Update on S/V Laura Ellen

[S/V Laura Ellen]

Laura Ellen looks great in paint.

http://www.aylard.ca/Misc/DSCF0289.JPG

Laura Ellen has got some new bling.

The prop shaft coupling and Flexible coupling were rusted out.
http://www.aylard.ca/Misc/DSCF0328.JPG

The new coupling
http://www.aylard.ca/Misc/DSCF0326.JPG

Laura Ellen is also getting new Seacocks
http://www.aylard.ca/Misc/DSCF0331.JPG

And a new front motor mount
http://www.aylard.ca/Misc/DSCF0330.JPG


The engine has ben puller for a cleaning and service.
http://www.aylard.ca/Misc/DSCF0335.JPG

[Paul Girouard]

Very nice Allen.:cool:

Have two of what ever you want on me at Lefty's , tell'um ta put it on my tab;)

[C. Ross]

Looking GREAT Allan!

[Concordia...41]

Woo Hoo! The girls sure like their bling ;)

And LE sure looks pretty in her new paint!

- M

[Hwyl]

I'm impressed that you have any time to be on here. Good work, now get back to it.

Is that a Westerbeke? How old? Is it a Yanmar base engine (looks sort of Perkins/Westerbeke).

Nice choice of seacocks, remember to make the floorboards / furniture so they're accessible, and grease them regularly.

[StevenBauer]

Most excellent Allan. That first pic is awesome.



Steven

[Mrleft8]

What's wrong with the old prop shaft and coupling? Couldn't you just pop that into a bucket with some baking soda and a battery charger and watch that rust disappear? ;)
Excellent paint job Sir Limpsalot! (But you missed a spot right over there directly above the ceter jack stand....) :D

[Paul Pless]

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[S/V Laura Ellen]

Is that a Westerbeke? How old? Is it a Yanmar base engine (looks sort of Perkins/Westerbeke).

Good eye Gareth!
It is a Westerbeke W-27, as I understand that it is a Mitsubishi based engine. The W-27 was produced from 1980 - 1984 (IIFC).

[Domesticated_Mr. Know It All]

Wow!!!!
Steven's right, awesome pic Allen.
Definately worth the limp eh?http://www.woodenboat.com/forum/images/icons/icon10.gif

[Lew Barrett]

Very nice indeed! Don't lock the keys in the trunk (cabin!)

[bob winter]

Beautiful boat and first class work from the look of it. How long is she?

[S/V Laura Ellen]

Beautiful boat and first class work from the look of it. How long is she?

Thanks Bob, she is 37' on deck.

[S/V Laura Ellen]

Very nice indeed! Don't lock the keys in the trunk (cabin!)

What keys?
But I do seem to have a track record on that issue.:D

[SaltyD from BC]

Nice and then some Allan. She's gonna look great out here when you retire to BC :) And don't even go there, you're not allowed to come without the Laura Ellen :p

[Peter Malcolm Jardine]

See what you get when you devote huge chunks of your time and your money!?!?!??? SEEEE????:D:D:D

Way cool Allan. Beauty job. (Yep, you're nuts):cool::cool:

[S/V Laura Ellen]

I've started to clean up the deck fittings (chocks and jib club gooseneck). The fittings had been varnished and painted over the years. The fittings will be cleaned up lightly polished and re-installed.
Hopefully the fittings will develop an nice even brown patina (I have no plans of keeping these fittings polished and shiny).

http://www.aylard.ca/images/deck_fittings.JPG

The prop had been coated with some kind of bottom paint, supposedly to keep the barnacles away (didn't work btw). Most of the paint has been removed at this point.

http://www.aylard.ca/images/prop.JPG

[S/V Laura Ellen]

Since someone asked (I get depressed when I actually make a list).

Phase 1 (pre-launch)
1. Hang rudder
2. Install engine
3. Install chain plates
4. Install chocks and jib club gooseneck
5. Paint cove stripe and scroll work (carvings) on bow and stern
6. Install new batteries

Phase 2 (post-launch)
1. Repair bottom of fore mast
2. Replace spreaders on main and fore mast
3. Install batter charger and battery combiner

Phase 3 (over winter & early spring)
1. Deck repairs
2. Cabin truck repairs
3. Interior
4. Speed and depth instruments

[SaltyD from BC]

http://www.aylard.ca/images/deck_fittings.JPG



The old bling ain't too bad either...

[C. Ross]

Very nice....

Is the plan to launch, do phase 2 in the water, and then haul for phase 3? (I'd be pretty impressed if you were doing deck and trunk cabin repairs in the water, in Ontario, in winter...)

[S/V Laura Ellen]

Very nice....

Is the plan to launch, do phase 2 in the water, and then haul for phase 3? (I'd be pretty impressed if you were doing deck and trunk cabin repairs in the water, in Ontario, in winter...)

Yup, haul for phase 3.
There will be lots of prep work over the winter.

[erster]

Pretty work and a patient pair!!! Good luck with the rest of the details to get you in the water.

[brad9798]

AWESOME progress.

How is her interior?

[S/V Laura Ellen]

AWESOME progress.

How is her interior?

Thanks!
The interior is intact, but dirty and in need to some serious attention.

[jerry bark]

Beautiful boat and first class work from the look of it...


What he said, and then some!

Jerry

[boylesboats]

Its nice seeing some work, Allan.. Thank for update..

