If I had a nickel for every one of these (P)revious (O)wner / (P)issed
(O)ff (O)wner stories that involve 5200, I could probably buy myself
that asymmetrical spinnaker I want.

My two Atkins Hoyle aluminum skylights both need plastic replacement.
I'd hoped to take them home once the shrink wrap went on. Once the
screws came out, I realized they were bedded with the amateur boat
fixers best friend and next owner's worst nightmare. A quick
calculation reveals that a sling attached to each skylight frame could
be use to lift the boat quite comfortably as long as the wood frames
held.

Since it doesn't look like the hinge pins can be easily driven out,
I'll be out there in the spring trying to make a neat job of this in
place. There are also clearly some minor leaks in the bedding as
evidenced by silicone smeared in places and there is now no way to
renew the frame bedding properly.

I wish they had never invented this stuff or at least required
everyone to get a note from their mother before they could buy it.

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Roger Long