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    Companionway rail rebuild

    I need some advice on a simple solid solution that I am sure I am making too complicated. The old companionway hatch rail on our 1983 Starwind was a piece of plastic track that the original hatch slid along inside with a small flange. I may have made a mistake by cutting this flange off to...
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    Replacing rubrail on "sandwich" type flange

    Hi all. Need some advice on replacing an old vinyl rubrail off of a 1983 Starwind. The picture shows the approximate size of the flange which has been wrapped in fiberglass mat. I would like to if possible avoid drilling holes into this protective (and currently watertight) layer of...
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    Humidity limit on Brightsides paint

    We live in the humid rain forests of South Carolina and have the interior of our boat freshly primed and ready to paint. We will be using Brightsides paint by Interlux. We have been holding off due to horror stories about the paint not curing or going bad because it was rolled on during a humid...
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    Fiberglassing the hull deck joint

    glassing the hull to deck joint Hey guys, We are in the process of restoring a 1983 Wellcraft Windstar 19' Sailboat. We found the hull to deck joint in ok condition however there are some spots that will not keep the water out. As you can see from the picture the joint is a flange type. Took...
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    Loose material chipping from interior

    New member and very relieved to find this forum. This has become a great resource for my first boat project. OK to my question, in the attached picture, you will see sections of the interior of my 1983 Starwind (Spindrift) 190. I have circled the areas were I have scrapped and removed material...
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