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After a
week of sanding, painting, prop and shaft work, along with some thru-hull valve
changes, I can honestly say that it wasn't ALL THAT BAD, now that I am back
in the water again!! Having some (paid) help is a tremendous benefit
when you hire the experts and professionals in their specialty.
Symphoon, a
30ft fiberglass sloop, has been in my possession for two years. She
has been on the water for almost 30 years. Someday I suppose I will have
to hand her off to someone else to care for. In the meantime it is my
responsibility to make those quality improvements that make a good old boat
even better.
Hauled out
at Keehi Marine Center in the middle of the last big storm December 11th. So, you recall that
rain and wind?? There were white caps in a sea state 4 in my slip at La
Mariana the morning of the haul out!
Since this
was really my first solo haul out, with a lot of work to be done in a short
time, I called in some experts to speed up the process. But I
still did the work every day!!
Here is the
summary of my work and costs:
Bottom
scrub: in
water prior to haul $38 Fantastic clean - up helps a lot
(Les Vasconcellos 955-3512)
Haul
out and in:
$330 No scratches or problems. Set up boat in nice location
with electricity and water avail. ( KMC 845-6465)
Power
wash:
$95 really did a great job of old paint and other debris removal !
Lay-days: First day free then $63 per
lay-day (I spent a week on the hard) $378
Sanding
prep of the
bottom by the Keehi Marine Center yard
crew $220.
Three coats
of "Hempel's Olympic HI-7660 Blue" at $135/gal
(2.5gals used)
(POP 537-2905) I rolled paint over the course of
the week due to rain, with last coat on the water line 6 hours prior
to the 3pm splash down.
Cutless
bearing:
Pull/replace prop/shaft and cutless bearing.
(Non-metal
bearing 25mm x 40mm x 100mm)
(Shawn Koop - office at Ala Wai and great to work with
!!)
Thru-Hull
Valves replacement: Removed and replaced all four of the ball-valves on engine
inlet, sink drain and head inlet and outlet. Small boat but very old
valves. I used two bronze and two are stainless. Hope they
last a long time. about $175. Boat in the yard also (from Maui) was a BIG Beneteau with 18 thru-hulls !!
Also new
hoses on several of those valves.
Sand,
Prep Prime, Fill and Spray the freeboard nose to stern! Awlgrip Oyster
White - 5 coats! The signage in a boat yard should read "We Work
from Sunrise to
Sunset - No Rest Allowed" In 3 and 1/2 days we had a finished
product. PDF did an outstanding job coordinating and tenting the
boat. With an end of the year 20% sale price I could not resist.
Call Katie Merrill or Jim for any help you may need. Their whole team was
wonderful and worked very hard to meet my needs and schedule.
Get that
sale price before the end of December ! 847-1900.
Tiller
and Rudder: Great time to check out the play in the tiller or rudder and get new
bolts or bearings. I only needed the bolts (metric).
(Hawaii Nut
and Bolt on Ahua St. 834-1919)
What's
left:
New cove
stripe, new non-skid on deck (did I mention that I have spent the past 2 months
stripping and repainting the deck?), new holding tank for head, new
vinyl letters and state registration sticker, rebed and remount all deck
fittings and winches, put the wind-vane back on the stern and the swim
ladder on the rail. And learn to sail again as the whole
process has taken more than 4 months ! I did not do any rigging work as I
can do that in the water.
I think I
have done the boat a very big service in protecting it from the harsh Hawaii sun and UV
exposure. Hope I don't have to do it again in the next decade !!
Scott
Gilbert
Symphoon
- 30 ft Doug Peterson design sloop
La
Mariana Sailing Club
(...and
waiting for a downtown slip)
"Twenty
years from now you will be more disappointed
by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you do.
So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor.
Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
Mark Twain
"It is not
the innovative practice itself that makes the difference, rather the ability of
leaders to enable and foster the creation of those practices that makes the difference" (Quinn,
2000).
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