$500 in materials..?..LOL..more like 50 bucks.
I can see 15 hours of work. The most important part would be to fix that open
seam to prevent water
from rusting your steel shot ballast and swelling up the trunk and pinching the
centerboard.
Once the board is removed and the boat is on the hoist a good glass man could
grind, fill and lay a
nice narrow bond around the perimeter of the trunk. Maybe 1.5 hours.
As for the down-stop pin; simply remove it, (while your waiting for the seam to
cure) and lay in some
mat/clothe to fill the entire area. Block sand it; re-drill a new hole with a
new stainless bolt. This area has
no bearing on the water-tight integrity of the boat.
The only difficult part is hoisting the boat in the air for the day and
removing/re-installing the old
centerboard. Perhaps you could move the wifes car to the street and hoist the
boat with some
Harbor Frieight chain-hoists in your garage....?......
While the board is out, might as well sand it and paint it with some primer and
hard bottom paint.
Good luck
Bob
(949) 489-8227
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> Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:44:54 -0500> Subject: Re: M_Boats: Repair needed for
> M-17> > Hi Chad,> > thanks for your reply. I am in Madison, WI, which is not
> ridiculously > far from MN. Where are you located? The guy at the local yard
> said the > work would be 3-4 days (one day grind away the existing glass, one
> day > to lay it up, one day to gelcoat it on), so 25-30 hours of work. He >
> mentioned about $500 in materials. All this sounds excessive to me, > but I
> have no prior experience with boat yards. If you can recommend a > good place
> to go to, I'd appreciate it.> > Perhaps when they work on this they could
> also fiberglass the seal > also, since I have little experience with any of
> this.> > Thanks,> > Andrei.> > > > >
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