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Scott, can't help you much with the bearing or roller ?s, as TRW's trailer has sealed hubs and all bunks, no rollers except one near the bow.KingsTransom wrote:The bow-eye has left the boat. I bought a stainless steel version to replace the rusty one, but cannot catch any threads on the nut I assume to be on the inside of the bow. Would it be a waste of time to use epoxy to set the eye bolt, or do I need to cut a hole in the bow bulkhead to gain access? If so, is the backer plate a form-fit piece of stainless steel that might be worth fishing out to re-use? I this a water-tight compartment for floatation that should not have access ports bored into it? If not, does it drain somewhere?
Should there be a ball check valve in the cockpit bailer? Mine looks to have none, making me think water could leak in when still.
That's probably enough to keep busy for a while.
Thanks,
Scott
The outhaul has knots that I cannot untie
If washing does not clean them up, then off to West Marine for new lines. Could easily be $200.
95% isopropyl alcohol did a good job cleaning the oily residue off the jib window.
Why are such large lines used for the jib?
The DS II manual shows keeper rings instead of cotter pins so that should work.
Is there any method of securing the shrouds to the spreader ends that affords easier set-up and tear-down than the wire and electrical tape method shown in the manual?
I dislike the idea of freeway driving with SS cables and hardware strapped to the mast with Velcro or other straps - I'd rather be able to pull them off for the road.
talbot wrote:--I don't know about retrieving the boat with just the bow cleats. I suspect it would work, but my experience is that O'Day did not put any extra effort into reinforcing their cleats (and chocks, and tracks). But most of my repair experience is with a '73, when they had a single unreinforced deck cleat at the bow. Later they went to those massive Wilcox-Crittenden cleats port and starboard. They look like you could tow a truck with them, but I guess it depends on what's under the fiberglass.
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