tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10551138785403192062024-03-13T08:52:43.004-07:00sv/Nellie JoThe refit of a Westsail 32 for offshore cruising in a few years.....ahh...now! We are living the dream!James Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11984040427939162941noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055113878540319206.post-51286462389827396722023-01-16T22:40:00.000-08:002023-01-16T22:44:14.927-08:00Fuel tanks coming alongThis is an old entry that wasn't finished. I went ahead and finished it so you can see how I did my tanks.<br />
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The tanks are welded up and at my house now. Before the tanks were being welded I ordered some flush bungs so I could have the shop weld those in. The bungs are threaded disks that get welded onto the tank that allows me to thread valves and such to the tank. Well they where on back order without my knowledge. After a week of waiting I made the decision to have the shop weld iron couplings on to the tank instead of the bungs. I did try calling the "bung" company and emailing them but I could not get a response.....so much for customer service. The bungs showed up about a week after I took the tanks home. I tried calling again and was able to speak to a person who said I could return them for a refund. I'm a little leery of doing that...I'll be out the bungs and the money. (Update - the company refunded my money! Yeah!)<br />
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First things first...I need to test the tanks for leaks. The leaks are where you see bubbles.<br />
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Yup I found a few. But no worries I have a mig welder and can weld!<br />
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I leak tested them and found a few leaks. <br />
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I re-welded the tanks where the leaks where. I then ground down all the welds a bit to knock off the high spots. Then I tested for leaks again and found none. The way I test for leaks is to plug all the openings except two. One of the opening gets a pressure gauge that reads lower pressure. The other gets a valve that I can pump air into with a compressor. I only put 3-5 psi in the tanks then spray them with a water /soap solution on all the fittings, seams and welds. I look for bubbles and that tells me where I have a leak. Once I get all the leaks fixed I pump the tank up to 3-5psi of air and wait 24 hours to see if the pressure has leaked down any. If not then it is good to go.<br />
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The pressure held so the tanks are good to install. Before I can install them I have decided to paint them bright red to pretty them up. I had dressed the welds up before I tested them but they were still a little less than perfect looking. I used some long strand fiberglass on all the welds and faired it in with the tank body. (I took a year and a half of auto body classes a few years ago.) I then sanded everything smooth, primed the tanks then painted them with red rustoleum paint. I put two coats or primer and three coats of paint.<br />
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For the pick up tubes I could not find anything that I liked so I decided to make my own. I used 1/4" soft copper tubing and soldered it into a reducing nipple. I created a flare on the copper so it would fit snug in the nipple. I then soldered it in on both sides of the nipple. On the end in the tank I cut a bevel and made the tube so it would be about a 1/2" above the bottom of the tank. <br />
Just a note...I did put a bung in the bottom of the tank with a valve. I did this for two reasons. First I figured if and when I get water in my tanks I can drain them. Second if for some reason the pick up tubes failed I could feed the engine from the bottom valve. I also put a plug in the valve in case the valve was accidently opened.<br />
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The whole time we were working on the boat getting it ready for cruising we knew it needed a bottom job. We decided to wait until we were in Mexico to get the work done. We also knew the original thru hulls would need replacing.<br />
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Once in La Paz we contacted Marina Del Palmar to get a quote. Tom at Cruiser's Supply recommended them to us plus other cruiser's spoke well of them. We made a haul out date of November 28, 2016.<br />
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I knew Nellie Jo had very little paint on her and had sat for 18 years in her slip before we bought here. So she had about 22 years of never being hauled out. I kept pushing that thought to the back of my mind as the date grew closer. I had visions of hundreds of blisters and all kind of bottom issues. I also knew Bud (Bud Taplin the godfather of Westsails.) said our boat was built before the oil shortage in the 70's so I should have no issues. I also had a diver do a bottom inspection before we bought the boat. I took a gamble hoping for the best.<br />
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November 28 2016 shows up and we motor to the boatyard to haul her out. We pulled straight in to the slings only to be told we need to back in. Nope...not gonna happen. I can not back Nellie Jo up straight in a big area much less with large expensive power boats within ramming distance. But no issue the yard grabbed some lines and spun Nellie Jo around like they do it every day. (OK they do do it every day.)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is Nellie Jo the first time out of the water in 22 years!</td></tr>
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So now we are in the slings and being lifted up. Deena and I were still on the boat as they hauled us out of the water and drove us to our spot. I don't think they do that in the states...<br />
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Once she was settled in and they put a ladder up for us we disembarked to see just how bad the hull was. This was the first time we had seen Nellie Jo out of the water! To my surprise she looked well. There was very little paint left on her so most of the gel-coat was showing. There was little grow on the hull as we have here scrubbed about every four weeks. I looked hard after the power wash and could not see one blister! Yeah I was so happy!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Removing what was left of the bottom paint.</td></tr>
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We had the hull sanded down and 3 coats of epoxy barrier coat put on followed by two coats of hard red colored 67% copper paint. But before all the epoxy and paint we had two thru hulls removed and one 1 1/2" thru hull down sized to 1". All the remaining thru hulls were changed to Marlon with Marlon valves.<br />
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The topside of the boat was wet sanded and polished out as the gelcoat was faded. As a side note when we bought the boat we thought it was a white hull. It was so oxidized it looked white. Check out the picture of when I first started to wash it.)<br />
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With the color sanding, polishing and waxing Nellie Jo was looking like she was new! She was shinning and we were very pleased with the work.<br />
With as old as the gel-coat is we will probably have to paint the topside next time we haul out for bottom job. She is 42 years old!<br />
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While in the yard we had them install a manual black water whale pump and change the elbow at the thru hull to a full radius elbow. Before the tank was gravity feed and had a short radius elbow. This set up caused me to have to jump in the water with a stiff thick wire and shove it in the thru hull as the poop would always get stuck at the elbow. I did not enjoy this set up at all! I would have to be decontaminated after "poop diving"! YUCK!!<br />
Aww but no more, With the manual pump and new elbow it is a really easy set up now and I don't have to do poop diving any more!<br />
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Here are some more miscellaneous pictures of her on the hard.<br />
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<br />James Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11984040427939162941noreply@blogger.com5La Paz, Mexico23.885837699862 -110.53125858306885-1.6361968001379985 -151.83985258306885 49.407872199862 -69.222664583068848tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055113878540319206.post-1946984952829670132017-06-06T17:47:00.001-07:002017-06-06T18:09:47.095-07:00<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="color: orange;">This is not a vacation....this is our LIFE!</span></b></div>
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I have some catching up to do on the blog due to the relaxed life I live now. I never thought I would say that and MEAN it!<br />
