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Herreshoff Boats For Sale / Re: H28 for sale

« on: February 04, 2014, 07:22:16 PM »

Adam, that is very interesting. So L. Francis designed the H28 for anyone to build. Did Herreshoff collect any royalty or fee when the design was used?

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Herreshoff Boats For Sale / H28 for sale

« on: February 04, 2014, 12:02:14 PM »

Saw this listing on eBay this morning. I hope someone can save her. Looks like a real project but probably can be had really cheap. I'm a little confused by the date 1958. Obviously not an original H?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=161215762396&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:en

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Restoration / Re: The Restoration of Lady Luck HMCo. 1034 S Class

« on: January 02, 2014, 04:41:13 AM »

With the goal in mind of getting Lady Luck in the water sometime this season, hopefully sooner than later, I will be doing a combination of repairs with wood and epoxy with micro balloons. The forward seven frames and floor timbers are now free of iron fasteners, the rotted areas removed and ready for repair or replacement. I have acquired the white oak for replacing the floor timbers and frame sections and I am waiting for my order of silicon bronze fasteners to arrive. I should be starting the rebuilding process in the next week or so.

Charles, I stopped the stripping so I could get into the deconstruction more and see what I have ahead of me for work and materials needed. Also boredom was setting in heating and scraping. I can only take that part of the job in small doses.

You can find anything on eBay. Here are my new/old boat wright tools. Pretty sweet!

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Restoration / Re: The Restoration of Lady Luck HMCo. 1034 S Class

« on: December 29, 2013, 01:52:23 AM »

Hi Charles,
Thanks for you last post. I checked the video on the Marshall's Cove paint. Looks like a nice product. I also watched the video on Captain Nat's Alerion. What a great color green. I am not a big fan of green but that is a beautiful color.

I haven't heard of any spare masts around but maybe Adam L. know of some.

Check my last post. I am finding more substantial issues as I get further into the deconstruction of Lady Luck. I am really good at tearing things apart. We will soon see how good I am at putting it all back together.

Nick

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Restoration / Re: The Restoration of Lady Luck HMCo. 1034 S Class

« on: December 29, 2013, 01:41:51 AM »

I am in the process of removing as much of the iron fasteners as possible. Today I removed the iron bolts from 4 of the floor timbers around the mast step. At some point in the past new bronze bolts were fastened through some of the floor timbers into the frames. Unfortunately, the iron bolts were not removed at that time. You can see the iron sickness that occurred. The holes are now quite a bit larger than the original holes. I am not sure what the best course of action should be here. I am thinking I need to fill the old holes with an epoxy filler like West System and drill new holes then install new fasteners? I fear that using the old holes would allow the timbers and frames to work free.

I decided to remove a plank on either side to better access the frames and timbers that I need to work on:

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Restoration / Re: The Restoration of Lady Luck HMCo. 1034 S Class

« on: December 24, 2013, 07:24:02 PM »

Hi Keith,
Thank you for your offer! What kind of work did you do on Lady Luck?
Nick

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Restoration / Re: The Restoration of Lady Luck HMCo. 1034 S Class

« on: December 23, 2013, 10:26:09 PM »

Adam, that's good to know that they can be reproduced. That is what I will do.
Thanks!

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Restoration / Re: The Restoration of Lady Luck HMCo. 1034 S Class

« on: December 23, 2013, 03:47:28 AM »

Hi Dave,
Actually it does have a hollow wood mast and solid boom. It is not the original mast it has been replaced new. I do have an aluminum spin pole though. Maybe someday I will make a new pole.
Nick

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Restoration / Re: The Restoration of Lady Luck HMCo. 1034 S Class

« on: December 23, 2013, 03:44:12 AM »

This is getting real, fast!

I got into the port side sheer strake today and it is in worse condition than I expected. I removed the toe rail and uncovered plenty of rot. The worst of it is in the rear quarter as you can see in the following photos. I cut out the rotted end to the closest frame and exposed the internal structural components. Fortunately the clamp and frame are not rotted. You can see the remains of the iron bolt I removed sitting on the deck the large hole to the left is a good example of the result of iron sickness.

My idea is to sister a cleat onto the frame to serve as one of the attachment points for the replacement piece. I will then dovetail the existing end of the sheer strake and fashion a new piece to fit.

The following pictures show the rot that was under the toe rail. My plan is to rout down about 5/8" along the entire top of the sheer strake and glue and screw in a new piece of white oak and reshape it. I expect that the starboard side will need similar treatment.

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Restoration / Re: The Restoration of Lady Luck HMCo. 1034 S Class

« on: December 23, 2013, 03:10:03 AM »

Hi Charles,

Thanks for the kind words!

You make some very valid arguments on keeping the plate affixed to the boat which would be my preference. Maybe I am bring a bit paranoid but I would sure hate to loose it. There are screws that will only thread in and cannot be removed. Maybe I can try that.

"Roll the dice" I like it!

Thanks!
Nick

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Restoration / Re: The Restoration of Lady Luck HMCo. 1034 S Class

« on: December 22, 2013, 10:11:03 PM »

Dave, you are right about the darker colors. The red topside has numerous areas that were blistered. I wasn't sure why but that makes perfect sense. Thanks for weighing in.
Keith, Thank you for you offer! What Kind of work did you do on Lady Luck?

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Restoration / Re: The Restoration of Lady Luck HMCo. 1034 S Class

« on: December 22, 2013, 02:03:37 AM »

I took of the ID plate today and cleaned it up with brass polish. Looks Sweet! I do not think I will be putting it back on though. I have heard that the plates sometimes get stolen. Kind of sad.

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Restoration / Re: The Restoration of Lady Luck HMCo. 1034 S Class

« on: December 22, 2013, 01:54:00 AM »

I added a poll to the top of this thread. I could use some help with the color choice for Lady Luck. I am stripping her bare and have the opportunity to change the color. The current color is red. Not my favorite color but there is an interesting story behind the color. In 1937 John Dorrance bought her. He was the CEO of the Campbell Soup Company and had the color matched to that of the red Tomato Soup can. According to this registry he only owned her for 1 year but the color remained all these years. Since I am a sap for a good story I am inclined to keep the color but there are some good reasons to change the color to white. The best one was just given to me by someone I know. He suggested that I change to white since most of the S class boats are white and red will stick out if I am over the line early. This is a very good point since I am over early quite often. Then there is Captain Nat's statement about the color of boats: “There are only two colors to paint a boat - black or white. And only a fool would paint a boat black.”

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Restoration / Re: The Restoration of Lady Luck HMCo. 1034 S Class

« on: December 20, 2013, 08:42:00 PM »

Hi Dave,
I actually have been following the IYRS blog on Clara J. It is amazing to me how much knowledge there still is out there to restore these wonderful boat. Can't wait to see her out there sailing. I will be following the progress.
Best of luck!
Nick

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Restoration / Re: The Restoration of Lady Luck HMCo. 1034 S Class

« on: December 19, 2013, 02:36:43 AM »

The stripping of the hull has commenced. It is coming of quite nicely with a heat gun a scraper. A surprise find; a filled in cove stripe and arrow head. I will definitely bring this back!