Recent content by Wander

I have made the decision to put my lovely 36C Wanderlust on the market. A listing can be found here: https://www.sailboatlistings.com/view/81202 The boat is in solid shape and has been well cared for. As far as I know I'm the 3rd owner, and it's always been a fresh water boat. Let me know...

Here is a link to one of the most informative write-ups about bedding with butyl that I've found. I can't remember if it addresses the expoxy build-out, but as far as I know that is still the best way to go. I have to install a new winch and some cleats on my cabin top and plan to go that...

That post was dated almost a year ago with no reply, so we can only guess. I don't know if that is the same Maine Sail that posts here, maybe he can add some insight. I'm assuming the 'epoxy overbore' that is referenced is the practice of removing some of the inner core material and...

David, Thanks. That is what I was looking for. I had actually ordered the butyl tape from the link tadslc provided above. It's grey rather than black but is 1/2" wide which should be a bit easier to work with than the 1.5" stuff from McMaster (and half the price.) But the butyl caulk hit the...

Thanks Tad. That link was for butyl tape, which I did order so I don't have to always steal from my friends. Still loolking for butyl caulk or an equivalent for my hatches.

One more piece of information. I'm looking for a caulk that is black, which will match what was in use in the past. Again, this is to caulk the gap between the wooden hatch and the lexan 'glass'. Thanks, Joe

Thanks Mark. I'll look into that area as well.

Really? There are a lot of products out there that claim to be butyl caulk. Is this not the same thing?

Can anyone recommend a brand and/or source for good, marine grade butyl caulk? I know I can get a variety of options from places like Home Depot or Amazon, but I don't know if these will cut the mustard on a boat. I've got access to some good butyl tape, but I need to rebed the glass in my top...

Just to follow up on this post, I never received a reply from my message to the Bruce King people regarding drawings. I'm assuming it's not something they want to do very often for people.

Fortunately I have a good friend that is a fiberglass expert. With his guidance I hope to make short work of things. Tonight the grinding begins!

I do have an oscillating tool. I bought the first one on the market a couple years ago from Dremel. Definately not in the same league as the Fein or Milwaukee, but it was wonderful for getting around the chain plates and bulkheads. (Un)fortunately I don't have a lot of hair left to go to much...

Recorring is well on its way Sorry everyone for not keeping up with my own post. The past four weeks have been spent energetically, if not enthusiastically, removing about 50% of the core from my deck. I did decide to do this from below. From the perspective of hind-sight this was definately...

David, I did see an article on putting new gelcoat on the deck, althought that write up was more about trying to match the existing molded non-skid. I'm going to spend this weekend thinking about the pros and cons of both approaches and hope to make a decision so I can start cutting next...

Wow, just when I think I've got a good plan in place in my mind, along comes other good advice. I have indeed made my test cores from below, and I've made a detailed map of the deck using a moisture meeter to know where the truly wet spots are. But I was planning to start the real cutting from...