hauling cutwater 28 after 2.5 years in the salt

[Cutwater28GG]

thought the community would be interested in the state of a 2012 cutwater 28 hull thats been in the salt water for 2.5 years with 2x coats of pettit vivid paint on the bottom and barnacle barrier on the prop and rudder. pretty impressed with the paint. after it was powerwashed it was only thinning in some areas.

I have lost the pin to the port trim tab over the winter it seems. tab was working as the hydraulic was pushing the tab down and the water was pushing it up and holding it in place.
lots of rust stains where the stainless parts bolt into in the swim step. although stainless itself looks good. we will no doubt find some other things to repair now its out.

photo of strainer shows how small those holes are but paint had done its job well and kept it clean.

zincs definitely needed changing so glad it came out. (zincs had 6 months on them and the marina location I am in is not hot)

Videos and photos of the haul are here

https://1drv.ms/f/s!Auy2KJTFDgidjs0XywbxJQIAJUd59w

It's also interesting how complex the hull shape is on a cutwater 28. bulbous bow, aeriation step, bilge bulge and then keel back to rudder

 

[Phil Nersessian]

Boat looks great for that time span.Curious what product you use on your prop?

 

[Cutwater28GG]

as its grey; i think its just barnacle barrier. its not propspeed as thats green/goldy/clear.

 

[Red Raven]

I was looking for a shot of the starboard side of the rudder to look for signs of cavitation but didn’t see that side. Any issues there?

 

[Cutwater28GG]

not that I noticed. This boat only has 500 hours on it. I can take another look before we relaunch: if the barnacle barrier doesnt cover anything up.

I remember a thread on this topic? was that yours? how many hours are you at?

 

[Cutwater28GG]

this photo is quite telling before pressure washing. but thats the port side. there was nothing worse on the starboard side from recollection.

 

[Cutwater28GG]

out of interest anyone know what this is?

my initial reaction is its the depth sensor but I thought mine was amidships in the center of the hull filled with glycol near the shower sump?

 

[Red Raven]

My starboard side was as much worse.

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=6818&p=71225&hilit=Cavitation#p71201

Curt

 

[1Harrison]

We just had our R-29S hauled yesterday. The Lola B has been in the water for 22 months. Our diver said everything looks good at his last dive 5 months ago. Being the anal engineer, even after retirement that I am, I wanted to feel and touch the bottom. To my surprise the bottom paint looked like new. The prop, rudder and trim tabs had reasonable growth that was quickly removed. This took place at Sea Marine in Port Townsend, Washington. Chris and Sandy Bokken are great people and care about their clients. We came in the day before and moorage was included. Most of our divers do a great job, however there is nothing like a personnel inspection. Oh and up until now I must admit I really did not know exactly what our hull bottom configurations was even though I looked at them many times at the boat show. There is a lot to be said of a personal feely touchy. LOL

 

[stwendl]

out of interest anyone know what this is?

my initial reaction is its the depth sensor but I thought mine was amidships in the center of the hull filled with glycol near the shower sump?

That gadgets looks to me like a sound transducer, either the factor installed interior one was replaced or this is a side looking transducer which can’t be inside as far as I know

Putting it there would disturb the soundings from the prop wash I presume. Maybe it was a fish finder sounder for trolling operations. Follow the wire and see if it is hooked up and to where

 

[CaspersCruiser]

out of interest anyone know what this is?

It is a Garmin fish finder transducer. Some folks use them as depth finders as well. Somewhere on your boat is the other end to the black cable coming from the transducer.

 

[rackline]

It looks like a transducer to me too. Maybe installed to monitor water temperature. I learned the hard way here in New England with my new to me Ranger that the water temperature reading was the bilge temperature. That was one cold dip in the ocean! Can anyone comment about whether an external transducer is better for the fish finder function?

 

[Cutwater28GG]

interesting. without crawling through the boat is there any way to tell this from the chartplotter? would it give me a model number somewhere I can look up? would be easier than seeing which one is actually plugged in by following the wires!!

 

[Cutwater28GG]

red raven I will take another look before the barrier coat goes on. thats serious erosion! :shock: 😱

how many hours on the boat Curt?

 

[Cessna172]

The photo is a Garmin depth/fishfinder/water temp transducer. I have one installed in the exact same location.

Seems that the previous owner may have installed the unit as a second or back up display. I installed a second Garmin (with the transducer) in the cockpit that is easily visible while fishing and/or at anchor while the rest of the boat is shut down.

Gary

 

[NautiTug]

Gary, Do you have pics of the Garmin install in the cockpit? Thanks

 

[Cessna172]

Sorry, but I could not locate a picture of the cockpit Garmin. I will take one this weekend.

The unit is a Garmin Echo 550c Depth/Fish Finder. It is mounted into the removable panel just below the aft reversible seat. The transducer is attached with one of the adhesive products designed for below water transducer mounts (didn't want to drill holes into a new hull!).

Gary

 

[Red Raven]

red raven I will take another look before the barrier coat goes on. thats serious erosion! :shock: 😱

how many hours on the boat Curt?

500 hours or so.

 

[Cutwater28GG]

that would make a ton of sense. but I think he never connected it to anything. He also setup another pump for a livewell thats plumbed to nowhere.

I think a crawl through the boat is required - joy of joys