Author Topic: 1960 Fletcher 16 ft Wooden Comet Class Daysailor - Restoration  (Read 49227 times)

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Re: 1960 Fletcher 16 ft Wooden Comet Class Daysailor - Restoration
« Reply #15 on: March 01, 2010, 04:19:37 AM »
Lead Full Center Board - Re-Shape center board do to blistering of ends, removed about .25 in. at bottom tip !

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Re: 1960 Fletcher 16 ft Wooden Comet Class Daysailor - Restoration
« Reply #16 on: March 01, 2010, 04:33:07 AM »
More Pic's has she is coming long . I still have to add the 360 degree Mahogany Toe Rail ! plus I'm going to paint a white border 360 degree around the deck top .....

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Re: 1960 Fletcher 16 ft Wooden Comet Class Daysailor - Restoration
« Reply #17 on: March 01, 2010, 05:14:48 AM »
More Pic's ....

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Re: 1960 Fletcher 16 ft Wooden Comet Class Daysailor - Restoration
« Reply #18 on: March 01, 2010, 10:56:13 PM »
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Fletcher built a lot of day sailors and club racers, I used to crew in the O.C.Y.C. Lightning fleet back in the late 70's / early 80's on a Fletcher built Lightning. Also saw a lot of his GP 14's, along with those Comets.
I think Fletcher also built some Moths too, but not absolutely sure on that one....
Nice old wooden sail boat Joe, early evenings when most of the back bay fleet is at dock, gentle breeze, a couple of cocktails, and cruise around the bay til the sun goes down.....

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Re: 1960 Fletcher 16 ft Wooden Comet Class Daysailor - Restoration
« Reply #19 on: March 02, 2010, 12:14:28 AM »
Mahogany Toe Rail ! .....

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Re: 1960 Fletcher 16 ft Wooden Comet Class Daysailor - Restoration
« Reply #20 on: March 18, 2010, 04:03:23 AM »
Removed the Mahogany Toe Rail for shaping & Oiling the Mahogany to bring out the dark Red color .......

Added a White accent stripe around the deck ......

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Re: 1960 Fletcher 16 ft Wooden Comet Class Daysailor - Restoration
« Reply #21 on: March 20, 2010, 07:41:32 PM »
Removed the Mahogany Toe Rail for shaping & Oiling the Mahogany to bring out the dark Red color .......

Added a White accent stripe around the deck ......

Added a Thin Red Accent Stripe around the deck .....

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Re: 1960 Fletcher 16 ft Wooden Comet Class Daysailor - Restoration
« Reply #22 on: March 27, 2010, 09:55:57 PM »
Properly installing a Bow Rail on a wooden boat .... Start out with 3 cordless drill units -one pilot bit , second smaller drill bit and third a philip screw head .....



The blue tape - mark the boat ribs to screw the toe rail into ....

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Re: 1960 Fletcher 16 ft Wooden Comet Class Daysailor - Restoration
« Reply #23 on: March 27, 2010, 10:02:56 PM »
Now come the second drill bit hole into the boat rib & then the philip head screw ......

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Re: 1960 Fletcher 16 ft Wooden Comet Class Daysailor - Restoration
« Reply #24 on: March 28, 2010, 07:17:54 PM »
1960 Fletcher 16 ft Ceder Comet Class - cont.........

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