Esper Refit 37 - how to lay a genoa track with butyl tape... & our rudder doesn't fit

[demonboy]

Esper Refit 37 - how to lay a genoa track with butyl tape... & our rudder doesn't fit

In this week's video clip we show you how we laid down our genoa track with butyl tape. In this version we cover the entire underside of the track with tape, as well as wrapping tape around the bolt heads. There's also some photographs on the blog post.

Also, after adding layers of biaxial and epoxy to the hull, no one thought about the rudder, did they? What you see here is the rudder now too big to fit back up the skeg...

Still, nothing that a bit of sanding couldn't sort out. And the rest of the boat is coming along, with our varnisher now applying the last coats of polyurethane to the veneer...

The genoa track with butyl tape is the first item in the video clip: http://followtheboat.com/2014/10/23/esper-refit-37/

 

[Monique]

Hi Jamie,

Been following your thread for quite some time... my own refit will take long many months for SY Eleuthera...!

Suggestion: get a wet/dry vacuum cleaner. I bought a small Karcher and it works wonders for lots of tasks...

As a silly question, what is she?? Oyster at the onset? Now a DemonBoy special

 

[demonboy]

Hi Monique (is that your name or the boat's name?),

Yes, she's an Oyster 435, ketch cutter (hence all the deck fittings).

I thought about a wet/dry vac, and since I mentioned I would buy one for the boat I may still go for one of these. Could it double-up as a bilge pump

 

[Monique]

Monique is a (long dead dog) ... no imagination then... . Boat name is Eleuthera.

Nice boat this Oyster!

I doubt you could use it as a bilge pump... unless you could produce an air tight vessel with a exhaust port lower than the water/air intake. Will suck up to 4 feet...

I've used mine to clean bilges after salt water ingress.... add fresh water and suck out the brine. Repeat until there is no salt water taste. Works a treat.

Suggestion: buy a supply (Karcher) of the water proof filters when you buy the unit. Stops salt water entering the motor housing. They are washable and reusable.

 

[demonboy]

Good tip on the bilges. Mine are currently full of saw dust so chucking a load of fresh water in there and sucking out via the vacuum rather than putting it through the bilge pump is a great idea. Gonna take your advice and purchase one this week.

Enjoy your Sunday.

Cheers,

Jamie