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Posted: Mar 25, 2012 - 09:34 AM
I put an ad on CL just for parts to a catamaran figuring I could make just about anything work but haven't heard anything back yet. That boom in the classifieds here is just quite a bit too expensive for me. I had to spring for the option of new rigging because there were broken strands in almost all of the rigging that I got with the boat. That was a have to situation. I know I can make a boom from a piece of lumber but haven't been able to find a good enough picture of one to figure out how to make up a substitute for the real boom yet. If I find one I can afford with shipping and all, I'll get it but I know I have options on this one part. -
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Posted: Mar 26, 2012 - 05:17 PM
ebay boom
http://www.ebay.com/itm/P…h=item231ad5d017&vxp=mtr
Edited by Quarath on Mar 26, 2012 - 05:17 PM.
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Dustin Finlinson • Magna, UT
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1982 Prindle 18
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Posted: Mar 26, 2012 - 05:18 PM
No is loose footed.
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Dustin Finlinson • Magna, UT
Member: Utah Sailing Association
1982 Prindle 18
1986 Hobie 17
1982 Prindle 16
1980 Prindle 16(mostly)
1976 Prindle 16(mostly)
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Posted: Mar 26, 2012 - 07:21 PM
I have seen that boom on ebay. Right now, it is just about twice my budget. being n"loose footed, I should be able have one made/make it from parts I can have made whenever the bank gets right if there isn't anything available. I keep getting small things cropping up like needing to fix some old repairs that were just half hidden till I started checking things out. Started with a small blister and wound up much more but nothing I can't handle. One thing I need an opinion about is weather or not I need to fix the soft spots on the decks before trying the boat out for safety or am I running a big chance of breaking the hulls. -
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Posted: Mar 26, 2012 - 11:27 PM
Were are the spots at. If they are where you sit then I would consider doing them first. If they are in front maybe ok if light wind low stress test drive.
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Dustin Finlinson • Magna, UT
Member: Utah Sailing Association
1982 Prindle 18
1986 Hobie 17
1982 Prindle 16
1980 Prindle 16(mostly)
1976 Prindle 16(mostly)
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Posted: Mar 27, 2012 - 02:57 PM
the entire front upper decks are soft. I guess I'll have to fix those first because I don't want any disasters. Really want to just have fun with it once I get it to the water. Don't want to find something new that has to be fixed NOW every time I try to sail it. That would mess the fun part up -
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Posted: Mar 27, 2012 - 08:32 PM
Sailing an old boat the first few times is kinda like that regardless in my opinion. Though I have not done it yet I have to do the same repair on my Hobie 17 soon. It is a well documented repair and should not be be to difficult for either of us I hope. I have the west systems for mine I need to find out if I need filler for it or if thinner is better to get into all the cracks. I still need syringes and a few odds and ends.
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Dustin Finlinson • Magna, UT
Member: Utah Sailing Association
1982 Prindle 18
1986 Hobie 17
1982 Prindle 16
1980 Prindle 16(mostly)
1976 Prindle 16(mostly)
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Posted: Mar 28, 2012 - 12:00 AM
I found a place that sells the same stuff from a company called MARPRO and it is about half the cost of the west system. Does anybody know weather or not their products are any good? If the soft spots would have been safe to sail for the summer, I would have been able to tell weather the gel coat was any good and would have used that as an example of the quality of their products. I would like to know before I do the injection thing because thats probably not going to be able to re-do it if the products don't have the adhesive qualities needed to grab onto the insides of the two layers and make them as one again.
Also, on the filler thing. Doesn't the tutorial on that say that the filler is what gives the repair its strength?
Edited by dtfuqua on Mar 28, 2012 - 12:02 AM. -
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Posted: Apr 16, 2012 - 05:23 PM
Well, I'm still at it. I bought the MarPRO epoxies and went to work First picture is showing the whole top on the hull taped off for drilling. The second shows the small area at the back of the hull where I started to try to get a feel for what I'm getting into. I feel like it should be a disaster but I'm about half finished with this one and where the epoxie is seems a lot tougher that I expected it to be seeing how it felt while doing this. There is more to be done on this deck but I am hopeful. One thing I can add to all the suggestions about doing this job. Have a friend help out. If for no other reason than to hand you pieces of tape to cover the holes where the epoxie starts flowing out. I'm not sure but I think the tape will hold if applied before the epoxie over flows and wets the first tape layer that I used to protect the surface of the deck. I had some do the job but where I was slow getting the tape over a lot of the holes, the tape didn't hold too well.
Edited by dtfuqua on Apr 16, 2012 - 05:28 PM.
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