1st trip to boat
Drove to San Diego on saturday morning to take posession of the sailboat. Met with previous owner and heard story about how boat was hit and the lawsuits that followed. Got the title, signed up for the slip at a whopping $420.00 per month.
Bailed out the bilge. No Battery, so the bilge pump will not run. Bought new battery, but did not hook it up yet, not enough time this trip.
Alanah cleaned and scrubbed the entire inside of the boat with bleach and mildew killer. It looks fantastic inside now that all the mildew is off the ceiling and walls and the grease and slime is off the floor. In a day's time, there was about a quart of water that leaked into the bilge, so we should be fine until next weekend.
Began the repairs to the side of the boat where the fiberglass was damaged. Not going to be too difficult. Need to resolve the electricity situation.
Scraped two thirds of the hull. The prop needs to be replaced, but overall, it isn't too bad.
The name of the boat was or is "Devastator". That needs to be changed post haste. We talked about new names for the boat and came up with "Aussie One Too".
Brought the jib sail back home with us to stretch it out and see what repairs are needed. Apparently, it was ripped in the accident. Previous owner claimed that the main sail also has a small tear in it. We'll have to hoist the sail next weekend and take a look at it.
The mast also has a ding in the bottom of it about the size of a golfball, and a split about two inches long. This probably needs to be reinforced somehow and a bracket is needed to reattach the port spreader to the mast.
There is no cooking provisions, but the galley does have a sink and counterspace above some cabinets. The "ice box" has no lid, but we put ice in it on saturday morning and it didn't melt all day. Interesting. There is a toilet or "head", but I don't think that there is any kind of holding tank, but one could be installed under the starboard settee.
Next weekend, I'll tackle the engine.
Need to look for an anchor.
Bailed out the bilge. No Battery, so the bilge pump will not run. Bought new battery, but did not hook it up yet, not enough time this trip.
Alanah cleaned and scrubbed the entire inside of the boat with bleach and mildew killer. It looks fantastic inside now that all the mildew is off the ceiling and walls and the grease and slime is off the floor. In a day's time, there was about a quart of water that leaked into the bilge, so we should be fine until next weekend.
Began the repairs to the side of the boat where the fiberglass was damaged. Not going to be too difficult. Need to resolve the electricity situation.
Scraped two thirds of the hull. The prop needs to be replaced, but overall, it isn't too bad.
The name of the boat was or is "Devastator". That needs to be changed post haste. We talked about new names for the boat and came up with "Aussie One Too".
Brought the jib sail back home with us to stretch it out and see what repairs are needed. Apparently, it was ripped in the accident. Previous owner claimed that the main sail also has a small tear in it. We'll have to hoist the sail next weekend and take a look at it.
The mast also has a ding in the bottom of it about the size of a golfball, and a split about two inches long. This probably needs to be reinforced somehow and a bracket is needed to reattach the port spreader to the mast.
There is no cooking provisions, but the galley does have a sink and counterspace above some cabinets. The "ice box" has no lid, but we put ice in it on saturday morning and it didn't melt all day. Interesting. There is a toilet or "head", but I don't think that there is any kind of holding tank, but one could be installed under the starboard settee.
Next weekend, I'll tackle the engine.
Need to look for an anchor.
posted by Black Grandpa Dave | 8/31/2009 08:51:00 AM
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