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I guess that is just one more reason I try not to shop at West.

1. limited stock (who in their right mind would stock ONE hinge of a certain type?)

2. High prices

3. Untrained personnel giving out false product information

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According to the manager of a local West Marine store, that sealant you used is
basically the same as 3M5200 (a very tenacious Polyurethane Adhesive/Sealant)

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polyurathaneAccording to the manager of a local West Marine store, that sealant you used is basically the same as 3M5200
(a very tenacious Polyurethane Adhesive/Sealant)

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I second IPE as a good replacement

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Thanks Jeff. I have six 2 speed self tailing Lewmar winches with plating that is in poor shape. I want to remove the plating from them in preparation for re-plating. I appreciate your information on removing the old nasty finish. Thanks again for your help.

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Thanks, I am looking forward to your reply.

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Could you please describe your process for removing the plating and possibly post a schematic and specs for equipment used?

Thank you.

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Same place as the rest of Obama's promises.

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Acrylic will crack if flexed too much whereas polycarbonate can be bent to follow curves. Acrylic is also subject to cracking when attached with screws. I will leave the sikaflex primer and adhesive questions to someone more knowledgeable than I. Good luck.

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*LOL* That is the masking paper that has not yet been removed after spraying the primer.

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She's a gorgeous classic you can be very proud of. :-)

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When I was a sophomore in high school (1956) in western NY state a classmate had a Tech Dinghy. I sailed it several times and found it to be great little boat. He kept it at Rochester YC. Those were the days!

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Why has such a huge percentage of the top contributors of the past stopped posting on this forum?

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Duh !!!!!!

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You may wish to try Exotic Lumber in Annapolis, MD. They specialize in boat-building lumber and have a very large selection. I know they will ship via UPS or FED-EX. and shipping should not break the bank for enough to fabricate a pair of spreaders. Here is their URL: http://exoticlumberinc.com

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If I could not get sitka spruce, my second choice would be douglas fir.

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Much agreed Dennis......And on the topic of fenders, there is one thing that drives me crazy.....That is people out day-sailing with fenders hanging over the side all day long. It is one thing to deploy them before entering the harbor, but come on, stow them while out sailing. :-)

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I have used this Butyl tape that ws 4 years old with NO problems.

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TampaBay wrote: I don't care, that you don't enjoy my thread. There are many many other threads on the forum that you could check out. The point is, that thousands of eyeballs still visit the forum every month. For anyone willing to contribute content, your efforts will not go unnoticed. You were t...

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If you wish to know the truth and this will probably rub you the wrong way, but I and about a dozen others have moved on to other forum sites where those who post stick to boating topics rather than flora/fauna and motor vehicle restoration. We feel there are plenty of forums where those kind of top...

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Instead of through bolting, try using SS or Bronze lag bolts long enough to go into the beam a couple of inches. I had a boat with a deck stepped mast that was done this way. Never had a problem.

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I have used Perfection over West System epoxy but the West epoxy must be scuffed up sufficiently to give the surface some tooth for the Perfection to grasp. I found 100 or 120 grit seemed to do a pretty good job.

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How about a Teflon bushing (2 inch OD and 1.5 inch ID) at the bottom of the glass tube where it exits the hull. It could have a 2.5 inch or so OD shoulder which could be fastened to the hull with a couple of machine screws into tapped holes in the hull to keep it from possibly turning and riding up ...

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seasailor55,
I had a dock-mate some 20 year ago who had a Paceship 23. If my memory serves me correctly, she was a very quick boat in her day and her owner sailed her like she was a spirited dinghy. :-)
Best of luck

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Congratulations, she looks like a real sweet vessel. :-)

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Another possibility is using fiberglass shower panels. They come in 4 ft x 8 ft sheets and are about 1/8 inch thick so they bend to the curvature of the overhead quite easily. They have a textured finish and clean very easily. I have a couple of friends who used these panels on the overhead of their...

