exodave
Petty Officer 2nd Class
- Joined
- Jun 8, 2010
- Messages
- 107
On to the next project boat! This one's been loved (for a change)!
She came with the full original "Skipper's Kit" including manuals for all equipment and chock full of receipts for service, repairs, and parts all the way back to '79. New ignition, distributors, starters, impellers, carburetor gaskets, and propellers in the last 10 years just to name a few. It's going to sit there in dry dock where it is over the winter, and in the mean time I'm going to pull the carburetors to rebuild in the basement.
One weird issue is that the previous owner's son tore out the stereo, and accidentally cut out a big relay that was behind it. I wonder if it just belongs to the vapor sensor.
I might also decide to go ahead and install a genset I found from a 28' Sundancer. I'm sure I'll have some questions about the wiring to the panel, but my first question is whether or not to tee into the raw water seacock from one of the engines, instead of poking a new hole below the water line.
One of two soft spots, directly under the v-berth hatch. I don't see any real rot underneath, so shouldn't be a bad repair. The only other spot is on the aft deck where the large gas dock attendant regularly jumps into the boat :|
the sliding door doesn't quite line up without forcing it outwards. The welds on the bend have snapped. I wonder if all I need to do is adjust the rollers up and down to put some squeeze on it.
Otherwise, it's a hilariously retro-style interior with lots of bunks. I like the layout a lot. Should be comfy for the fam. Sleeps 6 with two clever convertible couches in the salon. One makes a double, and the other makes bunk beds.
One last issue for now, is the flybridge ladder steps falling off. The previous owner started trying to put them back up with u-bolts resting above the rivets, but I'd much rather get the correct clamps and attach them correctly. Not sure where to look for those yet, though.
Oh, and the water heater seems to have a heat exchanger built-in, with two ports on the back (not seen in photo), but I'm guessing the reason they are not being used is that these engines are water-cooled, and have no hot coolant to exchange the heat?
She came with the full original "Skipper's Kit" including manuals for all equipment and chock full of receipts for service, repairs, and parts all the way back to '79. New ignition, distributors, starters, impellers, carburetor gaskets, and propellers in the last 10 years just to name a few. It's going to sit there in dry dock where it is over the winter, and in the mean time I'm going to pull the carburetors to rebuild in the basement.
One weird issue is that the previous owner's son tore out the stereo, and accidentally cut out a big relay that was behind it. I wonder if it just belongs to the vapor sensor.
I might also decide to go ahead and install a genset I found from a 28' Sundancer. I'm sure I'll have some questions about the wiring to the panel, but my first question is whether or not to tee into the raw water seacock from one of the engines, instead of poking a new hole below the water line.
One of two soft spots, directly under the v-berth hatch. I don't see any real rot underneath, so shouldn't be a bad repair. The only other spot is on the aft deck where the large gas dock attendant regularly jumps into the boat :|
the sliding door doesn't quite line up without forcing it outwards. The welds on the bend have snapped. I wonder if all I need to do is adjust the rollers up and down to put some squeeze on it.
Otherwise, it's a hilariously retro-style interior with lots of bunks. I like the layout a lot. Should be comfy for the fam. Sleeps 6 with two clever convertible couches in the salon. One makes a double, and the other makes bunk beds.
One last issue for now, is the flybridge ladder steps falling off. The previous owner started trying to put them back up with u-bolts resting above the rivets, but I'd much rather get the correct clamps and attach them correctly. Not sure where to look for those yet, though.
Oh, and the water heater seems to have a heat exchanger built-in, with two ports on the back (not seen in photo), but I'm guessing the reason they are not being used is that these engines are water-cooled, and have no hot coolant to exchange the heat?