So just as a teaser.... we survived the Baja HAHA and have been sailing in the Sea Of Cortez. Nellie Jo was hauled out and had a long needed bottom job done, plus a few other items taken care of while she was out of the water. We have met some incredible people that will be life long friends. <br />
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Right now we are back in the states to take care of family stuff and finish getting rid of our storage locker. I miss the boat already...<br />
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Here are some of the pictures we took......enjoy<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Westsail 32 Idle Dreams with Nellie Jo in the background.</td></tr>
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<br />James Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11984040427939162941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055113878540319206.post-424556022901530702016-09-12T00:19:00.001-07:002016-09-12T07:46:41.499-07:00Progress on the freezer and refrigeratorDeena and I decided that we should go ahead and re-insulate the original icebox to make a proper freezer and refrigerator out of it. We installed a <a href="http://www.technauticsinc.com/" target="_blank">Cool Blue</a> cold plate unit in it a year or so ago and it has worked great. But with us heading down to Cabo San Lucas and the Sea of Cortez we knew we needed to replace the insulation with something that has more R valve than the insulation that was installed in 1975. We knew it would be a big project and would take some time but we were up for the challenge. I had hoped to be able to save the fiberglass insert but soon figured out that I would not be able to without having to tear out some of the cabinets. We did not want to do that so we decided we would make a new insert out of fiberglass ourselves.....that soon changed.<br>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The cold plate was mounted on the settee side of the icebox. This caused condensation on the outside of the icebox.</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>You can see the foam was not really in all the cracks.</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Finally removed the liner and was able to see exactly how the insulation was on the bottom. Not much and just a mish mash of foam pieces.<br></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Here Deena is cleaning out the icebox shell. There was mold on the foam and it was wet.</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>All painted and clean. We tagged the hull so it would be a surprise for the next owners. You can see I made templates of the sides to see exactly how big I could make the new liner and still get 2.5"- 3" of insulation in.</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>More patterns for the two drop in boxes. I would leave 1" space between them for insulation to go between the frig and freezer.</b></td></tr>
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The insulation I used was 10 mm <a href="http://www.buyaerogel.com/product/spaceloft-10-mm-cut-to-size/" target="_blank">Spaceloft</a> and it has a radiant barrier on it. It is rated about R4 for the 10mm (3/8") thickness. I needed to get the highest R value I could in the 2 1/2"- 3" of space available. With 3" I can get R32...so I was shooting for 3" of space with the new liner. Just a side note that the insulation is dusty and it gets everywhere. It does not itch but it does dry out your skin and feels "sticky" but it isn't. It is hydrophobic so it does not absorb water. After a day of working with it water would literally run off my hands under the faucet. It does not itch so that is a big plus! <b>A big thank you to the guys who got the insulation for me....you know who you are!</b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Here I am laying out patterns and cutting the insulation.</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>I ended up with 7 layers on the three sides. 9 layers on the hull and bottom.</b></td></tr>
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We were planning on building a fiberglass liner to go in the box. But I could not build a support system for it and get the space I needed for the liner and keep the box the same dimension inside as it was. So Deena suggested we do it in stainless steel. It would look better and be easier to clean. So stainless steel it would be.</div>
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I drew up the two liners and PPC, the company I used to work for made the stainless steel liners for me. They did a great job and everything fit as planned. I must say it was difficult getting the liners in as it was a very tight fit. At one point I was standing in the frig liner getting it to fully insert to the bottom insulation. <b>Thank you PPC for the liners and other items you made for the boat. I really appreciate it!</b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The liners in place and ready to trim out. You can see all the cloth Deena put up to try and keep the dust from the insulation off of everything.....nice try....we still are cleaning dust from some places!</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>I installed the cold plate on the bottom this time. There is over R32 below it and it gives us more room.</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>I ran 12 volts to the frig section shown here and 12 volts to the freezer also. We had a small battery fan in the frig before that helped keep the temps pretty even through out the refrigerator section. I figured I would run a small 12 volt computer muffin fan instead of replacing batteries every two months.</b></td></tr>
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On the lids I used 3" of urethane foam glued to the plywood. I then covered the under side of the lid and foam with fiberglass cloth with epoxy. Then they received 2 coats of white paint.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>I decided to use 3" of urethane foam for the lids. I cut lids out of plywood then sealed them with epoxy.</b></td></tr>
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We thought were were going to go back to wood tops for the lids. Deena saw some glass accent tiles in Home Depot and bought a couple to see how they would look. We thought they would look very nice and be more functional than wood as she could set hot pans on them if needed. We decided we would trim the tops of the lids out with wood and put the tile in the middle. I re-used some handles we had. We mounted them on the lids then laid out the tile.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The freezer door is on the left. You can see the handles in the location they would be mounted. </b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>You can see the tile laid out on the removable door behind the stove. We made this door larger than it was before for ease of getting the pots and pans out that are stored back there. We were getting excited about the tile as just this little bit laid out looked promising!</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Deena laid out the tile ahead of time so once we laid the adhesive down we could just lay them in.</b></td></tr>
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The finished product turned out much better than we thought it would. We knew it would look nice but WOW it looks REALLY good. Not too bad for our first tile job! Check it out below.</div>
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James Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11984040427939162941noreply@blogger.com0Wilmington, Los Angeles, CA, USA33.7857948 -118.2643567000000133.6802048 -118.4257182 33.8913848 -118.10299520000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055113878540319206.post-21950805644556342232016-08-02T22:21:00.001-07:002016-09-11T21:56:27.905-07:00Baja Ha Ha and Alado Roller FullersWe received the official notice that we are in the <a href="http://www.baja-haha.com/HowTo.html" target="_blank"><b>Baja Ha Ha</b></a>! We are so excited to be going. If you don't know what the <a href="http://www.baja-haha.com/HowTo.html" target="_blank"><b>Baja Ha Ha</b></a> you can click on the name and follow the link to read about it. Basically it is a rally of sailboats that meet in San Diego and then sail down to Cabo San Lucas in about 12 days with two stops along the way. At last count there were 103 boats heading down. The Rally is October 30 thru November 12. We can't wait!<br />
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We are in contact with Steve and Sherri Brenner on <a href="https://velasdepablo.com/us/" target="_blank">SV Pablo</a> down in Mexico. They have a Westsail 32 just like ours. We have been following them on Facebook since before they did the Ha Ha last year. We have been asking lots of questions as they are the "Pros" now!<br />
