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DaveC25
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Initially Posted - 06/26/2007 :  13:49:23  Show Profile
So I am certainly no carpenter....

I was trying to fix the new bulkhead ("fix the new bulkhead", that's funny) from where I drilled the chainplate holes in the wrong place. So I mixed up some resin and I dipped in some fiberglass mat and was trying to shove it into the holes. Of course, I was making a huge mess with the resin running down my nice treated wood. After a couple of hours of redoing it and trying to get the resin cleaned up, the light finally switched on in my head. A WOODEN DOWEL!!! So yes, i went and bought some 3/8" wooden dowels, and dipped them in resin and I fixed the problem in 10 minutes after wasting a whole night trying to do it the other way.

Oh well, I'm learning.... :)

Does anyone know whether or not if I take off the bumper strip around the boat if I can access the hull to deck joint there? I was to squirt in some 5200 or other sealer(cheaper maybe) to seal it to prevent water getting in. Also, how do you get the bumper strip off?

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DaveC25
1979 Catalina 25 "Pretty Penny" #1166
Palm Bay, Florida
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stampeder
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Response Posted - 06/26/2007 :  16:29:28  Show Profile
All part of the wonderful world of boat ownership.
Welcome to the club.
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existentialsailor
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Response Posted - 06/26/2007 :  16:55:02  Show Profile
Glad the dowel worked fine. Were it me, I'd have mixed the epoxy with wood flour until it was the consistency of peanut butter. I would have wrapped a couple of pieces of scrap lumber in plastic wrap, laid the bulkhead on one piece, filled the hole and then clamped it all together. Your dowel probably worked better.
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Response Posted - 06/26/2007 :  17:10:51  Show Profile
I recently replaced my bumper strip, it just pulls out of the aluminum channel. I could see the screws holding the channel on, but that was all that was visible. I don't know if pulling the channel off would give you the access you are looking for, (I read your earlier posts about your water leaks) I also doubt that getting an aged bumper strip (read: stiff) back in would be easy , if even possible. Catalina Direct sells new strips for about 110.00 if I recall. If you do it, skip the bucket of hot water they recommend and use a spray bottle with some soapy water in it. That and a mallet, and mine went in fairly easily
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DaveC25
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Response Posted - 06/28/2007 :  07:49:41  Show Profile

Thanks for the information!

I guess I'll try to access it from inside the cabin, then. I saw the joint here and there inside, but alot of times access appeared to be blocked. Maybe if I take all those wooden trim pieces off inside I can get up in there and squirt the RTV in there.

-DaveC25

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<br />I recently replaced my bumper strip, it just pulls out of the aluminum channel. I could see the screws holding the channel on, but that was all that was visible. I don't know if pulling the channel off would give you the access you are looking for, (I read your earlier posts about your water leaks) I also doubt that getting an aged bumper strip (read: stiff) back in would be easy , if even possible. Catalina Direct sells new strips for about 110.00 if I recall. If you do it, skip the bucket of hot water they recommend and use a spray bottle with some soapy water in it. That and a mallet, and mine went in fairly easily
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glittle
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Response Posted - 06/29/2007 :  20:43:13  Show Profile
I have removed and replaced the rub rail on my Catalina 22. You can use a heat gun to "soften" the rubber rail but be careful not to scorce or burn it.
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