Thanks to all of you who offered an opinion. We went yesterday on the lake again with the M-17, and the rigging and de-rigging went much better this time. I guess it'll get better with experience.
A few more questions: -- I am now refinishing the outside wood, which was covered in some kind of varnish which was peeling badly. What do people prefer, leave the teak oiled and not varnish it, or put a coat of Cetol on it? -- there are some spots on the deck where some small dark spots are starting to appear. I guess it is probably some light mold. Any suggestions for products to remove it, and then is there something I could put on to stunt its growth? -- how do you remove old decals (old registration numbers/registration stickers)? -- I have found at Home Depot a product called liquid fiberglass, which you pour on wood and they say it creates a coating like 60 layers of varnish. Has anyone used anything like this? I wanted to use it on the spots on the rudder where the existing varnish is peeling, as a temporary fix. In the future I was planning on stripping the entire rudder and recoating it in this stuff. -- are the hatch boards teak or regular wood? How do you strip them? -- and my old question: how urgent is it to rebed all the deck hardware? What compund do people use to seal the screws? How long a job is it? Any hints on how to do the job? My deck is in very good shape, with no soft spots, but I'd like to keep it that way. I had hoped to do this job in the fall, nowadays when I have free time I'd rather go sailing... -- is there any special maintenance that needs to be done to the two centerboard bolts? The gelcoat around them shows slight signs of rust on an area maybe 1/4" around the bolt. Also, the gelcoat around the rear bolt shows some small cracks, and has started to slightly bubble off. I could post some photos later. What needs to be done about this? The cb itself is moving very easily up and down. Thanks, Andrei. _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
