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Paul, if I ever had to get to those fittings myself, I would have to cut an opening through the inner side of the transom at the bottom of the cockpit, so I could access the fittings from above. I would then install a porthole over the opening to prevent flooding the hull, and to allow access to those fittings as needed. You might try using a heat gun on the keel to accelerate the drying proceby Vauxia - sailmfg
Paul, I am going out to the boatyard shortly, and I will check for this cover on my 19. If it can be removed, I will do so and report back later. I have purchased some new smooth plastic tubing and plan to rerun all drainage tubes, so I need to explore the crawlspace. I continue to drip-drip-drip from the keel bottom, although my bilge is now dry. A friend suggests I apply some heat to thby Vauxia - sailmfg
Those are good thoughts. I have replaced the drain tubing for my bilge pump, since the old was rotted, but I have not checked the cockpit drain tubes that carefully. I will do so immediately. However, I also have keel laminate damage at the lower left corner of the keel. The ballast is deformed and pitted under the glass, and the glass, which I have ground off, was macerated and delam'd. Therby Vauxia - sailmfg
Well, the boat's name has been applied thanks to BoatUS vinyl decals; she's the "Hannah Rose", after my daughter. The rudder assembly is finished. Tiller hand and extension are attached. I am having my Johnson 4hp short shaft stretched 5 inches, and am restoring the original on-shaft gas tank. I have a new marine VHF radio and Garmin GPS chartplotter with depth sounding thru-by Vauxia - sailmfg
All is coming together. I built a new hatch cover, repaired the motor mount, varnished the deck wood. The rudder assembly is almost complete. The bottom is blasted and being repainted. I have two frozen stay turnbuckles that need repairing. The hull needs a good buffing. I want to paint the mast. I'm going to install a lightening grounding system. Need a new 12 volt battery and a little electricaby Vauxia - sailmfg
My rudder assembly looks like this. Is everyone else's the same? Seems unduly overengineered.by Vauxia - sailmfg
My 19 needs a lot of work. This boat has not been well looked after. It is now in the boatyard for bottom restoration. I'm waiting for the yard operator to sandblast off the old paint. Meanwhile, I have rebuilt the rudder, tiller, hatch cover, and the motor mount. BTW, I found a running 1978 Johnson 4hp 2-stroke with a standard shaft length, fairly cheap at $350. The deck wood, such aby Vauxia - sailmfg
well, I am in the process of reconstructing my rudder assembly. I have sanded the kick up rudder down to bare oak, and plan to stain, varnish, and uirewthane it, but the tiller and handle are history. The metal plates and fittings are probably salvageable, but I'm paying a woodworker in Texas, JB Owens, to remake the tiller and handle shim. He does great work and is very reasonable in price. Iby Vauxia - sailmfg
Just out of curiosity, anyone thought of trying to fly an asymmetric spinnaker from an MFG 19?by Vauxia - sailmfg
Hey, I just bought one. too! Well, made the down payment. Mine is $1850 with the trailer. I'm going to pick it up tomorrow. And it's only 50 miles from me, in Petal, MS.by Vauxia - sailmfg