Yo,, Chris,,,, what on earth are you talking about?



"Chris" wrote in message
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Well... If I had the habbit of spewing race/religion hate jokes of the
kind Wentworth made on the occasion of the wreck of the he M/V al-Salam
Boccaccio 98 this year, I wouldn't want the whereabouts of my plastic
float to be known either.
Let's see: 1000 dead, that leaves at least 20,000 immediate family who
could really take these jokes the wrong way.
Or maybe he is just afraid someone might try to sell him Viagra or
small caps stocks.


Bill Kearney wrote:
A 30' plus sailboat ...... don't worry, you will meet me soon.

Tom, if you want to ask questions about a specific problem you'll need to
give ACTUAL details.

And spare us the 'privacy on the internet' paranoia.

Thomas Wentworth wrote:
Yo,, Chris,,,, what on earth are you talking about?

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I heard that the Captain was busy burning an American flag and the rest of
the crew was protesting cartoons.

Oh well....

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After lmore than 15 daysI was not able to read anithing more news about
this recent disaster in Red Sea. Anibody has news about this tragedy?
I am concerned about the 800 lifes lost and what was the cause of this
disaster, that is, the wreck hapened less than 50 nm from the coast,
after the engines are in fire; how she does not sent any Mayday, what
happens with the AIS/DSC aida? How could this happens in today days
of abundance of GMDSS technology?

On Sat, 10 Jun 2006 13:10:01 GMT, "Thomas Wentworth"
wrote:

Roger ,,, did you take up the chainplate covers the 2 inches that they will
come up and dig, clean, rebed etc?

and What did you use for sealant?
=================================

By all means take up the chainplate covers and clean.

Mask off the deck around the plates.

Put down a relatively thick (about 1/8 inch) coating of a good
polysulfide around the chainplate.

Press down lightly on the plate until you get a small amount of
"squeeze out". Do not tighten further. Remove masking tape.

Wait several days to allow the polysulfide to cure into a rubber like
state.

Tighten down the plates firmly.

Consider seeking professional help for your secrecy obsessions and
other personality quirks.

Wayne ,, I did seek professional help. My doctor told be to buy a sailboat!
That *******!

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On Sat, 10 Jun 2006 13:10:01 GMT, "Thomas Wentworth"
wrote:

Roger ,,, did you take up the chainplate covers the 2 inches that they
will
come up and dig, clean, rebed etc?

and What did you use for sealant?
=================================

By all means take up the chainplate covers and clean.

Mask off the deck around the plates.

Put down a relatively thick (about 1/8 inch) coating of a good
polysulfide around the chainplate.

Press down lightly on the plate until you get a small amount of
"squeeze out". Do not tighten further. Remove masking tape.

Wait several days to allow the polysulfide to cure into a rubber like
state.

Tighten down the plates firmly.

Consider seeking professional help for your secrecy obsessions and
other personality quirks.

On Mon, 12 Jun 2006 16:52:31 GMT, "Thomas Wentworth"
wrote:

Wayne ,, I did seek professional help. My doctor told be to buy a sailboat!
That *******!

Now that *is* funny.

Good luck with it, boats do have a way of taking your mind off of
other things and forcing you to focus on what's important.

Thomas Wentworth wrote:
Wayne ,, I did seek professional help. My doctor told be to buy a sailboat!
That *******!




This sounds a bit like Mr. Smithers. Are you related?

In article x4yig.197$n93.147@trndny07,
"Thomas Wentworth" wrote:

On starboard side of boat. Near where chainplates come through. But, can't
seem to find source.

What would you all do? If you have re-sealed your chainplates lately;
could you give me an update on the method. My rig is up so the room around
the chainplate covers is limited.

It IS possible to remove the starboard shrouds and temporarily support
the mast with various halyards so you can pull everything out and do it
right...

BUT first determine whether it's the chainplate! Make a dam around any
suspected item with putty or whatever's to hand, fill with water, see if
the level drops and it leaks where you're expecting. (it might leak, but
might not be the leak you're chasing!)

I solved our chainplate leaks by removing them and cutting back the deck
core, NOT the fiberglass, with chisel, router bit chucked into a drill
or whatever. I removed about half an inch of core all around the plate.

Then degrease everything up with acetone, reinstall the chainplate, and
fill the cavity with LifeCaulk or similar (not 5200, though I was
tempted.) Tape the underside so the caulk doesn't drip, but it's not bad
to caulk the edge of the bulkhead underneath. Then put on the top plate
as another mentioned.

Don't use silicone. Nothing sticks to where it was, and you'll have to
do this again in a few years. Part of maintenance.

The logic behind this: Caulk depends upon elasticity to maintain it's
seal as parts work around. A 1/8" "rubber" band won't stretch nearly as
far as a 1/2" one before it breaks.

All that said, one leak has eluded me for a decade. I swear the water's
flowing uphill...... Drips right on my dinner plate.

--
Jere Lull
Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD)
Xan's Pages: http://members.dca.net/jerelull/X-Main.html
Our BVI FAQs (290+ pics) http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/

You probably should have filled the core area with some filled epoxy to
make sure that it is properly sealed from any water that does make it
past the caulking.

On 2006-06-14 03:06:49 -0400, Jere Lull said:

In article x4yig.197$n93.147@trndny07,
"Thomas Wentworth" wrote:

On starboard side of boat. Near where chainplates come through. But,
can't seem to find source.

What would you all do? If you have re-sealed your chainplates lately;
could you give me an update on the method. My rig is up so the room
around the chainplate covers is limited.

It IS possible to remove the starboard shrouds and temporarily support
the mast with various halyards so you can pull everything out and do it
right...

BUT first determine whether it's the chainplate! Make a dam around any
suspected item with putty or whatever's to hand, fill with water, see
if the level drops and it leaks where you're expecting. (it might leak,
but might not be the leak you're chasing!)

I solved our chainplate leaks by removing them and cutting back the
deck core, NOT the fiberglass, with chisel, router bit chucked into a
drill or whatever. I removed about half an inch of core all around the
plate.

Then degrease everything up with acetone, reinstall the chainplate, and
fill the cavity with LifeCaulk or similar (not 5200, though I was
tempted.) Tape the underside so the caulk doesn't drip, but it's not
bad to caulk the edge of the bulkhead underneath. Then put on the top
plate as another mentioned.

Don't use silicone. Nothing sticks to where it was, and you'll have to
do this again in a few years. Part of maintenance.

The logic behind this: Caulk depends upon elasticity to maintain it's
seal as parts work around. A 1/8" "rubber" band won't stretch nearly as
far as a 1/2" one before it breaks.

All that said, one leak has eluded me for a decade. I swear the water's
flowing uphill...... Drips right on my dinner plate.