Emmessee Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 OK, Started the 4.5 project today. She is a little worse for wear but I am sure that in a few weeks she will be looking like a great little ship. Today I spent a couple of hours getting some of the stripes off the sides. I only got half way. It is the old school Nacra 5 stripes. I did both bows back to the Nacra logo. I thought it would be quicker but they just would not come off easily. I used the brides hair dryer (keep that amongst ourselves hey?) and still had troubles. But I am now half way there. The plan is to do a couple of evenings on the rest of them so I am in a position to wet and dry with 1200 next weekend if I have some time. I have ordered new stays and a tramp as well as trap wires from BCC as well as the new logo which I will attach once I have buffed and polished the hulls. It has been a while since I have done a job like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 Awesome mate, I'll be watching this one!! Did you take it for sail before starting work? Gotta love the 4.5!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmessee Posted September 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 No mate. I didn't get the chance as the tramp is trashed and I do not trust the rigging. And it cold in the water. I will hopefully get a new sail for it as well. I like the new mylar ones the fellas at BCC are doing now. I know I could over capitalise this boat, but after chatting to a few people, the 4.5 doesn't really gain too much weight over the years and they are almost bulletproof. So this little rocket will be good for me for a few years I would say. I will post pics when I work out how to. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmessee Posted September 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 Got the all the stripes off the back of the starboard hull and got 2 off the port side with three to go. Would have done the other three but had other duties to attend to. So tomorrow all the stickers should be off and I will be able to start the wet and dry process. Under the stripes it is very shiny so this gives me hope that I will be able to get it somewhat back to that eventually. So my hobby at the moment is restoration and not sailing. I hope this can change within 4 weeks or so. The main thing is to save up for new sails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmessee Posted September 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2010 All the stripes are off. Any suggestions of how to buff out the marks left from the stripes? I am using 1200 wet and dry but it is very slow and I am not sure it will get rid if the marks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knobblyoldjimbo Posted September 22, 2010 Report Share Posted September 22, 2010 use 30 seconds to get rid of all the rubbish that's built up over the years then leave it out in the sun for the newly exposed gelcoat to fade to the same colour as the boat. Alternatively paint it. you can still see the original name on mine and the stickers have been off for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser Posted September 22, 2010 Report Share Posted September 22, 2010 I hit my 14SQ with acid, and not that LSD crap, and it looked like new, but on certain angles in certain light, if you held your tongue to the left, I could still see where the stickers were. I can recommend the use of a polisher, got to be over 5' and not an orbital, orbitals don't seem to shift the crap out of the way. Check out these hulls!!! We did the same with alex's 5.8, love that Nacra Gelcoat!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enaiche Posted September 22, 2010 Report Share Posted September 22, 2010 Hope you guys are planning to be at the Nationals at Port Stephens in January. Richmond River will have four 4.5s there (plus 3 16sqs and 2 5.8s) and we are a bit tired of sailing against each other when we go to regattas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmessee Posted September 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2010 Well, that depends on the tart of vintage in the winery this year. I would like to though. Not that I have raced for donkey's years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmessee Posted September 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 Started the polishing process now. I will need to do it a few times but it is already looking great. Where there was a mass of scratches down the port hull there is only smoothness now and even my neighbour was surprised that I got them out. He thought I was dreaming. Tramp and sails ordered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmessee Posted September 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2010 Didnt get much done today, but it is looking good. Might take it for a sail this week if time permits with all the old gear and see if anything else needs to be done. It still needs more of a polish and so forth, but it is looking 100% from how it looked three weeks ago when I drove it home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 Hey Emmessee, do you have any pics yet?? Like this.......... They are probably one of the most popular boats up here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmessee Posted October 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 I can take a couple of pics of where I am up to but can you let me know how to load them please? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 No Worries mate, What I did was start a photobucket account (free) http://photobucket.com/ Load as many pics as you like to your account and then use the links provided on the tabs under the pics to "link" tem to this site. This will allow you to put your pics up on any forum or facebook etc without having to repeat the upload. Easy as mate, Let us know if you have any dramas. Best of Luck, Chock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmessee Posted October 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 OK. I will hopefully get some work done on it next week so I shall then take some pics. She is in the garage now in a few pieces. I am heading up to the Hunter Valley for the next 4 days working at the winery and lodge, but I hope that in the next week I will have it ready to sail. Selling my house at the moment too so I am pretty busy get that sorted for the open for inspections next weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Emmessee Posted October 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2010 Getting there, I need to go over an polish one more time, get the new tramp and whack it in and then replace the stays on the mast and then get sailing. Where should I launch it for the rebirth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser Posted November 6, 2010 Report Share Posted November 6, 2010 Well, I've just ordered a 4.5, with a fluro yellow spinnaker....... Pick it up in a couple of weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radwill Posted November 7, 2010 Report Share Posted November 7, 2010 Well, I've just ordered a 4.5, with a fluro yellow spinnaker....... Pick it up in a couple of weeks. SWEET!!! Coming to Nacra Nationals??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmessee Posted November 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2010 I am thinking about it. I will live about an hour or so from there and if all is well at work I will be there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 I'm too slack, I just bought one from the factory that Waz had already polished...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmessee Posted November 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2010 If I had the dosh I could have. Mine may look like that when done. Maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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