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I'm waiting for confirmation that we'll have a class to race in the GOBR.

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Count me in.

We are up in Annapolis, but with enough warning, and cajoling of the Admiral, we can make it down to the Southern Bay.

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If it is on your cabin top, it should be fairly apparent that the cabin-top is cored and the sides aren't. If it is anything like the two Pearson's I worked on, the outside corner of the cabintop is where the core started. Here's the thing though: DO NOT cut right where the core starts. Usually the ...

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I will say that when I re-wired my boat, I ripped out tons of wire where the PO soldered the connections. The connections were OK I guess... he knew what he was doing when he soldered... problem was the millions of pounds of gooey, messy electrical tape he used to wrap the connections. I'm sure it w...

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Certainly replacing in aluminum will help prevent what happened to your spreaders... But it bears repeating that there is NOTHING wrong with wood spreaders strength-wise, as long as they are attached properly. If you are looking for ideas on another way to attach them, this is how Pearson did it. Pl...

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What Dave said. That and http://www.aircraftspruce.com is a good easy place to buy the spruce. It's good stuff! Although the spruce takes fasteners well, the last set I replaced, I overdrilled all the holes for the fasteners, filled with epoxy and re-drilled. I did this to avoid the scenario portray...

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a good wire stripper and double crimper will make your life a lot easier. I think acoustic may have covered some of that in his write-up.

You will also want to pay attention to the size of your wire, but if you have all that book learnin material, its covered in there.

have fun!

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All political references aside, you can put lipstick on a pig, but its still a pig. I'm not saying our boats are ugly per se. I am saying that they are used and that a used boat won't fetch a lot of money no matter how much lipstick you use (unless maybe you replaced the lead ballast with gold). The...

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Our yard charges you if they have to re-tie your boat or if your lines snap and they have to replace them. There are a few of us that usually stay down there to tend to our boats and help the yard folks deal with the idiot owner's boats who break loose because the owner chose to do nothing... and ou...

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That would be tough without a bow cleat!

With the storm moving the way it is, I'm worried we will have lots of surge here on the chesapeake.

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The Whale Mark V is the same as the Henderson.

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My 67 Renegade #3 had one too. I seem to recall that the early Tritons had them... most with enamel inlaid in the bronze plates (which the later ones did not have). Perhaps it depended on the model?

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Tom, What kind of engine do you have? And how many belts do you have? I just installed a serpentine belt system on my Perkins 4-108 that got rid of this. After going through one or two belts a season, enough was enough. It now works like a charm and I don't have to worry about my water pump or beari...

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Marshall Wright wrote: Spoken to a couple of salesfolks and they are quick to point out these are best for running rigging as they don't stretch much.

If they don't stretch much, then by definition, they aren't good dock lines. Docklines need to have some stretch to absorb shock loads.

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If I read your question correctly, you need to re-reave the jib halyard, correct? I would look into either climbing the mast with the main halyard and re-reave it up there, or un-step the mast and bring it down to re-reave the halyard. Either of these options shouldn't be that big a deal on an Ensig...

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1. I have reached the conclusion that the holding tank will have odors no matter what (to more or less extent depending on installation and material). If it is going to smell I might as well limit it to the head area. Why contaminate the galley or the forepeak with unpleasant odors. I understand th...

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I believe what you have is a waterjacketed "dry" exhaust. The exhaust runs through the center of the pipe and the cooling water runs through an outer jacket to cool the exhaust and keep it quiet. After a while, the metal on the inside of the jacket starts to go and water leaks into the exh...

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Thanks Bryon. Beautiful work. You've given me a lot to think about!

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WARNING though, I have not beautified the topside yet so it looks a little ugly but you can easily see how it fits. As most members of this forum will attest, there is NOTHING ugly about a work in progress. Oh, one more question: those inspection ports on the tanks: did Triple M mount those or did ...

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CharlieJ wrote:There is a product out that is a glossy finish like varnish, but is non-slip. Can't recall the name.

Ultimate Sole... I haven't used it myself, but I've seen it and have been impressed by its grippiness.

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Bryon, Looking at those tanks, I can see why they didn't bother with baffles since they are rather narrow. The holding tank they built for me is roughly the same shape and they did not put a baffle in there either. My 30 gal. fuel tank, on the other hand, is considerably wider and they put in a very...

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The sun will only bake on the tape more. Try Xylene or Xylol which is the main ingredient in that 3M adhesive remover. It is a solvent available at any hardware store. It doesn't dull a finish too bad. Another thing to try is Citri-Solv (or something like that), but some citrus cleaners are better t...

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How do I mention the 10% discount when ordering on the interweb? Seriously... the best part of this is the 10% discount. I've been looking for a volume discount (OK, maybe 10 isn't too voluminous) at the boat shows with no luck. This is the best I've seen in the three years these have been available...

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Have you tried this?

http://www.marineengine.com/mfr/mercury_models.html

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Amen to what Tim says. Last time I used a Loos gauge, I turned my boat into the banana because the rigging was too tight. Obvious sign was not being able to close the head door. Set everything up be sight, go sailing to make adjustments. Certainly the forestay will be the hardest part of this, but y...

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While both brass and bronze are copper alloys, they are not interchangeable. Brass is usually comprised of copper and ZINC. Bronze is copper and tin (or silicone or manganese) and has little to no zinc in it. Since zinc is the first to go in a galvanic reaction (with salt water), it will generally l...

