Looks good man. Glad you will be on the water soon. Hey when you epoxied that part, that was just around the top right?
Culley
AKA: Turtlecat
i sailed last fri on a mystere 6.0 π and sunday on a Hunter25.. next sat i race on a daysailor.. this little hickup didnt stop my sailing.. just my cat.
we snotted the heck out of the area (inside the hull) by pushing a good amount of epoxy (with microfibers) through that whole.. and shmmmmeared it with an extension pole.
we also snotted the T on the chain plate.. we didn't epoxy the actual chain plate (what if we have to remove it again for any reason).. the reason we snottted the T up was we wanted it to create a seat (seal) to the deck/hull so it would give support all along the T.. we didnt want any parts not supporting (in fear of the part that was supporting) pushing through the deck..
MN3
Good to hear you are back in action. Will the fitting flex at all where it exits the hull? That gel coat being tight against the fitting might crack. You could dremel an 1/8" around the fitting, to allow some room for movement, then use a bead of high quality marine silicon to seal it, but still be flexible.
I've just about got all the little parts I need for my 5.7, now if global warming will kick in with a vengeance...
I'm thinking of looking into a sailing school that has performance cats & going down to FLorida, or somewhere warm for a couple of days, just to get an idea of how they sail. It's damn frustrating knowing I can't put mine in the water til th end of April, Grrrrrrr
E C Hilliard
Nacra 5.7
Bombardier Invitation
Thanks for the input E C.
It will probably bend slightly to find center when the stays/mast are put on but to be honest.. i dont really care if it cracks a little.. i can fill it with 5200 or similar...
As per your school.. Rick White has sailing camps in florida and he is an expert sailor/racer/teacher. i would contact him at catsailor.com (please tell him i recommended him if u do talk with him).
MN3