[Public-List] restoration items

[James Allocco]

Matt,

A shop vac also works well to empty a bilge. You can flush it out several
times and suck it up in a hurry. Just don't let the vac get too full so
that you can't lift it

Jim


On Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 4:19 PM, John's Email <cooler2k at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Matt,
>
> You may find a "false bottom" in the bilge. In my boat this concealed a
> second oily bilge space.
>
> John
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Oct 4, 2013, at 16:12, David Gilbert <bigkanu at rogers.com> wrote:
>
> > I use an oil changing device to drain the bilge. It is strong enough to
> suck oil out of the engine so it can easily drain the bilge. I would stick
> with the wooden spreaders for no reason other than I like them. They denote
> an older boat.
> > Good luck, sounds like loving work.
> > David - Big Kanu 620
> > On 4-Oct-13, at 3:20 PM, matt strickland wrote:
> >
> >> Well, I've started in on my project to get #416 back in the water and
> have a couple jobs on which I was hoping to get some advice.
> >>
> >> Number one is the bilge.  I'm sure that everyone has had experiences
> pulling all kinds of stuff out of their bilges, but as I look down into the
> water/oil/god-only-knows-what stew down there, I find myself asking "wait,
> she's up on the hard, why can't I drain this out?" so I'm wondering if
> anyone has had experience installing a garboard drain?  Is there an ideal
> spot to locate it?  What landmarks on the boat are reliable from which to
> measure where it should go?
> >>
> >> Number two is the spreaders.  They are wood and look to be in need of
> replacement.  I'm going to take the mast down so that I can inspect
> everything from top to bottom, and also redrill the chainplates while I'm
> at it.  But does anyone have a good line on a place to get replacements in
> the Annapolis area?  I'm not adverse to going to with aluminum as a
> replacement, but also have no problem staying with wood.  Right now my
> restoration budget is really tight so whatever is going to be simplest and
> most cost-effective is probably the way I'll go on this item.
> >>
> >> I've got plenty more things to ask about, but I figure I'll start with
> these two and move to the rest as I get to them.  I've been looking through
> the archives of the mailing list and gotten a lot of great information
> already, so I can tell that this community is going to be great to be a
> part of.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Matt
> >> #416 - TBD (still)
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