Weekend
Spent all weekend working on the sailboat, repainting the keel, working on the outboard motor, washing the underside to get rid of all the grit and dirt down there. I wanted to go sailing, but there was just no way I was going to make it this weekend :(
The toughest part was washing the underside of the boat, since I had to prop myself on the bars of the trailer and scrub with acid just inches from my face. The bottom of the boat has to be squeaky-clean and smooth to the touch so that it will pass inspection to get into local lakes. They're really careful about getting infected with Quagga Mussels and such, so you have to have a nice smooth-hulled boat to get on the water.
The good news is the outboard motor is running now. The impeller was bad where it pumps the water up to cool the motor. I couldn't find the exact right part, but I found something "good enough" and I'll just see about ordering the original part later. It definitely works for now though, so the outboard motor is all good.
The only thing left to do is re-mount the keel on the boat and wait for next weekend to go sailing again. Hopefully there will be some wind at Lake Piru next weekend.
The toughest part was washing the underside of the boat, since I had to prop myself on the bars of the trailer and scrub with acid just inches from my face. The bottom of the boat has to be squeaky-clean and smooth to the touch so that it will pass inspection to get into local lakes. They're really careful about getting infected with Quagga Mussels and such, so you have to have a nice smooth-hulled boat to get on the water.
The good news is the outboard motor is running now. The impeller was bad where it pumps the water up to cool the motor. I couldn't find the exact right part, but I found something "good enough" and I'll just see about ordering the original part later. It definitely works for now though, so the outboard motor is all good.
The only thing left to do is re-mount the keel on the boat and wait for next weekend to go sailing again. Hopefully there will be some wind at Lake Piru next weekend.