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John, CD28

Thanks again Mainsail, great stuff as always. I checked your "Musings" link, and landed directly, and most timely, on a great battery switch discussion. Great timing, as I'm in the middle of swapping out the old Delco alternator on my Perkins 4-108 for a 120 amp Balmar (via the TAD serpent...

John, CD28

It has gone mighty quiet in here. I was hoping it was just a winter lull for this great message board.

John

John, CD28

I know traditional oil based varnishes stick to an epoxy base (West 105/207). 207 is the special clear hardener with UV blockers used as base coats for varnish. Done right, these varnish finishes look really great. How about a two part polyurethane varnish, like Interlux Perfection Plus? Will it als...

John, CD28

It turns out that a local buddy of mine knows the boat - she's an owner finished Dreadnought 32. The owner finished her with the small house, giving her a very different look from other Dreadnoughts.

John

John, CD28

Beverly, MA

John, CD28

I found this very salty looking cutter sitting in the harbor. Any idea what make/model she is? Designer?

John, CD28

I've installed a bunch of Apollo ball valve seacocks over the years - just put a new 1-1/2" in my boat last week. 1) Yes, they're stiff as a bugger when new, nearly impossible to flip the handle if the valve is not bolted down. Once installed, they are slightly easier to operate. 2) I put a lit...

John, CD28

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x105/CD28Tantalus/Cape%20Dory%2036/holelayer2a_zps925bfcee.jpg http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x105/CD28Tantalus/Cape%20Dory%2036/holelayer2b_zpsf9513303.jpg Yeah, I think that worked. I wet in the 5 big circles first & let it cure overnight with release cl...

John, CD28

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x105/CD28Tantalus/Cape%20Dory%2036/hole_zpsc6f0f94a.jpg Nothing against Casey - I've learned a lot from his books over the years, still do. But, I'm going in big circle first. I'm going with West epoxy & biaxial, also doing it in two steps as advised by the fo...

John, CD28

Hi John, I watched that video and it's the complete opposite of how I've patched holes for years! And in my old well worn copy of Don Casey This Old Boat, published 1991, on page 71 he shows smallest first. Also around page 58 when installing stiffeners it's smallest to largest. Same with adding la...

John, CD28

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x105/CD28Tantalus/Cape%20Dory%2036/Rbushing1webfile_zps8365eb91.jpg Image: Worn bronze cup in bottom of rudder ground out to accept new bushing. Thanks David. All rudders eventually need some work. I updated the rudder web page with some recent work, putting a new...

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http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x105/CD28Tantalus/Cape%20Dory%2036/Rbushing2webfile_zps2abe5377.jpg The world has thawed out, and this job is back in progress. Few more questions: The bronze pintle shoe casting was bedded to the keel with polysulfide. Pretty thick bed too, about 3/16" on ea...

John, CD28

Thanks again all.

I like the shop vac idea Carl. I have a small 2.5 gallon vac I can duct tape onto my grinder shroud. That should keep the neighbors happy.

John

John, CD28

Thanks Carl. Yes, I can get to the inside of the hole - it's under the settee, with good access. I measured the hull thickness to about 7/16". I have it ground back to about a 12" diameter. I hear biaxial should lay up at about 0.040" per layer, so I'm guessing 10 or 11 layers will ge...

John, CD28

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x105/CD28Tantalus/Cape%20Dory%2036/photo_zps6edacded.jpg Matt Cawthorne's site, and Matt Cawthorne were both very helpful in this project. John Stone & his website were also very helpful. I've got his project well under way, and will start reassembling & g...

John, CD28

One other question:

If I layer up the patch, then place it into the ground/beveled hole as in the Jamestown video, how do I know how many layers to use? How do I get the thickness right before putting it into the beveled hole?

Any ideas?

John

John, CD28

Is it ok to use epoxy resin, and hardener, that's been sitting down the cellar for 5 or 8 years? Does it go bad in the can?

John

John, CD28

That does make sense - all the surface area of the large patch grabbing the hull, rather than all the little edges of all the patches.

Large patch first it is then.

Thanks again!
John

John, CD28

I've got to fill an old 2" transducer hole below the waterline. I'm ok with grinding out a large bevel, wetting it out with epoxy, then laying/wetting in consecutively larger circles of biaxial, and finishing off with some epoxy fairing compound. A YouTube video from Jamestown Distributors/West...

John, CD28

The boats I've owned over the years always had stainless set screws holding the cutless bearing in place. I hadn't heard about sapele 'till your post - thanks for the heads up. Nice looking wood. I've worked with ipe in the past, but found it to be very hard, and extremely heavy. Felt like I should ...

John, CD28

boatsnh wrote:bargainboatparts.com
sells em for $75

Yeah, that's it! Thanks! Funny how the listing page shows $75, but when you click onto the detail page the price jumps to $96! Actually the Beta dealer offered it for $75, so I took him up on the offer.

Million Thanks,
John

John, CD28

I'd like to permanently mount an oil removal pump on my Perkins, similar/identical to the little piston pump that was on my old Beta, but I can't find them on line. There are lots of imposters, like the Jabsco, but the one on the Beta was all metal and had a gasketed screw on cap for the spout that ...

John, CD28

I put a Beta 14 in my boat a few years ago, great little motor. I use Rotella, as the dealer/mechanic recommended. You must use motor oil designed specifically for diesel engines. Do NOT use oil for gasoline engines, like Mobil 1. It's not the same, and won't stand up to the high compression of a di...

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http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x105/CD28Tantalus/Cape%20Dory%2036/Rudder.gif The pin at the bottom of my rudder is loose on my "new" Cape Dory 36. The pin is 1" diameter stainless about 5" long, and it's loose at the shoe, and at the rudder. Bottom of the pin sits in a cast ...

