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by hebert01
Mon Jul 16, 2012 10:27 pm
Forum: Classic Sailboats
Topic: What is she?
Replies: 11
Views: 6754

Re: What is she?

Looks like a Herreshoff Goldeneye...Or maybe a Marlin. Not sure a goldeneye has a dead light, but it's about the same size as a Typhoon.
by hebert01
Fri Apr 06, 2012 8:15 am
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: blisters in topsides paint
Replies: 2
Views: 700

Re: blisters in topsides paint

Yes. See point #7 in the "Do Not" list of the Awlgrip Maintenance Guide.

http://www.awlgrip.com/support-and-advi ... nance.aspx
by hebert01
Thu Feb 16, 2012 7:40 pm
Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
Topic: Pearson Ensign Restoration
Replies: 47
Views: 23928

Re: Pearson Ensign Restoration

I'll be interested to follow this along. Did e boat come with the transom cut away and replaced with wood?
by hebert01
Fri Jul 29, 2011 7:00 pm
Forum: Classic Sailboats
Topic: Alternatives to the Pearson Ensign?
Replies: 61
Views: 27719

Re: Alternatives to the Pearson Ensign?

Yeah, my boat still has the original foam flotation forward and aft, but I'm not sure I'd trust it to keep my boat afloat. It might be saturated. But it's there, and I hope I never have to test its utility.
by hebert01
Fri Jul 29, 2011 2:45 pm
Forum: Classic Sailboats
Topic: Alternatives to the Pearson Ensign?
Replies: 61
Views: 27719

Re: Alternatives to the Pearson Ensign?

Due to a failed bilge pump, I once arrived at my mooring after a storm to find water up to the benches on my Ensign. Other than a flooded outboard stowed under the cockpit sole, the boat was otherwise fine. Didn't even look close to sinking. The old flotation on my 1965 boat might be a little suspec...
by hebert01
Sun Jun 05, 2011 2:22 pm
Forum: Materials, Sources, and Innovations
Topic: Need halyards, sheets, rope, cord?
Replies: 8
Views: 7005

Re: Need halyards, sheets, rope, cord?

Another great source for rope and cordage of ALL types is R&W Rope in New Bedford. http://rwrope.com Some of their rope products are available directly online, while others require that you call them for a quote. But they're super helpful on the phone, their prices are always great, and their se...
by hebert01
Wed Nov 03, 2010 8:10 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Brownell hydraulic trailers
Replies: 10
Views: 1546

Re: Brownell hydraulic trailers

Hey Jeremy, your friend is my friend too. Peter (and his son Luke, the Brownell truck) crewed in one of our Ensign races this year. Hopefully Luke will be towing his own Alberg boat with his truck some day!
by hebert01
Wed Oct 20, 2010 6:52 am
Forum: Ramblings
Topic: Looking for Sea Sprite 27/28 or similar boat
Replies: 24
Views: 3148

Re: Looking for Sea Sprite 27/28 or similar boat

Luring you away from Tim's wise advice to never buy more boat than you need, I believe this is an SS34 listing that just appeared on Yachtworld, at a price that has me wondering what's wrong with the boat. http://www.yachtworld.com/core/listing/boatMergedDetails.jsp?boat_id=2275109&ybw=&unit...
by hebert01
Sat May 15, 2010 9:30 pm
Forum: Ramblings
Topic: Another kind of classic plastic boat
Replies: 6
Views: 1249

Re: Another kind of classic plastic boat

Sweet! Thanks for sharing. I've been eyeballing these and the VCP Q-boats. Both are fantastic from everything I've read...
by hebert01
Mon Apr 26, 2010 3:50 pm
Forum: Boat Photos
Topic: sea sprite 23
Replies: 5
Views: 1898

Re: sea sprite 23

Is this the same "Scot Free" that appeared on the cover of Good Old Boat last year?
by hebert01
Sat Mar 27, 2010 6:55 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Ensign Ballast and Modification
Replies: 21
Views: 2260

