What kind of tape do you use to keep the holes dry, especially for a genoa
track? I need to pull the leaking tracks and attend to a soft spot where one
boards at midship.
Ron
Wild Cheri
C 30-1
STL
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Thanks everyone for supporting this list with
Always great, great iformation. I have no experience with vacuum bagging but I
did purchase a unit. I’ll make sure I have all the materials set up and I
think tenting the topside to beyond the rail is the plan. It rains up here and
I plan to have heat. Usually I can look ahead and see a
This is"was my bible to do gelcoat/epoxy repairs. The author fixed many issues
on new/used boats, he built some as well. He always the pros & cons of a topic
( paint vs applying gelcoat, woven roving, epoxy, polyester, delamination ) His
style is easy to read, entertaining and motivates one to
Thanks Jim. We have no such resources up here in SE Alaska. Thanks for the
supply address. I’ll look into their shipping arrangements
James.
> On May 6, 2020, at 1:52 PM, James Hesketh via CnC-List
> wrote:
>
> James,
>
> Just did this on my 26' -- had to repair four small areas of
FYI, the area where my mast collar gets bolted down is solid glass. I
don't know how far out that solid area extends.
Josh Muckley
S/V Sea Hawk
1989 C 37+
Solomons, MD
On Wed, May 6, 2020, 13:14 James Bibb via CnC-List
wrote:
> Ok…had a zoom meeting with the Sailing club and we’re on a
Thanks Nathan…gives me some information to move on. I’ll be re-bedding the
deck hardware as well. It’s time. What’s the scientific word…entropy?
James.
> On May 6, 2020, at 9:32 AM, Nathan Post via CnC-List
> wrote:
>
> Hi James,
>
> I can't offer you specific advice from
Hi James,
I can't offer you specific advice from experience as I am just about to get
into the same project on my C 34. I was able to get end grain balsa core
wood from Jamestown Distributors a few weeks ago
https://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/main.do - I have heard
that some people
Ok…had a zoom meeting with the Sailing club and we’re on a modified racing
season this year for obvious reasons. I’ve missed the window to do some needed
deck repair as by the time the weather changes, it’s sailing season and I keep
on pushing it off to next season not wanting to get into a
