Stus-List Landfall 35 Bow Assembly - now cooling

2016-07-12 Thread JAMES LEMESURIER via CnC-List 
Thanks again Chuck - I admire your effort in doing the varnish on the toe rail.
I agree that there only seems to be the one mechanical connection for the stem 
piece, and that is what concerns me - am I missing something?
My boat is the couples cruiser configuration. Over the weekend, with help I was 
able to remove the main section of the cabin sole for refinishing - 7" long. 
Previous owner installed Nova Cool to replace the original refrigeration.  
Can't set it above 1.5 for fear of freezing everything. Compressor is located 
under the sink and a louvered vent was installed in the bulkhead behind the 
sink to allow for air flow.  There are two plates in the box.
James LeMesurier
Landfall 35- SISU

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Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2016 11:55:50 -0400
From: Charles Gilchrest 
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Subject: Re: Stus-List bow stem fitting on LF 35
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James,
I went the Epiphanes varnish route with my toe rails and although it was time 
consuming to apply 5 coats to the length of the boat x 2, sanding in between 
coats, it is a highlight of the boat and I get plenty of compliments. 

 When I looked at the stem fitting on Half Magic last night, it appeared that 
the  large 4-5 countersunk phillips head bolts holding the plate in place must 
either thread into nuts fiberglassed into the bow or are simply lag bolts in 
disguise.  The bolts are well forward of the anchor locker and there do not 
appear to be any visible nuts directly below the stem fitting that could be 
accessed from beneath the plate.  Plus there?s evidence of some type of mastic 
(sealant, goop, schmear-wurst, etc.) that serves to bond and seal the fitting 
to the deck hull joint. Mine too appears to be painted rather than anodized or 
powder coated but is gray in color.  There is a bit of chafe through the paint 
caused by aggressive chafe protection on mooring lines.
Half Magic  is a Rhode Island built boat, so I don?t even have the luxury of 
asking the designer how it may have been put together.

So is your boat a ?couple?s cruiser? or does it have the traditional interior 
layout?  And what, if any, refrigeration unit do you have on your boat?  Mine 
has the Adler Barbour Cold machine that was installed at the factory and it has 
a different definition of cold than I do..but that?s for another thread..
Chuck Gilchrest
S/V Half Magic
1983 LF 35
Padanaram, MA 

> On Jul 12, 2016, at 11:24 AM, JAMES LEMESURIER via CnC-List 
>  wrote:
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> Thanks Chuck - 
> 
> Nice to meet another LF 35 owner.  I have the only one at our club, but there 
> are two LF 38s and approx 20 other C&Cs - some in the hands of the original 
> owners.  The teak toe rails are not too big a job if they are kept up.  I use 
> Cetol Natural Teak on them.
> 
> I take your point about the critical nature of the bow fitting - that's why I 
> sought the wisdom of the list before tackling the project.  
> 
> I was able to strip the brown paint off the stanchion bases using an 
> environmentally friendly stripper, a triangle scraper and used a wire brush 
> attachment to my cordless drill to clean them, then used aluminum polish.  
> They actually look pretty decent.  I may try the same approach to the bow 
> fitting if I decide to leave it in situ. 
> 
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Re: Stus-List Landfall 35 Bow Assembly

2016-07-11 Thread Chuck Gilchrest via CnC-List 
James (and Pete),

Good to see another LF 35 owner on the list!  

 

The Landfall 35 has teak capped toe rails, so we get the joy of varnishing 
rather than paint, anodizing, or powdercoating.

 

>From the looks of the sealant and robust hardware used to secure the bow 
>fitting on my LF 35, I would far prefer to sand, mask, and paint mine before 
>attempting to remove something as critical to keeping the mast up and the 
>water out.. even if I had to do it every other year.  Taking an air chisel to 
>free up the bow fitting doesn’t sound appealing to me.

I’m heading out to the boat tonight so I’ll take a peek at bolt access etc..

Chuck Gilchrest

S/V Half Magic

1983 LF 35

 

 

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Re: Stus-List Landfall 35 Bow Assembly

2016-07-11 Thread Pete Shelquist via CnC-List 
James – 

I had to pull the one on my 37 two years ago.  Hard part is reaching up 
underneath to undo the nuts.  I also had to use some heat to get the pulpit 
out.  Local place sandblasted and powder coated the new one.

 

Are you doing toe rails too?

 

 

 

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Subject: Stus-List Landfall 35 Bow Assembly

 

Has anyone had occasion to remove the bow assembly from a Landfall 35?   PO 
painted the one on my boat an unsightly brown (see photo at link below) and I 
would like to remove it in the fall, have it sandblasted and powder coated.  
Before I start the task, I would like to understand what is involved.

 

http://s312.photobucket.com/user/Techmaint/media/SISU/20120726_191006.jpg.html

 

James LeMesurier
Landfall 35- SISU

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Stus-List Landfall 35 Bow Assembly

2016-07-11 Thread JAMES LEMESURIER via CnC-List 
Has anyone had occasion to remove the bow assembly from a Landfall 35?   PO 
painted the one on my boat an unsightly brown (see photo at link below) and I 
would like to remove it in the fall, have it sandblasted and powder coated.  
Before I start the task, I would like to understand what is involved.
http://s312.photobucket.com/user/Techmaint/media/SISU/20120726_191006.jpg.html


James LeMesurier
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