carpediem27
New Member
I have a 65 sunfish that has 2 things that I know of that need to be fixed before operation and I appreciate all and any advice.
1) The brass down hull hardware(bottom rudder clip) was missing(have a replacement) and I need to learn how to refasten it to the hull. Is it a special type of bolt/screw? Will I need to cut an access hole to replace wood backing? Should I epoxy the bolt in there? I really don't know the correct way to fasten it, please advise.
2) The deck right by the cockpit has a crack in the gelcoat about 6 inches in(along the seem where the cockpit meets the deck, probably dropped or something hit it too hard) and there is a little give on that side. Should I reinforce from underneath inside the cockpit with fiberglass? Or is there a better way to do it? If I just fix the crack from above it will eventually crack in the same place or crack more along that seem.
Thanks to all
1) The brass down hull hardware(bottom rudder clip) was missing(have a replacement) and I need to learn how to refasten it to the hull. Is it a special type of bolt/screw? Will I need to cut an access hole to replace wood backing? Should I epoxy the bolt in there? I really don't know the correct way to fasten it, please advise.
2) The deck right by the cockpit has a crack in the gelcoat about 6 inches in(along the seem where the cockpit meets the deck, probably dropped or something hit it too hard) and there is a little give on that side. Should I reinforce from underneath inside the cockpit with fiberglass? Or is there a better way to do it? If I just fix the crack from above it will eventually crack in the same place or crack more along that seem.
Thanks to all