First Haul

[Ronin NW]

It looks like I'm fast approaching a haulout of Ronin, and having not hauled a sizeable wooden boat, thought I'd try to clarify a couple of things before I embarrass myself in the yard, or get my sole too wet when we try to float her...

Everything's in good condition, so my general plan with the bottom is clean any growth while wet, then rough up the antifouling and apply a new coat, then the bootstripe. I assume I should tent and use a tyvek suit for the sanding? Sanding should be by hand to rough up, what grit? Bare hand or fairing board?

Zinc's and seacock lube are pretty self-explanatory. Favorite brand of seacock lube? (keep it clean, people)

One item to take care of from the purchase survey: applying a backing block to the head intake thru-hull. Right now it's only fastened to the planking. :( approximately 1" intake in 1 1/4" mohagony, bronze thruhull and marelon seacock. Backing block of white oak? Paint with red lead and bed it to planking and thruhull with dolfinite? Or CPES impregnated? About 10" between frames here, 6" wide plank (carvel). If I get my (*^#$ together I'd like to add a raw water intake in the galley, same procedure I assume.

Sounds like meriatic acid is the ideal prop cleaner? Repacking stuffing box should be straightforward...

I also need to replace a frozen seacock on the engine exhaust. It's the only gate valve on the boat, and well frozen. Planning on replacing it with a marelon ball-valve like the rest...

I'll probably think of more, but if you can offer any advice, I should expect this to be a pretty quick and efficient haul. 'Course, I'd also like to do it right smile.gif General advice or warnings are most welcome!

Thanks,
Scott

[Gary E]

Bottom plan is good... scrape off the loose only...

Tent?... I never did... but have done the job while in a shed with the doors open

I used a random orbital vibrating like all hell sander,,, 60 grit, have see others use a 6" disk.. be carefull...never used a fairing board

Grease?.. cheapest stuff you can find

Prop cleaner?... umm... often sent the props to be gone over and balanced

Good time to check the cutlass brg

Block for the sea cock... could be just about anything but same as planking is fine.. I whould not use oak but that's me..bed it with anything you have..never used cps so I dunno...ditto the other intakes...

I paint the botttom after the sides and bootstripe... I used 2 coats and stayed in the water all yr and hauled every other yr... I also used plenty cayenne ground pepper too...

[ 06-06-2005, 07:36 PM: Message edited by: Gary E ]

[Terry Etapa]

Talk to the yard about what they require.

Most will require the bottom to be pressure washed by a yard worker. Scraping off loose bottom paint, and repainting is normally allowed without a tent. Be sure to keep things neat and clean. If your paint chips are flying everywhere, you will need to tent.

Sanding will most likely need to be tented if you do not have a vacuum attached to your sander.

I've found that if the job site is clean when they see it in the morning, and paint chips & dust aren't flying everywhere, you'll be fine.

[Stiletto]

If you are expecting to find barnacles, have a scraper ready, about 6" wide with radiused corners and a longish handle so you can use two hands. It shaves the barnacles off quickly when they are fresh, prior to power washing.

Good luck with it.