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Forum: Gear & Maintenance

08-09-2009

Replies: 7

Barrier Coat & Antifouling paint

Views: 5,972

Posted By AA3NK

I agree on Practical Sailor, they've been around...

I agree on Practical Sailor, they've been around a long time and have been thorough on most things I 've read.

Sanding the bottom is not the worst thing in the world, just dirty and leaves your...

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

08-08-2009

Replies: 7

Barrier Coat & Antifouling paint

Views: 5,972

Posted By AA3NK

If you are going with the new barrier coat after...

If you are going with the new barrier coat after the soda blast job, be sure to let the blaster folks know to take it all the way down to the gel coat. It is still a lot of hand and machine sanding...

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

08-08-2009

Replies: 7

Barrier Coat & Antifouling paint

Views: 5,972

Posted By AA3NK

Hmm, it is a very short sailing season this year?

What about this idea? Suppose I put the CSC on now, in green, stay in the water for about two months, pull out for winter and then in the spring put on a second coat of CSC in blue or red or any...

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

08-08-2009

Replies: 7

Barrier Coat & Antifouling paint

Views: 5,972

Posted By AA3NK

This Thread Topic sounded like information I am...

This Thread Topic sounded like information I am seeking so I'll start here and see if any folks can direct me to a more current thread that almost surely dates this one.

I have soda blasted,...

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

07-16-2008

Replies: 104

barrier coat

Views: 8,743

Posted By AA3NK

First things first, you guys have been very...

First things first, you guys have been very helpful and informative, I feel like I am ready to move forward on the project and will do it entirely over a 24 hour period as soon as I can get down...

Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

07-02-2008

Replies: 4

Wooden mast question

Views: 714

Posted By AA3NK

Stripping the mast

What type or brand of stripper did you use to remove the old varnish? I take it that your mast is sitka spruce. Maybe not? I'll be doing mine in the next week or so. The varnish last applied was...

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

07-02-2008

Replies: 104

barrier coat

Views: 8,743

Posted By AA3NK

Thanks, Dog, I have a call in to Tony, hit the...

Thanks, Dog, I have a call in to Tony, hit the voicemail, but will probably hear back from him shortly. I figured that there is probably some formula or rule of thumb for estimating the area. One...

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

07-02-2008

Replies: 104

barrier coat

Views: 8,743

Posted By AA3NK

This has been a pretty impressive and informative...

This has been a pretty impressive and informative thread in re applying a barrier coat. I'll be rolling the bottom of my Cheoy Lee Luder's 36, probably this weekend and need to estimate the...

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

06-22-2008

Replies: 99

Snake on a Boat

Views: 13,682

Posted By AA3NK

Egads!

I thought I was over that part of life:D Nope, not anymore. I am all about term limits, get them gone, it is NOT a job and those folks need to do something else most of the year instead of...

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

06-22-2008

Replies: 99

Snake on a Boat

Views: 13,682

Posted By AA3NK

Call Al-Gore and ask him what to do, sheesh, he...

Call Al-Gore and ask him what to do, sheesh, he knows everything. Maybe he can arrange a documentary wherein it is proven that localized-global warming in Texas, particularly Austin, is now proven...

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

06-22-2008

Replies: 99

Snake on a Boat

Views: 13,682

Posted By AA3NK

Snake B-Gone!

What you need is some snake B-gone, aka cat litter, that has had some cat urine on it. Or, if you really want to be sure there is no snake aboard or be rid of it if there is, borrow a Jack Russell...

Forum: Cheoy Lee

09-14-2007

Replies: 7

Mast Varnish

Views: 3,933

Posted By AA3NK

Mast Varnish

Greetings All,

I am kind of stuck on alternatives, at the moment. I can get my 36' Luders designed Cheoy Lee off the hard before the weather goes ugly with not too much more work. The boat is in...

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

09-04-2007

Replies: 9

Is anyone familiar with this epoxy product?

Views: 888

Posted By AA3NK

I read that link info too, several times, and got...

I read that link info too, several times, and got confused as a result. I can read IRS code and understand it but could not decide which product to use on my Cheoy Lee 36. However, I did come away...

