Most "valuable " boat work pictures.

[Robert Schaubhut]

Fellow I knew from a cigar bar job I did asked me to house his boat in front of my shop and do a little trim work on it as I had time, for money, of course. No charge for storing it there.:D He would front all the money for materials and bring them to me, as he was in the transportation business, delivery and such. It is easier to show the photos of the work than explain what I did.

[Robert Schaubhut]

Here are a few of the photos of the boat.
3024
I guess it was about 28 feet long but I don't know as it was about 4 years ago.
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[Robert Schaubhut]

Now mind you, I don't know a thing about boats, so I just covered what he wanted in my own pattern with the teak he brought me from Lowe's special order. We used brass screws and in some places liquid nails also. As I recall there was a slight chamfer on the edges as it came from Lowe's so when I had to rip a piece for some reason I just chamfered the rip and all was hunky dory. I covered the bathroom/comode area and most of the insides and it was looking pretty good.:D

[Vaughn McMillan]

I'm supposed to help a buddy at work fix a few problems on a sailboat he recently bought (if he'll ever get around to deciding what he wants to do). He too is planning to provide the teak -- and I believe the templates -- and simply have me cut and mill it for him. I suspect it may be a bit more work than he thinks it'll be. Did you run into any snags or surprises I should be aware of?

[tod evans]

more photos shaz! you tease.....

[Steve Clardy]

I did some interior work on a boat a few years ago. 50 footer I think.
Interior doors, table, cabinet doors and trim.
Talk about nothing being square, not a straight line anywhere.:(
Boat was tied up at the dock behind his lake house.
About a 100 feet of concrete steps to go down and up a zillion times a day getting stuff from my pickup. That wore me out.
On top of that, I locked myself into the small bedroom while fitting the door latch. [Stupid move, don't ask:o ] I did get myself out though.
If I hadn't of had a quarter in my pocket, I'd still be in there:o :o

[Jesse Cloud]

Good buddy of my works on boats, generally in place - in the water. He says there are three sounds that scare the beejeebers out of him - snap, sproing, and splash:rofl: :rofl:

[larry merlau]

hey steve are you sure it was a bedroom//I locked myself into the small bedroom while fitting the door latch. [Stupid move, don't ask ]

[Steve Clardy]

hey steve are you sure it was a bedroom//I locked myself into the small bedroom while fitting the door latch. [Stupid move, don't ask ]

Yes it was. A two bedroom boat:huh:

Challenger OffShore 50
Twin diesels.
Quite a ride;)

[Allen Bookout]

Teak is a beautiful wood until the sun gets to it for a while. I did part of a rub rail and cap rail a few years ago and the one thing that I found out was that I really did not like working with the stuff very much.

[Jay Lock]

Varnish, lots and lots of varnish!

[Jay Lock]

OK guys, if you're going to talk boats, you need to get the lingo straight!

I'm surprised Tyler hasn't waded in here sooner. :rofl:

Land Boat

Ceiling Overhead
Floor Deck
Wall Bulkhead
Wall next to hull Ceiling (yah, I know)
Kitchen Galley
Bathroom Head
Living room Main salon
Bedroom in bow Forepeak cabin (Forecabin)
Bedroom under cockpit Quarter cabin
Other living spaces Cabin
Couch Settee
Window Port
Opening in overhead Hatch
Opening in bulkhead to
get below Companionway
Siding thing to cover
above Companionway hatch
Cover on Deck for
Companionway hatch Seahood

When you are standing inside the boat you are below deck

When you are standing on the deck you are above deck

When you want to go to the bathroom you.........................

Go below to the head........... or go to the stern and ask everyone else to "Look forward"


BOAT = break out another thousand

boat unit =$1,000 eg, that new teak deck cost me 15 boat units!

And if you want more



http://www.boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/gloss.htm



Jay

[John Whittaker]

Well done Jay...:thumb: Thanks for the lesson.

So I guess since Steve got out of his lockdown using a quarter....it must have been the Quarter Cabin?:D

[Robert Schaubhut]

You guys are so cute. Give you a thread and you make it a blanket.:rofl:
Hey Jay, I covered the deck, the head, the bulk head, around some ports, and half dozen other places that may have names I'll never know.:rolleyes: Oh Vaughn, the sun darkens the unfinished wood:( , some solid brass screws from China got rusty:eek: , a few of the boards seemed to shrink laterally, literally, the difficult pieces are usually in the beginning or at the end. :huh: The material he was buying was about 1/2" x 6" x 6' as best I recall. It did not want to be twisted much at all and trying to surface it myself was not something I wanted to do. I did surface a wee bit but most was used as from factory, then ripped or cross cut, drilled with countersunk, tapered bit, then screwed. It was actually quite fun at times.3131

[Robert Schaubhut]

These are the only two other photos I have of the boat as I can tell. One is inside 3168
and the other is of rear end of the boat called the "butt":rofl:. Just kidding about that "butt" thing , I don't know what it is called.
3167.
This has been titled the "most valuable boat work photos". Can you guess why? I will tell you later...:rolleyes:
Shaz

[Jay Lock]

Robert

The butt thing is called the stern! :rofl: When you're talking about boats you obviously don't know what you're talking about, but that doesn't stop you from doing great work!


