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Author: | tradisrad [ Fri Nov 15, 2013 8:43 am ] |
Post subject: | Looking to buy a Bravo (I bought it ) |
Hi, I am looking at a used bravo tomorrow and I have a few question that I am hoping that can be answered in a short time. 1. The boat has a crack in the plastic at the upper pintle and what appears to be a small deformation on the side of the hull. I can do the plastic weld, but I am curious if the pintle is attached to a plate that secures both upper and lower or if the nuts are just in the plastic with no backing plate. 2. The sail shows some sun fading where the color is gone the outside of the leech edge and on the foot. Can the sail loose its color without having significant effect on the performance of the sail. Ofcourse if the threads are separating I'll walk away. 3. It's a 2003 model and saw lots of time in the sun is there anything specific I should look for regarding sun damage. Also, are parts readily available for this older boat and is it possible to upgrade the early parts to the later parts if I need to in the future. The boat also has a boom kit and I think its a good deal, it's 1 1/2 hours from my house, so I am seeking an experienced opinion before I take the drive. Please see the photos and thanks in advance for answering UPDATE: I bought the boat and posted a second reply to this message, but it has not been approved yet.... I will be plastic welding the crack, ordering a few parts and I will continue to post here with my repair progress. I asked a question in my next post, so hopefully it will appear soon. -Rob |
Author: | tradisrad [ Sat Nov 16, 2013 7:47 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Looking to buy a Bravo. I bought it. |
Well I drove out to Stockton CA, crime capitol of the state, this morning and checked out the bravo. Everything was as good as could be expected, so I loaded it up and made it out alive. One thing that has me puzzled is the mast float has water in i and I can't figure out how to drain it. It seems to be totally sealed and I even removed a set of the attachment strap screws to no avail on draining it. There appears to be a hot glue "plug" in the bottom of the float and I am thinking of drilling and draining. Any thoughts? |
Author: | mmiller [ Mon Nov 18, 2013 9:41 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Looking to buy a Bravo (I boght it ) |
Also appears to have a crack in the transom? You can try plastic welding. We add drain plugs now, to you could do the same. Drill and place a screw in the hole. |
Author: | LovesNumbers [ Tue Dec 03, 2013 5:13 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Looking to buy a Bravo (I boght it ) |
tradisrad wrote: However I do have a question about the bungee that tensions the righting line. I attached both ends of the bungee to the righting line, but I don't think this is correct. May someone describe or post a photo of the proper attachment? One end of the bungee should have a pulley, the other a loop. The forward port underside hiking strap goes through the loop, bungie feeds into the pulley on the rear hull near the back (inside), then the righting line runs through the pulley on the end of the bungie. |
Author: | tradisrad [ Wed Dec 04, 2013 7:44 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Looking to buy a Bravo (I boght it ) |
I hope you did not tip your boat over for me! That is just what I was looking for. Thanks A friend suggested that I install a metal plate on the out side of the boat connecting the top and bottom pintels to help prevent the stress on the upper pintle and possible re-cracking or failure of the plastic weld. There is a metal plate on the inside and adding one to the outside makes a lot of sense and I think it will really secure the rudder/mainsheet connection. The boat I bought was left outside and I think the main sheet was always attached and taunt and I am guessing that this force is what led to the crack. edit 12/6/13. I added an aluminum plate to the outside of the transom. I am looking to upgrade the tendon between the tiller and extension. I've seen a few ideas from the Wave crowd, but nothing for the early Bravos; it looks like the issues was solved with the post 2004 bravos. Has anyone done such a mod? I upgraded my tiller extension tendon to a yoke and hinge. I used the existing tiller handle and had a friend machine a bushing to fit in the tendon hole. I then attached Hobie yoke p/n 3205 to the tiller handle using my new bushing a 5/16" bolt. The extension was made from a 1/2" aluminum tube (no racing, so no rules to worry about) and this was bolted to a Hobie standard hinge p/n 10532010. I placed some plastic washers between the hinge and yoke to remove any slop. I now have a tight tiller extension. Here is a picture of the bushing with the yoke: And the assembly: |
Author: | LovesNumbers [ Fri Dec 06, 2013 1:38 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Looking to buy a Bravo (I boght it ) |
Nice repair! That pic was from years ago, the first day I had it out. I'm a big believer in flipping one's boat early, and often. Is that a harbor freight trailer in the last pic? |
Author: | tradisrad [ Sat Dec 07, 2013 8:38 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Looking to buy a Bravo (I boght it ) |
Yes, it is a Harbor Freight trailer, 4x8. The boat just fits inside the fenders. I am planning on adding some sort of bunks and I also want to make some ramp to slide the boat on & off. |
Author: | Robert_05 [ Wed Jan 29, 2014 2:10 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Looking to buy a Bravo (I boght it ) |
Nice post! |
Author: | tradisrad [ Sat May 24, 2014 10:40 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Looking to buy a Bravo (I bought it ) |
I'm going to continue to add my boat fixes and mods to this thread to keep it all in one place. My batten poked through the bottom of the sail last week, so with a little research I came up with a fix. My bravo is an early model and the batten pocket protectors are folded plastic of some sort and from what I can tell the later model bravos came with "real" pocket protectors that are two pieces riveted together. I found the same two piece parts are used on Hobie 16 jibs. So I orders some from Murray's marine. I was a bit disappointed as the Murry's description clearly stated the pocket protectors come with brass hardware. Not the case. They came with rivets like the picture showed. So I grabbed some stainless hardware from work and got busy with the repair. |
Author: | SmtLevine [ Tue Jun 10, 2014 9:58 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Looking to buy a Bravo (I bought it ) |
Thanks for sharing. Very nice boat! |
Author: | pilothaz [ Wed Jul 09, 2014 5:09 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Looking to buy a Bravo (I bought it ) |
Great updates, just wondering if you found any updates for your viking hatches... My hosting that old my parents bought it for the cottage only a couple years ago. But they don't seal completely flat (more the front one with my safety kit in it) Sent from my SGH-I747M using Tapatalk |
Author: | tradisrad [ Wed Jul 16, 2014 8:22 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Looking to buy a Bravo (I bought it ) |
I replaced the seals on the viking hatches. I contacted Viking http://www.vikingmfg.com/and they were only a few dollars, so I also ordered a spare o-ring. With that said the front hatch still gets water in it from the sprinklers when the boat is not covered and perhaps a little gets in from splashes or burying the bow. The rear hatch seem to seal better than the front. I don't get any water in the hull when sailing even in a capsize. |
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