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by Tim
Sat Oct 30, 2010 10:02 am
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Amine blush on cold layup
Replies: 9
Views: 945

Re: Amine blush on cold layup

Simply put: if you have blush, you must remove it. Don't shortcut this step. Cold weather exacerbates blush formation. It'd be a mistake to attempt to apply new material without removing what you describe as obvious amine blush on the surface. Be careful with the colder temperatures. As much as you ...
by Tim
Tue Oct 26, 2010 10:16 am
Forum: Ramblings
Topic: Pearson Triton 27 1983's aka US 27's made by Bayliner?
Replies: 3
Views: 1078

Re: Pearson Triton 27 1983's aka US 27's made by Bayliner?

Pearson made the marketing mistake of calling that 1980s-vintage re-badged US Yachts line the "Triton" line. There was a 21, a 25, and a 27. I don't think the line was much of a success for Pearson and was short-lived. These "Triton" boats have nothing in common with the original...
by Tim
Mon Oct 25, 2010 4:47 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: Tartan 34C Deck Paint
Replies: 6
Views: 1580

Re: Tartan 34C Deck Paint

Watch out for that chisel there on the fresh paint in the first photo!

Launching next spring?
by Tim
Thu Oct 21, 2010 12:20 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Stern Anchor Locker
Replies: 15
Views: 1754

Re: Stern Anchor Locker

Ray, You might be interested in my own observations from earlier this year regarding the challenges in fitting even a small propane locker at the stern of a Triton. Even with a mockup of the smallest size locker I could build, to hold the smallest (ridiculously so) tank available, there were enough ...
by Tim
Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:13 am
Forum: Ramblings
Topic: Looking for Sea Sprite 27/28 or similar boat
Replies: 24
Views: 3146

Re: Looking for Sea Sprite 27/28 or similar boat

Before you plunge into a significantly larger boat, remember that maintenance and outfitting costs go up in a manner proportional (or worse) to the displacement (i.e.volume) of the boat, not the length. I'm sure you're prepared for this increase in cost and complexity on some level, but the exponent...
by Tim
Sat Oct 16, 2010 7:38 am
Forum: Ramblings
Topic: Fair Market Pricing
Replies: 22
Views: 3041

Re: Fair Market Pricing

Take a look at Tim's Triton Daysailer project. Somewhere late in the process, the mast was delivered. There are pictures of the trailer there. I'm too lazy to look it up and its been years since I visited the Daysailer website. Not that anyone's about to run out and build a trailer like this for on...
by Tim
Sat Oct 09, 2010 7:56 am
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Stove Enclosure
Replies: 22
Views: 3095

Re: Stove Enclosure

The Formica I installed has not proved to be a problem, but I feel metal is a far better choice for lining the enclosure. I'd not use the Formica again. One grows and learns with time and experience. Use metal; I think it looks better anyway. There's no need for insulation in terms of protecting the...
by Tim
Mon Oct 04, 2010 7:31 am
Forum: Boat Shops and Facilities
Topic: Kover Klamps -vs- Framemaker ??
Replies: 16
Views: 5977

Re: Kover Klamps -vs- Framemaker ??

Lightweight PVC will not hold up well (i.e. at all) to winter's fury and snow loads. You can discount that immediately. I'm not sure that thin-wall metal conduit would be strong enough either, but I've never used it. But that stuff bends easily and I'd not use it myself. It's not a structural materi...
by Tim
Sun Oct 03, 2010 3:42 pm
Forum: Ramblings
Topic: Congratulations Tim!
Replies: 8
Views: 1801

Re: Congratulations Tim!

I thought the cockpit was too small for comfort at the time, but I'll be watching to see how yours turns out. The cockpit is my least favorite part of the boat and was the thing about which I was most concerned before buying the boat. However, I believe it is adequate for two people, though I plan ...
by Tim
Thu Sep 23, 2010 4:41 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Aluminum Tracks
Replies: 9
Views: 1399

Re: Aluminum Tracks

I don't know if your tracks are anodized or not. Brand-new aluminum T- tracks are anodized, either black or clear, but that doesn't mean yours are or aren't. As always, a picture is worth 1000 words. Speaking in generalities in response to a specific question is relatively worthless.
by Tim
Thu Sep 16, 2010 6:13 am
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Seacock Screw size
Replies: 4
Views: 774

