To be launched on Thursday!
Posted: Dec 11th, '12, 11:31
I am psyched to tell you all that my 1983 B33 FBC "Phoenix" will be launched in two days after two years in a boatyard building undergoing a major rebuild/refit.
She has been painted, had my own design air boxes installed, had a major electrical system (12 and 120 volt) rebuild, had all new stainless deck fittings installed, had some areas of rotted wood (mostly backing for fittings) replaced with PVC and aluminum plate, had a new teak cabin door installed, had aft cabin bulkhead repairs made, had new custom window frames built and installed in the same bulkhead, and had improvements to the bilge pump and high water alarm system made, as well as a cockpit hatch gutter drain system installed... plus many more small issues were replaced/rebuilt/repaired. I did not shoot the paint, but with your help was able to do everything else myself.
Once again I must say here the information many of you provided in answer to my many questions was of tremendous help as I began this project as a neophyte. There is a little bit of many of you in her, and she carries your advice and suggestions within her as I bring her home as a "new" boat. While I might not have had direct correspondance with many of you, please know that while your comments in this forum might have not been directed to me personally, I have read all the posts you all have made over the past 3-4 years, and borrowed your suggestions and fit them to my needs. You all own a bit of her!
With you all to thank, I would be remiss if I did not offer a direct and personal thanks to Captrain Patrick, whose advice to me and others here has been invaluable.
And finally.. and sadly.. Thank you Uncle Vic. "Phoenix", and me personally, are better for having benefited from your sage advice and wisdom. I will always remember that the enemy of good is better!
She has been painted, had my own design air boxes installed, had a major electrical system (12 and 120 volt) rebuild, had all new stainless deck fittings installed, had some areas of rotted wood (mostly backing for fittings) replaced with PVC and aluminum plate, had a new teak cabin door installed, had aft cabin bulkhead repairs made, had new custom window frames built and installed in the same bulkhead, and had improvements to the bilge pump and high water alarm system made, as well as a cockpit hatch gutter drain system installed... plus many more small issues were replaced/rebuilt/repaired. I did not shoot the paint, but with your help was able to do everything else myself.
Once again I must say here the information many of you provided in answer to my many questions was of tremendous help as I began this project as a neophyte. There is a little bit of many of you in her, and she carries your advice and suggestions within her as I bring her home as a "new" boat. While I might not have had direct correspondance with many of you, please know that while your comments in this forum might have not been directed to me personally, I have read all the posts you all have made over the past 3-4 years, and borrowed your suggestions and fit them to my needs. You all own a bit of her!
With you all to thank, I would be remiss if I did not offer a direct and personal thanks to Captrain Patrick, whose advice to me and others here has been invaluable.
And finally.. and sadly.. Thank you Uncle Vic. "Phoenix", and me personally, are better for having benefited from your sage advice and wisdom. I will always remember that the enemy of good is better!