Positioning Mystic under the travel lift
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We had a seal playing around us
As well as eating plenty of herring
Getting the straps perfectly placed
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First look at the bottom is generally clean...yea...but just wait
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Mystic being positioned for a power wash
A few barnacles on the prop but after 2+ years the PropSpeed is in good shape
Some barnacles on the stern tube housing
That is the prop for the Yanmar get home engine
The SSB grounding plate is full of barnacles
Stern thruster looks pretty good.....just a few barnacles on the zinc
Mystic being power washed
Bow thruster looks good
A little bottom paint wear on the stabilizer fin
No barnacles on top of the fin is good news!!
Oh no......what is that.....our bottom paint is flaking off
We would eventually find out that the Micron 66 bottom paint we used in Thailand and Philippines was not compatible with fresh water.....like around the Alaskan glaciers!!
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Mystic blocked and set in the painting shed
More bottom paint flaking off
A very corroded stern camera bracket
Starting to take off all the antennas on the pilot house deck
Our backup CQR anchor
Our primary Genuine Bruce anchor.....both anchors were sent out to be regalvanized!
Top of rudder shoe in good shape
Main prop in good shape
Bottom part of rudder shoe on the skeg
Stern tube where a cutlass bearing is located
Getting the SS stanchions off
The bottom connections are threaded into a metal plate embedded into the fiberglass
Propeller shaft part way out.....looks good so far
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Shaft disconnected from the transmission coupler
Head fans located in the starboard bow locker removed to get to a stanchion bolt
Drain covers are one unit attached below so we will just lift and paint underneath
Capstan is bolted to a metal plate in the deck and thru-bolted into the chain locker
Starboard curved pilot house window needs recaulking after pulling out a lot of old dried caulk
John took the w/e to visit Mark and Roseanne and family in their home in Gig Harbor
That's Stephen and 2 month old Caleb
all the SS plantes andanhcor rollers are off the bow pulpit
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Working hard to get the leaking port hole out of the froward guest head
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A test patch on the bottom paint to see what is happening
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You can see some of the bedding is incomplete and allowed some leaking over time
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Sanded caprail to bare teak
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Removing the rudder
They had to lift Mystic 2' and move her forward 5'
Rudder and shaft in good shape
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Shaft being pulled out and our first sign of problems
A significant corrosion pit on the shaft
Getting the crane in place to remove the dinghy and bimini
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Propeller in good shape
The propellor main shaft
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We found 15-20 thumb size corrosion pits
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Rudder cutlass bearing...pretty worn!
Dropping the mast so we can take off all the electronics
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Taking off the bimini in one piece
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A good look at the solar panels on top of the bimini
They apply a "guide" coat to help the sanders not miss a spot
Rudder cutlass bearing after it was cut out
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The bottom stanchion that goes around the flybridge
Shaft tube in engine room....the bottom 2 bolts had been partially epoxied from the factory causing us to cut out some of the bilge area
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The bilge area removed
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Removing the bow hatch
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A bigger patch on the bottom sanded to the barrier coat
They put a 118' boat right behind us...yikes!!!
Some of the doors being painted in the paint shed
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Name boards freshly varnished
New cutlass bearing installed for rudder
New cutlass bearing for the main prop
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New epoxied bilge area in engine room
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Pilot house dutch door removed and opening secure from paint/dust
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A plastic tent now surrounds Mystic
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The circled areas show some of the thin gelcoat that flaked off and some blister areas
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Areas repaired with Awlgrip Fairing material
Bottom sanded by bow thruster
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Cockpit doors in the paint shed
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