1965 Alcort Sunfish WAVE 23 Jul 19 Hawaii Hull Numbers

23 Jul 19:

More sanding to remove old paint on WAVE and we uncovered the shadow of her old Hawaii registration numbers, HA 1988 B. She must have had them for a while, the surrounding gelcoat is pretty sunburnt.

And her vintage alcort sticker shadow.

We also uncovered the Blood Stripe that Capn Jack had painted on her back in 1994. We painted over it around 2000, and are going to put it back with her new paint scheme.

The stripe started 36 inches back from the bow and ended 18 inches shy of the transom.

Log of WAVE.

Drascombe Dabber VICTORY 28 Nov 17 Float Test and Careen

28 Nov 17:

Dropped VICTORY in the bay for a leak test and yes there were leaks. The water was coming in through the holes where screws go through the hull to hold on the bilge rubbers. So we pulled the boat back out, then used the tilt trailer to place the boat in the yard.

Once the boat was on the grass we careened it by pulling the main halyard, which is attached to the top of the mast. One person was able to pull it over and another tied some lines to a large pine tree and the carriage house pergola.

The centreplate looks almost new.

Small area of rot on the keel.

Removed the bilge rubbers, they pried off easily with a tiger paw pry bar. The screws were very corroded and had lost their grip.

Sanded the portside hull with 60 grit on a random orbital sander. The bottom paint and some flaky paint came off easily.

Complete Log of VICTORY.