Truth hurts

The rollers I used lasted just long enough to do one side of the boat and then they started growing. They didn't leave anything on the finish, but qu...

Using this wire hook method I was checking the thickness for the shroud plates on the sides of the hulls and found out that the thickness of the glass...

I am going to look at hanging the hulls. My challenge is that the shop ceiling is 10' on the low end and about 15' on the high end. So I have been c...

I did the whole quart. Not that I wanted to. I would rather have mixed as I went along, but Interlux kind of sorted this out as mix as a quart. Wit...

I once had a potential customer out for a little ride on the 5.2 when it was a bit breezy. Had him out on the trapeze when he did that same maneuver ...

A quick check between Saltydogmarine and Murrays showed a split on costs, some higher some lower. I'm also checking with a friend to see if going dir...

So I'm getting the impression that no one thinks 40 year rigging is good to go. Ok, just add that on to the shopping list. To do everything is a chu...

So much for the math. If you don't have a way to get that additional weight hiked out you are still screwed. I would also reiterate the point that...

If a 40 year old mast can be pristine, then maybe. This is all part of the This End Up rebuild. The mast was sanded, coated with an Awlgrip Wash Coa...

I doubt those are necessary for a mast head casting. They are going to be very hard to pull with a standard riveter and require a steel mandrel rivet...

This boat has sailed about 50/50 in fresh and saltwater. dg

These boats were tanks, but I remember watching them sail right by an entire fleet of Nacras on Lake Havasu a long time ago. In light air they had th...

Tom I will be honest I didn't know about this step until I saw it in one of the photo albums and I am not sure who posted it. But it makes sense. By...

I fully expect that the paint on the mast and beams will chip, but even that will look better than the tired anodized surfaces and that is why I decid...

Can I go? I'm sorta close here in Scappoose, Oregon. I need a good road trip. dg

I think the need to wash sails depends a lot on whether or not you are sailing in saltwater or not. In saltwater the Dacron sails will get crusty and...

I did see your pics on making end caps and will sort of modify your procedure to use wood. It just seems like some wood would really dress up a plast...

I should also add that my shop now looks like a Navy shipyard with these gray hulls. I'm already not missing the grid pattern on the decks. dg

If you have the small piece that pulled out of the rudder this may not be that difficult to repair, at least well enough to keep you sailing. If you ...

I removed the deck plate that was delaminating today and added several images to my rebuild album on This End Up. Seeing this up close, I do think ...