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  1. tpenfield

    O'Day Mariner Sailboat Restoration

    Scott, I'd need to fasten the Delrin as adhesives may not work (right?). I'm just thinking about how I would do this. Here is the keel trunk as viewed from inside the boat. The pivot bolt is at the forward area of the keel and right behind the bolt are lead bars (as additional ballast)...
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    O'Day Mariner Sailboat Restoration

    -9 degrees F this morning . . . wicked cold, but I may try to do some additional work on the keel today, if I can get the garage heated up a bit. I made a few diagrams to show the 'keel clunk' issue and my plan to resolve it. Here is a cut-away diagram of my boat, showing the keel trunk and...
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    Trailer surge brake coupler

    Here you go . . . Right here on iBoats :) :thumb: http://www.iboats.com/Tie-Down-Engineering-Brake-Actuators/dm/cart_id.222751637--session_id.200349112--view_id.1082698
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    O'Day Mariner Sailboat Restoration

    It has been a while since I updated things, of course, that is because I have not done much with the keel over the past 4 weeks. Today, I did the epoxy fairing and fiberglassing of one side of the keel. I will let it cure and then do the other side within the next week or so. Here are a few...
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    Driving Through (or around) Snowmaggedon 2016 ???

    Arrived at the FIL's house (with dog) at about 11:00 am. So, mission accomplished, and on schedule. The Admiral and I catch a flight back to Boston tomorrow, so that was a time consideration. We'll enjoy the sun for a little while. :thumb:
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    Driving Through (or around) Snowmaggedon 2016 ???

    This weekend happens to be when the Admiral and I drive her father's dog to the winter home in Florida. The trip from MA to FL usually takes 2-1/2 days, and the dog travels in luxury (of course). This year, the snow forecast is presenting quite a challenge, as we usually travel the I-95...
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    O'Day Mariner Sailboat Restoration

    The epoxy 'stuff' arrived today . . . Unfortunately, the weather has turned cold again. So, it will be a bit challenging to get the temps up in the garage so that I can finish the keel. Maybe the weather will break a bit in a few days. I'll just have to wait and see. :)
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    Advice/question on boat for sale

    I just noticed another thing from looking at the Ad listing . . . Looks like blister rash behind the step in the hull :noidea: So, another issue to consider. The interior looks nice . . . very clean, but the outdrive and these blisters will give you quite a challenge.
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    O'Day Mariner Sailboat Restoration

    I'm going to see what I can find at the hardware store to use as a bushing. If I did go with nylon and it wore out, at leat I could replace it fairly easily without removing the keel, etc. I coated the other side with the Interprotect 2000E last night and kept the heater going all night...
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    O'Day Mariner Sailboat Restoration

    I applied the first coat of epoxy paint to one side of the keel. The paint is Interlux Interprotect 2000E, which a 2-part epoxy paint and is commonly used as a barrier coat for fiberglass hulls below the water line. It also is advertised as an excellent bare metal primer, and I can attest...
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    O'Day Mariner Sailboat Restoration

    Quick Update: I moved the keel from the dolly up onto my workmate so that I could put a heater below it and keep it warm(er) in my garage. One of the sides of the keel has a 'bulge in it as you can see in the picture below. The other side is flat. It is about 1/4" and there is not too...
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    O'Day Mariner Sailboat Restoration

    Update: I have the keel down to bare metal. Here are a couple of pictures. Not a lot of metal loss, so it should be pretty straight forward to get it faired and smooth. I am thinking about putting a layer of light glass just to give the coating some strength. There is one area on what...
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    Oh what a feeling, to fix a Toyota . . .

    Yup, very cheap. . . I got the new speakers installed. It turned out the original head unit did have a bad channel. So, I am using the one I got on eBay. here are a few picture from the past 2 days . . . The rear seat and rear deck disassembled to access the speakers. Demolition of...
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    Oh what a feeling, to fix a Toyota . . .

    2009 Corolla S . . . my kid's car that we bought new on her 16th b-day. She announced recently that the radio was not working properly. So, I checked it out and it appeared to be the head unit. Virtually no sound, right front speaker not getting anything, etc. I ordered a used refurb unit...
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    Talking about Solid State Drives (SSD)

    $99 is an awesome price . . . I am wondering if I can get something that would fit my mid-2009 MacBookPro . . . the drive is getting pretty full and I had to dump a bunch of stuff to free up some space. Plus a 6 year old laptop drive is probably on the downside of life expectancy. :noidea:
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    O'Day Mariner Sailboat Restoration

    Quick Update: I did an initial pass over the keel with my angle grinder w/ wire wheel attachment. The keel looked really good. So I decided not to go the sand blasting route and have been using grinding and chemicals to remove/dissolve the rust. I also found that the keel still has some...
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    Outdrive work stand

    I use a work-mate (folding work bench) Since it is highly adjustable, I can easily position the outdrive work working on either the upper or the lower unit.
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    O'Day Mariner Sailboat Restoration

    UPDATE: I removed the keel from the boat today. It is held in with a 1/2" bolt at the forward pivot point and then has a cable attached to the rear portion for raising and lowering. The keel is made of iron/steel and tends to rust over its lifetime, which is approaching 40 years. My plan is...
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    Jackstand Placement

    your boat should be supported something like this . . . blocks under the keel in a couple of places and then the boat stands on the outside, at the chines. This is my 33 foot boat . . . 10K lbs. Got any pictures to post of how your marina is doing it?
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    Smokey - 1980 Johnson 4.5 HP

    Update: I got a fuel filter and made a new fuel line, since the old one was not in great shape. I got it installed and ran the engine for a while. I also blocked off the pulse tube, so the bladder pump would be inactive. The engine seemed to run better and I can lean it out a bit...
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