Boat at Speers Pt
Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2012 9:06 am
I have not signed in for a while so ..Just a heads up . I have posted on for sale section that I know the location of the boat at SP so if anyone is interested and it's not sold I'm happy to look at it and see if it's worth traveling to see yourself.
Bit of news , after a temp repair on my mast step last year I decided to take Ian's advice and get a new one off Bob Keeley before Bob retires , he is 86. What a national treasure. Spent a good 20 minutes chatting to him. I ordered a complete fitting with plug, step and pin. My plug is ok but starting to pit so I now have a spare and may replace it next year.
Just on that subject , Bob reminded me to use Duralac if replacing the mast plug as there will be a metallurgical difference between the aluminium in the mast and the plug and you can get electrolytic reaction between them . Even a few layers of adhesive plastic between the step and the fibreglass deck is recommended for this reason.
Thanks Bob
Bit of news , after a temp repair on my mast step last year I decided to take Ian's advice and get a new one off Bob Keeley before Bob retires , he is 86. What a national treasure. Spent a good 20 minutes chatting to him. I ordered a complete fitting with plug, step and pin. My plug is ok but starting to pit so I now have a spare and may replace it next year.
Just on that subject , Bob reminded me to use Duralac if replacing the mast plug as there will be a metallurgical difference between the aluminium in the mast and the plug and you can get electrolytic reaction between them . Even a few layers of adhesive plastic between the step and the fibreglass deck is recommended for this reason.
Thanks Bob