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by Keith 66
Mon Feb 19, 2018 7:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Leaky strakes
Replies: 3
Views: 10706

Re: Leaky strakes

If you mean rubbing strakes are leaking best way is to take them off & re bed them using butyl or polysulphide rubber mastic, Polyurethane mastic can also be used but if you ever have to take them off again it makes removal hard. Two pack or one pack foams are useless for stopping leaks unless f...
by Keith 66
Sun Nov 26, 2017 8:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Using the Forum - Adding Images & Subscription Notifications
Replies: 2
Views: 14812

Re: Using the Forum - Adding Images & Subscription Notifications

A good program for resizing images is Irfan viewer, its a free download & is a very powerful bit of photo editing software.
I mainly use it just for resizing though!
by Keith 66
Sun Nov 26, 2017 8:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Water from Skegg after lay up
Replies: 3
Views: 9145

Re: Water from Skegg after lay up

The Skeg on both the Bilge & Fin keel versions is a GRP sub moulding that is bolted into a recess moulded into the hull moulding. It was bedded onto dough mix fibreglass filler. The ring of bolts were then glassed over on the inside. Sometimes the join is taped over with fibreglass tape on the o...
by Keith 66
Tue Aug 29, 2017 7:59 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cockpit guard rails
Replies: 2
Views: 8074

Cockpit guard rails

I have got to sort those cockpit guardrail wires out, Sabreuse has quite low pulpit & pushpit only about 18" high, The bottom guardrail wire stops just forward of the cockpit at the after most stanchion and of course the single top wire runs straight across the top of the sheet winches. Not...