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"Bold Flight"

1971 Newport 30 Sailboat

Tag: beam

Posted on September 15, 2018September 17, 2018

Powder coating bulkhead/beam joint brace

Posted on January 6, 2018January 7, 2018

Mast primed, bulkheads fitted, stanchions in place

Posted on January 5, 2018January 6, 2018

Rain, rain, go away!

Masking
Mixing epoxy
Guiding bolts for alignment
Jacking up cabin top
Temporary compression post contraption
Posted on January 2, 2018January 4, 2018

Beam prep

Gluing on strips to beam to add some thickness and create a groove for future cabin ceiling panels.

Posted on December 16, 2017December 17, 2017

Varnishing bulkheads and beam

Setting up tent
Varnish RTFM
Structure erected
The shrine of Holy Bulkhead
All set
The first coat
Layers of ply
Working on beam
Posted on December 14, 2017December 17, 2017

Bleaching bulkheads & staining beam and post

To balance wood colors better, we bleached Hydro-Tek marine ply with Lite-N-Up to take most of the pink tone out of it. For the beam and compression post, we did the opposite – added a bit of reddish hue with a classic mahogany stain.

 

Posted on November 19, 2017November 21, 2017

Getting ready for seacocks

Drilling out old thru-halls
Monkey climbing a palm tree
Getting beam ready for refinish
Beam after clean up
Sanding beam plate
Taking a break from grinding fiberglass
New holes for head drains
New galley sink drain
Posted on November 18, 2017November 21, 2017

Friends to the rescue

Meeting with the fiberglass pro
Removing beam
Removed beam
Draining diesel tank
One head is good but three heads better.
Men at work
Here is the rudder
Taking off the prop

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