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Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 14-05-2007, 06:35
Replies: 16
Views: 10,197
Posted By SkipperCanuck
CSY Man...Terra Nova..Alan Wheeler..and all...

CSY Man...Terra Nova..Alan Wheeler..and all others who replied to this thread:

Thanks muchly..this horse has now been well beaten, and my mind is made up. I will do a coat or two of WEST Epoxy...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 13-05-2007, 16:49
Replies: 16
Views: 10,197
Posted By SkipperCanuck
Andy, you speak from long experience. Very hard...

Andy, you speak from long experience. Very hard to disagree with what you said, and in fact, I have no reason to disagree with you. I have no experience with either one of these measures.

I do...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 13-05-2007, 10:02
Replies: 16
Views: 10,197
Posted By SkipperCanuck
Andy..appreciate the corrections to my...

Andy..appreciate the corrections to my assumptions. Last question: Why is WEST epoxy better than Interlux 2000, all other things being equal?
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 13-05-2007, 06:39
Replies: 16
Views: 10,197
Posted By SkipperCanuck
I appreciate that reply, Irwinsailor. Nothing...

I appreciate that reply, Irwinsailor. Nothing beats experience. I agree that ten coats of epoxy is a really good job, but you do seem to concurr that it is a long and difficult, and perhaps an...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 13-05-2007, 05:48
Replies: 16
Views: 10,197
Posted By SkipperCanuck
Thanks to all of those among us who have replied,...

Thanks to all of those among us who have replied, in such helpful detail.

I am going now to try to sort and assimilate all of what you have said and report that back to you, for an accuracy...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 12-05-2007, 19:33
Replies: 16
Views: 10,197
Posted By SkipperCanuck
Question What to use for a Barrier coating... on a freshly-sanded gelcoat bottom?

I have just stripped the bottom of a 23' O'Day sailboat hull down to the bare gelcoat. There was no osmosis, but the old antifouling had become an eighth of an inch thick and was patchy, rough and...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 12-05-2007, 18:16
Replies: 12
Views: 3,660
Posted By SkipperCanuck
I just changed the hail name and port of call on...

I just changed the hail name and port of call on my 1980 23' ODay. Used a naked single edge razor blade (5, actually) to scrape the black painted letters off, drawing the edge at right angles to the...
Forum: Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy 12-05-2007, 18:04
Replies: 162
Views: 92,224
Posted By SkipperCanuck
I finally bit the bullet and bought a Walker Bay...

I finally bit the bullet and bought a Walker Bay 8, without the ridiculously expensive inflatable flotation collar. Haven't had it in the water yet but I plan to try it out next week in a shallow...
Forum: Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy 01-05-2007, 07:05
Replies: 27
Views: 26,023
Posted By SkipperCanuck
Yes, SkprJohn, noodles do compress under load and...

Yes, SkprJohn, noodles do compress under load and they can stay that way, especially if it is really hot weather and if compressed for a prolonged period. They also perish chemically over time. I...
Forum: Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy 30-04-2007, 16:46
Replies: 27
Views: 26,023
Posted By SkipperCanuck
Thumbs up Thanks SkiprJohn, for this opinion. I agree with...

Thanks SkiprJohn, for this opinion. I agree with you on all the points made. I did, this morning, make a purchase of the WB8, sans flotation collar, because of the overriding need to be able to carry...
Forum: Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy 29-04-2007, 19:31
Replies: 27
Views: 26,023
Posted By SkipperCanuck
My van is a Grand Caravan Sto n' Go. Me, n' the...

My van is a Grand Caravan Sto n' Go. Me, n' the wife, n' the dog weigh about 380..390 after dinner. The 8' Walker Bay maxes out at 450, they say. How much does a case of beer weigh?

Hmmm..water...
Forum: Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy 29-04-2007, 19:09
Replies: 162
Views: 92,224
Posted By SkipperCanuck
I am looking seriously at a Walker Bay 8-foot...

I am looking seriously at a Walker Bay 8-foot rigid, non inflatable dinghy candidate. Its' SOME KIND of super marine plastic. But I hate plastic stuff. The trouble is, the damn thing is just so...
Forum: Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy 29-04-2007, 18:55
Replies: 8
Views: 4,058
Posted By SkipperCanuck
Wow...Schottkey diodes, forward and reverse bias...

Wow...Schottkey diodes, forward and reverse bias voltages..Yeeks. Egads, even. A sailor ain't a sailor ain't a sailor anymore.

I liked what SSullllivan ssaid. Moisten and SSStick it on. Yeahhhhh!...
Forum: Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy 29-04-2007, 18:36
Replies: 9
Views: 2,272
Posted By SkipperCanuck
Unhappy I have patched a really bedraggled Zodiac...

I have patched a really bedraggled Zodiac successfully. The fabric is Hypalon and there is only ONE glue that actually works. It is a two part glue: Part one is a liquid cleaner that also acts as a...
Forum: Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy 29-04-2007, 18:18
Replies: 27
Views: 26,023
Posted By SkipperCanuck
I am seriously considering purchasing a Walker...

I am seriously considering purchasing a Walker Bay 8-foot Rigid (without the inflatable collar), to use as an actual dinghy for my ODay 23 sailboat. I like the fact that I can put it inside of my...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 21-03-2007, 15:30
Replies: 13
Views: 28,905
Posted By SkipperCanuck
Anchor rodes should be at least 4 times the depth...

Anchor rodes should be at least 4 times the depth of the anchorage, and the length of anchor chain (3/8) should be twice the height of the expected seas, in length, for boats of less than 30 feet OA....
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