Vira - Sailboat rebuild, Irwin Citation 34

Welcome to marina.   Dock cleats for main docking lines.  Yes, now I can drop line.  Strings still tied to dock frame. Check - fit companion way vertical slides, two smaller need to be shortened for an inch. Nothing interesting to show now.   Run around motor,       confirmed it is 2QM20H - 86264      Installed air filter, with current fuel pipes configuration "nose" may look only on top.     Checked oil     Tried to check sensors, several openings:           a) Cooling water drain in front cylinder is little draining to bilge. WTF, i did not understand why water is collected in the bilge when I start motor.             b) "ignition switch" is not switching "ON" wire, actually swtich is ok, 12V is coming from somewhere to Red-Black wire. Need to figure out what is going. c) Open positive wires from battery!!!! kidding  just connection...

 Day 3 Came in the morning and found dock bridge sank, no way to get to the boat. After an hour of attempts to pull bridge from under the dock and calling people from other side we found dinghy and about 11 am i get to the boat.   So only 6 hours left to do something . #1 Cleaned galley "wall" cabinet from rotted plywood Before  in progress All crap is removed. Wall frame left to use as template #2 Checked how much water damage around chain plates. Drilled 5 test holes from inside. - about 10 inches is empty. will look how i will repair. Likely just replace core injecting fiber stuffed epoxy putty around chain plates. Will see.. #3 measured a lot of stuff requiring replacement #3.1 ports (open and fixed) #3.2 companionway frames # #3.4 companionway hatch   #3.5 Chainplates dimensions. (record is in the work notebook) #4 Inspected bulkheads Port side bulkhead for some reason consist of 2 parts connected with solid wood shim on 10-16 wood screws. Replaced part (or just...

After looking about 40k boat on coast we agreed no way to get something in 3 hours drive. I have found Irwin 34 on Facebook market on Travis lake for $5K in 30 minutes drive.  Long story short - project boat. Known issues:  OLD BOAT, Interior after 2 years live a board  A lot of water damage coming from weather water. Port side lower front chain-plate anchor rotted   Hull gel-coat scratched in widest parts over dock port side hull paint flaking in one place Stanchions leaking like hell Ports old and leaking left stationary port glass cracked  Deck is 40 years old paint, but maintainable. Furler requires maintenance and diagnostic Main sail really dirty, a lot of green Underwater: FG cracks around bottom rudder bracket and cutlass bearing stand where metal joined to FG Cockpit, engine hatch is soft, no sealing Ugly RV style AC  Broken pulpit tubing, no place to put anchor, however 3 anchors in inventory. Sterling: Port side roller mounted on two mount ...