Anybody out there know of a public launch in the Kingston region where I can launch my 26? Its on a trailer and I live in the Montreal area; rather than motoring it all the way up I would prefer to trailer it for a week or so cruising on lake Ontario. Crane or cradle would be best.
1 2015-02-25 10:14:30
Topic: Launching on lake Ontario (2 replies, posted in Lake Ontario Contessa 26 Association)
2 2008-08-30 12:04:06
Topic: Epoxy as a void filler (1 replies, posted in Technical)
I have just brought a Contessa a a project and its my first sail boat. I have been pokeing aroung in the inside of the cabin and it looks like the cabine liner has delaminated i.e it feels spongy to the rear the mast support, in the head/locker compartment and above the V berth. I have drilled some holes in these areas to see if the inner core has rotted -and it looks like there never has been any inner core just a void then the outer fiber glass - as I move back to where the liner is not spongy there is a inner core that looks fine and without delamination. I'm not to sure if these voids should be there nor if I need to do anything with them, although I would prefer to fill them with an epoxy just to make a solid liner/ inner roof. Has anyone any experience with this and what would be a good epoxy to fill the voids?
3 2008-08-27 03:34:32
Re: Crackle in decks? (17 replies, posted in Repairs/Modifications/Upgrades)
I have just brought a Contessa that has been out of the water for over 4 years – although not covered and is in need of TLC. The inside cabin liner has delaminated itself just behind the mast support, as far as I can see the rest looks okay. How can I check for more delaminating/failure of the plywood and what’s the best repair for the delaminating if that’s all it turns out to be?
Also when I walk on the cabin roof area there is some ‘bounce’ in the fiberglass, I would expect this as normal (I’m 220lbs), although the guy at the fiberglass repair shop says there should be no deflection, and a structural repair is required, which is true?