[quote=Edchris177]Indy;
I loaded the photo from Image shack, that is a really nice looking boat.
You do indeed have the old style mast base. The mast won't jump off as long as the rigging is tight. Be very careful stepping/unstepping the mast. If funds are tight no need to change it,( it is safe) unless Dan can get you parts cheap. You have the old style straight spreaders, they are are not adjustable.
I can't quite make out the hardware where the bridal wires meet the forestay, looks like factory setup. It looks like there is a Davis wind Indicator there, if the vane gone, you can get replacements, or make one.
Re front beam, I see yo have the end caps, that's good, they don't make them anymore & the price was ridiculous. Nacraman57 figured out a way to build very nice ones cheap.
You have the preventer from beam ends to mast that keeps jib blocks from hanging up. You have the tiller extension.
DO-remove that line from the bottom of the dolphin striker rod to the trailer. Tie it to the end of the V-brace bar(if you really need it)or better yet around the end of the beam, you should be just able to get a line through the tramp at the corners. If you give that line a yank as is, you WILL bend the DS rod,($60).
I wouldn't even think of painting that boat, just clean it with Barkeepers friend & buff it. You cannot cut an inspection hole in front of that beam, so you will have to fix it from outside. If the patch is really crap use really coarse sandpaper & grind it away till center is paper thin,feather out to the edges. it's easier if you have a thin layer of original as backing. Squeejee most of the resin out of your matting so you can layup 4-5 layers without the patch bulging outwards from the hull. Give it a final soft sand to remove rough spots then paint a thin layer of resin over to seal any glass you might have exposed. Then buy a couple of disposable Preval sparayers & gelcoat the patch. If you have experience with that stuff you will probably get it to nearly non noticeable. For now don't worry about the cosmetics, take it out & sail the crap out of it! You may very well put some more dings in it as you figure everything out, then you can fix them all in the off season.<!-- editby --><em>edited by: Edchris177, Sep 14, 2010 - 04:08 PM</em><!-- end editby --> [/quote]
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