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Photos: Submitted by Neil Trudel, click on the
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Area: Algoma District, Lake Superior southeast, and Lake Huron
north shore.
Maintenance Upgrades for Little Wave: #103
The Restoration of an older Boat is a continuous
work in progress.
You can have two choices;
"Buy cheap and fix her it all up" or "Buy expensive all
it's all done". The first option is harder but you do gain allot of
experience and knowledge.
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| 2010 |
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| 2009 |
 | Replaced Both Windows. After winter storage
found one window had cracked, at closer look more cracks were
discovered in other places, just simply old age (30 years+). Made the
new ones myself by taking off the old windows to use a templates. The
sealant used was really adhesive and needed the use of very flat
chisels to slowly pry it off, it is very slow process as BEWARE you
CAN CRACK IT with too much pressure. Used a jig saw to cut the new 1/4
inch lexon plexiglass windows and drilled all the holes. With all the
nuts and bolts that are used to hold the windows it into place, I just
used an VU protected sealant in case I ever need to remove the windows
at a later date. |
| New Mainsail; as wanted two rows of reefing
points for high winds. The original sail had no reef points, sail
looked stretched but rather the bolt rope had shrunk (sun and UV rays)
over the years (verified by a sailmaker who laid it out on a sail
table to measured it). Newer sails usually have the sail cloth
covering the boat rope. |
| Upgraded Trailer; purchased new trailer
lights, wheel hubs and complete bearing kits. |
| Teak Woodwork; sanded them all down and coated
them all with 4 coats of cetol. |
| Repainted Cockpit Lockers; to make it brighter
and easier to see inside. |
| Upgraded Motor; to a 4 stroke, 5 HP, with gear
shift lever, and electrical charger. |
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| 2008 |
| Keel Repairs; Noticed that the two sections of
fiber glass that cover the keel has separated at the ends hence did
some more fiber glassing and repainting. |
| New rim for spare tire; as it was quite rusty
and seemed slightly bent. |
| Drilled 3/4" Inspection drain holes; in
lockers and lazarette then used boat plugs to reseal. Can pull them
out any time and insert a flexible hose connected to a vacuum to suck
any water out. Jacked the front of the boat up about 4 feet on the
trailer for 4 days to let it drain to the stern. Only to find a pail
full of water, I thought that there would be much more. |
| Trailer Repairs; cut off running boards on top
of frame and had them rewelded them on the bottom sides to provide
more clearance for future painting or working on the hull. |
| Large Tarp; purchased a very large to
completely cover boat for winter storage. |
| VHF Marine Radio; Obtained an older radio and
mounted temporary the antenna on the bow railing. |
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| 2007 |
| Purchased my Sandpiper; in the late spring. |
| Bought 3 new tires including tubes; (so tires
won't go flat over time) to bring the boat home. |
| Found water in the boat, was told it was due to
improper winter storage as ice blocking water drains. |
| Repainted Hull; by lightly sanding the hull
below the water line to remove all paint. Then touched up a few rubbed
spots from it being beached on shorelines with fiberglass, then
painted it with two coats of Primer and two coats of antifouling
paint. |
| Motor Repairs; motor wouldn't start hence
replaced spark plugs, points, coils, capacitors, had a full tune up
performed, now runs great. |
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