Yard time , this time we try a travel lift .

[ramillett]

Today , a little more fitting and 1 more floor and some loose ends .

[MCTrailer]

Wow, I don't know much about wooden boats, but I do know fine Engineering when I see it. Your wood-guy puts the "Art" into Artisan. Amazing work. Great thread, please keep the pics coming. I am developing a whole new way of looking at some wood worker's skills. I use CNC machines and work in metal, so a lot of that stuff is just down to programming.

[ramillett]

No pictures today , today was a fix all the little details day , and get 2 more floors glued in , and 2 half ribs fit up ready to glue in . A section of the horn on the outside was remover , and a template made from the water line to the rudder post . As of today we are now into the project 1 Month . Bob

[ramillett]

Today they check to see if the ring frame and structure for the helm soul still fit , I made these parts last year .

[ramillett]

Rubin working on fitting 2 half ribs , little closer quarters .

[ramillett]

Week 5 , all the ribs are glued in , and most of the rivets are in the ribs . Floors are mostly fit up , some are glued in , all need to be threw bolted . Today Wayne bored the rudder tube for the new glass log tub . This picture shows Wayne's setup for boring .



This picture shows a floor ready to be glued to the rib and hull , then screw threw the hull and riveted to the rib . After 5 weeks you can start seeing day light threw the seams .



This shot shows the new horn timber , some new rib ends , a few new floor , and some of the bolting threw the horn .



this shot shows the last of the rib ends glued , but not riveted yet



This shot show an area on the horn by the rudder thats had a problem for years , now being replaced . The holes not plugged yet are for the screws going into the new floors .

[chas]

"After 5 weeks you can start seeing day light threw the seams ."... Nice to know how long it takes for a tight-seamed boat to open up in a dry climate. Time to splash her soon? Tks for this story; we all learn much from your efforts here. / Jim

[ramillett]

Jim not having paint covering the wood speed that up a lot . Bob

[Phil Y]

Keep praying to the Olinka Gods

[ramillett]

Phil , I have had to get the wife helping on this one , the Olinka Gods are having a hard time staying up on this one , this time Bob

[chuckt]

My seams are opening a bit too--curiously where planks have been replaced--not the original planks.

What kind of pad are they grinding with? I see its an angle grinder. what's the grit? I need something like that.

[boattruck]

Ram, Big job for sure, and the killer is that if you do it just right, you wont be able to tell it was ever done, save for the hole in your checkbook....But what a beauty, and fine work you and your gang are doing. Cheers, Steve/BT

[ramillett]

SO close , But So far away

[ramillett]

Todays look at progress .

[Willin']

It's gonna be a shame to cover up all that beautiful work, Bob.

Ya going to varnish the inside again?

[ramillett]

I want to , but my kid wants to red lead under the tank .

[ramillett]

Yard is getting involved

[Soundman67]

wow that rudder is beautiful. what a work of art. cant wait to see it all cleaned up

[ramillett]

Wayne's Dad did the bronze work back in 1982 , when Olinka got a new rudder .

[chas]

Ram / You are ruining it for the rest of us, I swear. LOL. Thanks for showing your boat like this. / Jim

[ramillett]

3 more floors got screw , glued , and bolted in today

[chuckt]

Your yard time is adding up. Ouch! Nice work though

[ramillett]

With luck we well splash next week .

$200 a day , not too bad , lots of room .

[ramillett]

New rudder post log , glass and resin , hope this is a bit more serviceable , and less rotting



Looks a little cleaner than ....

[John Meachen]

Looks like a really thorough job,your boat is lucky to have a conscientious owner.Its also nice to see that there are still people doing quality work if you know where to find them.Not many of us get the opportunity to admire nicely made rudders and super sanitary bilges so thanks for that.

[chas]

Bob / In the last picture of #106, what is the white compound in the seam, and possibly the bungs?

I have to use roofing tar for minor cracks in my seams like that. Do you have a miracle goo or just hang her in the cradle till she takes up? / Jim

[ramillett]

Jim that is epoxy . She had a lot of movement in that area over the years . We are going to try to swell her up a bit before we get the seams too tight . Bob

[ramillett]

Yep ! It's teak , but no we are not going to varnish it We are getting ready to do a barrier coat . Bob

[SchoonerRat]

HOLY CRAP! A teak rudder?

Nothing but the best for Olinka!!!

Did you have a bunch of stock laying around waiting for a use, or is the machine shop minting Kruegerands?

Olinka scored BIG when she got her hooks into you!

[ramillett]

Tony got to buy that one in 1982

[ramillett]

Today the rudder went back on .