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You can always talk to these guys who still make the original Pearson portlights. I thought they had two sizes of these portlights because I know Pearson made two sizes and these people use the Pearson molds from Rostand. http://www.historicalarts.com/product.php?id=00679 Note that they make them in...

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What about the MC-612? As long as you're replacing... I've had that installed in fairly close proximity to the engine room and have had no trouble with it in the four years I've had it...

EDIT: nevermind... I see you already installed your regulator.

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Bryon,

I pulled oval portlights like these from my Pearson, except they are cast aluminum. They need some work (at least new gaskets), but out of the six I have, I'm pretty sure I have two in decent shape for a fair price. PM me if you are interested and I can send pictures.

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I would call the riggers at Rigging Only with your questions. They walked me through it the first time. Britton is right, some riggers won't charge much more than that. But many do. If you know a rigger and are happy with their work, then it might be easier. At the time I did mine, I had some Annapo...

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Thanks for the heads up on this!

I wonder if Sparky was rolled which would explain the dismasting...still, a pretty gutsy attempt!

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This is exactly how I did it. The mechanical swages are more expensive, btw... but the great thing is that you don't have to be exact on your shroud measurements until you have the new ones in hand and ready to replace. And if you mess up, as long as you didn't cut too much off the end of the wire, ...

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I'm sure your right - We unstepped the mast last Saturday & I ran every bit of it through my hands. It has been in freshwater for the last 28 yrs in a well protected & dry area deep in the heart of Texas, with excellent care. --- my frugal side started kicking in. I'm not familiar with Rigg...

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Expected life for rigging is around 10 - 15 years... maybe a bit longer in fresh water. But 40 is pushing it.

Call rigging only and they will set you up for a decent price if you have the measurements.

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Those leds you linked to are cheap!. -Jeff This place has been around for a while now and I used to get most of my LEDs from them before Sensabulb and Dr. LED existed. But it is about as nerdy as I get. No offense guys, but if we're talking about adding resistors, the nerd factor is too great. Its ...

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My experience has been that finding just a regular LED STERN light that mounts on the taff rail is a pain. Lopolight makes one that is great, but at almost $300, I can buy a lot of batteries for my incandescent lights before it saves me anything. Innovative Solutions and Attwood make deck mounted LE...

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(hijack alert) I'll take drifting/blowing off Cape Charles over drifting in dense fog at the mouth of Delaware with one crew on the bow listening for large engine noise and one crew with his hand on the starter button. I don't miss the GOR.... Were you on my trip? We had to turn back into Cape May ...

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The only place I would like to see more of is the Southern Chesapeake Bay. I try and do the Delmarva clockwise with an eye toward making as fast a passage as possible to Norfolk so we have more time to spend in the Southern Bay. But when you only have a week, we are limited to two or three places. I...

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Ric has it about right, although it depends on what kind of boat you are talking about. An extra knot of boat speed will make a difference. Just got back from a Delmarva circumnavigation.... something I used to do in my Renegade, which I now did in my P-39. We had a few more days to hang out and it ...

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Taping is certainly the way to go, but I know from experience, when you are in the heat of the project-- even if you tape, you don't see where you spilled until its too late. I've used Soy Strip paint stripper to get varnish off gelcoat with great results. With epoxy, get out the 400 or 600 grit san...

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I don't believe polyurethane yellows (4200, 291, etc.). I'll double check today and report back if I'm wrong (haven't done any caulking lately to refresh my memory). I've had 4200 turn yellow and get cracked and turn "dusty". I haven't had it happen with 5200 (back when I used it for stuf...

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The fun part was connecting the sheathing clamp inside the pedestal 5 inches bellow the wheel axel. Running them wasn't so bad. Oh yes.. I remember that part quite well. I used a really long pair of needle nose and a really long screwdriver. I also had to drill the hole myself (the later pedestals ...

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Well done!

Just be glad you have the outboard version for the pedestal cable runs. If you thought running the cable up the pedestal was hard with those two 33C cables, try a Morse 64C cable for the A-4 (or in my case, a Perkins 4108)!

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The Ronco Plastics tanks are rotomolded polyethylene which are nice because they are all one piece. The problem is that you can't get a baffle in them which limits their size and shape. I've found welded polypropylene by Triple M plastics to be great because I can design my own for the space I need....

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I like that idea! Unfortunately, those kinds of credits are only in the form of "style points" right now. But that may change. Come to think of it, those of us who actually bring an anchor should get extra points too. The best part is that it is a distance race (20nm) and a raft-up after. ...

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The Pearson Sailing Association of the Chesapeake Bay and Rhode River Boat Club will be holding the 6th annual Race to Dun Cove with a Saturday night raft-up near the finish line. This will be a reverse PHRF race so scoring will be a little easier at the finish-line. There is also a cruising compone...

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When I re-wired my Pearson 39 a few years ago, I was able to rip out all the old wire, start over, and use yellow for the ground. I share your pain. That said, I got most of my wire (esp. battery cables) from this place... and I notice that they now carry YELLOW HEAT SHRINK! GenCable.com or their st...

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I've found the FG bearings are much easier to remove-- especially if you have to hack it out-- when the time comes.

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I'll second that recommendation. Very handy. Especially for troubleshooting engine issues.

Mine got wet over the winter... long story... and is slowly coming back to life. Still seems accurate enough.

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They are around.

As much as I don't really like them, try Bacon's in Annapolis. I'm pretty sure I've seen some when I was last there.

http://www.baconsails.com

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