Sunday, September 23, 2012

Pictures: the starting point

Here are a few pictures of what we're starting with. The boat is solid with only a few spots of rot. The interior has been glassed and the resin is pulling away. There is also bubbling varnish inside. The mast has a possible rotted section above the shrouds. Hull was recently painted but will probably need to be stripped. We'll see; it should be an adventure.

First step. Get the trailer street ready with lights and bearing buddies. Then get a cover.


The deck looks great, but the caulking is cracking, will need to be redone.  I picked out the section in the center with my fingernail
The base of the mast shows where it was sticking out from under the cover,  dried out with no finish, but should be salvageable, the mast top is another story.  Did someone say spar varnish?
This is the good view, the glass issues on the inside of the hull covered by the floorboards.
One of the two mains, with a SCIRA measurers stamp from 1937
The Transom seems solid and has a little hatch to access the stem
One of the sailbags, the other one shredded when we picked it up
Here is the older sail, the same one with the measurers stamp.
From the bow,  you can see the home built trailer, and some of the issues with the deck.

1 comment:

  1. Looks great Steve... this is inspiring me to start a blog! Good luck and I'll track ur progress. Bill

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