spaceyjones
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Hello everyone! I'm new to sailing and the forum, and have been reading lots of the old posts on this page to get up to speed.
I recently purchased a 1995 Capri 14.2 and had the pleasure of taking it out for the first time last week. By the time it was back out of the water I had a little list of repairs to complete which has given me a really nice tour of the boat. So far I've scrubbed her down (almost fully), reinforced both stern cleats (after one tore out while I was sliding it onto my trailer from the water, turns out it hadn't been anchored from inside at all... so I climbed/shuffled in and completed the harrowing task of reinforcing both sides from the inside w/ backing mounts- wow!), re-wired my trailer, and even procured some Dracon tape to fix a tear in my main sail. I'd love to also replace the decals/pinstripe, and eventually redo the gelcoat and/or just give it a really nice waxing...
My questions are as follows:
Needless to say, I'm very HOOKED and aspire to someday make it up to a Cat 22, and beyond. I'm 35 y.o. now and dream of an Atlantic crossing by the time I'm 45. That's the goal anyways, but gotta start small, and this is where I'm at.
Any other sage wisdom for a young sailor, please send it my way Look forward to growing and contributing to the forum as I learn more!
I recently purchased a 1995 Capri 14.2 and had the pleasure of taking it out for the first time last week. By the time it was back out of the water I had a little list of repairs to complete which has given me a really nice tour of the boat. So far I've scrubbed her down (almost fully), reinforced both stern cleats (after one tore out while I was sliding it onto my trailer from the water, turns out it hadn't been anchored from inside at all... so I climbed/shuffled in and completed the harrowing task of reinforcing both sides from the inside w/ backing mounts- wow!), re-wired my trailer, and even procured some Dracon tape to fix a tear in my main sail. I'd love to also replace the decals/pinstripe, and eventually redo the gelcoat and/or just give it a really nice waxing...
My questions are as follows:
- For the ding/scratch you see in my photos, would it be okay to patch it with Life Caulk and call it a day? If yes, would I be able to add the new decal on top of my repair, or would I need/want to apply some type of finishing coat top the entire hull first? I know zero about boat paint and finishes and didn't see any past posts on redoing a gelcoat (but I may have missed them). I do see some traces of past repairs, and it looks like they were completed with some type of white caulk or other material.
- For the barnacle(?) crud, would it be okay for me use soap and scrape that stuff of with something like an acrylic ice scraper or other blunt and flat plastic object, or could that possibly damage the hull? Wire brushes? "Heavy/Course" scrubbing sponge from West Marine? The past owner had this docked in an estuary for a while but I will be keeping out of water when not in use. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!
Needless to say, I'm very HOOKED and aspire to someday make it up to a Cat 22, and beyond. I'm 35 y.o. now and dream of an Atlantic crossing by the time I'm 45. That's the goal anyways, but gotta start small, and this is where I'm at.
Any other sage wisdom for a young sailor, please send it my way Look forward to growing and contributing to the forum as I learn more!
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