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Wax paper good advice. I was going to use plastic but wax paper just as easy. There is a lot of prep before I actually glass foam in. The way I see it:- cut foam to fit.- cut pcs of scrap wood to hold all the pcs of foam in place ( I’ll be working with boat right side up not upside down )- pre-glass several pcs of long narrow glass on a veneer table – leaving the ends un glassed- sand areas to be glassed – tape wax paper in place.- let resin get more tacky than usual for the upside downwet out – and glass fiberglass strips in.Sound about right ?
The FS supplied seat webbing kit is for a fore and aft securing of the foam blocks. I need to secure the foam the way it was done originally – fiberglass straps that run starb to port ( or vice versa ).
Your description gave me an idea. I will get the DOW stuff, cut it to dry fit – use your prop up idea – then I will lay up the correct lengths of glass roving “straps” – several layers of light roving fiberglass.
Then put these straps on a flat pc of plastic covered plywood. Wet the glass out – LEAVING each end of the straps, 3″ or so on each side, UN-WETTED. Let this kick and harden.
Then, with DOW foam in place, tape the hard, flat straps in place and resin/wet out the unresined glass ends in place.
What do you think ?
One more quick question :
How did yo mount the foam back in place ? Did you use fiberglass straps like the original set-up ? Re-glassing straps seems easier if boat were upside down – which is not an option.
Blue Grass,
The original layout is about 7.5″ thick ( 2 pcs of 3.75″ foam stacked ) x about 12″ wide and about 4.5′ long…. <---------- there are (2) sets of these that make up one side of the underdeck. Would you need (2) of the 10x20x8 ? for both sides of the deck ? Or, did you cut the Dow material in half? If so, with what ? It seems that (1) pc of the Dow stuff, if cut in half, lengthwise, would 'just' get the entire job done. The overall dimnesions of the DOW foam would be smaller than the original footprint - but I guess it all boils down to buoyancy. Are you sure your spec is accurate ? Thanks !
Thx for the replies.
I speak to Harry whenever I have a real technical question that relates directly to parts unique to a FS. Back in the day, it was nice to have Erik around too. For example, I called Harry about replacing the old foam under the seats with that blue, Dow, dock foam. I wanted to make sure it would not change class rules. It will not.
The mast: There is a slight bend as if the mast hit a soft object and just pushed the track in a bit. I will try some easy finesse. The track needs to be opened ‘a smidge’ and only a length of 1/2″.
I think this site is a good resource and can be THE RESOURCE for all FS owners – around the world. Nothing beats the input of someone who has ‘ been there and done that…’
I am looking for an active community of FS owners who share their experiences with maintaining, repairing and ultimately sailing an FS.
I have a lot of experience with the proper re-storing, repairing and maintainance of an FS, as well as other boats. When I can’t figure something out on my own or want a second opinion, I want to be able to reach out to people who can help.
I have a question about getting a slight bend out of the sail track on a mast – or boom.
Recently, I have done some VERY extensive fiberglass repair on my boat after being laid up for many years ( marriage, home, kids a motor boat, etc.. ). I had completely resto’d her to new before this repair( she’s hull # 877 ) and just a few years later she was mauled in a squall – the entire starboard side, hull and deck had huge gaping voids from being bashed against a dock, not to mention shreded main, and jib, bent mast, submermed outboard – etc.
I have repaired her and she is ready for the water.
There are a few odds ‘n ends that I need to take care of before she gets wet again after (9) years ! One is the slight kink in the mast sail track…
Thx all. I opted to have my older sails re-conditioned this year. I have a lot of $ going out in the resto – maybe next year for new sails.
I like the price of the intensity sails – A LOT ! But, a few things that I was unsure of was the ‘racing’ design of the sail. I do not race and only cruise around. Did not know what mods I’d have to make to my rig to adapt the sail. Also, I wanted a reef put in as it gets very windy here, sometimes in shallow water ( creatiing a lot of weather helm ) and I single-hand a lot…
My goals in buying a sail are:
DURABLE, FAST & as INEXPENSIVE as possible…
Thanks all !
MLP
“I found the sails to be well made and the cloth to be much different from that the of other “name” lofts. ”
Did you mean NOT that much different or different ?
Thx
Thanks for the replies. I like the price tag of the Intensity sails and am too much of a novice to know the nuances of a good sail. As much as like the price, I want to hear ‘the good, bad and ugly’ on them and any other sail.
I know the ‘big sailmakers’ make good stuff, but the price tags on the sails is way to much for my budget. I am a cruiser – not a racer and want a fast, durable, forgiving sail. My only experience has been with a loose rig and Schurr sails.
Ignorance is truly bliss !