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Our good friend Rob will be going with us for the trip down to Cabo. He is a sailboat racer and can teach us a lot so we are pleased he said yes when we asked him to join us. I think this trip was on his bucket list so it is as special to him as it is to us. Thanks for joining us Rob!<br />
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Recently we installed our <a href="http://www.aladous.com/" target="_blank">Aldo Roller furlers</a>. The process was simple and easy. I think they will serve us well. I installed them on the two head sails. This will allow us to deploy the sails, reef or store them all from the cockpit. It will be safer that way.<br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">We ordered a kit from </span><a href="http://www.sailrite.com/Continuous-Support-Tape-6" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Sailrite</a><span style="text-align: left;"> to change the sails from hank on to furler. Now we can roll the sail around the wire in order to store them or to deploy them. It makes it so much easier than having to get out on the bowsprit in heavy weather. (I know this first hand!)</span></div>
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James Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11984040427939162941noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055113878540319206.post-30197217710347764372016-01-05T20:33:00.003-08:002016-01-05T21:10:09.374-08:00Fabricating a wet exhaust systemThis is an older write up that was never published.<br />
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Being the frugal (cheap) guy that I am and that I like to build things I decided I would say some money and build my own wet exhaust. (Just so you know if I feel I can't make something that is equal to or better as far as being safe...I'll spend the money and buy the part.) What is a wet exhaust you say? Well it is simple, like a car the boat has an engine that has exhaust. To get the exhaust out of the engine room you run some exhaust pipe to the back of the boat like you do a car. But the exhaust is really hot. So hot it could set the boat on fire. Yea not a good thing. So you "inject " water into the exhaust and it cools it down so you don't get a flaming sailboat...the best kind...not on fire! There is more to it than that but that is the basic idea. <br />
Yanmar wants $350- $500 for the pieces for the wet exhaust elbow. The wet elbow is the expensive part of the wet exhaust system. I'll make that part. The rest of the system will be off the shelf from Home Depot using 2" galvanized pipe. So here goes.<br />
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This is from the Yanmar catalog. Assembly #4 is what I will be making. The the other items will be bought from Home Depot. FYI item #7 will be a regular elbow then a "T" below that to "inject" the water....you'll see.</div>
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This is the exhaust port on the engine. It is the back of the heat exchanger.</div>
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I need to make a template of the exhaust port so I take heavy paper, tape it on and lightly tap with a hammer, end of a chisel, etc to "cut" the paper on the edges of the exhaust port.</div>
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Here is the finished template.</div>
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I purchased a 1/4" plate 3" wide and 36" long as scrap from a metal supply house. I choose 3" wide so I only had to make a single cut as the total side for this part is 3"x3". I am make two so that is why I have two in the picture. I laid the template I made over these two pieces and marked the opening I need to cut/drill. You can see I already rounded the corners of the plate.</div>
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Now the test fit for the bolt holes.</div>
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I don't have a picture of it but to cut the large middle hole I drilled a series of smaller holes near the edge of it and then cut it with a jig saw.</div>
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Here is a 2" x4" galvanized nipple that I cut in two. I know some of you will say not to use galvanized piping on the exhaust due to the galvanizing out gassing when heated and making me sick. Well the galvanizing has to be really hot like welding hot to give off gases that make you sick. I have actually seen this happen to some welders I worked with. I'm in the sheet metal trade so we deal with welding galvanized stuff all the time. Some don't take the proper precautions...the first time...LOL. They do after that! FYI, drink milk and it will make make the illness go away.</div>
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Here is a test fit of the nipple mocked up on the plate to check for clearance.</div>
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And wa-la the nipple is welded on the plate. I did grind the galvanizing off the nipple. It makes for a better weld and I keep from getting sick!</div>
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Here is the back side. I didn't get as pretty as a weld on this side but it will work. The 2" nipple is actually bigger than the exhaust opening but I went ahead and smoothed the weld over for better air flow. I had actually spaced the nipple about 1/2 way into the plate and welded it there. This gave me a good place to weld on this backside without building up too much to grind off.</div>
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Here is a picture of the material I used.</div>
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As I said before I am making two sets of wet elbows so I can carry a spare when we are out sailing the world. These things do rust out so I'll be prepared when it falls apart from rust!<br />
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So I wrote about the west exhaust awhile ago. The wet exhaust has worked great. I wrapped the whole thing with header wrap I bought from NAPA. The header wrap will help me keep my skin. It insulated the hot metal exhaust from my arms because sure as water is wet I would burn myself if I didn't insulate it. I have found now that I have had it installed for awhile that the header wrap is really itchy. I found I have to lay across the engine from time to time working on the engine of the forward part of the engine room. So I think I will sew a cloth cover out of scrap sunbrella that I have to go over the header wrap. That should stop all the itchiness and should not catch fire as the insulation gets warm but not hot.<br />
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When I get back in the engine room I will take a few pictures to show the final installation.James Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11984040427939162941noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055113878540319206.post-62928933811118054692015-11-29T21:56:00.000-08:002015-11-29T21:56:23.098-08:00So what is going on now....So what is going on now with the boat. Well in short A LOT OF THINGS! As you can tell from the last post Nellie Jo can sail now. We have lots of projects going on at one time. I do try to keep the number of projects going at one time down but they always just seem to multiply. Below is a list that I will explain each one how I did it <br />
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We installed a <a href="http://www.cruiserowaterandpower.com/CoolBlue_Overview.html" target="_blank">Cool Blue refrigeration</a> system from <a href="http://www.cruiserowaterandpower.com/Home_Page.html" target="_blank">CruiseRO</a>. It works wonderfully and the owners are a joy to talk to and will help you with any question you have. The tech support is great as Rich seems to always be available no matter what odd hours I called him. <br />
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Drain tubes<br />
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Miss Mae passed away<br />
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Research RO system<br />
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Slit the cockpit sole<br />
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Impeller exploded and the hunt for all the parts in the cooling system<br />
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Tate and Dani are out there. Yup they are living the dream. Follow them at <a href="http://sundownersailsagain.com/" target="_blank">Sundowner Sails Again</a>.James Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11984040427939162941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055113878540319206.post-74388440962572274912015-11-16T20:35:00.000-08:002015-11-16T20:37:38.777-08:00Sailing Nellie JoHere is a short video I took of one of our first sails with Nellie Jo. It was a couple years ago This was outside of the port of Los Angeles near Angeles Gate. The sails are original to the boat. I took them to the sail maker and he said they had 5 to 7 years of life left in them. They were barely used and had been kept covered all their life. I hope you enjoy the video.<br />
