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Taking the Prindle 18 apart

What I have, what I'm doing to it and a request for advice along the way.

Date: 11/02/2010
Owner: mlmartin
Size: 31 items
prindle-18-002

prindle-18-002

The mast appears to be straight and sound.

Date: 10/30/2010
Views: 1346
prindle-18-003

prindle-18-003

Starboard hull rudder damage

Date: 10/30/2010
Views: 1144
prindle-18-004

prindle-18-004

Port hull stern, wide view

Date: 10/30/2010
Views: 1228
prindle-18-005

prindle-18-005

Previous hull repair attempt

Date: 10/30/2010
Views: 1122
prindle-18-006

prindle-18-006

Previous hull repair attempt

Date: 10/30/2010
Views: 1011
prindle-18-008

prindle-18-008

Starboard stern and rudder view

Date: 10/30/2010
Views: 1050
prindle-18-009

prindle-18-009

Starboard rudder trailing edge view

Date: 10/30/2010
Views: 1088
prindle-18-010

prindle-18-010

Port rudder trailing edge

Date: 10/30/2010
Views: 1026
prindle-18-011

prindle-18-011

Previous repair attempt

Date: 10/30/2010
Views: 998
prindle-18-012

prindle-18-012

Previous repair attempt

Date: 10/30/2010
Views: 1012
prindle-18-013

prindle-18-013

Exposed fibre-glas on the hull bottom

Date: 10/30/2010
Views: 967
prindle-18-016

prindle-18-016

Misc hull gel coat perforation

Date: 10/30/2010
Views: 959
prindle-18-017

prindle-18-017

Why I sent the tramp out for re-stitching -1

Date: 10/30/2010
Views: 1051
prindle-18-018

prindle-18-018

Why I sent the tramp out for re-stitching -2

Date: 10/30/2010
Views: 1101
prindle-18-020

prindle-18-020

A free gift from my crossing the George Washington Bridge

Date: 10/30/2010
Views: 1159
prindle-18-022

prindle-18-022

This doesn't look good.

Date: 10/30/2010
Views: 962
prindle-18-023

prindle-18-023

This looks closer at what doesn't look good

Date: 10/30/2010
Views: 1158
prindle-18-025

prindle-18-025

Sails laid out. They appear to be in great shape and are pretty stiff.

Date: 10/30/2010
Views: 967
prindle-18-026

prindle-18-026

This is the largest defect on either sail (the jib)

Date: 10/30/2010
Views: 998
prindle-18-027

prindle-18-027

I found this on the ground after I removed the trampoline. It may have been in one of the pockets.

Date: 10/30/2010
Views: 952
prindle-18-029

prindle-18-029

Sails, rigging, boom and hiking stick safe for the winter.

Date: 10/30/2010
Views: 1047
prindle-18-030

prindle-18-030

I'm glad I have a space where I can store the mast out of harms way.

Date: 10/30/2010
Views: 926
prindle-18-032

prindle-18-032

Tramp off and sent out for re-stitching

Date: 10/31/2010
Views: 1131
prindle-18-033

prindle-18-033

Drain out remaining water in hulls (a cup or two in either hull).

Date: 10/31/2010
Views: 1092
prindle-18-035

prindle-18-035

A highly textured epoxy repair. It looks like a poorly frosted cake.

Date: 10/31/2010
Views: 937
prindle-18-038

prindle-18-038

Rudders off, stern view

Date: 10/31/2010
Views: 999
prindle-18-041

prindle-18-041

Rudders off, stern view

Date: 10/31/2010
Views: 1072
prindle-18-044

prindle-18-044

Hulls in workshop

Date: 10/31/2010
Views: 989
prindle-18-046

prindle-18-046

Hulls in workshop

Date: 10/31/2010
Views: 1102
prindle-18-056

prindle-18-056

Removed texture from epoxy repair. More work to be done, but now I can add more epoxy and know that I'll get good adherence.

Date: 10/31/2010
Views: 941
prindle-18-058

prindle-18-058

Inspection ports removed and silicone (mostly) scraped off

Date: 10/31/2010
Views: 1193
 
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