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- Sat Jun 01, 2019 7:42 pm
- Forum: Classic Sailboats
- Topic: A one off ?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2104
Re: A one off ?
Perini Navi, quite possibly the 52m "Tamsen" . Saw one of those underway (but not under sail) heading into a bit of a Norther on the Gulf Stream off of Florida. It was several miles away, and the pitching was evident even at that remove. Safe bet to say no owners were aboard that day. :) I...
- Fri May 10, 2019 7:37 pm
- Forum: Ramblings
- Topic: Sailing books as a gateway drug
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1679
Re: Sailing books as a gateway drug
I like your plan, sign me up. :D First one that I can recall right off was "Dove", in '78 or so, not sure if it was the Nat Geo articles or the book I read first. But before that, earlier in the 70's I had a library card for the college library, and spent many hours in there during the sum...
- Fri May 10, 2019 7:31 pm
- Forum: Sailing and Cruising
- Topic: Sextants?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1677
Re: Sextants?
BTW - If you are heading down the east coast on your way, I'm in Georgetown, SC.
- Tue May 07, 2019 1:30 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Help picking out a new pocket cruiser
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1408
Re: Help picking out a new pocket cruiser
I can only think of one other boat of this type that may/may not fit the bill (or slip) - all the same boat just about, different sizes, all are likely out of his budget range I think - but how about either a Falmouth or Bristol Channel Cutter, or maybe Nor-sea 27?
- Tue May 07, 2019 1:26 pm
- Forum: Sailing and Cruising
- Topic: Sextants?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1677
Re: Sextants?
I have a Davis Mark 15 which seems to me to be plenty nice and gets lots of good reviews over the years, but is not their top of the line. They have really come down in price over the years - I guess GPS has contributed - only $150 or so now.... !!! I also have their plastic "practice" sex...
- Tue May 07, 2019 1:13 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Adding a solent stay
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1755
Re: Adding a solent stay
To hoist the storm jib I lash a short line around the furled job up near the sheets and then run them straight down to the bow cleats or anywhere out of the way. Double-checking: You do this so that A) you don't need to unbend them from the furled sail, and B) to keep them out of the way of the sto...
- Tue May 07, 2019 1:10 pm
- Forum: Classic Sailboats
- Topic: Motor sailer
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1522
Re: Motor sailer
Looks very Baltic/North Sea'ish.
- Fri Mar 08, 2019 9:09 am
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: "Sundance", an A-30
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4487
Re: "Sundance", an A-30
Waiting for this (hopefully last) cold spell to break to get back on the project, and the time has been good to ponder alternatives. I do much prefer the idea of a sealed sole. Keeping ocean/water out is always the better alternative. It's easier, and KISS. And keeps your head lower. :) Probably the...
- Fri Mar 01, 2019 1:03 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: "Sundance", an A-30
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4487
Re: "Sundance", an A-30
Well, it helps that at 5'8" or so I'm not real tall. :) I put a bimini on for a test fit, and have found that when combined with the dodger, cockpit ingress/egress is a real pain due to the bimini frame. So I figured I need to make up a test bom gallows which would allow me to rig a cockpit sha...
- Wed Feb 27, 2019 5:39 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: "Sundance", an A-30
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4487
Re: "Sundance", an A-30
James I was thinking of Yet Another Way to do it, and had an Idea. 1) Make the edges come up 3-4" on the sides and aft edge, creating a shallow 3-sided 'tub' of sorts, so that water would have to be that deep before it could even begin to stand long enough to try and get down through & past...
- Wed Feb 27, 2019 11:39 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Chartplotter - Where to mount?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1319
Re: Chartplotter - Where to mount?
I saw one boat that ran their plotter thru a TV mounted on the main bulkhead. As it was like 27", it was very visible from the cockpit. While I don't plan to have a TV in my boat, I have been considering a Pi-based computer system and that would include a monitor, large enough to see from outsi...
- Wed Feb 27, 2019 11:33 am
- Forum: Pearson Triton Specifics
- Topic: Rudder Shoe
- Replies: 49
- Views: 11254
Re: Rudder Shoe
That shop does some nice work!
Most boat owners get "Twofootitus".
Not us aft-hung rudders types, though.
We get "Twoinchminus".
Most boat owners get "Twofootitus".
Not us aft-hung rudders types, though.
We get "Twoinchminus".
- Wed Feb 27, 2019 11:08 am
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: "Sundance", an A-30
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4487
Re: "Sundance", an A-30
Sometimes I look at what some manufacturers did and I go huh... I think maybe we all do this. :D It's a keel-hung rudder, the cockpit doesn't really support it, although the fitting thru which it goes I guess does help keep everything lined up. While I've got it opened up, I will probably also pull...
