So in reality...how bad do keel bolts need to get before you feel they should be replaced ? I'm a new owner a '76 that has pretty much always been a freshwater...
Surface rust is one thing but if the bolts were so corroded away that parts of the threads are no longer visible and if you were to take a steel mallet and...
Michael, I just went out to my 1976 Catalina 27 and measured the width of my keel. It comes out to between 9.5 and 10 inches. Hope this helps. Good luck with...
Continuing with the repairs on my 1976 Catalina 27, I discoverd the glassed-in Thru-Hulls were leaking pretty badly. Also, I had some blisters that required...
Ed, I have considered glassing over my 2 Thru Hulls (seacock for once marine head, now porta-potty) and my sink drain (redirecting it to the bilge). I am...
Thru-hulls go in after you have finished unless you get some great pleasure out of masking and trying to work around them. If you have to take them out and...
Think of your Barrier Coat as a new Gel Coat. All that, gets done prior to any thru hulls being fitted into place. Or, at least that is how we did ours. We...
Goodevening fellow group members, As I sit in my cozy apartment on my laptop, I know its only a short amount of time before the snow will start falling here in...
Hi Ed, My advice would be to dry-fit the new thru-hulls, then remove them and apply your barrier coat. This way you can barrier coat the inside edges of the...
Hi Joe, Glassing over thru-hulls is not difficult if you are comfortable working with epoxy and glass fabric. After removing the thru-hull, grind the outside...
DUH! It would have been nice to include my reply with the previous post, but I hit the send button before writing. Thank you! This is exactly what I was...
Thanks alot Ed I'll let you know how it turns out. Michael Edward L <l02314564@...> wrote: Michael, I just went out to my 1976 Catalina 27 and measured...
Thanks to all that offerd holding tank advice. I was considering replacing the porta potty with a marine toilet. It appears I can't get a reasonably sized...
Thank You! I knew that if I submitted this I would learn some new stuff! The leaking thru-hulls are the factory installed ones from 1976. I haven't ground them...
Denis, I just removed my holding tank from my 76 Catalina 27, #2684. It was in the Starboard Settee forward of my fresh water storage tank. It is the original...
Curious as to how many gallons would be needed for 4 coats of barrier coat and what your tab came to including the ablative paint. I am planning on undertaking...
I might reconsider if you are ever planning to resell your boat. Have you done a trial run on an overnight trip of disconnecting the sink drain hose from the...
Interesting thought. What about feeding the sink drain directly into the bilge exhaust hose or through a macerator and then to the bilge exhaust hose? ... ...
Hi Denis, My '76 C-27 had a Lectra-San system installed by a PO, so I went for years without needing a holding tank. I added a 10 gal. "part-time" holding...
Does anyone know if the C27 (earlier or later models) came with a 12 Volt power receptacle as an option? I don't have one and would like to add one. Has...
I can't answer if the boat was offered with a 12 volt outlet (cigarette lighter style) but my '81 has one just below the electrical panel (below the stove)....
Mine has a Perko 12v added I am sure by a PO who put it perfectly right next to the companionway ladder so that it provides service to the cockpit, galley and...
My 1988 has one on the back side of the electrical panel. I? am not sure if it was stock or not. The great thing about 12 volt receptacles, you can put one...
Hi Maryellen, A bit of advice: I believe the Marinco SeaLink line of plugs and sockets are well worth the extra cost. I have been using a set in the cocpit...
I've heard good things about the dripless moldable packing, the green putty, that you can use in your stuffing box. However, if you look at the link below, the...
My C27 had it's stuffing box repacked in 03 by the PO. I have the bill, and the line on the bill is "dripless stuffing repack $15." I purchased the boat in 05...
I also use the dripless packing without any of the problems shown on the website linked above. I am wondering if the person at that website used enough grease...
I have revisited my mainsheet traveler block stand-up spring solution. Before the spring, during a tack, often the shackle would get a twist in it which would...
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