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20-01-2012, 23:45
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 22
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My First Haulout
will haul out this spring for the first time, looking for input on items to inspect, maintain, overhaul, etc.
1974 29' fg mono. finner w/ skag hung rudder. 4 bronze thru hulls, 2 transducers. ob aux.
plan to have the boat on the hard for about a week
planned:
pro clean and paint. looking for guidance on paint. boat used as rec day sailer, 50 degree salt water. currently has ? ablative. last paint fall '09.
drop rudder, inspect, seems to have a lot of slop. will i have to have custom bushings made, what am i in for?
re-seat thru hulls? no problems so far but nothing known of previous
maintenance.
valves. current are all frozen composite/plastic. rebuild or replace?
transducers: how do i clean them [marine growth], abrasives, solvents, ? i assume they should not be painted.
keel: check fit to hull, bolts, ?
hull: no blistering visable when purchased on hard, i'm thinking this is pre blister period fg.
what have i missed?
all advice offered will be greatly appriciated
bucky
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21-01-2012, 00:15
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 2,492
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Re: my first haul out
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Originally Posted by bucky
will haul out this spring for the first time, looking for input on items to inspect, maintain, overhaul, etc.
1974 29' fg mono. finner w/ skag hung rudder. 4 bronze thru hulls, 2 transducers. ob aux.
plan to have the boat on the hard for about a week
planned:
pro clean and paint. looking for guidance on paint. boat used as rec day sailer, 50 degree salt water. currently has ? ablative. last paint fall '09.
drop rudder, inspect, seems to have a lot of slop. will i have to have custom bushings made, what am i in for?
re-seat thru hulls? no problems so far but nothing known of previous
maintenance.
valves. current are all frozen composite/plastic. rebuild or replace?
transducers: how do i clean them [marine growth], abrasives, solvents, ? i assume they should not be painted.
keel: check fit to hull, bolts, ?
hull: no blistering visable when purchased on hard, i'm thinking this is pre blister period fg.
what have i missed?
all advice offered will be greatly appriciated
bucky
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Is the exact model of your boat a secret?
Is the ablative working well where you are? If so you might as well stick with what you know.
On the valves, the actual price for the best ones, which are the Groco flanged bronze ball valves, is $60 to $150, depending on the size. In other words there's absolutely no point and very little financial return in going for anything cheaper. I just had 3 valves and a through hull for the speed transducer changed, and it cost me 6 hours labour plus about $300 for the valves and other bits and pieces.
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21-01-2012, 00:26
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Bay of Islands, New Zealand
Boat: Mason 53
Posts: 652
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Re: my first haul out
G'day, mate. Good list. I would include pulling the engine heat exchanger if you have one and make sure none of the tubes are blocked. If you have an adjustable packing gland for your prop shaft, make sure you have ample adjustment left. Likewise, I would stick with the ablative antifoul. Going on 4 years since our last bottom paint with ablative. All the best. Cheers.
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21-01-2012, 00:28
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 22
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Re: my first haul out
thanks mark
boat is an alan gurney competition 1000 1/2 ton built in the sf bay area. as best as i can tell there where only 6 built. boat did not perform as a racer but is wicked fun day sailer for $3000.
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21-01-2012, 00:34
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Join Date: Jan 2010
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Re: my first haul out
thanks NZ
yamaha clamp-on provides the aux duties.
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21-01-2012, 00:43
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Homer, AK is my home port
Boat: Skookum 53'
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Re: my first haul out
When you pull the through hulls take a close look at where the threaded part meets the bell end, I did a refit once and found 4 out of 5 through hulls had cracks, they were all bronze. Depending on your vessel's performance, I would consider having the prop worked over and balanced, and pull the shaft and insure that it is true, most machine shops can tell you quickly if the shaft is still true, also look for wear on the shaft at the cutlass bearing point and the packing gland point, replace the cutlass bearing and renew the shaft packing in the gland, remove the old packing and put in new.
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21-01-2012, 01:11
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 22
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Re: my first haul out
and thanks to you too, cap'm
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21-01-2012, 20:12
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Hull Diver

Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Under a boat, in a marina, in the San Francisco Bay
Posts: 5,485
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Re: my first haul out
Quote:
Originally Posted by bucky
pro clean and paint. looking for guidance on paint. boat used as rec day sailer, 50 degree salt water. currently has ? ablative. last paint fall '09.
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Hard to go wrong with Pettit Trinidad. With proper maintenance, it will give you 3+ years of good performance.
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