Forum: Cheoy Lee

06-17-2007

Replies: 1

What engine is in your cheoy lee?

Views: 1,684

Posted By AA3NK

My CL Luders 36 has a Westerbeke four 107. With...

My CL Luders 36 has a Westerbeke four 107. With 107 cubic inches it can produce up to 40 HP @ 3,000 RPM and would burn 1.3 gph. A more useful setting is 2,000 - 2,250 rpm making a bit under 20 HP...

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

06-07-2007

Replies: 24

Soda Blasting Bottoms in Cape Cod Area

Views: 4,817

Posted By AA3NK

Time Required

Sailingdog, you are probably quite right, it probably takes a lot longer than three hours to set up and do the job and then clean up behind it.

Suppose it took 10 hours from start to finish, that...

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

06-07-2007

Replies: 24

Soda Blasting Bottoms in Cape Cod Area

Views: 4,817

Posted By AA3NK

Well, I got a couple of quotes from jobbers on...

Well, I got a couple of quotes from jobbers on soda blasting, guess I will just get back on task on git-r-dun myself.

It is not my place to set fees for folks and various services but I am not...

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

06-05-2007

Replies: 24

Soda Blasting Bottoms in Cape Cod Area

Views: 4,817

Posted By AA3NK

Coastal Navigation Course

You bet! Despite being a CFII and having used various charts over the years, I still look up the legend on charts to see what all that stuff means.

A long time ago I worked with a delivery...

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

06-05-2007

Replies: 24

Soda Blasting Bottoms in Cape Cod Area

Views: 4,817

Posted By AA3NK

Larry, I bought the boat last February, on the...

Larry, I bought the boat last February, on the hard. Nope, no mooring and no where lined up for when she floats this summer. I barely know the names of towns and major roads around the Mass area....

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

06-04-2007

Replies: 24

Soda Blasting Bottoms in Cape Cod Area

Views: 4,817

Posted By AA3NK

Larry, the boat is at Brownell's yard in...

Larry, the boat is at Brownell's yard in Mattapoisett. I saw Marion for the first time this past weekend. You are not understating the degree of obvious wealth afloat around that town! Sheesh,...

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

06-04-2007

Replies: 24

Soda Blasting Bottoms in Cape Cod Area

Views: 4,817

Posted By AA3NK

Hawk, that's a good one, "an imaginary sander...

Hawk, that's a good one, "an imaginary sander over my head"!!!! The sore muscles I have today are not an imagination but ibuprofen handles it just fine.

The boat is in Mattapoisett and I am in...

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

06-04-2007

Replies: 24

Soda Blasting Bottoms in Cape Cod Area

Views: 4,817

Posted By AA3NK

Soda Blasting Bottoms in Cape Cod Area

Greetings All,

After spending about 20 hours with a 3.0 Amp, 5 inch random sander and burning through 60 grit like crazy I am starting to rethink the method of operations. The yard owner in...

Forum: Cheoy Lee

05-28-2007

Replies: 33

Cheoy Lee Luder's 36

Views: 10,823

Posted By AA3NK

Luders CL36

Greetings John & Marcia,

I may have seen some of your posts on the Delphi forum while grazing there this morning--yep, there seems to not be much interaction among owners but there are several...

Forum: Cheoy Lee

05-05-2007

Replies: 27

Where do the Cheoy Lee Folks Hangout?

Views: 7,996

Posted By AA3NK

Where do the Cheoy Lee Folks Hangout?

This forum does not see much traffic so I guess maybe there is somewhere else for them? I know about the CL Association but there is not much activity there, either.

Oh well, architecture and...

Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

04-19-2007

Replies: 133

Alcohol and skippering: do you or don't you?

Views: 8,194

Posted By AA3NK

If the Heineken is cold enough, I drink it. If...

If the Heineken is cold enough, I drink it. If not, I will get some ice and make it cold. No ice, no cold beer, I can wait for either or both.

I have never been sea or air sick, even when...

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

04-14-2007

Replies: 57

Preparing for a voyage

Views: 4,607

Posted By AA3NK

Tell us about your crew, please?

Tell us about your crew, please?

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