Jay

OK, I'll take my blanket and go to bed now.

[Dan McGuire]

Jay,

A couple more terms for the landlubbers...

Port -left
starboard - right

not that I am a regular sailor, but terms left in my lexicon from my time with Uncle Sams Misguided Children. My kids still look at me funny when I call the restroom the "head", or tell them to keep the "hatch" open to their room.

[Steve Clardy]

Well done Jay...:thumb: Thanks for the lesson.

So I guess since Steve got out of his lockdown using a quarter....it must have been the Quarter Cabin?:D


Lol. I was fitting the latches, adjusting the door plate.
Handle assembly was a square shaft. Knob on one side, lever on the other side. I did not have the shaft, knobs installed.
Inside the room, I readjusted the striker plate, pushed the door shut.
Man what a fit. Perfect:thumb:

Then I realized where the shaft and knobs were.:eek:
Outside on the table top I had built, installed:(

It was really hot, humid that day. Not a breath of air stirring in that boat or anywhere else. One vent above on the ceiling. I opened it, but no air.
Stood there for a minute, wondering what to do. No sence in hollering, as no one else was around.
So I reached for my pocket knife.:eek: :huh: :(
No pocket knife. It also was laying on that table. I had taken everything out of my pockets while in the boat. It was hot, sweat rolling badly, uncomfortable.
All I had was a quarter in my pocket, so I worked it around on the latch and plate, pushing the latch back into the door.:thumb:
Now that was a relief:D

{Here I am hijacking Roberts thread:o }

You boat work, trimming out looks great Robert:thumb:

[Robert Schaubhut]

I did some interior work on a boat a few years ago.

Talk about nothing being square, not a straight line anywhere.:(
Boat was tied up at the dock behind his lake house.
About a 100 feet of concrete steps to go down and up a zillion times a day getting stuff from my pickup.
On top of that, I locked myself into the small bedroom while fitting the door latch. I did get myself out though.
If I hadn't of had a quarter in my pocket, I'd still be in there:o :o

Lol. I was fitting the latches, adjusting the door plate.
Handle assembly was a square shaft. Knob on one side, lever on the other side. I did not have the shaft, knobs installed.
Inside the room, I readjusted the striker plate, pushed the door shut.
Man what a fit. Perfect:thumb:

Then I realized where the shaft and knobs were.:eek:
Outside on the table top I had built, installed:(

It was really hot, humid that day. Not a breath of air stirring in that boat or anywhere else. One vent above on the ceiling. I opened it, but no air.
Stood there for a minute, wondering what to do. No sense in hollering, as no one else was around.
So I reached for my pocket knife.:eek: :huh: :(
No pocket knife. It also was laying on that table. I had taken everything out of my pockets while in the boat. It was hot, sweat rolling badly, uncomfortable.
All I had was a quarter in my pocket, so I worked it around on the latch and plate, pushing the latch back into the door.:thumb:
Now that was a relief:D

{Here I am hijacking Roberts thread:o }

You boat work, trimming out looks great Robert:thumb:
Hi Steve,
Thank you for sharing this.:D You are so funny and I can almost feel the being locked in this little room on a hot day in the dark, probably
just waiting to "DIE" :eek: unless someone comes which ain't gonna happen!!:(
Whoa hoe, am I glad you made it out alive! :D That is exactly the stuff,
your input, I think adds flavor to a thread like this and again thanks for throwing that in :thumb:. "You ain't hijackin.. your my brother"..
Shaz

[Ed Nelson]

"You ain't hijackin.. your my brother"..
Shaz

Ain't Family Great!

[Steve Clardy]

:thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :rofl: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

[Frank Chaffee]

This has been titled the "most valuable boat work photos". Can you guess why? I will tell you later...:rolleyes:
Shaz
Surely because you incorporated a three point cam twist-lock with over center plateau to keep the boat from sinking. :doh: ??? :dunno:

Please Shaz, the suspense is killing me!:D :thumb:

[Frank Chaffee]

Jay,

A couple more terms for the landlubbers...
Port -left
starboard - right
I learned that too… trouble was I was rowing a boat… facing the butt err, ah, stern, and I still don’t have it right.

