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A look at the corrosion of the heat exchanger. |
An in depth look at the project |
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Restoration of Lady J |
Baggett & Sons Marine Restoration |
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A poorly done thru hull plug waiting for our attention. |
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Reefing of the 18 year dry seams as part of the hull prep. |
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Issues with the area around the shaft strut caused by the use of a non-marine fairing compound. |
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Removal of all of the exterior paint during hull prep by heat gun and scraper. |
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Once the paint was removed and the prep sanding was done. It was determined that all of the seams needed reefed out and re-caulked. |
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Twenty eight ribs were found to be bad and the sisters were not properly laminated together or attached to anything other than planking. All of these were removed and replaced one at a time to preserve hull shape. |
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Once the owners saw the wood, it was decided to do the hull bright. This necessitated some very careful preparation of the planking. |
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Other bits and pieces of rudder, hull, planking and depth sounder faring were also repaired or replaced. |
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Once sanded with 320, the hull was stained with a custom mix of Dalys stains and then sealed with Clear Penetrating Epoxy Sealer prior to varnish. |
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Meanwhile, the interior was prepped for paint and varnish and the framing work completed. |
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The mast was inspected and the glue joint were found to be separating badly enough to require rebuilding. |
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The transom on Lady J is made of plywood and was somewhat ratty. It was decided to laminate new mahogany veneer over the ply and finish it bright to match the rest of the hull. |
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This is a look at the partially finished transom as the boat was moved to the larger shop. Still a lot of work to do on it. |
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Here she is moving to the new shop with about ten coats of varnish on her. Still much work to do. |
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A bit of final varnish rubbing to get that shine just right. |
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Almost ready |
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Interior Forward |
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Interior Aft |
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Underway |
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Done... |
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