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Posted by CAN 14835
on 7/29/2009, 8:59 am, in reply to "New Owner With a Question"
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Dave White in Cleveland is probably the best guy at the moment with experience in rebuilding old boats. You can email me and I can put you in contact (or he may respond here). The full scale plans and manual are $75 plus $9 shipping if you want to go that route. Alternatively there are min-study plans available for $15. Whether you own a hull or not is not relevant to the pricing of the plans.
--Previous Message--
: Hello,
:
: Any help appreciated on all below.
: I promise not ask for a lot of help
: that invloves any exhausting
: correspondance. Looking for a nudge
: into the right direction.
:
: I’ve bought an old wood Fireball
: that needs to be re-skinned due to
: neglect (outdoor storage) by
: previous owner.
:
: Question 1: Is there a written
: reference or someone I can speak to
: about an orderly process of
: replacing the laminated center board
: console, all hull skins and the
: bulkheads at the front rear and rear
: of the cockpit. As well as the bow
: and stern? If I’m lucky, I might be
: able to keep the internal frames /
: stringers. This would have to be
: VERY deliberate, I guess, to
: remove/replace parts in a manner
: that maintains hull shape and
: rigidity during the process. Once I
: rip into the hull, I’ll assess
: health of internals.
:
: Question 2: If nothing exists in
: response to question 1, must I buy a
: full set of plans? Is there some
: kind of re-issue plan for existing
: hulls I can get faster / cheaper,
: given that I own a hull already.?
: My thoughts are that If I do a
: rebuild, I want to act NOW while
: it’s warm enough for epoxy to kick
: off.
:
:
: question 3: is there another forum
: I should sign up for?
:
: Sails, with both spins, spars,
: center board, and rudder are good.
: Came on a trailer, too.
:
: According to some engravings and
: printing on the cloth rudder cover,
: looks to have been a Miami, FL boat
: that was used by a U.S. Navy
: Officers Training Corp (NROTC)
: program. As I gather, a professor
: bought it and took it to Ohio, near
: lake Acton, in the Dayton OH area.
:
: Have not found a hull number yet.
:
:
: Regards,
:
: Pat Smith
:
: Troy, Mi
:
: Mobile ph number available if
: anyone would care to help out!
:
:
:
Mike McEvoy
CFA Secretary
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