John, CD28

I bought a Cape Dory 36 that needs a little work. On the short list of things to fix is the engine bed/bearer that's rusted to the point it's about to drop the old Perkins down onto the hull. The original bed is a tubular steel structure glassed to the hull, and is now failing badly. I'd like to cut...

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http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x105/CD28Tantalus/NewPanel.jpg After 30+ years, and several prior owners, the original electrical panel in my Cape Dory 28 was ripe for replacement. So, I bought a mini battery selector switch and a prefabricated electrical distribution panel from Blue Seas System...

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http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x105/CD28Tantalus/AnchorCocktailCove.jpg I didn't realize acrylics were in vogue. Nor did I know polycarbonate was more flexible that other materials, great detail to know. But yeah, this is going on a late 1970s Bomar with two support beams to lend support to the...

John, CD28

Thanks guys, much appreciated. Yeah, I think a nice tinted and UV stabilized polycarbonate is the way to go for hatches. And where this eBay seller is offering remnants I don't have to pay for full sheets. Throw in his free finish cut size service, and it looks like a winner. Thanks again! John CD28...

John, CD28

After 30 years the skylight, and the old Bomar hatch are looking pretty tired, and I'll be reglazing. I found a guy (popdisplays) on eBay selling remnants of "Solar Gray Makrolon" which I think is a tinted UV stabilized polycarbonate designed for skylights and fixed windows on buildings. D...

John, CD28

I finally got some nice finished shots of "Less". The little boat rows like a dream!

John
CD28 TANTALUS
(& 9" TANTA-less)

John, CD28

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x105/CD28Tantalus/100_1835.jpg We had some great summers cruising the coast of Maine back then. Honestly, how you could not smile when you faced a friendly hefalump every time you stepped up through the companionway? That hefalump was a heck of a helmsman! John Im...

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... Good call! Good Dad! Good picture! Thanks All! http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x105/CD28Tantalus/SpeedyHelm.jpg http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x105/CD28Tantalus/PachydermPens2.jpg As I recall, those little hefalumps came with us everywhere. Of course they had to be well fed and penned up...

John, CD28

I took this shot of my buddy's boat on a foggy Northeast Harbor morning a few years back. It's a Cape Dory 25D, sweet little boat.

Of course, my daughter's pet hefalump had to be in the shot - good call.

John

John, CD28

Great stuff! Love the SS30! Great pics - thanks for posting!

John

John, CD28

Beautiful images Tom; great stuff, as always! Years ago, when my daughter was tiny, we dragged her Eli sailing dinghy down to Cuttyhunk for a few days. We also had a great time sailing around the pond. The hiking trails, Soprano's Pizza, and the outboard powered "Raw Bar" come together to ...

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http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x105/CD28Tantalus/5OnsetReturn20091.jpg And let's not forget Onset, that sweet offer of refuge between the west end of the canal and the rolling Hell that Hog Island Channel can be in a strong SW'er when the canal ebbs into it. Red Brook Harbor is the other option...

John, CD28

Cuttyhunk is pretty nice too!

Actually, I took these pictures a couple summers ago. Just thought I'd share in the reminiscing.

John
Cape Dory 28 Tantalus

John, CD28

Thanks!
John

John, CD28

Tossed the mooring for a couple weeks, and landed in Block Island.

John :)
Cape Dory 28 Tantalus

John, CD28

Case wrote:Wow! Great shot!

By the way... Is that Marshall Catboat still there? Or did it drag and rendered into fiberglass shards?

- Case

Thanks Case.

Yeah, the little Marshall Cat survived!

John

John, CD28

I took this shot at the top of the tide/storm. It's the entrance to Beverly (MA) harbor. Prior to the storm, I moved my boat so far upriver a codfish would have trouble finding her; no damage at all.

cheers,
John

John, CD28

Thanks!

Good eye! Yeah, that's Peddocks back there.

John

John, CD28

Here's my Cape Dory scooting along. Always good when friends get a good shot of your boat under way; I do my best to return the favor whenever I can.

John

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http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x105/CD28Tantalus/BHIR2009Tantalus4cropped.jpg?t=1254421310 There were lots of classics at the Boston Harbor Islands Regatta on Saturday. A sailing buddy took this picture of my Cape Dory 28 out ahead of a beautiful Pearson Vanguard. There was even an old Triton o...

John, CD28

How could you not notice that? Such fine beauty and craftsmanship!

Cheers,
John
(Cape Dory 28 Tantalus)

John, CD28

A Cheoy Lee 31 named JUNO was reported stolen from Rockport Massachusetts Thursday. If you see her, contact the Rockport MA harbormaster.

WBZ news story link: http://wbztv.com/local/boat.stolen.rock ... 61191.html

John

John, CD28

True beauty, as always! A fast, fun, & safe season to Christmas & her crew!

Cheers,
John
CD28 Tantalus

John, CD28

I've posted previously under the "Rub Rail Modifications" topic but have decided to quit hijacking someone elses topic and start my own. Hopefully over the next week I'll do my sworn duty as a forum member and post some pictures... What say you? I have noticed a common theme in many of th...

John, CD28

The BZ482 manual shows the tube assembly sliding out of the heat exchanger after you remove the end cap from the heat exchanger. Once in hand, maybe you could use dowels to push patches through the tubes.

John

John, CD28

Brodie wrote:Very nice! Do you have any idea who the builder of the dinghy was?

Thanks All!

I couldn't find a makers mark anywhere. I checked the upper right side of the transom, but there's nothing there. No builder's plate either.

John

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