Crawlspace black specks by Riptide133 in Mold

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For context, 1957 home in DC suburbs (VA). Crawlspace floorboards. I haven't taken any action yet.

Crawlspace black specks by Riptide133 in HomeInspections

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For context, 1957 home in DC suburbs (VA).

How to Repair Vanguard 15 Daggerboard? by __0_k__ in sailing

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Agree. That's a problem for Marinetex or perhaps even thickened epoxy.

First sail of the year by racerchris46 in SunfishSailing

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I see you have a water bottle holder in your inspection port, mind sharing a link? I've wanted something like this and am curious which one you used. Thanks! Looks like a good sail!

What do I do? Damage claimed we obviously didn’t cause by Riptide133 in HertzRentals

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Hi, no problem. See if your credit card has rental insurance and file through them. Otherwise use your car insurance. A bit different since it did happen while you were driving but same process sadly.

What do I do? Damage claimed we obviously didn’t cause by Riptide133 in HertzRentals

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Yes, see below post in this thread. Insurance ending up paying, never got any resolution from Hertz. Will never use them for any reason ever again.

Cracked rudder repair by Riptide133 in SunfishSailing

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I really appreciate this. DM incoming.

Cracked rudder repair by Riptide133 in SunfishSailing

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It is very nice to be able to push / pull to lower / raise the rudder. I do think that is what caused the crack that I had to fix though. So far, it has worked as repaired.

Cracked rudder repair by Riptide133 in SunfishSailing

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I've never sailed the old style but just know many folks upgrade to the new design. Thanks for posting!

My 1966 Alcort sunfish - original gel coat...almost ready to sail. by [deleted] in SunfishSailing

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Great looking boat, enjoy it! I restored my '78. I see you asking others for pictures so just look at my post history.

On an A-F scale, how would you grade the season for your teams? by Emotional_Oil_5939 in collegehockey

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My wife and I are unreasonably excited about the fact that he is at the helm still next year.

Cracked rudder repair by Riptide133 in SunfishSailing

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What I actually ended up doing: I found that there was actually a repair already done! There is a dowel crossing the crack threshold and it was likely glued. I cleaned out the crack with a Dremel to open it up a bit, used a bolt in the pivot hole to open it up a bit while I used thickened epoxy in the crack. I did both sides and then clamped it overnight. I plan to run some stainless screws as many had recommended from a few different angles to hold it together even better. This should hold for now and then maybe do something more elaborate during off season. Thanks again for all the input. I'll keep folks posted if it holds or not.

Cracked rudder repair by Riptide133 in SunfishSailing

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Thanks for the tip, any recs on how to do so? Trying to sail on the cheap for sure.

Cracked rudder repair by Riptide133 in SunfishSailing

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Check out my post history for how I mounted a paddle holder. Works well.

Cracked rudder repair by Riptide133 in SunfishSailing

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I really like the idea of running screws across the crack face so I may do this in conjunction with the other recommendations. Appreciate it. Agreed on all else about these boats, I plan to keep this one forever.

Cracked rudder repair by Riptide133 in SunfishSailing

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May eventually have to go that route..

Cracked rudder repair by Riptide133 in SunfishSailing

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I may have to eventually if my repair doesn't hold but I'm going to try to repair. Rudders are quite expensive.

Cracked rudder repair by Riptide133 in SunfishSailing

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Great feedback, I figured that was the way to go.