Recent content by Nick J

the plan is to put a die on the thread, cut it with a cutoff wheel on a grinder, chamfer the new cut end, and back the die off to clean up the thread. I'm still finalizing the design of the replacement backing blocks. Once they are manufactured, I'll bring everything down to the boat and do a...

Great idea Ken. They are Marelon elbows, but that's still a good precaution.

I just placed my order today with Ed at Zephyrwerks for all the boom and mast sheaves. I also asked him to make a new bow roller since the bronze one currently on the boat doesn't roll unless the thru bolt is really loose. Ed is extremely easy to work with and the product he creates is top notch.

Jeff, I'm actually using two similar units, the Vetus filter for the engine and the Forespar (Sureflow in my case) for my raw water foot pump. Both seem good, but I like the Vetus for it's size and ease of use. If you're OK with moving it above the waterline, might as well put it in an...

Yeah, the Bambu seemed like the best easy-to-use, low maintenance printer on the market. I've been looking at printers for a few years and finally pulled the trigger. My son has a resin printer, but that thing is a mess and not very practical to use. I think the PS1 is going to be a huge help...

Green parts: Are those trial pieces to test fit? Will you have the final pieces CNC-ed? Yes - Sending parts out to get machined is expensive, so this allows me to test fit before going down that path. It's also a lot of fun. I'll have to take a look at the wax filament. It would be really...

Thanks Jeff! The green parts are 3d printed PLA parts from a Bambu P1S printer. I haven't tried it yet, but according to the interwebs, you can use PLA in place of wax for lost casting. My original plan was to model the contour of the boom so I could create a new end plate, then have ears...

No guarantees yet, but I just downloaded AutoCAD Fusion 360 and purchased a 3D printer. In addition to modeling and testing the fit of replacement u-bolt backing blocks, I'm going to try to model the boom end fittings and see if I can come up with a way to have parts manufactured. This is a...

Friday was an interesting day. In addition to cleaning up the boom, I’m still trying to get a few of the chain plate backing blocks replaced due to corrosion. I met with a high precision CNC machine shop a few weeks ago, but they were too expensive due to the CAD time necessary to model the...

Paint removal actually isn't the difficult part. There's a layer of corrosion between the paint and good metal, so if the paint is dissolved, burned off, or mechanically removed, I still have to remove the corrosion. You can see it in close up picture of the fitting. it's a white layer...

Wow Jeff, Thank You. that's a ton of information. It looks like the Contenti site is going to be a great resource.

I'm lazy and interested in technology. That can be an expensive combination. I currently have the boom pulled apart in preparation for painting and the current task at hand is cleaning up the boom ends. Most of the large easily accessible surfaces cleaned up easily with a sander. Now I'm...

Now's a good time to seal the core. The chimney on our 25+ was one of the sources of water that caused core damage. It's fairly easy to hollow out and fill with epoxy or replace with G10.

He's what they look like cut off and sanded down. Still have to see what the painter says, but I don't think they look too bad.

Good idea. I found a few spots where they did that before. My only concern is how secure the rivet is over time. A few of the old rivets had fallen out but most we're still in place. Who knows, I may have the same problem with my fix over time.