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Lloyd

Turned out to be a nice looking dinghy. Saw your other post where you are out and about cruising with it. Love it.

Lloyd

You are getting very creative with all of this fiberglass work. Things are looking good!

Lloyd

Have you got any pictures so we can see what is going on? I built up a new mast beam for my Bristol 27 with a new bulkhead under it but never restepped the mast. So I can’t say how will it worked yet.

Lloyd

I pulled the boat around to the other end of the barn. I got the mast down and out of the barn and on top of the boat. Pulled it back around the barn to the working end. South Coast Mast Down.jpg I put together some blocks, for the front, and two crutches for the back. One on the aft end and one tha...

Lloyd

She is looking really good. Did you ever put her on a scale and come up with a weight? Eventually I will have to come up with a very small dinghy for my Bristol 27.

Lloyd

More trailer work. I took all of the bolts out of the spring and rocker arm attachment points. I cleaned all the bolts and holes and put them back in. I had to add two bushings, on one of the rocker arms, that were missing. spring-rocker arm.jpeg The new tires came in. I got all four mounted, then p...

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More trailer work. I got the old wheels off the trailer. I took the tires off the rims so I could sand and paint them. Here is the front and backside of one of the rims before sanding. IMG_4286.JPG IMG_4288.JPG I sanded them as best as I could then primed and painted them all. One thick coat of prim...

Lloyd

More trailer work. I built an upright frame to hold the wench. IMG_4274.JPG The bottom of which will sit on the main trailer frame tube. IMG_4275.JPG A bolt will clamp the angles to the frame tube. IMG_4276.JPG The angle uprights, holding the wench, have two braces bolted to them at the top and the ...

Lloyd

Converting a power boat trailer into a sailboat trailer. I have gotten all the uprights and braces made for the trailer. This is a back corner one. IMG_4268.JPG I welded two ears to the upright tube for the two braces to bolt to. IMG_4269.JPG I welded an angle to the bottom of the tube to bolt to th...

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The deck, cabin top and cockpit areas were primed with AwlGrip 545 epoxy primer then painted with AwlGrip top coat. I rolled it on. The first coat laid out nicely but the second coat ended up with bubbles, I did not tip it. It looks good but a little rough. I used Kiwi Grip for the nonskid. The Kiwi...

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Still repairing the combing boards. Filling with epoxy. IMG_4168.JPG Sanding old varnish off two interior trim pieces, getting them ready for new varnish. IMG_4170.JPG I cut new companionway trim out of PVC board stock, the old wood was to far gone to reuse. IMG_4173.JPG IMG_4177.JPG The starboard a...

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More pictures of work done in 2021. The three hatch boards, building up epoxy to fill the lost grain and smoothing the boards up. IMG_4156.JPG I pulled the worn out bushings on the rudder shaft and fit in new bronze ones, top and bottom. I still have to pull the bottom one back out and epoxy it back...

Lloyd

More combing boards work. This picture is comparing the two boards. The one on the left has several coats of epoxy on it . The one on the right hasn't had anything done to it yet. IMG_4131.JPG This shows where a piece had broken off over thirty years ago on one of them. IMG_4133.JPG Combing board af...

Lloyd

I have just used Dawn on my Awlgrip paint. Long term who knows.

Lloyd

Here is the end of one of the combing blocks after sanding out the rot. IMG_4129.JPG And the other block after a coat of epoxy. IMG_4124.JPG The hatch board, with the vent in it, before taking it apart and sanding it. IMG_4125.JPG Hatch board with several coats of epoxy on it. IMG_4136.JPG Hatch boa...

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I put some filler on the rub rail end caps, to be sanded out, so I can paint them. IMG_4103.JPG I also started to put hardware back on. I started with one of the Genoa tracks on the starboard side. Using butyl tape to seal the bolts. IMG_4113.JPG IMG_4112.JPG Showing the bolts on the underside of th...

Lloyd

Next up was the nonskid taping and painting. Deck taped off for nonskid. IMG_3982.JPG Two cockpit hatches taped off. IMG_3983.JPG And a close up of a cockpit hatch. IMG_3987.JPG And a picture of the aft deck taping. IMG_3994.JPG And the cockpit area. IMG_3997.JPG The nonskid on the aft deck. IMG_399...

Lloyd

I think the picture in the last post of the cockpit locker lids actually were of them painted. The painted areas. First the foredeck. IMG_3970.JPG And the aft deck. IMG_3972.JPG And the cockpit area. IMG_3974.JPG And the cabin top. IMG_3980.JPG And finally the motor mount block. IMG_3969.JPG I let a...

Lloyd

More work done in May 2021.
I got the deck taped off for painting.
The foredeck looking aft.

And the cockpit area.

And the aft deck.

And the cockpit locker lids.

Lloyd

More work from May 2021. Working on the chain plate blocks. I drilled out all the old screw holes. IMG_4074.JPG I filled the holes with thickened epoxy. I did all four chain plate blocks the same way. IMG_4080.JPG On the back stay chain plate block I filled the old holes with thickened epoxy then pu...

Lloyd

It's been awhile since I posted anything so here is some work I did back in May 2021. This first picture is how I held up the biaxial cloth I put up on the inside of the cabin ceiling. IMG_4049.JPG Epoxying in a new mast beam. IMG_4054.JPG Close up of the port end of the new mast beam. IMG_4058.JPG ...

Lloyd

Big project. Baffle jig looks really good. Holds them good while allowing plenty of room to work around.

