A Dragon’s Tale
It took us 12 days to move Wind Dragon from Sail Harbor Marina on Wilmington Island in Savannah, GA to Cape Fear Marina in Wilmington, NC. William, Lexi, Zac, Derby and myself were the crew on her inaugural journey, which…
Painting on Her Name
I decided that instead of paying $100 plus for custom vinyl lettering to put Wind Dragon’s name on her transom, I would paint it on. Armed with Frog Tape, sharp knife, black acrylic paint, and a paint brush (all stuff…
Replacing the Cutlass Bearing
This project to replace the cutlass bearing was compleated in March of 2011. Here are the tools I used to complete this project: 1 – 22mm socket from Ace Hardware 1 – 1/2″ threaded rod 12″ long 4 – 1/2″…
New Shaft Seal
This project to replace the old style stuffing box with a new PYI Packless Sealing System, was completed in March of 2011. PYI part number: 02-100-112 WebSite Rueland 1″ shaft collar part number SP-16-SS GraingerHere is a photo of the…
Prop Shaft
This project to remove the prop shaft turned into a rudder removal situation. Was completed in March of 2011. Well here is the hole story. I needed to remove the prop shaft in wind dragon to check the shaft, put…
Stern Tube
This project to replace the original shaft tube, was completed in March of 2011. This is the 1-1/2″ Bronze Thru hull with one side ground flat to fit into the location of the original one. This is looking from the…
Thru Hulls and Valves
One of my Spring of 2011 projects was to replace the ticking time bombs ( Yellow Bronze gate valves ) on Wind Dragons thru hulls. A BIG thank you has to go out to MaineSail, on the SailBoatOwners forum, for…
Fixing Unwanted Holes
In this March 2011 project I am removing five unwanted holes where thru hulls used to be. I am eliminating the sink drains in favor of a Gray Water system that discharges out the Black Water outlet. (I was informed…
New Solar Vents
In this March 2011 project I am replacing the three old cabin vents with new solar powered vents West Marine sells these vents: NICRO Ventilation Day/Night Plus Solar Vents #N20704W The 4″ vents were used and required making the existing…
Fresh Water Rebuild
After 30 plus years of service, I felt the water system in Wind Dragon was overdue for rebuilding. There were a few things I had in mind to upgrade the water system to the 21st century. A water filter was…
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