Plastic Classic Forum

On my San Juan 21, Quasar , the cockpit drain goes to the centerboard trunk. Basically, the cockpit sole rests on top of the after portion of the trunk, and the drain is simply a hole through the sole into the top of the trunk cavity. Sometimes wave action will send geysers up the hole. Quasar doesn...

bcooke wrote:Yes, a Bermudan goes to windward better but most 'sailors' use the motor for upwind work anyway.

Glad you put that 'sailor' in quotes!

A visit to http://www.boatstands.com/howto.htm confirms that 3/16 chain is what is recommended (at least for Brownell-made stands). FWIW, Brownell recommends WD-40 or axle grease for lubing the screws (see link above). WD-40 may not be all that different from Ed's Red in composition, but as Tim poin...

Greyhawk's bow sections are not so flat that a V-stand wouldn't work (in fact one was being used in Oxford). Indeed the bow is very narrow and fairly deep: http://sailing.thorpeallen.net/Greyhawk/Sections.jpg http://sailing.thorpeallen.net/Greyhawk/OnStands.jpg I don't think my existing stands have ...

My new boat came with some jackstands. Of course the boat was (and still is) in Maryland while I am in New Hampshire, and the jackstands were in New Jersey. After finally getting my old Lightning trailer road-worthy, converted to utility mode, and legally registered, today I made the trip down to NJ...

If it is a sink drain, could you possibly have some residual fresh water sitting on top of the salt water in the tube? If so, that might freeze even when the salt water doesn't. Couldn't hurt to flush some salt water (or an environmentally benign antifreeze) down your drain(s). I have read that in M...

So Charlie, I went to http://www.dirtdevil.com/ -- they make a lot of different vacuums! Which one do you use?

Tim (the "other" Tim)

I've got to replace the floor boards in the cabin of my Peterson 34. The existing boards are 3/4" plywood, cut to fit, but water apparently got into some voids so they are pretty spongey. I was planning to purchase a sheet of marine plywood to cut new boards, coating all sides with epoxy before...

Explosion proof -- yeah, for miners and other workers who might need a flashlight when entering a dark confined space that could be full of explosive fumes and vapors.... "The SabreLite? is approved for FM, CSA, EX, CE, MSHA, AUS, and UL standards making the flashlight safe to be used in gaseou...

The Pelican Super Sabre flashlight (I too got mine from Landfall Navigation) is very very bright for a flashlight of its size. We love it. It is also certified by just about every safety organization imaginable --explosion proof, waterproof to something like 500 feet (it is commonly used by divers),...

As I understand it, the antimony hardens the lead, making to more suitable for external fin keel. For an encapsulated ballast keel, the antimony content of the lead might not be an issue.

Regards,

Tim

Such a thing indeed is available. I first saw it here: http://www.sailjazz.com/editorial/articles/14/8 -- it is the ATCU/1 from Spinlock in the UK http://www.spinlock.co.uk/images/productImages/228.jpg (from http://www.spinlock.co.uk/sitev2/default.cfm?section=1020&prodnum=228&ProductArea=ot...

Skip the lobsterboats and trawlers, just get a real ship (that's reported to be a 70 foot sailboat on the deck next to the helicopter):



(from http://personal.nbnet.nb.ca/corbetl/Pho ... slands.htm)

Tim,

Just in terms of brands, another that you may want to look at in addition to Delta, Powermatic (both made in USA), and JET (made elsewhere, i think), is General (made in Canada): http://www.general.ca/

Regards,

Tim

I'm curious as to what you all know about the various boatyards along the Royal River in Yarmouth, Maine (or anywhere between Falmouth and Freeport), as potential places for future winter storage and DIY work on my 34' sail boat. My mother-in-law lives in Yarmouth, so although its 3+ hours from my h...

http://sailing.thorpeallen.net/Greyhawk/AnotherView2.jpg And, doing 6.5 knots sailing on a close reach in maybe 8 knots of breeze: http://sailing.thorpeallen.net/Greyhawk/reaching.jpg My 7.5 year-old son is keeping a close eye on the heel-o-meter, anything over 15 degrees he was quick to call to my...

Rachel, I haven't scoped it out myself yet, but my father-in-law has used Whitehall Yacht Yard, 1656 Homewood Landing Rd., Annapolis, MD 21401. (410) 757-4819: 25 ton lift, maintenance & repair, also do it yourself, dry storage, ship's store. It's off of Whitehall Bay between Annapolis and the B...

I've got a project boat just waiting for me on the Chesapeake, Me too. Fortunately, she's tied up at my father-in-law's dock, and he can occaisionally get down to check on her. I'll be going down for a couple of long weekends this fall, and then will probably haul out at a boatyard down there, clos...

Read this somewhere on the internet: there was a guy who had just bought a new powerboat and was taking it out for the first time, but just couldn't get the boat to go fast at all. He made his way back to the marina, and asked them to check it out. They too couldn't get it to go fast either, althoug...

Here in the hinterlands, we don't have a "local" West Marine (or any other sort of chandlery). Sure, we've got a few local stores/"marinas" that cater to the needs of small powerboats on our lakes and ponds, and then there's the "boating" section at WalMart... but they'...

So what's the best source for the AWAB clamps? I do see them in the West Marine catalog (p.. 541) -- but is there a better place to get them?

Thanks,

Tim

http://sailing.thorpeallen.net/Greyhawk/OnStands.jpg She is a 1980 Peterson 34 offshore racing sloop. She is currently berthed at my father-in-law's dock in Annapolis, MD, where she'll stay through the winter. http://sailing.thorpeallen.net/Greyhawk/ForwardQuarter.jpg Next summer, we will sail her ...

why can't he back in, unload the boat and drive out straight? Maybe he can. It's just that he would have to back his loaded trailer up a very steep driveway that isn't exactly straight. My brother did it with the excavator trailer, but it had no load on it. How low a reverse gear do the tractor tru...

Thinking ahead to the possibility of having a decent sized boat (LOA 34', Beam 11'3", Draft 6'3" Displacement ~11,000 lbs) trucked inland to my home in Keene, NH, next year in order to better overhaul her, my driveway presents the probable crux move. It's about 250 long, from the roadway t...

Tim, I guess maybe you're not counting Glissando? In my case, I'm counting: 1) Laser #811 (circa 1990 project) 2) San Juan 21 #555 Quasar (ongoing project since 1999) 3) Lightning #12945 just acquired this spring and now 4) Peterson 34 #82 (you got to open the door when opportunity knocks, right?) S...

The boat in question is a 1980 Peterson 34 offshore racing sloop, hull #82 out of a run of 92 that were built to a Doug Peterson design between 1976 and 1981 by Composite Technologies Inc., dba Island Yachts, in Texas.

This will make the fourth "project" sailboat in our yard...

Regards,

Thanks, TIm. Your comments do help re-assure me. I hear so much about "crevice corrosion" of stainless steel, particularly for parts that are isolated from interaction with the oxygenated atmosphere (such as keel bolts), that I do worry a bit. Assuming there are no surprises in the survey,...

I am looking at a 25-year old boat with a lead fin keel bolted on with stainless steel bolts. I didn't count but there are probably about ten 3/4" bolts holding the 5000-lb keel on the boat. Inside the boat, the bolts and nuts appear to be in great condition, and they certainly don't "soun...