I am looking to reduce weather helm. It's bad! Boat wants to round up all the time and I am constantly using pressure to control the rudder with...
Looking for owners of Victoria Eighteen Sailboats. Want to discuss modifications. Please email me at handerson1958@yahoo.com Thanks Harold
victoria eighteen I have a Victoria Eighteen. It is very good on all points of sail. The boat draws 2 feet with basically a modified full keel....
Sikoflex is a name I am familiar with. My boat is solid glass no core. Thanks
I am not familiar with Fix Tech, Polyeurethane. Who makes it? Will it hold the backing plate and sea cock over the thru-hull hole if the thru...
If Star Board was used for the thru hull backing plates can it be glued to the hull using West Epoxy? Can star board be threaded or will i need...
Thank you for the ideas and experience. We are going to buy or build a 10 foot hard dinghy to hip tow our boat with a high output 9.9 outboard....
Thank you all for your ideas. I'm sorry that I forgot to say that my hull is made out of fiberglass. That was stupid of me. Thank you for the...
Is plywood the material of choice for thru hull backing plates? What other materials can be used? Must the seacock bolts come thru the hull?...
Is plywood the prefered material for thru hull backing plates? What other types of backing plates can be used. Must the seacock flange bolts be...
By tried and true you mean to stick with plywood? Is it ok to not drill the mounting holes thru the hull? Thanks
I will be changing to marelon thru hulls on my fuji sailboat. I don't want to drill any more holes in the hull to mount the seacocks. Can I just...
What size outboard would I need to do a hip tow? Can I use a hard dinghy. We are looking for a 10footer that we can sail,row and power. Thanks...
Hi, I have a Fuji 35 ketch sailboat with a perkins 50 hp diesel engine based in Corpus Christi, Tx. The engines reliability is suspect. I will...
