Some 292 Fastech questions...long post
06-06-2009 | 09:56 AM
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We get a lot of compliments on the paint scheme. I like it because it is unique, plus the wife had a lot of input on the selection since she contributed to the purchase! If it was just me, a more traditional paint would have been more likely.
Competition Marine Center in the St. Louis area did the install. It is a big job that I was not comfortable tackling and wanted professionals that have done it many times and had the right tools to do it. The grid system makes the job more difficult since you have to make some modifications to the grid (cut small windows) to access the through bolts on the K-Planes. Do a search on some of my previous posts on K-Planes and you will see what I am talking about. The entire job parts and labor was around $5000. Not cheap, but my wife even thinks it was worth it after feeling the difference in the ride.
Where we boat there is mostly sand and a little mud, so it shakes right off the anchor. We will have a large towel ready to set it on and my wife hands it over to me. I do a final cleaning off the swim platform before stowing it away. If it was really muddy this method may not work.
We get a lot of compliments on the paint scheme. I like it because it is unique, plus the wife had a lot of input on the selection since she contributed to the purchase! If it was just me, a more traditional paint would have been more likely.
Competition Marine Center in the St. Louis area did the install. It is a big job that I was not comfortable tackling and wanted professionals that have done it many times and had the right tools to do it. The grid system makes the job more difficult since you have to make some modifications to the grid (cut small windows) to access the through bolts on the K-Planes. Do a search on some of my previous posts on K-Planes and you will see what I am talking about. The entire job parts and labor was around $5000. Not cheap, but my wife even thinks it was worth it after feeling the difference in the ride.
Where we boat there is mostly sand and a little mud, so it shakes right off the anchor. We will have a large towel ready to set it on and my wife hands it over to me. I do a final cleaning off the swim platform before stowing it away. If it was really muddy this method may not work.
There's a used set of 280 K planes in the classifieds for $1k that look like a good deal. We'd probably tackle the job at my shop if I end up doing it. I'll do a search for your other posts and check it all out.
In all the spots that we anchor in the bay we seem to pull up black sticky mud that almost takes a putty knife to dislodge. Looks like a nice mix of oil combined with toxic chemical waste from the old jewelry factories that used to thrive around here no doubt!! I've been thinking about trying out anchoring off the stern anyway to eliminate some of the swinging around this boat does while on the anchor. It'll also be way easier to clean the anchor sitting on the swim platform with a brush than kneeling over the bow dipping it in and out of the water 100 times. Looks like a nice aluminum Fortess anchor and a reorg of the gunnel storage compartments is in my future.
BTW, are your mechanical trim and tab indicators from Stainless Marine?
Thanks, Pat
06-06-2009 | 03:58 PM
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Yep, Stainless Marine. They use a spring system at the indicator to keep tension on the cable to eliminate slack. Plus the indicators have a bright red LED's that you can see really good even in bright sunlight.
07-24-2009 | 05:28 PM
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JayFan,
Brought this post back from the dead! Sorry for the delayed response. I did find the source of the water leak. There's a little hole in the bottom of my anchor locker and everytime it rains or I wash it I guess some water is getting in there and drianing thru this hole before it can make it to the anchor locker drain. The water shows up in the starboard side storage locker (next to the porta-potti) and also under the step at the cabin door. Repaired it and never putting anything in the anchor locker again. I had lots of line in there with the anchor all padded and protected (I thought) but it still poked a little hole in there. Did you find where your was coming from? Ever figure out the deal with that drain..................or lack of drain under the step.
Pat
Brought this post back from the dead! Sorry for the delayed response. I did find the source of the water leak. There's a little hole in the bottom of my anchor locker and everytime it rains or I wash it I guess some water is getting in there and drianing thru this hole before it can make it to the anchor locker drain. The water shows up in the starboard side storage locker (next to the porta-potti) and also under the step at the cabin door. Repaired it and never putting anything in the anchor locker again. I had lots of line in there with the anchor all padded and protected (I thought) but it still poked a little hole in there. Did you find where your was coming from? Ever figure out the deal with that drain..................or lack of drain under the step.
