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Sailordave

Well, let's say you're in 25 knots of wind w/ a full main up. ( I know, not likely, but...) using the L= A * (knots^2) * 0.00431 that alone would be a force of 471 lbs. on the mainsheet. So w/a breaking strength of 1600 for 3/16 Sta Set X you'll be fine. Trouble is that is too hard on your hands as ...

Sailordave

Okay, I disappear for some weeks/months at a time so I may have missed "an announcement but...

I saw in a response to a question I had posted that Tim no longer posts here. What's up w/ him these days? Is he still working on boats? Alive?
Enquiring minds want to know.

Sailordave

Well, I was helping a friend do some work on their mid 1950's Concordia and the water tanks had lead solder.
The 1955 Lightning I was restoring has lead based paint on the bottom. I use a heat gun and scraper to get the majority of the paint off and do it OUTSIDE w/ a breeze blowing.

Sailordave

I'd still use a wide board and cut out the caprail though...

Sailordave

While there is a simplistic formula there are a number of variables at play here. How much curve, what type of wood, how readily it accepts a bend and most important the number and thickness of plies. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Calculating_Springback.html is a link that might help for fut...

Sailordave

Various boats in question. And while I can figure out how some of the handrails are attached, I have seen grab rails down below that didn't have an obvious point of attachment. Had bungs covering up the fastener but what I couldn't figure out was WHAT the fastener was gripping to hold the damn thing...

Sailordave

In 30+ years of boating I've often wondered; How are the handrails down below fastened? I know, I know, you'd have thought I would know this by now. And I know some are doubled up w/ the rails on the cabin TOP. But I'm curious about the ones below that are just fastened to the coach roof sides. Is t...

Sailordave

If your measurements are correct, this sounds like a perfect excuse to buy that 1 ton Dodge and a road trip from California. Dave. YOU are not the first person to suggest this. I however, do not wish the responsibility of towing that big thing 2500 miles! Nor would I need the truck afterwards. (I'v...

Sailordave

Nah, 35' isn't big... My buddie's SWAN 48... Now THAT is a big boat. And I know the biggest factor in cost is HEIGHT.

I'm going to investigate this this week. Hmmmmm.

Thanks.

Sailordave

Any idea what it would cost to ship one from CA to MD? Almost 36' long, less than 10' wide, and the really important measurement (height) I'm guessing at 10'.

Any recommendations as to a good company?

sigh.

Sailordave

I am well into the restoration of a Hinckley and Tim's "What the boat wants, the boat gets" cuts to the chase. I had a thorough survey from one of the best in the business, and he turned up only a couple of minor details. It is clear that he had no idea about what the boat wanted. I remem...

Sailordave

DIck, Nice boat! I want to spend some time looking at your website...

BTW, I do the Race to Solomons and GOV Cup on the boat I crew for; fun time!
Also sail my club boat out of Herrington South so we're practically neighbors.
David

Sailordave

Well I (like most sailors!) tend to be, um, a bit anal. So I want every thing to be just right. That said I can live w/ things not perfect if it's in sailing condition. I don't want a boat that needs major structural work (full deck job, or bulkheads replaced) and I don't want to have to completely ...

Sailordave

Okay I know this is an old thread... but how about some UHMW tape like this... 5 mil x 3/4" Seems like this would be perfect.

In case anyone else has the same question.

http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/Film-T ... es-_-3ZPV8

Sailordave

I have been mulling over buying a boat for just ME. Not sure whether I want something newer, faster and raceable.... or if I'm going to go the Classic Plastic route. I really like the looks of some of the older boats but don't want to get stuck w/ a money pit. A friend did a fantastic restoration on...

Sailordave

This is just a guess from me, but I'd predict that those four spring loaded screws are holding on the self-tailing jaws, and they're spring loaded so that the jaws can spread to tightly hold different rope sizes. I doubt that I would bother touching them if they were on my boat, unless there seemed...

