A few more interior and exterior shots of Kestrel. The cradle has been removed and she is blocked up for transport. She could be launched this Friday. Bottom paint will go on Thursday.
A few more interior and exterior shots of Kestrel. The cradle has been removed and she is blocked up for transport. She could be launched this Friday. Bottom paint will go on Thursday.
OK ... trying again. This time, I hope the pictures accompany the text.
Last edited by walberts; 09-03-2007 at 07:03 PM.
Here are a few more. The rudder shoe repair and the new rudder as well as the hull work are shown. Bottom is being fared and painted this week. I'll take pictures of the launch.
The propeller aperture looks a bit taller than mine.. I'm curious, what size prop is A-1 using?
Also, what are the 3 through-hulls? One is obviously the exhaust...
Mike
Totoro (Sea Sprite 23 #626)
I asked John about the prop size this morning. He said he would measure it but doesn't remember its size off-hand. He replaced it with a larger prop because of the engine replacement and made the prop aperture larger when he built the new rudder.
The thru-hulls are for exhaust and for bilge pumps. The larger is attached to a Whale Gusher pump operated from the cockpit. The small nipple John said he "left in" to be attached to an electric bilge pump. I assume that it was there to serve that punction in the original design.
Are the limit stops he built for the tiller required to prevent interference between enlarged prop and the rudder?