tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043281131054683024.comments2014-07-05T08:29:26.315-07:00About Something ElseGreg Vanderboom ~ Something Elsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10722831997806649298noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043281131054683024.post-91456018374924453662014-07-05T08:29:26.315-07:002014-07-05T08:29:26.315-07:00Sure sounds like you know what you're doing, G...Sure sounds like you know what you're doing, Greg ... and more complicated than conventional home maintenance for the rest of us.Thru Prairie Grass: Govert, South Dakotahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01882659793608166451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043281131054683024.post-90837466778751158922014-03-07T18:02:16.198-08:002014-03-07T18:02:16.198-08:00Also know as rubber baby buggy bumper... for a boa...Also know as rubber baby buggy bumper... for a boat. <br /><br />From the Glossary of Sailing Terms tab at the top of the blog<br /><br />Fender - A cushion, placed between boats, or between a boat and a pier, to prevent damage.<br /><br />Greg Vanderboom ~ Something Elsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10722831997806649298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043281131054683024.post-7686272733583063462014-03-06T14:24:53.208-08:002014-03-06T14:24:53.208-08:00Your post is priceless, too, Greg!Your post is priceless, too, Greg!Thru Prairie Grass: Govert, South Dakotahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01882659793608166451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043281131054683024.post-75318687951181264262014-03-06T13:57:13.267-08:002014-03-06T13:57:13.267-08:00Very clever...you again amaze me with your ability...Very clever...you again amaze me with your ability to think "outside the box" sailboat repair-wise! By the way, I thought "fender" was a car part or a classic guitar. Evidently, it is also a sailboat part...one that a landlubber like me would otherwise call "the big rubber bumper thingy"!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804651831910954606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043281131054683024.post-24579982720349457982014-02-14T13:18:33.209-08:002014-02-14T13:18:33.209-08:00Good detective work, Greg!Good detective work, Greg!Thru Prairie Grass: Govert, South Dakotahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01882659793608166451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043281131054683024.post-18136585478299089742013-12-19T11:13:45.116-08:002013-12-19T11:13:45.116-08:00Hey Greg,
I wouldn't sweat it too much mate, ...Hey Greg,<br /><br />I wouldn't sweat it too much mate, if your gel coat is in good nick i'd be inclined to leave it unless there's any obvious visible problems with your hull. I did what i did as i started to over-think the problem a bit too. In hindsight i only ever needed one layer of cloth not two and that would be considered over-the-top by most yards.<br /><br />Seeing as this was my first time tackling such a problem i knew no better so much like Westerly themselves added way more than was needed. I echo the sentiments of the SA respondents, if it ain't broke..........<br /><br />A book i would heartily recommend is called 'Fibreglass Boats' by Hugo De Plessis which sets out in a very matter-of-fact way what osmosis is and why some boats get it and some don't but most importantly the plethora of new problems you can create trying to cure the original one.<br /><br />I should point out i got his book after i did the work and i was gutted to find out i didn't need to undertake anything like the work i have on my boats hull, its great for setting your mind at rest about such issues. <br /><br />cheers<br /><br />roger ballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03824846602020368803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043281131054683024.post-73127938987461739022013-12-18T13:39:11.034-08:002013-12-18T13:39:11.034-08:00Sound like you went thru a ton of work stripping 5...Sound like you went thru a ton of work stripping 5-6mm. The thick non-structural layer was not what I expected. I asked this same question about thick gel coat on the fix it forum of Sailing Anarchy. Before the post broke down to… total anarchy it seemed the best advice was that it served the boat well for 35 years, sail it for another 35 years. I guess I over analyze this stuff. <br /> Do you think I should apply epoxy barrier coat the next haul out? Would that trap the moisture and cause the barrier coat to blister? My anti fouling is 3 year old so next year I need to do something.Greg Vanderboom ~ Something Elsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10722831997806649298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043281131054683024.post-72947247381341925532013-12-17T12:36:49.398-08:002013-12-17T12:36:49.398-08:00Hi Greg,
