The Schooner Etain
08-14-2001, 03:38 PM
Well, I finally got my little schooner up from Florida by truck and she now sits on the hard here in Toronto. I've cleaned all the loose gunk out of the inside, found a full set of sails which was a bonus. Looks like the main sail will need to be replaced but the other sails look not too bad, except for the rust and mold stains. I'll try to wash those out and see how I do.
Took a powerwasher to the hull on Sunday to clean all the growth off so she no longer looks like she's been sitting on the bottom for 5 years. Next job is to try and clean the bilge out, I'll use TSP for that. There is some standing water in the bilge too, which surprised me, since she'd been hauled out for more than 3 months now. I even hammered in a screwdriver through the garboards where the worm damage was really bad, which happened to line up with the area the water was standing. Seems like it doesn't want to come out though, the hole just seemed to run water for a minute, then close up on itself. Thought that was odd. Oh well, it will come out when I have remove the boards for replacement anyways.
There's so much to do, I almost don't know where to start. I plan to sit down with a boatwright or a naval architect to work out a plan of action. I'll keep you all posted.
By the way, anyone know a really good chemical paint stripper? I really don't feel like heat stripping the entire hull and deck of a 42' boat, just to see what I need to replace. I don't need all the paint gone yet, just enought to see what the wood looks like.
Oh, and another surpise, the deck, which I was told was iroko over plywood, doesn't actually have any plywood in it at all. Nice 2" thick boards on her. http://media5.hypernet.com/~dick/ubb/smile.gif
Chris
Took a powerwasher to the hull on Sunday to clean all the growth off so she no longer looks like she's been sitting on the bottom for 5 years. Next job is to try and clean the bilge out, I'll use TSP for that. There is some standing water in the bilge too, which surprised me, since she'd been hauled out for more than 3 months now. I even hammered in a screwdriver through the garboards where the worm damage was really bad, which happened to line up with the area the water was standing. Seems like it doesn't want to come out though, the hole just seemed to run water for a minute, then close up on itself. Thought that was odd. Oh well, it will come out when I have remove the boards for replacement anyways.
There's so much to do, I almost don't know where to start. I plan to sit down with a boatwright or a naval architect to work out a plan of action. I'll keep you all posted.
By the way, anyone know a really good chemical paint stripper? I really don't feel like heat stripping the entire hull and deck of a 42' boat, just to see what I need to replace. I don't need all the paint gone yet, just enought to see what the wood looks like.
Oh, and another surpise, the deck, which I was told was iroko over plywood, doesn't actually have any plywood in it at all. Nice 2" thick boards on her. http://media5.hypernet.com/~dick/ubb/smile.gif
Chris