Re: [Cal_Boats] projects (Charlie)

Charlie - What I don't mention is that I love doing this stuff, I just don't love doing it during sailing season! We are still going to try to do the Miles River Race. Gotta have a good weekend of progress though. Are you doing it? Paul In a message dated 5/19/2011 9:11:28 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, hu… [at] bah.com writes: Good stuff, Paul. Just make sure not to forward your note to anyone who is thinking of buying a boat. The fraternity/sorority is shrinking enough as it is. Are you out of Miles River race? Cheers Charlie From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of pw… [at] aol.com Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 10:53 PM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] projects Well misery loves company so I'll chime in to make you feel better cuz that's the kinda guy I am. I think I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that I had one leaky traveler bolt on my ''80 Cal 39. Well the only way to get that bolt out was to remove the entire companionway cover and port dorade box. I got a case of the "while I'm at its" and decided to repair/and fair all the excess holes and nicks in these two pieces which I have done. Now we have a low pressure system sending rain showers over us for the next week and my garage has too much crap in it to work on anything so I am in a holding pattern until I can spray gel coat outside. Meanwhile racing started tonight and we had been planning on doing the Miles River Race on Memorial Day weekend. So as not to waste time I decided to de-winterize the engine and water system and found that one of nuts holding a water line to a tee had cracked. It is that old gray butyl yada yada crap that they don't make anymore and no one seems to have any old pieces left so now I get to re-plumb at least one of my tanks and knowing me . . . while I'm at it will decide to do the whole damn boat. Did I mention I removed all my handrails and still need to varnish them as well? There . . . feel any better Reggie? Paul BTW Allen thanks for the tip on the screw removal . . . that is yet another project <sigh> In a message dated 5/18/2011 9:30:05 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, my… [at] hotmail.com writes: So, a previous owner painted the mast, very nicely. Then hardware was installed without galvanic corrosion protection. No hardware cannot be removed even with penatrating oil and impact driver. leaving the machine screws alone is tempting, but seems to me that corrosion will continue and cause more problems. Would heat help? A different PO took the opportunity to install all new fresh water hoses. Unfortunately, it was brand new heater hose. anybody like the tast of rubber? So, we've been tearing the boat apart to get to the hoses to replace them. did you know you cannot find a Whale RT2007 mixer faucet? and that the cutout for that faucet maks it horribly difficult to install others? So much for the list of fun things to do on a rainy dayA Reggie

As Levi Stubbs of the Four Tops once sang "I'll Be There". The CAL 25s and Catalina 27s will park along the club sea wall. Handy. Mine is the black CAL 25 with the chickens on the sides. Of course, they are yellow. Cheers Charlie CAL 25 1657 - Chicken Little From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of pw… [at] aol.com Sent: Friday, May 20, 2011 10:39 AM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] projects (Charlie) Charlie - What I don't mention is that I love doing this stuff, I just don't love doing it during sailing season! We are still going to try to do the Miles River Race. Gotta have a good weekend of progress though. Are you doing it? Paul In a message dated 5/19/2011 9:11:28 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, hu… [at] bah.com writes: Good stuff, Paul. Just make sure not to forward your note to anyone who is thinking of buying a boat. The fraternity/sorority is shrinking enough as it is. Are you out of Miles River race? Cheers Charlie From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of pw… [at] aol.com Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 10:53 PM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] projects Well misery loves company so I'll chime in to make you feel better cuz that's the kinda guy I am. I think I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that I had one leaky traveler bolt on my ''80 Cal 39. Well the only way to get that bolt out was to remove the entire companionway cover and port dorade box. I got a case of the "while I'm at its" and decided to repair/and fair all the excess holes and nicks in these two pieces which I have done. Now we have a low pressure system sending rain showers over us for the next week and my garage has too much crap in it to work on anything so I am in a holding pattern until I can spray gel coat outside. Meanwhile racing started tonight and we had been planning on doing the Miles River Race on Memorial Day weekend. So as not to waste time I decided to de-winterize the engine and water system and found that one of nuts holding a water line to a tee had cracked. It is that old gray butyl yada yada crap that they don't make anymore and no one seems to have any old pieces left so now I get to re-plumb at least one of my tanks and knowing me . . . while I'm at it will decide to do the whole damn boat. Did I mention I removed all my handrails and still need to varnish them as well? There . . . feel any better Reggie? Paul BTW Allen thanks for the tip on the screw removal . . . that is yet another project <sigh> In a message dated 5/18/2011 9:30:05 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, my… [at] hotmail.com writes: So, a previous owner painted the mast, very nicely. Then hardware was installed without galvanic corrosion protection. No hardware cannot be removed even with penatrating oil and impact driver. leaving the machine screws alone is tempting, but seems to me that corrosion will continue and cause more problems. Would heat help? A different PO took the opportunity to install all new fresh water hoses. Unfortunately, it was brand new heater hose. anybody like the tast of rubber? So, we've been tearing the boat apart to get to the hoses to replace them. did you know you cannot find a Whale RT2007 mixer faucet? and that the cutout for that faucet maks it horribly difficult to install others? So much for the list of fun things to do on a rainy dayA Reggie