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Yes the keel crack was just some good ol' grind-and-tape work. Just onerous enough to make me appreciate all I learned during my Triton days, and hey it's a powerboat so no need to go crazy fairing it out absolutely perfectly. Good-enough is good enough. The masthead light is a mystery, as is the st...

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No, I sold the Triton in 2011, did a powerboat project for a few years, then did the project-car thing for a few years, now I've bought myself a trawler. Holy crap I can actually scratch something off the list. 3. Swim platform repair complete. 12. Name boards complete. Added to list: 14. repair som...

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Let's see who's still paying attention. I have space on the calendar for one more little cruise and then it's time for haulout, so the list is forming in my mind. Winter worklist 2023-24 1. Repair broken grabrail at starboard quarter 2. Completely strip and refinish all (exterior) brightwork. ALL OF...

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I was reminded of this thread this morning.

LONG LIVE THE NERDERY!!!

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jeez, at that scale you'd think the bridge deck would include the icebox! :D

(also he got the cockpit footwell wrong)

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Your local sailmaker will probably be able to point you toward a good solution.

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or you could take the parts to a chrome shop. they'll hang them in the tank as cathodes instead of anodes. nominal cost.

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That was a long road, congrats!

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I admit, in the beginning I thought you were absolutely nuts on this one.

Good job.

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Memories of racing those at MIT regattas.

UGH what a miserable boat to race. Should be a pleasant little daysailer, though. :)

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Good stuff.

I love that boat.

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The forum changed before Tim handed it off. Indeed I think it's WHY Tim handed it off.

I think 2008 had something to do with it as well. Bad economy, not a lot of people doing interesting boat projects, most shifted in to hunker down and ride it out "maintenance mode".

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Very interested to see pics of the deconstruction/repair.

S&S 34 is a great boat, it's just crazy to think of someone trying to "improve" it, even for a rating measurement!

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Ash is plenty strong enough, though it does like to rot.

but wait... why laminating? Ash doesn't work and play well with some glues.

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Shed was originally secured to ground with rebar stakes.

Center height over deck is kinda meaningless.
Height over deck at point of max beam is meaningful.

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Whatever you use for stakes, I absolutely recommend that you tie-down to whatever else you happen to have around as well. Somewhere on this forum there are photos of my first Stimson which got sucked off the ground, and dropped on its back 200' downwind. That sucked. The rebuild included some 1/8&qu...

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Yes, exploratory sanding/grinding is in order.

What's on the inside of the hull in this location? bulkheads? Tanks?

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I had a Stimson shed for about 6-8 years. When we sold the property it was on, the shed was sawzall-ed down to transportable frames and as far as I know has been re-erected and lives still. I miss it quite a lot, honestly. Shrinkwrap (WHITE NOT BLUE NOT CLEAR BUT WHITE SHRINKWRAP) is absolutely the ...

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I know of 5 diesel powered tritons off the top of my head. They all run 3-blade wheels.

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I'm going to hazard a guess that the 2-blade prop necessary to put that much power into the water is going to be larger than you can comfortably fit in a Triton's aperture.

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That is freaking GORGEOUS.

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Well, there's part of the beauty of butyl.... it can be a month or so later when you finally have a second hand around to hold the heads steady while you set the nuts home underneath, the sealant doesn't care.

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I went through the same "minimize deck clutter" exercise after I recored my decks, I understand where you're coming from, but really... reinstall the tracks. It's easier on the deck, spreads the load over more area and more fasteners. It's easier on the sail, you'll be able to set the angl...

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If he's going to bother mentioning the Heath lineage of the design, he should at least get the name of the boat right.

CLOUD. Morning CLOUD, ye philistine!

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That's a pretty tall order.

Any nesting design will have one component at least 6" smaller than the other, which limits your LOA to 7'6" at most.
Even CLC Eastport Pram at 7'6" only nests down to 4'8" or so IIRC.

That's a starting place, anyway.

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With a fractional rig the chute can hide quite easily behind the main. Blow 8' or so of the halyard. Gather the foot of the sail to the companionway. blow the rest of the halyard and stuff it down. Gybing is basically a dowse and re-set. Sirena.... yes, the last time I talked to Donzo he was thinkin...

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oh, come now, that chute is barely keeping itself inflated in that whiff of a breeze. Besides, it looks half the size of the dolphin chute and we've both flown that one with a line in each hand! No, not on OS this year, taking eric fishing in VT instead. An annual tournament I used to do every year ...

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now THAT is a spinnaker!!

on craigslist

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See if you can gently blow through the vent fitting. If air passes, it will break the siphon.

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I have a manual impact driver, and as a dead-simple bit of mechanical genius, it's great, but yes sometimes the sheer impact is a concern, and other times you just don't have space to swing a hammer. I recently got myself a cordless impact driver. I have NO IDEA how I did all of that work on #78 wit...

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Richincident wrote: Using the outboard will make it a more competitive racer,

How so?

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Not a bad boat. I raced on one out of Duck Island in the mid 90s, in the right hands (cough) it did the dance right nicely.

Don't overestimate that outer genoa track.

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Omit steps 2-6.
Splash and sail.

(yes, a search of this forum will reveal that I once did 2-6 and more, but that doesn't make it "right")

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This would work...about $30 a foot though!!! http://www.tidesmarine.com/sail-track.shtml Slips over bronze track. Worth every single penny. I also hesitated before pulling the trigger on that one due to cost, but thanked myself the very first time the sail went up, and again every single time after...

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"SUMMOORTIME"

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LazyGuy wrote:is this milk sour?' Once the idea is in your head.... you can't get it out.

here, taste this... tell me if it's gone bad. :D

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October is the best time of year on Block, well done!

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And I really want a better look at those caryatids and whatever it is they're holding...

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Well it just figures that you'd have the best boat-stuff vehicle ever!

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Yes there are a LOT of very nice boats going for little to nothing right now, particularly in the 32'+ range.

My plans to remain boatless for a while are growing less and less solid by the day.

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No not a trick question.
Not a genuine one either, of course, more a suggestion for pause to consider that the original builders might have brought some thought and experience to bear on the decision back in the day.

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[devil's advocate]

So, why was it built with the external tube unit in the first place?

[/devil]

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A Salt Weapon

(and not even the same boat that Rachel posted)

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Howmar Hauler? (I've also heard it called a "Howmet Hauler")

Solid tank seats fore and aft, open seat mid?

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Yes, milled fibers or chopped strand would have worked.

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What he said.

It permits you to sneeze without the need to then exit the dusty area, vacuum your head, unhood, deglove, dismask, and wipe off the inside of the shield.

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oh! almost forgot....

An Ensign: Triton

(not that it's a BAD name, just funny in this context)

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Perhaps because it was my first weekend on the water in a while, or perhaps it was just a good weekend for bad names:

30' speedboat: Miss Used

J24: For $ail

Boat with broken mast: Breaking Wind

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How long ago did you do the silicone?

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I have the light blue and off-white thing going, myself. Green is the bottom paint for me.

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