Good and Bad news

[Rock Doctor]

Good news first
I got the sailboat into the lake




Bad news
On the third sailboat ride, my wife and I were happily rippen across the lake when we heard a terrible ripping/cracking/crunching noise. We had time to glance at each other as the mast pocket ripped out of the boat, and the sail tipped crazily into the waves, (Insert Titanic theme song here).
I now have the only "Sailboat Lawn Ornament" at the lake...........Well, It always was the only sailboat on the lake, but now it's a lawn ornament as well. I will pull it out of there this winter to see if it can be fixed, but I don't think it will work. I guess it's back to Plan A - Buy a new Catamaran and take it out next yr.
Even though it didn't last long, it was enough to get the wife and kids hooked. It all worked out for me, the money we saved getting this "freebee" was used to get me a new 25hp Yam Four Stroke for my fishing boat

[Roadtorque]

I was wondering which choice you made for getting it to the lake. To bad the mast broke but sounds like you have a new toy lined up for next year.

[mike d]

Hi RD, Fiberglass is easy to fix. It doesn't have to be pretty. Use heavy cloth for strength and fine to pretty it up. Go with WEST system epoxy. If you switch to a cat look for a prindle 16. They're fast and stable. Great boat for a family plus there aren't any daggerboards. Had one a while back. Great boat. Good luck Mike

[mightymaxIV]

Roc Doc your life seems to be one continous adventure!

[lewis]

Sorry about the boat,but i know that you will come out on the good side.

[InTimadator]

If it's not burning gas its not a hobby! Tim

[rdr]

glass it rock as mike d said it's not hard toughtest thing is getting the air out and the rollers make it easy . so do fix it if you need help jest holler . i laid glass in fountain power boats years ago Fountain Powerboats . robbie

[rdr]

great vid rock . the chopper was perfect . robbie

[Rock Doctor]

OK, I would give it a try, but does anyone know anything about how the 2 halves of the boat are put togeather? I would think that the Mast Pocket must be attached to the bottom of the boat somehow?
The mast itself, is fine, it's the pocket in the boat that ripped loose. Right now I can look into the torn fiberglass and see the pocket tipped off to one side, and that the whole boat cavity is full of expanding foam.
Where do you start? Cut out the top, and have a look. I suppose, but then how do you make a strong repaire? There must be a tremendouse amount of strain on that part of the boat.

[InTimadator]

RD Do u have any pictures of the damage ? Fiberglass and wood can be made very strong using fiberglass mat and then overlayering with several layers of fiberglass cloth. Its messy and stinky but can be done. Tim