Sanguinius
Cadet
- Joined
- Oct 2, 2007
- Messages
- 25
Re: Antique resurection
Well with the carbs being brand new I'd prefer not to junk them. If you have an alternative or can tell me what I need to have on there I'd be MORE than happy to get at LEAST that much right.
Now for an update. I have taken to the cleaning with a vigor. I have pulled up every deck plate I could easily pull up. I have gotten down into the bilges. I took the mallet and the pick. I poked and pounded. So far the ONLY thing that appears to have gone soft was the battery tray. (Of course it was plywood instead of any type of wood that was meant to deal with sea water).
I also spoke with the habormaster at the marina and he was worried about the buckling it had shown when they pulled her out of the water. The damages from that are mostly limited to the 2 pieces of wood that run down the sides (Not sure what they are called but they stick out from the hull itself a bit). That was the majority of his concern.
We also discovered that those same 2 pieces have been patched here and there using what appears to be fiberglass patch. I started working on the wiring and removing things that could be to simplify the rats nest under the wheel. (As seen in above pics). I have removed the Hummingbird unit (Not sure if it's still operable), removed the marine radio (Inoperable internally it is COMPLETELY corroded), and started disconnecting some other unused wires (They left the GPS antenna, and the plugs but took the screen for the unit??).
The oven is shot but the fridge kicked on. We will be bringing the fridge home for a more thorough cleaning at a later time. I pulled the stove out but have not disconnected it yet so it is still unknown how that fared.
We just MAY have lucked out on this one and have a good salvage in our hands. I will likely need to replace the water heater though as well. I also pulled the AC panel to have a look at it and it has NO corrosion at all. I also found that there is a battery charger sitting on the boat though not connected to anything at the moment (Thinking it was an addition AFTER the sinking).
Anyways I have a grand total of another 40+ pics that I am uploading at the moment. Here is the link: http://s219.photobucket.com/albums/cc165/Socially_Unacceptable/Naughty Cuss Start/
Well with the carbs being brand new I'd prefer not to junk them. If you have an alternative or can tell me what I need to have on there I'd be MORE than happy to get at LEAST that much right.
Now for an update. I have taken to the cleaning with a vigor. I have pulled up every deck plate I could easily pull up. I have gotten down into the bilges. I took the mallet and the pick. I poked and pounded. So far the ONLY thing that appears to have gone soft was the battery tray. (Of course it was plywood instead of any type of wood that was meant to deal with sea water).
I also spoke with the habormaster at the marina and he was worried about the buckling it had shown when they pulled her out of the water. The damages from that are mostly limited to the 2 pieces of wood that run down the sides (Not sure what they are called but they stick out from the hull itself a bit). That was the majority of his concern.
We also discovered that those same 2 pieces have been patched here and there using what appears to be fiberglass patch. I started working on the wiring and removing things that could be to simplify the rats nest under the wheel. (As seen in above pics). I have removed the Hummingbird unit (Not sure if it's still operable), removed the marine radio (Inoperable internally it is COMPLETELY corroded), and started disconnecting some other unused wires (They left the GPS antenna, and the plugs but took the screen for the unit??).
The oven is shot but the fridge kicked on. We will be bringing the fridge home for a more thorough cleaning at a later time. I pulled the stove out but have not disconnected it yet so it is still unknown how that fared.
We just MAY have lucked out on this one and have a good salvage in our hands. I will likely need to replace the water heater though as well. I also pulled the AC panel to have a look at it and it has NO corrosion at all. I also found that there is a battery charger sitting on the boat though not connected to anything at the moment (Thinking it was an addition AFTER the sinking).
Anyways I have a grand total of another 40+ pics that I am uploading at the moment. Here is the link: http://s219.photobucket.com/albums/cc165/Socially_Unacceptable/Naughty Cuss Start/