Re: Seacock Screw size

5/16" is the bold diameter in most cases for Apollos and similar valves. Figure on 1/2" for the flange thickness when calculating your bolt length, but be sure to give yourself ample extra length so you don't come up short.
by Tim
Mon Sep 13, 2010 3:03 pm
Forum: Pearson Triton Specifics
Topic: Dan's rebuild with electric propulsion
Replies: 80
Views: 16086

Re: Dan's rebuild with electric propulsion

...everyone with a Triton was putting either SS or aluminum along side their mast beam. Not everyone... ;<) I for one have never thought the metal plate was a good or attractive way to deal with the mast beam either. A laminated wood beam is strong, light, and beautiful. http://www.lackeysailing.co...
by Tim
Thu Sep 09, 2010 9:42 am
Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
Topic: Bedding Procedure
Replies: 20
Views: 3832

Re: Bedding Procedure

carterskemp wrote:anybody ever answer the question of it's appropriateness for through hulls?
Not recommended. Through hulls deserve an adhesive sealant and, properly installed, can be considered more or less a permanent part of the boat, unlike deck hardware.
by Tim
Tue Sep 07, 2010 2:11 pm
Forum: Ramblings
Topic: September's POINTS EAST
Replies: 8
Views: 1178

Re: September's POINTS EAST

Figment wrote: There is something very wrong with me.
It is said that admitting the problem is the first step towards recovery.
by Tim
Tue Sep 07, 2010 11:02 am
Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
Topic: Removing Bedding Material
Replies: 9
Views: 1162

Re: Removing Bedding Material

Silicone is pure evil.
by Tim
Tue Sep 07, 2010 6:44 am
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Hollow Cleats
Replies: 7
Views: 1141

Re: Hollow Cleats

I checked the cleats I have on hand. All I could lay my hands on at the moment were a number of 6" bronze cleats, all of which seem to be solid (at least in the bases; no way to know for sure about the horns). The weight also suggests solidity. I installed cleats made by Spartan on a boat about...
by Tim
Tue Sep 07, 2010 6:18 am
Forum: Pearson Triton Specifics
Topic: Dan's rebuild with electric propulsion
Replies: 80
Views: 16086

Re: Dan's rebuild with electric propulsion

I look at that genoa track mockup with the wood raising it so high, and my toes just say "ouch". Genoa tracks are bad enough toe-stubbers as they are. I wouldn't use the spacers, but that's just me.
by Tim
Sun Sep 05, 2010 7:18 am
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Hollow Cleats
Replies: 7
Views: 1141

Re: Hollow Cleats

The cleat you show in the photo screams "price leader" even without the knowledge of its failure. I think whether a cleat fails has much more to do with its overall quality, design, and construction (and material) than whether it's solid or hollow. How the boat was tied up in the first pla...
by Tim
Sat Sep 04, 2010 7:13 am
Forum: Boat Photos
Topic: Return of the J Boat
Replies: 10
Views: 1703

Re: Return of the J Boat

NO political junk is allowed on this forum, not even innuendo or mild opinions. It ruins everything, always. I'd delete the statements in the above post, except that it's been quoted and/or referenced in all the remaining posts so I'd really have to delete everything except the first post, which see...
by Tim
Fri Sep 03, 2010 4:39 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Navigation lights
Replies: 14
Views: 1814

Re: Navigation lights

I don't really want to get into a deep rules discussion, as it's beyond the bounds of my knowledge and well beyond the limits of this particular thread. Unfortunately, there are few mutual understandings when it comes to the Nav Rules--hence the continual confusion and ambiguity that leads to close ...
by Tim
Fri Sep 03, 2010 1:45 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Navigation lights
Replies: 14
Views: 1814

Re: Navigation lights

I think the actual definitions in the Rules are rather ambiguous on the sailboat-with-engine-running-but-not-engaged thing. What Rule 3 actually says (at least in my admittedly old version that I have on hand here; a current version is on my boat at the moment) is that a "sailing vessel means a...
by Tim
Fri Sep 03, 2010 10:08 am
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Navigation lights
Replies: 14
Views: 1814

Re: Navigation lights

You'd still need a switch to turn it off during daylight hours.
by Tim
Fri Sep 03, 2010 6:40 am
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Hull Cracks- Repair or Paint Over?
Replies: 11
Views: 1122

Re: Hull Cracks- Repair or Paint Over?

