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I love the way those things look. However, after fighting the sun in the South on the rest of my exposed teak I cringe at the thought of keeping them looking that good. What type of finish did you use on those? I actually have access to about 8 wooden blocks that are for sale at the yard. I would lo...

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While the books mentioned above are some of the best I would also include :

"The 12 Volt Doctor's Practical Handbook for the Boat's Electrical System" by Edgar J, Beyn

It has good easy to read directions on building, testing, and trouble shooting circuits.

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Finally after several weeks of work, I was able to re-hang the rudder. A yard buddy and I were able to rig a double block system to the staging and shelter I built and hauled the thing in place. It was heavy but the pulley system worked well. It was good used of rigging and blocks that have been neg...

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Fill in the bungs and start the process of finishing the teak.

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After the paint drys I attached the bronze pintles and the wood blocks at the top.

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After hours of sanding and applying epoxy i finally arrived at a suitable surface ready for paint. I used the same Awlgrip products to match the hull. The painting went without a hitch. After several coats of primer i painted the white boot stripe first and then the burgundy for the topsides. IMG_04...

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The next step was to fill the seams and drain holes with thickened epoxy and fiberglass cloth. I made sure to reinforce the edges with plenty of fiberglass to ensure they would not crack in the future. this job was really more difficult than it looks due to the amount of material I removed before fi...

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Since I got the bowsprit back on, I figured it was time to tackle the rudder. The Christina Louise is a tiller steered boat with a transom hung rudder. I not sure if "rudder" is a proper name for something that is approximately 9 foot tall and weighs over three hundred pounds! Barn door mi...

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I hope your making progress on your boat. I know how you feel about all the sanding and prep work that you have to do to finally get to top coat paint. The boat looks good, Keep going!

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bowsprit 7.jpg I think I like the way it looks . P.S. Thanks CapnK for helping with the upside down picture thing. It was driving me crazy. And thanks for reviving this forum. I have learned so much from it and the work I am able to do on the Christina Louise is a direct result of that knowledge.

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Finally it gets attached to the boat.

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Varnish

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After the paint dried it was onto attaching the hardware and wings. Then varnish, varnish, varnish!

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and more varnish

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This shows the top coat.

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Back again to post progress on the boat. This time I am finishing the bowsprit. It is made of wood and is in very good shape. I completely strip it of all hardware and paint. I then carefully examined it for any rot or defects. Not finding any defects I over drilled all of the holes where hardware a...

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Very good looking lines on that boat. Despite all the critics against dark colors on the topsides I think she will look good in blue. We painted our boat burgundy and I love it!

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My boat also has a raised gunnel. The builder placed two slots on each side through the fiberglassed wall at deck level for drains. While it does a good job of removing water it has a tendency to stain the hull below each slot. I wonder if that is why your builder opted for the plumbing? Sometimes I...

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Okay I'm done for the night. No more upside down pics! Sorry for the mess.

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It did it again! Urrrrrrg!

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There's that upside down thing again. Even when i flip the picture on my computer it still does that! How aggravating.

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The Durabak product is made to be applied with a roller, It is thick and messy; however, with the help of my wife we were able to coat everything twice in one day. It came out looking pretty good, but still seems thin in some areas. It feels good when you kneel on it, not too rough. But it also seem...

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Even though the original non-skid was long gone I wanted to keep the same pattern it had around the hatches and so forth. on the deck I just tried to mimic what was on the cabin top. The deck was teak before. So all the raised areas for the genoa track, tank fills, stanchions and cleats were added w...

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The taping took a considerable amount of time. I wanted to get everything just right. Symmetry and proportion is important if you want it to look good.

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Next came the non-skid. We used a product from Durabak. I first had to tape off all the areas we did not want to get it on.

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The colors came out so nice. I really like the maroon hull against the frosty white. This was such a great moment for us. this is the result of months of sanding, filling, sanding, fairing, sanding ....... You get the idea, finally the end is in site.

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I so impressed myself. Not single run, no orange peel, no sags!

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And then finally the hull topcoat.

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I have to say the gray is so much better than the yellow!

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Next comes the final primer for the hull.

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Seems like I can only get one pic per post.

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Yet another.

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Still having trouble with those pics! Let me try again.

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Its been a while since i last updated. Here are some pics of the topcoat on the deck, accent stripe, and cabin trunk. 100_1474 (1024x683).jpg I used Awlgrip white for both the accent and boot stripe. 100_1474 (1024x683).jpg This whole project was a learning curve for me as I have never spray painted...

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After building the shelter I was able to start the final coats of paint. I first painted the deck, cabin, boot stripe, and top accent stripe a frosty white color.

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I realized at this point I needed some kind of shelter around the boat to have any chance of a decent finish on the boat. After many hours of planning and research I decided to build a simple wooden frame and cover it with tarps and plastic. shelter 1.jpg I built the thing over two weekends. Shelter...

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This shows the high build. Not a pretty yellow. The yard owner ask me if this was the color I picked out. I told him heck yeah, I love baby poop yellow

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Don't know why I lost all of the pictures in that last post. I really don't know why the one that made it is upside down. Let me try to post them one at a time.http://plasticclassicforum.com/forum/download/file.php?mode=view&id=2398&sid=435f0db799b3467d3fc84f69d44e7a35 Still upside down. Don...

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Her are some pictures taken during the painting process. It was a long and tedious process. first there was months of sanding, fairing, sanding, and fairing. The end result was not very satisfying as the hull look like hell. It was smooth but badly needing some love. prepaint 2.jpg I started the pai...

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I have been buying HDPE plastic, (it is essentially the same as Starboard) from the internet. Mostly off of Ebay, look in the the search the entire site and don't search by the Starboard name. Its cheap, strong, rot proof, and does not really compress. It is easy to work as you can use any wood tool...

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After years of not being able to access this forum I have finally been able to get back on! Thanks to whoever has rescued this valuable format for old plastic boats. My project has continued but it is not finished. Several things have interfered with my progress such as health, change of jobs, money...

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