- Wed Feb 27, 2019 11:01 am
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: "Sundance", an A-30
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4487
Re: "Sundance", an A-30
Started in on the cockpit floor job yesterday , beginning with dissection. Ye gads, sodden balsa is some *heavy* stuff. :) And man will it bog down a saw blade. Between a circular saw and an oscillating tool, I got the old mess out and am at a point of " (how to) make it (better) ". One th...
- Fri Dec 07, 2018 9:33 am
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: Port Light Rebed
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2417
Re: Port Light Rebed
Hi Ian - Where is the water coming in: between plexi/glass and aluminum frame, or between the frame and the boat? If between frame and boat, based on looking at this picture, you may have tightened the frame too much because I can see where it is bending around the screws themselves. This might have...
- Thu Dec 06, 2018 9:50 am
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: (Not-so-classic per se) Watkins 25 reconditioning :)
- Replies: 0
- Views: 5359
(Not-so-classic per se) Watkins 25 reconditioning :)
A short thread of some work I've been doing the past couple weeks getting a Watkins 25 back up to snuff after some years of being neglected. Her owner had to leave her at the marina and she had a rough time of it, especially in the last storm when another boat, a 38'er, drug onto her and they banged...
- Thu Dec 06, 2018 9:37 am
- Forum: Sails, Rigging, and Systems
- Topic: Wood shell turning blocks
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2139
Re: Wood shell turning blocks
Agreed - very nice! Seems like that would be a specialty item that there would be a demand for in the right market. Reaching those people - like Simpson Boat Co? - would be the only challenge...
- Thu Dec 06, 2018 9:34 am
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: Moving my Galley - Interior Remodel
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2292
Re: Moving my Galley - Interior Remodel
Marvin - Tell you what - I'll straight up swap you my entire A-30 aft galley interior for your P-30 side galley config. Save us both a bunch of work. :mrgreen: lol On my Ariel, I bought a bunch of 1x4" cheap pine planks and used those along with pieces of ply cut from the interior, made *everyt...
- Thu Dec 06, 2018 9:15 am
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: Used Nanni 3.21 diesel
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1743
Re: Used Nanni 3.21 diesel
Those engines have generally good reviews; like Beta Marine diesels they are built on Kubota blocks but modified so that the 'regular maintenance pieces' are easier to get to when installed. If I was looking I would be interested. :) Feel free to put some pics and specs up in the For Sale section, a...
- Thu Dec 06, 2018 9:03 am
- Forum: Classic Sailboats
- Topic: Falmouth Cutter 22
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1914
Re: Falmouth Cutter 22
This younger YouTube couple downsized themselves from a Hallberg Rassey - 34, 36..? ish - to a Falmouth Cutter.
https://www.youtube.com/user/Dtrickyy/featured
They catch a lot of flack from their audience for the choice. I hope it works out good for them.
https://www.youtube.com/user/Dtrickyy/featured
They catch a lot of flack from their audience for the choice. I hope it works out good for them.
- Thu Dec 06, 2018 8:57 am
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: Rhodes Swiftsure 33 SV Clio
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2453
Re: Rhodes Swiftsure 33 SV Clio
Charlie Jones has a Meridian; I'm sure he'd love to see your Swiftsure up close. She is a beauty for sure. Do all of them have the centerboard?
- Thu Dec 06, 2018 8:43 am
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: The Christina Louise
- Replies: 86
- Views: 24302
Re: The Christina Louise
I'm as glad as you are that they got that picture issue fixed.
And keep posting your pics - such nice work. Love that big ol' bronze cranse iron on the sprit!!!
And keep posting your pics - such nice work. Love that big ol' bronze cranse iron on the sprit!!!
- Thu Dec 06, 2018 8:35 am
- Forum: Classic Sailboats
- Topic: Cal 40
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1473
Re: Cal 40
Met a fellow this past week who had another of Tripp's boats, the Lecomte Medalist. Classics for sure.
- Fri Nov 16, 2018 4:29 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: The Christina Louise
- Replies: 86
- Views: 24302
Re: The Christina Louise
Took a bit longer than expected, but turns out that the "upside-down images" was due to a bug in the prior version of software... which was what we were running, up until I updated it just now.
So hopefully no more "upside-down picture problems".
So hopefully no more "upside-down picture problems".
- Mon Nov 12, 2018 11:48 am
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: The Christina Louise
- Replies: 86
- Views: 24302
Re: The Christina Louise
Not sure why they are upside down, but I can fix them, and will later today when I get the chance. Don't let it stop you from posting them - the pics are good and of excellent work! She is going to be a showstopper when you are done with her. Very nice!!!