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<br />James Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11984040427939162941noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055113878540319206.post-14184203909379932702015-10-30T08:54:00.001-07:002015-10-30T08:54:12.907-07:00Wow times flies by March 13 2013 was my last entry. For those that asked, no I didn't quit. I just stopped posting. There was a life changing event in my life that changed my life. My only brother Charles, or Bubba as I always called him passed away. I had dreams of us sailing on Nellie Jo as we always wanted to "Sail away". I can remember looking at sail boats with him decades ago and talking about the places we would go, things we would see and things we would do. His wife Brenda was on board with that dream and I believe she still holds that dream. She is a free spirit that loves life and still follows her heart. I love her as a sister and I hope to get her on board as a crew member when we do the Baja-haha in 2016. Bubba may not be physically with us any more but is with me in heart and spirit. He will be on every trip I take no matter how short or long. To honor my brother my wife and I decided to name our monitor wind-vane Charles and or Bubba.<br />
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I will continue to update the blog on a regular bases and bring everyone up to speed on the progress of the boat and the preparations we are making for our escape from the rat race.<br />
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Stay tuned for up dates!James Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11984040427939162941noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055113878540319206.post-18941184006183417112013-03-15T06:59:00.000-07:002013-03-16T11:33:49.479-07:00Tanks....a sneak peekMy tanks got started. Here is a sneak peek. They are made of 14 gauge mild steel. The guys are doing a great job!<br />
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James Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11984040427939162941noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055113878540319206.post-90244341222640621322013-03-13T12:51:00.001-07:002013-03-13T12:51:06.357-07:00So what is happening overall?What is going on with the boat? My reasoning for the way I do things is this. I figure that I do not want to take a chance of sailing the boat in the condition it was in when I bought it. Plus the engine was kaput so that stopped me from sailing anyway. (I know it's a SAIL boat why do you need an engine? Lets see ...moving the boat in and out of my slip with a ten foot spear on the front is going to be tricky enough with an engine must less at the mercy of the wind and tide! Plus my neighbors would hate me if I ran my spear through their boat.) Anyway...I wanted to make sure the mast stayed vertical. So that is almost done, then to re power, then to the deck and do the pretty stuff and finally do the cabin. Last but not least do the bottom before we head out. So there you have my game plan. Now keep in mind that this list will change and get longer and shorter at my desire...or the boats desire really. She is after all calling the shots. It is her that "tells" me what she needs! The list looks short but that is just a fantasy. It is really long!<br />
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<strong>Fuel system</strong> - The latest is the fuel tank was removed and I have two new ones being fabbed. I will have to make two fuel pickups as I could not find some steel ones that I liked. I found a used Racor dual filter system at a consignment store. It is a bit large but I think I will go and get it as it is priced right and I can rebuild it. (If it is still there.) I have figured out the valves I want to install to control the fuel flow. I will also use the filters to polish the fuel. I figured that it won't take much more time or money so I might as well go ahead and do it. Some people think it is a good idea some don't. I'm torn so I will do it just to be on the safe side.<br />
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<strong>Engine</strong> - I have most of the hoses I need. I am missing one so I need to get it ordered. I plan on firing up the engine at home just to make sure it does fire up....after all I bought it used. I need to make a stand for the engine for when I start it and for transporting it. I need to buy all new gauges and sending units. I'll go with VDO gauges as they seem to hold up well and are price friendly. I do need to rewire the engine or at least inspect every wire just to make sure. <br />
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<strong>Standing rigging</strong> - Well I have most of the "support" items all in great shape, the bowsprit, bobstay, whisker stays, boomkin and it's stays. So I know the mast won't fall down. Next will be to remove either just a few or all of the chain plates ti inspect them. Chances are I will replace them all before we head out but it they are in descent shape I will keep them for a few years more. I will sail with them locally but only after I have inspected them closely.<br />
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<strong>Deck</strong> - Let to do...everything! Oh I did by replacement teak handrails and wood for the companionway. <a href="http://svnelliejo.blogspot.com/2012/07/bowsprit-being-built-by-h.html" target="_blank">H & L Marine</a> was going out of business so I bought a few things before they closed their doors. I was the last customer..sad sad day.<br />
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<strong>Cabin - below deck</strong> - Same as above. Everything is still left to do. But really it is in pretty good shape down there.<br />
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But here is the picture I keep in my head. Just replace the hat with a bottle of rum :)<br />
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I pulled 26 gallons of fuel out of the 35 gallon tank and gave it away to anyone who would take it. Needless to say it was gone in short order. Now getting the tank out of a Westsail is a bit of work. Mind you the engine is removed so that did help greatly. I did have to cut the corner of the shelf it sits on.<br />
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I also had to remove the cockpit drains and hose in order to make it so the behemoth would come out. This would be the <a href="http://svnelliejo.blogspot.com/2013/01/cockpit-drainsinto-engine-room-not-over.html" target="_blank">same cockpit drain</a> I re-bed not to long ago. It took about an hour to get the tank out. All in all it wasn't too bad to remove I guess. Being that the Westsail 32 has a engine room really helped. At least I didn't have to remove any furniture like some boats do!<br />
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And here is the tank looking down on me laughing. I'm sitting in the engine room it is on deck.<br />
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Once I took the tank home I was able to give it a better look.<br />
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So I took a marks a lot and marked over the writing then immediately wiped it off with a rag. This left enough ink in the "groove" of the writing to be able to read it if you held it up to the light just right.<br />
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It says the tank holds 35 gallons, was made in 1974, and is made of 18 GA. galvanized steel, made for diesel and tested to 5PSI.<br />
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The outside only had two surface rust areas on forward end. These were not bad at all.<br />
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I shone a light in the tank and used a mirror to look inside. There was very little crud and I saw no rust. Over all the tank is in great shape. But I will have the shop make two new ones. One for the port side and one for the starboard side. The tank above came out of the port side. It was an option to have two tanks but this boat only had one. I think it will serve us well to have two tanks with 35 gallons each. With two tanks it should give us a motoring range of about 538 mile figuring that we will burn about .65 gallons an hour traveling 5 knots an hour. Actual mileage may vary...<br />
The new tanks might be shaped slightly different so that they will be easier to get in and out. But I do not plan on taking them out ever again once they are in! <br />
I am having them made of 14 GA. black iron (mild steel). This is a normal metal to use and will last a lifetime if I take care of them. A lot of people are making them out of aluminum these days but I the price I am getting the steel tanks for is so great I can't say no. (Thank you...you know who you are!) I had the option of stainless steel but doing research found that the welds start to leak after a few years compared to steel. Plus the coast guard does not like to see tanks made of stainless steel holding more than 20 gallons.<br />
