Sailboats

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=50 BGCOLOR="#339900" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Sailboats</B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=165 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="132" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 35 ><NOBR><div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="29" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="21"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="29" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="21"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="20"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="35" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="20" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="29" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="13"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="29" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="27"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Allreds Motorsport"><U><B>Home</B></U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=430 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> Now for something entirely Different...</div> <bR> <div> 1973 Pintail Sailboat Project Log</div> <div> Hull # 1317    Sail # 617</div> <bR> <div> <B>For once a project that doesn't much involve gasoline, oil or grease!</B></div> <div> (besides elbow-grease, that it is)</div> <bR> <div> Click on photos to see a larger image</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Start Project</U></B>  Purchase date September 5, 2004.  $150.00  -  As is!    (Beware low priced sailboats!)</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="645" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 156 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id93.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pintail Bow"><U><IMG SRC="15dc8960.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id97.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pintail Side"><U><IMG SRC="15cc8960.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id95.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pintail Stern"><U><IMG SRC="15ec8960.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="643" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="211"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="211" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="211" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="211"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="211" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Transportation & Placement</U></B>   Built dolly, hull vacuumed, carpet removed, drained & dried, sails dried, mast & rigging removed,  mast & boom stored up & out of way. Hull placed on dolly.  completed  9-8-04.  Registered with DMV 9-9-04.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="680" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 206 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id115.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Deck"><U><IMG SRC="17d96c80.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="200" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><bR> <div> <A HREF="id117.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Cradle 1"><U><IMG SRC="17ec8960.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><bR> <div> <A HREF="id119.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dolly 2"><U><IMG SRC="17cc8960.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Survey Phase</U></B><B>  </B>(or, OK, now I've got it home, what have I really got?)</div> <bR> <div>      <U>Hull interior</U> -   Warps in aft cockpit floor from improper storage, flaking paint on hull & CB trunk, dried out bow storage shelf wood, dirty & stained carpeting (removed).  Look for, mark, blisters & delaminations, other damage?  Inspect flotation materials, loose or missing hardware, etc.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="643" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 156 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id99.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pintail Interior 1"><U><B><IMG SRC="160c8960.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id100.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pintail Interior 2"><U><B><IMG SRC="161c8960.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id103.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pintail Interior Bow"><U><B><IMG SRC="162c8960.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div>  </div> <div>      <U>Hull exterior</U> - (why does the hull bottom have peaks & valleys?)</div> <bR> <div>      <U>Deck</U> - dirty & faded blue gel-coat, minor gel-coat cracks.  but, no missing or loose hardware.</div> <div>      <U>Bottom</U> - Several un-repaired gourges, and some previously repaired but poorly repaired gouges and damage with poor gel-coat color match.  Warps aft from improper trailer pads or stands.  Also some soft spots, or evidence of de-lamination.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="437" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 154 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id105.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pintail Hull Exterior"><U><B><IMG SRC="130c0900.jpg" border=0 width="192" height="144" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id105.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pintail Hull Exterior"><U><B><IMG SRC="132c6940.jpg" border=0 width="198" height="148" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div>      <U>Standing Rig</U> - broken mast spreader bracket, missing spreader bar, cut L shroud, </div> <bR> <div>      <U>Running Rig</U> - missing main sheet & block, missing boom vang & block.  stained jib w/ small stretch marks & dime sized holes.</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Hull Restoration</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>     </B>First task was to build a frame to support the boat upside down by the deck, resting upon the dolly.  (Forgot to take a photo, oops!  Maybe when it is righted again, I can add one later.)  It  took two grown men, one old geezer, and a boy to lift the hull of the dolly, roll it over on the lawn, and place it upside down, on the support frame, back on the dolly.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><U> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="568" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 156 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id107.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Delaminated Deformed Hull"><U><IMG SRC="163c8960.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="267"><bR> <bR> <div> Click on this photo for a larger image that is the best I could capture to illustrate the large areas of delamination and warping in the hull bottom</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>   </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >After surveying the extent of the damage, and widespread rotting of the balsa core, I decided that extensive repairs would require removal of the outer hull laminations, so that the core could be re-paired or replaced,  the hull re-faired, and new, undamaged laminations applied.   So started the scary part!   Port side cuts were made Sept. 12-13, 2004.</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="617" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 156 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id109.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tools"><U><IMG SRC="169c8960.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="224"><div> <I>left</I> - Power tools used to remove the outer laminations, rotton balsa then scooped out, remainder surface sanded, and edges taper-beveled.  Expanding spray foam used to "re-core" hard to reach areas</div> <bR> <div> <I>right</I> - Pintail's hull core doesn't extend much wider than cut-out areas shown.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id111.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Portside Cuts"><U><IMG SRC="16ac8960.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="660" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 156 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id113.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Closeup 1"><U><IMG SRC="193c8960.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="229"><bR> <div> <I>left </I>- close-up of first repair area showng original damage hole, smooth sanded remaining core, foam re-filled under edges, and surface taper-ground for new laminations, now ready for bonding in <I>new core material.</I></div> <div> <I>right</I> - expanding foam under edges before trimming & sanding</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id121.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Foam edges"><U><IMG SRC="191c8960.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></U></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="640" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 156 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id124.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bonding New Core"><U><IMG SRC="19ac8960.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="214"><bR> <bR> <div> <I>left</I> - pins & tape hold the new 1/4" foam core while epoxy cures.</div> <bR> <div> <I>right</I> - epoxy fairing filler fills in the gaps around new foam core</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id126.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Core Edges Filled"><U><IMG SRC="19bc8960.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></U></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>And, that's where the project is, as of October 2, 2004!</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <U>(more to follow as soon as the fiberglass materials arrive)</U></div> <bR> <div> <B>Coming Soon?</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Standing Rig Restoration</U></B></div> <bR> <div>      This shouldn't be to tough.  There is a broken shroud spreader to mast bracket, and one missing spreader.  I've located a source and ordered replacements.  And some cretin in this boat's past cut the port shroud in two with a cable cutter!  Probably too lazy to just remove it ???  </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>Running Rig Restoration</U></B></div> <bR> <div>      Same cretin referred to above must have "borrowed" the entire main sheet and boom vang, lines and blocks and all.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>Trailer Construction or Repair</U></B></div> <bR> <div>      What trailer?   Good thing I like to weld.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>Outfitting</U></B></div> <bR> <div>      I think I'll add a serious amount of under-deck flotation foam.   Rodents have eaten away what little was there it seems.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>Launch & Shakedown</U></B></div> <bR> <div>      Piece of cake, right?  Sure!  Just remind myself, don't buy any $150 bargain boats ever again!</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>   </div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>