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Just got a Jetwind to my house... now what?

dave_ruckel — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:18:32 GMT

Here is the story... My father-in-law found this boat in someones back yard. The front end ad been ran over by a backhoe. The guy was going to trash it but my

blue rubstrips

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:56:10 GMT

free to a good home 2blue rub strips for a jetwind both in fair condition if interested let me knoe

Re: 14' Crestwind parts for sale

james garno — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:44:57 GMT

yeah i would be interested possibly in the jib sail, the covers and the rudder could you email me some pics thanks jim ... From: alternativestructures

14' Crestwind parts for sale

alternativestructures — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:01:24 GMT

Unfortunately I recently had to trash the hull of my 14' Crestwind due to severe degradation, but I have retained the remaining loose parts in the event that

Re: Old sears whirlwind sailboat

jg_martis — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 01:38:03 GMT

See message 127

Old sears whirlwind sailboat

hillcrest_chef — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 02:35:55 GMT

Hello, Just joined your group because I bought a Sears Whirlwind sailboat from my neighbor, and the bottom is very damaged. Anyone know how I could go about

Re: Replacing wood coaming

richb2599 — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 06:47:21 GMT

Sure did Paul, but thanks for the heads up. My last boat was a Compac 19 and I had lots of experience drilling holes in the deck to modify rigging, etc. Rich

Re: Replacing wood coaming

smilinbeard — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 00:09:36 GMT

Rich, Glad to hear that. Please forgive the ADD on my part. Did you calk it before you screwed it in. If not I suggest you go back and bed the waveshields in

Re: Replacing wood coaming

richb2599 — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 22:13:39 GMT

OK..I tried this (no "anchors") today and it looks like it will be "solid". The screws are tight! I used #8 machine screws.

Re: Replacing wood coaming

richb2599 — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 05:20:53 GMT

Thanks for the replies... From the look of the holes in the deck when I picked up this boat I thought that perhaps the coaming was attached with some type of

Re: Replacing wood coaming

Jacob Virostko — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:24:53 GMT

I just did this with brass screws, and plastic drywall anchors and a custom made coaming that i made from a 4x4 and a table saw that i stained and laquered for

Re: Replacing wood coaming

smilinbeard — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:46:43 GMT

... Rich, I tried sending a response twice on Sunday but had issues with my ISP. I've not replaced them but have had them off a few times for refinishing. They

Replacing wood coaming

richb2599 — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 01:24:03 GMT

The Surfwind I am restoring was missing the wood coaming (spash deflector) and I am planing to install a new one made of mahogany. First i need to determine

Re: Who needed a Sailboat Rig

Mark Wilson — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 16:13:02 GMT

That would have been winddancer1_ 99 ... From: oldtown1923 Subject: [searssailboats] Who needed a Sailboat Rig To:

Surfwind Daggerboard

richb2599 — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 03:30:01 GMT

Does anyone know the correct lenght of the daggerboard for a Surfwind? I am making a new one for my Surfwind restoration project. The one that is with the boat