Just got back from Ladd's Marina - lots of work done since the first pictures and more to do.  Excellent weather for working on boats - no rain and a breeze and sun.!!

Here is a link to the album where I'll be posting the images. Picasa Album

The area on the keel is where the fairing will be done - and the rudder will be removed and installed several times during the process...

This message is for Randy and Dave,

Dave, I know when I took measurements on my rudder, I found that the bottom of the rudder was not exactly in line with the waterline. On the bottom of the rudder the back was a little higher than the front when compared to the waterline.

Is this the case for Randy's rudder?  if so, you may want to do a bit of faring to make the flat bottom of the rudder align with the waterline (reducing some more drag)

I thought about this when sailing in an area where the water was clear but had Phosphorescence, I did see that there was, what looked like a Buck Rodgers streak, coming from the bottom of the rudder "nature is so great!". (could be my fin, but I think it was the bottom of the rudder not being in alignment with the waterline? )

Sorry I can not come to see you guys. It is so cool that you have 4 boats doing the rudder faring!!!! they will all like the results when sailing.   I just got back from Oregon and can not come out to Stockton this weekend sorry, it would have been great to see all of the boats.

Norm

P.s. Randy if you are going to do any longboard sanding I have a 3'-0" board you could barrow for the job if you need it.  email me at  steller_norm  and that is at "yahoo.com" sorry for splitting the email but I am getting more than enough spam already.

Great photos.  Wish we could be there! 

Dave:  I'll have to leave the second question to Dave King to answer - and he'll be away from computers for a while...

While we didn't get to weigh the rudders - one had damage due to over tightening the SS strap hinges and a void inside.  None showed signs of weeping that I recall... but do take a look at the picasa album if you wish.

I know a bow sprit spar was varnished when this event took place.  Can anybody tell me how many quarts of Interlux Perfection Plus 2-part varnish will be needed for a completely new varnishing job of 5-7 coats?  The stuff is expensive, and I don't want to purchase too much. 

I also need to varnish the boomkin boards, boom gallows board, sampson posts, and the upper rudder boards.  So, my question expands to apply 5-7 coats of varnish to all of these wooden pieces.

Can someone else inform me if the caprail wood is most likely teak?  Any recommendations here to varnish or teak oil and leave gray? 

The project is coming along well.  I reached a new milestone the other day; no more filling of holes and bad spots.  On to fairing the hull.  Any input from Westsailors about how much time/money I should stick into fairing the hull?  Dave King mod's worth the effort?

T.