Being the tank that came out is 39 years old I think the new ones will last just as long. They will get several coats of paint and possibly a tank sealer put inside just in case. <br />
Once the new tanks are fabbed I'll post about them and the install.<br />
I'm still working on the engine at home. I will be installing all new hoses, gauges and sending units. I am designing a fuel system that will allow me to "polish" the fuel. I hear there is some nasty fuel in some of the places we want to go. So now is the time to plan for it!<br />
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FYI if you want to see another Westsail 32 that is being refitted down in New Orleans take a look at Tate and Danni's <a href="http://sundownersailsagain.com/" target="_blank">Sundowner</a>. It has some great history and they are preparing it to make some more! I get a lot of great input and ideas from them!James Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11984040427939162941noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055113878540319206.post-59533225606338792602013-03-04T14:33:00.001-08:002013-03-04T14:33:47.059-08:00Making the fiberglass hawser tube for the bulwark.The new solid bronze hawsers that I want to install have a smaller O.D. flange than the spun bronze ones on the boat now. This creates a problem as the opening in the boat is too large for the new hawsers. The new ones will cover the opening, but the screws have nothing to grab onto. I have to fiberglass the existing holes smaller so the new hawsers will fit<br />
My friend Marty at the marina came up with the great idea of fiberglassing a tube from one side of the bulwark to the other for the hawser to mount in. I like the idea as it will make the area completely waterproof and not depend on sealant to keep the water out. You can read about it <a href="http://svnelliejo.blogspot.com/2012/12/hawse-hole-hawse-pipe-or-shiny-bronze.html" target="_blank">here</a>. (FYI for my boat nomenclature challenged friends the bulwark is the "wall" at the very edge of the deck. Most small boats don't have these. It keeps you in and the water out..some of the time. For a better description look <a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bulwark" target="_blank">here</a> at #4.)<br />
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The old spun bronze hawser versus the new cast one. No wonder the spun ones would crack! All of mine are cracked.</div>
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First I have to make a tube. I used polyester resin as it is cheaper than epoxy and didn't need to be structural. I needed the tube to be 3 5/8" O.D. (outside diameter) and the I.D. (Inside diameter) to be just large enough for the bulwark hawser to slide into.<br />
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I made a wooden caliper that was the O.D. of what the tube needed to be.</div>
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I needed a form that was the correct size for the hawser to slide into.<br />
I found that the paper core of a wide format printer was the correct size. It was just a tad bigger than the hawser...perfect. So I cut it to 18" long, wrapped it with saran wrap and packing tape and screwed it to a piece of wood to hold it in the vice. (The resin will not stick to saran wrap or packing tape.)<br />
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I used some cloth my neighbor gave me to build up the thickness as I needed about a 1/4" all around.<br />
I kept using the wooden caliper to check my progress as I added layers. Finally I had the thickness I needed.<br />
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I waited for the resin to harden then I removed the "form" tube from the fiberglass tube. I wish I could say it just slipped right out but I really had to just tear it out. It wasn't stuck to the fiberglass, it was just really tight! <br />
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(Looking back at the way I made the tube I would have made someway to be able to rotate the tube so I could see all of it easily. Or just put the jig in the vice with the tube hanging over the floor sticking out so I cut see it all the way around and have better access to the back. With it being over the bench I did not have great access to the back of the tube.)<br />
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I cut off the ragged ends of the tube and squared them up with 36 grit sand paper and 80 grit.<br />
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Time for a test fit.<br />
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Looks good. So I cut a 3 1/4" long piece and squared up the other end. The bulwark is 3" wide, at least the ONE that I measured. (There are four.) I left the tube a little long so I can "fit" it at the boat.<br />
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Next I took to cutting down the hawser itself. The over all length of the two halves together are over 3" long so they have to be cut down.<br />
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I figured out how much I needed to cut off and marked it on the longer half of the hawser.<br />
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Then took tape to mark the cut area. This would be a better guide that just the black line.<br />
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And I started to cut away with the hacksaw. I thought about using the abrasive chop saw I have but I don't think I would be able to get an accurate cut with out making a jig. So the hacksaw it was.<br />
I was able to get a fairly square cut. I did lay a sheet of 80 grit flat on my bench and sanded off the high spots of my cut.<br />
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Now I put the hawser inside the tube to see what it would look like.<br />
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Not too bad if I say so myself. Lets wait and see how all this really works this weekend when I go to install it! <br />
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So the weekend came and went. I was able to get one of the tubes installed. I had to grind down the tube exterior to get it to fir in the existing opening. I used a 4" grinder. This made short work of it. The fit was really tight and I had to hammer the tube into the opening. It took several attempts to get the tube to fit. I wanted it to be a tight fit so I took my time. I had cut the tube a 1/4" long so that I could grind it flush to the bulwark. I hammered the tube in from the deck side flush with the outside so any grinding would be done from the deck.<br />
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Here is the tube after I ground it down and had a force fit. Mind you I did check to make sure the bronze hawser did fit because if I got the fit to tight the fiberglass tube could distort and the bronze hawser may not fit.<br />
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The final deck side fit with the fiberglass tube ground down and a slight bevel ground into the bulwark to give some "bedding" room for the epoxy. </div>
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James Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11984040427939162941noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055113878540319206.post-23493757786528625542013-02-19T09:20:00.001-08:002013-02-19T09:20:25.949-08:00Rudder cheeks and boomkin installed!Finally, I was able to get the rudder cheeks and boomkin installed. It seemed like a long time to get this task completed. Now I just need to pull a few chain plates and see how they look. Then that will complete the standing rigging system for now. I plan on changing out all the standing rigging cables in a few years. I will inspect them all just in case..<br />
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I did replace the boomkin tangs, stays (cables) and turn buckles as you will see below.<br />
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Too long in this position and the ice tea wants to come back up!</div>
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Just a nice picture with palm trees in the background.</div>
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Gratuitous wiener dog pictures for Nancy! Miss Mae enjoying the sun.</div>
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The old versus the newboomkin tangs. FYI these old tangs were known for breaking and bringing down a mast or two. It was a no brainer to replace them. They would break at the top hole in the picture. There is very little metal there for how much tension the get.</div>
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And the cheeks installed and the boomkin installed with the back stay attached. (The back stay is the "cable" coming from the middle top of the picture to the end of the boomkin...it holds up the mast.)</div>