[Robert Schaubhut]

Surely because you incorporated a three point cam twist-lock with over center plateau to keep the boat from sinking. :doh: ??? :dunno:

Please Shaz, the suspense is killing me!:D :thumb:
Hi Frank,
I didnt finish the story as I didnt realize anyone thought about what I had asked, forgive me :o. As far as the 3pt. CT-L w/OCP:headbang: much to our disappointment I must admit, no, wrong story:D , it had nothing to do with the boat staying afloat. Matter of fact the boat has never kissed the water, in fact once it left my shop it went to dry dock at the owners home in the country in Bellville, Tx to be further suited up. He was doing the finish on the wood while waiting for custom cushions, instruments, fixed swivel chairs etc. He had applied finish, I'm not sure what kind of teak finish, to the wood all over, inside and out too, but it wasn't drying so well.
He introduced an electric heater to the cabin to improve the drying time.
Called in for the late evening meal, after a long day aboard the ship, he remembered the heater after being called to the window by his wife to view the burning viking ship with no body and not sailing away either, just a hot, burning boat with no chance of salvage.
My photos became the MOST VALUABLE WORK BOAT PHOTOS as it was all he had to show the insurance Company whilst making a claim.
It is as I do so clearly remember in all my senior moments.:D :rofl:
Shaz

[Jay Lock]

So several years ago we were waiting in Lake Worth (a "wide spot" in the IntraCostal Waterway near Palm Beach waiting for good weather to cross over to the Bahamas.

It is Memorial Day weekend, and a Bit Hot

I get up in the morning to use the head and it gets blocked

Not the toilet itself but the hoses

About 15' of them, snaking through some lockers under our berth from the head over to a through hull on the port side

I pull the hoses out

Plug the ends with duct tape and plastic bags

Empty them out over the side -- you can imagine

Discover that the hoses are full of calcium deposits

I am working in my skivvies because it is so blasted hot

Bandanna across my head, sweat pouring off me

I'm on deck swatting the hose against the side of the hull, breaking out the deposits

Sweating like a pig ------ looked like one as well

Small sailboat ghosts by, Palm Beach preppies in their whites, drinking G&T and having a ball

They look at me with raised eyebrows, I glower back "Don't ask"

Clear the lines, put the hoses back together

All is well in the world

Next morning we are ready to go, the first mate uses the head and once again we aren't going anywhere

I say, that's it, we're replacing everything, new head (toilet) and lines so there is nothing to catch and jamb

Into a marina and off to a boat chandlery.

Much money spent purchasing special hose and a new head

First mate decides that she can't really help so she rents a car and goes off to do some errands

All goes well with the installation until it comes time to hook one hose up to a fitting that is inside a locker (the empty space below a berth that you store stuff in) said stuff is now piled in the main salon --

The hose is real stiff, I have to soften it in boiling water to get it to slip on the fitting

Did I say it was hotter in the marina than it was out at anchor

So of course I'm working in my skivvies again

I can't get the proper leverage to get the hose on the fitting

I am alone

I stand in the locker

Crouch, turn right, raise right arm above my head, drop left shoulder

Sit down slowly, shoulders go through the opening

I am in

Knees up around my ears

But I can work on the fitting

It takes awhile

I get it on

Then I realize that I can't feel my legs they are asleep

And I can't move them and therefore I can't shift my position to get my shoulders through the locker opening

Did I say I was alone

Did I say it was REAL HOT!

And I"m getting real scared

First Mate (LOML) isn't expected back for several hours

I start hitting my legs trying to get circulation back into them

Instead I start getting cramps

I'm starting to see newspaper articles about the jaws of life being used to rescue a boater

Cramps abate

I can move a bit

Start to twist and turn

SWEATING A LOT

sweat helps, a bit of a lubricant

finally break one shoulder free and get an arm up through the locker hatch

Twist and turn, grunt and groan

A half hour later I"m out

First mate finds me lying the in main salon looking like I was the loser in a bar fight

Black and Blue, abraded skin

But the head worked

And she cleaned up the mess and made a great supper

24 hours later we were in the Abacos

Life was grand

Ain't boating fun?

[Frank Chaffee]

… after being called to the window by his wife to view the burning viking ship with no body and not sailing away either, just a hot, burning boat with no chance of salvage.
My photos became the MOST VALUABLE WORK BOAT PHOTOS as it was all he had to show the insurance Company whilst making a claim.
It is as I do so clearly remember in all my senior moments.:D :rofl:
Shaz
Oh man! What a sad story. I really feel for the guy!

