Due to needed repairs on the upper deck and fighting the seasons' termite swarms, finishing work on the lower cabins has been postponed for a bit. It's also going to get blistering hot very soon so this is the time to fix some leaks, do some repairs and also a bit of exterior painting.
Eric wrote the following on our ministry FB page concerning this photo of the current project:
"Ok, now for Eric's "Don't do this" comment of the day on boat repair
and maintenance. Today's pile of rot and corrosion brought to you by my
nemesis for the last three decades. Silicone caulk.
It has very few places it can be used successfully on a boat and never
on the exterior, ever. I will slap you up side the head if I catch you
doing it!
All this could have been avoided if the last person who
worked on this had just taken a little more time and care and the
proper stuff to bed it in.
I now have several hours of work
cleaning up this mess before I can even think of reinstalling new trim
and this time drilling and tapping fasteners into properly sized holes
instead of stripping out the heads on stainless wood screws trying to
force them through aluminum with undersized holes."
Grinding
Ground clean and epoxy filled screw holes
Cleaning aluminum oxide out of deep
pitting with a pick to get a good bond.
Epoxy fairing compound applied to pitting
(This has to cure for 24 hours before sanding)
On another note, Eric has finished the workshop rectangular port! Completely salvaged frame with new glass installed.
New gasket in the refurbished workshop port
Fantastic! Outer trim will be a future project.
This is what we started with.
Amazing! Unbelievable amount of work, and God put the right guy in charge (and the right woman behind him).
ReplyDeleteNicely done, Eric! You've got more patience than me when it comes to redoing a job previously done the wrong way. But that's the difference between an experienced person like you and a complete amateur like me =)
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