Gallery and Drupal....... DONE, new theme installed I hope everyone likes it. |
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BRRRRRR, it's been cold here, not progress on projects. I've been installing the golden rod dehumidifiers in some of the compartments, other then that nothing great. |
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I did the vberth today, looks amazing. I haven't put the molding back on, but here are some photos. |
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In August Amy and I went to Key Largo to get our dive certification. With the expense of dive equipment it's taken us some time to get dive gear, but we're finally there and will soon be able to go diving! First order of business will be of course be scraping the bottom!!!! |
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We will be hauling out in March for the insurance survey, but I will of course be doing several tasks at that time so I figured it's time to start the list. -Paint the Hull |
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We finally settled on cork for a number of reasons. It really is a great fit for a boat, waterproof, flexible, repairable and beautiful.... it's also something you don't see on a lot of boats. I have not received it yet, but I have received the samples and am excited to get started on the project. I have a few complaints about any of the vinyls, but the biggest one is the fact that it cannot be repaired and scuffs very easily, it's also very expensive, but in reality not that much more per square foot then the cork. |
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The Home depot vinyl I laid down a year or so ago just isn't aging well. The glue didn't hold on the seems and it just doesn't look good. The vberth had a thru hull leak and ended up getting water under it since it didn't glue down and I had to tear it up. so I'm back to doing the floors. I am seriously leaning towards cork. It looks great, waterproof, can be refinished and is fairly unique which I really like. Samples should be here next week and I'll make a decision. |
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Topside anyhow, I plan on painting the hull when we haul in March. I will snap photos this weekend! |
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So about 2 years ago i took the pedestal apart, there is a plastic section that the throttle and shifter run through. It was all cracked to hell. So i epoxy'd it up knowing I would be back at some point. Seeing as yacht specialties went broke in 1989 I was hoping I would be able to find something to repair it rather then place the entire pedestal. |
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http://svroshambo.com/v/engine/ I did this with the POR-15 system and it went VERY well. The first coat in gray is the por 15, I used their Marine Clean, then the Metal Ready, then the POR-15 then the POR Engine Enamel. As you can probably see from the pics it really turned out nice and I recommend this system for anyone looking to paint their motor. |
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