Archives for January 2011
Wrapping up sailboat work for 2010
4 January 2011 | Pearson 28-1 Restoration, Sailing | 1 Response
After months of daily sailboat work the 2010 projects wrapped up in late November. Due to the great Fall weather the last few months of work went well and I was able to accomplish the goal of getting the bilge fiberglass work finished and the bilge painted before I headed West for the holidays.
I used Interlux Bilgekote in the bilge and enjoyed the finality of painting over my summer of fiberglass work. It was also nice to pull up the masking and to organize the boat again after having everything moved around for the fiberglass work inside. Below are some photos of the painted bilge and some odds and ends from smaller projects that happened this summer. I think a few random photos of the Pearson’s deck squeezed there way in as well.
If you are curious about the chart light in the photos it is an led landscaping light from superbrightleds.com. I’m pleased with it as a chart light and am planning to add a few more as spreader and deck lights when the mast goes back up. You can find them lower down on this page:
http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-bin/store/index.cgi?action=DispPage&Page2Disp=%2Fmalibu.htm
Mast riser base for Pearson 28-1
2 January 2011 | Pearson 28-1 Restoration, Sailing | 2 Responses
A common problem with the Pearson 28-1 is corrosion in the bottom of the mast. This corrosion occurs because the base of the mast is located in the bottom of the bilge and is exposed to the water that collects in the bilge. Many older sailboats with bilge stepped masts may also experience this issue and a variety of repairs have been created.
The general repair idea is to cut the corroded section off of the bottom of the mast and to add a riser block of some sort to replace the lost height of the mast. I decided to create a riser block using fiberglass and polyester resin. I also installed bronze studs that run down into the keel in order to bond the keel and mast electrically. The resulting repair is strong but was probably more difficult than some of the alternatives.
Here are photos of the base creation and installation:
