Newbie with a small project
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:01 pm
Hi, I'm a "re-entry" sailor; sold my last boat in '95. It was a Westerly Padgent 23'. A little slow to weather but very comfortable and seaworthy. The shallow draft bilge keels were great for Florida waters but you don't want to run aground on an outgoing tide ..... learned that the first day! LOL
I retired in January and decided it was time to get another sailboat. I found a Morgan Tiger Cub. Kind of rare, according to Charlie Morgan less than 10 were made. She's suprisingly good in light air and has been fun to sail. On our first trip out to the Gulf she was really fun to sail and did great in a fresh breeze.
BUT, I did notice the starboard spreader was moving around way too much. I could see from the deck it had broken and we carefully sailed back to the dock.
When we got the spreaders down this is what we found:
I sent them both off to a friend who repairs boats for a living and he made me a set of teak spreaders. He does good work.
Nice detail:
Made the ends just a tad larger than the old ones, so we can sand them down to a tight fit.
I got the spreaders back a few days ago and plan to sand them just a little smoother and then do the first coat of varnish on Sunday. I'm waiting 'till Sunday because they asked me to come back to work "for a while" ..... I love my job and can't say no to 'em ..... but ...... when am I gonna find time to sail?
Jack
I retired in January and decided it was time to get another sailboat. I found a Morgan Tiger Cub. Kind of rare, according to Charlie Morgan less than 10 were made. She's suprisingly good in light air and has been fun to sail. On our first trip out to the Gulf she was really fun to sail and did great in a fresh breeze.
BUT, I did notice the starboard spreader was moving around way too much. I could see from the deck it had broken and we carefully sailed back to the dock.
When we got the spreaders down this is what we found:
I sent them both off to a friend who repairs boats for a living and he made me a set of teak spreaders. He does good work.
Nice detail:
Made the ends just a tad larger than the old ones, so we can sand them down to a tight fit.
I got the spreaders back a few days ago and plan to sand them just a little smoother and then do the first coat of varnish on Sunday. I'm waiting 'till Sunday because they asked me to come back to work "for a while" ..... I love my job and can't say no to 'em ..... but ...... when am I gonna find time to sail?
Jack