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Tiago, I had vinyl on the sides if the V-berth on my boat and removed it and replaced with wood ceiling strips. You can use a light wood such as ash, cyprus, satinwood or any other wood of your liking. Here is a pic of one side of the V-berth before installing trim at either end. http://www.earlylig...

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Congratulations, she is a beauty1 Tell your Venture Scouts that they should be proud of their accomplishments, Now all that hard work pays off in fun on the water.:-)

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CharlieJ None of the canvas shops around here will use aluminum tubing for either dodgers or bimini tops. The reason given by all of them is that if salt water gets inside the tubing it begins to decay on the inside. It will not be noticed until one day the tubing just breaks from the corrosion. Whe...

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You get what you pay for. A well made bimini from a reputable canvas shop would have had a stainless steel frame instead of the cheap aluminum frame that Taylor Made uses. It would also have been covered in Sunbrella acrylic fabric and cost over twice as much as the junk he purchased from Taylor Mad...

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Dennis,
I believe you are spot on. I feel that for the average weekend boater money spent on battery temperature monitoring could be put to better use on other items.

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The two Tritons I know of that have been re-powered with diesels also used 3 blade props. The aperture on a Triton is quite small.

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The MINIMUM vertical clearance between the tip of the propeller blade to the hull or prop aperture should be 15% if the prop diameter.

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Jeff,
Michigan props website (http://www.miwheel.com/) should provide the info you need. Good luck!

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What an interesting project. Please keep us informed of your plans and post plenty of pics no matter what course you take.

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Wow, what a beautiful job and a wonderful bit of documentation. Congrats on a job well done!

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Glad to hear the project appears rock solid. I look forward to your pics. Meanwhile enjoy the sailing

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Wow, that i one sweet looking vessel; What harbor is she moored in?

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That is one fine looking vessel. Who is the designer of the Contessa 32?

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Steve,

Is there an external rub rail on the hull that may be using it for backing for attaching screws? If you have any photos of this 1 x 1 stiffener you could post here it might be helpful.

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SS chain-plates have served many of us very well for many years. It is just one more item that should be checked from time to-time. I pulled my 31 year old SS chain-plates .last year. There was absolutely NO sign of crevice corrosion. I do take care to re-bed them about every 3 years.

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All I can say is WOW !!!!! You certainly have far more patience than I do. How long does it take you to complete one port?

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I would think 9 inches would be more than enough I wish there was 9 inches clearance to the raw water pump cover on my Westerbeke 27.

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There are a number of things that can cause vibration including:
Lose engine mounts (either at the engine or the bed logs)
Old and tired engine mounts
Poor shaft alignment
A worn cutlass bearing
A shaft that is not true (bent)
A bent prop or a prop out of balance
A badly fouled prop

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How costly is it to have stainless steel polished by a shop that specializes in it?

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YES....disconnect the shaft coupling from the transmission BEFORE you loosen the engine mounts.

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This is infornation from Vanaheim Technologies Ltd website. Hope it helps. Carbon Fibre has been a real boon to the racing dinghy sailor. It's long lasting properties ensure that the inital higher cost of a spar is easily offset by a long life span. Add to this is the ability of a carbon spar to be ...

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If your engine is tucked well back under the cockpit sole and you merely wish to raise it up sufficiently to replace the motor mounts, try this trick. Place a deflated basketball, volleyball or soccer ball under the engine's oil pan.. Now, just inflate the ball sufficiently to get it raised the requ...

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I hear you....The newer four strokes have a lot going for them, but price is not one of them. That said, I have a 2001 four stroke, air cooled 2 HP Honda that I hang on either my 8 ft 6 in inflatable with a roll-up floor or my little 8 foot sailing dinghy and it does a wonderful job, is extremely qu...

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Most engine instruments have provisions for lighting. Check the back of each instrument and see if there is a small hole (roughly 1/2 in diameter) that a lamp socket snaps into.

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