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The author offers to review your (and your partner′s separate) answer to this quiz and give you her thoughts on what kind of cruising boat may suit you.
[Take Her Sailing, Cypress, TX, USA]
Taken altogether, an extensive grab bag of facts and commentary on troubleshooting, installing, and repairing a wide variety of equipment. Techniques for any one job are useful but limited. Contains excerpts from hard-to-find bulletin board and newsgroup postings, as well as links to useful sites and vendor pages.
[Bill Dietrich, USA]
One caulk manufacturer′s guide to the process of caulking wooden decks.
[Detco Marine, Newport Beach, CA, USA]
Several useful tips, including what solvent to use to break down old hardened bedding materials and sealants, such as 3M 5200.
[SailNet, 21 July 2003]
The author removes leaky through-deck chainplates on his San Juan 23, cleans the deck, seals the deck core, re-attaches the chainplates to the bulkhead below, seals the deck and installs a chain plate cover,
[San Juan 23 Internet Fleet, USA]
23 sealants. Are they waterproof? How long do they remain elastic? How strong is the bond? Can they be painted over? Not all the results are in yet, but here′s an initial comparison. 4 pages with table of specifications.
[Practical Sailor, 1 April 2005]
Polysulfides, polyurethane, silicone or a hybrid - which sealant should you use for what types of job? Sidebar on how to apply sealant properly.
[SailNet, 23 January 2003]
An epoxy curing agent which, by itself, can barrier-coat and protect fiberglass. Seals small cracks and pinholes. Should be painted after cure to avoid UV deterioration.
[ITW Philadelphia Resins, Montgomeryville, PA, USA]
Two-part epoxy bonds to fiberglass, wood, metal, fabrics, and other composite materials and can be modified for a wide range of coating and adhesive applications. Offers a subscription magazine
[Gougeon Brothers, Inc., Bay City, MI, USA]
With adhesion to wood, fiberglass, gelcoat, certain plastics and metals, this family of sealants remain flexible.
[3M, St. Paul, MN, USA]
Absolutely nothing does more damage to more boats than water penetrating the deck core. Not hurricanes. Not inadequate ground tackle. Not electrolysis. Not leaking propane. Not anything.
Don Casey
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