Grande Mastere Dreade 2,152 #1 Posted December 15, 2020 So what filler shall we use? or I told you to go easy with that angle grinder... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rain Man 876 #2 Posted December 15, 2020 That guy must really want his boat back badly. Or somebody just bought it from the insurance company for $1 and is planning to move it somewhere for a better repair. It looks like the plan is to lay glass on the inside of the battens. Or something like that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alphafb552 422 #4 Posted December 15, 2020 Quick and dirty solution to get the boat off the beach. Probably cheaper than getting a crane out to hoist it away to be scrapped 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SailRacer 95 #5 Posted December 15, 2020 Maybe the planks are there to hold the tarp? Sail Safe! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steam Flyer 5,049 #6 Posted December 15, 2020 21 minutes ago, SailRacer said: Maybe the planks are there to hold the tarp? Sail Safe! ^ this ^ Actually, if there's a place to rent a crane that's not several days travel, and a boatyard to truck it to, that would probably be the least expensive way to salvage a boat in this position. It's kind of ignoble, though. FB- Doug Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Great Red Shark 392 #8 Posted December 15, 2020 From the: "Just 'pop' a mold off of it." crowd. Nothing to it, boys. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PaulK 380 #10 Posted December 15, 2020 14 hours ago, Grande Mastere Dreade said: Composite construction Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nolatom 371 #11 Posted December 15, 2020 Our motto: "Venetian Blinds to fit any window shape! Call us!!" 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leuk 128 #12 Posted December 15, 2020 "Haha and you actually *nailed* them to the hull. Brillant." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mad 3,831 #13 Posted December 15, 2020 6 hours ago, alphafb552 said: Quick and dirty solution to get the boat off the beach. Probably cheaper than getting a crane out to hoist it away to be scrapped Looks like crane strops in place already. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
suider 80 #14 Posted December 15, 2020 "So ALL of the books on cold molding say to use strips of wood?" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
samadhi 0 #15 Posted December 15, 2020 That quote from the yard for fairing my fucking boat was bullshit - I found some guys that will do it for less than HALF what they charge! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
'Bacco 89 #16 Posted December 15, 2020 Robert Redford could have fixed that from a bosuns chair. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flick 6 #17 Posted December 15, 2020 (edited) If you haven't read it yet, Hal Roth's recovery of WHISPER from a grounding near Cape Horn was quite an achievement -- detailed in "Two Against Cape Horn". Edited December 15, 2020 by Flick clarify 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alphafb552 422 #18 Posted December 15, 2020 43 minutes ago, mad said: Looks like crane strops in place already. Dang, you're right... maybe the strops are to attach the towline to drag it into the water? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rain Man 876 #19 Posted December 15, 2020 11 minutes ago, alphafb552 said: Dang, you're right... maybe the strops are to attach the towline to drag it into the water? I'll bet the plan is to somehow seal the hull up, crane it back into deeper water, then tow it to a boatyard. As pointed out above, if they can get a crane to it, there must be a road around somewhere, unless the crane they are using is on a barge. In either case, it would save a lot of work to just crane the boat onto something. Hard to tell from the picture, but the mast might still be up in which case road or barge transport might be more hassle. Trying to get the rig out at that angle would be difficult without destroying it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crankcall 205 #20 Posted December 15, 2020 here on Gilligan's Island !! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windward 358 #21 Posted December 15, 2020 Well, the new addition will keep the interior cushions from fading. So that's good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AnotherSailor 257 #22 Posted December 15, 2020 17 hours ago, Grande Mastere Dreade said: Guy in the middle is paying 1 guy to do some labor and he is paying the other guy to tell him that confirm that his plan is brilliant. King tides are here. Any more details on this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Little Wood Boats 49 #23 Posted December 15, 2020 17 hours ago, Grande Mastere Dreade said: How else are we supposed to support the Gorilla tape? Or: We need much smaller gaps if we expect to be able to roll on the Flex Seal 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
psycho tiller 189 #24 Posted December 15, 2020 So they finally found hot rods latest technological masterpiece! Only way to fix that correctly is with a couple hipsters, a gopro camera and a YouTube channel. One of them has to be in a bikini, preferably the female, or they'll never get enough views to pay for the rebuild. Then again, a male hipster in a bikini fixing a boat in the tropics could potentially be a market yet to be tapped. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
h20man 26 #25 Posted December 15, 2020 3 hours ago, Rain Man said: I'll bet the plan is to somehow seal the hull up, crane it back into deeper water, then tow it to a boatyard. sink it and claim on insurance..... <snip> Fixed the minor error.. ;) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kevinjones16 33 #26 Posted December 15, 2020 They need some Gilligan's waterproof glue. It's good on pancakes too! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rbridges007 4 #27 Posted December 16, 2020 Dude I know you want it to look like an accident, but getting your fat ass wife onto the boat will cost a bit more. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sculpin 102 #28 Posted December 16, 2020 .... but sadly, it would not buff out no matter how hard he tried. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ROADKILL666 323 #29 Posted December 16, 2020 Can’t wait to see how this turns out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fastyacht 1,545 #30 Posted December 16, 2020 14 hours ago, alphafb552 said: Quick and dirty solution to get the boat off the beach. Probably cheaper than getting a crane out to hoist it away to be scrapped I bet theres no cranes on that island Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pollination 19 #31 Posted December 16, 2020 [after Spicoli wrecks Jefferson's car] Jefferson's Brother : My brother's gonna kill us! He's gonna kill us! He's gonna kill you and he's gonna kill me, he's gonna kill us! Jeff Spicoli : Hey man, just be glad I had fast reflexes! Jefferson's Brother : My brother's gonna shit! Jeff Spicoli : Make up your mind, dude, is he gonna shit or is he gonna kill us? Jefferson's Brother : First he's gonna shit, then he's gonna kill us! Jeff Spicoli : Relax, all right? My old man is a television repairman, he's got this ultimate set of tools. I can fix it. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LB 15 4,850 #32 Posted December 16, 2020 6 hours ago, kevinjones16 said: They need some Gilligan's waterproof glue. It's good on pancakes too! Lovey Howell was smokin! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gweudo in oz 10 #33 Posted December 16, 2020 Quote Hey mon, what did u expect for a fifty percent special for this quote only if u sign yesterday? thats what u got isn't it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ease the sheet. 1,356 #34 Posted December 16, 2020 11 hours ago, psycho tiller said: So they finally found hot rods latest technological masterpiece! Only way to fix that correctly is with a couple hipsters, a gopro camera and a YouTube channel. One of them has to be in a bikini, preferably the female, or they'll never get enough views to pay for the rebuild. Then again, a male hipster in a bikini fixing a boat in the tropics could potentially be a market yet to be tapped. A market yet to be tapped? Nothing suss there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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