[S/V Laura Ellen]

Some more pictures

The gold paint has been applied to the bow and stern carvings and the cove stripe. I thinks it looks good enough that I will redo it in gold leaf next year.

http://www.aylard.ca/images/detail_bow.JPG
http://www.aylard.ca/images/detail_stern.JPG

The copper flashing on the back of the keel has been fabricated and applied. I believe that the purpose of the flashing is to keep marine grown from fouling the rudder.

http://www.aylard.ca/images/copper_flashing.JPG

http://www.aylard.ca/images/copper_flashing2.JPG

[Concordia...41]

Gold leafing turned out to be a pretty cool DIY project.

You will love doing the cove stripe, you will hate doing those hootchie cootchie curly q's... Believe me, by the THIRD time I taped off Sarah's moon, I was beginning to get it down... :(

There is a thread around here titled "Gold Leafing for Dummies" (DAMHIKT :D)

Don't try it on a windy day (DAMHIKT either ;)).

If you do insist on leafing on a windy day, you will get to enjoy flecks of gold leaf on every surface within a dozen feet for years to come. :o

[S/V Laura Ellen]

You will love doing the cove stripe, you will hate doing those hootchie cootchie curly q's...

Tape off the curly-q thingies:eek:, you've got to be kidding:confused:, that would take years:(. No way, I'm even thinking about taping off all those curly-qs:eek::eek:.

There's got to be a better way.

[C. Ross]

No way, I'm even thinking about taping off all those curly-qs:eek::eek:.

There's got to be a better way.

Allan, many years ago I watched a bookbinder put gold leaf on a binding at the Folger Library in Washington DC. This guy had lots of little tricks to do very intricate designs more or less freehand.

Maybe there's a bookart or specialty bookbinder nearby that might have some leads?

Margo --- the curlicues on Sarah were worth it -- the pictures were beautiful...

[erster]

Tape off the curly-q thingies:eek:, you've got to be kidding:confused:, that would take years:(. No way, I'm even thinking about taping off all those curly-qs:eek::eek:.

There's got to be a better way.

Forget about trying to tape around the scrolls. Several ways to acheive your mission, depending on the paint job right now. On good paints, I use lowtack masking tape, strips all across the scroll and then take a razor knife and cut the inlay areas out. Also you can use packing tape and do the same, which sticks a bit more to the painted surface.

There is also green painters tape that we purchase at the local hardware stores, great stuff and cheap and used in houses and will not pull latex paints along house trim or mouldings. This tape will cut with a razor knife and leave a very clean edge.

[S/V Laura Ellen]

The rudder was installed on Monday. The engine, new prop shaft and propeller and raw water seacock for the engine have been installed.

Tomorrow I will do a rough alignment of the prop shaft and engine, install the cockpit drain lines, throttle and shift cables, cooling water hosess and the exhaust hose.

http://www.aylard.ca/images/rudder.JPG

[Jim Ledger]

Tomorrow I will do a rough alignment of the prop shaft and engine, install the cockpit drain lines, throttle and shift cables, cooling water hosess and the exhaust hose.



A short day, then. Most likely everything will go smoothly.:rolleyes:

[S/V Laura Ellen]

A short day, then. Most likely everything will go smoothly.:rolleyes:


It hasn't yet, why should it start now!:D

I should take opportunity to thank Jim Ledger for his tutorial in rudder repairs. Jim, your thread on rebuilding a rudder was very helpful, thanks.

[Jim Ledger]

You've got to be careful, Alan, following my lead. I redo a lot of things.;)

[FSS172]

Alan - Very exciting to see another beautiful boat getting close to returning to her element. What's your plan for the seams and checks in the deadwood? In my short time on the forum I've read several posts from folks concerned about whether or not those things will close up on their own boats. Since you'll be hauling for phase 3, this looks like a great opportunity for some before and after pics... Jim

[S/V Laura Ellen]

Alan - Very exciting to see another beautiful boat getting close to returning to her element. What's your plan for the seams and checks in the deadwood? In my short time on the forum I've read several posts from folks concerned about whether or not those things will close up on their own boats. Since you'll be hauling for phase 3, this looks like a great opportunity for some before and after pics... Jim

I would expect that most of the seams in the deadwood will close up after being in the water for a few weeks.

[Jim Ledger]

The rudder looks too smooth. Needs checks.

[S/V Laura Ellen]

The rudder looks too smooth. Needs checks.


Not to worry, I Photoshop'd the picture.:D

[FSS172]

I would expect that most of the seams in the deadwood will close up after being in the water for a few weeks.

I expect they will too; mine always do. What I was wondering is whether you use anything like Slick Seam in 'em to minimize leakage until they close? Or doesn't she leak after a dried-out launch?

[BETTY-B]

How'd I miss this awsome thread?!? Fantastic! Looks great! Cant wait to see more.

DAN

[maa. melee]

Wow, great work! She's coming a long nicely. I have to ask though...what did you use to paint the bottom? Looks like copper bottom paint without the pigment...

[DigDug]

Great looking job. Lots of elbow grease and $$.

[boylesboats]

Allan,
I enjoyed seeing those photos.. Very nice shots, very detailing...

[Spin_Drift]

Laura Ellen looks great in paint.

http://www.aylard.ca/Misc/DSCF0289.JPG



Stunning...Absolutely one of the most beautiful boats around...:):D