Re: [Cal_Boats] Re: Cal 33 'Puffin' cabin sole is done

Some final pics of the sole replacement. Turned out good. Lot of work. Many hours spent hand sanding to get the best fit. Did the final fitting today and then used silicone to glue it down. Used some weight plates to lay on top to hold pressure while the silicone set up. Leslie Puffin 1986 Cal 33 This is what I ended up cutting to fit around the mast. You just can twist it so it will slip into place. The 1/2" x 1/2" pieces hold the small section. see next pic. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Very nice. Harleigh Cal 31 From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2017 10:11 PM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Re: Cal 33 'Puffin' cabin sole is done Some final pics of the sole replacement. Turned out good. Lot of work. Many hours spent hand sanding to get the best fit. Did the final fitting today and then used silicone to glue it down. Used some weight plates to lay on top to hold pressure while the silicone set up. Leslie Puffin 1986 Cal 33 This is what I ended up cutting to fit around the mast. You just can twist it so it will slip into place. The 1/2" x 1/2" pieces hold the small section. see next pic. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Looks great, Where did you get the materials to do that. I'm starting to get some de-lamination around the sink area On April 10, 2017 at 4:10 AM "NEWMAN d2… [at] gmail.com [Cal_Boats]" <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> wrote: Some final pics of the sole replacement. Turned out good. Lot of work. Many hours spent hand sanding to get the best fit. Did the final fitting today and then used silicone to glue it down. Used some weight plates to lay on top to hold pressure while the silicone set up. Leslie Puffin 1986 Cal 33 This is what I ended up cutting to fit around the mast. You just can twist it so it will slip into place. The 1/2" x 1/2" pieces hold the small section. see next pic. > >

Thanks. Ours was having de-lamination at the sink as well, but worst was in front of the settee was a weak spot in the floor where your foot might go through. Plywood was very de-laminated. And there were gouges and such all over. It was time. I initially got a quote from the local boat yard, but they quoted $5000 and I thought that was a little high. After doing the job I still think they were high. Plus, I know what was done and I am not sure they would have taken the pains I did. I ordered two sheets of 1/2" from this place. Others on this site have mentioned they used 7/16". That would I guess be better, but what my boat has was 1/2", so I went back with that. I also orders some 1/2" x 1/2" - 8' teak strips to do the trim around the various sole pieces. Had to plane some down to 1/4". https://www.marine-plywood.us/ They were great to work with. Shipped the two sheets via freight all boxed in by sheets of OSB for protection and I picked up the shipment at a local trucking terminal. Still, the trucking company fork lift driver managed to ram the fork into the corner and damage the plywood, but not enough that I couldn't use it. The plywood was around $238 a sheet, plus $200 shipping. I used satin 'Gleam' varnish from Jamestown Distributors. Very easy varnish to work with, fast drying, applies well. Used Smiths penetrating epoxy to seal the plywood all around. Secured the pieces down with 100% silicone. The fitting was tedious. 20 years ago I would have screwed this job up. Now that I'm 58 I had the patience to take my time. I guess my skill level is improved as well. I am glad this job is over. I enjoyed it, but it was also a lot of labor. Leslie On Mon, Apr 10, 2017 at 7:08 AM, LOUIS JALLADE III <je… [at] comcast.net> wrote: > Looks great, Where did you get the materials to do that. I'm starting to > get some de-lamination around the sink area > > > On April 10, 2017 at 4:10 AM "NEWMAN d2… [at] gmail.com [Cal_Boats]" < > Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> wrote: > > > > > Some final pics of the sole replacement. Turned out good. Lot of work. > Many hours spent hand sanding to get the best fit. > Did the final fitting today and then used silicone to glue it down. > Used some weight plates to lay on top to hold pressure while the silicone > set up. > Leslie > Puffin 1986 Cal 33 > > This is what I ended up cutting to fit around the mast. > You just can twist it so it will slip into place. > The 1/2" x 1/2" pieces hold the small section. see next pic. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Wow! Beautiful job. Seems to me the results worth getting are always the ones requiring the most patience and attention to detail. It's always worth it in the end. Faith Cal 2 34 On 2017-04-09 20:44, 'Harleigh Ewell' ha… [at] gmail.com [Cal_Boats] wrote: > Very nice. > > Harleigh > > Cal 31 > > FROM: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] > SENT: Sunday, April 09, 2017 10:11 PM > TO: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com > SUBJECT: Re: [Cal_Boats] Re: Cal 33 'Puffin' cabin sole is done > > Some final pics of the sole replacement. Turned out good. Lot of work. > > Many hours spent hand sanding to get the best fit. > > Did the final fitting today and then used silicone to glue it down. > > Used some weight plates to lay on top to hold pressure while the silicone set up. > > Leslie > > Puffin 1986 Cal 33 > > This is what I ended up cutting to fit around the mast. > > You just can twist it so it will slip into place. > > The 1/2" x 1/2" pieces hold the small section. see next pic. > > ​ > > ​ > > ​ > ​ > > ​ > > ​ > > Links: ------ [1] https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Cal_Boats/conversations/messages/42836;_ylc=X3oDMTJydTRwOTBpBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE2NDg1Njk1BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2NTc5MgRtc2dJZAM0MjgzNgRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNycGx5BHN0aW1lAzE0OTE3OTYwMzM-?act=reply&amp;messageNum=42836 [2] https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Cal_Boats/conversations/newtopic;_ylc=X3oDMTJmZWl1Z25sBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE2NDg1Njk1BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2NTc5MgRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNudHBjBHN0aW1lAzE0OTE3OTYwMzM- [3] https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Cal_Boats/conversations/topics/42835;_ylc=X3oDMTM3cGdhOWFtBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE2NDg1Njk1BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2NTc5MgRtc2dJZAM0MjgzNgRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawN2dHBjBHN0aW1lAzE0OTE3OTYwMzMEdHBjSWQDNDI4MzU- [4] https://yho.com/1wwmgg [5] https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Cal_Boats/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJmZWthZGF1BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE2NDg1Njk1BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2NTc5MgRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzE0OTE3OTYwMzM- [6] https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Cal_Boats/members/all;_ylc=X3oDMTJnNmsxb2ptBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE2NDg1Njk1BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2NTc5MgRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2bWJycwRzdGltZQMxNDkxNzk2MDMz [7] https://groups.yahoo.com/neo;_ylc=X3oDMTJlZ3J1bnVkBF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzE2NDg1Njk1BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2NTc5MgRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNnZnAEc3RpbWUDMTQ5MTc5NjAzMw-- [8] https://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/groups/details.html [9] https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/

