Aquarius Sail Owners

Matt, Thanks for the reply. Peeled apart with side cutters you say. I'll give that a try. Sounds less perilous than a drill bit. I think the current plating is nickel,what's left of it. I ordered some stainless steel grommets and the proper tooling. I sincerely hope I don't have to rip the seams on ...

The chrome plated brass grommets on my mainsail are really corroded. A clean up doesn't last too long. What's the preferred replacement procedure? Besides taking it to the sailmaker and loosing the sail for a month. Do you drill out the grommets with a drill bit or counter sink? How do you go about ...

I went with the Locktite Epoxy for Plastic. I flame broiled the leech end caps,cleaned all surfaces real well, applied a lot of epoxy, and taped the ends in place with white electrical tape. They would push back out otherwise. On the #3 batten I used Gorilla Glue super glue. On the longer battens th...

I have the 1982 vintage hollow fiberglass battens with the Delrin(?) caps.What's the recommended adhesive? Thanks GH

Matt, Thanks for the reply.
I had considered the through the crack backing plate method.
Let us know how it goes Dan.

I think you have the right idea. I would want to know that the inner layer of glass was solid. If you could get the repair area horizontal it would be a help. If the inner lamination is fractured you could try getting the repair horizontal and inverted overhead. Then you could inject resin into the ...

Does the crack go into the inside layer of glass?

Call Tom at Aquarius. There is no aftermarket substitute for a mast step.

http://charlotte.craigslist.org/boa/5944837368.html Here's a cat in need of rescue. I think the seller is mistaken on the model year. I think he is dreaming on the price. In my case, purchase would constitute grounds for divorce/committal. http://houston.craigslist.org/boa/5958600316.html This one ...

I'm guessing a dolphin striker.

It looks so cool that accidents run away from it? Non skid finish? Nice rounded edge?

That would be the port side forward pair. There were no markings that I could discern. The one with the offset hole was outboard.

What, these? I made all of them I could look that shiny and then primed them with zinc chromate green. The inboard rear ones I couldn't get off as the traveler track covered the access holes.

Bill,
The leech on the main in that picture is almost parallel to the mast all the way up! Talk about more cowbell, what's the ratio foot/head on that mainsail?
ps: Is the main brailed up on the bottom?

Welcome. Be advised we NEVER call the hulls pontoons! My understanding is that stress cracks are caused by movement of the laminate under the gel coat. I would be glad of further enlightenment on this subject. I have stress cracks around my rudder gudions that are in need of attention. Perhaps the b...