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Re: Sintes 21 Rebuild
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2016 9:12 am
by Jeff
Looks like a whole bunch of work accomplished Fuzz!! Have a nice holiday!! Jeff
Re: Sintes 21 Rebuild
Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2016 11:53 pm
by Fuzz
Well I spent the day with the grinder and 24 grit disks. When I was done I looked like a snowman
Turns out the gelcoat on the bottom was hard and in pretty good shape. I just went over it lightly and still took about 50% of the gelcoat off. In case you do not already know it a 4 inch grinder with 24 grit disks will do bad things to fiberglass in one heck of a hurry
My plan is to fair the bottom and then coat it with epoxy/graphite. To make sure things bond well I am thinking I need to coat the bottom and then do my fairing over that. Anyone have an opinion
While I was at it I went ahead and took the gelcoat off the other side so the hull is ready for fairing now.
I should have stopped when I got the bottom done but it is such a nasty job I wanted to be done with that part. Now I am hobbling around like a Cloof
Probably be a few days before I heal up and get back to it.
Re: Sintes 21 Rebuild
Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2016 6:43 am
by Cracker Larry
That is a nasty job that I don't envy! At least you got it done
I would roll a sealing coat of epoxy on before I started fairing.
Re: Sintes 21 Rebuild
Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2016 1:23 pm
by Fuzz
Thanks Larry, that is how I will do it.
I wanted to do the grinding outside but the temp was in single digits and I do not handle the cold as well as I use to
So to get the job done I did it in the shop. Glass dust is every place, I will be cleaning that up forever. Oh well it was that or wait till spring and that was not going to work.
I had always used a 7 inch sander for heavy glass removing but read here that many used a 4 inch grinder so I tried that this time. I was impressed how well it worked. There is nothing subtle about the grinder but it will move some material in a hurry.
Re: Sintes 21 Rebuild
Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2016 3:28 pm
by Cracker Larry
I wanted to do the grinding outside but the temp was in single digits and I do not handle the cold as well as I use to
I'd move
Yep, an angle grinder will get-er-done, but it's an implement of destruction if not used with a light touch
And I know you have a mess of dust to clean up, polyester dust, which is not friendly at all. Ugh!
Re: Sintes 21 Rebuild
Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2016 6:37 pm
by Fuzz
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We would both like to find at least a snowbird place. That was part of the reason for coming to this years meet. We would be really serious about it now but my folks are here close to me. They are both 87. Father time has taken a heavy toll on them so we need to be close to help out as much as we can.
Re: Sintes 21 Rebuild
Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2016 12:08 pm
by blueflood
Hi Fuzz,
There is something very alluring about Alaska
that is one place I would love to visit at some point. Nice boat
but...what is so wrong about hibernating and eating bon-bons all winter
Marc
Re: Sintes 21 Rebuild
Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2016 1:59 pm
by Fuzz
blueflood wrote:Hi Fuzz,
There is something very alluring about Alaska
that is one place I would love to visit at some point. Nice boat
but...what is so wrong about hibernating and eating bon-bons all winter
Marc
There is no place I would rather be for June, July and August. If you are being generous you could add in May and September. That still leaves 7 months of the year that are not so nice
I have lost my interest in winter sports so winters can get really long. This is the main reason I built my shop, to have a way to keep busy during the non summer months.
If I laid around and ate bon-bons all winter I would weigh 300 pounds come spring
Better to have something to keep me moving. I really like your boat and all the details you are adding to it.
Re: Sintes 21 Rebuild
Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2016 5:04 pm
by blueflood
Hi Fuzz, I hear you - had to take up cross country skiing; too scared of downhill
Snowmobile - had one and it busted the clutch in the middle of nowhere woods. That was the last time I owned one and unless it's a new machine, forget it. Did semi-wilderness camping in -20C, that was a blast. Snowshoes is excellent to get the cobwebs out too. And for a French Canadian...I hate skating. The best part is taking them off then cozy up nude with a honey under blankets for a whole weekend
Rather be on a boat tho - in the sun
Enjoy your time Fuzz !...sorry about rambling on
Marc
Re: Sintes 21 Rebuild
Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2016 5:25 pm
by Fuzz
blueflood wrote:
Enjoy your time Fuzz !...sorry about rambling on
Marc
I have lots of time at this point
I am a bit of a blabber mouth so no such thing as rambling on with me
I hear you on the snowmachines. They, and a cliff, are the reason I need to have three vertebrates in my neck operated on.