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Or, alternatively, is my hare-brained idea not so hare-brained after all? Oh, it's hair-brained all right!!! ;-) Wood spreaders are really easy to make. I am surprised more don't opt to go that route. Visit your local lumber yard and hand pick a 2x4 of Spruce or Douglas Fir. Look for an 8 footer wi...

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Welcome to the forum.

daydreamer92 wrote: Also, picture intensive.

Hmm, something tells me this won't get you in much trouble here.

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Triton106 wrote: although I cannot speak for their skills in rendering advice on domestic harmony

I won't even pretend to know anything on this subject ;-)

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Operable ports in the main salon do almost nothing for ventilation. Forward facing hatches and an open companionway are the best source of cooling when under way (if in fact the weather allows you to keep a hatch open) and adding a wind scoop for the forward hatch at anchor does more than anything I...

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For (forum Admin) Tim , would posting a used prefab shelter for sale on this board next fall be OK? Seems like a good place to advertise one if that is "kosher". Check out the last section of the forum and read the description of how it is to be used. I think you will find your answer the...

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Triton106 wrote: 3. What is the advantage of pickup tube vs. outlet at the bottom? .

For holding tanks I always recommend pick up tubes and every hole in the tank being in the top. Leaks in the fitting or connection developing in the top have a slightly different result than those on the bottom.

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bigd14 wrote: Its always something!

Roseanne Roseannadanna would agree with you.

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The air comes up from the PVC tube (Welded to the deck) Actually to the ring you see in the pictures above. Then goes out the rear of the box. Ah ok, so it is an exit vent, not intake. This then leads me to the following question: Why will the air choose to exit the vents? Are you creating a positi...

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I assume the cowl vent attaches to the top of the box aft of the tube to down below? And if so, I suggest a baffle dividing the cowl section from the tube section from the top of the box about 2/3 of the way down to the deck/cabin top.

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Wow, interesting project. Good luck getting the information to proceed. I just have to ask: What keeps the trailer from jack knifing and hoisting the rear of the tow vehicle when the boat is extended aft on the trailer when launching or retrieving? If you do succeed in over coming this and the other...

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Hmmm, I always down load the latest version of Adobe when it comes up, dunno how I missed that one. Thanks Joe.

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Welcome to the forum Kurt. You have great taste in boats ;>)

I can't answer your question, but even if you knew, what would you do with the information?

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mitiempo wrote: As far as the "blob" I guess it was cheaper to leave it there rather than remove it.

I bet it had nothing to do with money. The worker just found it easier to leave than to clean up his mess

mitiempo wrote:Who would ever see it anyway?

Exactly!

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Great idea, except when I click on the blue number for any given chart I get a blank page.

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I have always been under the impression that pain was what built character!

Hmmm, but come to think of it, sanding is a pain. Maybe it does build character then.

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but you can actually eletro- un plate it yourself Aha! Dave, I need to know more !! Some years ago I was adding a radar to the mizzen of a Concordia 39 mast. The box masts are hollow, but have sold blocking for the jumper strut. This meant the cable had to exit the mast below this blocking and go e...

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I don't think I would relocate any of those things. I definitely would not relocate the backstay chain plate and the through hulls for a bilge pump and tank vent really are best left there as well. You can purchase either veneer or 3 mil plywood for this, or maybe some really thin planks. I would re...

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If you are uncomfortable or unfamiliar with what will happen during this sanding phase you can start with even finer paper and do some sanding to get a feel for what will happen. Then go to 220 or the occasional courser paper for trouble spots. All you will be wasting is a disc and a few minutes, pe...

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Biscuits are great for the miters and such of interior trim or edge gluing boards for use in your house. They are designed to swell when saturated by water based glue. I see no place for water based glues on a boat, even the interior. For edge gluing teak I use a spline and for other joints there ar...

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lowufo wrote: hot H2O heater

Why do you want to heat water that is already hot? ;)

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I use 400 grit on a random orbital at this point (assuming that finish paint is next).

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5200 is a polyurethane, not a urethane. Don't ask me to describe the chemical difference, I haven't got a clue. But 5200 is one of the strongest and most tenaciously adhesive materials known to man. If you need to make something stay some where forever this is your adhesive. But if you ever expect t...

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Skipper Dan wrote: I will seal the lights to the frame with 5200 then affix the frame to the opening the same way.

I just have to ask: Why are you going to use 5200? Have you considered how much fun taking them apart will be?

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Note: there is a gutter along the sides and outboard edge. The gutter is about 2 inches deep across the outboard edge (the 'back' of the lid). The gutter along the two sides slopes down (excessively so in my opinion) to allow the water to drain into the cockpit well. My cockpit locker lids on my Re...

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I think you will find that although many people here have very high standards, these standards are directed more at the choice of materials and techniques than perfection in aesthetics. We certainly have the later as well, but the discussions revolve more around sound results than shear beauty. Ther...

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Case wrote: Most people are better off with gas or diesel due to time constraints - they do not have time to recharge the batteries if they run out before reaching their destination.

Yeah, most people are quite hasty. Dan, you must be more closely related to Ents :)

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I made use of digital photos and sketches before and while removing so that it all went back together easily. Yes! Include measurements in your notes too (though I would think Rachel did so). I try to never take for granted that I will remember enough about the needed details to put something back ...

