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PPete the Cat replied to the thread Vendors, General Insurance options for older boats?.I was in the insurance business, insurance brokers are not always your best friend when it comes to deals. Their "free" services are...
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PI have no direct knowledge but would suggest you measure your exact set up. Most older boats like ours have been through at least a few...
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PPete the Cat replied to the thread Vendors, General Insurance options for older boats?.$1400 seems like a lot for liability. About 5 years ago I had liability only on my Folkboat from Progressive for $500K--I think it was...
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PPete the Cat reacted to Christian Williams's post in the thread Deck Repair, Injectadeck and Options [Master Thread] with
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Ah, gentlemen of quick persuasion: YouTube has taught me everything I know, from the fingerings of Django Reinhardt to the arguments of... -
PPete the Cat replied to the thread KEEL & Bottom work!.Looks like an old repair in there. Have isolated the leak to this keel area? Is the laminate cracked in the bilge?
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PPete the Cat replied to the thread Autopilot/Windvane question: waves.I don't disagree with anything said here. I have a Raymarine under deck autopilot on my Tartan 37 that has handled 30kt quartering 15'...
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PPete the Cat reacted to Christian Williams's post in the thread Autopilot/Windvane question: waves with Like.
Tbe answer, for any autopilot system, is to reduce sail until the boat is balanced, meaning sailing itself more or less. In those...
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PPete the Cat replied to the thread Spreader boots.I have always had leather on my Tartan 37 for the last 25 years. They stay on because they come off annually for winter storage and get...
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PPete the Cat replied to the thread Shaft Seal Leak - Yacht Sinks.I had a PSS bellows break on a delivery a couple decades ago with a full crew on nicely maintained Swan 48. We were going up the...
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PPete the Cat replied to the thread Change is not always improvement [Defender, West Marine].You are right, I was wrong. WM is not in Chapter 11. They have been through a number of restructurings under various management...
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PPete the Cat replied to the thread Change is not always improvement [Defender, West Marine].Defender and West Marine (recently filed for bankruptcy) were taken over by private equity and I think you see the resultsf. I am not...
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PPete the Cat replied to the thread Chain plate/Bulkhead help please..True marine plywood should be fine. The bulkhead tabbing looks sort of wimpy to me. I this a lower shroud chainplate? I think you are...
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PPete the Cat replied to the thread Chain plate/Bulkhead help please..I much dislike that welded deck plate design on the chainplate. Did all the early Ericsons have that? Decks flex and twist on the best...
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PPete the Cat replied to the thread Chain plate/Bulkhead help please..The first picture shows a bulkhead that needs to be replaced. I would not approve the "sandwich" or penetrating epoxy option. This is...
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PPete the Cat replied to the thread The $9k Boat That's Teaching Me a $14k Lesson - '81 Ericson 30+.You can save money by going to the traditional bronze stuffing box and, for anyone doing serious offshore work, I recommend it (Don't...