The Hull Sanded
The HollyB is Back in the Water
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The HollyB was out of the water for repairs
for about 19 months.
I still did not finish everything I wanted to but she is in
much better shape than
she was before the dry-dock.
We rebuilt the deck and sub structure from amidships to the
bow.
Added new ribs from amid-ships to the bow.
Added new pickets for the new bulwarks from amidships to the
bow.
Removed all caulking on the hull and replaced it with cotton
and BoatLife - PolySulfide.
Refastened the hull from amid-ships to the bow with Silicon Bronze Fasteners - approx 2,000 screws.
The new deck is 2 - 5 layers of marine ply
graduating in thickness from amidships to the bow.
It is glued with west systems epoxy on every layer and silicon
bronze screws.
There is about 3,000 screws in the new deck.
The new deck was then glassed with west systems epoxy and a 10
ounce bi-axial fiberglass.
Re-fiberglassed the stern.
Dropped the rudder added new bottom plate
and new bolts, packing.
Repacked propeller shaft.
Four coats of bottom paint, the bottom two are blue, the top
two coats are red.
Six coats of paint on the hull....Single Part Poly.
The Hull Sanded
Starboard
Side Before Paint
First Coat of Paint Sides and Bottom
All Painted on the Cradle
Stern Shot of the fresh lady
At her new temporary home in San Pedro .... waiting for her
bulwarks to be completed.
That bow curve was one piece and hard to get !!
Getting a lot closer to a finished boat....
Before epoxying and fiber glassing...
Got the Epoxy on all the Seams and 1,000 screws.
Sanded the epoxy…
Another shot after sanding.. All West Systems Epoxy on this
boat !!
The HollyB's new
temporary home at twilight.
