Tod: I am about to start on my rudder. What epoxy did you use, how many coats and what varnish?. I have West marine two part epoxy since I am over drilling and back filling all the holes on the deck. Can I use this on the rudder? All details/tips would be highly welcomed. Thanks. Maiki
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:htmills@;bright.net] Sent: None To: >Mboats< Subject: Re: M_Boats: Resealing tiller & Rudder & Outboard questions Hi, Jim This summer I sealed my new rudder with epoxy, coating the epoxy w/ varnish for UV protection. My boat is dry-sailed. Not sure what the 7.5 weighs, but a former owner of BuscaBrisas who sailed her from Port Angeles, WA to Bella Coola, BC and back started out with a Honda 5 with no alternator and then traded outboards with someone he met along the way. The outboard he traded for was a Honda 8 with an alternator (Rod wanted the alternator for battery charging). After I came to own her (buying her without an outboard), Rod mentioned that the 8 hp was noticably too heavy for the boat. Maybe you can compare the weight of the 7.5 to the 8 (79# dry for longshaft) and the 5 (61# dry for longshaft). Hope this helps, Tod Mills M17 #408 "BuscaBrisas" ---------- > Hello everyone, > > I am going strip & reseal my tiller & rudder this winter, but I don't know > what sealer to use. My local marine shop only had a paint that would > tolerate being submersed. They did not think polyurethane was appropriate. > Has anyone done this before & have any suggestions. > > Also, am considering buying a used 1992 Honda 7.5 hp motor for my M17. Does > anyone have any experience with this motor. What is it worth on the used > market, and is it too big for the boat. > > Thanks in advance, > > Jim Easton > > _________________________________________________________________ > Choose an Internet access plan right for you -- try MSN! > http://resourcecenter.msn.com/access/plans/default.asp > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
