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shnool
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Response Posted - 04/11/2013 : 10:48:01

Larry you are a riot!

Next year? or longer?
Obvious targets are:
Paint the deck.
Replace the windows with plexi.
Do something about that crappy motor mount.
Install a permanent swim ladder.

Those things above are HUGE projects as well. I could add to that list as well though..
Replace bulkheads fore and aft with newer white-oak.
Replace standing rigging deck fittings all the way around (again huge)

But if my painting project doesn't come out well, I may table any more painting... I still have hope but it's starting to fade (it's a matter of my skill/patience or lack thereof, not the quality of the equipment).

Edited by - shnool on 04/11/2013 10:48:56

shnool
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Response Posted - 04/11/2013 : 19:11:21

Another coat on the topsides... Starboard:
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3rd coat starboard
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Another coat on the topsides.... Port
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3rd coat port
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Name has been taken off the stern... gotta order hull numbers, and the new name... and 6 inch high sail club numbers.

For the record, the boat doesn't look as good as these pictures, but it's not bad. I am actually almost liking it now.

Edited by - shnool on 04/11/2013 19:12:04

OLarryR
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Response Posted - 04/11/2013 : 19:17:08

John,

I am getting tired just reading about your potential projects for next year while you are still completing massive projects this year.

I think they had a movie involving one of your planned projects - "Paint the deck". But it was more ambitious - Starting with another project first - "wax on, wax off", then "Paint the fence", etc.

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shnool
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Response Posted - 04/11/2013 : 19:22:50

I've looked at KIWIgrip and the like for potential use on the deck... Understand the whole boat was painted some years ago, with high quality paints. I've opted for one part paints because they aren't as toxic, are cheaper, and honestly it makes it more possible for ME to do it. I'm going to take a picture again of the stern to remind myself of how bad it really was, then anything wrong I do in painting it... will look good anyway (in comparison).

I really thought I had enough time this year to do the windows, but no.

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shnool
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Response Posted - 04/12/2013 : 03:54:51

I took a better set of picts in the gallery...
This is coat 3, cove stripe still showing (probably going to paint over them in white I guess.
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3rd coat better pict
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shnool
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Response Posted - 04/19/2013 : 12:47:55

I am getting closer white boot stripe done:

it's not all rosy mind you... The red is wet-sanded (one last time) in this... and I have some "touch ups" to do... but overall I am impressed... this is 3 coats of red, and 2 coats of bootstripe white.

I note that in the picture it looks like the line for the stripe is uneven, I assure you it is not... there are some white "tags" on the line, but they are not adhered to the red paint above and I'll remove them.

Edited by - shnool on 04/19/2013 12:51:19

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Response Posted - 04/22/2013 : 18:41:42

Ok, I am nearly done... 1 week to splash... This is what I got... last coat went on tonight. So it has to look good, or it goes in anyway.
So HERE GOES!
Stern, and new name:

Port Side

Starboard side, yep that's blue masking still

Hopefully this is better:

Edited by - Capri-25 Editor on 04/22/2013 18:44:02

shnool
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Response Posted - 04/22/2013 : 18:45:40

Ok here was an important upgrade.. total cost $2

Edited by - shnool on 04/22/2013 18:45:58

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Response Posted - 04/25/2013 : 15:16:14

Ok, this should be the last post to this thread.
These will be added to either side of the docks... instead of fenders. I am attempting at saving my paintjob (such as it is)...

Straightening the swim ladder, for my fat keester, and for my 10 yo daughter to use...

Now she is outdoors again... with intent to put in the water on Tuesday 4/30

And here she is all buttoned up, in her red/white/blue

Edited by - Capri-25 Editor on 04/25/2013 15:19:39

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Response Posted - 04/26/2013 : 06:07:04

Steve, I can't take credit for the design. My wife actually suggested the design... Her comment was, put NOODLEs in it... that way when they get crushed/trashed, buy a new noodle! She said, tack one end fixed, and one end open, and slide a new noodle in when it disintegrates.

OK... For those who are blessed with REAL docks, this makes no sense. Our docks are cleat free, on top! These are primarily speedboat docks, with rings on each end. On top of that, they are designed for the "nottonautical" types. So the fingers are 20 feet long, and 3 feet wide, and span both sides of the boat. What's worse, the span between the fingers is about 9 feet flat. the Capri is 9'2" at it's widest point. This means even with the best spring line design, my boat rubs mercilessly against the leeward finger. Of course a good fender keeps that from being a problem. HOWEVER, I was chastised for how much damage my fender did to the dock! yep. Speedboats blast past our club through the no-wake zone on a regular basis, my fender literally rubbed a spot through down to the wood on the finger and started to splinter the wood (thank god no damage to the boat, other than some scuff marks).

