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Are the lens in good shape? Mine are so scratched as to be opaque. I put NFM ports in a Little Westerly Jouster in Singapore and really liked them; may be on my project list.StephenBobKat
Have attached a few photos; as you can see all of the screw holes have small cracks radiating from them. I opened them up a bit and filled with epoxy; still have to finish sand them. You can also see that all of my grab rails are pretty well worn down so much that bunges cannot even be fitted to cover the bolts. When I get to those I plan on installing SS grab rails. I installed them on my wee boat project in Singapore and liked them. Used SS end piece and risers from New Found Metals.
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Hi Stephen, No doubt others here have successfully bedded those brow pieces. I tried and failed a couple of times. They just seemed designed to leak, plus mine were cracking from age and PO neglect. So I scrapped them altogether, filled the screw holes, and painted a 1″ stripe in their stead, the color matching Silverheels’ cove & boot stripes. IMHO, it looks better, it certainly reduced maintenance, and it doesn’t leak. I’m sure there is much gratification in restoring things to their original glory on these good old boats, but the greater fun for me has been finding or inventing improvements for their shortcomings. Of course, it’s rarely about right or wrong, but just what pleases you on your boat. Have fun, Tor———————-Silverheels, P-424 #17www.silverheels.us——————
Many thanks, Tor, would like to see a picture of your brow stripe painted on. I like the idea of reducing maintenance and of course leaks, which is why I started this project. Did your eyebrow pieces have a channel cut in the back of them?
Have attached a few photos; as you can see all of the screw holes have small cracks radiating from them. I opened them up a bit and filled with epoxy; still have to finish sand them. You can also see that all of my grab rails are pretty well worn down so much that bunges cannot even be fitted to cover the bolts. When I get to those I plan on installing SS grab rails. I installed them on my wee boat project in Singapore and liked them. Used SS end piece and risers from New Found Metals.
Portlights all need to be rebedded or replaced, but will make that the subject of another mail; the 6 smaller ones are plastic were made by Beckson; the 4 larger ones are aluminum; uncertain of manufacturer, no markings.
Thanks again, Tor!
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Greetings Jack,Just testing to see if I can respond to the website directly from my email account. Please pardon the test and my ignorance. Let’s see how this works. Stephen
Welcome Stephen! I?m Jack Coulter – Pearson 424 ketch
?MOJO? based in Oriental, NC. Half the fun is tackling and completing projects!
Lots of luck and Happy New Year.
Best Regards / JackMany thanks, Jack, and yes I agree, not much better than piddling around boats. My wife, who is Singaporean is actually my project partner. She loves working with tools and is an artist, so she can sometimes see solutions that I do not. Will be glad when Immigrations approves her application to immigrate here.
We rebuild a 1973 Westerly Jouster 21 in Singapore from the hull up. Took us a good bit of time and money and sweat equitity, but turned out real nice.
Looking forward to engaging the group as we move ahead.
Stephen
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Many thanks, Dave. I have been impressed with the level of technical knowledge on this site, in particular in regards to engines. I am not very knowledgeable or experienced in this regards.
I have seen some excellent project notes on this and some other owner’s sites such as renewing the overhead liner panels. Once my wife, my project partner, gets here will be tackling that one in conjunction with rebedding all of the deck gear.
One of the projects that I have started is rebedding all of the “eyebrow” trim above the port lights. Weather and my day job has been hampering my progress a bit. The one piece that I removed so far has a channel cut into the back of it, which I found strange. I drilled out the screw holes oversized and have filled them with epoxy and was planning on using 4200 as a sealant, but this channel kinda threw me. Don’t understand or see the value in it; in fact there was a whole world of mold growing behind and below this piece.
Wondered if anyone on here has rebedded their eyebrow trim and has seen the same thing; take a heck of a lot of caulking to fill these channels, but I hate to leave them open and just caulk the screw areas; mold breeding grounds. Maybe they have a reasonable purpose?
Thanks again, David for the welcome.
Stephen
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