Archives for June 2011
Companionway drop boards and transom sealing
19 June 2011 | Pearson 28-1 Restoration | 1 Response
A few more restoration tasks have been completed on my Pearson 28-1 including creating new companionway drop boards and sealing up the transom mounted hardware. I went from 2 drop boards to 3 and also changed the lock setup and added a latch for the lower board should I ever want to keep it in place in a seaway.
On the transom I potted all of the holes and used new hardware where needed. I also added fiberglass backing plates for the stanchions and stainless backing plates for the cleats. I replaced the vent fan and re-plumbed the ventilation hoses and switched to aluminum vent pipes that are epoxied into place for the engine venting.
During the time that I was working on the above tasks a number of tools found their way into the yards dumpster. They led me into doing my first “dumpster diving” though I fortunately didn’t have to dive or dig to pull them out. Here are some of the better finds.
