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Ceto

I use a metallic bristle brush on a drill. I use the edge of the brush. You need to keep a steady hand so as not to damage the fiberglass or the gelcoat although some damage is unavoidable.

I figure it's easier to repair small damages rather than spend the time to remove the silicon...

Ceto

Has there been a cut-off year for the boat at which point a newcomer would be frowned upon?

What I mean is that, would you allow the owner of a 1997 plastic boat in the forum?

Ceto

Sensible answers.

Thanks!

Ceto

My rudder is full of water and I want to remove it to dry it out and make necessary repairs.

The problem is I have no idea how to remove the thing.

Any pointers?

Ceto

Triton 185 wrote:
I fetched the replacement blades and I noticed that I forgot the Allen wrench...
Perhaps I am mistaken....is that not why vise-grips were invented?

A vise-grap can not enter in the cavity where the hex bolt is located.

Ceto

I've read several times over Tim's "blog" about the refit of Glissando and I remember a passage in which he writes that his sawzall's blade snapped and that he was, of course, out of blades. This week-end, when packing my tools to go to the boat, I had this passage in mind and I packed sev...

Ceto

Triton 185 wrote:I am starting on my 4th boat and still sink mine every time.

Am I reading this correctly?

Ceto

I'd like to know if anyone has experience with an electric transmission switching system, specifically, instead of the usual push/pull transmission cables. The transmission levers in my cockpit are in the way where they are presently and I'd like to move them just below the tiller. Considering that,...

Ceto

add overcooked vermicelli to your list of food analogies and you'll get an idea of what I found in my bilge yesterday.

The thing is, the hard to reach part if behind the engine... way behind. Anyway, I plan to remove the engine so the problem is moot in the end.

Thanks for the tips though!

Ceto

I was in the boat today lying down in a cramped part of the boat beneath the cockpit and I noticed that the fiberglass sports a coat of mold extending beyond my reach.

Any advice on how to get rid of mold in those hard to reach places?

Ceto

Rachel wrote:Either that is "before," or your tools have really good dust-collection capabilities :D

You wouldn't recognize them today! :-)

Ceto

After doing some research on this boat, I purchased her. This is what I found out: This boat was originally designed by Morgan and produced in the Morgan Yacht yard in St. Petersburg FL from 1967-1970 as the 45-1, keel sloop. When the racing rules changed for handicapping ocean racing yachts in the...

Ceto

Quote "I like the phrase "needs finishing work"." It attracts more potential buyers than "Needs Hand Grenade" I would prefer the latter. At least, you know what you get into whereas "needs finishing" has as many meanings as there are persons... I am a big bel...

Ceto

Just thought I should show myself...

Ceto

kendall wrote: Edit:
Most of the actual 'blogs' I've found have had a single entry from several months to a year previous with no other entries.

I know what that means and I hope I won't fall in that trap...

Ceto

Is there a central hub around the net somewhere (or here maybe) which lists blogs about amateur boat restorations?

Ceto

It's not placed in a boat yard. I'm on my own...

Ceto

The Froon wrote:Ceto:

Did your hull ever return to shape?

If it had not, what would have been the process to correct?

Thanks,

Brian

The thing is, the boat is still on jackstands and it will stay there for several months...

So I don't know how things will turn out...

Ceto

Ceto, back when I was employed we used solar panels to power our river monitoring stations. In the almost 20 years I was there, I do not recall us ever replacing one. In fact, one had someone shoot a hole through it and it only lost a fraction of it's output and we didn't need to replace it either....

Ceto

Do solar panels have a lifespan?

I would imagine so, nothing is eternal after all. What about probable life span then?

Ceto

There's an area on the hull of my boat where there is a bit too much pressure. The hull has been pushed in a little bit by the pad of the jackstand. There are no stress cracks.

I was wondering if the hull will return to normal when the pressure from the pad is removed...

Ceto

Can we see pics of the cockpit and interior?

Ceto

She looks like a princess at a redneck prom!

Beautiful boat!

Ceto

What an incredible story...

Ceto

Thanks Allen. I like your no-nonsense answer. If you spent this kind of money restoring just about any old car you could insure it for $100k easily, but because the corporate world does not see boats in the same way, we get the short end of the stick. Perhaps that's because these cars are used as mu...

Ceto

Then I'll narrow my question to insurance purposes. How do you determine the value of your restored boat for insurance purposes?

Ceto

How is the value of a boat determined once the restoration is finished (I know, I know, it's never finished...)? For insurance purposes and/or resale, for instance. I would think that a restoration adds a certain value that is more than the sum of the price paid for all the new items fitted in the b...

Ceto

keelbolts wrote:I agree with Tim's "one last look" test. I've heard it said, and believe, if you can leave your boat without looking back, it's probably time to sell it.

My boat passes the test with flying colors!

Ceto

Just uploaded a video showing my boat from different angles...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNxoCBcCnxk

Ceto

Bluenose wrote:Ceto,

What are the boats in your Avitar?

Bill

Those are metre boats (8mr). I "borrowed" the picture from this webpage:

http://www.universalmarina.co.uk/metre-shed/index.html

Ceto

I know a lot of stuff about guitars. I own 8, have been playing for over 20 years and I can spot a classic guitar a mile away.

As far as plastic boats go, what makes a boat a classic?

Would my Northstar 500 qualify as one?

Ceto

Zach wrote:Welcome Ceto!

Really cool lines on that hull! Kinda reminds me of a one of those fancy green glass bottles of bubbly water.

Zach

Ya mean those that are smashed on the hulls of big metal ships when christened?

I reckon my boat would smash as easily...

Ceto

I'm going to move my boat any day now to a place where there's pavement. Should the jackstands be anchored in the pavement with a big nail or will they be ok just freestanding?

I'm kind of wary of big gusts of winds tipping over the boat.

Ceto

What kind of boat is the one we see just behind on the second pic from the left?

It's got nice lines...

Ceto

It's manufactured by local company Woodflame (in Québec). They have two basic models (the Gusto and the Delecto). They have modified their Gusto model to be adaptable to boats. The principle here is that these BBQ work with hard wood, not coal or gas. Any input appreciated. http://www.woodflame.com/...

Ceto

Ok, I see...

This is a general storage place. Some of the places on the lot look more like a scrap heap (next to my boat unfortunately).

I don't know a lot about old cars... as you can see...

Ceto

Peter wrote:Is that a couple of Corvairs I see there ... ? heh heh ...

I don't get it...

You mean some other boats in the background?

Ceto

Well, I wanted a greek-mythology inspired name that was short, tied to the sea and sounded nice. The name struck a chord with me. What's funny is that Ceto was the archetypal sea-monster. "Ceto" is the greek root to words such as cetacean, which refers to whales. I don't see my boat as a &...

Ceto

I made the crazy plunge into the world of boat ownership two years ago and I've just come around to starting to work on the boat. The boat I bought is a Northstar 500. Before I bought it, my requirements were that it had to have an inboard engine (can't abide the look of a dangling outboard behind) ...

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Alternatives to push/pull transmission cables

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Re: Hull deform

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Has anyone tried out this BBQ?

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