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Enjoyed that a lot!

Also peeked in your San Juan project, nice job. There is an active SJ21 fleet on our lake. Recently I was out on a friend's Catalina 25 in about 15 knots. Two old timers, maybe 75+, on a San Juan 21 were sailing circles around us.

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At a Coast Guard Auxiliary meeting a while back someone mentioned that ethanol gas will eat up plastic/synthetic gas tanks. Supposedly a report had been issued somewhere. I don't know this for certain but the guy that provided the information is usually pretty knowledgable. Thanks cliffg. Will keep...

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Another poster elsewhere wrote a treatise about lightning traveling in straight lines. Hence, it seems to me that if you are running cables from the mast to say the keel bolts, the opportunity for side flashes/arcing below increase? ATM, my sky is darkening for another blast of the scary stuff. As a...

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Sure is a popular topic in boating forums now. Timely as we had warnings of possibly severe thunder/lightning storms last night. One poster said to ground to the battery, and throw it overboard. Your less extreme jumper cables to the stay seem more prudent.

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Plastic tanks can be perfectly fine, but they should be stored in appropriate areas--lockers open to the atmosphere (common for portable tanks), or lockers that are otherwise designed to accommodate the permeability of the tank. I didn't mean to scare anyone away from good plastic tanks. The point ...

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Tod, thanks for this subject.

Tim, thanks for your input. I got my first plastic gas tank for 7.5 ob with the Santana I recently bought. Appreciate your comments, and just may revert to a newish metal tank I have. Bottomline, you've got me thinking more about safety in this area.

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Good point.

Stinkpot or not, the poor boat didn't deserve this pounding.

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Tim, what a fun read...up to May 9. Takes me back to the early days with Bob Vila on This Old House, Norm and Yankee Workshop, not to mention the Woodwright Shop...witness you peeling that log, etc. A credit to your writing, I felt as if I was slogging thru the mud with you. Given your penchant for ...

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Abe Lincoln would get lost in Lackey Manor. Thanks.

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I used to use it on my exterior brightwork. After sanding, a couple of coats of the matte finish would last until the next coatings a few months later. Seemed to keep the sanding time down. Granted, it's thin, and application a tad touchy. I know it's not a purist material, but I'm not a big fan of ...

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Tim, I can identify with that. One year I lived in San Diego, and it took me about six months to notice that I was the only one making conversation about the weather. I guess when it's 72? and sunny every day there just isn't that much to say... In the way-upper Midwest, however, it's a staple of s...

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Lookin beautiful. Sure, she misses you! I moved my new toy into my driveway yesterday, and it's a treat to see her from the kitchen window. Heck of a dock. Tim, I've probably missed it, but are you going to share progress on the new house? Then again, perhaps these pages are your escape from that ad...

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In truth, I've been away from Sausalito area for 14 years. I used to live 10 minutes from those docks for 15 years. When I moved to Marin County in 1979 the dock folks were still pretty salty, plenty of funky houseboats. The Latitude38 sailing rag was newish. The current issues of Latitude38 are spi...

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Excellent tip! Thanks Matt.

P.S. The pic of your marina reminded me a lot of Sausalito, CA.

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Ceasar, thanks for the tip. These tiny, lighter batteries sure seem appropriate on boats as small as mine.

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Tim, looking at your beautiful dogs sure beats working in the hot sun. Bandit get his name at the dinner table? P.S. A more famous Santana is Humphrey Bogart's boat "Santana". I saw her often at the St Francis Yacht Club: http://www.thesantana.com/history/bogartBacall.html And I have to co...

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Great doggie! Lucky you.

Pics too!

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Thanks! Good eye Nathan. He's a 13 year old border collie mix. He got to stay at the spendy Doggie Hilton he loves for 2 nights while I was getting the boat, bubblebath and all the trimmings. He specializes in tele-barking and chasing cats. Saw one just like him helping to herd cattle on a local ran...

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You bet Lyman. Shark looks a fun boat!

Now if I can just get my 1st mate to come aboard.

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This seemed to be the weekend for old class-racing boats that have aged gracefully into fun daysailers and weekend boats--the Santana 22 falls into the same genre as the Cal 25 highlighted elsewhere here. I'd say you made a good buy, and have an excellent boat for your needs and location. Have fun ...

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Thanks Case. I don't feel bad at all for having a smaller boat! I'm elated. I could have bought a sad, fixer Ariel here for less money, maybe half as much. All work, and little play. Or, a Catalina 25 for 3X the $ in which I at 6' can't sit up straight in the cabin w/o hitting my head...not so in th...

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Good for you Matt, and you've sure got a terrific area to sail in!

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"No I won't buy a boat, I've got to paint my house this year." Living near a big lake, I overcame the urge to get a bigger boat like so many are doing here. Witness my neighbor just splashing a Catalina 30 in a lake, while 30 miles long, is often only 6' deep or? How about his dockmate wit...

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Robert, Congrats on your sticktoitness! A symphony of lines. Love to see her under sail. Speaking of Bayliners, how could any living soul take this pregnant whale over a Pearson? Heard the designer was maybe 6'4", and designed a boat to fit over him. But honey, it's got a shower, groan. http://...

