Recent content by sv.islandgirl

Thanks all for the replies. I'm back from the lake and just now examining all of the info. Time is of the essences and I was still hoping to launch this week hower not at the expense of a potential dismasting later in the season. The new spreaders option obviously sounds best. Did the holes in...

Getting ready to step the mast today and what the hell, broken spreader bracket (not sure if that is the official name but the bracket that bolts to the mast that the spreaders attach to). I think it was likely broken through mishandeling during the mast take down last fall rather than fatigue...

I read the article on rebedding on this site and have followed it, the dremel bit, the counter sunk holes, and the butyl tape. The article was great, the procedure gets easier the more holes you fill, and hopefully the result will be no more water penetration.

Regarding the "peanut butter" approach - I was thinking of something similiar (as I was puzzeling over how to fill a down hill void clear full of epoxy without it running all over the deck) but I wasn't sure enough of the epoxy that it would seal the balsa core against water intursion of it was...

Thanks for the replies, phone call, and information. I guess I missed the part about the heat buildup in the instructions. Well one more hole to go, but with this new info it should go better.

Even now about 30 mins later, cupping your hands above the hole, it's like putting your hands above a warm cup of coffee. Perhaps too much epoxy and not enough room to vent the heat? I don't know.

OK, now that the smoke has subsided here's what happened. I had removed the waste pump out deck fill (2" deck cout out) with the intent to replace and rebed. I decided to fille the whole thing with epoxy and then use a hole saw to reopen the deck fill opening. I removed the balsa core out...

If you are an epoxy (West Systems) expert and can spare a minute and a phone call pls call. 7:20 PM CDT. I'm at the boat and the stuff is smoking. Too hot to touch the deck that it is under. Got the fire extin. out just in case. 913-219-8656

I know the topic of the E27 deep bilge with the thin fiberglass at the rear has been discussed on here before. I'm considering glassing in a piece of starboard about 18 inches from the top that would essentially create a "false bottom". This would isolate the bottom portion of the bilge from the...

Make me one too James make me one too. The PO on my 27 mad some crappy plexiglass thing. I'm wanting to replace it this year but appears to be outside my limited woodworking abilities. Just joking about making me one but I am interested in how your project goes. Plywood and varnish isn't...

I'm rebedding the coach top winches and the stanchion bases. I have a couple of questions and would like some thoughts. I'm planning on doing the whole overdrill/epoxy/redrill/backingplate thing. 1. The coach top winches (Barlow 16s) had a thin rubber gasket between the winch base and the...

I recently drilled a through deck hole to install a fresh water deck fill. When I drilled the hole I observed that the balsa core (particularly the forward facing part of the hole) was very damp. Soft to the point I could clean out some of it with my finger. As part of the project I'm replacing...

When putting the Island Girl on the trailer last fall I must have banged the aft edge of the keel against the trailer. It was a very strong gusting cross wind and I knew I hit the trailer but I was surprised to see the damage on the keel this spring. Do to working out of town I am just now...

Jarod Yes, wet cusions. Also you will probably find that you are accumulating water at the aft end of the quarter birth. In my case mostly related to leaking chainplates and a little bit due to leaking windows. The windows were easy to fix, following the wonderful directions located on this site.

I have an e27 that I trailered from Texas to Kansas City. Send me an email with your contact information and I can give you some additional details. If you are looking for a place to sail let me know I can give you some hints on that as well. My email address is sv.islandgirl@earthlink.net.