[Public-List] PRINCESS book

[Gordon Laco]

Grave?!

Mowat is still going strong!

On 2012-03-13, at 11:22 PM, Robert Alley <1ralley at comcast.net> wrote:

> Mowatt was a genius of written humor.  I would pay good money to have someone pour 3 fingers of bourbon over his grave annually in tribute.
> 
> Best to all,
> 
> Rob
> 
> On 3/13/2012 3:36 PM, dan walker wrote:
>> re read princess and mowattsboat who would not float every winter. i know sad pathetic creature, but it does take my mind off my lot of being where winter occurs
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ________________________________
>>  From: Gordon Laco<mainstay at csolve.net>
>> To: Jonathan Adams<laughing_gull at verizon.net>; Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all<public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 9:54 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Public-List] Bilges and Hull Painting
>> 
>> Hello Jonathan -
>> 
>> Your description of digging down while wondering how far you were going to
>> have to go reminds me of one of my favourite passages in a book titled
>> 'Princess' by Joe Richards.  Richards had just bought Princess (she was a
>> Friendship sloop; he bought her in the mid 1930's)  using every penny he
>> could scrape together, and after concluding the sale decided to clean out
>> the forepeak where the anchor chain was coiled.  He dug through sand and
>> sludge that had accumulated over the years, reaching in through the small
>> access port... Digging, digging, the handfuls of soft black crud never
>> seemed to end.  Finally he found he was reaching into what seemed like an
>> empty space with his arm in up to the shoulder... And his fingers felt
>> warm.... And he realized he'd dug right through the rotten oak stem and his
>> hand was extended into the air, the warmth he was feeling was the sun.
>> 
>> He described the next moments... "I grabbed a claw hammer and went after the
>> bum who had my money, but he got away".
>> 
>> Here's a thought on your bilge.  Our boats have encapsulated ballast, which
>> means the iron pig is laid into the glass keel.  If your keel is damaged in
>> a grounding, water can get past the iron and up into the boat.  Sealing off
>> the ballast with epoxy and cloth or whatever is probably a good idea.
>> 
>> Gord #426 Surprise
>> 
>> 
>> On 12/03/12 8:48 PM, "Jonathan Adams"<laughing_gull at verizon.net>  wrote:
>> 
>>> First of all thanks for all the comments on hull painting. I read them all.
>>> However,  no sooner had I started sanding the hull, and committed to a hull
>>> job, then I discovered a new feature of the old boat!
>>> 
>>> The engine is currently out, and I had cleaned the bilge to what I thought was
>>> the floor of the bilge. This involved about 2 inches of sludge and many pieces
>>> of hardware. However, it was not drying, so I dug further. I ripped up the
>>> board that (I now know) separates the ballast from the bilge. Beneath this
>>> board was another 2 + inches of oil drenched sludge. I kept digging, and was
>>> seriously concerned that I was going to just keep going. However, I got to a
>>> baton running fore and aft, and below that it seemed to be wet, but clean.
>>> 
>>> So ... put a fan on it, threw kitty litter down to soak up water, and put a
>>> 60w bulb down. It seems to be drying out. My question is - any advice for a)
>>> making it as dry as possible; and b) sealing this back up?
>>> 
>>> I had thought about putting a few plastic boards down there, and pouring resin
>>> with some filler around them to build the bilge back up to where it was. Then
>>> I thought about just making a sludge of kitty litter and resin - what have
>>> other folks done?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Looking forward to your comments.
>>> 
>>> Jonathan
>>> Laughing Gull 197
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