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Due to Covid , ESTORIL is now on a mooring in Grenada , and needs a new owner... Fully kitted including windvane and Rib with 8hp... Ready to cross the Atlantic again soon I hope ✅ Very sad to see her languishing , she is not in her prime anymore , but everything's there , and Grenada is a good plac...

Well thanks for the input - well received... I ended up using the same product my neighbour was using for a blister peel/restore job - the interlux 2000e barrier coat. What I liked was the ability to use it to seal and with additives use to fair the holes. I ended up with a fairly smooth bottom and ...

I have a standard horizon depth sounder with a - - display... I presumed the system had a fault and bought my neighbours spare (he says it works) slightly newer Std Horizon with its own transducer. neither appear to work ! I have put my multi-meter on both transducers and neither show continuity. Qu...

Standard junk rig - or Full Battened Lug Sails...

Also looks like a junk tiller/rudder would look homely on the stern...

kris

Wonder what the pundits will say ? I am busy with the prep of my osmotic blisters and am going to use West System to repair the "patches" (some are large). If I read up on all West Systems Reccomendations - I dont need a primer before using my standard Ablative Antifoul paint. BUT The loca...

The tensioning / using chain... If the wire round the eye begins to fray / rust/ fail , shorten the line and insert a longer length of chain - very quick fix... according to Bernard :<) thanx for all the input - will certainly be looking at sta-loc fittings with new turnbuckles - seems a shame to wa...

AHH HAA - I knew I could count on you guys to set me straight ! I am returning to Florida (from south of the equator) next month and wanna hit the deck running... I will be selling/upgrading in a few years and judging by the re-action here, non SS rigging would be a big negative. So , will go with t...

Was wondering if the knowledgeable forum-ites here would shoot my idea down with a waterspout ? After reading Moitessiers books about self sufficiency, I am thinking of replacing my 35' ketch's original '74 S/S rigging & swaged fittings with a combination of galvanised wire , thimbles and double...

Vey interesting - given that the rust isnt a problem, every other boater will envy you and if its hung in full sight, its likely to aquire a new home very quickly. the cheapest I have seen so far is $99 + $8 shipping - so I think I will be getting a standard ACE hardware version and painting it... k...

Ok thanx for input so far - Have now cleaned and minutely inspected... The barrier coat peeled looking as if the primer to the original repair and barrier coat has been the problem. Possibly done in damp conditions. Anyway - the bottom has been cleaned revealing approx 3 - 4 hundred "patches&qu...

KeelBolt : I would probably not drop the hook prior to that storm UNLESS... I knew that the mooring were not held together by friggin great chains down there. Know of several mooring fields with interconnected chains. Also know that many chains are cut and abandoned when its too dificult to extract ...

Thanx for the input - thought I would learn sumting - have a topic on SSCA too but posted here cause some people dont "crossforum".

Am learning - will be able to decide when all the info is in.

kris

Searched - found nutting - How can I register my new boat in Delaware ? Any Ideas out there , I have an address I use in Miami and possibly another in MD - but as I will be keeping the boat in USA waters , makes sense to register it there ... Currently a documented boat - which as a non-us citizen ,...

Have agreed to buy a challenger 35 in Florida. A PROJECT ! Please , if you think you can help, reply with your possible technique to fix... Herewith the problem :-http://s101.photobucket.com/albums/m70/donnietabor/?start=all The bottom was peeled and barrier coted in '94 - been sitting in fresh wate...

What about :- am about to buy another (glass) boat and was thinking of attaching a stainless steel or copper strip to the long keel to act as a "protector" - Assuming it wasnt connected to anything else , ie attached via epoxy & small screws , could I attach a cable from the mast to th...

I sailed a similar 40' boat that I thought was a "north-star" but on looking at yachtworld, believe its the same boat. The boat I know had a 4' draft long keel. The mizzen had been removed and the boom extended. She sailed like a dog down-wind (via cuba to key west with a good following br...

Have just been told of a Seafarer 38' ketch which appears to have the basics for what I was looking for - But its a new boat to me. Anyone out there got any personal comment or knowledge please ? this site was kinda interesting - but more info is better... http://home.att.net/~seafareryachts/BruceCr...

Thanx for the expertise - I have learnt a lot - I now know about Mars keels and why not to have winglets...

I really appreciate the input

Kris

Of course , this just makes my search for a full keeled ketch more interesting...

What I got from the original site was - "classic morgan 38' ketch" heritage west indies - and when googling , came up with nothing ! It was the 38' ketch that caught my eye - as that falls within my parameters/wish list. name of boat was/is ESTRALITA and was in PR in 2003 asking 45K then -...

Found this whilst googling - but info seems scarce and am trying to get more details. If the specifications are what I want - I would consider it worth looking for/buying... The old owner is non-responsive... http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/rumrunner1029/album?.dir=8db2&.src=ph&store=&prod...

After a lot of soul (and wallet depths) searching, I have decided on an Allied Princess - so anyone who has one - or who knows of one, let me know - and my bout of LAND-SICKNESS will be terminated. I would be happier with one that needs TLC - gotta keep busy... I will be returning to the good-ol-USA...

There are 2 items I have found in-valuable :- my 12v soldering iron - couldnt find one in the states - so raided my old toolbox at home and now its packed - ideal for normal electronic stuff - just heat up on the propane cooker if not hot enuff for heavier wires. my el-cheapo digital multi-meter fro...

No - Not the alden challenger - from the pics I saw, that boat is a yawl...
this is something else built by "the challenger yacht coproration" , an offshoot of islander yachts...

Hi - whilst googling for an alternative long keel ketch - found the Challenger 35 - but despite extensive googling - only found 2 info sites - 1 on founder (Mr Howard D Stern) going to davey jones and 1 from S/V NAMOTU - but nothing in the way of comment on production problems and major design chang...

Where I am now - 5200 is more expensive than Sika - but thats not my reason - I just got used to seeing it work well - yes personal preference. AND Sika has some fancy yachting award for excellency that 5200 hasnt - probably cause 5200 didnt bother to worry about it - maybe ??? And re bronze - If I ...

My 2c worth - If I had the choice, I would put in silicon bronze keel bolts and laugh at all this "stainless stuff"...

oh and BTW yes 5200 is OK but would rather use SIKA-FLEX...

kris

CAUTION CAUTION I did almost exactly what you are planning on my Bristol 27 and ... After doing a fine west epoxy and marine ply beautifully fared and fitted ! It was too light. On the hard, the rudder always went to centre but in water, the tiller always flopped to one side causing fun & games ...

I sailed a modified 42' ketch with the mizzen removed, boom extended by 15" and it sailed downwind like a dog - The huge auto-pilot worked so hard you hard to recharge the batteries too often. So would not consider such a modified boat again.