S2 7.9 Meter Class Association

Steve, Thanks for the advice! I own hull# 381. It still has the original BMW D7 and still running strong. If I do ever re-power I think I'll put an electric motor in the D7's place. For my purposes an electric motor would work for me. I probably used less than 2 gallons of diesel over the last two s...

I was not able to free the spreader cap bolts. I had to drill out the bolts and retap the holes. Good news is that the shrouds showed no signs of corrosion. The original bolts were 10-32 Allen head bolts. When attempting to remove the bolts the Allen heads sheared off. I ended up drilling and retapp...

I kinda thought they should slide. Thanks for the reply. I'll give the penetrating oil another try. I'll provide an update to let everyone know the results. Thanks again.

I have a question I hope someone can answer for me. I'm in the process of painting my mast, boom and spreaders. While prepping the spreaders for paint I attempted to remover the end caps from the spreaders but found the bolts that attach the end caps corroded in place and the bolts are not budging. ...