Wheel Deck Rafters and Purlins

 23 Feb 22:

Got the 2x6 roof joists and 2x4 rafters up for the pergola. Fastened with Timberlok screws.

Got the end rows of 2x2 purlins installed.

SMEDLEY is enjoying the company.

More purlins, fastened with deck screws. I think we're winning the race against the wisteria and grapes, but to help them out we added some metal grates for them to climb.

Note the sturdy 2x6 beams aloft, to carry the hoist loads. 

Wheel Deck Hammock

 21 Feb 22: 

Work slowed to a crawl then stopped when the Skippervisor showed up and demanded that hammock hooks be installed. She blocked preogress with her deck chair while I installed lag screw hooks. It took a few tries to find the Goldilocks height, but eventually the Skippervisor was satisfied. Nice sunny, warm day for dynamic hammock testing. SMEDLEY was not much help either, but we did get some more decking down. 

It seems and order was placed for more wisteria and azaleas, so the long suffering crew spent the afternoon digging holes for plants. 

SUPER SANDY enjoyed going offroad with her All Wheel Drive.

The final deck pieces went in, so we'll call that part complete.

Prep for the rafters, we cut ogees on all of the ends. 

Wheel Deck Decking

 20 Feb 22:

SUPER SANDY towed HUEY to pick up decking for the wheel deck. Our new tiedown straps worked great, easy and fast to use.

All of the 2x6 deck joists were blocked level and fit in today, time consuming as we worked to incorporate the 5x8 table top, which was made from 2x4s. We added a ramp and SMEDLEY took part in static load testing. 

The top of the posts are wrapped with 2x6 pressure treated pine. Fastened with Timberlok screws, much faster and just as strong as lag screws.

The scuppernong grape plants that we saved from construction bulldozers will climb up the 2 center posts, and a wisteria that we saved from Florida is on the right side post.

Pergola, Wheel Deck and Boat Hoist

 18 Feb 22:

We picked out a spot in the boatyard to build a decked pergola, it will be one of our spots to enjoy the backyard. Right now it is mostly a mud pit, located next to the Sunfish Shack.

One of Skipper's Gorilla Carts was pressed into service to carry tools, then 6x6 posts and 2x6 framing lumber.

SMEDLEY supervised.

By the end of day 1 we had placed concrete pavers to support the 6x6 post and 2x6 bottom plate framing. The center section of the deck incorporates a 5x8 table top that we made last year, to use as a shelf in one of our moving PODS. 

We call this spot the Wheel Deck because we will paint a Native American Medicine Wheel on the deck, to create a healing place for boats that we restore. There will be overhead 2x6 beams to attach Skipper's hoist, made up of vintage Alcort bronze eyestraps, blocks, halyard cleats and Sunfish sheets with snap shackles. SMEDLEY will be the first customer.

1978 AMF Sunfish SUGAR 2 21 Jun 18 Float Test

21 Jun 18:

Sanded for 4 hours, bottom hull is back to gelcoat now and old patches are cleaned up, ready for touch up paint.

Skipper came up with a great idea to hoist SUGAR 2 and flip her, then lower onto the dolly for a Float Test. It was incredibly easy to lift the boat and one person can roll the boat in the slings. Keep the lines about a third in so they don't slip off the ends.

Float Test. No major leaks, had a small seeper come from under the cockpit.

DId an air leak test on SUGAR 2 to track down the leak. Taped up the splashguard and inspection port holes, pumped low pressure compressed air into the hull through the forward bulkhead vent hole...that is AFTER Skipper discovered that someone had epoxied the hole closed. Found 3 small leaks, one 2 inch area on the keel, a small hole in the daggerboard trunk and a short section of the deck/hull seam.

Forward wall of daggerboard trunk, bottom of hull.

Added a 4 oz strip of fiberglass cloth to the keel, bedded in Pettit Flexpoxy.

Used half a paint stick to apply FLEXPOXY to the hole in the daggerboard trunk.

Back on the work dolly, rolled and tipped the second coat of Kirby #4 Orange.

Log of SUGAR 2.