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Old 12-20-2021, 08:56 AM   #41
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IF you are going to stay south you might consider using house trailer roof paint on the deck house.

It is flexible and may help stop leaks , but most important the better grades (box store $25 a gallon) contains ground titanium which is great at reflecting heat.

Its white so hard on the eyes , but great at keeping the boat cool.
Thanks for the suggestion! We have been looking for some type of paint that would be flexible enough for a wooden boat. Some of the product we used already has cracked while the boat's been sitting on the hard allowing the wood to dry out and shrink. We plan to put our solar panels up on the pilot house so it won't really matter what color the paint is anyway.
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Old 12-20-2021, 12:01 PM   #42
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Nice job, looking good! Slow steady progress.
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your brother the engine rebuilder should be commended, it looks great.
You and your wife did a nice job on pilothouse overhead, also looks great
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You might consider YouTube or Patreon of your project.
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Old 12-20-2021, 08:28 PM   #45
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The Ford Lehman is getting closer to going back onboard Passagemaker. Check out the new paint job.

That's an awesome paint job! Nice to see that he painted it BEFORE he installed the hoses, and hose clamps!
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I wish you the best of luck with your project although I don’t think luck has much to do with it I do wish you success however . I love the Beebe designs i wish there was a website dedicated to Boats like this i think a different forum such as YouTube would be much better than this trawler forum as even the run-of-the-mill YouTube video receives more exposure
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"We have been looking for some type of paint that would be flexible enough for a wooden boat."

Oil based paint that still has lead in it works best , but hard to find.

Not that hard to create if you can find the materials locally.

Good hunting ,
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You might consider YouTube or Patreon of your project.
I'm guessing those that suggest this haven't flogged themselves to death on a big project before.

Is there any energy or spare time left to make YouTube videos?

If the answer is yes, perhaps you aren't putting enough hours in to the "real" task at hand?
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Old 12-22-2021, 10:01 AM   #50
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Only me working on the engine

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your brother the engine rebuilder should be commended, it looks great.
You and your wife did a nice job on pilothouse overhead, also looks great
This wasn't my brother rebuilding the engine - only me working. My wife and I are trying to figure out how to keep expenses down so we are doing all our own work. Makes for slow progress but everyday something gets done.
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Old 12-22-2021, 11:39 AM   #51
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That's an awesome paint job! Nice to see that he painted it BEFORE he installed the hoses, and hose clamps!
Unfortunately I could only get some of the hose clamps - Trinidad is running out of stock of a lot of things and good hose clamps are one of them. I refuse to use the cheap serrated ones that rust and cut into the hoses, waste of time. So now I must wait until the new year to complete the job.
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Old 12-22-2021, 11:49 AM   #52
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I'm guessing those that suggest this haven't flogged themselves to death on a big project before.

Is there any energy or spare time left to make YouTube videos?

If the answer is yes, perhaps you aren't putting enough hours in to the "real" task at hand?
My sentiments exactly! We are so tired by the end of the working day that neither of us has time to edit video. When you get your head stuck in a job it's hard to remember to stop and take those videos but we have been snapping a few pictures 👍
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It's been more than a year. Anyone have an update on this rebuild?
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It's been more than a year. Anyone have an update on this rebuild?
They have a more active Facebook page "passagemaker refit"

They've done an incredible amount of work and it has been launched.
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Old 04-01-2023, 05:56 AM   #55
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Picture in the slings.
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Nice! It is great to see her get a new lease on life.
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Unfortunately I could only get some of the hose clamps - Trinidad is running out of stock of a lot of things and good hose clamps are one of them. I refuse to use the cheap serrated ones that rust and cut into the hoses, waste of time. So now I must wait until the new year to complete the job.
Had luck going through an import broker. After establishing a relationship I find what I needed on the internet and get it shipped using using him bypassing local chandleries. Also used island water world or Budget Marine. Although they only get shipments ~once a week if you went to them with manufactures sku they often would add what you wanted to their next shipment. Used IWW for small stuff like hose clamps and broker for big or heavy things. Guess you know this but just a reminder. You’re in Trinidad so may not be helpful but on rare occasion if really stuck would go to another island. Usually Martinique being part of France had different access than British or independent islands.
Sometimes you just get stuck. Needed a motherboard for a AC unit. Had my daughter shop it in the states and she bought it. She mailed it to friends who were going home briefly. They put it in their luggage and brought it back when they returned to their boat.
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Old 04-01-2023, 12:25 PM   #58
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I recall reading that the boat was not equipped with a generator or airconditioning. Gotta wonder how the PO cruised her up and down the Amazon without transforming into a pile of peat moss.

Would love to read about those exploits.
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Old 04-02-2023, 12:48 PM   #59
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Passagemaker back in the water

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Nice! It is great to see her get a new lease on life.
We finally launched Passagemaker but are still working on her as we make our way up d islands of the Caribbean.
It's been a really long haul - once we got started we just couldn't give up. I will post more pictures once we get better Internet connection
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Hi

, great that you've made it this far already, it's been hard work for you. The text "Admiral" could be painted on the second chair, it would be perfect ☺️
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