Typhoon Re-fit

wsfanning · Post by **wsfanning** » Jun 12th, '14, 20:58

This is my current and first re-fit of boat. I've been doing structures for well over 30 years but a boat is a different and lovely species! The curves, the fittings, and the new methodology of re-fitting I have found fascinating. We've removed all the teak, a first since '78 when she was made, and refinished it all. Many pcs. had to be remade which I'll add pics of later.

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New deadlights and the method we used to install them since the holes needed to be 1/2" larger

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New electrical is started with this Blue Sea panel mounted starboard and out of the way. The old panel location will be glassed over.

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Fairing starts this weekend with paint following shortly. More details will follow.

Skeep · Post by **Skeep** » Jun 16th, '14, 10:32

Great, love the photos of this journey!

wsfanning · Post by **wsfanning** » Jun 23rd, '14, 10:29

So here's another detail that I've seen discussed here, the metal rub rail on the stern.

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My boat seemed to have an aluminum strip as OEM, but it was very corroded. So we took a 5' brass 1/2" half-round, drilled it in the center and at intervals, fastened the center first and used the long ends as levers to bend it in the vertical plane around the curve of the taff rail. Then cut off the ends very close and filed them to shape. It was fun figuring this one out......

wsfanning · Post by **wsfanning** » Jun 23rd, '14, 10:39

The last pcs of teak to be re-made, the teak trim that encloses the tiller as it come through the deck (please excuse the lack of perhaps proper terminology in this and other posts. The learning curve is quite steep).
We couldn't just leave it, so we split it apart, used it for a pattern and it will now be epoxied into place around the stem of the tiller.

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ariasis · Post by **ariasis** » Jun 23rd, '14, 19:57

That stern rail is great. The boat look like it is coming together well.

wsfanning · Post by **wsfanning** » Jun 23rd, '14, 21:04

This is a detail that will appeal to those of you who work wood and maybe those that just plain like cool details.
The photo is the joint between halves of the stern rail. Because the radius is so large, if the piece was cut out of one board it would have to be about 12" wide and then waste most of the piece of valuable teak in doing so. So the two halves are cut and joined right at the center line below the backstay bracket, which you can see the mounting holes for on the bottom of the new piece. The top pc. is the old factory rail, the bottom pc. a much finer fit and beautiful cut by Aaron Freeman, a trained shipwright who works for me. This is spectacular woodwork.

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wsfanning · Post by **wsfanning** » Jun 24th, '14, 10:16

Nice blog and thanks Chris B.
Some great info and links there!

wsfanning · Post by **wsfanning** » Jul 7th, '14, 15:46

This post will be for those who may decide to do their own paint. What do you do if the old bootstripe is vinyl and has no correspondence to what was painted three or more coats ago? Well first we removed the vinyl tape (and what a struggle that was. The adhesive was not easily cut with any solvent we had). Then we carefully sanded through all the old bootstripes to see where they had been placed. Fortunately we found what we think was an original scribe for a bootstripe, probably done at the factory. Then we placed the first masking for the bottom paint...

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After the bottom paint was applied we took a batten and faired in the line a few times to create a second masking for the top of the stripe...

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After painting the bootstripe we faired it in again in several places and touched it up to give us this...

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Now the problem with all this, and what we were very aware of during this whole process, is that the boat is not loaded. But for the sole purpose of getting her to look sharp we forged ahead and got it done. I'll drop over the side sometime this Summer and make a few scratches if we need to and then we'll have somewhere to start for next Winter's work list.

wsfanning · Post by **wsfanning** » Jul 10th, '14, 16:08

Then of course there's this...........

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do with it what you may but it sure has helped get me thru a lot of this

wsfanning · Post by **wsfanning** » Jul 19th, '14, 07:42

These are some of the final details before a launch next week:

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ah yes, you may ask why her name plate is where the compass will be? Well one of the previous owners cut in an inspection plate above the tiller and did not allow enough room for the plate to be mounted where it could be seen. It was mounted behind the tiller, almost on the sole, a terrible place for this lovely piece. So for now it will reside here until I install the compass.

Sea Hunt Video · Post by **Sea Hunt Video** » Jul 19th, '14, 08:42

Beautiful

How did you get the bronze on the O/B motor mount to look like that

I tried a lot of different methods to "polish" my bronze winch stands and got nowhere. What did you do

wsfanning · Post by **wsfanning** » Jul 19th, '14, 08:55

Thanks Robert!
The bronze all got a first vinegar bath then we used a sort of Scotchbrite pad on a 4" grinder. It removes so little that that the oxidation is easily removed w/o the hazard of removing metal. And then of course there's the endless tubs of elbow grease to get at the areas where the grinder can't get.

wsfanning · Post by **wsfanning** » Jul 19th, '14, 09:23

Have you ever had something like a sound that absolutely drove you crazy when you heard it? Like fingernails on a chalk board for those of you who can recall doing that. When I bought this boat the sound of fiberglass rubbing against fiberglass when I slid the hatch cover open just drove me nuts. I knew there was something I could do to alleviate this truly abrasive sound.
So I found some 1/16" thick x 1" wide pressure sensitive silicone adhesive tape and installed two strips on the underside of the hatch cover. How sweet she slides now....

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ariasis · Post by **ariasis** » Jul 19th, '14, 18:58

Wow looking super sharp. Nice job.

wsfanning · Post by **wsfanning** » Aug 4th, '14, 20:26

This one of my faves....

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We're closing on splash time!

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