Hull and Deck Color
hello everyone if i get to recore my decks i will also be painting my decks and hull. i'm leaning towards two-part perfection by interlux. the decks will be one color this time to keep it simple. they
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Steve
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Re: Masthead light
Hi Eric, I recently purchased an LED Tri Anchor light. Gives you nav lights and an anchor light all in one unit. It is very bright (especially for an LED)and has .5 amp draw. They are a bit pricy but
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Bob <screeminbob@...>
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Re: Masthead light
Welcome Eric, Our hull (#328, I am a half owner as well) has no mast head light and I believe that was the way that Tartan made them initially. Yes, it is quite common on vessels of our vintage(s).
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Caleb Davison
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Re: Masthead light
hi eric on a sailing vessel 20meters (about 60')or less a steaming light should be located about 15' or more off the deck facing forward on the mast. this light should not be displayed while under
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Steve
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Masthead light
Hello, New to the group... have enjoyed reading through the many threads of discussion. As a recent co-owner of a T27 1978 vintage, I've just noticed that the boat has a steaming light but no light at
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Eric Macom
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Re: Deck Recoring Project
Bob, ? Your project appears to be going very well. On your question about the?seams, I was told to do something similar to your 4 inch grind out and lay some glass. I decided that after 7 gallons of
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backstay13
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Re: Extra Portlights?
Bob, ? I have a few alum. from a 67 T-27 which I stripped, I will have to check on them....I have been wanting to install one on the forward part of the cabin top. I'll look around this week. ? Rich
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Richard Elmquist
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Extra Portlights?
I am adding port lights to the v-berth and am trying to get them all to match. Does anyone have one of your old origional aluminum or a set of 2 bronze 7"X14" (13 5/8" x 6 3/4" or slighty larger
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Bob <screeminbob@...>
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Re: Deck Recoring Project
Entire Starboard Side Deck is done(saving the seams)! Had to tackle it myself today, but it went smoothly. Its cooling down quite abit here and it's also been cloudy the last couple days. Perfect
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Bob <screeminbob@...>
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Re: Coring
Sounds like good technique. I would encourage the chop mat or some kind of glass cloth. But I think you will be all right with your 7 gallons of epoxy. I read that the chop mat compresses well to help
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Bob <screeminbob@...>
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Re: Coring
Steve, ? On re-coring technique, Bob's method looks somewhat simpler than mine. ? Here is what I did and bear in mind this is the first time I have done anything like this. I used a cordless skill
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backstay13
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Re: Deck Recoring Project
Awesome job Bob. Your photos do help with the mental picture of tackling this job. Your wife did a nice job. It looks just like I thought it would. Makes it a lot less intimidating. c 466
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chrisd4700
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Re: Deck Recoring Project
5 feet of Gabba Hey's Starboard deck is freshly epoxied in today. My awesome wife helped out again. I had her mixing epoxy as I gooped it everywhere. She took some photos as I worked, which I posted
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Bob <screeminbob@...>
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Re: Coring
hi bill so in rebuilding this sandwich, did you like bob after removing the skin and core and grinding the "liner" skin, lay down chopped strand mat then the ply then another layer of mat then the
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Steve
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Re: Coring
Steve, ? I've just finished re-coring Scarlet #79 and she has plywood under the bow cleat as well as around the chain plates. The area around the winch's is either a?plywood core or solid glass (I
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backstay13
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Re: Hurricane Ike
Yea, my goal was to basically immobilize everything on the boat that could be immobilized. Brian Greul Texas Shirt Company www.txshirts.com <http://www.txshirts.com> 713-802-0369 / 713-861-6261 (fax)
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brian@...
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Re: Coring
Bob thanks for the info. well I might be starting this coreing project sooner than later. I didn't want to start the refit of my boat till I had all the funds. But the opportunity of a free space
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Steve
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Re: Hurricane Ike
Hi Brian Glad to hear all is well. Hope all your family and friends made it through also. Steve K. #196
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Steve
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Re: Hurricane Ike
Great to hear you survived so well... Our thoughts and prayers go out to Olins' family also.. ?You did everything right from what I can tell... I'd spoken to a few boat owners after my own experience
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Richard Shearley
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Re: coring
Billy Ray, I don't care to trade but I can send you 5 feet of it when I'm done. It's 1.5 oz chop mat so make sure its thicker than what you have. Bob SV Gabba Hey 1964 #90 thick?matt?for say 10
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Bob <screeminbob@...>
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