Recent content by Chris Glasspool

Sounds like reconditioning while in the slip would be easier with something like the New Coat 2. Applying 3 to 5 thin coats in a 4 to 5 foot square with an applicator, is easier than what's been described so far. The applicator might need a pole attachment, but I don't see any hardship with this...

Thanks, they both look great. I'm trying this product first on our San Juan 21, which is beat, and if it works as well as advertised with less time, and cost than buff & wax, then I'll do the E25 too.

Hi Folks, Anyone ever used this product: http://www.newglass2.com/cgi-bin/cp-app.cgi?usr=51F2855841&rnd=372902&rrc=N&affl=&cip=&act=&aff=&pg=splash ? It is an acrylic top coat that is supposed to look great, and do away with buffing and waxing. Needs to be renewed without stripping every...

Adam, On my E25, the 1 (maybe 1.5?, and is approximatively half the size of your average barbecue tank) gallon tank is mounted in the open air, at the end of the cockpit seats, at the stern end. It takes up little room, and doesn't impact this area where the stern swimming cut out is located...

Steve, I got good product , and service too, and my comments were not to be disparaging towards the vendor. I would do business with them again. If the board floats then it really is a major mistake, and I'm sure it will get rectified to Bobby's satisfaction. - chris

Roscoe, The Ida-Sailor board has a rounded leading edge with a proper dynamic shape, which should provide as much or more lift than the original board. I think they may have mentioned a modernization of the profile. I imagine that Bobby's new board is constructed as a fiberglass over foam unit...

This board was the first of it's kind from Ida-Sailor as the HDPE plastic that they had been using is no longer economically available. They made a fiberglass version for Bobby. It would appear to be a real bone-head mistake for them to forget to put any lead in it. I too think they should pay...

Maybe try leaving a radio turned on. Ospreys are protected in this state (Wash.), and are fun to watch catch fish by swooping down. I haven't heard of them being a nuisance in Lake Chelan. I've had bears, cougars, coyotes, rattle snakes, etc. in my yard, and honestly, I'ld rather have these...

Great photo! I put it up as my screen saver. Thanks.

Every E25 that stays in a slip will eventually need this treatment as the iron core will eventually swell, and need work, so your offer is taken gratefully. I have this to do in the future, and so does a club friend with his E25. How did constructing your CB come out? Big job? Looking...

Last time I posted this link in the same way it took one straight to the article. This time you need to the box titled Compass marine project articles, and click on this. Once on this page go down to the box titled: Sealing Deck Penetrations to prevent core rot...

Here is that article I was writing about: www.pbase.com/mainecruising/sealing the deck . He goes into re-potting the holes in great detail, including putting black Gorilla Duck-tape under the ceiling to stop excess epoxy from leaking out. I have this job to do in the next few weeks, and am going...

You put the black Gorilla Duck-tape on the ceiling. This topic has been covered before , and somewhere is a link with a good lesson on the subject. - chris

Glyn, Yep, I'm sure it's exciting. Swordfish are spooked by noise. You go out on the bow sprit and maneuver almost over the fish; push the Dart into the back of the swordfish. The dart comes loose off the shaft, and has a line attached, which goes back to the dingy that is being towed. Two...

Hi All, I sent an outline of the board, and some notes to Bobby G. today, and I kept the original copy in case someone else looses their board, and doesn't want to purchase one. Ida-Sailor says that the replacement board is closer to the NACA foil, which is a chart that can be found in...