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Typical boat project;
One leaking seacock… we’ll lets pull it out and replace it. While I’m in
the bilge I find myself saying “Wow this plumbing really reeks”… you know
while I’m in here and I have a sawsall in arms reach… 45 minutes later all
the black water plumbing is out (truly a crappy job) along with the
Lectrasan that I had to wonder if it really did anything. The raw water
feed for the head is sort of dried up, well to get to that I need to remove
the head as it’s routed in a crazy manner through the throne pedestal. With
the toilet removed I now have unobstructed access to all the walls in the
head… hey, this wall paper will just peel off! ..You know what, a
Vacuflush system would be really nice (uses fresh water!)….
Oh, around that thru-hull on the outside lets make sure we get down to clean
glass to apply new barrier coat… wait, when was the last time the bottom
was stripped? Uh-oh.I now have a boat with a hole it in, actually an extra as I won’t need the
head intake, no bottom paint, a head that looks like the aftermath of an
failed bombing attempt and no plumbing to speak of… must be spring.A maritime version of attention deficit disorder.
You want a tip on how to make a small fortune? Start with a large fortune
and buy a boat.Chuck
On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 10:50 PM, Syringa <> wrote:
I removed the old vinyl wall paper from the fwd bulkhead and around the
door and left the area around the shower untouched. Removing the vinyl is
EZ /its the glue that’s the killer. I did this because the vinyl wall
covering seams were starting to open and the old vinyl looked like hell (or
the 70’s which is about the same thing). Anyway I filled any rough areas of
the wood paneling with a marine filler (body putty) and sanded it smooth
with about 220 grit. My wife got the job of painting both the wood
paneling and the area I did not remove of vinyl. The Kilz is a killer in a
small area but it let us use the Bahr over both the vinyl and wood. The
vinyl she painted over does look the best to me as it has some texture to
it. We also updated all the hardware in the head with new (The boat now has
better towel holders than the house)
Don Gardner
S/V Syringa #124/)+/)+~=:)
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Well you see I started by getting pissed cause the engine would overheat.
After the repower the project list has become almost a refit. Two years
later I am looking at the short rows. The only thing that really gets me is
you can’t see any of it without taking half of the boat apart. Well as the
French might say “sea la vive”. Let’s go sailing.Linus
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