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- Mon Oct 29, 2012 1:32 pm
- Forum: On the Hard
- Topic: Joan Roy haul out stress
- Replies: 10
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I'm never sure how to divide my boats weight between the keel and the chine. In my case, I probable end up on the hard with a lot more weight on the keel and less on the chines. If I take too much weight on my jack stands my rear cabin door gets slightly out of allignment. After my keel is blocked I...
- Tue Oct 23, 2012 4:32 pm
- Forum: Cockpit and Cabin Interiors
- Topic: Drop leaf table
- Replies: 20
- Views: 12612
Table Numbers
Tom The numbers on my 1948 36 Double Stateroom Enclosed Cruiser table match my hull numbers,36-099. There is also a number 3. The numbers on your table probably reference hull size and production number. Our boats are very similar and I suspect the tables were as well. My table is 47 1/2 inches long...
- Mon Oct 22, 2012 5:20 am
- Forum: On the Hard
- Topic: Joan Roy haul out stress
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6177
Guys thanks for your input. My yard hauls with a two strap crane, and even though my bottom is tight and fasteners are good, I guess I'll continue to trailer haul unless the yard switches to a multi strap travel lift. I'd feel comfortable with four straps, but It sounds like two lifting points on a ...
- Thu Oct 18, 2012 4:20 pm
- Forum: On the Hard
- Topic: Joan Roy haul out stress
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6177
Joan Roy haul out stress
The worst part of owning a cruiser is getting it in and out of the water. 18000 pounds is a lot of weight to move around. I trailer haul my boat but it would be easier to crane haul at the storage yard. My question is if you crane or travel lift haul does it put to much stress on the hull and chine....
- Fri Sep 28, 2012 4:29 pm
- Forum: Hardware & Rigging
- Topic: Half Mile Ray Search Light - Parts Drawing and List
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2504
- Fri Sep 28, 2012 4:12 pm
- Forum: Hardware & Rigging
- Topic: Half Mile Ray Search Light - Parts Drawing and List
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2504
The bolts are not correct. The originals do not have nuts on the inside. The correct bolt is a one piece sleeved bolt that threads into threading cast into the inside of the housing. The original bolts probably were lost or stripped and the housing may have been drilled out to except the thru bolts....
- Sun Sep 23, 2012 6:01 am
- Forum: Odds & Ends
- Topic: windshield seals
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4347
- Sat Sep 22, 2012 10:45 am
- Forum: Odds & Ends
- Topic: windshield seals
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4347
windshield seals
The hinged windshields on my 1948 36' dsec leak when it rains. They have a piano hinge on top with stainless flats on the sides with a strip of rubber under the flats. I shut them down tight,but they still leak when it rains. This winter I plan on rebuilding the windshields and figuring out a way to...
- Tue Sep 18, 2012 5:55 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Varnish Crackle
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6066
Ya know, I like a little Crackle in my varnish. I discovered a long time ago that the quest for the perfect varnish finish could drive a man mad. We all know no matter how good we get it it ain't going to last. Being that my boat has been around since 1948, I think a few cracks, dings, scratches, et...
- Tue Sep 18, 2012 5:34 pm
- Forum: Cockpit and Cabin Interiors
- Topic: 1958 CCCons icebox
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3721
My icebox is original, but has been converted to a cold plate on top. My bottom pan is attached to the thru hull just aft of the galley sink drain. Seems like the most logical connection point would be the lower pan in order to capture all fresh water and get it over the side. Fresh water sitting in...
- Tue Sep 18, 2012 5:19 pm
- Forum: Odds & Ends
- Topic: Sealers
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4010
- Mon Sep 17, 2012 6:39 pm
- Forum: Cockpit and Cabin Interiors
- Topic: 1958 CCCons icebox
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3721
- Fri Aug 10, 2012 5:21 pm
- Forum: On the Hard
- Topic: Hull Leakage
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2745
- Sat Jul 07, 2012 6:31 pm
- Forum: Odds & Ends
- Topic: If you could?????
