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Pearson Triton yawl #59: Tikvah

I know, I know ...it is a wooden boat forum... But there are a bunch of frozen snot boats designed by great designers when boats look like boats not clorox bottles. I am looking at 30-36 foot boats...in (GASP) fiberglass. Boats like the Albergs, Allieds, Luders, Tartan, etc. What are some of your favorites?

The jib halyard was old, dirty, and oversized. The main halyard was some sort of nylon flat woven rope from home depot.

One more check on the list. Clean cockpit space. I learned to take satisfaction in the small victories like this line replacement.

New Spinlock jammer for the jib halyard which never moves and a swiveling cam cleat with a fairlead for the main sail halyard. Both lines share the center winch and now have seperate cleats to hang from keeping everything neat and ready at hand. Note the compass from an earlier picture. The epoxy has been sanded smooth and primer applied around/behind the housing

Evidence of the offset companionway. Lock pin is in the middle of the doorway- handle is in the middle of the hatch. 🤷‍♂️

I took the excess line from the topping lift and used it to create a main sail outhaul line. The clew was just tied with paracord before. Later, after I started sailing her, I reworked the outhaul using blocks for mechanical advantage.

Here’s a shot that shows how close the fire was to my boat🧐

All the way from Latvia to get the exact size. A little darker, but i now trust grabbing them! I bedded the four open ends to the deck with sealant (as well as the screws that go through the cabin ceiling into the feet)

The original gelcoat was so faded, dirty, chipped, worn, and stained that I was certain it would have to be painted but I knew I could handle a little paint and some ropes.

The makeshift companionway door was the first thing I replaced. Old ill-fitting plywood panels with an old rusty hasp and padlock were mismatched and in fact there were parts from at least 3 attempts at fixing the door laying around inside.

Painting at last. I prepped and primed everything foreward of the companionway door. This shows one coat each of the finish colors. Off-white and a super-lite blue.

The old cleats were nearly impossible to use due to the angle of the halyards coming from the mast.

Its hard to see, but I sealed each foot on the teak grab rails with clear sealant. This keeps any water from getting at the exposed wood grain and the screws/holes coming up through the deck from inside. Painters tape around each one kept the sealant off the deck.

The unmistakable curve of a Mantus anchor now adorns the bow roller. The bow is getting crowded as I “personalize” the layout of deck hardware. Access to the forepeak is a struggle when tightening nuts and bolts. Either Im too fat or my arms are too short😂

I’ll start by saying I’ve been a professional painter for over 20 years and I’m pretty confident in the products I chose. While both the primer and paint are from the SherwinWilliams “Protective and Marine” line of products, neither is specifically for use on a boat. That being said, if it fails I’ll have nobody to blame but myself and I’ll be the one fixing it. I used DTM Bonding Primer after scrubbing and sanding the entire surface. This pic shows the primer “cut in” and ready to roll out

Here you can see the 140 genoa and the orange main sail reefing line I installed. It pulls the main down easily from the cockpit and reduces sail area by 40%. I still need to tidy up the line!

Finally got the cushions recovered. I chose the color on my own so I’ll readily accept any ridicule over the choice. But they sure do look nice, at last!

After a coat of primer and two coats of finish, the final look is evident compared to the original gelcoat. It was way past any buffing or restoring. So ugly.