Better Luck wrote:
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Let me know what you find new 358 owners.
Oh, well, since you don't want help from anyone with the same boat, just different marketing designations, I'll skip replying in the future.
Bill,
No, no I did not by any means mean it that way at all. I was referring to new 358 owners and what delivery issues they may be having.
Your experience with the same model (different name) has so far been invaluable and I hope you accept my apology if you took it any differently than I meant it.
PS your idea regarding the dunnage area is a great one. I think I will look into removing the shelf and adding straps for my ropes as well. Then my fenders will fit better in the space as well.
No worries, sometimes attitude doesn't come across well in plain text. From any of us, in small boats or otherwise. Heh.
I keep meaning to take a picture of my transom locker changes. Right now it's rather filthy since I haven't cleaned it from the winter.
The transom locker shelf comes out in one piece. I seem to recall it being about 8 screws holding it. I have a right-angle cordless drill that made getting to the ones in the port side of the upright easier. But it came right out. Also note the screws for the fender holder cradle are a bit short. I had to put new ones in that were a little longer. If you leave anything without a screw in it be sure to seal it up. I used epoxy. West Marine has a kit along with a syringe that doesn't let epoxy stick to it. So you can use it a couple of times. You still have to mix it up from two parts of course. I used screws about 1/2" longer and put 5200 under the cradles. They're IN THERE permanently now.
Anyway, I got a couple sets of TaylorMade
Tidy-ups Line Hangers:
I got the 1101 large rail size. If you look closely you'll see there's a gap in the middle between where the two straps meet. I cut mine in half at that point. This leaves "just enough" material there to shove a stainless screw through it. I screwed the strap up inside the transom locker. On the back vertical face of the locker (looking at it from the platform). You'll want to attach the loops as high as possible so as to keep the line off the bottom of the locker. My first attempt left the loop a bit too low and the line laid partially on the bottom. I moved that one up farther (and sealed the mistake hole). Once I had the loops attached I coiled the lines a couple of times to find the ideal length. Now they hang straight without touching at the bottom.
Here's a video of how to coil the line:
http://www.videos.sailingcourse.com/coiling_wmv1.htmI've heard of folks using a set of metal hooks in there too. I find the straps to be more secure and easier on both the lines and wet hands.
I then just toss the fenders laterally on the existing cradles. Some of the lines end up flopping over a fender but that's fine. This arrangement also makes it much easier for my wife to find the appropriate lines. No more digging through a heap of wet coiled bunches.
As for the water getting in there, yeah, it's a PITA. I'm leaning toward putting some sort of weatherstripping flap in there to divert the flow. Probably by first gluing down a strip of 1" vinyl molding (from the home depot) and then screwing the weatherstripping to that. The molding will give me a safe surface on which to fasten it instead of digging into either the door or the inside upper lip of the transom locker. It's on that ever-growing "to do" list....
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