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Re: LOLA 438
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Richard,
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Glad to hear that you are making progress in restoring Lola T27 #438. I wish you well with all your projects and the ice box removal one has been a happy experience for most owners who have done it (I have not, yet). It is gratifying to know that your engine is in good shape so doing the work yourself can be quite satisfying. Do you still have an A4 engine or did you upgrade to a diesel? I can't remember which engine you have. I have the 'epoxy bug' myself. Several years ago I used West System clear hardener on some of the external teak before varnishing. I am not that impressed by the performance of the epoxy over teak after a few (3) years. Many edges on the lazarettes are where the epoxy is separating from the wood. Maybe part of that problem stems from my addiction to teak oil and what it does for feak. I think that one of the least maintenance prone finishes might be Cetol rather than varnish or epoxy with a sealer. I have a love-hate relationship with the teak toe/rub rail on my boat. The overhang at the hull/deck joint sticks out about 2" and is not really a blue water design and my teak toe/rub rail has taken a beating on occasion. I guess I will replace it if and when I try to to sell. So far this summer I have raced my T7 a bunch of times on the Hudson and have been playing with my 19' Lightning sailboat in Long Island Sound. There is a high pressure system over us at the moment and there is almost no wind so swimming has been an important activity lately, O not to mention fishing and clamming in moderation. I hope you get some time on the water this summer and fall as the winds pick up. I hope I do too. Caleb #328 Odalisque, 1967 -----Original Message-----
From: rshearley <rshearley@...> To: T27Owners@... Sent: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 8:51 pm Subject: [T27Owners] LOLA 438 Thought I'd take a minute to update the progress of LOLA I've been plugging away at restoring her for almost a year now.. The engine is 90% done - just need to update the wiring. I pulled all the hardware and all the teak off the deck and ended up using penetrating epoxy to seal it all. Hopefully this will address the crazing issues. I sanded the hull and treated it to epoxy also. I used a non-blushing epoxy thinned with 50% xylene. Epoxyproducts.com... excellent company. I've been refinishing all the teak. the rubrail has been a pain but was OK enough to refinish. I ended up removing it also... the boat is almost completely stripped inside and out. The coaming boards removal prompted me to pull the ice box and invloved some finish woodworking involving a maul and a sawzall! I think a lot of water was getting in through the ice box cockpit hatch so i glassed over it.. This has really opened up the cabin. The topsides and hull are just about ready for paint. I'm not 100% sure on paint... either interlux brightside poly, Interlux perfection 2 part or system 3 water borne LPU.. Anyone have any input? I've become addicted to epoxy and think I'm going to use it on the brightwork also... as well as the interior... Then just use a poly with UV protection to finish it... I'm looking to reduce future maintenance... I'm using an aluminum polyurethane to paint the mast, the winch bases and possibly the ports... I tried polishing them but there's just too much weathering . Eventually I'd like to replace the ports with opening ones... I've posted a few pics and will add more when I get a little more work done... I've got the O'day 22 for sale so have to finish by next spring! thanks again for keeping the forum alive and well! Rich Yahoo! Groups Links ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. |
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