Thank you for sharing. I am a new sailboat owner and will be doing a bottom job on it soon. This was a sobering reminder of how careful I need to be. Im glad only your ego was hurt.
Thanks for sharing... Good Bless, and what a good person who could maintain temperament after that... I really hope you were ultimately able to get past this!
What a mess. There's too much lead in that keel and it's way too high in the structure. Why not unbolt that keel, melt it down, build or cast a fiberglass or aluminum keel, and use 1/2 or 1/3 of that lead for the very bottom of the keel? That's one heavy boat.
Don't trust your rubbed hoses. Get them all replaced. I get the idea you don't carry corks in case a hose or valve breaks.i like a CB radio and good antenna on a boat. Ship's fridges tend to be power hungry. 12 volt chest freezers are now inexpensive. I use mine on ECO mode exclusively.
I guess this is a dead boat channel. It's be over 2 years no an no New videos. So I guess this is good bye. Time to go find a new boat channel. Aloha and Mahalo from the Big Island of Hawaii! R.i.p.
Interesting, what weight was the mat you were using on the keel to hull joint, please, and how many layers did you use? My observation is the thicker the mat, the harder it is to go round bends. And I have to do just this job :) Also do you think that the keel is connected to the hull in other ways (eg internal bolts) than just the fb keel to hull joint. Thanks
I’m using 3 layers of 6oz cloth which is easy to work around the edges. This keel is bolted on and the fiberglass cloth and fairing is just for aesthetics and proper waterflow. None of this work is structural.
Thanks @@finditfixitsailit9322 for the mat weight and confirmation on bolts: I was guessing that there were bolts in there, the fibreglass didnt look structural.
How did you decide on the type of glass you used? It looked like mat and cloth. How did you decide on the weight (oz) on the glass? Did you match what was there? Did you rotate the cloth between layups for added strength?
If your talking about your front hatch. All you do is remove all the screws and pull it out. Then be sure and use a bedding compound when you install the new one.
@@finditfixitsailit9322 Yes, I am looking for something similar in a 30-foot boat, mainly for the sugar scoop. I am trying to figure out what fair market value would be for a boat like that in that condition.
Yes, so I was able to buy this boat for $12,000 but it needed a lot of work as you may have saw. I’ve never Brought any of the boats that I’ve had with the purposed of selling. But I did sell this one after the repairs for $30,000.
Questions for you, please. 1. About how many sanding discs (in the finer grits) did you use for that length hull? 2. At what grit do you begin wet sanding? 3. What do you use for the guide coat? I have the the Mirka dry coat, do you prefer spray? Thank you very much. Everything you post is extremely informative.
Hello, I probably used around 7 discs each after painting I started with 800 then 1200, 1500, 2000, and sometimes 3000. Depends on how smoothly your painting rolls out. After the first 800 sanding the rest goes quickly. I prefer spray guide coat, it’s easier the put on.
I’m looking at a similar Catalina 30 MKIII in Wisconsin on the hard in cold storage and leaking windows let water fill to the top of the bilges. The rest obviously will need a closer look. After watching your posts, I’m worried about the compression post. Any recommendations when negotiating?
Make sure the bathroom door do not rub at the top or bottom. Thats a sign that the post is rotting and the top has moved. Also most water may be coming through the ruder post area. There’s a deck cover over the top of the ruder post behind the wheel. Water will fill that area up because the drain maybe stoped up the overflow thro a hole where the wires come in. If the bathroom door drags you have a large bargain chip. It will take a lot of time to fix. Also be sure a get a moisture meter, if the windows are leaking then the chain plates are probably leaking also. If so you have a very wet deck. It won’t be soft but may still be rotten.
Man I can't get past that Dodger Stadium hat, lol. JK, great video as always. Is there a way to send you pictures of my sailboat deck for some advice? I tried the RU-vid email but it doesn't work.
Can that bondo material be used on the outside of the hull, lets say to fix a ding where the boat hit the dock and knocked some of the gelcoat off exposing the fiberglass?
Really miss your videos…. hope all is well and you are enjoying sailing. I was totally inspired by your work ethic and it motivated me to tackle some tasks on my Catalina 27. Hope you can post some more in the future.
Yes I’m fine. My apologies for not putting up videos. I’ve just been really busy and it’s quite a bit of work to film and edit the videos. I have one I’ll put up pretty soon.
