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Thanks, Rachel. I liked the tip on using plastic milk cartons. Will definitely consider that. If one can not "reduce", then at least better to "reuse" before "recycling"!

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I'm doing a minor rig maintenance project which includes replacing masthead bolts that keep tangs & related fittings attached to the mast. There is some clear, albeit minor, corrosion where stainless washers, nuts, and bolt heads meet the aluminum mast. I'm thinking about putting nylon washers u...

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Tell ya what, call me a snob, but putting a monstrous dodger on a pretty catboat is a little more than halfway to Bad-motorsailer-conversion-ville anyway.
Then again, a splinter snob would probably say the same thing about a plastic catboat. To each his own, I guess.

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THAT is Toplac?!
Awl-who? Alex-what?
Very, very nice.
I see a fair number of those old Islanders around SF Bay and am usually not impressed, mostly because they're in such a sorry state.
Your results have blown that prejudice out of the water
Congrats and enjoy.

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I'm pretty sure there are no formal "qualifications" for this forum. The more the merrier. You could have the ugliest, most un-classic one-off ferrocement hulk ever made, and most of us would still love to see pictures and encourage you to proceed with repairs in ways we wouldn't experimen...

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Don't know much about it personally, but I've enjoyed the musings of Jack Sherwood, a contributing editor to Soundings. His monthly column "Bay Tripper" usually revolves around his Sailmaster and some issues have featured photos. Very cool boat. If I were you I'd consider shooting him an e...

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SUNBIRD10201 wrote:Not only can Cape Cod Shipbuilding supply parts for the older Marlins, they can supply a new boat!

Oh man, I had no idea that a brand-new Mercer 44 could be had...now where is that easy credit I'm unqualified for?

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I think you pretty much hit the nail on the head with the Commander. Bristol 27 weekender version, Sea Sprite 23, Kittiwake 23, Cape Dory 25 (non "D" version)...can't think of many boats over 22 feet that were mostly cockpit. Cabins seem to sell. There's a guy who lurks here occasionally t...

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I always thought the doghouse referred to the aft portion of a stepped coachroof, which would be over the main cabin on a Triton, Tartan 27, A30, etc. A fellow on the T27 yahoo group has suggested that calling the forward part of the coachroof the "doghouse" makes more sense per the explan...

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Some neat ideas there. I'm especially curious to hear the pros' thoughts on the spatula & electric mixer ideas. Regarding spreaders and mixing vessels/bowls, it was only after a number of epoxy sessions that I went to open a new bag of West System mixing sticks and noticed the word "Re-usab...

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Love, fer sher. Gives me the same forlorn cruise-fast-now yearning as similar vintage+size Swans and Hinckleys, but at a price that's within this galaxy. Just need every number except the Mega Ball.

I'll sorta pass on the extended stern version, though (T44). Looks weird.

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Jollyboat, Ganges -- great info, thanks!
I was told the chrissy field/fort mason and berkeley marinas had 10+ year waiting lists, but I guess that's hyperbole.

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I can attest that Oakland and Bay area on a whole is one of the least expensive places to be a boat owner Jollyboat, would you mind elaborating on this a little? I've just relocated to SF, but my boat is drydocked in the Bahamas awaiting repair. I'm leaning towards selling her in Florida instead of...

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What do you do for the antenna on a boat? Wire it to a chainplate? If you have a typical masthead VHF and RG8x coax going to your VHF, you can put a FM/AM/VHF coax signal divider just before the VHF. The Shakespeare version isn't cheap, but you might find a "non-marinized" one via Radio S...

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I'll second Rachel's Weems & Plath comment. The Yacht Lamp sure looks neat, but it's worthless as a light source. Good enough for faint romantic lighting, but that's about it. You'll go blind if you use it for reading. If you do get one, be sure to keep up on polishing it. Mine started to tarnis...

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Wow, I too expected much worse. God knows my T27 was in much rougher shape when I bought it. If the boat is ok below the waterline and the engine runs reasonably well, I'd suggest you're in for some elbow grease, a re-core, standing rigging upgrade, and used sail shopping to get "out there"...

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Hot damn, looka'dem boot stripes!
Very nice work!

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While I'm in a posting mood, just came across this 25 minutes' worth of70's sailing fun on San Francisco Bay.

Oops; it was late...url just added.

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Yeah, I could probably google for this info anywhere, but I thought I'd query some genuine Maine sailors for the best time to do a one week cruise in mid-coast Maine, weather-wise. Nothing beats cruising on one's own vessel, but I have a feeling I may be slightly longer on cash than time during the ...

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Nothing to add, but have Tim or any other Ensign fans here read The Ensign Story, by Lionel Taylor? I just ordered it as a Father's Day gift (he raced them back in the 60's) and wonder if it's a good read.

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the boat looks identical to this one in New York. Hey, I've sailed and drank (mostly the latter) on that boat! Looks like the current owner removed the television that was installed by the P.O. Season Jets tickets and no sailing Sundays...or flat screen on the bulkhead and sailing Sundays...that wa...

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200 mi is a long way if you're going just for the heck of it. I made the trek from Brooklyn two years in a row (maybe 120 mi), but I had huge shopping lists with me and wanted to compare many of the products side-by-side in person. Some of the Defender staff are very knowledgeable. They also have a ...

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The yard that prepared my rig for transport put bubble wrap around the mast every 6 feet or so to cushion the furler against the mast, then wrapped scrap pieces of cardboard around the entire thing in those same spots, and finally wrapped that with duct tape to hold it all in place. Worked brilliant...

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Mark.Wilme wrote:Now what about those Mac 26's huh ? huh ? ? ?

Nah, I believe this is primarily a sailboat forum. Those are just cross-dressing powerboats.

