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Posted by Steph The issue with major restorations is maintaning shape. A push/pull from one side effects the other. Before gutting the c/b trunk redeck the hull. Set the Firball up on a proper set of bunks and check it's max rocker and width. When the decks are off you can add tank-side bulk-heads and mid-lenth stringers. I can mail you a templet for the c/b trunk and mast foot, it's all one piece. Price, $10.00 to the Quebec Fireball Association. You will need a sheet of 6mm marine ply and a set of mahogany door jams. The top door jam fits near exactly as the thwart, side jams as c/b top and jib car rails side to side. Down side is this is for a 29.99mm c/b, your existing c/b is probably a 26mm(1 in.) or 27mm. You can re-use your c/b if you make it a gybing board though this aids up-wind by fixing the sail-plan to point the boat up 3-4degs. There is a article on gybing boards on the NA Firball site under Tech menu. --Previous Message--
on 10/23/2006, 10:14 am, in reply to "Two Fireballs, One Garage... Restoration tips?"
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Outside storage: to reduce snow load store it on it's side and brace at the two cockpit bullkheads only. A total tent situation would be best but you need to make sure that any tarp over the Firball has air gap between it and the tarp.
: The first Fireball, 1354, I obtained a
: year ago, did minor repairs and
: cosmetic work. This summer a second
: fireball followed me home, KC 4239,
: to restore for a camp I work at, but
: it is in very bad condition... I'd
: like to work on this boat throughout
: the winter, but that would mean
: leaving my boat outside. What should
: I do to winterize my boat, or should
: I just forget about it and squeeeze
: both boats in the garage? Currently,
: there are two tarps covering the
: boat which keeps all the rain out,
: including a freak snowstorm a couple
: weeks ago...
:
: The camp fireball has massive rot
: damage... two summers ago it had
: holes right through the hull on both
: sides of the mast step. There was
: also rotted wood on the hull along
: almost the entire lenght of the
: centerboard box and up midway to the
: bow. I had covered this all with
: fiberglass, but now I intend to fix
: it right. My plan is to grind all
: the fiberglass off the hull of the
: boat and replace the rotted wood.
: The mast step also needs to be
: replaced as it is falling apart.
: Fair portions of the deck also need
: to be replaced where the sidestays
: meet the deck. I'd like any advice
: concerning the order to do these
: repairs in mostly because the
: centerboard box would have to be
: practically capable of floating to
: remove all the rotted wood. Also
: i've never replaced parts of the
: deck or hull on a boat and need
: advice on how to remove the old wood
: without damaging the frame and how
: to install new wood.
:
: Jai
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