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By the way the diver that cleans my hull will fetch my dropped items for free...if he can find them! Maybe he can pick up my $12 stainless bolt and rubber sanding block from a few months ago too. They say global warming is causing the ocean level to rise....it is actually me just dropping stuff that is raising the ocean level. Sorry Mr. Gore!</div>
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James Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11984040427939162941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055113878540319206.post-19296781247893401972013-02-14T07:40:00.001-08:002013-02-15T14:00:25.253-08:00Cetol(ing) the rudder cheeks and boomkinJust so you know I'm not slacking off after work I get home and put one layer of cetol on each night. Here is how the layer count goes:<br />
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<strong>Boomkin and the six boomkin spacer blocks</strong> = 2 coats of penetrating epoxy, 2 coats of cetol teak light. Only 3 coats of cetol gloss to go before I can install them! Maybe I can get it installed on Sunday or Monday. That would be nice!<br />
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<br />James Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11984040427939162941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055113878540319206.post-61694880175972057432013-02-12T12:46:00.003-08:002013-02-12T12:46:54.828-08:00Engine Pan Liner Top... making progressTwo posts ago I showed you how I cut up the engine pan. I had already cut the new tops and coated them with penetrating epoxy getting them ready to install. This last weekend I worked on the boat in the engine room again. I cut a bit more of the fiberglass pan of in order to give the engine more room and to make it look like it was not done by a complete amateur. (But it was....me.) I made a ton of dust again cutting out just a few pieces. Amazing how "dusty" fiberglass gets when cut.<br />
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I cut two stringers to mount just a bit below the height of the remaining pan on the hull. This stringer was attached with thickened epoxy to hull sides. I used a lot of thickened epoxy to build up a ledge for the stringer to "sit" on and support the plywood at the hull. I then used thickened epoxy and covered the stringers with it and the pan where the plywood sits on it. I was generous with the epoxy to make sure the plywood was sitting in a lot of it to bond it well. FYI, I did scuff up the hull with the grinder and sanded the other areas with 60 grit so the epoxy had something to bite into as it cured. But it was taking a long time to cure by now as the temps were in the low 60's. </div>
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James Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11984040427939162941noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055113878540319206.post-14118687690576721432013-02-06T21:04:00.000-08:002013-02-06T21:04:12.266-08:00Finally getting to the rudder cheeks and boomkin againMan it seems like time is flying by and passing me up. I picked up my rudder cheeks and boomkins right before Christmas and here it is early February! Sunday before the super bowl I gave them all a coat of penetrating epoxy. This was the second coat for the cheeks and the first for the boomkin. Monday night I went out and took the cheeks and boomkins down from their hanging position in the garage last night to wash the epoxy blush off. This time I <strong><u>didn't</u></strong> wash them in the kitchen sink! You can read about that<a href="http://svnelliejo.blogspot.com/2013/01/how-to-build-boat-in-your-kitchen-and.html" target="_blank"> here</a>.<br />
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I hung the boomkins back up and gave them another coat of penetrating epoxy. The last one for them before they get the cetol. The cheeks I sanded them down to get the drips and runs out (How could I get drips and runs when I was thinking I didn't put enough epoxy on?) to prepare them for the <strike>gazillion</strike> six coats of cetol I need to put on. I am going to do the top, let them dry then do the bottom. So this should take some time. I really want to try and get a nice smooth finish on the cheeks and I'm not so good at smooth. So we'll see how they turn out. the main thing is that they get protected. We all know protection doesn't have to be pretty.....right?<br />
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Look in the upper left corner you can see the engine pan tops. I also coated them with penetrating epoxy on Sunday.<br />
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<br />James Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11984040427939162941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055113878540319206.post-55457226574251409272013-02-05T08:25:00.001-08:002013-02-05T08:25:26.608-08:00Cutting the engine room liner.I made a template of my motor with the mounts attached so I could use that to see how high or low I needed to raise the engine bed. (You know the part that the engine bolts to. Patty B. that was for you!) <br />
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You can see the engine mounts under the wood and the wooden dowel is the center line of the transmission. That is where the propeller shaft and the engine need to line up. The engine and the propeller shaft need to be within thousands of an inch to be done correctly. This will keep the engine vibrations down to a minimum. (I want smooooth sailing, uh ok motoring also.)<br />
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What's next...major surgery of course! I measure how low I need to go and then add some to that just in case. I made a ton of fiberglass dust cutting the fiberglass with a 4" grinder and a sawsall. I had on a good respirator and a long sleeve shirt and a hat to keep the "pricklies" down to a minimum. After the dust settled this is what I have left of the pan. Why, you ask, don't I just cut out the whole pan? Well I really want a pan to catch any oil drips from the engine. That way it keeps it out of the bilge and out of the ocean. ($$$ in fines!) I thought you would see it my way.<br />
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I then proceed to make new "beds" for the mounts to mount on. Here is what they look like. <br />
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I still need to cut off the fiberglass that is on the sides in the lower part of the picture. I will take the new beds home and fiberglass them with cloth. I'll bring them back and then fiberglass then to the boat and to the pan. I used 3/4" plywood for these beds. The ones I cut out were 1/2" plywood. I think this would be better plus the new engine weights about 100 pounds less than the old one. So I should be good.<br />
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Here is the engine mock up sitting on the "new" pan tops. They have not been glassed in yet. Still just test fitting. I still do not like the finial location of the engine as it is really close to the forward bulkhead. But you can see the shafts lined up nice! I still have some tweaking to do to get it in it's final location. That will have to wait for next weekend.<br />
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James Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11984040427939162941noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055113878540319206.post-41691312569634520092013-01-28T12:54:00.000-08:002013-01-29T07:53:10.198-08:00cockpit drains.....into the engine room not over boardI have noticed that over the last few months that if we get a heavy dew there will be water in the engine room pan. Well when it rained the other day the pan was about half full.<br />
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The other day I was at the boat when it was raining just a bit. I looked into the engine room to see where the was was coming from. I saw water running down the two cockpit drain hoses then into the engine room pan. Then it occurred to me that this is how the original Volvo engine came to rust out from the bottom. The previous owners never took the water out of the engine room pan when it filled up. They just let the engine sit for years in what ever water would collect there. Poor little engine had only 45 hours on it too. After seeing the amount of water that collected just from a light rain it all made sense.<br />
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Here is what the backing wood looked like.<br />
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Here is what it looked like when I removed it. A wet soggy mess that just fell apart.<br />
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And now the new improved version.<br />
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I removed and cleaned the drain and re-caulked both sides of it and made a new wood backer. I didn't have any epoxy with me so I just painted it with three coats of rustoleum enamel. That should hold until I can make new ones coated with epoxy.<br />