Sailordave

Yeah, it's amazing how a boat w/ great lines will catch your eye. I saw ARTFUL DODGER online but didn't want a boat that small. Forgot about it until a few months later when I was driving through the yard and saw that nice sheer. Went over to look and saw the HIN and realized OH YEAH, I remember thi...

Sailordave

Were the size not an issue I would have looked seriously at this boat. Catches my eye every time I drive through the yard. Glad someone bought here who will (hopefully) take really good care of her! Congratulations!

Sailordave

The Galena, MD, that we drive through to Rock Hall is landlocked. Nearest water is the Sassafras at Georgetown, a couple miles north on 213. This poor sad thing looks like she's made of ferrocement, judging by the lack of detail and the unfair-ness of the shape. Concrete is not really good enough f...

Sailordave

Nope, GALENA, MD

Sailordave

Which is funny b/c I had gone to look at a Swiftsure earlier in the day (see post up in Q/A) and someone commented that it probably was a Commodore version. I like this boat. Saw the potential in the one I looked at, BUT... I don't have a shop big enough to put it in. Would be a full time job, like ...

Sailordave

There was THIS hiding amongst all the POS boats...
Couldn't make out the name.

Sailordave

Went looking at a couple of boats today. Found some real POS boats also.

Enjoy. not!

Sailordave

Went and looked at this boat today (along w/ two others...) Woo-Boy. What a project boat. Treadmaster nonskid (lifting at the corners) No teak decks fortunately. Wire reel halyards/winches. Roller furling wooden boom. Bottom looked pretty gnarly. I guess if I had a shop like Tim's and lived near the...

Sailordave

I know where I can get one for a song. ($2K) Looks pretty decent, survey from a few years back didn't find anything REAL bad. Boat has been sitting on the hard for a few years and the widow wants to get rid of it. Any thoughts on these boats? Things to look out for? Anyone interested if I pass on th...

Sailordave

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Bristol-32_W0QQitemZ290411496858QQcmdZViewItemQQptZSailboats?hash=item439ddfc59a Starting bid is $1000 Yachtworld has a bunch ranging from 16K to over 30K. Hmmmmm. If I didn't already have a Lightning to finish and not enough time in the day I'd consider this. Any ide...

Sailordave

I will second IRFANVIEW! Very useful. If you want to spend $70-80, get Photoshop's ELEMENTS

I use this for tweaking the stuff I take w/ my DSLR (Nikon D80) and you can batch process w/ it also. Very powerful program for adjusting the exposure, lighting, color, etc.

Sailordave

This topic was discussed AD NAUSEUM over on Sailnet.... Basically the viewpoint was that you want a fairly loose slot for the chainplate b/c if it's tight what little sealant gets in there will only stretch a minimal amount when the chainplate is loaded. If you have a bit bigger gap and thus a bigge...

Sailordave

VIENNA HARDWOODS in Vienna VA... (N. VA) Yeah, it's a couple of hours from Gloucester, but you need to come up to DC and visit the museums anyway! All things considered he has pretty decent prices and nice wood. BTW, I used to live in Hayes and worked in Mathews County for a year. Would love to get ...

Sailordave

Well I don't know how much info you are really looking for or if you are seriously looking or just enamored. But I will share a few thoughts. First off, here is a link to an old Sailnet forum thread that I started to get info and advice about the Bluenose Sloop before I launched mine. Well, I'm not...

Sailordave

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...

Sailordave

Ooooooohhhhhh My God. I was at a marina over the weekend getting ready to crew for a buddies raceboat and I saw this GORGEOUS daysailor on a trailer. Got to talking w/ the guy from the shop and found out it was a Blue Nose design supposedly based on the famous schooner and from Nova Scotia. They had...

Sailordave

Yeah, I've done all those in the past. Was just hoping to use something a little less FLAMMABLE!

No biggie, soaking in thinner/kero and using a brass bristle brush isn't such a bad way to do this.

Sailordave

Okay, the Great Oz has spoken! I didn't think I wanted to do this and had never been told to do so before, just checking!

Off to order some Sika now...