Re: Ensign Ballast and Modification

I had a similar issue, with water intruding from the area around the lifting eye. I drilled a couple of 1/2" holes in the the base (underside) of the keel, about 2 feet aft of the point where the keel gets horizontal. A bunch of trapped water rushed out. I left it for a couple of months, plugge...
by hebert01
Tue Mar 23, 2010 10:52 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Ensign Ballast and Modification
Replies: 21
Views: 2260

Re: Ensign Ballast and Modification

Hi David- Curious - where'd you see those photos? At the time I had the boat for sale and built the site, I hadn't yet redone the rudder, so I don't think I posted them there. I probably uploaded the photos to another site at some point, but I can't remember where. I did the rudder project a couple ...
by hebert01
Tue Mar 23, 2010 6:44 am
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Ensign Ballast and Modification
Replies: 21
Views: 2260

Re: Ensign Ballast and Modification

oops - little Freudian slip there (and I'm not talking about a Freud power tool)! Although I guess we all possess a few battle scars. :-)

- Ed
by hebert01
Mon Mar 22, 2010 7:03 am
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Ensign Ballast and Modification
Replies: 21
Views: 2260

Re: Ensign Ballast and Modification

HI David- Thanks for the compliments on Allegra, and no worries about borrowing my photo for project purposes - it's exactly why I kept the site up! Although I do find it a little bothersome when a few other sellers have used photos of Allegra when trying to sell their own Ensigns on Craigslist / eB...
by hebert01
Sat Mar 20, 2010 10:39 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Ensign Ballast and Modification
Replies: 21
Views: 2260

Re: Ensign Ballast and Modification

By the way, the previous posters are correct. That cutout on the port bunk previously contained a porta-potty. I make use of that space for my outboard - it is convenient!
by hebert01
Sat Mar 20, 2010 10:37 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Ensign Ballast and Modification
Replies: 21
Views: 2260

Re: Ensign Ballast and Modification

Hi- That first photo is actually from my boat, Allegra - #998. I briefly put her up for sale a couple of years ago, as I was searching for a cruising boat. After a bit of soul-searching, I realized I'd likely regret selling what is a perfect daysailing design, so I decided to keep her. I still keep ...
by hebert01
Fri Mar 12, 2010 1:43 pm
Forum: Classic Sailboats
Topic: Scale Model of Concordia Yawl
Replies: 3
Views: 1206

Re: Scale Model of Concordia Yawl

Sure looks gorgeous! I haven't seen her in person yet. I hope to get down to the museum this wkend. If so, I'll snap a few photos and post here. For those who haven't had an opportunity to visit the Whaling Museum...do yourselves a favor. It's a great little museum. In addition to this Concordia mod...
by hebert01
Fri Mar 12, 2010 10:37 am
Forum: Classic Sailboats
Topic: Scale Model of Concordia Yawl
Replies: 3
Views: 1206

Scale Model of Concordia Yawl

On display at the New Bedford (MA) Whaling Museum...

http://whalingmuseumblog.org/2010/03/09 ... dia-model/
by hebert01
Tue Mar 02, 2010 8:48 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Rebuilding a Oday22
Replies: 4
Views: 624

Re: Rebuilding a Oday22

As a guy who once owned an O'Day 22 with the fixed shoal (1' 11") keel, I can offer a little personal experience. I'll tell you, it wasn't a very good sailing boat. In fact I nicknamed her the "side slip special". It was very tough to head to weather, and generally a sloppy sailor - e...
by hebert01
Sat Dec 19, 2009 10:39 pm
Forum: Materials, Sources, and Innovations
Topic: So you want to paint .......
Replies: 25
Views: 3101

Re: So you want to paint .......

