Restoration Log, Sound Interclub:
Tenacity, Former "Miraje."
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02/09/06
Hi Bruce,
Well I've done it now. I bought 2 WO boards one 6X20X21' and one
4.5X21X20'. It ran $1500 with the cost of a rental truck added in. So went
Tuesday. Today they are 16 roughed out pieces. So now I can say I've
started the restoration and can't back out. I hope I'm up to it.
I'll send photos later. Don
03/26/06
The wood turned out to be just what I needed and the 16 5/16 circular saw from
ebay worked great for sawing it up. I roughed the pieces out then worked them
down slowly to match the originals, stacked them up and carved them down with
a Lancelot then sanded smooth. The result was the deadwood and keelson all
ready for floors.
Right now I have 5 floors installed and all of the floors roughed out. I am
using temporary lag bolts to hold them to the keel and drywall screws with
fender washers to fasten the planks. After all the floors are faired and
locked in I'll drill the keel bolt holes. That ought to be a fun experience.
Here are some pictures of the progression from the beginning to the
present. I'm sorry I didn't start the progress log sooner but it wasn't a sure
thing that I was going to be able to get the white oak I needed and it almost
became a total loss. I still haven't cleared the title problem up but I'm
going to take the chance that it will work out
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04/22/06
I got nervous waiting for paperwork from the title company and again decided
to stop working on her for a while. That was 3 weeks ago. Yesterday the paper
finally caught up to the boat. I received a notarized bill of sale and a copy
of the last registration which will allow me to register in R.I. and apply for
the title.
I finished making the floors and striped out most of the temporary structure,
made about a half a million measurements and started clearing things out of
the way to steam in new frames. I still haven't decided if I'll pull out all
of the old screws and reuse the planking. Some of it is usable/repairable but
it would be time consuming to save it. I've been looking for planking stock
but haven't found what I want yet so I'll keep my options open.
So here are some updated pictures of what she looks like. Things will be
going slow as I am now being forced to work on the house in order to keep
peace in the family. I don't know if I'll try to get her into the water this
year, the wife wants a new roof on the house, etc,etc,etc.
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04/26/06
Hi Bruce,
I got the paperwork from the title company and went to Providence and
registered the boat on Monday. Boy did I get worried when it took so long for
the title co. to respond. The first time they called me they said they
couldn't register it in Louisiana with the number 3, I don't know why. They
had to use 0003 as the boat number. Then it took weeks for them to get back to
me. I thought disaster had struck but all has worked out finally.
I'm working on Adamant right now and should have her back in the water in a
couple of weeks. Then there's time needed for sailing so things will go slow
on Tenacity but I'll keep you updated.
Don
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