Sailordave

Wellllll, several years ago the Triton in my (then)sailing club dropped the rudder under the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. I took on the job of building a new one after the guy who was supposed to didn't. (long story there!) Anyway, what we did was take a length of BRONZE rod, had the machine shop bend it ...

Sailordave

Okay, I may not know everything but am getting ready to rebed the deck hardware on our club boat. One of the other boats just replaced their rope clutches and when they bedded it they put it on but didn't completely tighten down the fasteners so the bedding could cure. Now this just seems a little o...

Sailordave

Okay, I've used Kero, paint thinner and a few other things to clean the grease/gunk off of winches when I've stripped them in the past. I'm curious what other degreasers folks use and if any of you have a favorite water soluble cleaner and if so, how well does it clean? I've heard some folks like Si...

Sailordave

Well, as to which boat I'd sail on... of course I'd choose something CLASSIC as opposed to the POS in the first photo. BUT. The market is dictated by what buyers want and people want ease of handling, fast sailing in light conditions and room for 13. Okay, maybe not 13, but 7. Creature comforts for ...

Sailordave

Am in a similar quandry over what to use for rebedding deck hardware. Not interested in 5200, etc. Will probably use either Sika291 or BoatLife Caulk. Practical Sailor did a test of caulks some time ago and Boatlife got good scores on flexibility which is important for things that take cyclical loads.

Sailordave

SUPPOSEDLY the survey on the boat my club purchased (Catalina 320) last summer said the deck around the chainplates needs attention. I've sounded the decks and they seem fine. (I haven't seen the survey) I was thinking about going below and drilling VERY SMALL (1/8" or less ) holes into the und...

Sailordave

rshowarth Very discerning eye!!! Great boat. One was rigged as a sloop and used in the movie MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE The one that is for sale on Yachtworld is DAME OF SARK which did a couple of Bermuda races; I saw her after the '04 race (yes I did the race but on a Swan) And FIG and I frequent the Wood...

Sailordave

MACHINERY'S HANDBOOK is another great book of "stuff".

They're up to the 27th ed. I think but even the earlier editions are worth having. I only use mine a couple times a year or so but it's worth having.

Sailordave

[quote="Eric much more appealing at the moment... My attempts to use this method have not been very satisfactory. I attempted to level the form for the slab of my shop using about 75' of garden hose with a couple of 4-5' pieces of clear tubing connected to each end. After filling the tube with ...

Sailordave

bcooke wrote:Figment lives here on the Plastic Classic forum. He only ventures out for fresh air occasionally.

I don't know... He's got 1.38 posts/day over on the WBF.... More than here...

Sailordave

Hey FIGMENT.... imagine running into you here! Well, at least you'll be able to back up MY recommendation... Margo IE CONCORDIA...41 from the WBF has been using CPES and then starting her varnish w/in 24 hours so you get both a Primary and Secondary bond. No sanding, etc. That's what I'd do....

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Re: Rigging for Reefing

TIM?

Re: Lead Paint

Re: laminated mahogany springback

Re: laminated mahogany springback

Re: Handrails, an "obvious" question

Handrails, an "obvious" question

Re: Trucking a Hinckley Pilot 35

Re: Trucking a Hinckley Pilot 35

Trucking a Hinckley Pilot 35

Re: Restoring an older boat

Re: Restoring an older boat

Re: Restoring an older boat

Re: Tape for sail track

Restoring an older boat

Re: Barient-20 ST Winch Maintenance question..

Re: Sea Sprite 30

Re: Sea Sprite 30

Re: P.O.S. Boats

Re: P.O.S. Boats

Re: Could it be????

Could it be????

P.O.S. Boats

Re: SWIFTSURE 33

SWIFTSURE 33

Bristol 32 project boat on Ebay

Re: Recording work for publishing on web site

Re: Repaired my deck - how do I cut the hole for my chainplate?

Re: Toe rails are beyond repair.

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BLUENOSE

Triton rudder

Rebedding ?

Cleaning Winches

moisture meter