Super good looking work! Thanks for taking the time to post the pictures! Mine has actual screws going through the sole which of coarse dont look as good.. Id be interested to see if that silicone holds for the long haul under there. From: "NEWMAN d2… [at] gmail.com [Cal_Boats]" <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, April 9, 2017 10:12 PM Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Re: Cal 33 'Puffin' cabin sole is done Some final pics of the sole replacement. Turned out good. Lot of work.Many hours spent hand sanding to get the best fit. Did the final fitting today and then used silicone to glue it down. Used some weight plates to lay on top to hold pressure while the silicone set up.LesliePuffin 1986 Cal 33 This is what I ended up cutting to fit around the mast.You just can twist it so it will slip into place.The 1/2" x 1/2" pieces hold the small section. see next pic. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Looks amazing! Best, Mike Casillo Invincible Summer Cal 2-25, Annapolis > On Apr 9, 2017, at 10:10 PM, NEWMAN d2… [at] gmail.com [Cal_Boats] <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> wrote: > > Some final pics of the sole replacement. Turned out good. Lot of work. > Many hours spent hand sanding to get the best fit. > Did the final fitting today and then used silicone to glue it down. > Used some weight plates to lay on top to hold pressure while the silicone set up. > Leslie > Puffin 1986 Cal 33 > > This is what I ended up cutting to fit around the mast. > You just can twist it so it will slip into place. > The 1/2" x 1/2" pieces hold the small section. see next pic. > > > > > > ​ > > > ​ > > ​ > ​ > > <SoleComplete4.jpg> > ​ > > ​ > > >

Well done! Good job and looks perfect. I will post pix of our new main cabin sole soon. We used a composite that looks like teak and had an expert lay it. He was trading labor toward a Perkins 4.108 we rebuilt for him Tom Vandiver Cal 46 Bayou Chico, FL