Are you in Texas? Bill Ahrens W. A. Ahrens & Associates.
On Jun 23, 2022, at 3:54 AM, Stan Susman <stanpfa@pacbell.net> wrote:
Jeff, I’m out of the country just now, im pretty sure Jerry is as well. Where are you ? I would highly suggest that you be carful not to throw out the baby with the bath water. Might be that someone did the trunk bottom leak repair. Start by doing as little as possible to get a little clearance, check for sand and muck build up from beaching. There’s help and experience around. Don’t make too many assumptions just yet. Take care with the pin, it can be a pin or a bolt but when folks get impatient they can cause damage to the area and leaks may happen. Then it’s off to the rodeo! Stan
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On Jun 22, 2022, at 7:24 PM, Jeff Orlando <jeff.orlando@gmail.com> wrote:
It didn’t appear glassed over. The surface under the gelcoat is black maybe a fairing compound? Also the pin is a cut off 3/8 bolt. Did Jerry use a bolt for the pin? Maybe there is some repair history? I just bought the boat last fall.
Jeff
On Wed, Jun 22, 2022 at 9:56 AM Bill Ahrens <billahrens@comcast.net> wrote:
People go nuts with barrier coats. Have seen multiple boats in Mexico with blisters (like 1000) under barrier coats.
Bill Ahrens W. A. Ahrens & Associates.
On Jun 22, 2022, at 9:29 AM, Stan Susman <stanpfa@pacbell.net> wrote:
Did someone glass the board?
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On Jun 21, 2022, at 9:03 PM, Jeff Orlando <jeff.orlando@gmail.com> wrote:
With all the barrier coat and bottom paint removed, holding a straight edge vertically inside the trunk, the opening *at the bottom* is uniformly ~0.020" narrower per side (0.040"+ total) for both sides. The board jams at the very bottom of the slot when raising or lowering.
Is that how the boat was built?
Maybe to minimize flopping of the centerboard when lowered?
This area of the trunk needs to be sanded away to make clearance for bottom paint. Never mind a barrier coat.
Jeff