Funny report, made me laugh.
I do have to say that I was impressed at how well all on the water handled their boats under extreme conditions. For me it was survival just to get around the coarse as the bet around my house was how long before I swam.
I was worried when the bow of my boat...
Dropped my boat off at the park today. Boy is it blowing stink out of the wide open bay. Forget Weather com it was 20-25+. Same for tomorrow.
See you on the water
Dan is right, Just call Tackle Shack or your local dealer. I just cut up 4 and sent them in for scrap. Jr was tough on them and I always thought I might get them welded . The cost was not worth the risk of being out and having it snap again.
OG come back we miss your wit, and knowledge you shared with us. You are the only one that stirs the up the pot and get others to contribute to the forum.
Old hulls like this are a dime a dozen. Often you can find them for free. The cost to make it sail worthy would be more than looking for a nice old boat. Being so heavy will make it slow and dull to sail. If you are determined to try to dry it out put an inspection port in, Turn the boat over...
Good advice, Tim. Altair just test to see that what ever you put in will allow the board to go up and down before you permanently attach it. I have seen it happen to several sailors just before a regatta thay find out the board will not fit. OH NO!!!!!!!
Happy New Year to All
I started the year by sailing the annual Hangover Regatta at our club.
A Portsmouth race with an 8 mile course. Lots of fun trying to stay out of wind shadows of the big boats.
After the race I was left with a couple of questions I would like to post for some...
Well that's the reason for my post. If your part of a club hosting an event ask your club to send it to the powers that be so it can be posted. You might get a few more participants. And as posted on this forum we wonder why we can not get 100+ sailors at major events. This is possibly just one...
To the powers that be PLEASE update the home page. I do not know about the rest of you but I need some time to plan my trips. I and some others my want to go to a few events. But need time to book reservations, get time off work and many other small details.
Some of these events will be...
The two most common spots for leaks on the older hulls are at the back bottom side of the dagger board trunk. The blade wears through after some years. Also around the splash rail where it attaches to the deck. Also if left out in the weather and the bailer plugs up I've seen water get in...
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