Frank doesn’t your's have those little plates on the the rail already? All my J/boats had plates that said something like “lift or strap” on the rail take a look they probably disintegrated over the years look for like little rivet heads.
By the way I think I raced on a 40 named Resolve back in the Nineties owned by a guy named Rich if memory serves.
Bob
Sailing a course less traveled
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> On Aug 21, 2023, at 6:51 PM, Gary <
glh...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> This should help…J42: (it won’t hit the paddle wheel with this set-up; although, I usually pull mine when not sailing during the summer to keep it clean…quick and easy to put the plug in while boat is in the water)
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