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I ordered the book online and was a little disappointed there weren't mroe step-by-step and case study photos, but the photos that she does include are inspirational in their own right. I was also happy to see an author give her/his opinions on specific products for once. As a funny side note, I met...

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CharlieJ wrote: then sitting at a desk programming a computer, which I did for 17 years.

Damn, I still have a decade to go!

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Hirilond? wrote:...swapping out now...

True, true, and I will probably do that once I get off my lazy bum and order another pin for the tillerpilot first.

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My boat was dry-docked next to a Laguna 26 several years ago. Don't know anything about its sailing or construction qualities, but it was a LOT of 26 foot boat. The owner said he bought it cuz the missus liked the cabin, and I can't blame her. I peeked inside and it had more accommodation than most ...

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I know this isn't what you asked for--stocked prefabs--but I just have to recommend these guys if you can wait a few weeks. Call them first to make sure of an ETA. Mine did end up arriving a week later than they said. But for less than $100, I got a Canadian made, laminated tiller that's so nicely c...

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How does the stuff handle drilling? Does it chip easily, or drill cleanly? Does it need to be tapped, or do self-tapping screws hold well (in a pilot hole)?

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Sure. But please stay away from my dog.

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Oh, sorry--"Duh" for me means "uh-duh, how could I not have understood this before?". It's usually accompanied by a self-scolding smack on the forehead. Btw, it looks like your flame arrestor has a different orientation than mine and most of the A4s I've seen, which is such that ...

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Headstay tension---just how tight should it be? When I grab my furled-up sail and give it a shake, it wiggles a little more than my gut would like. When sailing upwind in a moderate breeze, there's a pretty good sag. Probably a foot or so, on a 33 ft luff. Nothing has changed structurally since last...

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I guess you can cross "reinforce mast compression beam" off your to-do list!
So that makes at least two soon-to-be liveaboards on the forum...cool. (the other being Rachel).

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Just another confirmation that a little gas goes a long way towards stinking up the boat. When I have this situation on my boat, I can usually cure it by opening all the hatches and running the blower for 20 minutes. With a good breeze blowing through the cabin, the smell dissipates pretty quickly. ...

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I paid $1800 to have my T27 hauled from NJ (Raritan Bay) to Jacksonville, FL. It went on a huge boat-specific flatbed like the Westsail, but shared the space with a small powerboat--still on its trailer! Those trucks are indeed pretty cool. The trucker basically let me set up the stands to my liking...

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Alright, I can't take this anticipation. How about a guessing game? Maybe Tim or Charlie can give a really, really tricky hint as to what Rachel has acquired, something that won't spill the beans too obviously.... pretty please??!!

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I also usually see it done w/o the lines Figment is referring to, although most of the better places will at least put some kind of padding where the sling rubs the topsides. Probably not a concern w/ 218. If the aft sling were under the keel, I probably wouldn't have taken a 2nd look. But, I too ga...

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Personally, I'd just leave as is and varnish. It only adds character.

I'm hypothesizing that this is a seat hatch/lazarette, and the darker part was hidden inside a gutter while the hatch was closed (=99% of the time). Hence the rest of the hatch was sun-bleached at a greater pace.

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I believe Ultimate Sole is the stuff we're talking about.

http://www.ultimatesole.com/Scripts/pro ... Category=6

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(*) Evans Starzinger painted an orange band... Off topic but looking at their site reminded me of their new book, which I got a brief chance to browse through. It's at least as good as Calder's Cruising Handbook . Another hardcover monstrosity that I'll just HAVE to have. And Dan Spurr updated his ...

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So I--er, the captain--was motoring through a very circuitous channel in an unexpectedly swift current when a green can had the nerve to jump out of the water and whack my boat while I--er, the captain--was busy tidying some lines. Fortunately the topsides were left untouched (only to be scratched u...

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I don't know for certain if a priming bulb is a USCG no-no, but I doubt it. I ran my A4 for part of a season using the bulb to cope with intermittent shutdowns (jumping down below to squeeze some fuel into the carb every 5 minutes--fun) and it's been an invaluable diagnostic tool. If that ain't enou...

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You know someone is a true boat project junky when he/she prioritizes boat refinishing ahead of house siding.

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There was a 40+ foot catamaran docked next to my boat last weekend with the same setup. Boat was gone before I got a chance to inquire. Needless to say, I was equally intrigued.

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I just read Tim's post after submitting mine, and want to emphasize my utter inexperience (at that time) both in anchoring technique and with Block itself. As Tim points out, take all the stories with a grain of salt. Do what makes sense given the situation at hand combined with your seamanship, and...

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I've also heard that holding is very bad currently within the Great Salt Ponds harbor of BI -- so much so that an anchor watch must be posted if there is any wind at all. Now, I've only spent one night of my life in GS pond so I confess utter ignorance, but that was indeed my experience there. The ...

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The "E-Z Off" they sell for cleaning ovens does indeed work. It'll take a couple of passes and will remove any wax or finish on surrounding paint/gelcoat, but it did take the name paint off my boat. She has white painted topsides and the original flag blue name paint was already fading. Yo...

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Santa's workshop indeed. You have your work cut out for you topping that one this Christmas, Mark! Very nice.

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DUH! Egg on my face. Ya know, the immaculate grey Bilgekote screamed out "Tim", but I just misconstrued the post and assumed Mike was referring to himself. Upgrade to ABYC lifetime achievement award. Yes, J30 goes right up there in the dreaminess hierarchy. http://img293.imageshack.us/img2...

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Re: Stainless hardware on aluminum spars: nylon washers?

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Meaning of "doghouse"

Pretty but useless

Vintage Sailing Video

Maine Fog season?

Ensign Story?

Spar transport packing tip

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a game

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