Have you considered Cetal? Easier than varnish and looks great. Three coats and done.But it should be less maintenance... depending on the point of view.
Have you considered Cetal? Easier than varnish and looks great. Three coats and done.But it should be less maintenance... depending on the point of view.
I have.Have you considered Cetal? Easier than varnish and looks great. Three coats and done.
It amazes me how fast they can fail. I always feel the hubs for heat after a few miles, yet a few miles later they can be smoking.That's a great idea on the bearing bag! After buying my boat in the fall, working on her all winter, I was finally ready for the maiden voyage that spring on my one day off in 2 weeks of work. I had been assured all about the new bearings in the trailer by the P.O. so I shot some grease to them, departed and was promptly on the side of the road with a smoking hub 7 miles later......Thank goodness it didn't blow on the 250 mile drive when I picked her up across the state. Needless to say, I now carry basically the same kit along with at least 1 complete hub assembly in that bag.
Glad to hear my ramblings help.Never considered putting a kit together before, but will now. Thanks for sharing.
hehe. The menu plan is not far from that.Is that a sailboat or the inside of a high-end bistro? Looking good!
LOL, actually..I'm envious of the older C22 galley location. With it beside the companionway, on a pop-top boat you can stand up when cooking. On the new style boats, it's too far forward.Darn you new stylers with your fancy configurations Just jealous-- looks awesome
I'd buy that for a dollar!New Design Keel Winch Warning Label
Our boat came with a label affixed by the winch, which warns about having the keel down and "locked" when sailing.
Over the years it has deteriorated, so today I quickly made a graphic to replace it.
In the process, I added a graphic that shows which direction to turn the winch.
It's unlikely I'll let an inexperienced person use the winch, but just in case I thought I'd add it.
If I was just copying the original label, I could simply print it on my printer, protect it with something like Krylon "Preserve it", or clear packing tape.
With the arrow included, I think it will look better if it's printed on a clear label.
In fact I think it will simply look better as a clear label.
The original looks like a cheap last minute idea. I've copied it's look, but it would be easy to add a C22 logo, change the font, or something to make it look better.
Here's the basic design:
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I'm going to call a printing guy I know to see what price it would be for a sheet of clear water proof ones.I'd buy that for a dollar!