Tag Archives: boat repairs

Repairing The Lower Boom Vang Mount

Posted on September 19, 2017 by captnmike

Last fall we were sailing along nicely on a medium wind day when we heard a loud bang, the bang got our attention but looking around we were not able to see anything wrong, shrouds and stays were fine and … Continue reading →

Posted in Boat Maintenance, Boating Safety | Tagged | Comments Off on Repairing The Lower Boom Vang Mount

Repairing the Forward Hatch & Catch Blocks

Posted on May 15, 2014 by captnmike

The Catch Blocks on the forward hatch needed repair after the Pop-Rivets came loose. I thought about using Pop-Rivets like the original catch blocks were mounted with.  However getting the Pop-Rivets to seat in the counter bore looked to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Boat Maintenance, Boating Safety | Tagged , | Comments Off on Repairing the Forward Hatch & Catch Blocks

Re-Bedding Deck Hardware

Posted on May 24, 2012 by captnmike

Bedding deck hardware is something that all boat owners need to do sooner or later.  Either because of leaks, new hardware or maintenance  of existing hardware.  Recently I found an article that shows how the author and several boat manufactures … Continue reading →

Posted in Boat Maintenance | Tagged , | 4 Comments