Pat
07-24-2009 | 08:37 PM
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[QUOTE=pat@osp;2917511]JayFan,
Brought this post back from the dead! Sorry for the delayed response. I did find the source of the water leak. There's a little hole in the bottom of my anchor locker and everytime it rains or I wash it I guess some water is getting in there and drianing thru this hole before it can make it to the anchor locker drain. The water shows up in the starboard side storage locker (next to the porta-potti) and also under the step at the cabin door. Repaired it and never putting anything in the anchor locker again. I had lots of line in there with the anchor all padded and protected (I thought) but it still poked a little hole in there. Did you find where your was coming from? Ever figure out the deal with that drain..................or lack of drain under the step.
I thought about that myself!!! So you say there is a drain in the anchor locker that LEADS down through the cabin...under the step and out to the stern..... I will look closer at that. Washing and rain...would get into the locker...that does make sense, however I wonder why the water under the step will not drain??????? Very frustrating!!!! I'll have to look for a little hole in the anchor locker though......I thought it had its own drain near the bow area...but I looked and it has NOTHING.... so it must drain back.... keep ya updated !!!!!
Brought this post back from the dead! Sorry for the delayed response. I did find the source of the water leak. There's a little hole in the bottom of my anchor locker and everytime it rains or I wash it I guess some water is getting in there and drianing thru this hole before it can make it to the anchor locker drain. The water shows up in the starboard side storage locker (next to the porta-potti) and also under the step at the cabin door. Repaired it and never putting anything in the anchor locker again. I had lots of line in there with the anchor all padded and protected (I thought) but it still poked a little hole in there. Did you find where your was coming from? Ever figure out the deal with that drain..................or lack of drain under the step.
I thought about that myself!!! So you say there is a drain in the anchor locker that LEADS down through the cabin...under the step and out to the stern..... I will look closer at that. Washing and rain...would get into the locker...that does make sense, however I wonder why the water under the step will not drain??????? Very frustrating!!!! I'll have to look for a little hole in the anchor locker though......I thought it had its own drain near the bow area...but I looked and it has NOTHING.... so it must drain back.... keep ya updated !!!!!
07-27-2009 | 08:53 AM
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Jay,
Sorry for the confusion. There is no Formula drain hole that goes into the cabin area.............the hole I'm talking about was created by the anchor bouncing around and busting a little hole thru the bottom on the locker which allows water to drain down below the v-berth on top of the hull. It seemed to collect in that starboard side locker and under the step once it got in. My anchor locker has the same factory drain with little black cover in the side of the hull that 4mulafastech is showing. The hole that's poked in the bottom is at or below the level of the factory drain and with 200 ft of damp line holding some water in there it looks like some goes out the facrory drain and the rest seaped thru that hole. I didn't spot it until I ran my hand thru there and actually felt a soft spot. Couldn't see a hole until I poked it open with my finger. I'm changing my anchor plan to an aluminum Fortress anchor and line in a bag , stored in one of the side lockers, that 4mulafastech suggested a couple months ago.
I still havent investigated what's going on with the water under the step not draining thru what apprears to be a drain hole back to the bilge. I know that the water leaking in from the anchor locker flushed out a whole bunch of loose dust and fiberglass remnants from under the v-berth so maybe that drain is all clogged up with crap...................assuming that it is actually a drain to the bilge? I haven't tried snaking it out yet.
Pat
Sorry for the confusion. There is no Formula drain hole that goes into the cabin area.............the hole I'm talking about was created by the anchor bouncing around and busting a little hole thru the bottom on the locker which allows water to drain down below the v-berth on top of the hull. It seemed to collect in that starboard side locker and under the step once it got in. My anchor locker has the same factory drain with little black cover in the side of the hull that 4mulafastech is showing. The hole that's poked in the bottom is at or below the level of the factory drain and with 200 ft of damp line holding some water in there it looks like some goes out the facrory drain and the rest seaped thru that hole. I didn't spot it until I ran my hand thru there and actually felt a soft spot. Couldn't see a hole until I poked it open with my finger. I'm changing my anchor plan to an aluminum Fortress anchor and line in a bag , stored in one of the side lockers, that 4mulafastech suggested a couple months ago.
I still havent investigated what's going on with the water under the step not draining thru what apprears to be a drain hole back to the bilge. I know that the water leaking in from the anchor locker flushed out a whole bunch of loose dust and fiberglass remnants from under the v-berth so maybe that drain is all clogged up with crap...................assuming that it is actually a drain to the bilge? I haven't tried snaking it out yet.
Pat
