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- Thu Jun 30, 2011 10:48 am
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: Replacing the interior lining
- Replies: 33
- Views: 16371
Re: Replacing the interior lining
Almost any foam-lined vinyl liner will eventually fail. The foam disintegrates and the glue that held the foam to the top of the cabin fails. You can replace it with new foam-lined vinyl or with vinyl without foam. I have had some luck simply scraping the decayed foam off and then re-gluing the viny...
- Sun Mar 06, 2011 5:33 pm
- Forum: Sails, Rigging, and Systems
- Topic: Loose Footed VS. Attached foot sail
- Replies: 20
- Views: 7566
Re: Loose Footed VS. Attached foot sail
My new loose-footed main was delivered last week and when I bent it on yesterday, I discovered that I didn't even have a single slug in the foot. It bolts onto the boom at the tack and to the outhaul and a wrap of Velcro around the boom at the aft end. Now my boom looks just like the photos of the r...
- Fri Dec 24, 2010 6:12 pm
- Forum: Materials, Sources, and Innovations
- Topic: CG-1340 Official USCG Bill of Sale
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6320
Re: CG-1340 Official USCG Bill of Sale
JohnD: If your boat has been documented before, it is really not that big a deal. When I bought my first documented boat, I was so intimidated by the process that I paid someone to do the paperwork for me. The next three boats weren't documented and I didn't bother to document them. My current boat ...
- Sat Nov 27, 2010 11:24 am
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: Barient-20 ST Winch Maintenance question..
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2071
Re: Barient-20 ST Winch Maintenance question..
The C&C owners web site has the manuals for a lot of Barient winches. They don't seem to have a 20 ST, but there are several that are quite similar. http://www.cncphotoalbum.com/index1.htm
Al Lorman
Al Lorman
- Wed Nov 03, 2010 10:42 am
- Forum: Ramblings
- Topic: Looking for Sea Sprite 27/28 or similar boat
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3296
Re: Looking for Sea Sprite 27/28 or similar boat
Uh, Tim, you don't actually buy boats. You buy the promise of boats.
- Thu Oct 21, 2010 10:55 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Old Transducer w/ New Display?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 685
Re: Old Transducer w/ New Display?
Anyone know what kind of transducer the old Datamarine units used? Mine works, but the display is small and my eyes are getting older. I'd love to swap it out and put in a display with larger numerals.
- Fri Apr 30, 2010 10:38 am
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: New to me Dyer Dhow
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1219
Re: New to me Dyer Dhow
I have a Dhow as well. Not only are they fun to sail, but they tow remarkably well. I've towed mine is 30 kt winds and accompanying seas with no problem.
Al
Al
- Tue Mar 02, 2010 12:37 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Glueing wood to formica
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1442
Re: Glueing wood to formica
It is hard to get contact cement to stick to the shiny side of Formica. I know; I tried when I rebuilt my kitchen counter. I roughed up the existing Formica with 60 grit sandpaper and still was unable to get a good bond. There is a reason Formica advises not trying to bond one piece of Forrmica to a...
- Tue Oct 27, 2009 11:11 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Coppercoat
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1643
Re: Coppercoat
Barry: She reported that there were a few relatively small spots of hard growth on the hull, so apparently it simply stopped working and she touched it up. At year 11, or so, it was pretty clear that it had lost its effectiveness generally. CopperCoat, like many other antifouling paints, does not co...
- Mon Oct 26, 2009 10:30 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Coppercoat
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1643
Re: Coppercoat
I read the British sailings magazines and the editor of one of them (I forget whether it is Practical Boat Owner or Yachting Monthly) used CopperCoat on her own boat. She reported that it needed a bit of touch up at nine years and failed at 11 years. She had photos to prove it. There is no reason to...
- Thu Aug 06, 2009 11:24 am
- Forum: Boat Photos
- Topic: Pearson Commander #126
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2563
Re: Pearson Commander #26
In the small world department, Pearson Commander No. 26 was my first boat. I'm not sure when she moved up north (I'm on the Chesapeake), but if she came with lovely Matella stanchions, she's the same boat. The last time I saw her, she had suffered some hurricane damage on the starboard side. Best of...
- Thu Aug 06, 2009 11:10 am
- Forum: Materials, Sources, and Innovations
- Topic: Suncor stainless
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1568
Re: Suncor stainless
They are also available at bosunsupplies.com.