We decided to put a new barrier coat on the bottom , hopefully lowering the maintenance cost over time .



Still have some plugs to get in , But should be ready for the painters soon .



Her backbone should be as strong as ever .



You can see the new mizzen mast step , purple hart .

[ramillett]

This picture gives an idea what part of the boats being worked on .

[ramillett]

Putting the first coat of epoxy on , the "ugly " coat



Roll-n tip , trying to soak up as much epoxy as possible



You can see the new plugs where the work was done .



Someday I might have a boat back .

[ramillett]

No more paint remover Now ready to finish . Estaminets are we launch in a week and a half .



The only paint removing is the mast step , still have a few places to varnish .

[chuckt]

Is that a penetrating (thinned) epoxy going on the hull?

[LakeErieSailor]

Hi, Bob

Excellent pix, and beautiful boat! I especially appreciate the photos of the newly-laminated frames. I'm doing the same work in a Folkboat at present, but since the frame dimensions are much smaller, I'm laminating them in place. It's also encouraging to see that you're using epoxy and white oak. I'm sure you've seen the controversy surrounding this subject.

Please keep the photos coming.

[ramillett]

Is that a penetrating (thinned) epoxy going on the hull?

Chuck we are using System 3 , Silver Tip , with slow hardener (no thiner) . We had a lot of people recommend this epoxy , so we went with it . Bob

[ramillett]

Hi, Bob

Excellent pix, and beautiful boat! I especially appreciate the photos of the newly-laminated frames. I'm doing the same work in a Folkboat at present, but since the frame dimensions are much smaller, I'm laminating them in place. It's also encouraging to see that you're using epoxy and white oak. I'm sure you've seen the controversy surrounding this subject.

Please keep the photos coming.

I have bin gluing oak and teak on Olinka for 25 years using West System , and never had a glue failure yet , knock on wood Bob

[ramillett]

Today you can see they have started getting the top sides looking good again . Ryan did the calking on open seams , we're trying the West System Six10 , sense the boats bin out of the water for over 2 months .



The rudder is finally unmasked , so I got to feel how the new log feels , and it felt very good .



The epoxy has to set 3 days before we can sand and fare



The mast step is starting to look pretty good for being 59 year old steel , sitting in the bilge . Even a lot of the galvanizing is still left .



We discovered one of our pet termite that did some carpentry on our bulwarks , also tunneled thru the teak covering board , and made nice living room in the shear plank .

[ramillett]

Today they sanded the first coat of epoxy , and it came out very smooth . I don't think we well need faring until we spray the barrier coat .






Looks like they well spry top sides this week .



She is going to get a fresh name .



The forward wood by the mast step is looking good .

[Eric D]

Ram,

I will echo the many comments above about how lovely your boat is, but I also want to thank you for all the pictures and running commentary about the repairs. Very nice.

so did your son win? red lead or varnish?

[ramillett]

so did your son win? red lead or varnish?[/QUOTE]

Eric
We are going to wait till the boat is back in the slip before we sand the cockpit area , but most well be varnished unless it's really ugly

We are going to try a new to us varnish this time on the bilge , Waterlox , It sounds like it might protect better . Bob

[ramillett]

Things are coming together nicely . The hull has bin sealed , primed , fared , and finished sanded , ready to spray the barrier coats and bottom paint .



The topsides have bin touched up with LP .







Boot stripe got LP ed today too.

[Rich Jones]

Most guys would wish that their topsides were as smooth as your bottom!!

[Garret]

Most guys would wish that their topsides were as smooth as your bottom!!

Richard! Get a room!

[ramillett]

Tent is gone , and the LP work is finished .



Ready for a new name .





Should be ready to work on the bottom again .

[chuckt]

Wow! What is in the seams of the topside planks? Will the paint job stay like this or eventually crack along the seams? Did you use some sort of fairing filler?

[ramillett]

Chuck

The topsides haven't bin wooded sense the 70's , just tight joints . We got some cracks while doing the new horn timber , but usually don't see the seams until the paint job gets about 8 to 10 years old , and they only show at the ends of the boat . Bob

[ramillett]

Today the yard tented the bottom , and sprayed 2 coats of barrier coat . It looked very fare , only a few spots needing to be touched up . The next coat is a barrier coat then the first coat of bottom paint , then they need to move the sands and catch up the coatings . Bob

[ramillett]

In a big blue fog , Olinka finally got bottom paint back on .



Rudder looking nice an fare .



Only felt safe to enter one arm .



Mast area got sealed today , not bad for 59 years .



Even the keel looking good .