I put ECHO in the water on Friday. The mast goes in this week.

It was a long haul. The boat sat out of the water for several years.
This year I decided to get it finished and started work in early
April.

Here are some photos showing the fairing work, and final result.

Is this worth any points?

http://community.webshots.com/user/night_sailor

Click on ECHO Reborn for the slideshow.

I have to say it was a hard difficult job. Nearly two months of work
with rarely a day off, plus about 110 hours of sanding help from my
brother. I figure the job would have cost about 20-25,000. Materials
cost about $2000, and labor for my brother another $2400.

Once it was painted, using tip and roll and two part epoxy, I got many,
many, complements. Everyone in the yard came over to talk to me about
the boat. It seems that whenever I do a big job like this, people are so
impressed that they want to meet me. I put the paint on thin, sanded
between the three coats and it came out like it was sprayed.

I made my own copper epoxy bottom paint--time will tell how well it
works.

I spent the yesterday working on the engine--one little check valve
was broken on the fuel pump--but it took hours to figure that out. I
should be out sailing in it in a few days.

Oh, and a friend of mine sold his Etchells and forgot to give the
buyer his spinnakers. I got a brand new tri-radial for free! This
has been a great month for me.

Bart Senior

Nice pics Bart.

--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"Bart Senior" wrote in message
t...
I put ECHO in the water on Friday. The mast goes in this week.

It was a long haul. The boat sat out of the water for several years.
This year I decided to get it finished and started work in early
April.

Here are some photos showing the fairing work, and final result.

Is this worth any points?

http://community.webshots.com/user/night_sailor

Click on ECHO Reborn for the slideshow.

I have to say it was a hard difficult job. Nearly two months of work
with rarely a day off, plus about 110 hours of sanding help from my
brother. I figure the job would have cost about 20-25,000. Materials
cost about $2000, and labor for my brother another $2400.

Once it was painted, using tip and roll and two part epoxy, I got many,
many, complements. Everyone in the yard came over to talk to me about
the boat. It seems that whenever I do a big job like this, people are so
impressed that they want to meet me. I put the paint on thin, sanded
between the three coats and it came out like it was sprayed.

I made my own copper epoxy bottom paint--time will tell how well it
works.

I spent the yesterday working on the engine--one little check valve
was broken on the fuel pump--but it took hours to figure that out. I
should be out sailing in it in a few days.

Oh, and a friend of mine sold his Etchells and forgot to give the
buyer his spinnakers. I got a brand new tri-radial for free! This
has been a great month for me.

Bart Senior

Nice job, beautiful boat!
John Cairns
"Bart Senior" wrote in message
t...
I put ECHO in the water on Friday. The mast goes in this week.

It was a long haul. The boat sat out of the water for several years.
This year I decided to get it finished and started work in early
April.

Here are some photos showing the fairing work, and final result.

Is this worth any points?

http://community.webshots.com/user/night_sailor

Click on ECHO Reborn for the slideshow.

I have to say it was a hard difficult job. Nearly two months of work
with rarely a day off, plus about 110 hours of sanding help from my
brother. I figure the job would have cost about 20-25,000. Materials
cost about $2000, and labor for my brother another $2400.

Once it was painted, using tip and roll and two part epoxy, I got many,
many, complements. Everyone in the yard came over to talk to me about
the boat. It seems that whenever I do a big job like this, people are so
impressed that they want to meet me. I put the paint on thin, sanded
between the three coats and it came out like it was sprayed.

I made my own copper epoxy bottom paint--time will tell how well it
works.

I spent the yesterday working on the engine--one little check valve
was broken on the fuel pump--but it took hours to figure that out. I
should be out sailing in it in a few days.

Oh, and a friend of mine sold his Etchells and forgot to give the
buyer his spinnakers. I got a brand new tri-radial for free! This
has been a great month for me.

Bart Senior

Nicely done Bart - inspirational!
Scout

"Bart Senior" wrote in message
t...
I put ECHO in the water on Friday. The mast goes in this week.

It was a long haul. The boat sat out of the water for several years.
This year I decided to get it finished and started work in early
April.

Here are some photos showing the fairing work, and final result.

Is this worth any points?

http://community.webshots.com/user/night_sailor

Click on ECHO Reborn for the slideshow.