- Tue Nov 06, 2018 10:28 am
- Forum: Pearson Triton Specifics
- Topic: Rudder Shoe
- Replies: 49
- Views: 11254
Re: Rudder Shoe
I'd lay odds that James/atomvoyager can answer any Q's you have on that... Is there a specific issue you are wondering about? I know a little, but James knows a lot more.
- Mon Nov 05, 2018 4:46 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Deck hardware and interior liner Alberg 30
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1398
Re: Deck hardware and interior liner Alberg 30
If I had a nut behind the liner, I would cut an access hole in the liner to be able to get to it - for whenever, even if not needed right then. ounce of prevention.. :) On the Pearson Ariel, and I think perhaps the A-30 is the same way, the aluminum port frame clamps the liner against the doghouse. ...
- Sun Nov 04, 2018 3:44 pm
- Forum: Classic Sailboats
- Topic: What boat is it ?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2401
Re: What boat is it ?
Man, this one has me stumped! I've been searching on and off all day, and turned up - ZIP. :lol: Sh'e got some characteristics of a Hess Channel Cutter - but a different stern and rigging. Transom like a Roberts Spray. A sort of a Hans Christian look. Cheoy Lee teak. In short - She's a beautiful mut...
- Sun Nov 04, 2018 6:06 am
- Forum: Classic Sailboats
- Topic: What boat is it ?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2401
Re: What boat is it ?
I think this may be your clean one:
https://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/pls/webpls ... _in=622653
Not much detail there, though. Will do some more sleuthing.Nice looking design!
https://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/pls/webpls ... _in=622653
Not much detail there, though. Will do some more sleuthing.Nice looking design!
- Fri Nov 02, 2018 9:05 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: What to do w/200' of 8mm anchor chain...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1356
What to do w/200' of 8mm anchor chain...
The heavens smiled, and I got this big ol' piece o' chain for free! :mrgreen: It came off of another boat, and is in pretty good shape overall. I would think I have several years use of it ahead of me. I am wondering, though, because it is darned heavy and that much length is a scope I have rarely u...
- Fri Nov 02, 2018 8:17 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: "Sundance", an A-30
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4487
Re: "Sundance", an A-30
Here's my quick-n-dirty, work-in-progress to bypass the current (and I think original) deck drains/cockpit scuppers confusion and plumbing nightmare. I'll have to get a shot of that to post in here so you can see just how bad it is. :) Due mostly to multiple inline elbow joints, it is next to imposs...
- Fri Nov 02, 2018 7:52 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: "Sundance", an A-30
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4487
Re: "Sundance", an A-30
Here's my big outside glassing project, really the only major thing that was wrong with Sundance when I bought her: a rotted cockpit sole. It had a rubbery mat glued down on top of, well, this mess you see here, except there was also a skin of glass there covering up some balsa mush and these myster...
- Thu Nov 01, 2018 4:49 pm
- Forum: Classic Sailboats
- Topic: The Pilgrim / Spirit of Dana Point
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1781
Re: The Pilgrim / Spirit of Dana Point
Addendum: I follow this guys YouTube channel, he is rebuilding a big ol' wooden classic, good stuff! WAY too much work for my ADHD.
Sampson Boat Co
Sampson Boat Co
- Thu Nov 01, 2018 12:54 pm
- Forum: Boat Photos
- Topic: Sun rise
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1433
Re: Sun rise
Nice! I am a hobbyist photog myself, shoot sunrises frequently here. It's my favorite time of day, and I just love the colors. Here's one from a few weeks ago, and also a nighttime lightning storm shot around the same time. And what the heck, one of a boat that came thru last year that a guy had jus...
- Thu Nov 01, 2018 12:44 pm
- Forum: Ramblings
- Topic: Boat footwear
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1477
Re: Boat footwear
I like the Topsider style shoes, but have found that a "water shoe"/river sandals works better in the long run. They dry quicker, stand up to abuse better, and don't rot. Teva and Chaco's seem to be the brands that I gravitate towards.
- Thu Nov 01, 2018 12:41 pm
- Forum: Classic Sailboats
- Topic: The Pilgrim / Spirit of Dana Point
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1781
Re: The Pilgrim / Spirit of Dana Point
No "bad", none at all! I love wooden boats, especially classic ones. I might even have one, but just don't personally have the temperament needed to live, love, and maintain them like they need. ;) I'll have to get a pic of "Fugacity" to post on here - an old abandoned woody up o...
