Beginning...

Welcome to my new old boat. 

Irwin Citation 34 '78

November 2021

BIG Project.

Looks not a full trash, but a lot of TLC required.

People live on the boat and cockpit was theirs backyard ;)

Little ugly A/C, obstructing all view from cockpit, navigating boat like WWII  aircraft - look on sides only.

First view inside

 Galley.

looks more or less good, however, everything over cloth and unter things on the countertop rotted to nothing.

 

Lockers behind the microwave. Glass to collect water :-) 

 

 

After a removed wall behind the microwave...

This is view

 to over ice chest to aft, bulkhead between cockpit lockers and cabin rotted out, hole to ice chest through countertop. Surprise, no thermal insulation in ice chest from top side. 

Two things contributed in water leakage - Stanchion base  (all off them was made poorly and leak) and deck drains (will show below)

Front Cabin

 Not too bad?

 

Floor is gone.

These side plywood panels rotted and planks barely hold on place by finish nails in paint.

Headliner smells like grandma basement (mold) and tiered in several places.

Front lower shroud chain plate mount base repaired. and looks like need some reinforcement.  chainplate made from several pieces bolted together.

 

close look on repair, not sure how much glass was used...

 

Head....Toilet...

Toilet does not work, when i started check it it puff-ed to me about half liter old pee-pop crap back to my face.

All behind and around rotted from leaking stanchions.

Couple pictures during "opening"

Main Cabin

looks tired. signs water stayed some time in cabin flood, meas all floor panels need to be replaced, headliner is old, smelly and need to be removed and redone. 

All side panels rotted in different stages of decomposition.

Starboard bulkhead replaced. but looks like chaiplatas are leaking and it is compromised again. (then i found it is decorative plywood, teak ply sits on particle board and covers 1/2" unknown quality plywood).

Fuel tank under starboard settee looks like caulking over masking tape.  Really strange technique.

Nice vie to see bottom edge of the side panel.

Navigation  table.  good in general, but as you see these wallpapers on back, there all rotted and just covered with it.  and again.... side panel need to be thrown out. also clear signs of water next to refrigerator.

Just one more view

Port side bulkhead delaminated

Stress crack. Compression post support under the in-liner is not sufficient. or too much load was applied.

Question to design. Is it intentional pocket for water to get bulkhead and compression post rot faster?

Not sure what is white powder there. (looks like borax)

Electrical system

low voltage panel

and inside

110V panel (hidden over the corner)

Inside

Oxidated everything and everywhere

Nobody knows about terminals with heatshrink covers

BTW original alternator appeared burned out completely.

Nice example how ORIGINAL wiring was done

Another good sample :)

Engine connector AFTER cleaning.

Engine wiring connector after some cleaning....

Antenna looks like need some love. ( help it to be retired)

Deck lights connection.

Steam light

Manual bilge pump.  

Need complete rebuild.

Standing rigging

Deck drains.

Tube ORIGINALLY was inserted on some sealant without glassing. Result - all 4 drains leak to cabin more than drain water out.

 Starboard chainplates through deck

Openned later... Starboard chainplates openning. It was not sealed properly, as result whole deck panel 2'x6' saturated with water .

Stanchions

Stanchion mounts need to be rebuilt. They originally was not built as Irwin documentation says.

Wood blocks was too small and builder did not find anything better but make decarative cover to hide bad work.

Just one layer of glass  whuffed with dry fiberglass cloth.

 

Port side front low shroud  mount (knee)

Port side front low shroud  mount (knee). plywood knee rotted out and only 2 bolts hold chainplate  and waiting for nice time to failure.

better view

Engine control mount.

Headliner

Nice headliner pictures showing back side of it. All covered with different breads of mold.

That why I am very surprised when people asking how to clean this type of headliner. (car style vinyl with small holes)

Floor panels

Sump box.

Good surprise, after sump box pump failure previos owner did not find anything better than drill hole in it to drain galley sink water to bilge. As result everything in bilge was covered with 1/2" layer of black smelling goo. (picture is after cleanup)

Exterior

Looks like boat was docked some time without any fenders, scratches on both sides, mostly gelcoat depth.

List of known issues

1. OLD BOAT, Interior after 2 years live a board 
2. A lot of water damage coming from weather water.
3. Port side lower front chain-plate anchor rotted  
4. Hull gel-coat scratched in widest parts over dock
5. port side hull paint flaking in one place
   
6. Stanchions leaking like hell
7. Ports old and leaking
8. left stationary port glass cracked 
9. Deck is 40 years old paint, but maintainable.
10. Furler requires maintenance and diagnostic
11. Main sail really dirty, a lot of green
12. Underwater: FG cracks around bottom rudder bracket and cutlass bearing stand where metal joined to FG
13. Cockpit, engine hatch is soft, no sealing
14. Ugly RV style AC 
15. Broken pulpit tubing, no place to put anchor, however 3 anchors in inventory.
16. Sterling: Port side roller mounted on two mount points, need to be fixed
17. Motor control - need to me fixed, piggy-wiggly mounted all screws not tighten, as well some plywood used for mount.
18. All shrouds tighten to the END, standing rigging under question.
19. Lifelines are really old.
20. Fuel tank is built in starboard sit, it is sealed over the top. Looks really strange, owner is swearing he cleaned it and sealed with very good adhesive... will see... Level meter glass is cracked, likely need replacement.  
21. Port side navigation light glass is broken.
22. One of two spreader lights does not work.
23. Known history of dismasting. Mast replaced from I30.
24. Starboard bulkhead replaced, but not glassed to hull
25. Port side bulkhead de-laminated
    
26. Starboard front low shroud anchor rebuilt, but need to confirm if repair is good.
27. Centerboard has lateral crack - need to be prepared to repair it
28. A lot of trash in compartments, maybe will find something useful
29. Companion way door need to be rebuilt
30. Strange drain hole in anchor well coming inside
31. Cabin sole is water damaged, require redo

    Problems found later

32. About 2  ft.sq. delamination on starboard side in cockpit locker 
33. Wiring was done with bare copper wire.
34. No heatshtink terminals used on wires.
35. All wiring need to be replaced.
    
36. Fresh water tanks are not useful for potable water.
37. Front fresh water tank had hole drilled in the tank bottom.
38. Engine alarms was not connected.
39. Engine air filter element was removed.
40.