If the red comes off with acetone, it's likely just a bottom paint. Perhaps the yard applied it as a "signal coat" beneath the blue?
by Tim
Fri Sep 03, 2010 6:37 am
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Navigation lights
Replies: 14
Views: 1814

Re: Navigation lights

Three points: 1. The so-called "steaming light" is technically called a "masthead light" under the official Navigation Rules. There is a specific definition attached to this light in terms of visibility (a white light with 225° of arc so placed as to show the light from right ahe...
by Tim
Thu Sep 02, 2010 5:27 pm
Forum: Ramblings
Topic: Congratulations Tim!
Replies: 8
Views: 1801

Re: Congratulations Tim!

D'oh! I've been "outed". I've been getting around to an announcement, but you guys are too quick for me.
by Tim
Wed Sep 01, 2010 6:16 am
Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
Topic: Repair Plan Advice Needed
Replies: 5
Views: 1065

Re: Repair Plan Advice Needed

I think I'd remove the old member entirely and glass in a new one. By the time you mess around with attempts to repair what you have, you'd be better off just starting fresh.
by Tim
Tue Aug 31, 2010 10:20 am
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Hull Cracks- Repair or Paint Over?
Replies: 11
Views: 1122

Re: Hull Cracks- Repair or Paint Over?

I see no particular fear of real structural issues from what you've shown, but since you're halfway there already, take the steps necessary to help prevent the cracks from showing through your new paint. Go ahead and grind out the remaining cracks through the gelcoat and into the top layer of lamina...
by Tim
Fri Aug 27, 2010 12:49 pm
Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
Topic: How much paint?
Replies: 36
Views: 7655

Re: How much paint?

Sanding builds character.
by Tim
Fri Aug 27, 2010 6:16 am
Forum: Ramblings
Topic: Faces in the boat...
Replies: 73
Views: 26458

Re: Faces in the boat...

I'd probably be looking a lot worse if someone had stuck a putty knife through my eye.
by Tim
Fri Aug 27, 2010 6:12 am
Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
Topic: How much paint?
Replies: 36
Views: 7655

Re: How much paint?

Go straight to 220. There's no need to work through the grits, and the coarser grits run the risk of burning through the primer in short order. I use a 1/4 sheet palm sander, but be sure you get a feel for how the product sands before you go too crazy with the power tool, as it's easy to sand throug...
by Tim
Thu Aug 26, 2010 6:40 am
Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
Topic: Advice on bulkhead replacement?
Replies: 14
Views: 2398

Re: Advice on bulkhead replacement?

Don't blame the plywood for the rot you have: blame years of ignorance and neglect. Plywood is still an excellent choice for bulkheads and structure, and is extremely cost-effective--even the good stuff. It's really not very hard to maintain a boat so that things don't rot out. There's no reason tha...
by Tim
Wed Aug 25, 2010 12:08 pm
Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
Topic: Advice on bulkhead replacement?
Replies: 14
Views: 2398

Re: Advice on bulkhead replacement?

G-10 is not a good choice for bulkheads for several reasons: cost, weight, and workability. If you want a non-wood replacement, consider something like Coosa board , or one of the structural honeycomb-type composite products such as those sold by Nida-Core , among others. As Case mentioned, check to...
by Tim
Wed Aug 25, 2010 6:41 am
Forum: Pearson Triton Specifics
Topic: Triton Brass windows
Replies: 30
Views: 5876

Re: Triton Brass windows

Don't use 5200: it's an adhesive, not a sealant.

Or, use it, but remember these posts someday in the future when (WHEN) you need to rebed. :<) Some of us have actually had to remove things installed with 5200 and might know a thing or two about it.
by Tim
Sun Aug 22, 2010 2:40 pm
Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
Topic: 60s era Headliner Material??
Replies: 9
Views: 1238

Re: 60s era Headliner Material??

I am a bit intimidated on this board because from comments and photos it is clear many of you are true craftsmen with very high aesthetic and repair standards. There's no need to be intimidated. Everyone's here to help or because they're interested, not to intimidate. However, many people who choos...
by Tim
Fri Aug 20, 2010 6:34 am
Forum: Pearson Triton Specifics
Topic: exhaust pipe replacement
Replies: 2
Views: 1132

Re: exhaust pipe replacement

You can only use hose for the section downstream of the water injection point. Anything upstream (pre-water injection) needs to be metal. Black iron pipe is a commonly used material for this application.
by Tim
Wed Aug 18, 2010 6:39 am
Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
Topic: Waterproofing holes in Deck while they Dry
Replies: 13
Views: 2549

Re: Waterproofing holes in Deck while they Dry

Maybe it'd be best to remove some of the hardware and get a sense of what you actually have going on with the core (if anything) before drawing any conclusions one way or another as to what repair approach you need to take. That said, you can forget about effectively drying out wet core through smal...
by Tim
Sat Aug 14, 2010 7:58 am
Forum: Materials, Sources, and Innovations
Topic: Marine Mechanics: A general lament
Replies: 9
Views: 1591

