I'd like to add a cleat on the mast for the main halyard. Not sure how to do that. Since I can't access the inside of the mast for any type of bolt, what do I use to screw the cleat to the mast?
It's happened twice now, capsized and not just over sideways, the boat immediately turtled, making it harder to right again. Any reason why the boat would go straight to turtle?
I ran aground and damaged my daggerboard. Boat did not take on water and the daggerboard trunk seems to be okay. Damage seems to be limited to the board itself. Is there any way I can repair this? Is it a bad idea to try and use it in it's current condition?
Wow. I was impatient and started the repair before I saw either of your posts. I may have to repair again in a couple of seasons, but for now I sanded back a bit more and applied fiberglass. Guess I'll see how that works.
So I figured out why the sunfish was getting so much water when I sailed. Huge cracking on underside of bow. Question, do i need to keep sanding or have I gone far enough? The very front seems to be in good enough shape. Or do I need to sand it out and remove it? And do I just put new fiberglass...
I am getting ready to replace my old rope traveller with a wire one, I think both the plain wire and the one with the loop are class legal. Does anyone have a preference for one or the other, and why?
thanks,
Sue
Try the first option. I did that with my boat last winter, with just two inspection ports, one up near the splashguard and one behind the cockpit. Like yours, I'm not sure what it weighed, but since two of us had trouble carrying it, 300 sounds about right. It's amazing how much lighter it is...
thanks Wayne.
the video also talks about "patch booster" for thinning gelcoat and "dry guide" or "dry glide" for help in sanding. any idea where they have this? I've tried checking on the internet, but no luck on the patch booster, and since I don't know if it's glide or guide - no luck there...
thanks Wayne, that makes perfect sense and if all else fails I can try the inspection port, but I am trying to avoid cutting yet another inspection port into the boat.
I do have another question though, I've seen that gel coat repair video, and at one point it says that the top layer of gelcoat...
Finally took some photos of the problem.
I've got these two holes, next to each other. There are still some spider cracks I need to sand down, and a friend has suggested I just make it one big repair. That gray area is either a former repair, or the edge of the cockpit.
The photos from...
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