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Exterior Finish and Fiberglass / sea hood core damage

« on: July 07, 2018, 10:57:34 AM »

Hello,
    I replaced the dorades on my 33-2. In the process found that the core in the sea hood was not good. Cleaned out as much as I could. Has anyone replaced this core with a spray in polyurethane foam? Mostly worried about the expansion rate of that stuff I think. It could buckle the hood. Not sure I could get west system thick enough to hold vertically. Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.   Thanks,  Jim

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General Discussion / Re: Knock under boat

« on: June 25, 2018, 08:21:32 PM »

This is the best lead I've had. I will look very closely. Thank you. I'll bet that's it. Is it a DIY repair?

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General Discussion / Knock under boat

« on: June 23, 2018, 10:18:17 PM »

Hi and thanks for having me. On my 1987 P33-2 Sailing today. Four to six foot seas on the starboard quarter. Lots of steering and playing the helm. I would surf and need to fight the bow down. As soon as I released the load on the helm and turn back to starboard I would get a knock from under the boat. Initially I thought it was something rolling around somewhere but now realize it is perfectly synced with this action and seemingly this one point of sail and conditions. I recently did a routine inspection on the quadrant and cables. Nothing to see there. I now have rudder worries. I just launched a week ago and in the previous week and did a simple lift test on the rudder. Nice and tight with no noticeable movement. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thanks,     Jim