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Ericson33
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Initially Posted - 06/14/2010 : 19:39:55

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OK, I have spent the last 4 months working on our new to us Ericson 33. We had the boat hauled out at 4 boat units, new bottom paint at 18 boat units, new floor installed at 30 boat units, and the cushions are on the way at 15 boat units. I am working on the systems right now and I need to replace the Par bilge pump, the fan motor on the AC, and 2 new group 27 batteries. The list goes on as I was removing the water from the bilge into the galley sink there was a darn hole in the stainless. The boat is looking better than ever but to all of you 25 owners out there, a bigger boat takes a huge amount of work. I have included some photos of the floor.

I miss my Capri 25, it was so nice to just go sailing...... I will keep you all updated.

CS McKillip
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SEAN
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redeye
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Response Posted - 06/15/2010 : 03:46:12

What a project. That wood is so cool. Going to be sweet out on the water. It is fun seeing such a big project, makes my boat chores easier to take.

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OJ
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Response Posted - 06/15/2010 : 05:03:10

Great work Chris.

The trim around the perimeter adds a nice finishing touch.

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Happy D
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Response Posted - 06/15/2010 : 06:12:25

Absolutely spectactular!

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DaveR
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Response Posted - 06/15/2010 : 06:13:07

It will be fantastic when you get it done, and fear not, a 33 isn't THAT grueling to get away from the dock, I think you'll be able to maintain a "smallish" boat attitude!

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klassi1
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Response Posted - 06/15/2010 : 06:59:51

Looks great! Just think, you will have standing headroom, a real head, and AC for those muggy Oklahoma nights.

Your Capri is doing well on Beaver Lake. We have even taken on "Nemesis" status in our fleet. We took first in the spring series. Yippee!

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Tom Gauntt
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Response Posted - 06/15/2010 : 07:10:03

Chris,

Just curious, is the decking teak and holly strips or is it a veneer ply? It looks fantastic! Nice job.

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jerlim
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Response Posted - 06/15/2010 : 09:05:39

looks fantastic...it'll be over soon enough and you'll enjoy all the hard work for a long time to come!

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Ericson33
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Response Posted - 06/15/2010 : 16:33:21

Tom, the floor is 3/4" marine plywood, it has a veneer glued to the plywood that is abot 1/8" thick. The floor was cut to the templates, then we used cedercyde to remove any and all water from the sandwich. This stuff takes all the water out and petrified the wood. We then used thinned epoxy and put 4 coats on the sides and bottom, the floor was then set on the structural grid and screwed down using stainless screws, bungs were cut from a teak scrap and the floor was sanded down, with 4 coats of epoxy on top. We then used a polyurathane to finish the top, another 4 coats, low shean with light sand added in the mix for traction.

Thoughts are when the poly wears down to epoxy we lightly sand and refinish with a new coat.

Thanks for all the kind words, I am dealing with the plumbing this month, the blower on the AC is frozen, and there are a hundred things to get done.

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redeye
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Response Posted - 06/16/2010 : 06:30:51

<< There are a hundred things to get done >>

Ain't it grand, workin on a boat.

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Ericson33
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Response Posted - 07/27/2010 : 11:29:57

I just thought I would give an update to the work I have been doing during the last month. The boat was put back into the water at the middle of June.

I went down to the boat to clean up the remaining wood and crap out of the floor to keep the area clean, we had a Marine Airr 12000 btu AC unit that was installed in the forward birth, I hooked up the shore power and flipped the breaker and the commpressor kicked on but no blower, the unit heated up then shut down. I have been in the mindset of replacing broken stuff so I located another unit rated at 16000 btu and installed the unit the weekend before July.

July 4th we spent the week at the boat doing repairs, I spent 5 hours powerwashing the deck, there was 12 years of crap attached to everything, It cleaned up extreamly well and I was totally surprized of how the deck looked, It was clean and I didnt find any leaks, the harware was bedded corectly and to my surprize the windows didnt leak.

I installed a new bilge pump the following day, its a PAR pump located on the bulkhead at the motor and has a 3/4" line that runs to the bilge and has a strainer on the end. The Water Puppy pump was shot and the wiring coming out of the unit was fused together. I also installed a Water Witch float and am happy of the results. It takes about 60 seconds to remove all the bilge water.

The weekend after the 4th we again got up to the boat and finished cleaning the liner, it still needs another cleaning. We have removed all of the water from the interior and it is starting to freshen up inside and not smell like the inside of a diesel fuel tank.

Speaking of Diesel, I took it upon my self and changed the oil, replaced the fuel filter, replaced the belt, and fired her up. Chug, Chug, Chug.... yep it runs great and fired up after 12 years of sitting around in under 30 seconds. The motor was totally a mess when I started cleaning on it, it had so much deisel caked on everything, I spent a good 3 hours with a tooth brush cleaning it.

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I did replace both batteries with new group 27's and maybee upgrading to golf cart batteries soon, I would like to add a inverter to run the AC if we are crusing with the motor running, I burn 1/2 gal. per hour.

Last weekend we spent another day of cleaning stuff up and I ran 5 vents thru out the cabin to supply AC air, the old unit had 2 ducts with two registers, I purchased a plentium and new duct and teak grill covers and moved stuff around to run air all the way back into the rear v-birth. It cooled the boat down fast - under 10 min in 100 deg weather we were sitting at 75 deg.

I have both the main and the genoa here at our home and I have cleaned them, I ordered new halyards and they were delivered last week and are up on the boat. I am ready to run some messenger lines and attach the new halyards and get the sails back onto the boat. We are at a point that we are close to go and sail the boat. Its been almost 1 year of work I have put into her, we are close, so close.

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OJ
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Response Posted - 07/28/2010 : 06:04:17

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Ericson33
 I did replace both batteries with new group 27's and maybee upgrading to golf cart batteries soon,<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"> Regarding golf cart batteries, I understand the Exide brand is as good or better than the Trojan - for considerably less money. Have you researched this?

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DaveR
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Response Posted - 07/28/2010 : 06:34:55

What a project, wow. You've done a great job and had some good fortune with old engines and bedded deck hardware. You must be on top of the world about now. Congratulations. I can't wait to see the first pics under sail!

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bigelowp
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Response Posted - 07/28/2010 : 14:44:56

Your hard work looks FANTASTIC! . . . and you will be out sailing sooner than you think on a boat that is a real headturner!

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Stu Jackson C34
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Response Posted - 07/29/2010 : 21:09:09

That looks suspiciously like a Universal diesel. If you need any help, just holler. Frank Gloss and I had some correspondence about his. You may be interested in this information: http://www.c34.org/wiki/index.php?title=Diesel_Engine

Nice work. I know what you're going through. Ain't life grand?

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