Re: Marine Mechanics: A general lament

megalops wrote: Any thoughts on what I should do?
Sell the boat to the first passer-by and take up badminton?
by Tim
Sat Aug 14, 2010 7:24 am
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Removing Contact Adhesive
Replies: 10
Views: 1386

Re: Removing Contact Adhesive

Rachel wrote:I'm guessing it involved some of the "fun" sanding discs from McMaster-Carr though.... ;^)
Good guess.
by Tim
Thu Aug 05, 2010 10:07 am
Forum: Technical Data and Boat Nerdery
Topic: Bill Tripp's Proportions
Replies: 18
Views: 6650

Re: Bill Tripp's Proportions

God, I'm confused. What was once crystal clear now is horribly muddied.

In the future, if someone on this forum says "Tripp", I think we all know who we're talking about without the semantics about Jr, II, III, XVIII, or whatever. :<)
by Tim
Sun Jun 06, 2010 9:25 am
Forum: Projects
Topic: Spring Projects
Replies: 10
Views: 1799

Re: Spring Projects

No, your clamps.

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by Tim
Sun Jun 06, 2010 8:42 am
Forum: Projects
Topic: Spring Projects
Replies: 10
Views: 1799

Re: Spring Projects

Nice AWABS.
by Tim
Sun Jun 06, 2010 7:19 am
Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
Topic: How much paint?
Replies: 36
Views: 7655

Re: How much paint?

With spray, you're either masking, or getting overspray over a large area (which would later have to be sanded and removed). There's no "little".
by Tim
Sat Jun 05, 2010 3:13 pm
Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
Topic: How much paint?
Replies: 36
Views: 7655

Re: How much paint?

My actual numbers include both primers over the entire deck surface (including future nonskid areas), but not topcoat. I mask the nonskid areas before applying topcoat.
by Tim
Fri Jun 04, 2010 10:04 am
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Aligning strainer with fixed flanged seacock.
Replies: 10
Views: 1128

Re: Aligning strainer with fixed flanged seacock.

Tim, a question on your water lock muffler install. I see you've got it below the engine. Is the muffler supported, bolted to the side of the hull? I'd love to move mine to that location. Right now it is in the way of getting to my stuffing box. In my boat, the bilge is shallow beneath the engine--...
by Tim
Fri Jun 04, 2010 7:29 am
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Aligning strainer with fixed flanged seacock.
Replies: 10
Views: 1128

Re: Aligning strainer with fixed flanged seacock.

By the way, when I talk about an internal strainer, this is what I mean. This is mine, and I wouldn't use anything less than this. Note also the easy access, which is just as critical, I think.

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by Tim
Fri Jun 04, 2010 7:26 am
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Aligning strainer with fixed flanged seacock.
Replies: 10
Views: 1128

Re: Aligning strainer with fixed flanged seacock.

One must do that with which they're comfortable. I'm not telling you not to use an external strainer--just that I don't use one. Here is my reasoning; draw your own conclusions. If I'm going to have a clog, I'd like it where I can get at it, not outside the boat. I think you see so many external str...
by Tim
Fri Jun 04, 2010 6:07 am
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Aligning strainer with fixed flanged seacock.
Replies: 10
Views: 1128

Re: Aligning strainer with fixed flanged seacock.

I don't use an external strainer. A big bronze internal strainer is the way to go in my opinion.
by Tim
Thu Jun 03, 2010 6:24 am
Forum: Projects
Topic: Light/wiring escutcheon
Replies: 17
Views: 2221

Re: Light/wiring escutcheon

If you can't hide it, highlight it.
by Tim
Thu Jun 03, 2010 6:19 am
Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
Topic: How much paint?
Replies: 36
Views: 7655

Re: How much paint?

Here are some exact total amounts (all three components mixed for spray: 1base:1converter, plus the indicated percentage of reducer) from the last Triton I painted. These figures represent the actual amount applied to the surfaces; I usually mix in round numbers with the intention of having a bit ex...
by Tim
Mon May 31, 2010 8:30 am
Forum: Ramblings
Topic: Has anyone heard from Alan aboard KAHOLEE?
Replies: 2
Views: 726

Re: Has anyone heard from Alan aboard KAHOLEE?

I got in touch with Allen a month or so ago. He's just tired of writing the log but is doing well and is still in St. Augustine, FL.