This was a mystery to me when cutting in...Hi Greg,<br /><br />This was a mystery to me when cutting in cockpit lockers and hatches on my Centaur as just like your core samples my boat seemed to have a gelcoat layer as thick if not thicker than the structural laminate. Turns out after picking the brains of far more learn-ed people than i it was something alot of yards did back in the seventies and that was to add pigment/gelcoat to the laminating resin. <br /><br />The coachroof on my centaur is solid white all the way through and about 13mm thick.<br /><br />When my hull was planed 5-6mm most of the exposed area was still white and after a year trying to dry it was told by two different surveyors it won't as the laminating resin is a mix of gelcoat and resin. My first question to one of them was, wont this create a weak hull? To which i was told; not really as the total laminate thickness is so overbuilt, although on close examination of these solid white panels i removed for the coachroof hatches there was generally less fibre found in them than the green/vanilla colour laminate. <br /><br />cheers rog<br /><br />www.agentlemansyacht.comroger ballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03824846602020368803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043281131054683024.post-82114211343916536762013-11-22T15:33:10.574-08:002013-11-22T15:33:10.574-08:00Mary has been playing the Candyland video game on ...Mary has been playing the Candyland video game on her iPad.Greg Vanderboom ~ Something Elsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10722831997806649298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043281131054683024.post-60350132327204389492013-11-22T13:57:44.719-08:002013-11-22T13:57:44.719-08:00What kind of videos is Mary watching?What kind of videos is Mary watching?Thru Prairie Grass: Govert, South Dakotahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01882659793608166451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043281131054683024.post-67430877693215505422013-11-19T15:26:36.148-08:002013-11-19T15:26:36.148-08:00I wouldn't wear it ... a little too boxy for m...I wouldn't wear it ... a little too boxy for my tastes, but looks good on the companion way hatch. Have you talked to Keith? He's done some of this kind of sewing (for land lubber conveyances). Really remarkable what you've done already; very impressive. Thru Prairie Grass: Govert, South Dakotahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01882659793608166451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043281131054683024.post-28297578807556623982013-11-09T14:25:29.839-08:002013-11-09T14:25:29.839-08:00I think you are a creative genius, too! The work y...I think you are a creative genius, too! The work you are doing on your boat is proof of that. No wonder you can come up with a jazzy logo! You are really something else!Thru Prairie Grass: Govert, South Dakotahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01882659793608166451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043281131054683024.post-11373515849410104942013-10-26T11:17:19.307-07:002013-10-26T11:17:19.307-07:00I agree...it looks complicated. But, it also look...I agree...it looks complicated. But, it also looks like you've again made some clever adjustments to make this repair project work out.<br /><br />From the schematic drawing it looks like the engine sits mostly under water, I assume to help facilitate the water-cooled nature of the system. Doesn't that greatly shorten the life-span of an engine? Also, that means there's water inside the boat, inside the outer hull. Is the engine in a separate compartment of some sort that keeps that water from going elsewhere into the boat? Seems like a screwy design that intentionally lets water into the boat, when you'd think the whole point is to keep the water outside the boat! <br /><br />Thanks for including the pictures of what you're doing. Without them it'd be really hard to visualize or understand what you're doing.<br /><br />Good luck with the rest of this project. Hope it all works out. But, oh yeah, you "have a plan"...which I assume has it all working out okay in the end!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804651831910954606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043281131054683024.post-74174313831276805782013-10-25T19:31:58.159-07:002013-10-25T19:31:58.159-07:00Yep, it’s complicated! I’ve looked at the same or...Yep, it’s complicated! I’ve looked at the same or similar exhaust system pictures for a year now and I hope I have it figured out. I never saw the hanger or boot until you mentioned it. Who is Pete? The boot shaped thing is suppose to be the outline of a generic engine. The hanger is the water break do-hickey. The sea water that was used to cool the engine is dumped into the exhaust here. The hook part lets air into the system so it can’t siphon water and fill up the engine… or worst case sink the boat. Oh boy, I hope I have it figured out.Greg Vanderboom ~ Something Elsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10722831997806649298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043281131054683024.post-27766875228751183592013-10-25T14:02:25.276-07:002013-10-25T14:02:25.276-07:00I studied the generic layout really hard. I unders...I studied the generic layout really hard. I understand hangers serve a function in an untold number and variety of repairs, but I don't understand the use of a hanger here (at 4). Or the boot, for that matter directly under the hanger. Is that a right boot or a left boot? And what do you do with the other boot for Pete's sake? Now as to the loaf pan, great idea! Thru Prairie Grass: Govert, South Dakotahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01882659793608166451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043281131054683024.post-68025426212275852742013-10-14T15:55:56.173-07:002013-10-14T15:55:56.173-07:00Happy Anninversary!!!!Happy Anninversary!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043281131054683024.post-138542545487671002013-10-13T17:36:26.884-07:002013-10-13T17:36:26.884-07:00Do you have your heat exchanger yet? Did you rebui...Do you have your heat exchanger yet? Did you rebuild the raw water pump yet ? Hi Greg , see you Mon./Tues ? