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Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 05-12-2014, 10:01
Replies: 15
Views: 5,494
Posted By flo617
Re: Replacement of the Chainplate System

Correct
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 05-12-2014, 01:04
Replies: 15
Views: 5,494
Posted By flo617
Re: Replacement of the Chainplate System

9800 That's 1400 more than the official displacement.

Here is the chainplate, I cut it just before it angled out through the deck. There is a 45degree steel plate welded to reinforce the...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 02-12-2014, 08:56
Replies: 15
Views: 5,494
Posted By flo617
Re: Replacement of the Chainplate System

I have not glassed any piece yet. When I said I was done with the preparation, I merely meant that I had sanded the paint off a considerable section around the area and ground the corner around the...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 02-12-2014, 07:47
Replies: 15
Views: 5,494
Posted By flo617
Re: Replacement of the Chainplate System

Because I was not sure about the state of the original chainplates since I could not inspect them. In order to pull one out I had to cut it.

The original chainplate had a sharp "S" shape and...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 01-12-2014, 22:19
Replies: 15
Views: 5,494
Posted By flo617
Replacement of the Chainplate System

Hello,

I removed one upper chainplate from my 29' boat. The original setup had the chainplate embedded in fiberglass. The chainplate would make a couple of near 90 degrees turns (reinforced with a...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 16-07-2013, 17:23
Replies: 6
Views: 2,036
Posted By flo617
Re: glassed in chainplate angst

Only a couple of inches.

I'd be focusing on the lower ones first. I'm not sure what to do with the upper as I don't want to mess with the angle.
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 16-07-2013, 13:49
Replies: 6
Views: 2,036
Posted By flo617
glassed in chainplate angst

Hello, I might have posted long ago on the subject, I don't remember...

Anyway, my chainplates have come to haunt me once again. They are glassed onto the hull from the inside and I'm slowly...
Forum: Lithium Power Systems 19-12-2012, 22:37
Replies: 7,793
Views: 1,551,213
Posted By flo617
A li-ion or li-phosphate battery requires a...

A li-ion or li-phosphate battery requires a different charging pattern than a lead acid battery even if the nominal voltage is the same.

Use a lead acid designed charger on a li ion battery and...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 06-11-2012, 13:50
Replies: 10
Views: 2,337
Posted By flo617
If you just want to spend 7 month, maybe you...

If you just want to spend 7 month, maybe you should look into renting possibilities.

Apparently there is some tourism industry there based around this concept so exploring the non-owning part...
Forum: Challenges 31-10-2012, 23:18
Replies: 47
Views: 8,669
Posted By flo617
I think you might be right. If the OP was sailing...

I think you might be right. If the OP was sailing with a strongly de-powered sail as he seems to indicate, he might have just stalled the boat.
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 29-10-2012, 15:03
Replies: 10
Views: 8,831
Posted By flo617
I know the surveyor for my boat (unrelated to the...

I know the surveyor for my boat (unrelated to the I36) mentioned something about some potential crack on the hull around the mast step on the I36.

I really do not know the boat at all so someone...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 23-10-2012, 09:33
Replies: 17
Views: 6,662
Posted By flo617
When dreams surface into reality, a slight...

When dreams surface into reality, a slight popping sound can sometimes be heard.


Go on a cruise on one of those schooners that haul tourists around (like i did in key west). Maybe you can...
Forum: Meets & Greets 19-10-2012, 09:34
Replies: 30
Views: 2,310
Posted By flo617
Hi Aaron, Before investing your fortune into...

Hi Aaron,

Before investing your fortune into a boat which might or might not bring you happiness, a boat that will be hard to resell and cost money and effort in upkeep, why don't you find...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 18-10-2012, 17:40
Replies: 8
Views: 1,755
Posted By flo617
It's a Columbia29 from1967. The reason of my...

It's a Columbia29 from1967. The reason of my concern is that there is a depression in the hull around where the chainplates are attached. The chainplates are tabbed to the inside of the hull.

The...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 18-10-2012, 15:24
Replies: 8
Views: 1,755
Posted By flo617
I need to know for peace of mind. I want to know...

I need to know for peace of mind. I want to know if it's worth to keep working on my boat or if i should give up on it for coastal cruising.
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 18-10-2012, 13:26
Replies: 8
Views: 1,755
Posted By flo617
How to Assess Layup

Mainly, how does one check to see if a hull is made using a chopper gun or using hand lay-up technique? (On a 40+ year old boat)
Forum: Meets & Greets 18-10-2012, 11:06
Replies: 10
Views: 926
Posted By flo617
Thanks!

Thanks!
Forum: Meets & Greets 17-10-2012, 14:49
Replies: 10
Views: 926
Posted By flo617
New user

Hello,

I just joined this forum. I'm also on sailnet

I am the owner of a Columbia 29MkII #221 (year is unclear but certainly 1966-1967). in the San Francisco bay. I'm currently berthed at...
Forum: Our Community 17-10-2012, 14:42
Replies: 226
Views: 48,877
Posted By flo617
Re: I Wish I Never Bought This Boat

Those are words I repeat to myself everytime I go to the boat to work on it so at least twice a week. I try to keep it sailable though and it can still handle the SF bay slot aparently so I guess I...
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