Hi everybody,
Thanks again to everybody that helped answer my fenders question. I have another pair of questions that I am hoping to get some advice on. To clarify my situation, I'm currently responsible for outfitting and repairing five boats (2 J/22s, 2 J/24s, and 1 J/29) for a sailing club. My budget is very limited.
Anyhow, here are my questions:
1) I have an older compass that, as far as I can tell, still works fine. The only problem is that the clear part of the compass is badly scratched up and cloudy. I have heard that wetsanding with 1000 grit sandpaper can fix this. Is this true? Is there a fairly cheap way to make the compass look better?
2) I have several (approx. 12) winches that seem to be working fine, but I don't believe they have been inspected/regreased in minimally 6 years and possibly as many as 15. Figuring out what to do isn't an issue, but I am wondering if this is work that I need to do. The boats have several other issues to address, so is this a good use of my time? Roughly how much time should I allocate for removing, inspecting, regreasing, and reinstalling each winch? What risks would I be taking in not working on the winches? (Note: I sail on a freshwater lake, if that matters.)
Thanks in advance.
Thanks again to everybody that helped answer my fenders question. I have another pair of questions that I am hoping to get some advice on. To clarify my situation, I'm currently responsible for outfitting and repairing five boats (2 J/22s, 2 J/24s, and 1 J/29) for a sailing club. My budget is very limited.
Anyhow, here are my questions:
1) I have an older compass that, as far as I can tell, still works fine. The only problem is that the clear part of the compass is badly scratched up and cloudy. I have heard that wetsanding with 1000 grit sandpaper can fix this. Is this true? Is there a fairly cheap way to make the compass look better?
2) I have several (approx. 12) winches that seem to be working fine, but I don't believe they have been inspected/regreased in minimally 6 years and possibly as many as 15. Figuring out what to do isn't an issue, but I am wondering if this is work that I need to do. The boats have several other issues to address, so is this a good use of my time? Roughly how much time should I allocate for removing, inspecting, regreasing, and reinstalling each winch? What risks would I be taking in not working on the winches? (Note: I sail on a freshwater lake, if that matters.)
Thanks in advance.