replacing the rubber under the crossbeams of a tiki46

[wakataitea]

after 25000nm sailing we had to replace the rubber under the x beams.

easy task...

we took the lashing of and removed the SS pins.

used to car jacks too lift the beam  10-15mm hight.

the old rubber and the new one. this time i clued the new rubber with epoxy on the bottom side of the x beam.

we marked all the lashings, put them over night in laundry softener taht they smell good for the nrxt 20000nm... smile.. to make then aft again ot course.

 we did the job on anchor. it is then more easy to tied the ropes again later from the dingy.

 only on lashing was realy damaged. (second back x beam inside left). 4 other 3 other lashings had marks but as we have since 4 years spare rope for this on board, we replaced them. all other lashing were fine and we used the rope again.

 the inside lashings take the most stress...

 we did it x beam by x beam... and it was an easy task...

have fun

hans

[Björn]

was habt Ihr denn für Gummi genommen, eigentlich sollte was UV -beständiges ewig halten. ich habe jetzt bei mir festgestellt, dass die Lashings den Lack auf der Scheuerleiste inboards durchgerieben haben. Hätte ich den Beam nicht ohnehin rausgenommen hätte ich das nicht gemerkt.

[Ann and Neville Clement]

Nicely done, Hans,

     When building Peace, we used two saw horses where you have the hydraulic jacks.  Our boat was hull #1 and I believe our troughs are a closer fit than what was in your plan.  But we can use strops instead of the ropes to lift our beams if needed.  We have hardwood for the beams to sit on and not rubber.  But it seems to work out ok.  Keeping a hydraulic jack aboard has been helpful in many instances over the years, but now I see we need a second one!  The jacks are so small compared to saw horses and they will fit easy in the tool "shed" Nev keeps in the forward starboard area.

     Only two of our original beam lashings have been replaced and that is because of chafe from the lines of friends rafting to us.  Luckily we had the same pattern of rope available so they all match.  I like things that match.

     Just bought paint to repaint the decks and tumblehomes on Peace.  Our paint is available in South Carolina as well as Georgia and works well in our experience.  The price went up to 27 dollars a gallon but we can afford that still!  It lasts about 5 years of heavy deck traffic and it is a Glidden product - OIL BASED POLYURETHANE Porch and floor paint and  it comes in a multitude of mixed colors available at Home Depot.  I got a 25% discount because I bought 5 gallons.  Some will be for trim, some for deck paint with Behr additive, and some for the tumblehome, cockpit, deck boxes, pod, etc.  Nev will sand and I will paint.  2 hours a day will eventually see the job done.  We can do the topsides on the beach at Cape Cod in the summer.  9 foot or 11 foot tides there depending on the moon cycle. 

     These lovely boats are so gentle on the budget if you just let the ocean help take you where the paint is and the tides help you get the boat positioned to do the job.

     Ann and Nev

[Mike Haromy]

hi hans.  great idea. what type of rubber are you using?

mike