Some pictures of Artemis II

Rather than add to my introduction thread I decided to start a new one. I have a few pics to post.

Artemis was the name of my son's puppy who died of a degenerative muscular/skeletal disease.

Here's what she looked like when I first got her:




And after I patched, painted, and added some hardware:






A previous owner (there have been at least 2) fabricated this rudder cheek. Not sure why. To cover some cracks perhaps?


I patched some dings in the rudder with something called Durham's putty. The repair is pretty strong, but I wasn't able to stain it to match the rest. Oh well, it'll be below the waterline.


I got a plastic bailer and installed it hand tight but there's about a 1/16" gap between the hull and the bailer. I know that there's supposed to be a gap but I didn't think it would be that big.


I'm still waiting to receive the bow handle I ordered. Intensity Sails is back ordered. Next up is to attach the sail to the spars. I got brand new sail clips because the ones that came with the boat were pretty brittle and I didn't want to take a chance of them breaking out on the water.
 
If you want to get rid of that gap between the bailer and the hull, you can remove the o-ring and use silicone instead. Do NOT use 5200 or the bailer can never be removed. Plain ol' silicone does the trick.
 
Nice work! Do you happen to have plans for the wooden dolley? Jim

It's just something I threw together one afternoon. Basically it's some Harbor Freight wheels that I picked up for $6 each and a threaded 5/8" rod that I got from Lowes. A few pieces of 2x4 for the frame and bunks, and some fender washers and nuts for the wheels. It's all held together with drywall screws. I just needed something to let me move it around my back yard. I also added some eye screws so that I can attach a ratchet strap. It does the job, but I'm looking to modify it by putting in a handle of some sort so that I can lift the bow and place the dolly underneath at the same time. Right now I'm setting the bow on a sawhorse, placing the dolly, and then lowering the boat onto the dolly.

I'll try to get a picture of the dolly tomorrow.
 
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Beautiful work Headley!!! Well done!

SunfishDirect.com has bow handles in stock and ships the same day.

I'm still waiting to receive the bow handle I ordered. Intensity Sails is back ordered. Next up is to attach the sail to the spars. I got brand new sail clips because the ones that came with the boat were pretty brittle and I didn't want to take a chance of them breaking out on the water.
 
Looking great! We really like that paint color. Nice work cleaning up those patched areas and getting the new hardware installed. And we have one of those sails, its blown but our favorite.

As for you question, many people made sleeves for the rudder head because they could crack, in fact you can see some of the cracks around the edges. That set up will work fine for recreational sailing, and if you find you are sailing the boat a lot you may want to pick up a spare used "old style rudder" from the For Sale section here or ebay. Ebay rudders are running kind of high right now, but maybe some of our used parts sellers have some available.

For your drain plugs I'd check APS or sunfishdirect.com, pick up the newer plastic style deck plugs, they are easier to install. If the hole is a bit small, use a rasp to open it up a little at a time.

The bailer looks good, as long as you have it tightened enough so it doesnt leak, go sailing! Keep in mind bailers can vibrate loose during a trailer ride, so take some pliers with you in case it needs re-tightening at the beach.

Thanks for sharing the pics,

Kent
 
Thanks for the kind words everyone. I'm planning on getting her in the water within the next couple of weeks. I'll be going down to San Diego and sailing in Mission Bay. Yeah, I know all about these harsh winters in southern California :).

Here's some pics of the dolly. You can see it isn't a very elaborate design. One of the things I did was put a 10 degree bevel on the top of the bunks. That way it lines up better with the bottom of the hull. I just stapled some sctap indoor/outdoor carpeting to them.



And finally, I got the boat California registered. I couldn't find any serial number or hull number, but I went down to the DMV anyway. They were more interested in get the registration money so they juct told me to put down anything in the space for that. I don't know exactly when she was built, but I told them it was February 1964. I got the numbers printed at a local sign maker and I also had them make me two vinyl stickers with the name of the boat. I put one on each side of the boat about 12 inches from the stern.


I emailed Jim from Intensity sails and he told me that the bow handle will ship on Monday.
 

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