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I'm in need of a "see other people do cool things to boats in their shop space" fix, so I thought I'd see how you were doing with your Tartan 27 and the Seafarer. Don't forget the little Jet 14, Rachel . . . The camera's in the shop, which has been woefully neglected over the spring and s...

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I'm currently contemplating whether to roll & tip Interlux Perfection for a less-than-first-rate-but-acceptable finish on the Tartan; or take on the expense of HVLP & supplied air, and the attendant learning curve, to shoot it myself; or subcontract the actual spraying to a freelance shooter...

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Beautiful Jeff - fair winds . . .

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Another question.... While I was looking for new seacock I saw that some of them are in bronze with a 316 S.S ball. I will doubt the ball is perfectly insulated from the valve body (even more when they are full of salt water!) . Then they should have the same dissimilar metal problem ? Are good qua...

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Anyone who enjoyed Deep Water might be interested in reading Robert Stone's compelling novel, Outerbridge Reach, which was informed by the Crowhurst story.

Greg

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It's hard to beat the Ryobi drills for value. That's why I keep buying them. The old-style and new LI Ryobi batteries are cross-compatible with the chargers (and the "charge center") and with both kinds of tools, which is a nice feature. Tim, I believe the two systems are not entirely cro...

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More inspired charger design from the folks at Ryobi. The drills are OK for what they are, but what is the deal with their chargers? Well, for one the battery/charger package alone is too pricey by far, even if you can find them - which at my local Home Despot you can't. I generally like the lithiu...

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Tom - **Edited to ask if this is the boat you're asking about? They're great boats - they'll go anywhere in any conditions and bring you home to exaggerate the tale. Most of the things to look for are pretty much characteristic of that era of plastic classics: 1) Balsa cored decks. Look for softness...

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Hear, hear and well said Robert.

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Sounds like a mistake, Andrew. I just bought 10 sheets of 3/8 balsa core from Fiberglass Supply, and shipping from WA state to Ohio was less than $40.

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Beautiful Ed - fair winds and kind seas to baby Grace.

Greg

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Feliz Navidad y Prospero Ano Allen.

Good to hear Dorothy will join you at anchor for the holidays.

Greg

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That's a neat idea. And one could probably sew similar pockets into a favorite pair of work pants, then put foam in (not that I want to discourage anyone from patronizing Duluth Trading). R. One might sew up a new set of sails, if one had the skills, machine and equipment . . . I can't sew on a but...

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Great test - certainly provides food for a number of cold winter evenings calculating system requirements, rather than grinding . . .

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How do you find yours to sail, Greg? Well, there's almost no conditions in which I've felt insecure. A T27 is up to almost anything - including the freighter-killing deep, steep, rapid-frequency waves and big air Lake Erie can generate. And the centerboard makes it very conducive to gunkholing, whe...

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Got one more classic sailboat with partial headroom (doghouse only)... Tartan 27. I was a little surprised nobody mentioned it before, including myself. Shame on myself. - Case I hesitated to suggest it because, although it's definitely strong and comfortable, has almost sufficient headroom for me ...

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The Herreshoff “Marlin” was designed in the late thirty’s by A. Sidney Herreshoff – Who had by this time taken over as head designer of the HMCo from his father Nat. It was essentially a Fish Class with a larger cuddy. This was the depression era and the age of “pocket cruisers” had begun. It was n...

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Strange how things work. Last week a stunning Rhodes 41 - wood - docked at the Club for two days, outbound from Toronto. Tonight, a T-44 was tied off at the guest dock. Strong-bilged and wide at the hip, there was some discussion among the old boat aficionados as to whether she was actually beautifu...

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Summersdawn wrote: I am currently building some new spashboards for the boat. If you would like, I can take some pictures of it for you, so you can see what the finish looks like.

Pictures good.

Sorry if I missed it, Rick: but in what climate do you find this effective?

Greg

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Great! Put me down for an XL, Dave . . .

Greg

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Marshall -

Here's a thread that discusses the options and - unusually for this forum - provides some fairly diverse opinions . . .

Greg

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Wonderful, Allen; good to see you on the water. And it's really been great of you to share your dream with us vicariously.

But are you having the green chile brought out by launch?

Greg

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Thanks to both of you: just what I was looking for. And a great relief that only my query skills, and not my memory, are flawed.

I like the result.

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I'd like to blame the tricks of my memory on age; but the truth is that I've found myself walking into rooms and wondering why for some years now . . . In any case, I thought I recalled reading that Tim or someone had mixed Interdeck Biege - and maybe also Grey - with White, in order to lighten the ...

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I know I come up with these long winded posts from time to time, and I often imagine the "deer in the headlights" look that readers will get, but I have spent over 35 years on or about the shop floor, working with some real fine old world craftsmen, hence I picked up some of these little ...