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If drilling a hole in the bottom of a perfectly good boat did not worry you, then there is something wrong with you!!!!!!

I am glad to hear that you time spent contemplating paid off with good results. Don't ever let on that blind luck had anything to do with it ;)

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1968 Hinterhoeller 28. Without trying to stir up a polyester -vs- epoxy debate... am I correct that thickened polyester should have 80-90% the adhesive qualities of epoxy? And in this non-structural, cosmetic application would be acceptable (and cheaper)? Thanks I can't imagine the adhesive strengt...

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Is it likely that it is chrome over bronze? Yes. Was the chrome simply for aesthetics... that most buyers wanted shiny? Yes. But the shiny does absolutely nothing for me. Can all the chrome be removed if one is OK with the bronze look (and how would one do it or where would one have that done)? Yes...

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This is indeed strange, at least to me. I have heard often of bearings wearing out and the rudder developing a wobble due to a sloppy fit of the post within the bearing. I have never heard of constant seizing like you are experiencing. What material is the rudder post, and what material is the beari...

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sailingcowboy wrote: and none of the local launching sites have either a travel lift or crain available to lift mast.

Wow, that seems strange to me. But in this situation maybe a tabernacle is the best answer, or at least a pivot pin of some kind.

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Welcome to the forum from a fellow Renegade owner.

I am curious as to why you want to add a tabernacle? My mast is so heavy that I would be leary of trying to raise and lower it while afloat to go under bridges and such.

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hriehl1 wrote: So my goal is to overdrill-and-epoxy so it gets no worse, dry out the drilled holes for a few months if that might help, but I'm OK with a less than perfect end-result next spring.

Have you ever used epoxy in a damp location? It has an interesting effect on the cure.

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The question is how to dry-out open holes on a boat stored outdoors. I'll be covering the entire deck with a (supposedly) waterproof tarp... but is that good enough to keep water off the deck and out of the open holes? I don't think that is the question at all. I see 2 problems with the idea that y...

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I can't say one way or the other for sure whether using black sealant is an issue. I sincerely doubt it based on having used it many, many times. This is another case where somebody had a bad experience and has decided he knows definitively what the source of the problem is. It is people like this t...

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Triton106 wrote: I don't know why you would want to use black sealant in the first place since most of the cabin sides are painted white.

There are some good looking effects using black sealant, especially without frames.

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I had just read in an article, (I will see if I can relocate it) that because of the black sealant used when sealing the window :-) to the cabin. It never really has a chance to stay sealed because of the intense heat of the southern climate. I don't know that black sealant is an issue. I have done...

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Note, referring to polycarbonate or acrylic by their trade names lexan and plexyglass is banned on this forum. As a matter of fact I may already be in trouble for saying it :-) LOL, I don't know that it will get you banned, but if people are going to engage in technical discussions they really shou...

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The advantage of the thru hull type of ducer is that they can be installed plumb by using wedge shaped backing plates on both side of the hull. The disadvantage is that there is another hole in the hull and that there is extra drag from the ducer and the wedge. You can buy transducers that mount fl...

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I thought it may be a Garboard plug but I can not see that plug attached to the outside of the boat. Attaching it to the inside would work I suppose but then it looks unsafe that way. Well, it does go on the outside. The only time you remove the plug is when you haul your boat. This allows you to d...

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I already had a hole, so I went with a thru-hull version. There is definitely something good to say about not drilling holes in boats below the water line.

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The top one looks like a garboard drain and the bottom picture is of 2 spanner wrenches for deck fitting caps. #2 and #4 look like guards for something that is either fragile of would foul a line. #3 looks like a through hull fitting. #5 is too dark for me to make out.

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Who had the right of way?

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. Since there is a 1/2" of wood on the bottom I may split the difference and reduce to 1/4" and fair up a 1/4". There is no way to gauge ahead of time really, but bear in mind that any enlarging of the scuppers weakens the toe rail and could lead to a stress crack and kink. Good luck...

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Toe rails are sprung into place as they are installed. So if you try to install it as more than one piece the joints will not be fair. By not fair I don't mean the joint will not be tight, but the toe rail will look like it has a kink in it at the joint instead of a nice smooth curve. I have seen bo...

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Ric in Richmond wrote:....with no urge to hang around west warwick!!

Ok, if you had said you had an urge to hang around there I would have wondered about you :)

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Sunday head down to west Warwick as base for Mystic, Newport area. Stay there Sunday and Monday night. What brings you to West Warwick as a base? It is near the Providence Airport (T. F. Green), which isn't in Providence by the way, but Warwick. I still don't understand this, but no one consulted m...

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Using a birdsmouth joint between staves adds little if any strength to the spar. It does add a little surface area to the glue joint, which helps, although not really necessary. What the birdsmouth joint does do is make aligning the staves during assembly a whole lot easier. When you are trying to a...

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My main goals for these design decisions are meant to isolate areas of the boat when holed or damaged in a collision. This is certainly an interesting concern. I wonder how many below or near the waterline holes can actually be controlled? I wonder if there is any data on what percentage of these t...

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