1928 Classic Yacht
Varnish Surprising little to do in terms of freshening up the varnish. I have decided to get at least 1 more coat on entire exterior so it will still take about a week counting drying time. Stove Flue A new leak developed last season and quickly became one to deal with ASAP. I believe it…
Fuel Transfer Pump I was planning on replacing the entire fuel lines; transfer pump to day-tank (because there are a number of unions) and day-tank to stove (because its copper). I changed my mind when I realized that the hose and pipe run through some hidden areas (such as under the fresh water tanks). Too…
The fuel transfer pump moves diesel to/from the main tanks and the ‘day tank’. The ‘day tank’ is for running the diesel stove but can also be used as additional fuel for running the engine. I think it can hold 15 gallons. The main goals are; The minor goals are; I have transparent hose –…
Perfect weather to get the boat out for some fresh air and some testing. I had mixed results testing the VHF/AIS. AIS: The AIS seemed to be working as I did pick up one target. However; it did not show up in MarineTraffic – at least not so far. Nothing on the boat is going…
120v New receptacle installed and working. This is where the microwave and/or toaster goes when not stored in the cabinet below. I had to cut a chunk out of the back of the top drawer which weakened the structure of the drawer so I will have to revisit that at some point. Wired in the…
Clean Did some more cleaning then did some more painting. I switched from the cheap primer (I will get rid of that) to the Interlux PreKote. I noticed that if the saloon did not need to have two berths in it – it could be made much more open – it would feel much larger….
Bilge The bilge pumps never really go off anymore so I decided to use a ShopVac and suck out the water. The back half of the boat had about two gallons with most of that being caught between a couple of frames where, I presume, the limber holes are blocked. What I saw looked good….
Trimmed the lower box. A few loose ends for the dash project but configuring it will have to wait until I get out of the boathouse. So moving on to the next project.
Revisited the door seal for the wheel house. I found something called ‘pile weatherstrip’ on Amazon. I purchased the stuff that has a sticky back. Unfortunately; the sticky back was not very sticky so I had to tack it on with some tiny copper nails. I also cleaned the track – which made a noticeable…
Received a large HDPE panel. I was surprised at how thick it is (3/8) and was going to not use it. Measured out the inside clearance (with addition of switches) and the outside clearance (when closed) and decided that it should (just) work. I cut out a panel for the upper dash. Wired it all…