ABL-11

1. ABL-11 Able Practical Deck Seamanship Instructors: George Crowl

2. Course Outline • a. Demonstrate your knowledge of personal safety equipment needed while cleaning, maintaining or repairing your vessel. • b. Know the names, uses, sizes, and proper care of the common hand tools used by your ship. • c. Identify and explain the use of the following: thimble, shackle, turnbuckle, pelican hook, and other ship's hardware and fittings commonly used aboard your ship's vessels.

3. Course Outline (2) • d. Demonstrate proper surface and coating preparation, coating techniques, care of stored coatings, and cleaning of brushes and tools used to maintain surfaces on your ship's vessel. • e. Explain techniques used for the maintenance, protection, and repair of hulls and decks on your ship's vessel.

4. ABL-11a a. Demonstrate your knowledge of personal safety equipment needed while cleaning, maintaining or repairing your vessel.

5. Safety Equipment • Safety goggles / face shield • Protective clothing • Hard hat • Dust mask • Safety harness • Life jacket • Always work in pairs!

6. Other Issues • Some jobs are adult only (bottom paint, etc.) • Working on the mast, those below wear hard hats • Not just the lightest person on the mast, best to do the job • Working in the water requires an observer • Youth doing the actual work may be less efficient, but much more learning takes place

7. ABL-11b b. Know the names, uses, sizes, and proper care of the common hand tools used by your ship.

8. Pliers • What do these varieties do?

9. Wrenches • Many kinds (what kinds?) • Select for the need • Metric or SAE? • Put them back in order

10. Screwdrivers • Identify the types • Some sized SAE • Some (Phillips) by number • Some metric

11. Hammers Plus • What kind? • Why different ones? • What would you use a hacksaw for? • How would you use a rigging knife? • Does it have an emergencyuse?

12. Power Tools • G2SS 2015 rules • 14 & up – paint roller/sprayer, Dremel tool, screwdriver, hand sander, etc. Drills? • 16 & up – lawnmowers, line trimmers, edgers, leaf blowers, hedge trimmers, belt sanders, pressure washers • 18 & up – power saws (any kind), routers, chain saws, log splitters, wood chippers

13. Teaching • Do not assume a youth knows how to use a tool • Tell them how, then monitor their use until you are satisfied they are safe and effective

14. Working at Height • Up to 4 feet – OK • Over 14 – up to six feet following ladder standards • Over 18 – scaffolds or open platforms with fall protection • Does not address bosun chairs

15. ABL-11c c. Identify and explain the use of the following: thimble, shackle, turnbuckle, pelican hook, and other ship's hardware and fittings commonly used aboard your ship's vessels.

16. Pelican Hook • Overcenter & latch • Upper hook sized by length • Lower hook by wire diameter • Used on lifelines • Some other uses • Bottom hook quick release

17. Shackle • Clevis shackle – mainsail or anchor attachment • Sized by clevis pin • Swivel shackle and twist shackle are varieties • Snap shackle – jib attachmentor other quick release job • Sized by inner diameters

18. Thimble • Rope thimbles – anchorline, other wear points • Sized by line size • Can turn a sharper bendthan a wire rope • Wire thimbles – runningand standing rigging • Sized by wire size • Loop is larger for the diameter

19. Turnbuckle • Attaches standing rigging to deck and chainplates • One thread is RH, one LH • Twist the buckle to tighten / loosen • Insure cotter pins / screws installedto prevent unwinding • Sized by bolt size and body length

20. ABL-11d d. Demonstrate proper surface and coating preparation, coating techniques, care of stored coatings, and cleaning of brushes and tools used to maintain surfaces on your ship's vessel.

21. Surface Preparation • Remove old paint / varnish if needed • Sand smooth and clean • Use sealer on new wood • Surfacing compound to fill in any flaws • Primer to bond the paint • Apply coat(s) of paint / varnish • Agitate paint well, not varnish • Apply on a clear day, 60°-85°

22. Storage • Clean lids and cans • Seal lids tight with rubber mallet • Paint gets old in a year or two, don't use old • Do NOT store paint (or other flammables) on a boat • Find an outdoor locker or garage • Well ventilated

23. Cleanup • Water-based - • Rollers can be cleaned with hose nozzle • Until NO paint comes off • Brushes – hose or bucket – NO paint coming • Oil-based - • Thinner – takes time – no paint coming • Brushes - • Hang up by handles • Never leave standing on bristles

24. ABL-11e e. Explain techniques used for the maintenance, protection, and repair of hulls and decks on your ship's vessel.

25. Fiberglass Repair • Recommend doing this with Sunfish and similar boats, they often take a beating • If every boat available is in good shape, this can be done with plywood or other materials for practice • Buy fiberglass patch kit at hardware store • Caution: Activator must be put in glass / metal cup and used within very few minutes

26. Fiberglass Repair (2) • Prepare the hole – sand a clean surface 2” out • Prepare the fiberglass – pre-cut your patches to match hole and / or larger area, • Mix your resin • Apply a coat to hull as an anchor, dry tacky • Soak first fiberglass layer, apply • Smooth with broad putty knife, outward • Allow to cure • Repeat as required

27. Fiberglass Repair (3) • Finish with layer of resin, cure • Sand down and feather edges • Use 240 grit, then 400 grit wet-or-dry sandpaper • Let cure • Paint as needed

28. Questions?