new core

here are two shots of the new core on the port side of bye all. the core material is douglas fir end grain. I used a chop saw and cut them to .650. I used west system 105/205 with the 406 add. its solid now. doing the same on the starboard aft quater and any other spot that contains over 15% moisture reading.

core removed

here are two photos of the decks with an area of the core removed. the next step is to prep it for epoxy and cut new core to fit. my biggest problem right now is the tempature.. epoxy needs 40 degrees to cure and at night it will be too cold and wont kick. looks like ive got to wait a few days... this weekend this section will be done.

deck repair

So I spend the winter removing the teak decks off BYE ALL, now that they are gone I ran a moisture meter over the core to see what I really had. I found alot of wet wood so I took the ol skillsaw and opened up the top layer or 1/8 inch glass. I found teak hardwood blocks about 4 inches sq. A few peices of plywood too. First I thought I could dry it out, so I put some fans on the decks and about 1 wk later not much improvement. If it was a balsa core it would probably have been rotten, but the end grain balsa would dry much faster then side grain teak. I purchased a 105C kit from midwest supply (5gal of west system) and last night I started with removing some core on the port side by the aft trunk. Ive spoke with Tom H. quiet a bit at Gougeon Brothers. He had many helpful ideas for this project. Im going to buy some half inch ply from home depot and cut it into 4 inch blocks and us the 105/205 with some 406 for bonding the new core to the existing layer of glass. after that I will rebond the top layer of 1/8 inch glass to the new core and do a 12:1 to make a strong structrual bond on the top later of the glass. I will follow up with a single layer of 15oz biaxial cloth and then paint nonskid.

here are a few photos of what ive been doing

short post

my friend dan lee gave me two teak name boards off his trawler that he sold. so i striped the boards down and we put them in the HAAS mill and ta da.. i think im going to paint the inside of the letters white.

the boiler is almost running.. tuchy subject... its taken way to long seeing as winters half overwith and its not going yet... im 5 weeks into a 2 week project. i will be a strict DIY now.. no more hiring work out no matter the task. live a learn i guess..

snow!

we were under a lake effect snow warning all weekend, 30mph winds and 2 feet of snow. I cleaned the boat and continued working on the decks. heres a few photos..

working hard!

Teak deck removal has started. Ive got the port side removed.. I was up in till 12am last night working on it.. 15 degrees outside! brrrr...

so the last two photos are of the decks. the second two photos sue took right after I purchased bye all and the first photos is of the previous owners John & Carrol.. two great people. I'm going to have the framed and put inside the boat with a machined plack dedicated to them.

the work continues, tom frank has been installing the boiler. that is a big job but will be well work it.

time to get to work, I need to update this more often!

take care

livin' in the bubble!

havnt updated in awhile. been real busy. I put the clear cover on that i bought ($700) it was terriable. the tarp slap noise was terriable. It may have been a good cover if I had more time to put it on... maybe ill try it again someday. I kinda lost my shirt bad on this winter cover deal. ive got 3k wraped up into it now. between the metal frame, all the clamps, the clear cover and now the shrink wrap. I should have just had it wraped in the first place. anyways, I had zap shrink wrap it (www.zapawrap.com) those guys did a great job.

now that its all done I can install my wood door and bring the boiler in. yes I bought a oil fired boiler. 74,000 BTU. Tom frank is going to install it with me which should be fun, hoping to learn alot from him. So that should start soon.. the boiler ways 325LBS so it will be alot of fun brining her inside and down into the engine room.

so its lunch time and my food is here.. catch yall later

heres a picture of the wrap.