{"id":42957,"date":"2017-07-17T18:46:34","date_gmt":"2017-07-17T22:46:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/?p=42957"},"modified":"2023-05-06T17:32:01","modified_gmt":"2023-05-06T21:32:01","slug":"deck-upgrades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/deck-upgrades\/","title":{"rendered":"Deck Upgrades"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n Here are my sons, Billy and Adrian, racing the boat home on NarragansettBay. The cockpit is clean and open. It was a remarkable upgrade and improvement over the original helm position.<\/span>\n Onne van der Wal<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n

During the winter and spring of 2015 and 2016, I completed\na total refit of my Pearson 36, Snoek<\/em>, so named\nafter a saltwater fish indigenous to the waters off South\nAfrica, where I was raised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

The first two articles dealt with an overview of the project\nand the revamped plumbing, respectively. Continuing on\nwith more detail on specific areas of the boat, this month\nwe\u2019ll take a look at the new deck layout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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\n These before and after photos show the running-rigging\narrangement at the base of the mast. The original blocks\nand line were very old, tired and dirty (left). I replaced\neverything with new Lewmar stand-up blocks and turning\nblocks; for the latter, I made the spacers myself, out of\nStarBoard marine-grade polymer (above). Hoisting sails and\nreefing them became much easier and more efficient.<\/span>\n Onne van der Wal<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n
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\n I found two 6-foot-long-by-2-inch-wide\nstainless-steel bars online to use as backing\nplates for the new genoa-car tracks. Because I went from imperial holes to a metric offset with\nthe new Lewmar gear, I had to re-drill everything\n\u2014 which I didn\u2019t mind doing as I had to seal it\nall up anyway (left). Here I am with my caulking\ngun, getting ready to lay down the new track\n(right). Down below, the backing plate for the\nnew track was much cleaner and better looking\nthan the old one.<\/span>\n Onne van der Wal<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n
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\n Under a tarp during the winter months, I removed the old saloon hatch,\nstripped all the wood and took everything into the shop to refurbish\nit (left). When all was said and done, I ended up replacing several of\nthe hatches. Here you can see the hole for the head hatch just prior to\nbedding it down with sealer and bolting it home (right).<\/span>\n Onne van der Wal<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n
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\n I didn\u2019t keep any of the old hardware; it all went to the\nconsignment shop, which took it with open arms (right). I was\namazed; I thought it might all go into the dumpster. But I\nguess there are folks who like vintage gear. As for all the old\nfasteners, they ended up filling half a bucket (left). It was\ncrazy. I really should toss them, but for some reason I just\ndon\u2019t have the heart to do it.<\/span>\n Onne van der Wal<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n
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\n The single biggest job on the deck layout was moving the steering pedestal. When I purchased the boat, the wheel was just\naft of the companionway and the mainsheet system, both of which were awkward to access or use (top left). With the help of\nthe team at Edson, we moved the new pedestal aft \u2014 and added a Raymarine chart plotter to it \u2014 which opened up the entire\ncockpit for lounging and sailhandling.<\/span>\n Onne van der Wal<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n <\/section>\n\t\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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