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heard over the radio this weekend:

- "A Pension Deficit"
- "Guys" (hailing goes like this.. "Guys, Guys, Guys"

yes, Ric, I am VERY impressed with the way she handled the big square waves on Erie. very comfortable motion considering.. She has some weather helm for sure so I trim for a bit of luff "bubble" on the main and that seems like a fast setting with the least weather helm. I'm sure the sprit ...

just got in from the 10 day delivery from Charlevoix, MI, to CBYC, Toronto. It was a looooonnng, cold trip. Mostly motoring because of lack of wind. Lots of rain. Endured a HUGE thunderstorm in the west(shallow) end of lake Erie for about 7 hours. Most frightening, the waves were big and the lighten...

Thanks everyone! I am bursting with a mix of excitement and anxiety... The journey home to CBYC, Toronto, begins on Sunday, with any luck. I will try and blog what I can but I'll be paying $2/MB out there so don't expect too much. ;) The launch went well and I learned pretty darn quick how little st...

I've been living on the boat in a storage barn for a week now getting her ready and today we launched! The diesel fired up in about 30 secs of cranking. After 14 years! http://truehand.com/images/moxy/moxy-launch%20%281%29.jpg Thought Pettit Trinidad in green might look nice http://truehand.com/imag...

a quick update: I just got my computer yesterday. It’s AWESOME!!!!!! It has 4 different navigation programs. SeaClear, Capn Voyager, Offshore Navigator and the 900lb gorilla of them all… MaxSea(with vector charts of the world)!! With the built in GPS and touch screen it will be super cool to have on...

Thanks Dave :)
I am quite proficient with linux and still wouldn't bother setting up a laptop chartplotter on it.

I bought the gobook. Thanks for your input guys.

Cheers,
Dave

cool, I'll look around.. I must say, for $400, I think this gobook is well worth it. just look at these particular features: -waterproof -drop and shock proof -excellent sunlight readability (also has night viewing presets and glow in the dark keyboard) -built in GPS -touchscreen -can stand up to ex...

Thanks for that info.
I just took a look into the CMap and Oziexplorer combo. ...course, $200 for CMap and $100 for Oziexplorer is kinda "spendy" too ;) but looks worth it.

There's a guy selling what appears to be nice laptops set up for chartplotters on ebay. http://motors.shop.ebay.com/ctsim/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=25 I'm seriously considering buying one and have corresponded with him a bit, he seems really nice and helpful. I wanted to know wha...

Thanks for the kind comments on my engraving, Steve and Ric. @Case: the coin is neat, but has to go.. I have one to replace it and pay my own way across the river styx! @MD: That's so cool that you have a "Palmer Johnson S&S 34". does it have a brass plaque by any chance? The broker th...

I replaced the headliner in my previous sailboat. I thought about just painting or just using "hull blanket" but I wanted the insulation for sound and condensation and I didn't want to fair the bumpy interior glass work before painting. Most of all, I wanted it to look perfect so I ended u...

Hi Case, You've got a good eye! It is a 1925 Peace dollar http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_Dollar I wonder how it would grade if I could get it out of the plastic? If it's in good shape it could be worth more than it's silver content. I have a couple kilos of scrap silver here on my bench and I ha...

very cool Todd, I have always done it as well. I don't consider myself superstitious, per se, just "careful" ;) besides, it's fun. I think the navy uses coins of the year the ship was built but I believe the tradition comes all the way from the romans who would put a coin in the mouth of t...

I don't think the kerosene tank was installed. It has an LPG stove/oven and the tank is in a locker in the aft lazarette.

The Dickerson heater was not installed but they did install the thru deck fitting for the vent, it's just capped off above and below.

I have an older iphone 3 but it does have a GPS chip as well as the "enhanced GPS" over the cel network. I use the great lakes Navionics app and the "Anchor Alert" app and love them. (especially for 9.99 and 5.99 respectively!) I've also benefited from the racing apps and learned...

thanks Rachel! My mission is to set up a place to do my hand engraving on the Alberg 35. As far as sailboat stuff goes, I've made some cool mast coins, a few plaques and have hand engraved some bells, oil lamps and trophies. I also do leatherwork and have done a couple leather log books for myself a...

Hi Jetboy, I hear that! I would LOVE to be anywhere near the boat as opposed to 900kms away! I trucked my last boat up from the States (and it went fairly easily) It was November and I worked, or just sat, on her nearly every day of winter until launch the next spring! This time around I thought I'd...

Great to hear, Ric! I've been reading your blog for some time now.. yes, the companionway is in the same position, offset to starboard. One of the advantages of the cabin extension is that it allows for a big hatch just forward of the seahood. http://truehand.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/sany...

My mistake, Rachel, I missed your post at first glance and replied to Todd only..

She's an Alberg 35 but Palmer Johnson re-branded her a "Palmer Johnson Alberg 35

Thanks, Todd and Rick! I had been searching for an Alberg - Pearson - Cape Dory - Southern cross - Bristol etc. since the fall and viewed several in my area. Through some kind of serendipity, I became really interested in a Pearson 35 on Beaver Island and the surveyor I sent to look at it was from C...

Hi, I purchased this Alberg 35 recently and I will be bringing her home to Toronto this spring. She's lying is Charlevoix, MI. right now in storage, where she has sat for the last 14 years. Evidently, this 1964 Alberg 35 had a complete rebuild in the mid 80's at the Palmer Johnson boat yard. A bit a...

Hi everyone, I'm new here, haven't introduced myself. Name's Dave and I just bought an Alberg 35. Great thread! I am, so far, a proponent of hard dodgers. Here's what Palmer Johnson drew up back in '82 for a hard teak dodger on an Alberg 35. complete with spotlight, horn and solar panels.(I wonder i...