Soak and rinse; repeat? On Mon, May 16, 2022 at 4:12 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> As it was explained to me by a CC owner at Lake Tahoe some years back, a > “true” CC needs a “soak” for a while before it can be put in the water for > actual use. This is apparently a clearly defined process where you put the > hull in the water for a specified period of time that’s based on how long > it’s been out and the relative humidity of the storage climate, if I recall > correctly. I really wasn’t paying close attention as I was busy ogling the > boat. > > -D > > > On May 16, 2022, at 4:01 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > From what I could see (admittedly fairly cursory lookover) it was a few > hull and deck boards, some minor stuff in the passenger area that was a > little ratty. So not really boatbuilding kind of detail but I get your > point. The mahogany would be spendy but not too hard to shape and > replace. And as pointed out the hull boards all appeared to be shrunk from > drying out, I guess some caulk and stuff would need to added if that is how > it is done, at least to keep it afloat until it expanded enough to seal the > joints. Did not seem to have any major structural issues or rot. > > > > --FT > > > > On 5/16/22 3:49 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: > >> Having woodworking skills most likely helps but I don't think that's > the same as having boatbuilding skills. That said, I have plenty of > projects parked up for lengthy time, not because I can't do them but > because I'm just procrastinating. > >> > >> > >> On Mon, May 16, 2022, at 2:42 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: > >>> There's a guy I met who has one of these (or similar) at his house > >>> parked under a carport, belongs to his buddy who is "restoring" it. > >>> (Max knows this guy too) Looked somewhat rough but complete but doable > >>> although I'm not sure the buddy has the woodworking skills. he was a > >>> bit vague on that aspect. I think it has been parked up for some > >>> lengthy time which suggests probably not. It's not a total basket case > >>> and would probably not be that hard to bring it back but it would be a > >>> fair amount of time. Having woodworking skills I could do it but have > >>> no interest in such an endeavor. > >>> > >>> --FT > >>> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archiveshttp://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > > -- > > --FT > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
