Post by majblaine on Nov 4, 2009 14:11:20 GMT -5
After too many months of sitting on the fence, I at last picked up an 1974 26' Clipper for almost nothing. As a long-term Hobie Cat sailor, getting into a day-sailer was a leap of faith. I was also tired of freezing in the winter months if I wanted to do some sailing.
Now comes the hard part, restoring an interior that is completely trashed. I need advice on gutting and rebuilding a sailboat of this age.
I think I can handle just about any sort of wood and glass work that needs to be done. My concern is doing structural damage while I cut out rotten pieces. Specifically, under the thingypit are two foam-filled platforms which seemed to have swelled and burst their seams. With the boat on its trailer, the rollers seem to be forcing bulge to the interior which in turn broke the platform seams. This is not something I expected to find and it has me freaking out a bit.
Also, this boat seems to have been built when the strategy was to build interior structural components of out wood and then coat everything in some sort of speckled epoxy. I'm sure it made for easy clean up 20 years ago, but now the epoxy coating is breaking free from from the wood in more places than I care to count.
I'm planning on picking up a few books I've seen referenced, but
a reliable blog site or running communication would also be appreciated.
Now comes the hard part, restoring an interior that is completely trashed. I need advice on gutting and rebuilding a sailboat of this age.
I think I can handle just about any sort of wood and glass work that needs to be done. My concern is doing structural damage while I cut out rotten pieces. Specifically, under the thingypit are two foam-filled platforms which seemed to have swelled and burst their seams. With the boat on its trailer, the rollers seem to be forcing bulge to the interior which in turn broke the platform seams. This is not something I expected to find and it has me freaking out a bit.
Also, this boat seems to have been built when the strategy was to build interior structural components of out wood and then coat everything in some sort of speckled epoxy. I'm sure it made for easy clean up 20 years ago, but now the epoxy coating is breaking free from from the wood in more places than I care to count.
I'm planning on picking up a few books I've seen referenced, but
a reliable blog site or running communication would also be appreciated.
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