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I'm with you on the PB Blaster odor.

I like that odor...... It IS citrus based.

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The color card I was looking at online......

Monitors, browsers, computer brand, scanners all have an effect on color reproduction. Online color charts are not reliable if small differences are important. I learned the hard way.

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you'd never guess how many times I tried a variation; they all looked wrong I know the feeling, but I have a very helpful tool. My browser puts a red dotted line under the word until I get it right. If I can't make it go away I resort to the dictionary (also on my computer). It has helped me purge ...

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Sorry nothing personal, just cant help myself....

acclimatization

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Ah yes, the ospreys.....dealt with that. He set up shop on top of the mast, bent the windex out of his way. This took care of him:

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It says I'm their man. When do I start?

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Like that mast foot. Proper overkill.

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Food for thought.... If you are ever planning to put a dodger in, a nice glassed "sill" would be helpful. So, you can build those on both sides of the hatch, and then use them as pillars for a straight track across. Get a curved look, a straight (and thus cheaper) traveller, and be ready t...

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So, let me get this straight.....ripping ONE boat apart is not challenging enough? Got to rip apart another one at the same time?

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why are you cutting everything out?

Because he has a grinder?

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Nice!

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Sewing your own saves boatloads of money. Certain things are not easy to do but with patience a lot of projects can be done satisfactorily. Looks good!

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My hands are starting to complain about all the grinding...

You mean the buzzing and the cramping.....? I hate that.

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Comparing that picture to the drawing, I'd say they lengthened the mast, got a new high aspect main, and left the headstay and jib the same..... I have a fractional rig...... http://www.woodenshoemusic.com/PicPages/Linkto-5_files/icon_wink.gif I know, I don't meet the general definition of classic p...

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http://newyork.craigslist.org/wch/boa/1277487715.html Maybe the transporter can pick these up on the way. (Tip for those who don't know....to search Craigslist nationwide, do a Google search, with the item you are looking for and the word craigslist. You will also get some expireds and references to...

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Agreed. To it's credit, it is also a rubberized limited universal joint, which should help with vibrations and small misalignments whether over time, or instantaneous after, say, whacking a log with the prop.

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Ooooohhh I have DEVASTATING files for both of them. Figure I'd put it all in nice little imovies....prom night, rehearsal dinners, graduations....

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I wonder how the advertised pot life translates to workable time once thickened and spread out? I've been using the slow..... In this weather....70º-90º the pot starts warming in my hand in 10-15 minutes, so as much as I can process in that time is what I use as a max quantity. Once spread it takes...

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Hacksaws and 9/16ths box wrenches disappear... Bet they go the same place as utility knives, and, worst of all, measuring tapes. I have at least 5, probably 6 or 7 and sometimes I have them all in one pile, and then 24 hours later I can't find any...... http://www.woodenshoemusic.com/PicPages/Linkt...

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The water in the bilge is suppose to be that way. Yes and no. We all strive to get our boats "dry" so that there is never any water in the bilge. This is impossible in most cases. Water finds it's way into the boat. The trick is to have that happen without doing damage, or getting the bre...

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Not plastic but classic, or more jazzy, in an agricultural sort of way.....

Long link shortened.

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Well, if it's linear, which it probably is not........my 26000 pound Catalina did fine on 44 horses...... So my guess is that a 15 horse Honda or similar, with the proper length shaft and the proper prop er, would do fine. I have no scientific data to back that up. Just an educated guess. The 9.9 wo...

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If they are constantly flopping on the deck I fear a problem keeping the blocks looking decent and an issue with the decks once refinished Oh yes, a jib flogging itself, the sheet and the block at max panic as you scurry to take it down in a hastily freshening breeze (say a nice August afternoon TR...

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I'd rent him out, but the wife won't let me.....

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Congratulations.... It sounds like what you want to do. Put 'er next to the house.

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I'm hoping the bronze shaft won't be too bad.

Aaaah, here I was thinking it was hardened something......bronze, piece of cake, cut it like butter.

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I know that I never use clear packaging tape (non-filament type) to back the inside of deck-hardware holes that I'm going to fill with epoxy.

I never do that either.....

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Someone pointed out that salt is not as friendly as fresh water to them.....although I do not recall any issues with occasional salt exposure.

