Restoration of "Seute Deern"

[USMCR O-5]

Once it's out of the water, I plan to use the pressure washer on the bottom as well.  If need be, I'll have it media blasted to really clean it.  Epoxy barrier coat and good bottom paint to follow.

[HideAway]

Be careful with the power blaster - a friend of mine did that on his 32 Morgan and blasted the bedding compound out enough to cause serious water damage before we discovered it.  Matt

[USMCR O-5]

Thanks for the advice on the power washer Matt.  I'll make sure to be careful.  By the way, I'm not sure what the "Karma" is below our avatar, but I accidentally clicked on yours and I'm not sure what it did.

[Salty19]

Nice restoration! She's worth it and hope you really enjoy her.

Man that's some power washer, not only does it take away mold but it also RESTORES and VARNISHES TEAK!
Boy, that would have saved me a lot of time last year. What model is that!!??

Oh, that Karma thing doesn't mean much.  Click "Good" to tip your hat to someone for a helpful comment or whatever you see fit as good, "tsk tsk" to mean..well...tsk tsk!

[newt]

When you first got her- i thought "Oh man here we go again" but the pressure washer really cleaned up the outside. Now for the inside....may be a bit tougher but we will be with you all the way!

[USMCR O-5]

The inside is a water-damaged basket case.  I'll be over at Hutchins frequently for new wood; thank God they're on the way to the boat for me!  I'll take "before" pictures next time I'm up at the boat.  Compared to the inside, the outside was a piece of cake...

[bob lamb]

Semper Fi captain!
  Hey, I've just signed a contract to sell my house here in NC and plan to move to Dunedin.  My little ship sits on her trailer now and I need to find a place to store her while I get relocated.  I'm looking for cheap or free storage, in or out of the water.  If I can find a good place to anchor her, you can use my trailer for a while to work on your boat. 
   If you'd like to consider this let me know.  And, if anyone knows of somewhere I can put my boat until I get moved, please let me know. 

Sailing South Soon!
Bob
CP23D

[USMCR O-5]

Bob, Great to speak with you!  Thanks again.

[USMCR O-5]

Well, too much time unattended at the dock has now caused me to have to do some fiberglass repair.  During some recent nasty weather, the boat came too close to the dock and the aft starboard stantion caught the underside of the dock and punched a hole in the deck!  Very strong stantion!!!!  I'll post pictures shortly.  The fiberglass is damaged from the hull/deck joint to about 3 inches inboard of the rub rail.  It doesn't look like the hull is damaged in any way.  Has anyone had to do a repair like this?  I guess I'll take the time to inspect the whole hull/deck joint because I'll need a new rub rail anyway.

[USMCR O-5]

Well, Seute Deern is finally out of the water and onto a trailer for her long restoration.  Here are a couple of photos of her on the trailer:





Here is the deck damage that I mentioned in an earlier post; it is to the area around the aft starboard stanchion:





If anyone has done repairs to this area, I'd appreciate any light you can shed on the subject.

[Bob23]

Sure would've been nice if the stanchion broke away but it should be strong...it's a lifeline! Although I do not have any experience in this type of repair, I'm sure there are some guys here who can and will steer you throught it. Best,
Bob23 in NJ.

[USMCR O-5]

Well, the original owner just gave me a few pictures of Seute Deern under construction in the fall of 1992.  Shiny portholes and perfect gel-coat.  Two of the pictures show the hull before the deck was dropped on.  I was very happy to get these photos.

[USMCR O-5]

Along with photos, the original owner just gave me the invoice from the factory and I was pleasantly surprised that it left the factory with an epoxy barrier coat under the "Pacific Blue" bottom paint (480.00 option).  No wonder the hull looked so good after being in the water for a number of years.

[Bob23]

Not many of us have photos of our babies being born! Very cool.
Bob23

[Billy]

yes! VERY cool! gave me goose bumps!

you need to have those pics framed and mounted in the boat.