CS34 Decals and Cleaning

Left for Mimico a little before noon, but it was raining and mizerable.  We decided to goto IKEA, have some lunch and look around.

Got to the boat a little after 1pm.  Wanted to get the bottom painted, the vinyl decals removed, and the side cleaned.  VC17 won't stick if the hull is wet, and it was, so NO BOTTOMPAINT FOR ME!

There was another CS34 a couple of boats over, same year, hull #32 (mine is #68).  A little rough and dirty:

We used a heat gun to remove the decals on the starboard side, and the rear.  Could not get the glue residue removed with anything we had, so off to No Frills we went in Mimico.  Picked up some 3M scrub pads, a 12 pack of sponges and scrub pads, and some VIM with bleach.  VIM did nothing, WD40 did nothing, but Goo Gone with a scrub pad removed the glue residue.

Decal residue

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End result

While I was doing this, Rita was washing the sides:

Aluminum stands worked great!

Looking Good!

Also removed some of the excess butyl tape with a putty knife:

You can see the goo above the numbering

Also took a look at the new halyard installed by the PO:

Need to install mast exit plates to avoid chafing the new halyard

Will need to install a spinnaker halyard and uphaul/downhaul before launch.

The hull cleaned up really well and will be able to get a couple of coats of wax next week.

It was too wet to do the bottom paint, as water was dripping over the underbelly even without us washing the hull sides.  Oh well, we had a full day just the same.  We stayed on the boat until after 9pm.

C22 Keel Attached!!!

Got to the club a little after 9am bound and determined to the get the keel attached.

Modified the rear stainless backing plate with several trips back and forth to the shop.

Pulled the keel up to the keel stub using the nuts.  Fit was good.  Lowered the keel back down to about 3/4". 

Dale came by to give me a hand with bow gelcoat repairs, and helped with the keel.

We first levelled the boat using a couple of 4 ft levels:

Good thing we did, because the boat was twisted the cradle.

I went in the boat he removed the nuts and backing plates, and buttered plates with Sikaflex 291, as well as forced some sealant around the studs.

We layed about a 1/4" bead of 5200 aound the entire keel.  We used a popcicle stick to make sure the sealant was continuous without any bubbles.

I then went in the boat and slowly tighened each of the keel bolts, bringing the keel up to her final resting place.  About half of the 5200 oozed out of the crack.  Dale had a 6" scraper and cleaned it up while I was in the boat tightening the bolts.

After I was done tightening the keel bolts, we took some acetone to clean up around the keel joint so fairing would stick later.  Looks Great!

We took a look from astern and the keel still looked canted SLIGHTLY to port, even though it was hanging freely.  Took a 1/4" rope and strung it between the sheer line and the back edge of the keel and marked it with some tape.  When we did the same on the starboard side, it was off about 1".  We drove a 2x4 between cradle and keel on the port side to bring the keel to the same measurement.

The 5200 sealant is slow cure: 24 hours to non tacky, and 7 days to cure fully.  I will just leave her alone until next weekend for fairing, Interprotecting, and VC17ing.

Cameron was telling me the slow cure 5200 is tenacious: he once dropped the keel on a J44 with a 9,000 lb keel.  All the keel bolts were off and they had to use wedges to separate the bond of the 5200.

Milestone achieved!

C22 POR-15 Return

The company advertises "We Know What Permanent Means" on the can and website! 

So permanent, you can't even open the can.

I got an email back from the company that I shipped the defective can of POR-15 back to saying they credited my VISA for the full amount.

Here is my reply:

Thanks

The second can I bought from a local Chandlery had the same issue.

I took it back, and the owner determined that the only way to open the can was to destroy it.

Not pleased with the product; this has really set me back in my keel refurb project.

You guys really have to do something about it.

Word of mouth is the best and worst advertising out there.

Actually too late.

Bart

This post is now the 3rd result if you Google "POR-15 defective"

Someone has even posted a YouTube video of the problem:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOLfjsgx9_s

C22 Keel Dry Fit

The keel studs were binding in the keel stub.  Decided to raise the boat above the keel studs and drill out out the holes a little more where necessary.  It was fairly easy to raise/lower the boat with the additional jack stands.

Added some butyl tape to the studs:

Forward

Mid

Aft

Went inside the boat the dry fit the stainless backer plates:

Forward

Mid

Aft

The holes on the aft plate would not line up (plate put on upside down here).  It fit fine in the shop!  I think the one stud is bending in slightly.

The shop was locked and there wasn't anyone around with the key, so I spent about 3 hours sanding the port side.  The sanding is now about 3/4 done.

CS34 Remove Cover

Rita and I got to Mimico a little after noon to meet the previous owner and take the cover off.  First helped string the replacement main halyard in the mast.  It was about 40ft too short.

Sunny warm 18 degrees!

Onto the cover:

Starting

Rear section off

The cover is zippered in three sections that are easily folded on the ground and fit in the car no problem.

Just a good photo

Aluminum tube framing

Fits over the lifelines

 Placed the framing under the boat in the cradle.

Also attached the bimini frame.  Really like it because it fits outside the lifelines, self supporting, and I can stand underneath it in the cockpit.

The Lovely Rita cleaning the deck

The closest water was about 750ft away.  No power washer for me (had brought it and 250ft of hose).  Had to carry buckets of water.

Used a heat gun to remove the Endurance vinyl lettering from the port side.  There still a residue that hopefully Goo Gone will remove.

Port side lettering removed

She looks geat!
The topsides and cockpit cleaned up really well.

The fridge kept the beer cold at -1 degree celcius according to the thermometer.  Very quiet.

Also took a battery to the mast and verified that all the lights were working, including the new LED anchor light.

C22 More Lift Photos

Got a CD of photos from John Shultz taken by Rich.

Brad, me, and Jim with keel on Hydro truck

Shows how hydro truck and crane were located

Start of lift

You can see the Hydro truck lifing the keel in the cradle

Swarm of orange heads position the keel

Boat being lowered

Closer

Lining up the keel studs

Really close

Mission accomplished

Shek it out!

From the times on the photos, the lift started at 2:50pm, and was completed by 3:04pm.

Thanks to everyone who helped!!!

C22 Keel Studs and Bottom Sanding

Got the club around 5pm and took some photos of the keel studs:

Aft

Middle

Forward

For the most part, they lined up pretty good.

Was going to paint the keel, but it was supposed to drop below freezing tonight, so I didn't.

Spent a couple of hours sanding the bottom with 60 grit on a random orbit sander.

Starboard side finished forward

Port side for a comparison

Smooth as a baby's bottom