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Plug the holes, fill cavity with thinned epoxy. Wait five minutes, drain into container, use the goop to treat a non cosmetically important area. Repeat as necessary. As an afterthought, stick hose in the holes, enlarge if needed, so it squeezes in tight, then bring the hose above the fill level dur...

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. They seem to pretty much shrug off wear and weather

Maintenance free. They were the thing to have in the 60's/70's on the boats I grew up with.

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If its ok, can I reply back to tell what kind of work is needed?

Of course.....there's a wealth of knowledge here. You're going to need it.

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it was a looooooooong process drilling that monel prop shaft by hand Oh man...... Use the set screw hole to guide a drill bit through the shaft and the other side of the coupling. I don't think that would work. The shaft is a lot harder than the coupling, and I bet you money the bit would start eat...

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I've always wanted to be able to fly the bird at stubborn bridge tenders that wish to watch sailboats do circles for an hour before they allow them passage by lifting the bridge. Many of the traditional vessels in Holland had a tabernacle where the mast continued below decks and had a serious weigh...

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Why on earth do they want you to cross-drill the shaft? What's wrong with setscrews?

That's what the picture appears to suggest....although I agree with the premise of the question.

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You need a small helper. To put the backing plates and the nuts on the bolts that hold the beam pivots down..(about four feet forward of his position, and two feet past where I can reach).. Last time the admiral complained about epoxy in his hair. So I dug around in the rag box and found the perfect...

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OK, the mouse thread elsewhere reminded me of one of the occasions where my ramblings were coherent enough for mass publication, and monetary reward. For those of you that missed it, here it is. (free) Hope you enjoy. L’affaire Ratso….. Oscar van Loveren It was the third year that we were going to s...

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Looking good! Are you SURE there's enough goop on there? Just kidding, it looks like it will do it's job, which is disperse loads, very well. Scissors.....as much as I hate the disposal economy, I broke down and bought 10 pair at Harbor Freight for $.99 each.... Glass kills them, but they last longe...

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Gaining ground......

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26 feet with a few people is doable. That said, it's a neat project to work out a ginpole arrangement, lateral stabilization and purchase. (use the main sheet, not a come along, way too cumbersome for the amount of travel....three-four resets, PITA.) If you set it up right, you can do it by yourself...

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There is a definite line where the cost of fixing an old boat surpasses the actual market value, but I suspect most everyone on this forum has long since passed that point. Most of that pass that point when we decide to buy...... http://www.woodenshoemusic.com/PicPages/Linkto-5_files/icon_mrgreen.g...

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Heat-PB Blaster-Heat-PB Blaster-Heat-PB Blaster-Heat-PB Blaster-Heat-PB Blaster-Heat-PB Blaster-Heat-PB Blaster-Heat-PB Blaster-Heat-PB Blaster-Heat-PB Blaster-tap it tap it....repeat as necessary. Took me 6 hours once....in a 110º engine room.... Rust is a powerful welding agent. Or cut it and get ...

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Ninja's don't exist.....I am NOT an Ninja.

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This boat is a disaster, but I know it can be fixed. I know there is hope for this boat. Squishy is bad. You may end up having to do more than is reasonable. You may want to see if you can find someone who knows what they're doing in the area to come out and look at it and tell you what you are up ...

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You sound like quite the appearance, Rachel. I suspect local mothers advise their children to "stay away from there!"

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A plateau, it's unavoidable. This is where you gear up for the sprint home.

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There's just something about this whole process that I got hooked on.

And to resist is futile.....the calling is too strong.

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Ask many of us about dry walling and see what you get;)

You get this:

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Aha indeed!

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Tabbing looks the same as the tape in your drywall.......except it is much stronger (glass fabric with resin in it) and it's purpose is more structural than cosmetic, it's to hold things together. BTW, it may have been a while ago for some of us, but none of us knew anything about boats at one point...

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Like so? http://www.patented-antiques.com/images/ARCHIVE_PICS/Survey_Archive/g-archive/g_lvl9.jpg Yes indeed, modern self leveling devices cannot be forced into any other plane than level...... After thinking about this some more, it would then follow that one could easily make a sighting board with...

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