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[quote=charlescarlis]Same with mine - the previous guy had copper anti-fouling on it.  I'm also interested in what takes the stuff off easiest.  I'm guessing sanding, but would rather not sand as much as possible to preserve the thickness of the fiberglass.  Don't think I, personally have a choice.  Since I've had a very successful 1st season, my 21 is getting new paint this winter.

I've purchased a bunch of galvanized steel to weld up stops, just like mentioned to pull the boat up to.  They will use rubber, keel vee-stops and I'm going to connect the two with a cross bar that will hold a permanently mounted gin pole.  The stops will have eye bolts as well, in line with the pivot point of the mast ball so I can attach the trap lines for stabilization of the mast as I raise the mast with the winch.  Sounds complicated, but should have 90%+ done by Monday - it should be easy.  I'll post pics.

BTW - I re-sewed my tramp with a home sewing machine (Janome).  Worked great - just used dual-duty polyester thread.  The original thread had completely rotted away.  But, it'll need to be redone with proper V-92 thread I'm sure.  Still, it worked and is holding up fine now.  Sailrite has some pretty good vid's on how to do this for a new tramp, if you're inclined.  I then added a couple of custom pockets for halyard, water bottles/other stuff.  Handy.  Good luck!  You'll love these boats.[/quote]

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