Centerboard, yes. Sorry. The cable seems to be OK, but the board itself is just so massive - nothing like any I've known on smaller boats. No way to pull it up without using a winch.
Ron On Apr 17, 2013, at 11:07 AM, Joel Aronson <joel.aron...@gmail.com> wrote: > Ron, > > Welcome. I assume you mean the centerboard does not lower all the way? I've > got a keel model. my main concern would be the condition of the cable. > > I had Osprey Marine at Herrington Harbor South soda blast,epoxy and paint the > bottom of my boat 1 1/2 years ago. They did 4 coats of epoxy, 2 of paint. > > 35/3 > The Office > Annapolis > > > On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 10:54 AM, Ron Kaye <ronkaye...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Yes we are a little late, its time to get moving on this. We are >> cruiusers, not racers and work full time - so we have to pay through >> the nose for this kind of thing. I do need to know a bit about how >> best to proceed. >> >> Her bottom needs to be stripped, and I've decided to consider the soda >> blasting for that. Caked and cracked paint with some painted over >> cracked off flake areas. She was surveyed - its just old layers of >> paint - her hull is sound. >> >> So after the soda-blasting what is next for the hull - do I need a new >> barrier coat at this point? We will change the bottom color from >> blue to black and get a new waterline painted. I would like the paint >> to last two or more seasons. Primer? Coats? >> >> Also, the keel won't drop past about 80-90%. Do I need to haul this >> and put it high enough to drop the keel, or dig a trench under the >> hull to drop it? Sand, grind, primer and paint? Any special pointers >> for dealing with a sticky keel? It retracts ok but just doesn't drop >> all the way. Not a big deal as we are cruisers not racers, but I >> would like it to work correctly and, of course, not get stuck. Please >> don't tell me to drop the keel unless you really have to tell me that. >> >> >> One last detail will be to paint the new name on her transom. The >> previous one is painted on. Would it be best to sand off the name and >> repaint the transom? Hull color is smoke white (original). Can that >> be matched with new paint? >> >> Finally, if anyone knows a provider in the Rhodes River (just South of >> Anapolis) area that can do this reasonably and well I'd appreciate any >> contact info on that. >> >> And yes we will do a name change ceremony with champagne sloshed and >> swallowed appropriately. >> >> Thanks to any kind C&C sevants >> >> Name to be changed >> 1986 35/3 >> -- >> Ron >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > > -- > Joel > 301 541 8551 > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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