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Cheers Idon84 and congratulations! She looks yar!

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Much of the spinnaker measurements rely on the "J" measurement: from the front of the mast to the pointy-end of the boat or the forestay chainplate. For cruising it doesn't matter so much, but I suspect the reason the Chesapeake Bay Triton Fleet limits the pole to 10 feet is because that i...

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Does hedge = osage orange?

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If you get a hold of an older copy of Eric Hiscock's "Cruising Under Sail," he does extol the virtues of the roller reefing main-- BUT -- he does note that it is far more effective if you install battens on the end of the boom to take up the extra sail material as you roll it in. For you g...

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Hatteras is littered with shoals and wrecks for quite a ways out. How far out are you willing to go? This time of year when its cold and blowing stink, most folks take the ICW to Beaufort, NC just below Hatteras and continue on if they want to do the outside. There is a reason the ICW was made and H...

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anybody ever answer the question of it's appropriateness for through hulls? Not recommended. Through hulls deserve an adhesive sealant and, properly installed, can be considered more or less a permanent part of the boat, unlike deck hardware. That said, future owners of your boat will really apprec...

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Tim wrote:

No doubt the flag ship for the fleet....

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I would agree that trying to dry out areas of wet balsa core will be difficult at best if done just through the holes. Even trying to dry out the balsa by removing a layer of skin is problematic and its just easier to replace. The only exception to this is if you find any wet areas of plywood core i...

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Try xylene (you'll find it in the hardware store as xylol). It is the main ingredient in 3M's adhesive remover. That and some really fun sanding.

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I remember that article too. I think they were on their way to Venezuela or somewhere in the southern Caribbean.

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I have had to make decorative wire chase often. You aren't fooling anyone with it, they all know you are hiding wire, but it still looks good anyway. Tying it in to a base block like the one in Figment's picture sets it off as a thing of beauty and you can pretend you really wanted it that way. I o...

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Brian,

Try McMaster Carr. Specifically item 1049A31. Sta-soft glazing rope. Color is grey. This is close to what you are looking for. I used it for my windows and am very happy with it. Good luck!

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Bermuda... but we'll be in race mode on the way there. We will see most of the Chesapeake Bay along the way ...

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I use these:

McMaster part no. 7566K13. About 10 cents a piece.

Similar to what is in your picture except installed with a screw. Using cable ties means you can easily cut and replace the tie when you have to.

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What Dave said.

Re your round wire, try this:
http://shop.genuinedealz.com/Marine%20G ... t%20Cable/

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I agree with Rachel. But I'd have to say that anything involving epoxy here means you'll have to protect it from UV. My choice would be #1. If you don't want the weathered teak look, scrub it with some brightener (oxalic acid) when it starts to get ugly. It will be half the work of varnishing withou...

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If you have scuppers in the cockpit, hopefully you'll "level" the cockpit in their direction so that water drains quickly. Level is always relative to something else on a boat!

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I go to Sailorman about once a month in the winter months. Their prices are not necessarily that great, but they will haggle which makes up for it. There's a lot of junk, but their pump and exhaust parts are not too bad and the staff is friendly and helpful. You really have to see it for yourself. I...

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What are you proposing to use the stringers for?

Stringers are structural so they shouldn't be flexible. But using PVC to support the fiberglass you would use to make stringers is perfectly acceptable since it is the fiberglass that gives the strength to the stringer and not the underlying material.

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I agree with Dave. No need to start over if you don't have to. That said, you can always look at this another way. Instead of looking at it from the panel to the appliance, look at it from the appliances to the panel. There is nothing wring with by-passing the main panel and running separate wiring ...

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The aluminum is easier to install than stainless track!

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The problems outlined in the Cape Dory forum are consistent with the trouble I had with Mariner's Hardware chronicled on this forum. That said, a friend just ordered some bronze deck plates from Blue Water without a problem. It seems the consistency and lack of communication are the real issues.

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I'm not that familiar with the intricacies of the Bristol 27. The layout, however, is similar to many 27s from that era including a Pearson Renegade 27, of which I know a thing or two. If you are thinking of removing bulkheads at or near the companionway, you might reconsider as these are the main s...

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I can attest that the cable tie method works well and is the easiest-- at least when the mast is down. I've several slip neighbors that have clanging mast wires and it is NO FUN to listen to them clanging all night.

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Find an easier way to bulk-resize/optimize my photos without requiring a master's degree in some fancy computer program to do so. What I do isn't hard, but it requires several different steps and therefore is time-consuming. If you're using a Windows-based computer then you can try IrfanView . It's...

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christopher wrote:I saw one in a slip this year named "Turd Cutter". It even had graphics to illustrate what is so commonly seen floating around the harbors here in Milwaukee on Lake Michigan.

Sadly, all you have to do is look about half-way up this thread and you will see it. What do I win?

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I've heard cold water (so as not to open up your pores any wider), and cream rinse (apparently cream rinse is better for taking the particles away than soap). I haven't tried the cream rinse yet. I dunno about the cold water either. I'm usually looking forward to a hot shower rather than a cold one ...

