Comments on: It’s stopped raining! Time to get busy. http://www.floatingzoo.com/floatingzoo/?p=22 stories from a bunch of crazy creatures living on the sea Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:31:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Ross http://www.floatingzoo.com/floatingzoo/?p=22#comment-253 Wed, 14 Dec 2005 02:05:50 +0000 http://www.floatingzoo.com/floatingzoo/?p=22#comment-253 As the current owners of your 40 year old Pearson, we sure hope you got it all ;) As the current owners of your 40 year old Pearson, we sure hope you got it all ;)

]]> by: sara http://www.floatingzoo.com/floatingzoo/?p=22#comment-252 Sun, 30 Oct 2005 18:41:37 +0000 http://www.floatingzoo.com/floatingzoo/?p=22#comment-252 SWFH - our previous boat was a 40 year old Pearson. We know what rot looks like. SWFH - our previous boat was a 40 year old Pearson. We know what rot looks like.

]]> by: shipwrightfromhell http://www.floatingzoo.com/floatingzoo/?p=22#comment-251 Sat, 29 Oct 2005 02:10:16 +0000 http://www.floatingzoo.com/floatingzoo/?p=22#comment-251 "Her deck core is dry as a bone" Hmmmmmmmmmmmm........in a 25 year old boat that's got 40k miles on her? There's an old saying that goes something like "Show me a person who says their boat doesn't leak and I'll show you a liar" Sounds like something Mark Twain could have coined. Anyway, your boat does leak somewhere, and where there is water, there is rot, which begats the question: who made the assessment that the core is bone dry? Someday a cleat or winch will pop out of the deck and the only thing you will find that is dry is the rot. I do admire your courage, enthusiam and energy, for most people would consider sails, standing and running rigging, chain plates as more than " a little updating," I consider that changing out the entire frigging rig. You should have a winner when you're done. Wish I had the moolah to do a little updating on my rig. swfh “Her deck core is dry as a bone”

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm……..in a 25 year old boat that’s got 40k miles on her?

There’s an old saying that goes something like “Show me a person who says their boat doesn’t leak and I’ll show you a liar” Sounds like something Mark Twain could have coined.

Anyway, your boat does leak somewhere, and where there is water, there is rot, which begats the question: who made the assessment that the core is bone dry?

Someday a cleat or winch will pop out of the deck and the only thing you will find that is dry is the rot.

I do admire your courage, enthusiam and energy, for most people would consider sails, standing and running rigging, chain plates as more than ” a little updating,” I consider that changing out the entire frigging rig.

You should have a winner when you’re done. Wish I had the moolah to do a little updating on my rig.

swfh

]]> by: sara http://www.floatingzoo.com/floatingzoo/?p=22#comment-250 Sun, 23 Oct 2005 05:03:26 +0000 http://www.floatingzoo.com/floatingzoo/?p=22#comment-250 Don't take that statement *too* literally, shipwright. By "trashed" I just mean Rivendell has been well worn in and much of her gear needs a little updating (i.e. running rigging, standing rigging, sails). I mean, she is 25 years old and has been sailed 40K miles give or take around the globe. But this is what we live to do and we knew just what we were in for when we purchased her two years ago. Frankly, we've not run into any surprises at all while upgrading and maintaining her that we weren't aware of when she was surveyed. Well, not true. We thought we'd run into a lot of core rot while removing the teak decks but we found not one speck of rot to speak of. Her deck core is dry as a bone. We like those kinds of surprises. Rivendell is getting sprayed with Awlgrip this coming week and her mast will be restepped with all new standing rigging attached to shiny new chainplates. After we finish installing the Treadmaster on her de-teaked decks she's going to look brand new. She deserves it. Fair winds! -sj Don’t take that statement *too* literally, shipwright. By “trashed” I just mean Rivendell has been well worn in and much of her gear needs a little updating (i.e. running rigging, standing rigging, sails). I mean, she is 25 years old and has been sailed 40K miles give or take around the globe. But this is what we live to do and we knew just what we were in for when we purchased her two years ago.

Frankly, we’ve not run into any surprises at all while upgrading and maintaining her that we weren’t aware of when she was surveyed. Well, not true. We thought we’d run into a lot of core rot while removing the teak decks but we found not one speck of rot to speak of. Her deck core is dry as a bone. We like those kinds of surprises.

Rivendell is getting sprayed with Awlgrip this coming week and her mast will be restepped with all new standing rigging attached to shiny new chainplates. After we finish installing the Treadmaster on her de-teaked decks she’s going to look brand new. She deserves it.

Fair winds!
-sj

]]> by: shipwrightfromhell http://www.floatingzoo.com/floatingzoo/?p=22#comment-249 Sat, 22 Oct 2005 00:58:47 +0000 http://www.floatingzoo.com/floatingzoo/?p=22#comment-249 "The fact is, our poor boatis trashed" Hmmmmmmmmmmmm, weren't you introduced to this boat by a good friend broker and had it surveyed by a lovely and brilliant surveyor? Was there a conspiracy here? Did you not take a good look at the boat yourself? swfh “The fact is, our poor boatis trashed”

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm, weren’t you introduced to this boat by a good friend broker and had it surveyed by a lovely and brilliant surveyor?

Was there a conspiracy here?

Did you not take a good look at the boat yourself?

swfh

]]> by: Bill Schnurr http://www.floatingzoo.com/floatingzoo/?p=22#comment-235 Sun, 04 Sep 2005 22:09:21 +0000 http://www.floatingzoo.com/floatingzoo/?p=22#comment-235 Hy Guys, Nice site. I have a contract on a 1987 Tayana42-aft cockpit- no teak deck. Doing a survey next Friday. Could you Give me a list of things for the surveyor to be sure to check. Good luck on your projects and thank you for your time. Bill Schnurr Here is the boat- http://yachtworld.com/core/listing/pl_boat_full_detail.jsp?slim=quick&boat_id=1285044&ybw=&units=Feet&currency=USD&access=Public&listing_id=12184&url= Hy Guys, Nice site. I have a contract on a 1987 Tayana42-aft cockpit- no teak deck. Doing a survey next Friday. Could you Give me a list of things for the surveyor to be sure to check. Good luck on your projects and thank you for your time. Bill Schnurr

Here is the boat-
http://yachtworld.com/core/listing/pl_boat_full_detail.jsp?slim=quick&boat_id=1285044&ybw=&units=Feet&currency=USD&access=Public&listing_id=12184&url=

]]> by: Todd Huss http://www.floatingzoo.com/floatingzoo/?p=22#comment-214 Mon, 01 Aug 2005 22:12:50 +0000 http://www.floatingzoo.com/floatingzoo/?p=22#comment-214 I'm in the same boat with our Hans Christian 38. Having teak decks stresses me out and I hope one day we'll have nothing but good waterproof non-skid! Look forward to hearing about and learning from your experiences in removing the decks and replacing with non-skid! -Todd I’m in the same boat with our Hans Christian 38. Having teak decks stresses me out and I hope one day we’ll have nothing but good waterproof non-skid!

Look forward to hearing about and learning from your experiences in removing the decks and replacing with non-skid!

-Todd

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