Here's an interesting study on the OSHA site that I believe Dow Chemical conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of cartridge respirators on filtering isocyanates (MDI isocyanates). While they showed some minimal effect at filtering initial exposure, it don't think the results look good enough that...
by hebert01
Wed Sep 02, 2009 9:56 pm
Forum: Sails, Rigging, and Systems
Topic: Listing of Fractionally-Rigged Boats?
Replies: 25
Views: 6071

Re: Listing of Fractionally-Rigged Boats?

EKE- Sorry for the confusion in my message. When I said "not the SS23", I meant that when one mentions "Sea Sprite", most would think of the frac-rigged SS23, and I also wanted to make mention of the larger cruising models. I should've made it more clear that the SS23 is also fra...
by hebert01
Sat Jul 25, 2009 9:26 pm
Forum: Sails, Rigging, and Systems
Topic: Listing of Fractionally-Rigged Boats?
Replies: 25
Views: 6071

Re: Listing of Fractionally-Rigged Boats?

Now you've got me curious about the Albin Cumulus... Even though it's frac rigged, looking at Bluenose's table, the 100% jib is still 53% of the total sail area? Must be a really short boom.
by hebert01
Sat Jul 25, 2009 8:00 pm
Forum: Sails, Rigging, and Systems
Topic: Listing of Fractionally-Rigged Boats?
Replies: 25
Views: 6071

Re: Listing of Fractionally-Rigged Boats?

BTW, I'm loving the table, Bluenose. Great info you've compiled here, and a good family of boats. I'm a data junkie too. Do you happen to still have the XLS file? If you wouldn't mind sharing, I'd like to add a few of my favorite boats to this comparative list.

Thanks!
by hebert01
Sat Jul 25, 2009 7:54 pm
Forum: Sails, Rigging, and Systems
Topic: Listing of Fractionally-Rigged Boats?
Replies: 25
Views: 6071

Re: Listing of Fractionally-Rigged Boats?

Thanks for the feedback guys, and for the useful table, Bluenose. And Case, I didn't realize that there were frac-rigged Chesapeakes out there. The only ones I've seen are masthead rigged. To the list, I'll add the Sea Sprite family of boats. Not the Alberg SS23, but the Luders-designed SS27/28, 30 ...
by hebert01
Sat Jul 25, 2009 5:40 pm
Forum: Sails, Rigging, and Systems
Topic: Listing of Fractionally-Rigged Boats?
Replies: 25
Views: 6071

Listing of Fractionally-Rigged Boats?

Curious whether anyone knows of a place to find an online listing of fractional rig cruising sailboats? Either that or a searchable database of boat designs that might contain that field in the table. I can think of many daysailers, racing or "racer/cruiser "(J-boat type) boats with a frac...
by hebert01
Fri Jun 19, 2009 10:29 am
Forum: Ramblings
Topic: Another outstanding bad boat name
Replies: 111
Views: 38967

Re: Another outstanding bad boat name

that will be tough to beat.
by hebert01
Sun Jun 14, 2009 11:04 am
Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
Topic: What would cause crazed gelcoat...
Replies: 2
Views: 850

Re: What would cause crazed gelcoat...

Hi C147-

I asked the same question last year. Might want to take a peek at that discussion, as it might help you rest more easily in regards to your crazing.
by hebert01
Fri Jun 05, 2009 8:37 pm
Forum: Materials, Sources, and Innovations
Topic: Peel-Away or other strippers.
Replies: 35
Views: 10413

Re: Peel-Away or other strippers.

The quote I got for soda blasting the Ensign was $900. But again, she's a small boat...so my price is not typical for what others might expect to pay. I spent about $80 on the SoyStrip, about $100 on the AquaStrip, about $100 on the PeelAway, about $50 on the scraper, and I didn't count carbide blad...
by hebert01
Fri Jun 05, 2009 8:07 am
Forum: Materials, Sources, and Innovations
Topic: Peel-Away or other strippers.
Replies: 35
Views: 10413

Re: Peel-Away or other strippers.