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It rained that night a good bit. When I went to the boat the next day the engine room pan was as dry as I left it. So no more leaks from the cockpit drains.<br />
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Update: As I read what I wrote it sounds like the cockpit drains run into the engine room pan. They do not, they run into thru-hulls. But the water leaked so bad the water ran on the <strong>outside</strong> of the hoses and not the inside. Thus all the water in the pan. Sorry for the confussion.<br />
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Thanks Skip!<br />
<br />James Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11984040427939162941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055113878540319206.post-89985374688284602202013-01-18T23:27:00.000-08:002013-01-18T23:27:47.559-08:00Windlass Installed!Last night after work I headed to the boat to install the windlass. Deena met me there with all the items I would need to mount the windlass. I removed two of the three bronze bolts that hold the bowsprit on. I will use these to hold the windlass plate on plus I will install a 4" lag bolt in the middle of the 10 ga. stainless steel plate for additional strength. The pic below shows the game plan. You can see that I have butyl tape as the sealant.<br />
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The next shot shows the plate mounted. I see that a lot of people mount the windlass more to the starboard side to line up with the existing opening in the deck. I chose to move the opening in line with the bow roller. This allowed me two things, first the pull of the chain from the bow roller to the windlass down to the chain locker deck opening will all be in line. (The blue tape is covering the opening.) I plan on having an all chain rode on this side so I hope them all being in line will help. I also installed a chain pipe which you can see <a href="http://svnelliejo.blogspot.com/2012/09/chain-hawser-pipe.html" target="_blank">here</a>. Second on the port side I will cut an opening (Nellie Jo only has one hole for the anchor for now.) for a mostly rope anchor line to go below into the rope locker.</div>
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James Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11984040427939162941noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055113878540319206.post-60801494230958577332013-01-17T21:41:00.000-08:002013-01-17T21:41:29.608-08:00How to build a boat in your kitchen and other stuff.First the other stuff, then building a boat in the kitchen...<br />
Yesterday I wrote about the raw water pump and how little space there is to remove the impeller. Well here is a picture. <br />
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There is 3 1/2" of space to pull the plate off and pull the impeller out. Not much....plus it will have to be done in the confines of the engine room.<br />
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The completed painted windlass. It looks much better now. It took a bit of sanding and chipping to remove the paint but it looks like it was worth it to me. Some of the chrome was flaking off so I tried to remove as much of it as I could. The chrome was over bronze so I will not lose any protection for the parts I removed it from. <br />
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Aluminum for the engine mounts. I went to<a href="http://www.industrialmetalsupply.com/" target="_blank"> Industrial Metal Supply</a> yesterday and scored a bunch of 6061 alloy (structural marine grade alloy) 1/2" thick by 3" wide stock. I need two pieces about 28" long for the the bed rails and a few 6" pieces for spacers. The nice thing is all theses pieces were remnants so that kept the price very low. The smaller pieces are all 12" long so I can get two spacers out of each one. Plus the long ones will have at least one spacer as a drop off after I cut them to size.<br />
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How to build a boat in the kitchen of your house...OK not build the whole boat or even build a part of the boat. How about how to use your wife's kitchen while see is at work and not tell her. She will find out soon enough when she reads the blog.....this might be my last entry.....we'll see.</div>
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OK so its cold here I'm talking in the high 30's. Yes in southern California, whats up with that and where is the climate warming when I need it? Al Gore you lied! Oh sorry back to the kitchen. If you remember I have my rudder cheeks and boomkin back from H&L Marine. I put a coat of penetrating epoxy on the cheeks and now needed to wash off the blush (waxy stuff that is left on the epoxy when it dries) so I can put another coat on. Remember how cold it was, well I'm not going to open up the garage and wash off the cheeks in the cold, no way I'm a whimp. What to do? I need warm water and a warm place to wash the blush off the cheeks. Deena (the afore mentioned wife) is not home and the kitchen has warm water and it's warm in the house. Problem solved!</div>
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Ohh look at the suds on those cheeks! Hey the rudder cheeks! Any way I barely got them both washed and dried and sitting by the back door when Deena walked in. Oh shoot! I didn't make a clean escape! While she set here stuff down I grabbed the cheeks and hauled buns out to the garage...all of about eight feet. OK I'm safe for now....<br />
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While in the kitchen grab a bunch of baggies. They make great organizers for holding small stuff, like bolts, etc. Just write what they go to on the bag and toss them on the shelf. That way you don't have to try and remember what this or that went to...just read!<br />
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This weekend I will head to to boat to install some of this stuff and remove the engine gauges. I want to see if I can reuse some of the gauges instead of having to buy new ones. New ones =$$$ Me = cheap!James Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11984040427939162941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055113878540319206.post-9451541866037606032013-01-16T09:50:00.000-08:002013-01-16T09:50:34.557-08:00Engine Paint and Raw Water PumpI am trying to get my engine ready to drop into the boat. (I have to get the boat ready too!) The engine when I bought it had a missing heat exchanger. The heat exchanger has rusted through due to having seawater(raw water) sit in it for a long time. You can see in the picture below that the block had a little bit of rusting and staining from the heat exchanger.<br />
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I think that a clean engine is helpful as you can see when leaks start etc. So I need to clean the rust and paint it. I sanded off any of the chunky rust which there was very little. Mostly it was paint that had lifted from the rust below it. I taped off the exhaust ports then I painted on a rust converter and let it sit overnight. <br />
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Last night I went out and warmed up the garage. It was in the low 40's here! Brrrr. Then pulled out the Yanmar gray paint. Or not! Yanmar wants $16 for a single can of spray paint! $16 bucks I don't think so! Home Depot sells Yanmar gray as gray Rustoleum for $4 a can. Yea I went with Rustoleum, call me cheap. But hey they use this paint on oil rigs so it has to be good right? I had a few pieces off the engine that needed paint too so I went crazy and sprayed them too. (By going crazy and painting parts you can imagine how "wild" my life is! OK back to the boring stuff.) Here is a picture of the new shiny parts.<br />
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Oh look there is the <a href="http://svnelliejo.blogspot.com/2013/01/alternator-spacer-really-3-months-to.html" target="_blank">alternator spacer</a> I said I had to paint. (Fourth item up.)(Look at the extremely boring post before this one!)<br />
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The raw water pump. people complain about the raw water pump being hard to get to on this engine. I can see why. The starter is only a few inches from it so it is difficult to access it and get the impeller out. I'll work out some way to make it easier to get to so if I have to do it in a seaway I will be able to without to many bad words spewing from me. Oh and I think I will get some extra screws for the cover as they are small and I know I WILL drop them into the bilge never to see them again.<br />
Anyway I pull the cover off the raw water pump and see the impeller looks to be in OK shape. There are only a few nicks in it but all the vanes are there. My impeller just pulls out with no "C" clip or retention device to make the job harder.<br />
