On Sunday, August 26, 2012 4:49:28 PM UTC-4, wayne.b wrote:
On Sun, 26 Aug 2012 08:57:57 -0700 (PDT), Flying Pig

wrote:



New Flying Pig Pix Links



I know that this will likely result in the usual one or two unsubscriptions

from The Flying Pig Log due to too much traffic :{)) But I promise to be

regaling you with tales of our travels pretty soon.



However, in response to many requests, based on "it didn't happen, if there

aren't pictures to prove it," I offer links to the URLs of the most recent

(in the last month or so) of the stuff we've been up to aboard (well, on the

hard in Riverside Marina in Ft. Pierce FL, if that counts, even though we've

lived aboard for all but the last bits).



I'll warn you that unless you're "really" into boat work, you can probably

skip these, but for those who have the interest, either professional or

morbid, they may be enjoyable.



As above, I promise to be back in the water soon, but we still have a few

things to accomplish which aren't on these galleries. Also, in light of the

realities, I've renamed the home gallery for these to the 2011-2012 refit!



We have done an inordinate amount of work on our rudder. The first set is

of structural improvements we did to the skeg; further back (click the "prev

28" at the bottom left of the screen if you want to see those), you can see

others which include strengthening the rudder itself, and how we resolved

the pits in the shaft, but those have been up for a while. The second set

is of our trial raising of the rudder to assure proper fit of the new bolts

we bought for the gudgeon which holds it up, and the third is of the

successful reinstallation of the rudder into the shaft log and gudgeon -

with reinstallation of the steering and packing gland to follow when we get

to them.



http://justpickone.org/skip/gallery/...ents&start=158



http://justpickone.org/skip/gallery/...and+Bo lt+Fit



http://justpickone.org/skip/gallery/...installa tion



The next couple are of the continuing saga of our anchor system upgrade. We

substantially stoutened our windlass base, including repairing some deck

damage, and addressing some interior water damage in the first link, and

installed a monster chain stopper to go with the much heavier new anchor we

bought earlier, in the second. The same applies about looking at earlier

stuff, but in this case you'd click the "Anchor System Refit" at the top of

the page for other galleries as well.



http://justpickone.org/skip/gallery/...epair&start=28



http://justpickone.org/skip/gallery/...FChain+Stopper



My last missive had to do with the immense satisfaction we had with all the

work we put into the bottom as we laid on the first of our layers of barrier

coat. It's what keeps the water away from the raw fiberglass, preventing

future blisters. Since we need not less than 12 mils to assure that, we've

put on more than that already, and have one more coat to go.



http://justpickone.org/skip/gallery/...s+Barrier+Coat



There will be a few more pictures to come on the next one, but we also did a

lot of work on our drive train. These are of the installation of the

checked and shortened shaft and the return to a standard-type packing gland

(which keeps the water out of the boat while still allowing the shaft to

turn).



http://justpickone.org/skip/gallery/...+Packing+Gland



Like so much of this refit, nothing's been simple, it seems. We wound up

virtually rebuilding the cockpit table we had built for us. There will be

final pictures added to this gallery when we get a chance to take them, but

the end result, other than the hinges which aren't shown in the leaves,

here, is pretty much a done deal. Here, too, there's LOTS of pictures

before where this starts, which is just the current work



http://justpickone.org/skip/gallery/...Table&start=49



Our staysail is supported below decks by a bobstay. Otherwise, the tension

on the stay would be take entirely by the deck. The previous one's

attachment to the inner deck/stem of the boat had broken under the load.

This is the new end and installation of the turnbuckle and fork for that

bobstay.



http://justpickone.org/skip/gallery/...ay+Replacement



Last, but not least, in the past, before we owned the boat, the anchor

locker's (where the wet chain goes when it comes in) drain had clogged. We

freed it, but not before the prior owner's many years of standing water had

damaged the bulkhead, and the facing inside the Vee berth. Lydia removed

all the prior veneer, leveled the underlying plywood, and we installed new

laminate in the same color as the rest of the white trim in the boat.



http://justpickone.org/skip/gallery/...ead+Of+Repaint



A fairly busy 4 weeks we've had, and we're thankful that Isaac's going to

give us a miss, making it so I only had to do some securing rather than

stripping the entire boat in order to survive the wind and rain which is

coming. As it's starting to pick up as I type, I'll get this up on the net,

and go to the home in Vero Beach we're visiting while we do the last bits

without refrigeration.





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What size is your new Rocna anchor?



Looks good.

73 pounds - 22Kg.

Look through the other anchor section pix and you'll see it clearly...

L8R

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