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Nice work there Bryon. I only heard the boat. Didn't see it.

This radio call has just moved one step closer to being verifiable... I mean, I could imagine someone naming their boat Fantastic, but.... OMG?

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Rachel wrote:(How do these people ever call on the VHF radio without dying of embarrassment or dissolving in a gale of laughter?)

Two boats: Oh my god and Fantastic

On Ch. 16: "Oh my god, Oh my god, Oh my god... this is Fantastic... "

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Are you sure you don't mean Rigging-Only (aka the Rigging Loft) in Fairhaven? I have never heard too many good words about RigRite. I've used Rigging Only and I can't recommend them enough. I have them swage the top terminals and I install the lowers with a mechanical swage. The mechanical swages wo...

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Thanks Dave... Thanks too for pointing out all the particulars-- all those considerations that I thought about at the time, but that I now take for granted. Probably the best thing about a VacuFlush system is that many wives like them. I don't mean to be sexist, but numerous customers have thanked m...

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Dave, I'm still interested in hearing your comments. Can you post them again?

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Thanks Robert... perhaps I should figure out where to mount my drill? :)

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After so many years, I finally put together some pictures on the installation of a new head on my Pearson 39. Maybe one of these days I'll get a picture of the total finished product all "tarted-up"! In the meantime:

http://www.pearson39.net/projects/head.htm

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Unless they look like this, you shouldn't worry. Note the crack at the bolt hole.

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I know my 4-108 gets a little stubborn when it starts to get a little chilly outside. I don't have a fuel pre-heater or glowplugs. It usually works OK if I open up the throttle a bit more and crank a second or two longer now that them temp at night is below 50 F. The only other thing I would say is ...

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I'd say that you are OK till mid November, but you'll have to make that call. Plan your trip so that you can choose your weather and duck in somewhere when you have to. There really isn't anywhere to duck in in Delaware bay of any significance. Again, depending on your boat, you should be able to do...

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What kind of boat do you have? What is your bridge clearance and your draft? You will want to come in at Cape May on the ocean side and take the Cape May Canal to avoid the extra 4+ hours going around the Cape. There are a few fixed bridges in the Cape May Canal, but you shouldn't have a problem if ...

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First, put the rum down. You'll need to be sober for this. :) It is possible to do this with a set of those really long needle nose and screw drivers. My Perksin 4-108 had a different set-up, but it is ultimately secured to a lever on the fuel injection pump. You can take the Bowman heat exchanger/m...

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I dare say your first picture belongs in the "faces in the boat" thread: I see surprise.

Hopefully you won't have any as you continue...

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WOW Mike, very nice. I wish I had a video like that of my boat. Thanks! I'll let you know when Joe is up your way with his camera. :) The drive-bys were interesting. He was wizzing by about 5 inches in front of the boat in a 17ft. Whaler, and I was trying to just hold my course hoping I wouldn't ha...

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A friend of mine is a cinematographer who does sports and action video. He's into boats as much as I am and wanted to get a sample of some work with boats. The result is a short clip on his web site: http://www.vmgpictures.com click on MARINE The audio might be a little corny. To be fair I don't say...

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I saw the guy with the Kiwi Grip at the Miami Boat Show last year. I wouldn't have a problem putting it over old nonskid. It *is* thick like cake frosting. But I think you might want to experiment with it first... it all depends on the texture you roll on with the foam roller. ,

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As Lindsey Lohan would say, "It's not rock science." You will need to have a place close to the batteries to mount the shunt and then you'll run the wires (lots of small wires in a bundle) between the monitor, the shunt and the batteries. You will, however, have to decide how you will conf...

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This boat name speaks for itself... I will add, that it is located not too far from a sewerage treatment plant that tends to overflow after a heavy rain.

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I did the vanity top in the head with Corian. When I bought the scrap from someone on Ebay, I was able to get them to install the fiddle in the front. To my mind, this is the great thing about solid surface-- you don't need to cover up the edges with teak. If I were to do the galley, which is consid...

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Don't be afraid to ask Garhauer how much they would charge to put a curve in your track... I bet you'd be surprised that it doesn't cost much more, if at all. I've heard Harken will put a bend in theirs too if you ask them. My own experience is that with the new Harken low profile track, the track w...

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That Pet Store stuff is called "Nature's Miracle." It is good stuff.

The other thing I would suggest is making sure you don't have any dead mice in places you haven't checked. Don't ask me how i know this...

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I've got the 3 speed 45s which are just like the 55s. Don't know what the V designation is though. I can tell you from experience that no-one has any diagrams for winches made before before June of 1974-- especially not Lewmar. It seems that is when Lewmar was restructured/sold and nothing seems to ...

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I've been doing work on a Banjer 37 motorsailer lately, built near Nederhemert, but so far I haven't run across anything I couldn't figure out. They also have a good owners resource on the Google-box. But I do remember well, while sailing on a small lake somewhere in Holland, looking DOWN at the cow...

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