In the summer of 2020 the other woman, #1029 had a complete makeover that included removal of all deck hardware, repaired some deck areas, re-drilled all deck penetrations, new deck paint and cockpit paint, gel coat applied to main bulkhead, complete rebuild of floorboards and stringers, seat repairs and new varnish to all brightwork.
Complete text with photos coming soon to the ECA Forum.
An outline of the process for the floorboard restoration is as follows:
1. Prepared detailed scaled drawings of the location of the existing, rotten stringers; fore & aft dimensions and dimensions down from straight edge across cockpit.
2. Removed the teak floor boards (removed existing teak bungs and 206 screws)
3. Clean and sand teak floor boards
3. Purchased 8’ long, 6-61/2” wide, 2” thick rough sawn white oak boards (3)
4. Fabricated five (5) new stringers (2 inches deep and 2-1/2” wide) to replace originals. Added a 6th stringer between #5 and the rudder post.
5. Used a string line from center of mast step/center of cuddy bulkhead to rudder post to aid in aligning the floorboard (forward and aft hatches added in centerline alignment).
6. Applied two coats of Interlux - InterProtect 2000E to new stringers
7. Installed new stringers; fiberglassed to hull with expoxy and with fiberglass strips
8. Installed teak floor boards with silicon bronze screws.
9. Installed 206 teak bungs at screw locations.
10. Applied teak oil to seats and floorboards.
John