Yes, one of 4 below deck hydraulic autopilot mounting bolts was a large lag bolt. It had worked its way through the reinforced floor of a lazarette floor and the super thick hull. the water then came in through an inaccessible corner and drained out a weep hole about 6' away. I filled the hole with underwater epoxy putty and tightened all the mounting bolts and lag extremely tight with the ram disconnected. Never leaked again. Still have her but listing soon! I'm getting to old and we are moving to the great lakes.

@@PaulSedwick I would love to talk to you about the sale of your CSY.

@@beaconbus it will be listed at Fillingham Yacht Sales in a few days. I'm taking a break from packing a uhaul for our move this very moment!

@@PaulSedwick thanks!

Yes it is.

@@PaulSedwick You have done an amazing job on that boat! It is the nicest CSY i have seen.

Would love to see how the lines from the Monitor control the wheel if you ever get video of that.

@@beaconbus Thank You. I sailed her solo 8knm around the North Atlantic 2019

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Best of luck with your restore! Bottom paint selection is a lot about your local water and flow. In the Tampa Bay area I'm a firm believer in Pettit Trinidad 75. It's 75% Cuprous Oxide and lasts us up to 10 years. I sailed her 8K nm solo around the North Atlantic 2019. The bottom paint is now 4-5 years and only a hand full of barnacles grow excluding prop and shaft. It's a hard epoxy based bottom paint I've used very successfully over the past 30 + or - years and would have nothing else. BTW I tried the "SR" type once, it did not perform as well. www.practical-sailor.com/boat-maintenance/special-maintenance-sectionpettit-trinidad-sr-leads-a-large-group-of-bottom-paints-2

Thanks. Do you have the bronze 2 piece tack attachment that fits around the wire? If so the 'U' shaped part goes over the wire and the boom attachment part slides in from behind on the 'hooks'. A bolt through the 2 pieces prevents them from coming apart.

@@PaulSedwickTNX very much for the response. Yes I have the bronze 2 piece part...got the boom on that ...no problem....but how is the whole thing held down onto the deck so it does not rise up the stay wire? I made a wire pennant to hold it down, but then it flops down on the deck when the sail is furled.

@@ckreitlein yeah, same problem here! Ours had a wire pennant when purchased. I just use a shackle with line. Yes it is a PITA when first lowered but I then take the halyard from mast to the tack, loop it under the boom and fasten over the outhaul cleat hold in place. BTW the staysail deck casting on the 37 was not strong enough for my liking attached to a thin portion of the open anchor locker bulkhead. Simply pulling, by hand, on the inner stay flexed the deck an inch or more on ours. I used two 1" SS tubing flattened on the ends to attach from the 1/2" underside fastener to both sides of the hull near a 45 deg angle. Bolted through the hull with titanium fastners. Yes one can see a little dot on the outside but they are barely visible at a distance. They really beefed up the staysail which paid off big time in a few storms. I've run the staysail and double reefed main up to 45 knots in a seaway. I had a new staysail made of 8.88 oz fastnet dacron with one reef point. Never used the reef in the staysail. Cheers!

Hi Chris, just back from 8500 nm North Atlantic circle. Possibly answer a few in the coming weeks. Thanks

Thank you Toni! This is an abbreviated video thrown together quickly. Hopefully I can find time to put a little more effort into the next one. New Argentine friends sent some photos since I can use.

As I've said I'm sailing vicariously through your sharing, I really look forward to your next installment. It's a thrill watching a friend live out his passion and dream, so bring it on Sir!!!

Thanks for the compliment Mike. Make no mistake it's a labor of love! Just returned from a 480 mile shakedown. She sailed well on most points except runs where the main is into the aft lowers most of the time, a trade-off. The CSY 37 is one tough cookie built of solid FRP - no hull or deck core materials. I think 80 or 90 were built. This is #72 - good luck with you search.

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Thanks Almonz, 7 years since we bought her, started working on her before retirement

Thank You Debbie, its been a long and winding road!

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Hi Jay. Had her out about 20 times only from the dock. She is what she is and I like how she is. Anything this size and weight will be tipsy. Granddaughters love her even though she will not plane with the 3 of us. I'd beef up the transom with a larger motor. The 3.3 2-stroke weighs in at 29#, not many lighter. any super lightweight 8' boat will have a difficult time with a larger motor. I've had my share of deflatables - this is a super light utility. Wind is going to blow her around and the sole flexes but how many other dinghy's can transform themselves to less than 6" thickness. She is what she is and I like it.

I have a 2 seater. I’m not sure what generation. It has a removable transom. I bought a 1971 6 hp outboard, but the company told me that it was only rated for a 4 hp. Can I add flotation to the transom?

@@DavyRayBennett I added flotation to the transom of mine. I bent an aluminum bracket to clamp fenders to the back with C clamps. I also have a 6hp on mine.

+pedra12 2 weeks ago Almonz. It did get hairy catapulted upside down by a large breaking wave offshore the 1st day but worth the risk. 75K peddles as in the Hobie Mirage Drive strokes, practically no paddling.

thx pal,,,waiting on the Hero 4 - the GoPro small/waterproof vid cams are great fun!