well ryan (the p/o) showed me where the chimmny is so i dont have to build or buy one. but what i do have to do is take a 3 inch hole saw and.... well cut a 3 inch hole into my deck :/~~ and put the chimmny in. but i want to put a guard around it like a friend on a saber 40 did so no one steps on it kicks it, and to help keep sails and other gear off the hot part so im going to get some thin like 1/2 inch s/s tube and bend it to make a cone over it. if any one has any photos of this i would love to see them!
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well what i leaned from the bilge is that for one its not an easy job getting the keel bolts off, its realy realy Important to keep the bile CLEAN, bilge pumps are not cheap and floats for them are not cheap as well! have some good way to get into the bilge short of taking the sole up (i have to unscrew the thing...)
and pb blast is expensive!!!
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well i got a good day and a half of hard (HARD!!!) work done on the boat as well as spent the first night onboard the columbia!
it started with pulling the starboard seal out of the keel then started on the port side which i got about half out, then turned to the inside of the boat, spent a good 3 hours hand pumping 20-30 gals of oily nasty bilge water out in to a bucket and walk that down the latter to a used oil tank.... i found iv got to replace the rule 1500 gph pump with a new one (no big deal) as the old one showing some age. i then got a glove on and started to "dig" a inch and a half of dirt, old ply, screws, a s/s shackle!, a some old cut up wire out of the bilge by hand till i could see the keel bolts which i went after with a 1 and 1/8 socket and a shit load of pb blast! (one can of pb blast and started the next can) and was able to get one of 6 bolts off! not many... off :( and then had to pack up... iv got on of the bare ply sole boards home and im gonna prime it with killz and maybe paint or because im going to make a new one soon just leave as primed.
the new work list is as follows
replace fore/port bulkhead as it is all gone to hell with some rot and was thin any way so im going to use marine ply with epoxy and a layer of glass on the side with the head. then prime with killz and paint.
add those cool litle rain guards to the 2 ports that open
clean the bilge with a realy realy heavy duty cleaner, then at some time repaint it white
replace bilge pump and float
drop keel 1/2 inch and rebed
add sole support in one spot
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well the 4200 (3 10 oz) tubes came today from the (best ever i may add) JamestownDistributors.com
now im ready to do the keel repair and and other sealing of deck hardware....
at west marine today i also got a NON FOLDING pad eye that will mount in the cockpit for a teather.
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well i just got a phone call from my boss (the schooner captain) turns out they want me to be full time crew and live onboard! this is good and bad...
good because i get paid, get to live on a boat, and it full out rocks!
its bad tho because i wont have as much time on my boat.
on the other hand i get paid $50 a day so will bring in about 1k a month with tips and i will be working till dec so around 6k saved up! then i will be sailing south and wont spend money there and will put maybe half of it in a CD before leaving and let it make more money!
so i need to get the boat in the water and get arounf to regent point marina soon
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well i know i want to fix er' up, i have done a lot of reading and the A4's seem to be good motors... BUT only if you have a GOOD working bilge blower. the A4 that i have has rust on it nothing to bad or thick, so i will ospho (this acid we use on the schooners) to clean the rust off after chipping as much off as you can, you sand it, then ospho, then wash with water, then prime/paint! i will have to re paint the whole thing. replace all spark plugs, rebuild carb, change oil, put in inline fuel filter, change oil filter(s) and flush the thing with fresh water. replace any fuel and water lines needed. new prop? this place has a new 3 blade prop for the A4 that sounds great and is $310 not to bad, but for now i will use the old prop. it seems easy to find parts for the A4??!
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