Lenco trim tabs

hardee · Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2019 11:32 pm Post subject:

Colby, any chance it happened from someone (or some thing) curious, using the tab as a step to climb up on and see inside the cockpit. Stealth kids, oversize critters, or un heliumized aliens Shocked

I think your ice scenario does sound plausible.

Harvey
SleepyC Moon

colbysmith · Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2019 1:00 pm Post subject:

Harvey, with it being under the swim step, and a full cover on the boat, I'm not sure how they'd step on the trim tab, or use it to climb on. I'm really at a loss for an answer. I suppose if someone just wanted to vandalize the boat, they could do anything... but I'm just not ready to go there. Colby

TyBoo · Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2019 1:24 pm Post subject:

I think your water intrusion/freezing theory is a winner.

Jack in Alaska · Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2019 12:51 am Post subject: vandalized boat

Colby,

I can tell you what a vandalized C-Dory looks like. No replacement found for it either.

Jack

colbysmith · Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2019 12:46 am Post subject:

I bet you can Jack!

Well, got the Lenco actuators today. The ones in the retro kit for replacing Bennets are in fact the right size actuators. So it is much cheaper to buy the kit, than individual actuators. But the hard part of the job is removing the fuel tanks to get access to the wiring coming through the transom behind the tanks. And for Midnight Flyer, having to also remove the Kicker and it's bracket to gain access to the starboard actuator.

I've also decided that all this talk about drilling out and reaming out the area to install screws, and then embedding with resin or epoxy is not really worth the time and trouble if there is no sign of moisture. I'm finding that rather I use fiberglass resin or epoxy, it strips out fairly easy. Also, unless you are drilling all the way through, trying to fill a horizontal hole without getting airlock is quite time consuming unless you have the right sized syringe to push the epoxy in behind the trapped air! While I wasted a lot of time doing that on the port side attachment points for the swim platform, tabs and actuator bracket, when I start the starboard side, I'm simply going to pull the screws and if everything appears dry on that side, reinstall the screws embedding them with 4200 or 5200 to reseal them! Colby