Recent content by cortezaero

Thanks for the tips everyone! I'm going to do some experimenting as soon as I can. Unfortunately, it may be awhile. My busy time at work just HAS to coincide with great weather and great wind around here!

I am humbly seeking the collective wisdom of all those gathered here. ;-) I have an old Sunfish with a hull that is beyond any repairs that I want to attempt. However the sail, mast, spars, and tiller are all in serviceable condition (for recreational purposes). I recently acquired a free...

I'm sanding the entire hull and deck of my sunfish. I'll be filling in deeper cracks and dings with marine bondo. However, I have very narrow (can barely feel them) spider cracks all over the boat. Is there some kind of filler that will fill these cracks in and level out the area? I basically...

I bought some 'Bondo-Glass' brand 'short strand fiberglass filler' today from home depot. Here's what I'm thinking. Please tell me if this makes sense. 1. try to do a soap bubble test again and circle leak areas. 2. sand the entire boat down (deck and hull) 3. open up the spider cracks a bit 4...

The last picture is just below the rubrail a bit behind the cockpit. What exactly is delamination?

I was given this Sunfish from a friend. I've taken her out a few times and had a blast, but she clearly needs some work (see pics). A few questions for the collected wisdom: 1. Is there a less expensive product than Marine Tex to fix the necessary repairs? 2. The spider cracks and dings that...

I have two boats and only space and money for one. 1. 1980 Cortez 16' sailboat; good condition, just needs mostly costmetic work. 2. 1989 Sea Ray 19' Open bow runabout, 135 HP Mercury; needs engine tune-up, needs crusties cleaned off the hull/motor, may have wood rot problems; was in a slip...