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« Reply #855 on: December 06, 2012, 07:18:43 AM »
Using Rubbing Compound

If the gelcoat is weathered so badly that polish fails to restore its shine, you will need the stronger abrasives rubbing compound contains. Wax on the surface can cause the compound to cut unevenly, so first remove all wax by "sweeping" the surface in one direction--not back and forth--with rags saturated with dewax solvent or toluene.

Select a rubbing compound formulated for fiberglass and use it exactly like polish, rubbing it with a circular motion until the surface turns glassy. The gelcoat on your boat is about 10 times as thick as the paint on your car, so compound shouldn't cut all the way through it as long as you are careful not to rub in one place too long. If the gelcoat starts to look transparent, stop.
After the surface has been compounded, polish it, then coat it with wax and buff it. Providing the gelcoat has an adequate thickness--your boat might have been compounded previously--this process will restore the shine to fiberglass in almost any condition


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Re: herreshoff 18'
« Reply #856 on: December 06, 2012, 07:22:03 AM »
keel foto - Lola



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« Reply #857 on: December 07, 2012, 06:09:28 AM »
Do You Need an Electric Buffer?

You can wax, polish, and compound by hand, but on anything but the smallest boat, your arm is going to get very tired. An electric buffer takes much of the work out of keeping a boat shining and is less expensive and less painful than elbow replacement.

Electric buffers operate at relatively slow speeds, so don't try to "make do" with a polishing bonnet fitted to a disk sander or a sanding pad chucked into a drill. You will either ruin the surface or ruin the tool. A buffer with an orbital motion will leave fewer swirl marks


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Re: herreshoff 18'
« Reply #858 on: December 07, 2012, 06:35:01 AM »
In the chop shop!

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« Reply #859 on: December 08, 2012, 04:02:11 AM »
Restorer

In recent years a number of products have come on the market that claim to restore the surface of the gelcoat. Restorer formulations renew the gloss in essentially the same way as wax--by providing a new smooth surface--but without the need for buffing. Results can be dramatic, but because restorers are a plastic (acrylic) coating--similar to urethane varnish--they can wear off, flake off, and occasionally discolor. Restorer kits typically include a prep wash and sometimes a polish in addition to the restorer. A specialized stripper for removing old sealer is also necessary.

There are variations in the recommended application, but in general it is the same as already described--clean, polish, and coat. The acrylic sealer is usually water-thin, so applying it to the hull is much easier than, say, paste wax. And it dries to hard film, so no buffing is needed. However you do have to apply several coats--five is typical--to get a good shine. If the product you have selected doesn't include an applicator, use a sponge or a soft cloth to wipe the sealer onto the gelcoat. Drying times are short, so subsequent coats can generally be applied almost immediately.

A multicoat application can restore the shine to weathered gelcoat for up to a year, but when it is time to renew it, you will need to remove the old sealer using the special stripper supplied in the kit (or available separately). Apply five fresh coats of sealer and your boat should shine for another year.  Maybe ??????


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Re: herreshoff 18'
« Reply #860 on: December 08, 2012, 04:11:14 AM »
1 month to launch Lola.....


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Re: herreshoff 18'
« Reply #861 on: December 10, 2012, 01:02:56 AM »
A discovery has been made in the Herreshoff Harbor Pilot Hull ,  Dave from the "Pug Tug" has discovered a drain hole in the hull..... Yes, I should've known about this and I believe at one time I did...... when I remove the engine from the pilot.......,the reason that I didn't remember this drain plug, when talking to Dave before " Sandy "... is I was picturing the bottom of the hull. after I had soda blasted,,,,, there was no hole on the bottom of the hull ,it wasn't protected by a bronze clam shell .   Dave made the discovery when he was reaching down to clear some leaves out as he winterize the boat......  he discovered a long Bronze T handle drain plug....  using vice grips it came undone ..... he heard the water coming out , and immediately jumped off the boat, to see where the water was draining out of the hull....  it was coming out of a small  hole in the bottom of the keel itself..... that's why I didn't see a brass drain fitting ....  I do have a picture with the engine removed and looking into the engine compartment I can see the drain plug handle in the second cross stringer ,the drain plug is directly in the middle of the boat, behind the transmission !



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Re: herreshoff 18'
« Reply #862 on: December 10, 2012, 02:03:41 AM »
Hull Drain Plug is in front of the stringer before coupling shaft to the transmission  ( not seen in this foto )



Seen in this foto , in front of stringer ......


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Re: herreshoff 18'
« Reply #863 on: December 10, 2012, 11:01:23 PM »
cont... " My Buddy" > Cat Rudder


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Re: herreshoff 18'
« Reply #864 on: December 11, 2012, 06:53:00 PM »
Cardinal Joe,  New member here. I have read all of your posts on the amazing restoration  of your Pilot 18.  You do simply incredible work.

I am purchasing a home near the Pawcatuck River in Connecticut and am very interested in a Pilot for use there and in the Fisher's Island Sound.  If I were to find a suitable Pilot in the next months, would you be able to do some restoration work on her? Also, are you aware of any Pilots for sale in anywhere near the shape of the boat you restored?

I am located in Princeton, NJ.

Thanks.

Irv

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« Reply #865 on: December 13, 2012, 06:47:23 AM »
Cardinal Joe,  New member here. I have read all of your posts on the amazing restoration  of your Pilot 18.  You do simply incredible work.

I am purchasing a home near the Pawcatuck River in Connecticut and am very interested in a Pilot for use there and in the Fisher's Island Sound.  If I were to find a suitable Pilot in the next months, would you be able to do some restoration work on her? Also, are you aware of any Pilots for sale in anywhere near the shape of the boat you restored?

I am located in Princeton, NJ.


Thanks.

Irv

Welcome Aboard ........ I do know that the Herreshoff Harbor Pilot (4 Sale ) in Cape May.NJ ..... Is in Very Good Cond. !

In talking to Tom Van Duyne today he had express interest in doing Restoration work on small boats in his "Van Duyne Surf Boat Shop" ...... I have sem-retired and no longer do restoration work . Thank You for your kind words on my past restoration work/projects , it is greatly appreiated ....... :)

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« Reply #866 on: December 13, 2012, 07:21:58 PM »
Thanks, Joe.  I haven't been able to locate the listing for the Cape May boat.  Can you help?

Best regards,
Irv

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Re: herreshoff 18'
« Reply #867 on: December 13, 2012, 08:26:00 PM »
Herk,

Do you have any pictures of your boat that you could post?

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Re: herreshoff 18'
« Reply #868 on: December 14, 2012, 04:52:56 AM »
I have a red Harbor Pilot in Cape May, NJ for sale if anyone is interested. Yanmar Diesel. New trailer. Herk Wetherill (609) 884 7927

I have not seen a boat listing on herk's pilot .  But give him a call , he will either pick up the phone or will return your call ...... 

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Re: herreshoff 18'
« Reply #869 on: December 14, 2012, 05:11:54 AM »
Cont.... Under deck of " My Buddy " .




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