Without bearings, the wheel and axle will rotate together or at least have a high friction and resistance to rolling with a load. Do the cradles freel...

Chuck, didn't know you were CIH, CSP, CHMM, etc. Are your still working? I did a career in Environmental and need to offload clients.

Wow! Mast jousting. Now those were the bad old days. As far as cushion, lots of things will work, but I agree some simple line is better for securing...

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I have recommended exploding or tri-fold rivets to help distribute loads to a wider area and take the place of an internal washer, which is not feasib...

Maybe try hosting on Imgur and posting a link. A verbal description of your concern would go a long way.Edited by tominpa on Jul 11, 2022 - 08:49 PM.

This is the only image I saw. Doesn't make much sense to me.

No longer listed.

That boat is so patched and kludged it doesn't even resemble the original. Anyway, it's a fire-sale and price is lower at $1500 on another site. Pre...

Glad to hear the rivets are doing the job. The worst time for a track to fail is when raising the mast, and I have not had a track loosen since using...

Been a while since I sailed on surf, but I used to avoid a shore-break and would prefer to come in on a littoral or rip tide zone. Off-shore breaks we...

So much of value depends on the condition of your 24 year old catamaran, hull, tramp, running rigging, standing rig, sails, and any accessories like b...

That sounds like quite the trick to accomplish. Well done!

It may help to pencil in some guide marks for laying down the Hydoturf, especially if it is pre-cut. You will need to start at either end and apply it...

That backing covers a 3M adhesive that is very tenacious, but does not stick uniformly to the release paper. The wrinkles are normal when the product ...

The biggest disadvantage to the Prindles are the wide deck-tops. You bury that hull and you are going on a pitchpole trip or Peter Pan under the dolph...

My rudder is still using the original cushion/tube. It's a little larger in diameter than the tiller arm, but not a precision part.

I bought mine from "Bacho" on the forum. Bach Wilson owns Carolina sail and canvas in Greenville, SC. Let me know if you need a phone number, but you ...

I use it on my monohull.Faster response that the one that came on the Nacra 5.7.

Well, the hull is all sealed and it looks good today. Go sailing when the weather and inclination aligns. I would let it go and see what happens rath...

All hull repairs I have ever done are with epoxy. The mechanical bond of polyester resin is just much weaker, but if you were using a thickened polyes...

I agree with Andiista that 1.5 hours is a good estimate for first launch, and maybe give yourself 1/2 hour slack to check everything out.

Time can vary depending on what is already in place and the experience of the person(s) doing the rigging. If the running rigging is in place, then th...

Dunedin looks good from here in PA.

The biggest part of the work will go into preparation. My boat was fully disassembled, and I painted the hulls while suspended from hangers. Others ha...

If you have some patches, it is likely you will need to fair the repairs to be smooth enough for final finish. My favorite material for this is West S...

There is a potential for galvanic corrosion, especially in salt water as the stainless steel striker rod, nuts and washers are in contact with aluminu...

I have seen dolphin striker rods bend, but to be loose in the beam is a new one on me. They provide structural stability in the vertical direction, so...

This is a great idea. My brother in law has arthritis in his hands and can't manipulate most stainless rings. I think I'll need to add a few items to ...

From your description there may be a couple things going on. It sounds like there was galvanic corrosion, which may have happened if stainless steel s...