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Your Welcome. I do, however, seem an odd choice for thanks what with my eclectic vision of sailing and all. In any case my mooring neighbor was out again. And I am pretty sure you will need a constant dose of A35 pictures to help you through the long restoration process. http://lh4.ggpht.com/_rqLNS-...

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I have been pretty happy in the past with how quickly McMaster Carr ships.

http://www.mcmaster.com/#hook-wrenches/=2r8785

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Yea, it can be a bit challenging when someone criticizes a boat that you own or love. In my case Jeff had extensive experience in Atlantics, Luder L16 and the like. In addition his background is in the field of yacht design and building. So even if we made different choices I felt there was value in...

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Can anyone make any reccomendations about someone with good discussions on cutter rigs on old boats? thanks. I have often found some very thoughtful and interesting discussions on Sailnet about sailing and rig design. One person in particular whose posts I have enjoyed reading is Jeff_H. He can be ...

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Case, First your Sea Sprite 23, with a SA/D ratio of 17.63, must be a pretty nice light air sailor. And being able to add a 150% genny to your sail plan for a SA/D ratio of 22.6 would make even lighter winds a joy. I have also enjoy looking, and shopping, for many different types of boats. And I was...

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awaiting restoration after resolution of some further unpleasantness with insurance companiess.... Hard to imagine greater unpleasantries than this. But with insurance companies and wealthy owners... http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ddNmVNiVq3A/R9z4hEBRTcI/AAAAAAAAAS0/GWXMa0uuui8/s1600/amorita_tow_2_hr.jpg

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Ric in Richmond wrote:Classic Sparkman and Stevens, nice sailng and tough as nails. If I had a house with a dock, I'd have a rainbow at the end of it!!

Quite a recommendation.

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Beautiful boats! that second one, its a new yorker 30? that is breathtaking, not to mention an awful lot of canvas! I also think that displacement is an accurate way to measure boats, again I agree with Tim. But I am thinking about performance. You mentioned that the New York 30 had an awful log of...

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I'll second the choice of the New Your 30 for your next, larger sailboat.

But you would have to post soooo many photos that Tim might be compelled to rename this forum.

Happy Hunting

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Okay Ghostwriter, I'll contribute to you dilemma. Here is a Alberg 35 that is one of my mooring neighbors. http://lh3.ggpht.com/_rqLNS-z1IIU/SgbrJwmFnTI/AAAAAAAAKDI/fbm-MlYa2rs/s800/Bolero%20Sailing%20-%2003.JPG http://lh5.ggpht.com/_rqLNS-z1IIU/SgbrKI5aJNI/AAAAAAAAKDM/d-G7f3a3A7g/s800/Bolero%20Sail...

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Rachel wrote:Good hot coffee.

Thanks for the offer, Bluenose :) You can hold off for now but I'll let you know if the situation gets more desperate.

Rachel

From my weather map, it looks like sunshine is just around the corner.

Enjoy all you Northeasterners.

Cheers, Bill

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Rachel wrote:I know it. It's like being in Seattle but without the coffee or the glimpses of snow-capped peaks.

Go away! :shakes fist:

(Rain continues....)

Hmmph.

R.

If it will help, I'll send some fresh home roasted coffee.

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We must have been lucky on the 4th of July since we only had two groups of rafted up power boat running their generators. We did have a group of 5 old derelict power boats with a bunch of drunks shooting off fireworks in all directions. I guess the professional show just wasn't good enough for them....

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Thanks Briton,

I'm quickly into Ch 2 and am loving it. I really enjoy Baldwin's relationship with sailing.

Bill

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Pretty Sweet.

I bet today will feel incredible when you recover from it.

I like this pic

Congrats

Bill

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Thanks for the pictures, she looks great.

Bill

Also, nice slip neighbor you have there.

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I'll second the request for pictures.

Also, what effective wind ranges do you think your setup work well in? And no problem tacking between your 3 foot sprit and headstay? Sound pretty nice.

