Pioneer 9

[pmnfernando]

thanks guys

i will put some photos of the refit but if you want more a lot more info and photos go to plasticclassicforum.com, go to projects page and then look up for" Introducing Katie J"

 

[pmnfernando]

cracking on the cockpit floor
gluing the new drain channels i previsouly laminated


dry fit on the new lockers walls


dry fit with the cockpit floor


got around to template and cut the water tank baffle (the black line is the final lid height
not sure about the volume but i think its close to 200 liters (55 gallons)

 

[pmnfernando]

peeling the cabin top


fully peeled


mocking up the dodger


setting the foundation for building the dodger

 

[ridgy]

Nice job but I'm surprised that you are allowed to do that sort of work in the water.

 

[pmnfernando]

Nice job but I'm surprised that you are allowed to do that sort of work in the water.

this is China. this marina is a open sewer to begin with and you should see what other people do, on a daily basis, around here. the peeler is connected to the vaccuum which gets most of it and i vaccuum whatever gets on deck . i do what i can to minimize the impact.

 

[justanothersailboat]

Incredible job there. I thought I knew what "a lot of work on a boat" meant but that is something else. Best of luck.

 

[MisterBaxter]

That's got to be one of the deepest and most thorough restorations ever!

 

[pmnfernando]

That's got to be one of the deepest and most thorough restorations ever!

it has been a lot of work but also alot of fun when you get to redesign and build the stuff and features you want. once you start messing about in it its difficult to stop because just a few inches away there is something that can be improved, or, the classic situation: "well if im doing this, i might as well do that" and on and on and on. it will take me 2 more seasons to have it completely done to my taste, in 2025. maybe...i can restep the mast by the end of this year but its a very loose maybe, maybe it happens, maybe not!

 

[pmnfernando]

Nice job but I'm surprised that you are allowed to do that sort of work in the water.

marina today


so yummi!

its already dead, easy catch!

and the best for last...


hehehe yeah, fun times in china! the only things that growns on the hulls are a type of weed, there is absolutely no barnacles. my boat was 4 years without being dry, not a single barnacle or any other thing,

 

[Minerva]

marina today
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so yummi!
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its already dead, easy catch!

and the best for last...
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hehehe yeah, fun times in china! the only things that growns on the hulls are a type of weed, there is absolutely no barnacles. my boat was 4 years without being dry, not a single barnacle or any other thing,

That’s grim.

 

[pmnfernando]

dodger build


fully gaff taped!


laminated a couple of layers

 

[pmnfernando]

demoulded


fairing it


deck paint removal.

 

[Spirit (of Glenans)]

There's a book called "When I Put Out to Sea" by Nicolette Milnes Walker, who was the first woman to sail single-handed across the Atlantic in 1971 - in a Pionier 9 (as she spells it), Aziz.
Marked in my copy of the book, by my father, who owned one in the 70s, is the comment: "The bilge pump was in a stupid place, inside the heads compartment. I had to lift the floorboards, open the exit cock of the toilet and put the exit pipe from the pump into the toilet bowl..." I don't know if they have improved the system, but I vaguely remember something of the kind when I was a little girl.
Two blokes sailed my Dad's Pioneer, Tio Pepe, to Fiji, where the mainsail blew out and she foundered on a reef, about 150 miles from her destination - so what vyv_cox said, but make sure the sails aren't worn out.

Ms Walker's spelling of "Pionier" is correct.

 

[sailorman]

I am considering buying a pioneer 9 for cruising/racing out of Hartlepool. Does anyone have any advice/ information which I may find useful. e.g.How manoeverable are they in tight spots?

good sea boats fast off the wind?handling in tight space will be down to learning how to handle her

 

[pmnfernando]

dodger continuation
getting some lines scribled in to shape the windshield


before cutting

after cutting

other view points


uglies to be fixed (the wavy bits)


problems with compound curves
gaps created by twisting over 2 axis upon a short distance.
im going to patch the gaps as you would patch thru hulls, get the overall shape (a bit oversize for a later trim), and slap layers of cloth together, tightly cinged then use thickneed epoxy to bed and bridge the remaining mm

 

[pmnfernando]

the refit continues
head up to
Introducing Katie-J - Plastic Classic Forum

for more info and photos

 

[pmnfernando]

More work being done
the following are a series of lamination work photos done in the past few days

for more info go to
Introducing Katie-J - Plastic Classic Forum


cockpit gutters reinforcement



main bullkhead lam stb side (port side was also done)


galley/portside bunk semi bulkhead



nav station/stb bunk semi bulkhead

 

[pmnfernando]

more work being done

for more info go to
Introducing Katie-J - Plastic Classic Forum

finished glassing the under cockpit floor partitions in



scribbled the fuel tank lid inside the locker which will house it
the lid will have a in built tilt towards the centre of the boat to allow water to drain straight onto the gutters ive built


got around to template the water tank lid
this is the moment where i realized the template was locked in, couldnt get it out, thus meaning the lid will actually be comprised of 2 sections.
i mean...in the end its only a bit more work isnt it?! ahahha

 

[justanothersailboat]

Thanks again for this thread, very informative to see how it's all done. I'm impressed, this is a pretty ambitious rebuild.

 

[pmnfernando]

Thanks again for this thread, very informative to see how it's all done. I'm impressed, this is a pretty ambitious rebuild.

you are welcome and thanks for your support!