I have to say it was a hard difficult job. Nearly two months of work
with rarely a day off, plus about 110 hours of sanding help from my
brother. I figure the job would have cost about 20-25,000. Materials
cost about $2000, and labor for my brother another $2400.

Once it was painted, using tip and roll and two part epoxy, I got many,
many, complements. Everyone in the yard came over to talk to me about
the boat. It seems that whenever I do a big job like this, people are so
impressed that they want to meet me. I put the paint on thin, sanded
between the three coats and it came out like it was sprayed.

I made my own copper epoxy bottom paint--time will tell how well it
works.

I spent the yesterday working on the engine--one little check valve
was broken on the fuel pump--but it took hours to figure that out. I
should be out sailing in it in a few days.

Oh, and a friend of mine sold his Etchells and forgot to give the
buyer his spinnakers. I got a brand new tri-radial for free! This
has been a great month for me.

Bart Senior

Wow, that was a LOT of work....looks like it was worth it, though...100 pts.
for you.

BTW, Lady Pilot might switch her allegiance when she sees pics of both you
and your boats....

--
katysails
s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
http://katysails.tripod.com

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

katysails wrote:
Wow, that was a LOT of work....looks like it was worth it, though...100 pts.
for you.

C'mon, I'd say more like 500 easy.

Bart, Echo is *beautiful*. The colors you chose are great.


BTW, Lady Pilot might switch her allegiance when she sees pics of both you
and your boats....

Mercenary wench?

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

The boat was orginally black gelcoat, followed by royal blue,
then navy blue. Now it is Caribbean white to keep it cooler.

I preferred the Navy blue it had when I bought it, but it was
too hot inside.

DSK wrote

katysails wrote:
Wow, that was a LOT of work....looks like it was worth it, though...100
pts.
for you.

C'mon, I'd say more like 500 easy.

Bart, Echo is *beautiful*. The colors you chose are great.


BTW, Lady Pilot might switch her allegiance when she sees pics of both
you
and your boats....

Mercenary wench?

Women seem to like a big mast...

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

Looks good Bart. 10/10.

You must be excited launching after all that time. Does anyone really know
how much hotter a blue hull makes a boat? I like dark blue hulls, but
really hate hot nights in the boat.

--
Scotty
S/V Lisa Marie
Balt. MD USA




"Bart Senior" wrote in message
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The boat was orginally black gelcoat, followed by royal blue,
then navy blue. Now it is Caribbean white to keep it cooler.

I preferred the Navy blue it had when I bought it, but it was
too hot inside.

DSK wrote

katysails wrote:
Wow, that was a LOT of work....looks like it was worth it,
though...100
pts.
for you.

C'mon, I'd say more like 500 easy.

Bart, Echo is *beautiful*. The colors you chose are great.


BTW, Lady Pilot might switch her allegiance when she sees pics of both
you
and your boats....

Mercenary wench?

Women seem to like a big mast...

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

I like dark blue hulls, but
really hate hot nights in the boat.

According to your wife, thier hasn't been a hot night aboard your boat since
you got it.

Bwahahahaha!

RB

Bart Senior wrote:
The boat was orginally black gelcoat, followed by royal blue,
then navy blue. Now it is Caribbean white to keep it cooler.

I preferred the Navy blue it had when I bought it, but it was
too hot inside.

Makes a bigger difference than people would believe. Last time my wife
and I were shopping for a car, she really liked a dark green one which I
vetoed because of the color. The salesmen started saying how it didn't
make much difference etc etc and since it was parked next to a light
blue car, I suggested a simple test. Lay your hand on the hood of each
and start counting. he couldn't keep his hand on the green one for the
count of ten, but it was possible (uncomfortable though) to keep contact
with the light colored one. If you just briefly touch each one you could
believe the temp was almost the same.

Nathaniel G. Herreshoff once said, "There are only two colors that are
proper for a yacht. One is white and one is black. Only a damn fool
would paint a yacht black."

Bart Senior wrote:

Last winter I couldn't get a date. Now I have women
chasing me and no time for them.

Shucks, you got your priorities all wrong. You have to sleep at night
anyway, right?

Mercenary wench?


Women seem to like a big mast...

Dang and here all this time I thought it was the rigging.

DSK