Made a big gouge in the gel coat

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Russ
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Re: Made a big gouge in the gel coat

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Catigale wrote:Worst DOH!! I ever saw on a sailboat was a guy who neatly arranged his lines-led-aft blocks in a line on the mast - and drilled mounting holes all on one plane, then watched in horror as his mast neatly folded up and fell as the holes had essentially cut his mast 3/4 the way through....
Ouch!!!!
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Re: Made a big gouge in the gel coat

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I think the original poster dropped his gate latch on the gel coat - unlubricated with XD oil, to boot..... :P :P :P
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Re: Made a big gouge in the gel coat

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Was That a Gate Latch? or a Lock Hasp?? Hahahahahah
Catigale wrote:I think the original poster dropped his gate latch on the gel coat - unlubricated with XD oil, to boot..... :P :P :P
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Re: Made a big gouge in the gel coat

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catigale you sooo funny grasshopper!!!!!!
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Re: Made a big gouge in the gel coat

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Phil M wrote:
mrbillfll wrote: have you seen the pvc tubes on the bow to hold an anchor? (I have 2).
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Have you posted this mod? I was looking for it. I wanted to see how the PVC tubes were attached.

Phil M :macm:

just some big hose clamps. (the larger anchor got high quality german hose clamps ($8/each IIRC), the other uses ones from HomeDepot... I'd recommend HD and replace them when they start to rust.

cutting them is the trick. (this is on a classic 26) I could have left them longer but then its a longer reach to put them in..

other angles:

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h169/ ... 010240.jpg

one tube:
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h169/ ... 010003.jpg
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h169/ ... 010022.jpg
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