My thoughts exactly. I'm going to be removing those cinderblocks asap and replacing them with sandbags. I was in 6 foot waves last September in Lake Michgian. I didn't think about it at the time but my god, the though of those cinderblocks coming loose and jumping around scares the hell out of me now.
So my stainless rub rail got abused this past season when a bow line hopped out of a chock and my rub rail r u b b e d on metal dock parts to an ugly degree. Let's just say that the affixing screw heads were rubbed completely flat. Not quite done with the rehab yet, but these videos have been great for getting abused stainless back to a mirror finish.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTxR8LB9iek part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nc1iY08HU7w part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWy9awGv6so part 3
Kyle
C-65 Lucky Dawg
These would roll out prettier in the summer sunshine, but... I'll take some interior next visit.
Last edited by Lucky Dawg; 01-30-2015 at 06:23 AM.
Kyle
C-65 Lucky Dawg
[QUOTE=Lucky Dawg;26987]These would roll out prettier in the summer sunshine, but... I'll take some interior next visit.
Kyle
Man you make me wish I had bit the bullet and put those in Destiny. That looks fabulous and no more leaks is only a minor plus when you consider how young that makes her look!!!! Your mistress has a whole new sexiness about her!
JERRY CARPENTER - C147
A man can succeed at almost anything for which he has unlimited enthusiam.
I agree with Jerry, they look fantastic!
Initial installation of garboard drain. The couple holes above the on-purpose hole were exploratory trying to ID the bottom of the bilge. A gallon or so of water seeped out from the lower hole after drilling the bottom hole. Followed directions from this site http://www.oocities.org/earlylight16...oardDrain.html which were spot on. Can't do the interior grounding part because of my enclosed bilge, but otherwise... followed that guidance. Couple trips to the warehouse to epoxy my exploratory holes and I can check that off the BIG list of projects I have underway.
Kyle
C-65 Lucky Dawg
Lucky dog, your last post peaked my interest. I think I may have some water at the bottom of my kiel. I repaired a crack in the front of my kiel and some water seeped out. If there is water down there, it's sitting below the lead ballest, so my question is, how far down does the lead ballest go? How much space is between the bottom wall of the fiberglass kiel and the lead ballest?
Wow!
Those look great!!! I haven't done mine yet and love those . where did you get them, how much did they cost and did you use butyl tape to seat them ?Originally Posted by Lucky Dawg
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