I broke my normal rule and hauled at the end of Hurricane season this year. The railway was available and the tropical forecast was favorable, so we hauled in early October. Here are some photos that show the progress of work. We cleaned the hull top and bottom, prepped the steel, iron and copper on the bottom, removed and renewed the worm shoe (full length), sanded, prepped, primed and top coated the hull sides from the rubrail down, caulked a few bottom seams and tightened up a few butts, sanded the bottom and recoated with antifoul (Petit, this year), removed, cleaned, pressure checked, repaired and reset the main engine grid cooler, installed new anodes, cleaned prop and shaft. All in all not bad no surprises, weather cooperated with exception of a tropical storm/hurricane scare which turned out to be a non event.
Before
After pressure wash and cleaning.
Sanding and prep work underway.
Keel is sheathed in copper for extra protection against marine borers. It has worked great since 1947.
Grid Cooler awaiting resetting. This grid cooler was originally installed in a Higgins built LCVP (landing craft) built at the end of WWII. The Gray Marine 6-71, MG-165 marine reverse/reduction gear, grid cooler, bronze jumper shaft and tail shaft were all salvaged from the Higgins Boat for installation in the "Shamrock".
Primer Coat on!
Priming the rudder shoe, rudder and other underwater metal with Interlux 2000.
Anti Foul Topcoat is placed on the Interlux 2000 while still tacky. Anti foul stays on.
Top Coat almost complete.
Top Coat Complete, rub rails polished, getting close to completion.
Applying the name decal. This is the first time we have tried the decal approach. All the old sign painters (true skill) have gone on so the decal is our only real option. The sign company says 3 to 5 years, we will see.
Doesn't look bad.
Back in the water. I was too busy working to take photos during bottom painting.
Renewing starboard side hand rail, aft section, which was damaged during hurricane Katrina.
Toe rail where hand rail stanchion attach to deck. Lag bolt holes have been plugged waiting for new install.
Damaged rail, served us well for close to 53 years, you should have seen the Viking sport fish that feel down on us during Katrina. The Viking was total loss, we lost about 30' of handrail.
Pound Puppies prefer wood boats.
Before
After pressure wash and cleaning.
Sanding and prep work underway.
Keel is sheathed in copper for extra protection against marine borers. It has worked great since 1947.
Grid Cooler awaiting resetting. This grid cooler was originally installed in a Higgins built LCVP (landing craft) built at the end of WWII. The Gray Marine 6-71, MG-165 marine reverse/reduction gear, grid cooler, bronze jumper shaft and tail shaft were all salvaged from the Higgins Boat for installation in the "Shamrock".
Primer Coat on!
Priming the rudder shoe, rudder and other underwater metal with Interlux 2000.
Anti Foul Topcoat is placed on the Interlux 2000 while still tacky. Anti foul stays on.
Top Coat almost complete.
Top Coat Complete, rub rails polished, getting close to completion.
Applying the name decal. This is the first time we have tried the decal approach. All the old sign painters (true skill) have gone on so the decal is our only real option. The sign company says 3 to 5 years, we will see.
Doesn't look bad.
Back in the water. I was too busy working to take photos during bottom painting.
Renewing starboard side hand rail, aft section, which was damaged during hurricane Katrina.
Toe rail where hand rail stanchion attach to deck. Lag bolt holes have been plugged waiting for new install.
Damaged rail, served us well for close to 53 years, you should have seen the Viking sport fish that feel down on us during Katrina. The Viking was total loss, we lost about 30' of handrail.
Pound Puppies prefer wood boats.
