Forum Replies Created
-
Posts
-
Here is the complete cleat on FS Inc Store
You can also buy the ball bearings and other parts, for these cleats, but it’s a hassle. If you like plastic ball bearings, little springs and other parts to play with, you might want to try APS.
Heres the rebuild kit, which is about half the cost of a new cleat. I would buy a new cleat, with wedge and screws, from FS, if it was me.
http://www.apsltd.com/150-cam-matic-rebuild-kit.html?fee=5&fep=20273&utm_source=Google+Shopping&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Product&gclid=CjwKCAjwndvlBRANEiwABrR32DVRaTurclb9Ha_HfREzXwb_F3-M6xMbB4SGO0UP90mDCzd0zbaRhhoCFtsQAvD_BwE
This crack looks like maybe water entered via the screw hole, and froze. The area shown has wood in it, not balsa, to make it hold screws.
i have seen small cracks radiating from a screw hole. Its recommended to use a countersink bit, to chamfer any screw holes. This helps to keep the surface gelcoat from cracking as the screw goes it.
i would remove, and re-bed all your deck hardware with 4200 sealant.
Take the other screw out, and loosen the one with the crack a few turns, so you can slip a small pry tool under the cleat. Apply some force, gently, and see if the screw is holding. If so, I would repair the gelcoat, and re-seal the screw holes, and go sailing.The FSSA keeps an ownership record of Flying Scot Sloops. Registering the boat, and joining the FSSA helps to support the value of your great one-design boat. You will want to pay the extra 5 dollars, and register the boat.
It also makes you eligible to race in District level and higher events. In our fleet, we require fleet members who want to race with us to be FSSA members.
Welcome to the Flying Scot, and enjoy your new boat. These boats really hold their value, and a strong class association is one of the reasons!
It’s Interesting that it was probably made around 1989, with that number. I didn’t know that there were still several builders for Scots at that point.
Transom stickers go out in Spring, to your fleet captain. They are mailed that way to save postage. Are you in a fleet?
The card is an email, that comes from FSSA. The email comes from [email protected], with a subject 2019 Membership Card. Maybe its in your inbox, if you search. If you don’t see it, send an email to that address and let them know you need it.
Technically, if you are paid up, and the boat is in line with the class rules, you are good to go. I would print the card, so if you go to an event, you can show you’re a class member.
Welcome to the Flying Scot class!i checked, the fee is $60, and it appears that you need to be a member to list. Maybe you could list for them or have them reach out to FSSA, about whether there is a way for them to list it.
you can list the boat on the Caveat Emptor, on this site. There is a fee, $65, if I recall correctly, but it will get the widest notice to Scot class.
there are the free options, like Craigslist.
Feel free to call me if you have questions, I have sold a Scot recently, and know a lot about them.
484-280-3293Any paint that is permanent and doesnt create a boundary layer of extra slipperiness, by bleeding off into the water is OK.
That said, is your gelcoat really bad? You might be surprised at how nice you can get the boat back, unless the gelcoat is cracked, crazing or really scratched up.
Do you sail in fresh or salt? Do you store the boat in the water, or on the trailer?
if stored in the water, or the gelcoat is really bad, then paint is good, otherwise, I see it as a last resort.Did you call Tyler and ask him? It would seem like one option might be to put a sleeve in the board, and use the newer style rollers and bolt.
You could also pull the board out of the boat, fill the hole with an epoxy and filler, and drill the new hole size, if you can’t find a sleeve.
You could also solve it by just buying a new centerboard 😉