I would love to hear more about your experiences with this setup.

Bill

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Freeman, I was thinking about this topic the last couple of days and I think that there are two primary challenges of sailing without an engine. Low wind and high wind (I will ignore the cases where people motor on seemly perfect sailing days). In my experience these are both equally interesting cha...

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Freeman, Well I am pretty sure the flood gate of ideas is about to open big time. I have talked to Tim about this type of setup a number of times and it seems to have a lot of merit. I even have a couple of sail quotes in my inbox for a code zero. For your situation, and mine for that matter, I can ...

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Freeman, Good on ya. I will enjoy hearing about your adventures. I thought that Tim's view on the whole engine / engineless debate was perhaps the best that I have ever heard. I think he his spot on with his comment "I say that whatever route you chose, do it completely and do it right". I...

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Must be nice having a boat that balances under sail in normal conditions. I admit that it is. I think she would have sailed this way for an extended period of time. My first thought was that if I go over the side, she ain't coming back for me. What was also really, really nice is that she sails alo...

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....I actually prefer the challenge of sailing engineless but as my boat is currently moored in Woods Hole I've discovered that this purist attitude is impractical and even a little dangerous. Even if you time your entrance to WH at slack water you still have to deal with a 3 knot cross current rip...

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I finally managed to get out and play with my reefing and take some photos. So far, I have to say it works pretty well. http://lh5.ggpht.com/_rqLNS-z1IIU/SjCdAPscY4I/AAAAAAAAKZc/MMA5aMgGbX8/s800/Bolero%20Sailing-%2022.jpg http://lh3.ggpht.com/_rqLNS-z1IIU/SjCdABMehkI/AAAAAAAAKZg/Vp3XXj1BMTw/s800/Bol...

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Gregg, Wow, those are really cool pictures. And yes we were home in the picture of Fisherman Bay. Of the four boats sort of clustered together near the middle we are the boat at roughly 9 o'clock. If your 3 o'clock time is about right, we were just south of Cattle pass. The great wind had pretty muc...

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I am pretty new to woodworking and power tools in general so take my opinion for what it is worth, much less than two cents. That said, I replacee my old worn our Bosch 18V rechargeable circular saw with a Festool TS 55 plunge cut circular saw and guide rail. It is a pretty sweet setup. If you can l...

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Thanks everyone for the encouraging words and the good advice. Little by little Laura and I are getting to the place were the advice and encouragement actually gets to get heard. Many things will be changing and our the slow crossing off of our outfitting list will be greatly accelerated. So sorry t...

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Yea, I'm famous.

I guess I had hoped that my 15 minutes of fame would have been something better that this...

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The 7335 comes with a pad for stick-on (PSA) discs. It will not heat up and spin off your discs the way your disc grinder will. If you want the best discs for the sort of work you're doing, please visit this thread. Tim and Co. Does anyone have a similar great reference for sandpaper for their hand...

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I certainly won't repost the entire event but on Monday I ran Bolero up on the reef off Yellow Island in the San Juan's. It was a feat of immense stupidity. All in all we got off easy, I guess. But I manage a nice first ding in Tim's gorgeous paint job. Anyway more info than anyone would want on the...

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I had the "opportunity" to row for about 3 miles and it was "comfortable" to maintain and average of about 1 1/2 kts rowing or 2+ kts row-sailing. I doubt many will go this path but I thought I would summarize this thread with my rowing experience. Oh, it's a perfectly acceptable...

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One more reefing idea I'll try is this . Anything to make things simple :-) Peter, Huh! That is pretty interesting. I have thought about finding a way to combine the first and second reef lines for just that reason but never quite came up with anything. I would be curious to hear how you like it wh...

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Interesting experiments and I love following along as you iterate through the designs, gradually improving the reefing system. One thing that leapt out at me here is the Spectra-on-polyester rub point. Line on line connections like this are notorious for chafing through in a hurry when under tensio...

