Here are more photos of the bulkhead rebuild and the bilge painted.
This was the first glimpse of what TRIOCHA will one day be. All bulkheads were built using the story stick method then cut out using a Dewalt jig saw on two saw horses.
I got pretty good using that jigsaw and spent a lot of...
With the interior gutted and in a pile on the floor and the bilge finally cleaned of it's grease and oil, It was time to start the bulkhead rebuild.
We started at the bow and using the story stick method traced the shape of the hull onto a story board which then was transferred onto 18mm marine...
The work on Triocha has continued but the blog posts have not. I will endeavor to catch you all up on my progress. Due to an increased work load and other life issues I have had to take a couple extended breaks from project.
The next project was to gut the interior. The bulkheads were rotted...
Once the boat was in my bay and on it's stands the work could begin. Since the hull had such severe blistering and I knew I had to do extensive osmosis repair, I wanted to get the hull stripped so it could start drying. Once stripped, the hull could just sit and dry while I got started on other...
After a week of disassembling the exterior hardware and doing some preliminary cleaning the day came to load her up on the transport truck and haul her north. Everything went very smooth and the driver impressed me with his ability to maneuver that trailer in very tight positions. I bought my...
I spent the week driving back and forth between Puyallup and Olympia. Everything higher than 11.5 feet needed to be removed to fit into my shop. So all the pulpits, stanchions, and life lines had to be removed.
The boat was de-masted and hauled out for first time in at least 8 years. The boat had not moved in 4 years and previous to that hadn't moved in 2 years. To say the least there was some growth.
There were also a lot of blisters. Osmosis repair would be added to the to-do list. After a good...
We are purchasing an Ericson 32 on May 21, 2015. Currently she is at Swantown Marina in Olympia, WA.
We will be lowering the mast, hauling out and pressure washing the hull, then in a week she will be transported from Olympia to my shop in Puyallup, WA for a complete refit. The engine (Volvo...