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Bryan & Nav,

Congratulations on your launch! Scout looks fantastic, a huge improvement with her decks and topsides painted. You two did a great job.

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Our family nickname for him is El Diablo - The master blaster - ask him someday how he got it. You'll get a smile out of him.

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That would be my very close first cousin Peter Randall.

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Trying to figure out where you did the work based on the shots of the trip the boat took to Great Salt Pond. I live at the top of Old Mountain Rd right next to Old Mountain Field. We built the boat shed in our back yard. We keep the boat in Dutch Harbor. If you are ever there, come by and say "...

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Here is a link to the last few pages of our restoration of our Cheoy Lee 41 which we launched on May 25th. The sailing season has begun! Feel free to scroll back through the pages to see the entire project. http://www.renegade-cruisers.net/bb/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=677&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&am...

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Now you have me in a tight spot, there's nothing on the inside-yet. Give me a few weeks, the primary wire all shows up tomorrow and I have just a few things to install and connect. I have not finished the wiring diagram yet, it's taken me a little time to do what I have. http://i2.photobucket.com/al...

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Sorry - but sometime's you just gotta show it.

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I had a similar problem with my Cheoy Lee. Below is what I did this weekend, removed everything! Working with Jack rabbit to design an entire new system then start wiring next weekend. If you decide to remove everything to solve your problems, do yourself a big favor and draw up an entire wiring dia...

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George, I would highly recommend that you contact Jack Rabbit Marine. Here's a link to their home page: http://www.jackrabbitmarine.com/(stupxxrfgctryja1pe5hk355)/products.aspx?loc=0&type=0 They will advise you on what current products are available, their prices are excellent and anything they ...

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Nice refinshing work, I like the lighter color of the wood much better. Nice Job - keep it up.

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Is Xantrex a good product?

Absolutely top shelf stuff. I am replacing all the electrics on my 41 ft Cheoy Lee and most of my components are Xantrex.

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Congratulations Tim !!! I look forward to the reading.

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My only recommendation is to paint with the Interlux Perfection. I used this for the first time about a month ago and it is a huge improvment over the Interlux Interthane paint which I have used for years. Your working time is at least twice as long, you don't have to thin it as much and it really f...

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Commanderpete,

Thanks for the link. I had someone else also give me this link because he purchases his wire from them and is very pleased. The price for 4/0 is 3.82/ft for tinned wire - Excellent prices!

Thanks again.

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I am in need of just a little bit of 4/0 tinned battery wire, like a couple of hundred feet. Anyone know of a good place to purchase this wire at a really good price? Any warnings of purchasing online? or any bad companies out there that anyone knows of? This stuff ain't cheap so any price saving is...

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Determine an equation to tell you.......

Here's the part where I give up and have a beer. I'm with Tim on this one.

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If your run a line from your pump to a level at the waterline, the pump will work fine till it stops, then the water will siphon back into the boat, fill it up till the pump turns on again and around and around you go till your battery dies then the boat sinks. If you run a line from your pump at or...

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We used to do this in our centerboard boat and it works fine for nusiance water but........ if the water ever reaches the top of the trunk, your boat sinks.

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windrose, I have a friend who is a rigger in Rhode Island. He has installed furlers for many boats over the years. When I asked him what brand he suggested he said Shaeffer. He has been installing them for years and has yet to repair one of them. Says a lot. All the other brands he has done some kin...

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it will turn black

He's not kidding here. Oak is great wood but be very careful, this problem could ruin your whole project and you will start over again.

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Your winches should be fine. Take them apart, clean them, lube them and put them back together.

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I must say that your lucky that this is the only damage to your boat which is at least still above the water. Congratulations on keeping your boat in one piece.

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Or you could whittle a loosely-fitting hunk of wood to fill it in, and just goop it in there in one shot. If you're really ambitious, you could lay the cloth immediately and get it all done in one cure. This would be my recommendation. Very easy to do, uses less epoxy and is really the proper way t...

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I did the exact same thing and I let the paint dry for about 5 days and had no problem, just remove the tape as soon as you are done painting.

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Boy, I sure hated this. The stress, and the terrible scenery...just intolerable.

After looking at your photo's I don't think you should ever do this again - what misery!

I'm jealous.

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Another rule of thumb, you can brush it 3 or 4 times but by the 5th time you start pulling the paint. Work quickly !

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George, I have done this several times and my recommendation is to thin the paint thinner than you think. The thinner it is the less sagging you are going to get. It almost feels like you are applying water to your boat, it's so thin but the results are much better. I would also recommend at least o...

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Figment, I have applied to the underside of the sole on my boat. It takes many coats 5-6 and you need to roll it for best results. It's expensive stuff and since I am still restoring the boat, I cannot tell you how well it really works as a sound deadener. I don't have much room for conventional mat...

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Noah,

I come to Burlington every now and then to visit my brother in law. Next time if you still own her, can I arrang to come by and see her?

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Well that expains everything. Damn those Hinckley's, they make everything else look almost bad. Congratulations on your boat, sorry to see that you are selling her - must be a tough decision. I checked out your website and she is truly a beautiful boat inside and out.

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Beautiful boat !!!! What is she?

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Peter, The furling system looks very tempting, good guarantee, low price etc. I have never heard of this company and I must say that if they have in fact been in business for over 10 years as they say, why do they only have 3 references on their site???? I would also be very concerned that if you di...

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Just a quick note about "special tape". Try plastic electrical tape sometime, it's inexpensive and works extremelly well. The special "blue, green tapes are also good but they charge you for it and good old electrical tape works fantastic. Practical Sailor did a test of all these tape...

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30 degrees is a lot a difference. I would check for interference before trying to adjust them. The problem is most likely not the compass but something else - portable radio nearby ( i.e. magnet as suggested by Tim), anything with a speaker in it will cause this.

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radicalcy, I have worked with the Interlux 2 part interthane and have had the same type of problem. I have solved it by painting with 2 people ( my wife and I), as I paint, I tell her to add more thinner ( very little ) to keep the correct consistancy. The thinner evaporates rapidly and your paint i...

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Finshed our Cheoy Lee 41 and launched

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