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6403
- Sun Jun 17, 2012 5:48 am
- Forum: Odds & Ends
- Topic: 1948 Burgee
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1699
1948 Burgee
I would like to purchase the correct burgee flag for my 1948 thirty six foot double stateroom enclosed cruiser. Anyone know where I can find one?
Dan
Dan
- Sat Jun 02, 2012 8:14 am
- Forum: Hull Construction
- Topic: Help...gotta paint n bottom job 1967 constellation,No Experi
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4004
First thing you want to do is buy a Tyvek suit and a 3M resperator with a full face shield. You'll be dealing with some nasty chemicals and spending a lot of time under your boat. The best way to strip paint is with chemical stripper and a Sandvik pull scraper with a carbide blade. It will probably ...
- Fri May 25, 2012 4:59 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Filling topside dings prior to painting
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2116
- Tue May 22, 2012 5:06 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: HOUSE PAINT?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 14398
Latex paint on a wooden boat will have the same results as fiberglass on a wood boat bottom. It going to look great for quite some time, but man is it going to rot. Latex is a non-breathable plastic coating. It dosen't crack because plastic is flexible and will hold up well. Unfortunatly the wood un...
- Sun May 20, 2012 8:12 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: epoxy and wood
- Replies: 3
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- Sun May 20, 2012 11:41 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: epoxy and wood
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2648
epoxy and wood
Does epoxy coated wood act as a long time preservative,or promote rot in the long term by sealing in moisture? Seem like slathering everything with epoxy prior to coating has become pretty popular. My experience with aged wood is that it needs to breath and be able to dry and a plastic coating as op...
- Fri May 18, 2012 5:23 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: When should I soak
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2848
Wood likes to be painted dry. I am not a fan of CPS as a primer, but would recommend two coats of a good oil based primer and finished with two coats of oil based or Briteside finish. Get your painting done first and then soak. Slick seam or Interlux underwater seam compound your bottom if necessary...
- Tue Mar 27, 2012 5:56 am
- Forum: Odds & Ends
- Topic: What is it really like owning a cruiser???
- Replies: 79
- Views: 28217
There is nothing really practical about owning a sixty four year old cruiser, but sometimes we do things for other reasons. For me the reason is staying connected to a time in our history when craftmanship and artistry combined and produced a product of great quality and aesthetic beauty. Chris Craf...
- Sun Mar 25, 2012 7:32 am
- Forum: On the Hard
- Topic: cruiser bottom
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3091
cruiser bottom
The original planks on my bottom have spent the last sixty four years six months on the hard and six months under water. They open, they close, some more some less. No two pieces of wood are the same. They all react different to the amount of moisture content. I restore historic New England homes an...
- Sat Mar 24, 2012 6:58 pm
- Forum: Hull Construction
- Topic: Inner planking seepage
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3069
Water has to get through the outer plank before it comes through an inner plank. If your sure your outter planks are all good, it may be a matter of waiting for the outter planks to fully swell. I always have some water seeping through my inner planks for about a month after each Spring launch. Maho...
- Mon Mar 19, 2012 5:57 pm
- Forum: Research Related
- Topic: Is my boat made of fir?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5965
- Wed Mar 14, 2012 5:13 am
- Forum: Hardware & Rigging
- Topic: cruiser struts
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2179
- Mon Mar 12, 2012 5:22 pm
- Forum: Hull Construction
- Topic: tripple fastened bottom planks
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1519
tripple fastened bottom planks
The July/August 2011 Wooden Boat magazine featured a story on different ways to replank a wooden boat bottom. In their article they used a 1951 29' chris craft as the project boat. They show a picture of the fasteners backed out and each fastening point has three screws with one dead center. Did CC ...
- Mon Mar 12, 2012 5:16 am
- Forum: Hardware & Rigging
- Topic: cruiser struts
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2179
cruiser struts
Looking for rear struts for 1948 thirty six foot double stateroom enclosed cruiser. Mine are looking a little tender and should be replaced. I would like to find replacements or source for recasting from originals. Any strut guys out there?
Dan
Dan
- Fri Mar 09, 2012 9:06 pm
- Forum: Hull Construction
- Topic: Her Bottom Is Off And She Is Beautiful
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4151
bottom
looks great but why did bottom have to come off