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Topic: Sailing at last
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bobc
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posted July 19, 2004 12:41 PM
   
Well we finally had a chance to take out our CL16 #486. I had two weeks of vacation and did some sailing during the first week ( second one was mostly rain). The boat proved to be very well behaved and super stable. Having come from a Laser to this boat it was surprising how stable it was. We went swimming off the boat when it was calm, and in order to reboard we climbed in over the side near the aft section. Well my wife had a hard time getting in so I would sit on the rear and lean out to lower the boat so she could climb in. The thing was like a rock most other boats would certainly take on water while doing that. I solved my floation foam issues by pulling out all the wet floor foam. It only had foam in the center section next to the centerboard trunk. I replaced it with the pink closed cell stuff from Home Depot and placed it under the fordeck and lazerette. I also made sliding hatches covers for the front hatches. We sanded and reoiled the seats and brightwork. She looks good.
We also added a Minn Kota 36 pound thrust trollling motor. That works great for getting in and out out boat ramps and channels.
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Bob Crowley
Luna #486 IP: 66.251.27.240 |
lholland
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posted August 13, 2004 03:59 PM
How did you get the foam out from under the floor. Maybe the older boats are constructed differently. I have #2062 build in '83. quote:
Originally posted by bobc:
Well we finally had a chance to take out our CL16 #486. I had two weeks of vacation and did some sailing during the first week ( second one was mostly rain). The boat proved to be very well behaved and super stable. Having come from a Laser to this boat it was surprising how stable it was. We went swimming off the boat when it was calm, and in order to reboard we climbed in over the side near the aft section. Well my wife had a hard time getting in so I would sit on the rear and lean out to lower the boat so she could climb in. The thing was like a rock most other boats would certainly take on water while doing that. I solved my floation foam issues by pulling out all the wet floor foam. It only had foam in the center section next to the centerboard trunk. I replaced it with the pink closed cell stuff from Home Depot and placed it under the fordeck and lazerette. I also made sliding hatches covers for the front hatches. We sanded and reoiled the seats and brightwork. She looks good.
We also added a Minn Kota 36 pound thrust trollling motor. That works great for getting in and out out boat ramps and channels.
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bobc
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posted August 16, 2004 09:24 AM
I reached in through the access hatch for the centerboard bolt on both sides. At that point I broke off little chunks , with my hands pulling them out,until I removed all the foam ,pulling the slab of foam forward as I went. The stuff was saturated . I took and electrical snake and poked around to make sure there was not anything left in there. I had cut a six inch inspection port under the seats on the port side and checked to see if the foam extended to that area and it did not. So it was only in the center on either side of the centerbaord trunk. I guess the stringer in the floor seperates the two sections length wise. I did not replace any foam in the floor but put it in the areas I indicated.
If you attempt this take care the fiberglass is pretty sharp down there. Is your foam wet ? ------------------
Bob Crowley
Luna #486 IP: 66.251.24.65 | |
