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CC, George Hinterhoeller designed and built a number of great sailboats in addition to the Shark 24. These include the HR25, HR27, which became the HR28 and the Redwing 30. These boats are primarily cruisers but are raced under PHRF. He later became a founding partner of C&C Yachts and continued...

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Poor man's tillerpilot: I single-hand my boat a fair bit and for trips to the mast or foredeck for sail raising or other adjustments, I use a system devised by another Shark sailor. It is more of a remote "steering line." It consists of a line 1/8" or 1/4" dia., which is passed t...

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George, Does the topping lift line remain in the inboard jaws while flying the chute? If so, how do you jibe the chute? We sail with pole either attached to the side of the boom or slung under it, like dinghy racers. OD racing - There are about 2500 Sharks in existence world wide and 4 clubs in west...

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One design racing is THE way to go! I race a Shark 24 (Our website is www.shark24.org) and at my club, we have between 6 and 10 boats out for each weeknight race. First to finish wins. It's that simple and very satisfying. George - On the WL24, do you leave the spinnaker pole in that position all th...

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Windsong is just beautiful ...

Congratulations Tim.

Lyman

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Scott, The Porter Cable main website http://www.porter-cable.com/index.html lists 20 dealers in the Halifax area, including Home Depot. I purchased my Porter Cable DA 7336 locally in Hamilton, Ontario from a tool supply store. It' the same unit as the 7335 except that it has a 6" disc instead o...

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The June issue of Classic Boat offers some tips for cleaning silicone-bronze fittings from its forum. The most unique include "gold plating" the parts to prevent tarnish or cleaning them using an application of HP sauce. If the sauce doesn't work as a cleaning agent, you can always use it ...

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Congratulations on buying the Santana 22.

There is nothing, absolutely nothing, wrong with small, uncomplicated, fast-sailing, easy to use, classic plastic sailboats. But then .... that's what I own. ;-) Our class website is www.shark24.org

Good luck with the Santana

Lyman

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Congratulations Mike! She looks great. Your hard work has definitely paid off. Way to go!

Lyman

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Hooray! Here we go again!

The boat looks great in her new home. Congratulations, Tim, on the new shop etc.

Thanks for taking the rest of us dreamers along for the ride!

Lyman

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Interesting boat to starboard of Sprite! Just curious.

Lyman

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Congratulations, Jason. Amazing job.

Lyman

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Year after year I see the same group of what used to be good boats sitting in the back corners of my marina. The owners go on paying hundreds of dollars in storage fees but never use their boats. They also don't sell the boats. I don't get it. I just don't get it.

Lyman

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Two years ago I witnessed a runabout with an inboard engine explode and burn only a few yards away from the gas dock. The driver escaped with his life, just, and the boat was a write off. It took a very long time to extinguish the fire. Portable extiguishers were inadequate and only a tug with a wat...

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Welcome Bruce,

For advice and information regarding the care and feeding of your Shark, please visit the Canadian Shark Association Website, known as SharkBytes, at www.shark24.org

There are 2 articles on the replacement of windows in the "Workshop" section.

Lyman
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Congratulations, Tim.

Lyman

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I think all sailors can benefit from a bit of racing experience, especially newbies. There's nothing like racing to teach you the basics of sail trim, boat handling and rules of the road in a hurry! It also makes you go out and sail under less than ideal weather conditions which will further add to ...

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Rachel & Charlie

I found this Meridian site http://people.hws.edu/cicciarelli/moonrise.html

Just thought I'd pass it along.

Lyman

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I don't speak from any personal experience but I read in Classic Boat magazine that the editor used a low pressure sand blasting techinque to remove the paint from the interior of a 1930's wooden sloop. It worked but the clean up of debris and sand from all the seams, joints and crevices was extreme...

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Congratulations, Peter.

That's an excellent looking sail.

Lyman

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Congratulations Tim. Well done.

She's gorgeous.

Lyman

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Being fellow boat owners, we all sympathize with your situation and echo Rachel's thoughts. Please feel free to vent here. These people are the worst kind of low life to be doing this. I don't know what the solution might be, perhaps moving the boat to another location or a slip at a marina. What ev...

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Hidden costs ... you said it Tim.

I stripped and completely redid the bottom of my boat this spring (Hope I never have to do that again .. at least on this boat!) and was simply AMAZED at how much money I spent on sandpaper!

On the plus side I only used 3 rolls of masking tape.

Lyman

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That's verrrrry nice indeed!

Lyman

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Nathan, Congratulations on an amazing job! Having spent the last month working on my boat, mostly under it, I am just beginning to appreciate how much work and effort it takes to do what you and Tim have done on your boats. I'm still 2 weeks away from launch and it's great to see you guys out on the...

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Silicone is pure evil! I made the mistake of bedding a new plywood outboard motor pad on my transom using silicone. When I had to replace the pad, one year later, I couldn't remove it. Using wooden wedges and many blows with a heavy hammer I was finally able to pry it off the boat. I thought it was ...