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15322646079269597234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043281131054683024.post-19898902838603831002013-10-13T11:53:47.827-07:002013-10-13T11:53:47.827-07:00I have been trying to post a comment for a long ti...I have been trying to post a comment for a long time, but I must not have the code down right. So if this is published, it will be a miracle. Love, MamacitaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043281131054683024.post-22811543950831271382013-10-10T17:57:50.759-07:002013-10-10T17:57:50.759-07:00Thanks Russ! Some of the work turns out well and s...Thanks Russ! Some of the work turns out well and sometimes it doesn’t and I have to do it over. I finished painting the area only to realize I needed to epoxy something else. I have to repaint a few areas then I can tackle other tasks.<br /><br />The learning curve on a sailboat is pretty steep. Maybe I should post a list of sailing/boating vocabulary. Many of the items will be in future posts. The wet muffler will be examined when I post about the Engine Exhaust Project from “The Something Else to do List”<br /><br />I’ve been reading Under Sail by Felix Riesenberg a story about a sailing cargo ship in 1897. The terminology is vexing.<br /><br />I’m new to the whole blogging experience so do let me know what other handy gadgets are available or other ways to improve the Something Else experience.<br />Greg Vanderboom ~ Something Elsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10722831997806649298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043281131054683024.post-29885196866804746472013-10-10T17:22:16.365-07:002013-10-10T17:22:16.365-07:00I think Dad would have enjoyed messing about on bo...I think Dad would have enjoyed messing about on boats. Many a retiree spends their day at the marina messing about in and on their boats; enjoying their dreams and the social interaction with dreamers. I know he loved salmon fishing off the Oregon coast and I would have loved to take him sailing.<br /><br /><br />“there is nothing -- absolutely nothing -- half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats." <br />"Simply messing about in boats or with boats. In or out of 'em it doesn't matter. Nothing seems to matter, that's the charm of it. Whether you get away, or whether you don't; whether you arrive at your destination or whether you reach somewhere else, or whether you never get anywhere at all, you're always busy, and you never do anything in particular; and when you've done it there's always something else to do" <br />- From Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame<br />Greg Vanderboom ~ Something Elsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10722831997806649298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043281131054683024.post-69980574231977620592013-10-10T14:04:44.008-07:002013-10-10T14:04:44.008-07:00I am again amazed at your handy-man skills, sailbo...I am again amazed at your handy-man skills, sailboat-wise. It seems you've done another fantastic job at repairing/fixing-up Something Else.<br /><br />As a boat owner and "skipper" you've had to learn a whole new language. I see that reflected in your blog postings, to include this one..."lazarette and quarter birth"; "marine plywood doublers"; "wet muffler"?? All of it is "Greek" to a landlubber!<br /><br />Thanks for modifying your blog's "homepage" to make it easier to get a "feed" for all the comments people make to you. Having one single feed for all comments, rather than having to do a feed posting-by-posting, is much simpler.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804651831910954606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043281131054683024.post-90076809429494273242013-10-10T13:07:56.549-07:002013-10-10T13:07:56.549-07:00It is beyond my vocabulary to tell you how proud D...It is beyond my vocabulary to tell you how proud Dad would be to see your work.Thru Prairie Grass: Govert, South Dakotahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01882659793608166451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043281131054683024.post-13058769298543229032013-10-09T14:24:16.087-07:002013-10-09T14:24:16.087-07:00This sounds like all of the projects we put away f...This sounds like all of the projects we put away for the winter in snow country, and never finished. But you don't have snow in Long Beach, so you're bound to make better progress.Thru Prairie Grass: Govert, South Dakotahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01882659793608166451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043281131054683024.post-66098663293996237832013-10-09T14:20:36.746-07:002013-10-09T14:20:36.746-07:00You have a GREAT story! And GREAT friends!You have a GREAT story! And GREAT friends!Thru Prairie Grass: Govert, South Dakotahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01882659793608166451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043281131054683024.post-73985245880734839972013-10-06T13:44:10.757-07:002013-10-06T13:44:10.757-07:00Whenever I make a "To Do" list, the firs...Whenever I make a "To Do" list, the first item on the list is "Make a To Do list." That way I can quickly check one item off the list!<br /><br />I've heard it said that "you can't die as long as you have a To Do list with unfinished projects on it." You even have sub-tasks in your tasks! It looks like you have a very long life ahead of you!<br /><br />Good luck with all your Something Else projects.<br /><br /> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804651831910954606noreply@blogger.com