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Olson
40: Hull 010 O'ffliction
 Built
in 1983 for Jack MacDonald of Santa Cruz, California, Hull #10
was christened "Skimmer". "Skimmer" had an enviable race record
winning the first ever Olson 40 National Championship held during
the Indian Summer Regatta. "Skimmer" later also competed in the
198? Transpac Race to Hawaii. In 199? the MacDonald's moved to
Connecticut and Skimmer was moved cross county by rail and continued
racing out of the Stamford Yacht Club until 19 ?. The boat was
then moved back to California and sold to ?.
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Bow Sprit
| A 3 5/8" ID fiberglass
tube was epoxied into the stem of the boat and a new Corecell bulkhead
was added 3.5' aft of the bow to support the tube. A 3.5" OD aluminum
bowsprit will then be inserted into the tube which will extend 6
feet beyond the forestay when deployed.
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Open
Transom
| The inner and outer
laminates and fairing for the open transom have been completed.
The entire hull and deck will be painted shortly. |
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Rudder
| There was some delamination
found near the trailing edge 12 inches from the top, on the port
side of the rudder. In addition, the rudder was previously repaired
on the top on both sides of the post. Some filler had been added
where the foam core had deteriorated but it wasn't glassed over.
Over time the material worked it's way loose. |
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The
rudder stock will need to be shortened due to the open transom. In addition,
the rudder has been lengthened by four inches to maintain helm control
in surfing conditions.
Water
Barrier
| All the Baltaplate
antifouling was removed and the hull was allowed to dry out for
14 months. Following this 5 coats of Interlux Interprotect 2000
was applied and sanded to 320 grit. |
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