Project Log: Sunday,
February 7, 2010
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Yesterday's final demolition left
behind the usual rough tabbing edges and lumps of material,
so this day's task was to cut and grind away the remnants,
and lightly sand all the newly-exposed bilge areas as
required to smooth the rough original glasswork and clean up
the surfaces. I also cut and ground away the
remaining chunk of the old centerboard turning block mount
at the aft bulkhead.
In the area that once defined
the keel-mounted water tank, at the aft end of the
centerboard trunk, I sanded down as far as I could before
the clearances became too tight for my tool. There
would be additional cleanup work here at some point, but I'd
need additional tools, and things were so messy in the boat
after the morning's grinding that I knew it'd be better to
stop, clean up, and attack the specific areas later.
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The ends of the ballast cavity were open for all to
see, at the forward end and at both ends of the centerboard
pin well. The outline of the ballast was clear to see,
with a large void visible outboard of the pig in all areas;
this void contained, at least in part, some form of filler.
I decided I'd close off these openings to seal the cavity
forever to prevent water ingress, and simply for a cleaner
and better appearance and function.
I knew the
starboard side (at least) communicated between the forward
compartment and the centerboard pin well, as water had
drained through here during earlier stages of the project
and demolition. |
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Total Time Today:
2.75 hours |
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