Recent content by mufflaw

Martin is right, the chainplate is only to seal out water, it is not the strength of the rigging. you can remove the plate and put a little epoxy in the hole for the screw, then redrill and replcae the bedding and screw.

Love that tiller, did you make it your self? Looks like Plywood. I'm ready for a new one. Please tell me how you did it ( if it was you that made it)

I recently hauled my '75 E27, and noticed the same problem. The boat yard said that my rudder was water loged, and the rust was the SS post that was rusting inside. I couldn't aford the dry storage while the rudder dryed out, so I'm preparing to remove the rudder while the boat is in the...

I too had slop in my rudder and tiller on my '75 E27. The tiller bracket had the elongated holes, I drilled them a size bigger(from 3/8 to 7/16)The rudder post sleeve had a brass or bronze bushing near the bottom of the sleeve, this had worn, leaving a 1/4" of play. While on the hard, I epoxyed...

Being in the Bahamas, I'm going to have to order a furler out of the states. Before I contact a suplier, What measurments do I have to know, is it just the length of the head stay? Great info so far everyone, Many thanks!

Many Thanks for all the great advice: D

O.K. I just re-read it, and realized that might be the same Nigel you were refering to. He doesn't say which epoxy he used, but West Epoxy System would be superior. He does say that he used through bolts, I would recomend through bolting with the caped nuts on the inside. Hope I helped.

There is a great article (post) on this site under owners and projects. I think West Epoxy was used, It dries hard but is not brittle. Read the post you wont regret it!

Actualy, looking at it this morning, it's not that bad of a finish. It's not a high gloss finish, and it's a little uneven (lumpy) but the original surface was like that to start with. The gel coat is thick and imposible to flow on with any kind of brush, so I rolled most of it and dabed at the...

The gel coat I used (having just completed the job this afternoon) is a brand named Clear Cote, It is mixed with a hardner just like polyster resins. It went on thick and messy and didn't give a pretty finish, but it filled all of the pits and holes in the rough fiberglass, sealing it with a...

I have a 27 also, and i'm going to try painting the interior ( raw fiberglass ) Under berth storage etc. with Boat yard grade gel coat. I've scrubed and preped and plan to paint today, I'll let you know how it turns out.

I have a '75 E 27, same situation, needs lots of work, doing it piece piece, also have an outboard 9.9, does the job. some advice that i have gotten. Back all the deck fittings, cleats, railing bases, winchs, etc. with some good treated ply or better yet star board( marine tuff or a polymer...

Good luck

see your first post for advice

I'm assuming the boat is on dry dock at the moment. If so then the crack has already started to dry, which is important to the repairing process. A crack this size is usually of no structural concern (consult a profesional on that ). If you use your boat, you will have to start the drying...