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Lloyd

Ok here we go. Building the ice box which was back in 2002/2003, I think. First shot is how it was. The old box was side loading with a hatch from the cockpit. It had space under it for your feet laying in the bunk. It had a nice liner that I couldn't use. Very poor insulation. DCP_1775.JPG So I rip...

Lloyd

Pjesus, Was thinking, if you just looked back in the posting you would see what I had done to the ice box. So I looked back in the posting and guess what? I never posted anything about the ice box rebuild. It was one of the first things I did on the boat after I got it. It was probably before I star...

Lloyd

Ok, I took a few pictures. First one is a shot from the front of the new bottom. IMG_1792.JPG Then a shot from the back of the new bottom. IMG_1793.JPG Cleats being epoxied into place in the ice box. IMG_1794.JPG Then the cleats showing the drain under them. The drain is not epoxied in yet. IMG_1797...

Lloyd

Thanks for the kind words, Cruiser2B. I've been following your blog about your boat and just saw your last post. Your bottom problem looks different then mine but sounds like it is caused by the same problem. Voids between the glass and gel coat. You see how I've been dealing with mine, is it the ri...

Lloyd

I gave the aluminum power coat that bubbled up a light sanding after water washing it. Then on the July 4th weekend I gave it two more coats of the aluminum power epoxy mix. The following weekend when I went to water wash it, it was still sticky. Crap. I did something wrong, what, I am not sure of. ...

Lloyd

Update, no pictures. Water washed/scrub the epoxy, then sanded it lightly, vacuumed it, acetone wiped it, then three coats of epoxy with aluminum powder. It all went well I thought. I checked on it late that afternoon and I find small air bubbles had popped up over the hole area. They were spaced ou...

Lloyd

Back on the starboard side I used epoxy filler on some spots this past week. IMG_1737.JPG I water washed/scrubbed the spots then sanded them. This morning I vacuumed, then acetone wiped the starboard side bottom. Then I gave it three coats of epoxy. IMG_1739.JPG Next up is water wash/scrub the epoxy...

Lloyd

Some more pictures of the work. Bottom paint sanded off. IMG_1567.JPG Gelcoat ground off. IMG_1584.JPG Then sanded smooth. The hole in the picture is where the glass was bad all the way through the hull. IMG_1591.JPG Starboard side sanding done. IMG_1714.JPG After cleaning the dust off and acetone w...

Lloyd

Slowly sanding gelcoat off. I have gotten the starboard side mostly done. Have not gotten under the stands yet. Figure I will move the stands after I finish redoing the rest of the area. Have not figured out how to get under the keel and keel blocks. Might end up skipping that area. IMG_1714.JPG IMG...

Lloyd

Just looked through some of your pictures. Wow, she looks great. Bet you can't wait to get her wet.

Lloyd

Christmas things in the picture. Two Whale Gusher Galley Pumps for sink. One fresh and one for salt water. Two water Spouts for sink. One shower sump kit. Going to use it for the sink drain and the ice box drain. Power Distribution panel with eight positions, six breakers installed. And one battery ...

Lloyd

I got some nice Christmas presents from the family for the boat.

I guess I'll have to start working on the inside systems now.
They then asked how long it will take to get it floating and I just had to laugh.
Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and looking for a wonderful New Year.

Lloyd

Bad news. I always thought the bottom was in good shape. IMG_1536.JPG I was working on the starboard topsides sanding and decided I needed to get the bottom paint out of the way. So I sanded the top six inches along the water line. I didn't like what I was seeing and sanded a bigger area. IMG_1538.J...

Lloyd

No vents yet. I haven't decided how/where to vent them. The cockpit lockers are open to the motor/bilge areas right now. Any ideas are welcome.

Lloyd

Well the battery boxes are painted.
Starboard, two 6 volt batteries.

And port, single 12 volt battery.

Lloyd

And then this past weekend. A coat of paint on the inside of both winch bases after water washing and sanding. IMG_1399.JPG Some Poobox work. Added a block outside IMG_1388.JPG and one inside the box. IMG_1390.JPG They are there to hold the thru hull fitting (bottom drain) on an angle for better hos...

Lloyd

Work done two weekends ago.
I got a layer of biaxial cloth on the underside of the port winch base. Picture was before the epoxy was added.

Water washed, sanded then put two coats of bilge coat paint on the engine base.

Lloyd

Sorry to hear it did not hold up. You had it looking good. Are you going to give it a second try?

Lloyd

Also have a question. Can these be used on a boat for the v-berth? Toppers from WalMart.

Lloyd

My order came in Friday so today I got some tabbing done on both of the battery boxes. IMG_1352.JPG Also got one of the bottoms epoxied in place. IMG_1353.JPG Finished epoxying in the blocks in the port winch base. IMG_1351.JPG Then I got the last layer of biaxial cloth on the engine beds. IMG_1348....

Lloyd

The next weekend I made the lids for both battery boxes and started painting them. IMG_1339.JPG I also started working on the port wench base. The wood on the underside had rotted out. I got it all cleaned up and cut all the blocks out. I epoxied in one of the new blocks. IMG_1340.JPG I went to mix ...

Lloyd

Well it's been awhile. Three weeks ago I got some free time so I decide to work on the Bristol. I had decided that I had put the battery boxes in wrong. I had set them up for the batteries to line up for/aft. I wanted them to line up side to side. So I cut them out. IMG_1321.JPG IMG_1213.JPG I rebui...

Lloyd

I never was much of a poster. I was always a lurker. I very much enjoyed reading this Forum every day at lunch for years. I bought my Bristol 27 in 2002 and joined this Forum in 2007 to post about the work I was doing on it. I had started lurking on this Forum a year or two before I bought my boat. ...

