Do you have a rough idea of what galvanizing costs, Q? I'm sure it would be a good plan of action if the costs are reasonable. And you do not...
I've been away for a while, so I hadn't heard the news. Paul (PAR) helped me from the very beginning of my restoration - at first a little amused...
Man...steel don't grow on trees, evidently...$99 US for the plate to make the new, properly sized centerboard. and that's for cold rolled. $280...
The stainless centerboard that came on my 16' restoration is not per drawing and undersized. Quotes on 3/16" CR steel 24" X 54" is about $100. I...
There's a little bit of an issue in that - for the simplicity of the drawing - I did NOT put the curve of the keelson in the drawing, knowing I...
Ha! Good choice. I love that channel... I'm a ferry ride and a couple very pleasant driving hours from Leo's site, and I have often considered...
Hey everyone, thanks for your suggestions and information. A lot to think about and process. Messabout, thanks for the kind words. This boat...
I'm back. It's been a while - changes in jobs, death in the family, etc., etc. - life. But I have continued work on my basket case, which has...
Yeah, it seems to me an odd design, though I am certainly no boat designer/builder. I have always thought of a 'keel' as being a single, heavy...
Thanks, guys, I appreciate you taking the time to advise : ) I imagine if the mating surfaces are left clean but slightly rough that will allow...
I've decided to remove the centerboard box and bedlogs and re-build that entire area. The more I've gotten into it the more I realize I just...
I have decided to do some structural re-building on my little 16' sailboat restoration job, and other than some small repairs I have not done any...
Thanks, Messabout. I have put about 9-months of work into the boat, thus far, so failure isn't an option at this point. I am starting to...
Thanks for your input, Messabout. You've made some good points and it's always appreciated! Crawled under and took a pic of the keel/bedlog...
So. Flipped and stripped the boat. I knew I had some rot issues with the keelson, as the fiberglass had been broken and I could see some rot...
Minno, I'm new to epoxy, too, and have learned a few things (some of them the hard way!), but I agree on the mixing: Get a timer app and mix for...
Actually, much of the normally well-soaked western side of the Cascades has been declared in drought by Washington State's Governor. This is from...
Spiders. That's all I have to say about that.
Congrats, Furb, I'm sure you will have a lot of fun. I bought a 16' '58 Crescent off CL a little under a year ago that looks surprisingly like...
That must explain why all the glaciers in the arctic region are disappearing. As for my state, the winter of '13/'14 was so dry we had the...
