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Fred:
 
Thank you so much for the info.........you sound much like us with your  
mind set and lust for life and fun...We bought ours and it was a mess..but the 
 guy we bought her from had done some very nice things and his workmanship 
was  great..we too have put washers or backing plates on everything and 
changed  out the chain plates etc...rewired it all with LED's and although she 
is  old..she is a joy....again Thanx  for the note..:):)   fairwinds....Helen 
.... we haven't named her yet...
 
 
In a message dated 8/30/2015 7:55:19 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org writes:

Helen,

My 74 was a in a barn but had been a stored outside  boat. 14 years out of 
the water that had turned into a feral cat hotel so I  gutted it and started 
over. The worst thing I discovered was most of my  through hull bolts had 
no washers or mild steel washers so I took every  through hull bolt and screw 
out put big stainless fender washers on and re  sealed or caulked them in. 
The keel must be different on the old ones, mine  has a small 2" x 4 " 
access cap that mounts the swing keel block undeneath.  You can easily replace 
the rope without being in the water and it does  not  seem to be prone to 
leaks like the newer ones .
Water had stood  inside mine somewhere in the past so I replaced and 
stiffened all the ribs and  floor. 
After I dropped the mast across my neighbors grapefruit tree when  the mast 
mount bracket mount pulled loose, I took the mount off and put on  a  3/4" 
inch doubler plate and fiberglassed it in. I injected epoxy into  the 
original mounting area then bolted my mast mount down with extra lag  screws. 
My technique generated a lot of discussion on the forum where most  owners 
want theirs to come loose if they drop the mast or hit something. I am  a 
old stubborn bluewater sailor and want my stuff to stay where I mount it.  
It is a great old reliable seaworthy boat and surprisingly dry. I have  
fixed mine so I can do everything by myself from erecting the mast to hauling  
it. I keep it on a trailer and do the California coast, Sea of Cortez and 
the  Arizona lakes. I am 6' 4" and there  is plenty of room inside and out.  
Not the fastest boat and it will not win a beauty pageant  but I always  have 
fun. It is like a old pickup or a labrador, it does what I want when I  
want it to and gets me back home.

Fred 
Phoenix 

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