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making a centerboard for my sailboat? (Escape Rumba)
I just purchased a used Escape Rumba. The centerboard is split right
down the middle. I called the Escape company and was told I could get a new one for $95, but it is on 2 week backorder. How hard would it be to make a new one myself? Can I just buy a certain type of wood, cut out the shape, bevel the edges, put on some type of water-proof seal ?? Or, I could glue the old one back together? |
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making a centerboard for my sailboat? (Escape Rumba)
wrote in message ups.com... |I just purchased a used Escape Rumba. The centerboard is split right | down the middle. I called the Escape company and was told I could get a | new one for $95, but it is on 2 week backorder. | | How hard would it be to make a new one myself? Can I just buy a certain | type of wood, cut out the shape, bevel the edges, put on some type of | water-proof seal ?? | | Or, I could glue the old one back together? | Forget all about wood, epoxy and other high maintenance systems that will warp, bend, crack and swell. Get a piece of Starboard plastic and fashion your centerboard from it. You will have a trouble-free centerboard. http://www.jamestowndistributors.com...goryId%7E 305 West Marine sells it locally. Yours, RWE Hollywood is a place that will give you $2000 for your body and fifty cents for your soul. -Marilyn Monroe |
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making a centerboard for my sailboat? (Escape Rumba)
Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote:
wrote in message ups.com... |I just purchased a used Escape Rumba. The centerboard is split right | down the middle. I called the Escape company and was told I could get a | new one for $95, but it is on 2 week backorder. | | How hard would it be to make a new one myself? Can I just buy a certain | type of wood, cut out the shape, bevel the edges, put on some type of | water-proof seal ?? | | Or, I could glue the old one back together? | Forget all about wood, epoxy and other high maintenance systems that will warp, bend, crack and swell. Get a piece of Starboard plastic and fashion your centerboard from it. You will have a trouble-free centerboard. http://www.jamestowndistributors.com...goryId%7E 305 "It is the choice of thousands of boat owners for hatches, doors, rails, handles, cup holders, fishing rod holders, counters, chairs, tables, frames and other boat trim." Let me know when somebody starts making foils out of it. I'm highly skeptical that it would be even minimally adequate, even if it you could get it in a sufficient thicknesses. //Walt |
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making a centerboard for my sailboat? (Escape Rumba)
"Walt" wrote in message ... | Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote: | | | wrote in message ups.com... | |I just purchased a used Escape Rumba. The centerboard is split right | | down the middle. I called the Escape company and was told I could get a | | new one for $95, but it is on 2 week backorder. | | | | How hard would it be to make a new one myself? Can I just buy a certain | | type of wood, cut out the shape, bevel the edges, put on some type of | | water-proof seal ?? | | | | Or, I could glue the old one back together? | | | | Forget all about wood, epoxy and other high maintenance systems | that will warp, bend, crack and swell. | | Get a piece of Starboard plastic and fashion your centerboard | from it. You will have a trouble-free centerboard. | | http://www.jamestowndistributors.com...goryId%7E 305 | | "It is the choice of thousands of boat owners for hatches, doors, rails, | handles, cup holders, fishing rod holders, counters, chairs, tables, | frames and other boat trim." | | Let me know when somebody starts making foils out of it. I'm highly | skeptical that it would be even minimally adequate, even if it you could | get it in a sufficient thicknesses. | | //Walt Take a look at a Hobie rudder sometime. It's not troublesome wood. And, a foil need not be thick to work well. RWE |
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making a centerboard for my sailboat? (Escape Rumba)
"Walt" wrote in message ... | Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote: | | | wrote in message ups.com... | |I just purchased a used Escape Rumba. The centerboard is split right | | down the middle. I called the Escape company and was told I could get a | | new one for $95, but it is on 2 week backorder. | | | | How hard would it be to make a new one myself? Can I just buy a certain | | type of wood, cut out the shape, bevel the edges, put on some type of | | water-proof seal ?? | | | | Or, I could glue the old one back together? | | | | Forget all about wood, epoxy and other high maintenance systems | that will warp, bend, crack and swell. | | Get a piece of Starboard plastic and fashion your centerboard | from it. You will have a trouble-free centerboard. | | http://www.jamestowndistributors.com...goryId%7E 305 | | "It is the choice of thousands of boat owners for hatches, doors, rails, | handles, cup holders, fishing rod holders, counters, chairs, tables, | frames and other boat trim." | | Let me know when somebody starts making foils out of it. I'm highly | skeptical that it would be even minimally adequate, even if it you could | get it in a sufficient thicknesses. | | //Walt Take a look at a Hobie rudder sometime. It's not troublesome wood. And, a foil need not be thick to work well. RWE |
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"Walt" wrote in message ... | Let me know when somebody starts making foils out of it. I'm highly | skeptical that it would be even minimally adequate, even if it you could | get it in a sufficient thicknesses. | | //Walt Talk about barely adequate . . . http://www.boats.com/content/default...ontentid=10171 That silly little plastic boat needs a plastic centerboard. RWE |
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making a centerboard for my sailboat? (Escape Rumba)
before you guys get all bent out of shape -
1. I went to the website for Starboard plastic and it never mentions using it to fashion boat parts that are used as control surfaces. Sure, you can use it for a bench or a ladder, but to put it in the water as your centerboard?? It says it has MATT surfaces on both sides (not very slippery!) 2. The size of Starboard I would need cost $45 + shipping and then I have to spend several hours cutting it to shape and rounding off all the edges... compared to $95 + shipping and I get the official Escape centerboard that can be installed in 5 minutes... I really just want to get this thing out on the water before summer is over and make sure it works... I can use a glue to get the centerboard back together for now, then if I'm still happy with the boat by the end of summer I'll order the factory centerboard - if I decide I do not like it I'll post it on eBay. Robert Walt wrote: Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote: "Walt" wrote in message | Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote: | Get a piece of Starboard plastic and fashion your centerboard | from it. You will have a trouble-free centerboard. | http://www.jamestowndistributors.com...goryId%7E 305 | | I'm highly | skeptical that it would be even minimally adequate, even if it you could | get it in a sufficient thicknesses. Take a look at a Hobie rudder sometime. It's not troublesome wood. And it's not Starboard plastic either. You've never made a foil out of this stuff, have you? IOW, you're making it all up. //Walt |
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