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josh-hansen
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Initially Posted - 07/14/2006 :  10:37:07  Show Profile
Hi All,

I told you I would have pictures for you of the Nautilus. Don't be shocked this first is from when I bought it at a public auction. The boat was abandonded the PO stopped paying his moorage and the Port sold it to me for $2200!


She came with just about every sailing gadget there is, plus some personal items.


Another view from the stern.


And here she is coming out of the drive after a year of resting mixed with a little work (mostly polishing out the hull).


July 1st was a beautiful day to launch, except one minor detail...It was also opening day for crabbing in the Puget Sound, I've never seen so many boats on the sound.

That's all for now, but since I've figured out how to post pics there will be more updates.
Josh Hansen
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mfasis
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Response Posted - 07/14/2006 :  10:41:46  Show Profile
Wow!!

The boat looks fantastic. It is always nice to hear about a neglected boat that gets a second chance at life.

Did you paint the hull? If not, how did you change the boot stripe?

Mark
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 07/14/2006 :  15:00:53  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
I always envy a fin keel. Congratulations.
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djn
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Response Posted - 07/14/2006 :  15:24:43  Show Profile
Great job Josh. What a difference. I second Mark's comment, it is great when a boat gets a second life. CHeers.
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Champipple
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Response Posted - 07/14/2006 :  16:54:12  Show Profile  Visit Champipple's Homepage
That is exactly how I got mine, the owner didn't pay the storage. Take care of her, clean her up and you'll do fine.

Congrats again.
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Buzz Maring
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Response Posted - 07/14/2006 :  17:31:26  Show Profile
Hi Josh,

What a great find, and you did a wonderful job of bringing her back to life ... congratulations!

Welcome to the group!
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josh-hansen
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Response Posted - 07/14/2006 :  18:14:48  Show Profile
Thanks guys! I really appreciate all the advise you have offered to me and others before me who had the same questions. Tips on cleaning and restoring old finishes has been very helpful.

Mark, I only painted the upper stripes and boot stripe (with West Marine's topside paint) the rest I polished out with a high speed rotary polisher and Meguiars Heavy duty oxidation remover (really just a heavy rubbing compound) folllowed by Meguiars #2 and then a carnuba wax. This gave me the best of both worlds as I was able to change from that brownish/red stripe color and the rest of the hull should shine easliy with a fresh coat of wax once in a while.

For the lettering I designed it and had MainMedia (a great company here in Everett) cut it out of vinyl. I applied it myself for a total cost of $85.
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dbrooks
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Response Posted - 07/14/2006 :  19:37:15  Show Profile
Very nice job.What color is your bottom paint.
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josh-hansen
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Response Posted - 07/15/2006 :  10:20:21  Show Profile
I choose a light blue (West Marine CPP) because my racer friends told me the lighter colors make it easier to see and thus remove algae.
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ClamBeach
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Response Posted - 07/15/2006 :  23:50:47  Show Profile
"... lighter colors make it easier to see and thus remove algae."

Also heard it is supposed to make the hull surface a little 'cooler' in the water (due to less heat absorption) so it grows less algae. Dunno.

My bottom paint is black... to match the 'sir marksalot' black rubber rollers on the trailer.
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