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The first dry fit of the lower deck occurred today. The decks look and feel great. Walking on them is a little hotter (on the top side); however, the decks should 'gray out' in the sun. The black seams are definitely HOT!!

One of the main reasons I wanted to dry fit the boat is to see how the cork changes temperature. On the top side of the deck it seems to make it 12 to 14F hotter, but on the inside (inside the boat) it appears to be 2 - 4F cooler. I compared several spots on the boat as close to each other as possible with the same sun exposure. I am not sure how the cork deck will hold the heat / cool inside the boat at night or how it will work in the winter but I have high expectations.

Finally, dealing with the cork I am sure it will dampen the sound from the engine compartment. I will let you know what my subjective assessment (I don't have a sound meter) is once I get the cockpit pieces finished.

Richard,
My email is tom.service47@yahoo.com, and my cell number is (904) 207-3267.  (I don't know what "PM" means...)  What is the name of your boat?
:-)  Tom

Lilly and Tom,  Thanks for sharing your great work. My wife and I plan on being at the boat show on the 7 - 9th and are staying in town.  We can't make the gam this year but would love to have the chance to meet you both.  If this is something you too would like PM me and we can  trade contact numbers to make arrangements in October.  Have a good trip north!

Richard and Lucia

Thanks,  I'll deal with this when I have the time for the boat to be non-operational for a while (if I mess up the valve cover)
 -Roy

Not missing anything. You just have to be very careful. My previous owner glued it on with make a gasket.

 Not to add to your paranoia but they don't make the old style valve cover anymore. The new style mounts differently and you have to buy mounting hardware ~$200 to swap out to the new one.

My valve cover had a pin hole in the top end. I fixed it with MarineTex.

Silly question on removing the valve cover:

Is there a trick to it?  Mine seems to be almost glued on.  after removing the 4 nuts, it just will not budge.  I do not want to pry at the edges.  If I bent the flange I could start an annoying oil seep.

Am I missing something?

Thanks,

Roy

Hi all - have been away from the list for a bit...  We (Lilly & Tom) are in the process of putting together a new blog describing some of the projects we have done to S/V Jean Marie (soon to be re-named S/V Tiger Lilly - for obvious reasons...).  Currently I am home-based in Jacksonville on the St. Johns River.  We are preparing the boat for a cruise up to Chesapeake Bay in September and October, with an eye toward departing this coming spring for the West Indies and points south.  The plan is to cruise the East coast of South America, then head west...  I don't have much time right now for writing technical how-we-did-it articles, but I thought that at least I could contribute some pics.  If you go to this site there are several pictures of our interior work including the insulated cabin headliner and refrigeration box rebuild:
http://www.sailblogs.com/member/tigerlilly/index.php?show=gallery&aid=10830
Perhaps we will see some of you at the SSCA Chesapeake GAM in late September, or the Ocean Cruising Club dinner just before the boat show; we will be anchored in Back Creek for the Boat Show.  BTW the OCC has recently established an Associate Membership (no ocean distance requirement), so if you are interested in bluewater cruising check it out.
Warm regards,
Tom Service

Hi all - have been away from the list for a bit...  We (Lilly & Tom) are in the process of putting together a new blog describing some of the projects we have done to S/V Jean Marie (soon to be re-named S/V Tiger Lilly - for obvious reasons...).  Currently I am home-based in Jacksonville on the St. Johns River.  We are preparing the boat for a cruise up to Chesapeake Bay in September and October, with an eye toward departing this coming spring for the West Indies and points south.  The plan is to cruise the East coast of South America, then head west...  I don't have much time right now for writing technical how-we-did-it articles, but I thought that at least I could contribute some pics.  If you go to this site there are several pictures of our aux diesel re-power and machinery space acoustic insulation:
http://www.sailblogs.com/member/tigerlilly/index.php?show=gallery&aid=10830
Perhaps we will see some of you at the SSCA Chesapeake GAM in late September, or the Ocean Cruising Club dinner just before the boat show; we will be anchored in Back Creek for the Boat Show.  BTW the OCC has recently established an Associate Membership (no ocean distance requirement), so if you are interested in bluewater cruising check it out.
Warm regards,
Tom Service

Hi all - have been away from the list for a bit...  We (Lilly & Tom) are in the process of putting together a new blog describing some of the projects we have done to S/V Jean Marie (soon to be re-named S/V Tiger Lilly - for obvious reasons...).  Currently I am home-based in Jacksonville on the St. Johns River.  We are preparing the boat for a cruise up to Chesapeake Bay in September and October, with an eye toward departing this coming spring for the West Indies and points south.  The plan is to cruise the East coast of South America, then head west...  I don't have much time right now for writing technical how-we-did-it articles, but I thought that at least I could contribute some pics.  If you go to this site there are several pictures of our engineering systems (high capacity electrical system, aux fuel tank, cabin heating system):
http://www.sailblogs.com/member/tigerlilly/index.php?show=gallery&aid=10830
Perhaps we will see some of you at the SSCA Chesapeake GAM in late September, or the Ocean Cruising Club dinner just before the boat show; we will be anchored in Back Creek for the Boat Show.  BTW the OCC has recently established an Associate Membership (no ocean distance requirement), so if you are interested in bluewater cruising check it out.

Hi all - have been away from the list for a bit...  We (Lilly & Tom) are in the process of putting together a new blog describing some of the projects we have done to S/V Jean Marie (soon to be re-named S/V Tiger Lilly - for obvious reasons...).  Currently I am home-based in Jacksonville on the St. Johns River.  We are preparing the boat for a cruise up to Chesapeake Bay in September and October, with an eye toward departing this coming spring for the West Indies and points south.  The plan is to cruise the East coast of South America, then head west...  I don't have much time right now for writing technical how-we-did-it articles, but I thought that at least I could contribute some pics.  If you go to this site there are several pictures of our rig and deck systems (utility arch with wind vane self-steering gear, main sheet arch, custom boom):
http://www.sailblogs.com/member/tigerlilly/index.php?show=gallery&aid=10830
Perhaps we will see some of you at the SSCA Chesapeake GAM in late September, or the Ocean Cruising Club dinner just before the boat show; we will be anchored in Back Creek for the Boat Show.  BTW the OCC has recently established an Associate Membership (no ocean distance requirement), so if you are interested in bluewater cruising check it out.
Warm regards,
Tom Service