I went back to the boat to test the deck lights I
mounted
on the masthead last weekend. They worked perfectly! They target
the
foredeck just where I will need them if I am trying to set an
anchor
after dark. I closed the boat up and drove back to HSV for the
night.
You may be asking why I did not sleep aboard. The answer is I had
to
read the first lesson and lead the psalm in church this morning.

After church today I drove back over to the marina in
Guntersville. I
ate lunch at a local dive called Char Burger and went to work on
the
glue residue on the starboard quarter. It took about an hour and a
half
to get it all off. I then lightly sanded and cleaned a couple of
places
on the hull that had small cracks or chips in the gel coat. I
mixed up
some white epoxy putty and filled the quarter-sized chip in the
bow as
well as the just sanded areas.

Next weekend (08/02-03), if the weather permits:

  • On Saturday I plan to sand the entire hull above the water line
    as
    well as the side of the deckhouse. * On Sunday I hope to clean,
    mask
    and prime the sanded areas.

The following weekend (08/09-10):

  • Saturday - fine sand and clean primed areas and then apply first
    finish coat of paint. * Sunday - fine sand and clean painted areas
    then apply second and final finish coat.

The next weekend (08/16-17):

  • Saturday - paint boot stripe and waterline then work on rewiring
    the electrical system (manual should have arrived by then). *
    Sunday
  • Apply new name (either “Aiolis” or “Teke’s Pride”) and
    registration
    numbers to boat. Finish wiring if needed. Rig all lines.

The fourth weekend in August:

  • Saturday - Christening party and launch boat. * Sunday -
    Shakedown cruise.

Fifth weekend:

  • Saturday - fix anything turned up by last weekend’s shakedown.
  • Sunday - more sailing

September 6th is the first race day of the fall series. Lets see
what
we can do!

Clark P.S.: Driving home this evening I noticed that the first
Freedom 21 that I had considered buying was out of the water and
on a
trailer at the marina across the lake. It turns out to be a fin
keel
not a shoal keel as I had been told. I still think I made the
right
choice even though the other boat is half the cost. CDM
— In freedom21@yahoogroups.com, “C. D. Myers” lambdazeta_tke@
wrote:

As most of you know by now, I went to South Carolina last
weekend
and
took possession of my new boat. I bought “Winners Bitch” from
her
original owner, Bob Penland.

I spent yesterday getting supplies for the boat’s renovation.
Today
I went to the marina in Guntersville, AL after church and I was
able
to get the new Main and Spinnaker halyards installed before the
afternoon thunderstorm came thru. This was challenging since
the old
halyards were not on the mast. I was able to use a wire
electrician’s fish to thread the halyards.

Around 4pm the storm had cleared out leaving lower humidity and
a
nice breeze. I went back to work on the boat and got new wiring
installed in the mast (this went much faster as I was able to
use
the
old wires as messangers for the new ones). The old wiring
consisted
of a coax for the VHF antenna and a single marine grade duplex
cable
for the masthead steaming light (there was no anchor light).

I ordered a new combination steaming and anchor light yesterday
but
it is a three-wire unit. Apparently nobody makes a 3-wire
through
deck fitting so I had to buy a 4-wire fitting. The smallest
marine
grade wire available in triplex cable is 16 gage but it would
not
fit
through the clamp end of the fitting. I was able to find quad 18
gage sprinkler cable from Home Depot that fits the fitting like
it
was made for it. The sprinkler control wire is rated for wet
environment so I think it will work OK. It is also a good match
for
the gage of the wires on the new combo light.

I have decided to leave the old 2-wire through deck fitting in
place
(I went ahead and replaced the old duplex cable with new duplex
cable). I will use the duplex cable to rig deck lights for the
boat. That should make mooring easier after dark. I will try to
send pictures of that project next week.

I ran into some clear “tape” strips clogging the mast durring
the
above tasks. The are clear plastic about 3" wide. There was no
adheasive on the 2 foot strip I fished out of the mast but I did
find
a thumbnail sized peice of epoxy on the tape. Please tell me my
mast
is not de-laminating from the inside. Has anyboay run into this
sort
of thing before?

I spent another thirty minutes removing the old California
registration numbers (1st owner lived in CA before retiring to
SC)
from the port and starboard bows of the boat. I tried to remove
the
10" high name from the quarters but I was getting sore and
tired so
I
knocked off about 7pm and drove back to Huntsville.

Next weekend I plan to mount the lights plus mount a
combination VHF
antenna and windex and finally seal the masthead before raising
the
mast. I also plan to start on rewiring the electrical panel and
replacing any worn wiring I come across.

The following weekend I plan on starting the prep for a new
paint
job
for the boat. My plan is to have the boat re-christened and in
the
water by early August (in time for the start of the Fall Race
Series
at Browns Creek Sailing Association).

Fair winds and following seas,
Clark Myers
Hull #345