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Hi Steve,

You have quite a list there, best I can tell the
chainplates are good.
The aft has already been done ;) I will confirm the
main plates
tomorrow, but I know they have been done before.

I have most of the hardware off the deck and will
finish prep and
paint this weekend ;) port lights are removed, I am
pulling the
dorade boxes, and winches and will be ready for
sanding / paint.

The A4 and wiring are a winter project becasue they
can be done in
the cold.. snows here in NE on occassion.If I pull
it all the way out
it will get a complete rebuild. I am debating
trading the ignition
system for electronic, but I sort of like the idea,
of having a spare
ignition setup on board.

I understand the bow and arrow effect, and I am not
considering
splicing the mast, unless I get some sort of lining
that takes it all
the way through the deck from the base. I read and
like the idea of
the carbon fiber wrap. I don't think it flooded, it
sat under trees,
and it got water inside and the line is like a
bathtub ring. There is
already a manual / electric bildge pump plumbed
through, my bildge is
presently dry. Cable to swing keel is supple, not
brittle, but I am
going after the pennant, (have to dig a hole first).
In order to be
able to drop the board.
The cabin is almost ready for paint, I haven't
decided to replace the
drains in the cockpit yet. We got about 10 inches of
rain in two days
here, and they drains kept up. I have already had
all the drain /
scupper hoses off, pain to get to, but not
impossible.
Above the waterline, hull paint is good, it is
getting a new boot
stripe, and I am replacing all the through hulls
before I put new
barrier coat below the waterline. The good thing so
far, the boat is
only a couple miles from my home, and I am averaging
12 hours per
week working on it, and with three days off and no
rain to speak of
in the forcast, this weekend is going to be huge...

I am only aware of one soft spot on the deck, and I
am going after it
from below.

I am leaving the through hull for the head discharge
overboard, but I
am trying to find a better place for the holding
tank. There is a new
(er) stainless 25 gallon water tank built in under
the V-berth which
I am not presently interested in removing, it is
pressurized to the
sink. Suppose a macerator might be in my future, but
that will likely
be after next season.

I am going to be looking for a new(er) 155% genoa, I
understand she
will like a larger head sail. I do have a spinnaker
pole I think I
will be parting company with.

Well I should be in bed... tomorrow is the beggining
of a weekend of
work. My Nephew is making me all new grab rails, to
go over my new
paint ;) and I have someone who did autobody
professionally is going
to buff and rewax when the paint is done and the new
name is in place.

I am wondering whether I should take the coaming
boards off, but that
will be an on-site, it seems like a good idea
decision

Mark
Higher Powered ll
'65 Tartan 27 #109


--- In T27Owners@..., "Steve"
<skolar@...> wrote:

Hi Mark
I somehow lost the last letter that I tried to

post so here

goes..again...
The garboard drain plug, that i mentioned is at

the aft end of the

ctrboard trunk, the pivot for the ctrboard is at

the fwd end of the

ctrboard trunk.

here is a list of things i will be doing when i

rebuild my boat
that

has been on the hard 10 yrs.it will serve as a

guide of things you

should look at on your boat for structural and

water integrity.

some things you should replace....
1)chainplates, port,starboard,aft and rebed the

stem plate.

here is where the fein multimaster will come in

handy.

what i have learned is do not cover the chainplate

tang or the

mounting
bolts in glass. leave them exposed so they do not

become oxygen

starved.
this oxygen starvation leeds to corrosion even

with stainless.

2)thru hulls with backing plates, all hoses.
spartan seacocks and trident hose. the spartan

seacocks properly

maintained will last a long time.
i will be eliminating the head discharge thru hull

and the cockpit

scupper thru hull. the head goes to the holding

tank, y-valve for

pump-
out or over board discharge. i will be adding two

more scuppers aft

in
the cockpit and route them out the transom. better

drainage in and

out
of the water.

3)i'm pulling my a4 out for light service, replace

all

gaskets,painting
and so forth. while it's out of the way pull the

prop shaft,
replace

cutless bearing, stern tube and the stuffing box

hose. keep it
simple

keep the stuffing box. my wife works for an

insurance co. and i
have

a
few stories of boats sinking because of dripless

seal systems. keep

it
simple. also going to pull the "monel" gas tank

for a good cleaning

add
a fuel gauge replace all hose, electric fuel pump

and filter
system.

if
your boat has the original "monel"fuel tank keep

it, it's the best

material for the job.

4)replace the pennant (cable) that runs down to

the ctrboard and

reinforce the attachment point on the ctrboard.

replace the hose
that

keeps water out of the boat that the pennant runs

through. i had
read

somewhere about chafe protection so the cable

doesn't cut the hose

using wood or brass or something sacraficial. take

the pivot
bearing

apart (pipe niple and cap each side) clean or

replace and glass in.

5)fix that mast. the splice sounds like a good

idea. just keep in

mind