Last year, I stripped away 20+ years of bottom paint on my Ensign. I used PeelAway 1 (the stuff from the Home Despot), and it worked just fine on fiberglass/gelcoat. I wouldn't see any reason to pay more for the PeelAway marine grade stripper. As a comparison, I tried Peel Away as my THIRD stripper ...
by hebert01
Wed Apr 01, 2009 10:21 am
Forum: Ramblings
Topic: LIFE Magazine Photos on Google
Replies: 7
Views: 1392

To that end, Norman Fortier - a photographer local to the New Bedford, MA / Buzzards Bay area - captured some stunning marine photographs in his career. I personally connect with a lot of it. While it's before my day, the places are all the same, and the boats are classic. You'll enjoy quite a few C...
by hebert01
Mon Dec 22, 2008 1:20 pm
Forum: Boat Photos
Topic: Not plastic, and not even *officially* a boat, but...
Replies: 13
Views: 2015

Incidentally, she does float. I christened her off the beach before I put her on the davits. I figured every boat needs to see water. And not a bad idea! Maybe I should get started on a 1/4 scale Triton for her. :-) And since you twist my most rubbery of arms, attached are a couple of proud papa pic...
by hebert01
Mon Dec 22, 2008 10:07 am
Forum: Boat Photos
Topic: Not plastic, and not even *officially* a boat, but...
Replies: 13
Views: 2015

Thanks Dave!

For anyone interested in some construction photos, I've got some on my picasa album here
by hebert01
Mon Dec 22, 2008 7:20 am
Forum: Boat Photos
Topic: Not plastic, and not even *officially* a boat, but...
Replies: 13
Views: 2015

Very good point, Mike. I think the cradle's really only going to be functional for the first few weeks, as there's not a ton of freeboard to contain the crew. I was thinking at that point, she might get relegated to toybox/stuffed animal duty, or I could possibly retrofit some rockers and a thwart, ...
by hebert01
Sun Dec 21, 2008 6:30 pm
Forum: Boat Photos
Topic: Not plastic, and not even *officially* a boat, but...
Replies: 13
Views: 2015

Not plastic, and not even *officially* a boat, but...

I think it'll still be an enjoyable project to most of you. I haven't had too much time for projects on my own boat lately, because I've been building a cradle boat for our new baby. I built the cradle following the "Baby Tender II" plans by Warren Jordan ( www.jordanwoodboats.com ). It wa...
by hebert01
Fri Jul 11, 2008 11:03 pm
Forum: Classic Sailboats
Topic: Tripp American Galaxy info
Replies: 9
Views: 1974

by hebert01
Sun Jul 06, 2008 10:40 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: bamboo shroud covers
Replies: 17
Views: 2033

Another source for ash/teak...not sure about bamboo, though.

http://www.bete-fleming.com/rigging.html
by hebert01
Wed May 21, 2008 7:30 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: De-Waxing solvent
Replies: 13
Views: 1270

Rachel - Exactly. That's why I was asking. My old bottom paint was patchy, with pieces randomly chunking off. There was also probably 40+ years on there, so I can't entirely blame it on a waxy bottom. Nevertheless, now that I'm starting from a wonderful new baseline again, I wanted to follow best pr...
by hebert01
Wed May 21, 2008 7:27 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: De-Waxing solvent
Replies: 13
Views: 1270

It'd hardly say that! Maybe Ensigns were fast in 1962, but not so much today. Doesn't mean I can't pamper her, though... ;-) Actually, I had stripped all the old bottom paint this year with all kinds of different strippers and stuff. So I wanted to clean the bottom thoroughly to insure a good clean ...
by hebert01
Wed May 21, 2008 5:53 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: De-Waxing solvent
Replies: 13
Views: 1270

Thanks, guys. Britton, my question wasn't really pertaining to Awlgrip or a topsides job...I was just curious about an inexpensive - yet effective - way for dewaxing the bottom, etc.
by hebert01
Wed May 21, 2008 2:16 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: De-Waxing solvent
Replies: 13
Views: 1270