- Thu Nov 01, 2018 12:35 pm
- Forum: Classic Sailboats
- Topic: Islander 29
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1939
Re: Islander 29
That's very similar in design to the dodger on my A-30. Looks sharp!
We've got temps in the upper 70's and 15kt SW'erlies today - it's like summer here. Wish it would stay like this until April!
We've got temps in the upper 70's and 15kt SW'erlies today - it's like summer here. Wish it would stay like this until April!
- Thu Nov 01, 2018 12:32 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: Line storage
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1473
Re: Line storage
I imagine that someone, somewhere, is using little tiny monkey fists to do what that toggle does, and it is as beautiful as their 15 coats of varnish, and turks head matts in the cockpit and on the cabin sole... I'm not that guy. :lol: I did make 2 turks head matts one time, about 20 years ago. Cure...
- Mon Oct 29, 2018 7:40 am
- Forum: Classic Sailboats
- Topic: The Pilgrim / Spirit of Dana Point
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1781
Re: The Pilgrim / Spirit of Dana Point
Nice, 'non-plastic' classic! Thirteen years in teh building... Man, that took some vision and even more "sticktoittiveness". The result is amazing.
- Mon Oct 29, 2018 7:32 am
- Forum: Boat Photos
- Topic: Going home with escort
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1276
Re: Going home with escort
Never get tired of watching them fly under the bow...
- Thu Oct 25, 2018 6:01 am
- Forum: Classic Sailboats
- Topic: Plastic Classic
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1249
Re: Plastic Classic
What a looker! I enjoy seeing all that teak, really appreciate that there is someone out there who is willing, or who can pay, for all the man-hours it takes to get it there and keep that way.
- Fri Oct 19, 2018 12:00 pm
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: Blisters @#$%
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1264
Re: Blisters @#$%
YIKES!
I wonder if by now you haven't gotten nearly all of them fixed.
I wonder if by now you haven't gotten nearly all of them fixed.
- Fri Oct 19, 2018 11:29 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Alberg 30 liner
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1452
Re: Alberg 30 liner
FWIW - I cut out the overhead liner of my Ariel this summer, and that averaged probably only 1/2" lower than the cabin top behind/above it. Poking around and cleaning in the bilge of my A-30 (also a '71 - which means you have the AL beam strongback and composite rudder, too :) What hull # is sh...
- Fri Oct 19, 2018 10:30 am
- Forum: Sails, Rigging, and Systems
- Topic: Heaving to - how to?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1253
Re: Heaving to - how to?
Done it on pretty much every boat I've ever sailed, at some point in time. :) Hobie 16's were probably the 'trickiest' to do it with. They are so lightweight that big waves & wind will back them down, making the rudders work in reverse and the boat will take off. I learned to use a bungee to hol...
- Thu Oct 18, 2018 1:57 pm
- Forum: Boat Photos
- Topic: Blasting along at 5 KTS.
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1211
Re: Blasting along at 5 KTS.
She's looking happy in this picture.
- Thu Oct 18, 2018 1:55 pm
- Forum: Classic Sailboats
- Topic: Westsail 28
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1753
Re: Westsail 28
She's pretty! Love the pinrail, too.
- Thu Oct 18, 2018 11:35 am
- Forum: Sails, Rigging, and Systems
- Topic: Heaving to - how to?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1253
Re: Heaving to - how to?
Hi Marvin - At it's simplest, heaving-to is just coming up through the eye of the wind as if tacking, but leaving the jib sheeted as it was and allowing it to backwind. When this happens, unsheet the main and let it luff, and put the tiller (or wheel) down to leeward and lash or lock it into place, ...
- Tue Oct 16, 2018 10:08 am
- Forum: Sails, Rigging, and Systems
- Topic: How to choose new running rigging lines
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1505
Re: How to choose new running rigging lines
cajunrope.com
Website is "Powered by Cajuns"....
Thx for the link, James!
Website is "Powered by Cajuns"....
Thx for the link, James!
- Tue Oct 16, 2018 10:05 am
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: Alpa 11.50
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2895
Re: Alpa 11.50
Right now, I'm in a holding pattern with the A-30. I was thinking I would keep her instead mostly because she is USCG Documented (whereas the Ariel is not) , which helps a lot when traveling, especially internationally. I know that like all Albergs I've been on she sails well and don't have any real...
- Sun Oct 14, 2018 9:24 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: Alpa 11.50
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2895
Re: Alpa 11.50
I've come to realize I simply have too much going on to take on all the work involved with the Alpa. May have found someone local to adopt her - sure would like to see her stay away from the crushers...