But back to the topic, what didja get for them pics, anyway?:huh: :o

[Robert Schaubhut]

So several years ago we were waiting in Lake Worth (a "wide spot" in the IntraCostal Waterway near Palm Beach waiting for good weather to cross over to the Bahamas.

It is Memorial Day weekend, and a Bit Hot

I get up in the morning to use the head and it gets blocked

Not the toilet itself but the hoses

About 15' of them, snaking through some lockers under our berth from the head over to a through hull on the port side

I pull the hoses out

Plug the ends with duct tape and plastic bags

Empty them out over the side -- you can imagine

Discover that the hoses are full of calcium deposits

I am working in my skivvies because it is so blasted hot

Bandanna across my head, sweat pouring off me

I'm on deck swatting the hose against the side of the hull, breaking out the deposits

Sweating like a pig ------ looked like one as well

Small sailboat ghosts by, Palm Beach preppies in their whites, drinking G&T and having a ball

They look at me with raised eyebrows, I glower back "Don't ask"

Clear the lines, put the hoses back together

All is well in the world

Next morning we are ready to go, the first mate uses the head and once again we aren't going anywhere

I say, that's it, we're replacing everything, new head (toilet) and lines so there is nothing to catch and jamb

Into a marina and off to a boat chandlery.

Much money spent purchasing special hose and a new head

First mate decides that she can't really help so she rents a car and goes off to do some errands

All goes well with the installation until it comes time to hook one hose up to a fitting that is inside a locker (the empty space below a berth that you store stuff in) said stuff is now piled in the main salon --

The hose is real stiff, I have to soften it in boiling water to get it to slip on the fitting

Did I say it was hotter in the marina than it was out at anchor

So of course I'm working in my skivvies again

I can't get the proper leverage to get the hose on the fitting

I am alone

I stand in the locker

Crouch, turn right, raise right arm above my head, drop left shoulder

Sit down slowly, shoulders go through the opening

I am in

Knees up around my ears

But I can work on the fitting

It takes awhile

I get it on

Then I realize that I can't feel my legs they are asleep

And I can't move them and therefore I can't shift my position to get my shoulders through the locker opening

Did I say I was alone

Did I say it was REAL HOT!

And I"m getting real scared

First Mate (LOML) isn't expected back for several hours

I start hitting my legs trying to get circulation back into them

Instead I start getting cramps

I'm starting to see newspaper articles about the jaws of life being used to rescue a boater

Cramps abate

I can move a bit

Start to twist and turn

SWEATING A LOT

sweat helps, a bit of a lubricant

finally break one shoulder free and get an arm up through the locker hatch

Twist and turn, grunt and groan

A half hour later I"m out

First mate finds me lying the in main salon looking like I was the loser in a bar fight

Black and Blue, abraded skin

But the head worked

And she cleaned up the mess and made a great supper

24 hours later we were in the Abacos

Life was grand

Ain't boating fun? Hi Jay,
Thank for throwing that in as when I read it I just laughed and I laughed.:rofl: :rofl:. I can't see you as hot or sweatie or scared. Are you just kidding or are there more things we should know about you? :huh: Are you and Assassin? :eek: Just kidding, Thanks again, enjoy the weekend...boating?:rofl: Shaz:)


Oh man! What a sad story. I really feel for the guy!

But back to the topic, what didja get for them pics, anyway?:huh: :o

Hi Frank, Thanks for helping me with this thread, always good.
I felt badly too. He wanted to get in the water with his new wife as she was a sailor also. As far as monetary rewards, he was the only one to get any, from his insurance company. This thread should have been called " his MOST VALUABLE 'BOAT WORK' PHOTOS" because without the photos I took he had only the charred remains of a boat covered with what could have been teak! :o I shared the photos with him because he needed them.
Hope you enjoy the weekend :) :) Shaz

[Frank Chaffee]

…I shared the photos with him because he needed them.
Hope you enjoy the weekend :) :) Shaz
You are a good and honorable man, Shaz, and I am pleased to make your acquaintance on this forum.
Frank

[Jay Lock]

Shaz

No boating this weekend

The sailboat has been sold (after owning it for 23 years)

We now float on canals

But that will be another thread in the summer

Jay

[Robert Schaubhut]

Shaz

No boating this weekend

The sailboat has been sold (after owning it for 23 years)

We now float on canals

But that will be another thread in the summer

Jay
:) Does that mean you have a barge and a pole and sing Volga boatman songs with a funky hat over your head :huh: :rofl: ?
Look forward to your boat thread, :) Please ,Please use the proper terminology :D :rofl: , and hey, thanks again for your story,
Enjoyed the heck out of it :thumb: .
Shaz
P.S. The teak from Lowe's was very good quality, Special order in bundle packets.