Anyway I am hoping to distribute the abuse, and also to protect the dock as much as the boat with these. The fenders were large to cushion the distance, but that might have induced "more contact" because of that. These are smaller, but longer. Hoping it helps. Time will tell.

PS: The dockmaster is a great guy, and I want to keep his work to a minimum. He allows carpets, and stuff installed, as long as it's gone when the boat is. There are no cleats on TOP of the docks because they have to remove them EVERY year, and they stack them like cord wood.

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The Other Clark
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Response Posted - 05/03/2013 : 13:31:35

I'm putting VC-17 on my Capri 25 in the next few days. In the meantime, I'm sanding off the orange peel texture the Interplast has (that's how it was when I bought it last fall).

So the question: To what grit did you sand the barrier coat? Is 80 grit sufficient? or should I take another pass at 180? Or 220?

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shnool
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Response Posted - 05/03/2013 : 15:48:21

I used 80 grit... from what I can tell, you get what you get when you lay it down. So if you have stipple marks they will be as high as you leave them (I guess you could roll and tip the barrier coat too). If you are super racer, you could do 200, but to my eye, the VC17 needs more teeth than that to grip to, so 80 is fine. The Barrier coat is hard as a rock to sand too, so it'll be work. The VC17 does have some "filling" properties, but not much.

Oh and I forgot to braze my VC17 before the boat went in.. so I'll probably be doing it while IN the water, ugh.

Oh and by interplast I figure you mean interprotect 2000e?

Edited by - shnool on 05/03/2013 15:50:34

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Response Posted - 05/06/2013 : 09:56:04

Yeah, Interprotect is what I meant. Thanks for the reply!

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shnool
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Response Posted - 05/11/2013 : 16:06:50

I lied, more posts of upgrades, and remnants of stuff I hadn't done yet...
My tiller pilot stopped working... went to fix it today, and install a new fixed gooseneck.
Turns out the tiller pilot just pulled a wire out...
but it made me fix the fact that I had no inline fuse on the tiller pilot. FIXED!

Ok, on to the upgrades...
This is the old sliding goose:

New fixed goose going in, Yeah I know it looks crooked... but "close enough."

Here's the boom end, disassembled:

Here you go... this was a worthwhile upgrade:

Finally cleaned the deck (doesn't shine, but it's white again):

Ok, I installed a bunch of 3M command strip hangers, for my halyards, because I am tired of them blocking my gauges:

This boat is sailing sweet these days. I listened to music on the flash drive for like 5 hours today... it was raining quite a bit off and on today, I helped a neighbor put up his mast... he used a nice gin-pole arrangement, worked great (he helped me lower mine in fall, so he was looking for a better mousetrap too... very cool design).

I had to jury rig my clew on my main, until my sail slug comes in...

Edited by - shnool on 05/11/2013 16:15:06

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Response Posted - 06/26/2013 : 11:48:20

Ok, I lied, I got more stuff I've done:
Old lazarette latch (notice the pin is busted and replaced with a piece of wire, and they didn't actually latch at all?):

New Sea Dog latches, that positively "latch" but also allow for a lock:

These latches were a big deal to me, because unless I kept a lock on the old ones, the hatches could easily OPEN on a broach. at least now they SHOULD stay close even if I forget the lock (I'll likely keep the locks in them anyway).

I also busted my downhaul stand-up block off the middle foredeck when I went to relocate it. So instead I took a 1" spin car snatch block track, and put it on the spin-pole track on the mast at the bottom, then attached a small swivel block to it, to run the downhaul... it's too small a block (tiny max line size is 1/4"), but it works for now until I get a bigger block. We used it in the race, and it held up OK, and allowed us to better control the downhaul, even when we adjusted the guy or top lift.

Edited by - shnool on 06/26/2013 11:55:00

shnool
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Response Posted - 07/07/2013 : 05:02:49

My boat keeps getting head turns... by both club members and people on the water. Honestly the paint job is only fair, not great.

But every time I go out, I have people snapping pictures... I've had several boaters run up to me on the water and comment on the boat. Last night alone I had 2 PWC boaters buzz up to me just to comment on the boat.

I cite it's the sails. They stand out in a big way. EP did a nice job, and of course the material in the Load Path sails aren't seen every day around our lake (just on race day mostly). But I roll my main sail each time, and store it on the boom (it's a risk for sure, but my old mainsail was so trashed, a new mainsail was required all the time). So I am always sailing with my Loadpath sail.

Edited by - shnool on 07/07/2013 05:03:41

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