- Mon Jul 27, 2009 10:35 am
- Forum: Materials, Sources, and Innovations
- Topic: PVC Tarp
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6330
Re: PVC Tarp
I've had good luck with a Harbor Freight silver tarp; two winters exposure with no signs of degradation. A 29 by 49 is on sale for $100. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/d ... umber=1437
- Mon Apr 13, 2009 10:30 am
- Forum: Materials, Sources, and Innovations
- Topic: roller chocks for midship
- Replies: 3
- Views: 901
Tartan Yachts sells them as replacement parts: https://www.tartanparts.com/product/pro ... 2cef7fd117
- Tue Mar 17, 2009 4:01 pm
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: Hardware bedding methods
- Replies: 43
- Views: 6944
Mike:
According to a leading maker of butyl tape, you have nothing to worry about:
http://www.tremcosealants.com/fileshare ... tapeai.pdf
According to a leading maker of butyl tape, you have nothing to worry about:
http://www.tremcosealants.com/fileshare ... tapeai.pdf
- Sun Mar 15, 2009 10:05 pm
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: Hardware bedding methods
- Replies: 43
- Views: 6944
Well, I used butyl tape today for the first time and it was so darn easy to use that I'm sure there's something wrong with it. I mounted a new rope clutch (why is it a rope clutch if there are only sheets and lines on a boat?) today on the coach top. First I drilled the appropriate sized holes for t...
- Fri Mar 13, 2009 1:19 pm
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: Hardware bedding methods
- Replies: 43
- Views: 6944
I plan to follow the approach outlined by Maine Sail here: http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/rebedding_hardware
- Fri Mar 13, 2009 12:27 pm
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: Hardware bedding methods
- Replies: 43
- Views: 6944
- Fri Mar 13, 2009 10:12 am
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: Hardware bedding methods
- Replies: 43
- Views: 6944
- Thu Mar 12, 2009 11:04 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Removing Tape
- Replies: 7
- Views: 787
- Fri Mar 06, 2009 11:28 am
- Forum: Tools and Techniques
- Topic: Rigging knives
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2896
I have one of the Myerchin fixed blade combo knifes and I find that it gets dull awfully quickly, so much so that I have begun to think about what I might get to replace it. During some recent rerigging, it struck me that the blade simply would not cut through running rigging quickly in an emergency.
- Mon Feb 16, 2009 6:35 pm
- Forum: Materials, Sources, and Innovations
- Topic: Using oven cleaner to remove bottom paint
- Replies: 3
- Views: 861
Another suggestion
I've used East Off with only limited success; it depends on the kind of paint you're trying to strip and can also stain your gelcoat yellow (though this can be removed). I now use Interlux Interstrip 299E.
- Sun Dec 21, 2008 12:50 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Bonding Garboard Drain Plug
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1819
Welcome to the group, Dick.
Other members of the group can see Dick's handy work in restoring his Sabre 34 at http://www.geocities.com/earlylight160/
Al Lorman
Other members of the group can see Dick's handy work in restoring his Sabre 34 at http://www.geocities.com/earlylight160/
Al Lorman
- Fri Nov 21, 2008 12:48 pm
- Forum: Ramblings
- Topic: Small, affordable bluewater?
- Replies: 58
- Views: 7482
- Mon Nov 17, 2008 11:01 am
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: Covering holes from removed deck hardware
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1803
- Tue Nov 04, 2008 11:46 am
- Forum: Ramblings
- Topic: Winter Worklists, 2008-2009
- Replies: 33
- Views: 5094
- Thu Sep 18, 2008 11:40 am
- Forum: Ramblings
- Topic: Chesapeake Forumites?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1730
- Wed Sep 10, 2008 10:49 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Value of restored boats
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1527
How much do you get back from improvements? I spent $20K fixing up my last boat, which was not a classic and not as old as a Triton. When I sold it, I figure I got about $5K of my improvements back. Insurance value: some companies are a lot better at this than others. I was able to substantially inc...
- Mon Sep 08, 2008 10:39 am
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: Pylasteki's Story.
- Replies: 101
- Views: 15172
Combine thru hulls
I've got 11 thru-hulls on my new to me Bristol, six of them for deck and cockpit drains. Being realistic, there's no way that I'm going to close 11 seacocks every time I use the boat. I was thinking of combining the six deck and cockpit drains into two thru hulls that exit above the water line on th...