I just came here to ask the same question, so I figured I'd second the curiosity...
by hebert01
Sat Apr 26, 2008 8:51 pm
Forum: Tools and Techniques
Topic: Reinstalling a rudder shoe? (peening copper rods)
Replies: 4
Views: 983

Just following up...I managed to reattach the rudder shoe today, and used feetup's suggestion for annealing the copper prior to peening. I think that did the trick, as the copper became much more malleable after treatment. I had a friend hold sledge on the other side while I tapped, and then vice ve...
by hebert01
Thu Apr 24, 2008 8:02 pm
Forum: Tools and Techniques
Topic: Reinstalling a rudder shoe? (peening copper rods)
Replies: 4
Views: 983

Thanks for the tips, guys. I'll give it a shot!
by hebert01
Thu Apr 24, 2008 5:47 pm
Forum: Tools and Techniques
Topic: Reinstalling a rudder shoe? (peening copper rods)
Replies: 4
Views: 983

Reinstalling a rudder shoe? (peening copper rods)

Over the winter I removed the bronze rudder shoe on my Ensign so that I could remove the rudder for repairs. The rudder shoe holds the base of the rudder shaft, and is attached to the hull by means of copper rods that run through the hull, and then are peened on the ends to hold the shoe tight to th...
by hebert01
Tue Apr 15, 2008 9:55 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: Ensign Restoration
Replies: 17
Views: 3184

Thanks guys...just ordered a Bahco carbide scraper!
by hebert01
Mon Apr 14, 2008 9:32 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: Ensign Restoration
Replies: 17
Views: 3184

Congrats on hull #1...I'm envious. Interesting that your stern post is actually wood. That's definitely not the case on my boat (998), but I imagine that since you're hull #1, you'll probably encounter a few unique things along the way. I'm in the process of stripping my bottom as well. What techniq...
by hebert01
Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:07 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: New Floor and Table w/Logo's
Replies: 16
Views: 2819

Scott- Great job! I've been hesitant to try nonskid additives in traditional varnish, as I wasn't sure how it'd last over time. Have you given this a shot already, and did it hold up OK? I'm thinking of adding nonskid to the horizontal bench surfaces on my Ensign...it can get pretty slippery sometim...
by hebert01
Sat Mar 22, 2008 6:40 pm
Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
Topic: Filling deck holes with epoxy
Replies: 21
Views: 2586

If I'm adding new holes in a cored deck, typically I'll drill through only the top and the balsa core with my oversize bit, but leave the bottom skin intact. Then I excavate and clean the hole area, fill w/ epoxy thickened w/ silica or mirocrofibers, and then go all the way through the deck with the...
by hebert01
Sun Mar 09, 2008 9:32 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Garmin Bluechart G2 / G2 Vision
Replies: 0
Views: 769

Garmin Bluechart G2 / G2 Vision

Has anyone had the chance to play around with Garmin's new-ish Bluechart G2 (or G2 Vision) interface? I'd be curious to know whether the new perspectives and data visualizations are really useful supplements to nav, or are just eye candy? The images on their brochure and site look slick, but I'm cur...
by hebert01
Fri Feb 29, 2008 10:46 am
Forum: Technical Data and Boat Nerdery
Topic: Two quick Awlgrip questions
Replies: 9
Views: 3389

Be careful about overthinking this too much. This is probably the best advice of all. I have a tendency to prepare to the point of paralysis, and I need to break that habit. I intend to give it a shot, make a few mistakes, learn as I go, hopefully have a few laughs along the way, and eventually end...
by hebert01
Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:30 pm
Forum: Technical Data and Boat Nerdery
Topic: Two quick Awlgrip questions
Replies: 9
Views: 3389

Hmmmm.....puzzling. It's just like I mentioned earlier, Rachel...it's confusing as all get out! It's an odd feeling with Awlgrip...the more I read, the less I feel I know. :-) And then there's that discrepancy in product codes you just discovered. I dunno. Well, let me give it another read, and see ...