Recent content by Jott19

Oh and 2219 had a bomar hatch too, just like yours. My hatch had a prod date of 1997, so clearly wasn't original, but the boat was clearly framed for it since the old style hatches were way different. Apparently there was a kit for this mod too, I saw no evidence of mine being messed with in...

Not being your surveyor, I can't say for sure if it will fall off but you're probably ok. I did the keel sump last year on hull 2219, March 1980 production. In theory, they stopped using vermiculite that month... I researched the hell out of the job before doing it and some techs online were...

Looks great Dannyboy. I have a leftover template for the v berth but too big to ship! Also, your mileage may vary, I'm not sure how exact they were with the placement of the v-berth reinforcement. Agreed re craft paper, or to be fancier, use strips of 1/8 doorskin material (have to scribe...

I went through my 1980 boat last year and rebedded all the hardware. It had mostly stainless fender washers, though the cleats and chainplates had some kind of soft acrylic, it definitely wan't Delrin. I used 1/4" g10 plate for nearly all the backing plates. The maximum sizes allowed are...

I made new ones for mine last year. Got a 9' plank (longest rail is 97" IIRC, others are 88 & 76 ish, plus 54 across transom) of teak for $210 CAD locally (was way too wide at 9" but I used the rest to replace missing companionway trim and some missing interior, still have some). I reproduced...