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Who's got the Gravol? I need it!

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Thanks for the feedback guys.

I've already bought the materials so I'm committed to giving this thing a go no matter what.

Man, this epoxy stuff is expensive!

Lyman

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Hi gang, I am hoping to grind, prep, epoxy coat, fair & epoxy coat my cast iron keel in the next week or so ... waiting for the warmest weather possible. I may not have 2 weeks time for the epoxy to reach "final cure" before I must paint the keel. Launch date May 13th. Also the overnig...

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Tim & Nathan,

Dasein looks amazing! Congratulations. Can't wait to see her in the water!

Lyman

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Thanks for clearing up the "DA" term. I was aware that the PC 7336 spins around the central shaft and also moves around as Tim described but I thought I was missing something else OR that some how I had purchased the wrong or different sander, as the 7334 is no longer available. Just to ad...

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I just purchased a Porter Cable 7336 6" random orbit sander too. I bought it mostly on the strength of Tim's recommendation in the Project Tools and Spare Parts section of his website and the many pictures of Nathan "happily" sanding away on Dasein. I don't understand why you guys ref...

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Further to Nathan's post regarding Chip Flanagan's Dark Harbor 15 Check out WoodenBoat magazine March/April 2005 #183 page 50. Wow, that's some beautiful boat! As the article points out, and I have also seen in reading various magazines, there seems to be a "rediscovery" of this type of sa...

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Tim, I hear you. I also believe in preparation and will continue to do so within reason and within the limitations of time and resources. Sailing as much as possible is the name of the game. Your comment about "the guy who can always win no matter what" appears to be universal. The outcome...

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Tim and George, Thanks for the feedback. I guess there's no "easy" answer to this problem. Perhaps that's why some owners spend the money and have it done professionally. I agree with your comment about the foils, Tim. I've taken care of 2 out of 3. I purchased new sails in 2003 and a cust...

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My boat is a Shark 24 and has a cast iron keel bolted to the hull. These castings are quite rough and therefore contribute to drag. With my first boat , also a Shark, I would sand off the loose rust and other crud each spring, paint it with red lead primer and then bottom paint. By fall the bottom p...

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Tim,

The new website looks great. Good luck with this new project!

Lyman

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No really ... Why aren't there any good TV programs about sailing, boat restoration in general etc etc. Aside from Shipshape TV (enough said), a few one-off specials and the America's Cup coverage, there is precious little on TV about our sport, hobby, passion, obsession etc. There must be millions ...

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Congratulations, Tim, on finding yet another "soon to be gorgeous" boat. I look forward to watching you make progress on this restoration. I think we'll all enjoy the ride! Don't rush into naming the Seabreeze. It took me over a year to find a name for my new boat. Nothing seemed right and...

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Nathan,

Great picture, thanks.

I'm unstepping the mast this weekend and getting my boat ready for haul out on Monday. I can't believe it's that time again so soon!

Pictures like this will be appreciated during the long, dark, non-sailing days ahead.

Lyman

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Right on, Tim.

I second Tim's thoughts re: aesthetics etc.

Each time I walk down the dock at my club I am pleased to catch sight of my boat. Even though she is one of over 20 Sharks there, I still think she is the best looking one of the bunch! But that's just my opinion!

Lyman
Scoot

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Thanks for the recipe.

I'll give it a try.

Lyman

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Nathan, Would you be interested in sharing your recipe with the group? If so, please make them detailed including type of containers used for storage and how long to age them etc. I love homemade dill pickles but have never tried to make them myself. Lyman (PSSST ? Hey Tim, they were good, weren?t t...

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Doug,

Nice website and congratulations on your launch. It looks like all your hard work has paid off. The boat looks great.

Lyman

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While surfing the web the other day I came across some comments on a C&C owners forum about Boat Scrub, Boat Clean and Sure Step deck polish by Aurora Marine products www.auroramarine.com Has any member of the forum had experience in using these products? I am especially curious about the Boat S...

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Britton,

Any chance you could have Tim post some photos of your new boat? Perhaps you could tell us how you found her etc etc etc.

It's raining outside again and I haven't sailed my boat in a week and a half!!

Lyman

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Kapalua is a very handsome craft. It's my favourite colour scheme, dark blue with a white deck. We have many C&C boats around here as a lot of them were built here in Ontario.

Is the name Hawaiian? What does it mean?

Lyman

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Mike, My first VW had no fuel gauge either. I used the jack handle as a dip stick to check the fuel level. The car did however have a "supposed" reserve tank which was to be used when the main tank was empty. Visions of contaminated fuel kept me from ever trying the reserve tank. Perhaps c...

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Hi Tim, I launched on the 17th. Stepped mast and started rigging on 22nd. I have a bit more to do before my first sail which I hope will be this weekend. The weather here on Lake Ontario has also been bad - rain followed by rain with occasional periods of rain. Ugh! It was a challenge getting the bo...

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Another boat?

I saw the bow of another boat in the Lyman paint photos. Yet another boat?? What's the story there?

Lyman

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