Thanks @bigd14 - I cleaned up the area under the seahood and the stops look pretty good to me.
Your reply above makes me think though.. if they are in he way of the G10 discs, I could trim the forward edge of them (since the stop is reliant on the aft edge)
Staging the G10 discs. The same size hole saw will be used to carve a void in the underside of the sea hood of the same thickness as the discs. Then the discs will be epoxied in place and glassed over. Holes will be drilled and tapped in the discs for 3/8" fastener bolts. There should be nothing...
Today the rigger cut out the aluminum plate which was embedded into the sea hood. The through bolts for the cabin top traveler were threaded through the sea hood and the plate. We all know the tale when stainless steel met aluminum. Water had intruded and corrosion had proceeded to the point of...
Unfortunately, not that I know of.. Business name is Covercraft, in Richmond, CA (San Francisco Bay). I believe they may even have a patent or two for their designs
The folks making my dodger like to employ a slotted attachment on the bottom edge of the fabric. It works similar to the luff tape on a furler with the dodger edge being the luff and the fastened and bedded edge on the cabin top being the furler foil. This results in no spray squirting through...
No, the aft lazarette lids on the 32-3 are solid with no perforation
Nice solution for covering the hole. Be sure to seal the holes and the circumference with Sikaflex 291 or similar to keep the salt and spray out
There is a 1x4 piece of lumber which is glued with super hardened construction adhesive at a ~45° angle facing inboard on each side of the deckhead. It's a centerpiece of headliner attachment as the cloth turns up to create a space for the interior cabin grab rails.
I started in with a mallet...
Yea, perhaps Grant is right.. I might have *too* much time on my hands currently. But, it's fun. Labor of love for sure.
I bought a Festool Multi-Mode ROTEX RO 90 FEQ-Plus and a dust extractor. The ROTEX has two modes for material removal and final finishing with both round and delta pads...
Honestly, if that's the only part you need, then yes: https://www.westmarine.com/perko-medium-duty-battery-selector-switch-281469.html
Save the money for other things on the boat ;)
A brief pause while you retrieve your jaw from the floor or keyboard...
In the midst of a major refit of running gear, I started removing the headliner on Rumour. Abhorred by a million and one rusted staples, a series of complex folds, and a lot of mold, I started thinking there's gotta be a...
Wow, what a horrendous accident. Sounds like the skipper had horrible judgment and poor operational practices. That aside, it makes sense about the added danger of a bridge deck traveler. I've been thinking about the added awareness and safety protocol that will need to be explained to crew and...