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Being an old radio fan, I've enjoyed some of the Volvo site's live broadcasts of starts and finishes, especially when the latter have several boats in tight quarters.

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By all accounts the last part of leg 7 was a nightmare. Even the battlehardened vetrerans said so. Sad as heck about Hans, and, foolish as it may sound, I feel a little sad for movistar too. She brought them about 30,000 miles and now adrift. Curious about her status. That slog around the British Is...

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Beats the heck out my "manual" horn. Yours would scare the dickens out of me!

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Here is Paul Cayard (between the wheels) sailing past the Statue of Liberty. Today is his 47th birthday, and he's in a close fight for 2nd place to Portsmouth. I used to watch Paul race on SF Bay when he was 27 and younger. Man, that boats no tinker toy! http://home.earthlink.net/~xroyal/public_html...

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...a momentary lapse in judgement, it doesn't take much for an accident to happen.... and it should serve to remind us to sail smart. Even in the little bay on a calm day. This is absolutely a lesson we should all take from this. Especially those of us who frequently single-hand. Going overboard, e...

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Darn shame the crewman died on ABN Amro Two after being washed overboard. Where was his harness...TBD?

Reminds me of when some (not enough) sailors in the Bay Area were practicing man overboard drills.

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Your NE rain is appalling! Gene Kelly country for sure.

Happy Launch!

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Works for me. Windrose, sure glad they will be using the same design, and America's Cup should follow suit. Seeing that pic in your link reminds me of watching skipjacks race from Sandy Point. AND being stuck in Sunday beach traffic backups after burning up at Rehobeth, Chincoteague, etc beaches. He...

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Darn Tim, I was asleep at the switch. I need more coffee, especially after spending summers in New Hampshire!

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Had a lot of fun with a PBS documentary last night. They were searching for the exact Northwest boundary of California. The first thing to raise an eyebrow was that that the Entering California and Entering Oregon signs were quite a few feet apart...no-man's land? The boundary was supposed to be Lat...

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Simply beautiful!

(that was a killer trailer)

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Thanks for the feedback. Will do.

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Unclassic plastic the only boat I had to experiment with. At least now I know the process. You made it easy Tim. Thanks.

P.S. I'll scale back the size on future pics.

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Good for you! At least you (and Spirit) know where you stand. You'll sleep better for it. In the days when I finished college most employees and employers were thinking about lifetime employment. I worked like a slave, and dis-abused myself of that philosophy fast. I was a turncoat, and made job cha...

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Yes, had forgotten the Contender name (see edit) . Thanks for the pics. Like the Pearsons, the full keel on my Challenger made the difference. My flat deck certainly diminished the cabin space, but gave great visibility underway. The fellow who bought her said she was the nicest one on SF Bay, and p...

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Duncan, believe (?) Columbia made 2 versions of the 24, one with a raised cabin top more like yours and the flush deck version I had. Darnit, wish my scanner was hooked up. I loved the solid feel of her, especially when sailing in choppy waters outside the Golden Gate.

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I had enough of hauling books about in the 70s, and, after culling, hauled about 25 cartons to a library and a jail. Gave another dozen to a library in the 80s + about the same to San Quentin prison. A few months ago another dozen or so to the local library. One of the toughest to let go of was my s...

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Duncan, thanks for the fine pics. Your Westwind is more shapley, but sure reminds me of my '60s 24 Columbia Challenger.

John

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Nathan, am I glad I stumbled over your priceless pics! You and Tim sure have set a tough standard to meet. I can't imagine you ever parting with her. Thanks for sharing!

John

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Britton, what peacegiving pics! The first one took me back to a deserted beach on Tortola, BVI. Reminds me of when my wife and I had Newfound Lake in Bristol, NH to ourselves (or so it seemed) after the summer folks had left. Similarly, I later lived on Chicoteague Island, Va, normal pop 2200, summe...

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Tim, grab Britton and Nathan, if you can catch him, before they get away.

That old beauty looks a handful at this point.

Having much fun lurking about the various threads hoping some of the expertise rubs off on me (humor sure is). Thanks

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mishnish, that 70 sent shivers thru my timbers. Made me think of the '30s 63' S&S I got to sail on. I agree, enthusiasm counts in an interview. While showing proper respect, I was interviewing/questioning my interviewers closely as well. After all, it's your future at stake. I looked at each int...

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Darn good pictures too. That jpg or whatever format sure saves a lot of scrolling. Thanks

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Britton, I lived in Marin County (Greenbrae) for 15 years before I kicked the corporate habit, and escaped to a quieter lifestyle. A forest in SF is made out of telephone poles, and you and I know what it means in Oregon. Lake of The Woods is about as close to my old haunt in NH (Lake Newfound at Br...

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It seems apparent that the $ cost of the revivals wasn't as high as one might have thought. Tho I'm not asking for same now, I probably should have also asked how many man hours folks invested. In any event that's a moot point for me as I've decided to look out for currently usable boats. FWIW, I li...

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Tim, we were evidently posting at the same time, so missed your post this AM. You sure summed it up well. I particularly liked the point about the older interiors. There's no accounting for each person's taste, and I don't like the dark feeling in some oldies, too much dark wood below. Might be more...

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