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I hope they're okay; earlier this week I ordered a range of fillers, cloth and other stuff. For epoxy, I generally get MAS from Infinity Composites on e-bay. It drop ships from MAS in NJ at a reasonable price. It costs more than the generic resins, (a little less than West) and I have to pay Ohio sa...

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Speaking of garboard drains, I had an interesting experience with one of the Buck Algonquin drains we're fond of* when a co-worker was installing one the other day. Ha! Made me look, Rachel. I have a Perko 124 bronze, also with a brass plug. I was going to install it in the Seafarer next week. So w...

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Question: When you guys are filling these holes, does it take a second trip around after they cure? I poked around with a drill bit, and a lot of the ones I filled skinned on top, but had a nice air pocket inside. I'm mixed up to about ketchup consistency pondering where the air was going to go onc...

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I've always taped the bottom of the holes - slitting or puncturing the tape slightly to allow the air to escape, to ensure a solid plug - then filled flush from above with epoxy thickened with colloidal silica. If the area below requires a finished surface, it's easy enough to just knock off the res...

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Tim - I've been anxiously following the chain plate knee project on Bolero, with an interest in what type of foam you'd use to isolate the knees from the hull and deck, thereby avoiding hard spots. My interest derives from being in the midst of the same project on the Tartan, and engaging in an inte...

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Thanks Tim - great looking hatch. And yet another demonstration that you can't have too many clamps . . .

Greg

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Beautiful Joe. I really like the elegance of the taffrail-to-caprail joint.

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Wow Zach - looks kind of like a tool that might turn a fiberglass hull into a pile of dust without much effort at all.

Greg

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Very nicely done; and nicely documented as well.

Thanks for the inspiration on a winter weekend.

Greg

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Figment wrote: Really, though, one should always orient the boat north-south when on the hard so that the sun doesn't fade one side faster than the other.

So it's wrong to just do it for an even tan?

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David -

It would probably be very helpful if you could get some pictures.

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Figment wrote:Am I the only hardcore cheapskate left with the patience to just siphon the tank empty?

Possibly some of us ingested more than enough gas during our misspent yout's . . .

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I think my triton coamings(in the picture) are mahogany Jimmy Small Thanks, Jimmy. I thought they might have been. Having sanded the Cetol off the Seafarer's brightwork last year, I've been of the opinion that if I wanted it orange, I'd simply paint it that color. Yours looks great, and the Natural...

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Any idea how natural teak might render on mahogany?

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Greg, I was wondering how your shop space is working out for you so far. Thanks for asking Tim. The shop space is great; it's work that's interfering with the more important things of life. I spent the first month or so getting the shop itself set up to work efficiently: building benches, a fabrica...

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Some of you may find the above link is a dead end, like I did. Here's another one: http://homeport.uscg.mil/cgi-bin/st/portal/uscg_docs/MyCG/Editorial/20070514/Guide_Simp_1.pdf?id=a4cadb201cfe092fa6751d8995ece54d51cc0dac 10 pages; understandable, even by me. Sorry about the link. Apparently it's a ...

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Actually, it's an estimate of cargo capacity. I don't have the formula handy, but length, breadth and depth play into it (which of course smells like volume). The depth of the Morgan 27 was measured to the hull-keel joint; boats with a less obvious place from which to measure depth can rate a highe...

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Great shot, Tim. And possibly pre-caffeinated.

Thanks.

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Jasper - After reading your second post, I had a couple of questions. If you're doing extensive work on the cabin top with the mast stepped, are you at all concerned about structural integrity? I understand that the support beam is primarily responsible for bearing the load of the rig, but I'd think...

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I notice that the WP has cut off comments . . .

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Tim wrote:I can't believe you're cutting apart that gorgeous powerboat.

Really: some people have no respect for classic plastic . . .

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Duncan - I'm afraid the definitive answer is "it depends". The Dutch built Meridians are reputedly extremely solid. My '69 Meridian 26 - among the early US built Seafarers - not so much. It's certainly not in the same build quality league as my Tartan 27, which at roughly one foot longer a...

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Link: Something like this. http://www.lackeysailing.com/daysailor/images/suppliedair.jpg Thanks Tim. I knew about the necessary equipment, but I was curious about the intake. When I first looked at your picture I thought you might be advocating opening a window, but the link clarified things: Addit...

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Not to hijack the thread to ask the supposedly non-existent stupid question, but:

In an enclosed shop or spray booth, what's the normal source of supplied air?

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Great documentary, Bruce, thanks for posting it.

But now that the rudder's done, you won't have anything to occupy you for the rest of the winter . . .

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