- Fri Aug 01, 2008 1:14 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: Bolero Concept
- Replies: 107
- Views: 20365
After Bolero?
It is hard to imagine that Tim will ever be able to improve upon his work on Bolero, yet I am confident that he will.
- Tue Jul 15, 2008 11:21 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Securing all chain rode in anchor locker
- Replies: 13
- Views: 984
I just had to deal with this on my new-to-me Bristol. My anchor rode is 150' of chain and 100' of rope. The boat had been widely cruised so you can imagine my surprise when I discovered rooting around in the anchor locker that the only thing that kept the rode from departing the boat forever was tha...
- Wed Jul 09, 2008 7:55 pm
- Forum: Classic Sailboats
- Topic: Design Ideas For My Next Boat Sought
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2265
- Mon Jun 23, 2008 10:55 am
- Forum: Materials, Sources, and Innovations
- Topic: Anyone tried the new SUNCOR lifeline kits?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 977
Ric: I don't have a wire cutter, so I taped and used a hack saw. A cut off wheel might work better. It would be no trouble with the proper wire cutter. As to Tim's comments, all of which are perfectly valid, I did not find them to be issues for me. First, I did not use turnbuckles. Each of the Sunco...
- Sun Jun 22, 2008 1:27 pm
- Forum: Materials, Sources, and Innovations
- Topic: Anyone tried the new SUNCOR lifeline kits?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 977
- Mon Jun 02, 2008 9:51 pm
- Forum: Sailing and Cruising
- Topic: Launch Weekend Sail
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1045
- Wed May 07, 2008 11:34 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Safety tether padeyes
- Replies: 3
- Views: 486
I've never used those, but I have used the Wichard water-tight U bolts for the same purpose. http://www.wichard.com/documents/stainlessSteel.pdf
- Mon May 05, 2008 10:30 am
- Forum: Sails, Rigging, and Systems
- Topic: Splicing Nuts
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1983
- Thu May 01, 2008 10:08 am
- Forum: Sails, Rigging, and Systems
- Topic: Splicing Nuts
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1983
- Wed Apr 30, 2008 10:36 pm
- Forum: Sails, Rigging, and Systems
- Topic: Splicing Nuts
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1983
- Tue Mar 25, 2008 11:04 am
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: New Floor and Table w/Logo's
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2928
- Sun Mar 16, 2008 6:48 pm
- Forum: Classic Sailboats
- Topic: Neat little boat, what is it?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2094
- Sat Mar 01, 2008 2:10 pm
- Forum: Ramblings
- Topic: March 2008 Photo of the Month
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1133
- Tue Feb 05, 2008 11:44 am
- Forum: Tools and Techniques
- Topic: Carbide Grit Jigsaw blade for cutting thick fiberglass
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1047
Bosch blades
I just happen to have 19 Bosch 30 grit T-shank jig saw blades, the remainder of a pack of 20 that I bought on eBay a while back for a tile project. I'd be happy to sell all or any part at $1 each plus first class mail costs. I'd been meaning to list them on eBay but never got around to it.
- Wed Oct 17, 2007 6:06 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: PFD
- Replies: 6
- Views: 600
- Fri Oct 12, 2007 12:48 pm
- Forum: Ramblings
- Topic: Alberg Design No. 22 - Precursor to the Sea Sprite 23
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1154
- Thu Sep 20, 2007 9:47 am
- Forum: Classic Sailboats
- Topic: Dyer 12.5
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2642
- Sat Sep 08, 2007 1:52 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Cockpit Size
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3537
Actually, the Commander that was for sale in the Med a while ago go there from the West Coast via the Pacific on what was originally planned to be a circumnavigation. My first boat was a Commander; the cockpit is 9' long. My old boat, Commander number 26, is for sale in MD (www.grabbagsailboats.com)...
- Thu Sep 06, 2007 10:48 am
- Forum: Materials, Sources, and Innovations
- Topic: Kudos to Defender Marine
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1214
- Mon Aug 06, 2007 9:23 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Cure for an itchy fiberglass spar -- questions.
- Replies: 8
- Views: 955
- Thu Jul 26, 2007 10:24 pm
- Forum: Boat Shops and Facilities
- Topic: tarps that last?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5562