Quick priority question.....

[oobertie]

Hi all, quick question for yer. I have a carvel ex sailing ship Im doing up. Main area's for concern are the caulking (just about all has come out, old and going brown), Slight rot inside and under the deck (not too much, no huge job, just fiddley area's to get to) and the hull was covered with tar which is now removed. Also transum needs fixing.
Basicly wanting advice on what order for the jobs. All the books I have dont seem to shine a lot of light. So I was going to sort the caulking, then sort the rot and replace wood were needed and then epoxy with CPES and last sand the hull and re-seal and paint.
Is this about right do you think? Does it make much difference.
Bertie

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[seagull]

How big is the boat?

Personally I would fix the rot first. If you caulk too soon it will dry up and fall out. I caulk with traditional white lead putty topsides and red lead below, with cotton in the seams as the seams are close. Once caulked I prime, undercoat, and gloss paint using single pack paints. Tradional Boat Supplies is selling a bitumen based product for the bottom ... and they are very helpful too.

I don't like the sound of this epoxy penatrative product. If it's similar to Git-Rot I think you may be able to use it for window frames, but for structural parts of a boat? Replace the wood .... it's fun to do and keeps all your timbers moving together.

I've just renovated a carvel boat that had epoxy in the timbers. The rot penetrated further than the epoxy, resulting in the epoxy hardened wood virtually dropping out. You MUST get rid of all the rot. A rule of thumb is cut the timber 18" or more from the last sign of rot.

If you do use the epoxy ........ inspect for further rot at regular intervals especially around your repaired area.

Have fun


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[oobertie]

Well she is 20ft by 6.5fty and about 5 foot in hight. She is a 1925 sailing yacht with the keel and the mast removed for inland use. I saved her froma wally down south. His answer for repair was to cake it in tar! To be honest I aint sure if the rot I have is really that bad. Now she is semi cleaned and dryed out there is only a wee bit of soft wood here and there. Where it is tho aint too easy to replace I dont think, which is why I was going to go with the epoxy.

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[EASLOOP]

Hi, A bit late picking your question up. I agree with your other respondent. Hack out the rot, make a dutchman, epoxy it in and fair it off. Make sure you get ALL the rot. An attitude of 'That should do it' rarely will.
I have been renovating an East Anglian for some time now and have found the above policy to be a sound one. If you want to keep the boat it will be worth the pain. I took a lot of time sitting and looking at the problem and going through many different repair scenarios, and so far that seems to have provided the best solutions.
I am a rank ameteur.
rgds
John

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[oobertie]

Not too late at all mate. Im still sitting pondering.
Cheers

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