Alright so I had a nice long post written out and then I lost it while trying to add pictures so let's try again...
I have managed to get some work accomplished since my last posts here, however class work has been occupying the majority of my time and keeping me from being able to get a lot done right now but I am on track to graduate in may so it's almost over/ about to begin.
I have bought some goodies for the boat including 12/3 tinned wire to replace the romex in the 110v system. I found a couple smaller snatch blocks some bronze snap shackles and a Brand New Groco SV-750 at a local swap meet back in October. I bought 2 12" bronze Hershoff cleats from Spartan Marine and I also bought one of their 3/4" seacocks to replace the original Groco SV-750 as the raw water intake seacock. I chose the Spartan because it will mount up to the holes that are already there and the fact that it is a great product with a very long projected service life.
The pretty boat jewlery from Spartan Marine
The new Groco and the other goodies from the swap meet including a Primus stove and a paraffin torch.
I also had her fumigated by the local Terminix guy to get rid of the dry-wood Termites that had taken up residence on board. i am still waiting on some picks of her all tented up from the bug man but they'll be up when I get them.
I mounted the new cleats up forward and I potted the holes with thickened epoxy to reinforce and seal the core against water. I bedded them with some Sikaflex and mounted them with some bronze machine screws and Ipe backing plates.
Locating the new cleat
New cleats installed
I then removed the sampson post and found where the Termites had been holed up...
Taking out the old sampson post was a job to be sure, I ended up cutting all the bolts off since they were so corroded after 30+ years of neglect up in the chain locker.
I will be replacing the chainlocker bulkhead due to some rot in the center and around the old bolt holes. I also plan om making a new custom SS sampson post in the not too distant future. I am planning to make a cruciform type with a mounting flange and a post that extends down to the original mounting location on the soon to be new bulkhead, more to come on that later though.
I made a plug to seal the hole from the old post from some scrap pine and some epoxy to seal it up and then I bolted it in using a backing plate to keep from having to drill holes in the deck.
I also found out that the evil Termites had gotten into the core in the foredeck, I am not sure how far they got nor am I sure how to figure this out but I am open to suggestions. My current plan is to inject some thickened epoxy into the tunnels and then seal the core with some neat epoxy to keep out future invaders.
Am I going about this in the correct fashion? I have bee looking for more information on what to do here but I haven't found a lot yet so any help/ guidance would be more than welcome.
Full size pictures can be found here
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Cheers, Brian
