Tod,
I might be interested in the bowsprit -- I haven't been following along, so could
you tell me a little bit about why you removed (or didn't use) it?
Loyd
p.s. I got rachel's boat all cleaned up and in the water -- I ended up with about $6k
in her, but she's got an epoxy bottom now.
"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" wrote:
> Will the wonders of duct tape never cease?
>
> Being a single guy, I don't have a second pair of hands to hold
> the wrench or screwdriver on the other side of the deck. But! I
> do have duct tape! Judiciously duct taping the wrench to the deck
> left me free to tend the screwdriver end of the task.
>
> I've removed my stern pulpit (except for the fittings atop the transom
> which will have to stay put until I get some access hatches cut into
> the aft end of the cockpit), removed two meathooks, er, boathook
> hangers in the cockpit, and am installing a few fittings for a jib downhaul
> (after improvising last year with something less than ideal).
>
> I was glad to observe that the one pair of holes I've made through cored
> deck were as dry as a bone. I think I'll seal them with epoxy before applying
> bedding and the hardware.
>
> So many of the things I had hoped to have done by this sailing season never
> happened (yet) thanks to my semi-local boatshop continually putting off and
> putting off (and working on bigger, more lucrative boats). On the plus side,
> I'm doing some of the items on the list myself, saving a few pennies.
>
> I shall have a stern pulpit, a nice wooden (hook over the stern) boarding ladder,
> and a wooden bowsprit with twin anchor rollers available before long for anyone
> who might be interested. I haven't thought of a price for them yet, though.
>
> Tally Ho!
>
> Tod Mills
> M17 #408
> "BuscaBrisas"