Lloyd

Fresh paint, looks great. Also like your detail on the new hatch. Keep it going.

Lloyd

I haven't done any work on the boat since last fall. Saturday I decided to something, so I cleaned up an area. Star. Settee Back 2.JPG Star. Settee Back 4.JPG Then I put two coats of primer on. Star. Settee Back 6.JPG Star. Settee Back 7.JPG If nothing else that made it look better. I hope to get a ...

Lloyd

Still working on the engine beds. After getting all four plywood blocks epoxyed into place I cut out two layers of biaxial tape (one 6" and one 4"). IMG_0279.JPG I then epoxyed them in place. I used the extra epoxy to coat all the plywood also. IMG_0280.JPG I plan on covering the engine be...

Lloyd

Last week I finished off filling the two thru-hull holes. Now I was able to start on the engine beds.

I managed to get two pieces epoxyed into place on each side after cutting them out and fitting them. Today I put the third one in on each side. One more to go, then tabbing them.

Lloyd

It's been a little while since any work has been done, but the summer heat is easing a smidge and I've started back. I got the old 1 1/2" seacock/thru-hull for the sink drain cut out. I beveled out the sink drain hole and the hole for the old 3/4" water intake on the other side. Epoxyed on...

Lloyd

20 years, WOW. Hopefully you will have years and years of enjoyment with her. Such a beautiful boat, you must be very proud of your accomplishment. Again BEAUTIFUL.

Lloyd

Paint, epoxy and deciding what to do. I got the first coat of paint on the port settee/bulkhead area. Post settee first coat of paint.JPG And the first coat of primer on the backside of the V-berth faces. The front sides have five coats of varnish on them. Also I cut out and primed four cleats for t...

Lloyd

That is just way to cool.

Lloyd

Wow, they look great. I need a sliding hatch for my project. Food for thought.

Lloyd

More stuff done. I got the poo box mini bulkhead cut out, fittted and epoxyed into place. Poobox mini bulkhead.JPG I also cut out the openings in the V-berth plywood faces and got two coats of varnish on them today. V-berth faces.JPG Later in the day I added a fillet to the aft side of the mini bulk...

Lloyd

Ghostwriter247-- The ceilings in the V-berth area had a light weight cloth on them so they were smooth, not faired. There were two different coats of paint. The last paint put on was flaking somewhat. When I sanded I tried to make sure I sanded the flaking layer all off and the first layer off only ...

Lloyd

Thanks for the nice words. The paint makes me feel like it is comming together. Still a lot to be done. Speaking of paint. I got the backsides of the V-berth shelf faces and settee faces primed and painted. V-berth, Settee faces painted (backside).JPG Working in the head area, I added a couple suppo...

Lloyd

White paint, white paint and more white paint. Oh and a little varnish.

And the beat goes on.

Lloyd

That last picture looks great. She looks happy to be floating again.

Lloyd

I was just moving the extra lead to a better place in the storage area under the v-berth. I was taking the drawers out so as to open up the area for more storage. The way the lead was placed in there just messed up the area. I have no knowledge of how it affects the trim of the boat. As for seeing h...

Lloyd

The pictures look good. Glad I could help. It looks like I am a few steps ahead of you in the rebuild of my Bristol 27. I think I am through with most of the tearing out phase that you are in now. Get used to the grinding and sanding lots more to come. About the kicking part. I think its when it has...

Lloyd

You can post photos to this forum from your computer with out using another web hosting photo site. Copy the photos you want to post to a file, then resize them to under 256 KB in size. I use Paint by right clicking the photo, hit Edit, Hit Resize. Change Horizontal to --say 25%-- the Vertical will ...

Lloyd

Thanks. Still a long way to go.

Lloyd

I got rained out this afternoon at work so I worked on the boat. A coat of primer in most of the v-berth area. 100_1990.JPG 100_1991.JPG And a second coat of varnish on the settee faces and the v-berth shelf faces. 100_1993.JPG Also the fifth coat of varnish on the bulkheads. 100_1987.JPG Hanging lo...

Lloyd

All the face plywood is 1/2" birch from Home Depot. I got the face plywood for the v-berth shelves and the settees (port and starboard) cut out, fitted, sanded and the first coat of varnish on them. The faces will be varnished and the backsides will be primed and painted white. No pictures the ...

Lloyd

I had been putting it off for years, but about a year ago I broke down and ordered nine sheets of Meranti BS 1088 out of Florida and had it shipped. I got 4 sheets of 3/4", 3 sheets of 1/2" and 2 sheets of 1/4" for $941.25 including shipping. I had it shipped to a business for a cheep...

Lloyd

Would love to see pictures.

Lloyd

OK a few more things I got done. I got the three panels cut out and fit into place for under the v-berth. I still have to decide on the size of the openings in them. They will all have openings with some kind of cabinet doors on them. 100_1958.JPG I started varnishing on the forward side of the v-be...

Lloyd

For the heavy sanding/grinding I had an old Sears 7" grinder using coarse sanding discs (it just had it's back end bearning go out and ate up the brushes also). For the finer sanding I have a small Porter Cable 5" sander. I go through a lot of discs with it, but it gets the job done.

Lloyd

Good info. Thanks for checking this out for us.

Lloyd

$1.00, you have to be kidding. Sounds to good to be true, way to go. She looks like a good cleaning will bring her back to life. Good luck with her.

Lloyd

Still working on her. I got the patches painted. 100_1959.JPG And while I had the paint out I hit the anchor locker, and I ran out of paint. This is the second time I have painted in the anchor locker. I just can not seem to reach into it and be able to get to much of it with out leaning on wet pain...

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