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Cons: One more daarn thing that can break and need fixin Having to put yet another hole in my beautiful varnish job ...

thanks guys got a good bolt yesterday and it works like a charm. Drilled a saftey hole in one end and am using a cotter pin to secure it. a light line is a good idea though so i dont lose another one.

Anyone know off hand what size the pre '72 rudder pin is. I am going to make one froma brass bolt at the hardware store but dont know what size I should get. I guess I could take the whole rudder with me but I am lazy and dont want to have to go home after I leave work and then back to town to...

No there is no name, I simply call her the old '64. I have a red and yellow sail I picked up used pretty cheap, I dont know how well it will hold up and honestly I am looking forward to buying a nice new white intesity sail as soon as this one rips.

update, the project has been coming along really slow, but I am now at the point where I can reinstall some deck hardware. Here is the boat after wet sanding then after buffing.

Ok so i have some pics of the process, I did not use a primer and regretted that immediately. It took an extra can on paint and some thinner to get the job done. I still have one more coat and then wet sanding to do but here she is in her current state.

make sure to use a good primer too, I forgot and had to buy thinner and more paint to get the job done.

Those are the rivets that were left in the boat when the PO ripped the rub rail off. I am planning on using a good bit of west epoxy too.

Just picked up a hull, mast, and spars for $20. Everything seems great except the deck is cracked in a few places and the bow is pretty beat up. I will try to get some pictures up soon. The metal strip that holds the deck and hull together was missing as well. But hey for 20 bones I can sell the...

I already have the extension part but I need the main tiller handle

Thinking about making my own tiller handle. Anyone have a plan or template for the old style tillers? Thanks

You might have some luck at Patriots point marina, I think it s called Charleston Harbor marina. I dont know for sure but I know that CofC has a sailing group over there and I see small sailboats coming out of there all the time. If that all fails let me know and I will try and set something up...

Well my plan was to take it back to as original as possible so I figure I will stay that course. I am going to pick up some interlux brightside one step polyurathane paint in Fire Red. It should match as close as possible. hit the whole boat with some 220 grit then paint and polish. I will...

So any recommendations on which paint and process to use.

the middle picture shows where I was working on a section to see if I could get the original color to comeback, that was 220 grit dry then 220 grit wet 600 wet 1500 wet then buff with compound and it is still pretty blotchy and getting thin.

So I am working on a 64 fish and the top gelcoat is pretty bad off. Here are some pics. Is is salvagable or should I paint?

it looks like a cleat. It looks like it might have been replaced at some point and the old cleat replaced with an aluminum one.