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Terry, I appreciate this info. Thank you for the correction. Glad in retrospect to have used the qualifier ‘likely’. I almost wish I didn’t know that! I guess from a mold making perspective that sort of makes sense. It would be hard to fair a big external patch that ran the length of the boat...

I 100% agree. The oscillating tool was a game-changer for structural and trim work on the boat. It reduces misery by at least 50%. If you’re not a tool hound, harbor freight sells a halfway decent one for $20. Should last the job at least. The DeWalt one is an excellent tool though, bang-for-buck.

I suppose I could see going either way. On the one hand it is very easy to overload these boats aft. Maybe it’s worth keeping in there in case you want to, for example, mount solar panels on a rigid bimini, or keep an outboard motor on the aft rails. I do not have the lead ingots in mine and it...

Rick, Thank you for the suggestion, that is precisely what we did. Worked so well I could hardly believe it!

We have a 1980 382, hull number 232 (which one is yours?). We looked into replacing our teleflex due to extreme hazing but the fitment issue you describe was a major headache, and forced us to refurbish instead. The 5” and 6” measurements refer to either domes or bezels interchangably depending...

Looks interesting. I suppose you’re going to have to be the guinea pig and tell us how it works out once installed :)

With 5200 I usually use a careful application of heat (like boiling water) and a good shock load, but this sounds like a better alternative. Thank you for the tip. I understand Terry’s apprehension given its reputation but I don’t fully understand the fear of 5200. It is a good sealant but it...

The fuel tank is built in. It is fiberglass and integral to the boat. It is part of a stiffening structure inside the boat called the Internal Glass Unit or IGU. You would have to cut the floor open and the top off the tank, it would be a nightmare. The bilge you could look at two ways. It is...

Warren, You got me curious so I went back and found the photo. Lo and behold, the issue you describe seems to be exactly the reason the pedestal I found was thrown away to begin with. I almost forgot about what a bear it was to get that one set of needle bearings and their disintegrated cage...

Sounds like the overall lesson here is to buy a couple of those cheap used pedestals and strip the parts out! :cool: I stumbled across an orphaned Edson pedestal in the “free stuff” area of a remote anchorage last year. Thought to myself “man that looks just like mine!” After a couple of hours...

Steve, This is some quality info. Thank you for sharing.

I haven’t had a leak as you describe, but having looked closely at the area when we did our rudder mod, I somewhat fear the prospect of doing major repairs in this part of the boat. That being said, I think 40+ years of performance is not too shabby, so a little seepage like this can be...

Hose lengths and diameters can drastically affect this measurement but 2 gallons is what is in the manual.

Bottom line: Worst come to worst just use the 1708. It is probably fine. Else try the composites store, cstsales.com, in Tehachapi, CA. They have a website that has the info you are seeking. You can call and tell them you are repairing a boat hull in a location that needs proper structural...

Hardin, No, that is not quite correct. You are focusing on the weave of the material instead of the type of material that the weave is made of. It’s like a wool knit vs a cotton knit. The patterns may be similar but the materials aren’t equivalent in performance. So the individual glass fibers...

I am not a structural engineer - I just build the things they tell me to - so that question is unfortunately beyond my ability to answer accurately as far as your specific repair is concerned. You should take the following with a dose of skepticality. Definitely get other opinions. That being...

Hardin, This is definitely solvable; you have the right idea. Unfortunately, this is one of those projects that is going to require some inventive testing/diagnostics or you will be stuck repeating the cycle of doing a bunch of fiberglass (and finish) work before splashing repeatedly. It will...

Thanks Rick I’ll keep an eye out for one of those.

Warren, That is a smart order of operations and lot of work for two days! Not easy to keep any boat project a single-weekend-project, even without delivery setbacks. Similar to your situation, as things dragged out with our installation, it became apparent that extra valves were worth it - the...

Rick, That is definitely a deal worth bragging about. It might sound silly, but before you mentioned it I hadn’t really thought about the expander as a compliment to the crimper. If I had to do another pex job on a boat $69 would be a no brainer. That tool would have made the the install easier...