Lloyd

More work done. I cut out a mini bulkhead. It goes under the aft end of the bunks/seats. The raised center part goes under the forward end of the cockpit. IMG_3139.JPG And here it is installed. IMG_3299.JPG I also added a mini bulkhead under the center of the cockpit. It's epoxied in with fillets. T...

Lloyd

Time to post some updates for my South Coast 21. This work was done August 2018. All of the new core in the cabin top is in, sanded, and faired ready for glass. IMG_3081.JPG Epoxying in new PVC pipe as stringers. This is looking forward. IMG_3086.JPG And looking aft. IMG_3088.JPG And with two layers...

Lloyd

I like her lines also. Never seen one before.
Sounds like your projects will not interfere with your plans to use her for day sailing.
A couple questions.
Whats her length, beam, draft and displacement?
And what does her keel look like?
Looks like she might be a sweet sailing boat.

Lloyd

Some more pictures of the work I have been doing. This first one is of a fiberglass box I am making for the new engine control panel to be mounted in.. It's all clamped up with two layers of cloth, one of 6oz cloth and a second of biaxial cloth. IMG_3843.JPG Then all the clamps off, another layer of...

Lloyd

The muffler sitting in place. You can see the exhaust on the right. IMG_3818.JPG In this photo you can see the height difference between the two. The muffler inlet is suppose to be twelve inches away from the exhaust elbow. I just have that much distance. The water injection point is suppose to be s...

Lloyd

More pictures of things I have been working on. The fuel tank and muffler base areas, painted out. IMG_3793.JPG This is a block I put in the corner of the port cockpit locker for the fuel tank fill fitting. It needs painting still. IMG_3783.JPG Block with the fitting sitting in it. IMG_3786.JPG This...

Lloyd

The new engine is a Beta 14.
I also missed the question about the paint. I used Awlgrip. I still have the deck and cabin top to paint. I hope I can get to that this fall when the temps cool off some.

Lloyd

The new motor. IMG_3777.JPG I got the mounting holes for the motor mounts in and bolts in place. I won't do much more until I get a new prop shaft and new cutlass in. Then I will try to get it lined up. A picture from the back. IMG_3782.JPG This shot is of the sea strainer and fittings. Trying to fi...

Lloyd

And to add a tease. I bought a new Beta 14 engine to put in it. It is sitting in the boat. Looking like a lot of work to install it.

Lloyd

I still seem to not be able to post pictures right. I had to go back in and modify the post to get the pictures in. Somehow it added the three pictures, doubles, at the end with the title Attachments. Oh well.

Lloyd

Well it's been awhile, I'am still here. I haven't done much on the Bristol 27. I did get a wild hair and built a mold so I could lay up a sliding cabin hatch. The original one was lost when the boat was hauled home after I bought it. IMG_0386.JPG I laid in two layers of glass on the inside of the mo...

Lloyd

OverTheReef
Good looking project. I like the ‘better than new’. How hard was it to drill the holes in the new chain plates?

Lloyd

A couple weeks ago I got a bunch of steel for the trailer modification. So I have been cutting, drilling and welding. I wish I was a better welder, I seem to get it done but it doesn't look pretty. I have not take any pictures of this work yet. Today I managed to get four more two inch core strips c...

Lloyd

This picture is looking forward at the raised hatch slide areas.

Lloyd

I then cleaned out the raised hatch slide areas.

Lloyd

Next I got the old wet core cleaned out. Sanded the underside of the exterior glass.

Lloyd

Got the glass off. This is the wet core.

Lloyd

This is the last patch of old cabin top glass to take out. It is on the starboard side, aft corner.

Lloyd

I also got the starboard side, two old stringers, ground out. I then sanded and cleaned up the area. I ripped a ten foot piece of PVC pipe in half and fit the two halves in place. I used smaller PVC pipes to hold the new stringers in place. New Stringers (1) Starboard.JPG I put fillets on about half...

Lloyd

I managed to get all the deck hardware off the aft deck area. Except a track end stop which I couldn't get a nut off of. i needed another set of hands for it. Aft Deck-No Hardware.JPG A lot of holes to fill and redo. A few of the pieces will not be put back on, fishing pole holders, flag pole holder...

Lloyd

Edge view of the new motor mount block.

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New motor mount block, backside.

Lloyd

Another thing I got done was to build a new block for the motor mount bracket. I laminated three pieces of plywood (2 x 3/4" pieces and 1 x 1/2"piece) together. I coated the new block with epoxy and a layer of biaxial cloth, front and back. I drilled the bolt holes and an indention for the...

Lloyd

I took a PVC pipe, ripped it in to on the table saw, and used it instead of wood for new stringers. I used epoxy to fillet it in place, then covered it with two layers of biaxial cloth. After that cured, I gave it a light sanding and a light coat of epoxy fairing filler on most of it. New Stringers ...

Lloyd

This boat has two stringers on each side about twelve inches apart. They were made out of a piece of wood (about 1" x 2") covered with fiberglass. The problem was they were not covered all the way with the fiberglass and sealed water tight. The wood rotted out. Old Stringers (3).JPG This p...

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I cleaned out this raised area (hatch slide bump up) and refilled it with a solid wood strip and epoxy. New Core Prep (1).JPG The picture is looking aft. This is the port side. I haven't done the starboard side yet. Leaving it for now to help support the cabin top as I redo the center and port side ...