So there's stuff you can keep in your pockets or attached to your life vest, but other stuff that needs to find a home somewhere in the boat... without it...
My boat is also from early 70's. I installed a 6" inspection port in the aft surface of the well - mainly for drying out the boat since it was given to me...
pumpman950@...
Jun 8, 2009 2:59 pm
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1. Be careful where you cut a hole for an inspection port. The stiffness of the Butterfly deck is dependent on stiffener ribs made out of foam and...
a bungy cord type mesh that I see on sea kyacks could also work on deck??? In a message dated 6/8/2009 11:26:43 A.M. Central Daylight Time, ...
pumpman950@...
Jun 8, 2009 4:50 pm
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For now I will spare the hole saw:-) What I've decided to do is make a panel out of plastic or wire mesh porch door screen material, that will be trapped...
I just bought a 1985 BF that was well cared for and in very good condition and with the newer sail never really having been tested in strong winds. I've only...
VIMY95j30t: Great recount of your sail...I am just about to finish rebuilding my BF circa 1970 with the AWL grip top and bottom paint job just completed. ...
Hey Jeff, ... This week I discovered why I went over last week and why the boat turtled multiple times upon righting. I had rigged the boat incorrectly. Make...
Good for you.and yep I have done similar mis-rigging in the past. Just installed my dagger board snubber and finished reinforcing the side of the cockpit...
The vinyl coating on my butterfly's bridle was badly damaged, I wound up trimming it all off with an xacto knife because it was so nasty... but the steel...
Hi Mark - No, it is not necessary. The performance characteristics of the traveler will change without the coating, but if you are not racing, you might not...
Anyone out there have a boat cover they no longer need? I have a boat at a friend's cottage in Northern Michigan and I'd like to keep it covered when it's not...
Hi everyone, My name is Chris Deis and I'm located in Indianapolis. I am planning to buy a Butterfly Saturday, which is why I joined this group... ; ) Looks...
Good Luck.... I'm a new butterfly sailor too. Waiting for new butterfly to ship from factory. Located in the heart of Sunny Florida....... **************Dell...
djddunston@...
Jul 23, 2009 6:29 pm
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lots of luck.wasin reg ... From: djddunston@... To: butterflyer@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thu, Jul 23, 2009 1:28 pm Subject: Re: [Butterflyer] new member...
donmarwin@...
Jul 24, 2009 11:51 pm
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Drove up from Indy yesterday to Jackson MI & purchased the Butterfly. Came back with the 'Fly lashed to the roof & 10lbs of Michigan blueberries to munch on. I...
lots of luck don ... From: chris_deis <cdeis@...> To: butterflyer@yahoogroups.com Sent: Mon, Jul 27, 2009 1:03 pm Subject: [Butterflyer] got her -...
donmarwin@...
Jul 27, 2009 7:07 pm
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Sweet deal, Chris! Thanks for sharing your story. If you are going to store the boat out of the water, I think you can probably ignore the blisters. I would...
I'm confused. Hull #71416? We have three brand new boats in our area and they are in the 10000s. Where did 71416 come from? Can someone explain? Pam ...
Pam Newton
newton_pam@...
Jul 27, 2009 8:01 pm
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Hello Pam, I bet I wrote the number down incorrectly... - I was pretty exhausted. I'll verifiy that tonight. Chris ... Christopher J. Deis Techniks and Earth...
71416 it is. This is the hull # from the round Barnett Butterfly plate in the footwell. The why's & wherefore's I cannot explain. Best, Chris ... From: Chris...
... I just finished my ... Please do. I hear this is the only hard thing to fix on these boats. One of mine was already erpaired by a previous owner, but not...
... I ordered new handrails for mine last year when I got her. Mine has the glovebox opening on the port side but nothing on the right. There is no cover for...
I did cut inspection holes on port and starboard sides of the cockpit and used 2 covers that I found in the Laser parts section at my favorite marine supply...
How about some pics of some of these Butterflies? Before and after shots would be great. I have a 1980 that had set in the woods for 12 -years but it cleaned...
Great link. Thank you, Chuck Chambers State approved Instructor for PI licensing Course State College of Florida Co-President- Florida Association of Private...
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