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As with most things, your best bet in terms of determining what the quality of the experience might be will come from word of mouth and recommendations--both positive and negative. Very wise words indeed. We had Bolero shipped using a shipper we found on uShip and I can't help but feel that I dodge...

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This may turn into a bit of a ramble - hopefully I won't offend or bore you too much. Chris, Thanks for the ramble. Lots of good information and not boring or offensive. I love to sail but at the same time I have a lot to learn so I am very grateful when others share their knowledge and experience....

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..........I never thought about Robert's concern for loads on the grommet, but I think he is right, and you have already addressed it any way.......... Isn't hooking to one ring on a pair of rings sewn to a webbed strap a pretty common practice for the reef tack? Would the same concerns over the gr...

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Is this the boat that you saw? If so, I can go on endlessly about them as my last boat was a Bluenose Sloop. Cheers, Bill YEP! That's the one. The yard removed the teak slats on the aft deck and it had a round porthole in the cuddy I believe, but that's it. They did a GREAT job on it. Sanded the hu...

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You won't hurt your sail with the reef lines in the original configuration, but if you're not comfortable with it that's OK too. Your sail will soften with age and use anyway. Can you get enough tension on the second version to pull the leech and foot really tight? Not just on a calm day on the moo...

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Thanks Robert for more good insight and advice. I realize that it may seem like keeping the sailing from being creased is the main reason for jumping through these hoops, but it was only one of many reasons. With my first setup, which is pretty conventional the friction caused by the bunching of the...

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Is this the boat that you saw?

If so, I can go on endlessly about them as my last boat was a Bluenose Sloop.

Cheers, Bill

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Bill, I like the clew arrangement you're experimenting with. I reef often, with a nice new heavy duty Dacron main, and have been worried about sawing through the sailcloth when tensioning the clew. Going to give your method a try! Please keep me posted on your efforts. I am won't be near the boat t...

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I can't recall... do you have a boomkicker? If so, then yes any twist in the boom will cause problems at the boomkicker fitting. No the boomkicker didn't make the cut. A real estate issue mostly. It was always going to be last and now that I have the vang, cunningham and outhaul setup pretty well t...

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You are exerting a twisting force on the boom, but I don't think it is enough to matter. You are pulling the new clew to the side. You are losing the 2 :1 advantage you used to have. All of your reef ties are still bunching the sail, and that doesn't seem to bother you. I don't know that your idea ...

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Okay, it only seems like only yesterday that I asked the "brilliant" question about mechanical advantage and the number of turns around the winch. And for some reason this question seems to come from the same place. But here goes. I have been working on getting the reefing system setup and...

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Thanks for the great replies. Off course I have more questions. Yep! And with no self steering! -First of all get the spinni prepped in its bag, a bow launch is easiest with no self steering! -Bag clipped on bow. When you clip to the bow I assume you mean the bow pulpit? Would the headstay work okay...

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Does anyone use a symmetric spinnaker while sailing single handed. If so I would love to hear about your launching, take downs and any setup tips.

Thanks, Bill

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Wow, thanks for all the feedback. Who would have thought a topic as essoteric as rowing a sailboat would peak some interest. It would reduce the impact of catching a crab. Since you are on the 'wrong' side of the oar you wouldn't get swept off the deck but that is still a big stick in the water that...

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Note that wetted surface can be deceiving: not all fin-keel boats have less wetted surface than comparable full-keelers. Some do, of course, but broad, wide, flat canoe hulls on modern boats have surprising wetted surface when compared with narrow, slack-bilged CCA-types. And lighter isn't necessar...

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I know it's an older thread, but how has the machine worked out? The new / old Pfaff is working out great. It is really a workhorse. The was a bit of animosity to overcome from Laura and I (mostly Laura) since I gave up my old Bernia and she gave up her old Singer. But the Pfaff is way above our ol...

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