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But my real question here is the pump housing. It appears that the impeller sat for a while. There is a bit of evenly spaced "lumps" in it. I'm not sure it is corrosion as much as it is just dried seawater. You know how it leaves a hard residue or better yet a scale? The amount is really small as far as now pronounced it is, but should I try and remove it? See the green lines? That is what I am talking about.<br />
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So let me know what you guys think. I know there has to be a few good marine mechanics out there!<br />
<br />James Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11984040427939162941noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055113878540319206.post-27802045927616319812013-01-10T08:54:00.002-08:002013-01-10T08:54:16.245-08:00Alternator spacer - really, 3 months to get one?As you know I bought a barely used <a href="http://svnelliejo.blogspot.com/2012/08/engines-from-thought-to-bought.html" target="_blank">Yanmar 40 hp diesel motor</a> to put in the boat. One of the things it was missing was the bolts to bolt on the alternator. I being one who likes to research the death out of something before I buy downloaded a parts catalog for my engine. I see that I need a spacer for the alternator lower bolt. This is similar to a car for all you gearheads out there. I called my local and great Yanmar dealer, <a href="http://www.boatswainslocker.com/" target="_blank">Boatswain's Locker</a>. By the way I have to give a big thank you to Jerry the parts manager who works there. He stays late to help me because I can't always get there before they close due to traffic.(Welcome to SoCal!) Any way I call and ask for the spacer...not in stock and it will take 3 months to get here. Hahaha, good one , now really when can I pick it up? 3 months. Really! I am so used to just walking in and getting something or at the most wait 3 week, much less 3 MONTHS! <br />
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OK I can't wait that long. The spacer is actually a long threaded nut that has two bolts that thread into it on either end to hold up the alternator and make the "swing" portion or hinge so the alternator can be moved so the belt can be tightened. OK enough with the mechanical lessons. Lets move on to fixing the problem of not having this 3 month item that I need NOW.<br />
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I take a few pictures of the area where the alternator mounts, get a few measurements, grab the alternator and head to the hardware store, Cannings Ace Hardware in La Habra. I love this store the guys there are the ones who will help you figure out how get something done as opposed to the big orange store that has guys in it that keep telling me "You can't do that". By the way if you have to go to the big box store make sure you know what you need <strong><em><u>before</u></em></strong> you get there. If you try and figure out how to fix (read: jury rig) while you are there it is very distracting to have some one keep telling you "you can't do that". (Opps that was a rant I think...) Any way I grab a bolt that will be as long and big as the spacer and two bolts that originally were used, then a rod coupling that will allow the bolt to pass through it. Plus some the nuts, washers etc that I need.<br />
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I head home and start the "build". Sounds impressive the build...don't worry you <strong>will</strong> be disappointed when all I did way cut a rod coupling down. So I take the coupling to the engine and hold the alternator up in the correct position to see how much of the rod coupling I have to cut off.<br />
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Now the action pictures of me cutting it down and grinding the end to the final length. I don't have a picture but I did take a file to it and smooth off and round the edges so my soft little hands won't get cut.<br />
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Wooo...look at the sparks fly I should be an action photographer! Yes big brother (Not you Bubba, the government.) (FYI Bubba IS my brother...I was raised in the south!) I had all the required personal safety gear on.<br />
And the final fit. <br />
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It fits! The bolt will go through the coupling when assembled..</div>
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Now my engine is starting to actually look like an engine!<br />
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Now tell me, was all the reading and pictures really required to say I cut a coupling down?<br />
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Oh I have to paint the part so it matches the rest of the engine....yea I'm anal that way.<br />
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James Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11984040427939162941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055113878540319206.post-25946268009675356192013-01-08T22:52:00.003-08:002013-01-09T12:30:28.445-08:00Back to work on the boat-Motor and Windlass mountNot much was done on the boat this last month due to Christmas. But the plus side is all my kids came home so I was able to spend time with them all. (All both of them!) Dang I miss them!<br />
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I'm trying to get the engine complete as there are some small things I need to take care of. One of the items is the spacer that goes on the alternator. It has to be ordered from Japan and will take several months to get here. I think I will find some kind of different spacer to use. I think I will use a threaded coupler that is used for all thread rod.<br />
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The poor picture above is for the bottom bolt length. This is were I need the spacer.<br />
The picture below is the upper bolt That I need. I put a long one in just to hold the alternator in place while I test fit the belt.<br />
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I still need a control panel for the engine. I found a place in Florida that might have a used panel. I would like to use my existing gauges if possible but know if I could. Anyone know if I can use my old gauges? Below is the picture I'll send to the shop to see if the panel they have will work.<br />
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I bought the bolts I needed to mount the windlass on the mounting plate that was made for me. I drilled the mounting holes tonight. It was a bit of a problem as I did not have the correct size bit. I ended up using a unibit to finish the holes but I burned up the bit going through the stainless steel plate. Here are a couple of pictures of the plate and the test fit of the bolts.<br />
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That's it for now. Work should pick up again on the boat so stay tuned! I hope to start making the <a href="http://svnelliejo.blogspot.com/2012/12/hawse-hole-hawse-pipe-or-shiny-bronze.html" target="_blank">hawser pipe fiberglass</a> tubes tomorrow.James Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11984040427939162941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055113878540319206.post-17876770605184234812013-01-02T08:46:00.003-08:002013-01-02T08:46:38.860-08:00Pictures for Tate on Sundowner-Chain pipeDown in the great state of Louisiana in the great city of New Orleans there is another Westsail 32 that is undergoing a refit. Tate and Dani own <a href="http://sundownersailsagain.com/" target="_blank">Sundowner</a> and are bringing her back to her former glory. In doing so Tate asked if I would send him some more pictures of how I installed my chain pipe. You really need to check out their blog. It is one of my favorites.<br />
(The reason for the "great state" is due to Louisiana being my home state. I was born south of New Orleans and grew up in bayou country on Bayou Lafourche and Bayou Terrebonne.)<br />
The chain pipe is the pipe that guides the anchor chain from on deck down to the chain locker in the forward part of the boat as low as possible. On my boat Nellie Jo the chain was kept high in the bow. This seems to be a common place for Westsail 32's to store there chain. However this is not the ideal place to store a large amount of weight. It is better to get it as low as possible. Thus the chain pipe. You can read more about my install <a href="http://svnelliejo.blogspot.com/2012/12/chain-hawser-or-chain-pipe-continues.html" target="_blank">here</a>. <br />
Here is the factory drawing on how to install the pipe.<br />
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I still have to put in the lower part of the rope locker where the chain pipe passes under the cut away samson post.</div>
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As a side note I am trying to figure out how to get some good ventilation in the rope and chain locker to help dry out the rope and cahin to help keep the smell down. If anyone has any ideas let me know!</div>
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