Gary McRae
New member Username: Gary_mcrae
Post Number: 9 Registered: 02-2006
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 | Posted on Friday, November 30, 2007 - 02:49 pm: | |
HI John, I have the Lewmar D2 clutches that I put on last year shortly after I got the boat. They are for 8-10 mm line so I am hoping 5/16" will hold OK. I thought the 3/8" might be too big for the sheaves and it cost about $77 more per halyard. Defender seems to have very good pricing on Warpspeed. I used a random orbital sander with 60 grit to take off almost all of the paint, that took about maybe 12-14 hours of sanding. Then I borrowed a small sand blaster to get the small areas that the sander could not do. You can also hand sand there. I went over it again with 120 grit quickly just before doing the primer. I used a foam roller with my son following with a foam brush. It was a pain so when I put primer on my boom this weekend in the basement I will use a bristle brush. The primer gets sanded down smooth any way. I am thinking I am going to apply the top coat with a brush as well but I will try the boom first. I can get a friend to spray if necessary. I am with you racing (which as been going very well and some day sailing so it does not have to be perfect and any thing will look better that it did. Quote overheard from a well sailed Olson 30 with shiny new sails "why are those guys kicking our ass" |