Hello,
I hope to document my progress on the repairs and upgrades I plan to undertake on Blackheart, my 1978 Cooper Yachts - Peterson 35 (Ganbare one tonner design).
This is my first attempt at Blogging, so I hope you will provide feedback on how I can improve it as I go along.
I purchased Blackheart in September of 2010 and she was biginning to show her age as the previous owner was not able to keep up with the maintenance.
Besides needing a thorough scrubbing inside, she has a few major issues;
foresail foil is outdated and held together with duct tape - New Harkin Mark IV on order
sails are pretty rough - repairs will see us through a season or two, but new sails are on the wish list, replace #4 luff tape with #6 for new furler
replace halyards and sheets
replace mast base stand up blocks with base collar and new teardrop blocks
repair/replace foredeck hatch- deck leaks - all through deck mounted hardware will be resealed - apply fresh coating of Cetol
- deck rot - two small sections of teak deck will need replacing
- cockpit rot - two small section of the cockpit side walls are rotten this boat was built for serious racing and has no lazerette seating which I intend add
- cabin top rot - small area of rot near mast
- replace cushions throughout
- replace teak sole boards
- remodel V-berth
- remodel head
- repair/replace engine guages
Well that's about it for tonight
2 comments:
oooh what a beauty! Good luck on the projects, we're going on year four of our restorations!
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