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David VanDenburgh

Our plans for a weekend sail to a harbor about 20nm away were spoiled by illness as, one after the other, we all manifested the same bug. By Monday morning the four of us were well enough to head out for a few hours. We had a lovely sail in 10-12 knot winds and enjoyed some unexpected visitors. At o...

David VanDenburgh

Ideally, all dinghies would simply vaporize when you don't need them, and then magically appear, resplendent with room and features, whenever you needed them (sort of like the magical tents in Harry Potter). In the absence of Potteresque powers, we (my dad and I) decided to stow our inflatable ding...

David VanDenburgh

Thanks a lot for sharing all of that with us. I enjoyed looking through the pictures and reading the report. I wish you years of happiness.

David

David VanDenburgh

Matt, I think someone in the A30 organization keeps a listing of the A30s. If you haven't tried the A30 list, you might post there to see if someone can direct you to the list. The previous owner of my boat had it registered and I was able to find my hull number in the Coast Guard records. Here is ...

David VanDenburgh

Best of luck to you! You've picked a worthwhile hobby and a classic boat.

David

David VanDenburgh

A great title that hasn't yet appeared here is Richard Bode's First You Have to Row a Little Boat: Reflections on Life and Living . This is the book I wish I'd authored. Written as an expiation for his sin of omission - failing to teach his children how to sail - Bode shares his romance with the sea...

David VanDenburgh

We purchased the Lakeland guide as a supplement to our current Lake Michigan GLCC guides. About the only redeeming quality is the full-color aerial pictures of the harbors. The harbor descriptions are pretty weak, focusing more on local dining and entertainment than harbor approaches, etc. I guess a...

David VanDenburgh

The GLCC has put together a comprehensive set of guides to the Great Lakes. Their membership fee is fairly high, but the guides are an incredible resource. You might want to check them out if you haven't already.

Their web address is: http://www.glcclub.com/

David

David VanDenburgh

Great replies all. Thank you! Just the kind of information I was hoping for.

David VanDenburgh

I have a gel coat repair to make on Ariel before she splashes. We had an incident with a dock last summer that left a gouge in topsides that's perhaps 1/4" thick and about 6" long. It extends just to the laminate. Sorry, no pics; it was just too painful to record. Does anyone have a recomm...

David VanDenburgh

She looks great! Well done.

Where are you keeping her?

David

David VanDenburgh

Bly, Our '79 Cape Dory 36 was barrier coated by a previous owner who kept her on Cayuga Lake in upstate New York. After her first season in the water on Lake Michigan, she had scores of little blisters that, upon closer inspection, turned out to be water trapped between the barrier coat and the gel ...

David VanDenburgh

Robert,

We all expect this to be your next great cinematographic feat. And since you're in a city especially fond of kites, I'm confident it won't be long.

David

David VanDenburgh

great fun. I like the speedo shot. and looking up into the sails. did you use garage band to do the soundtrack? or just i tunes, it adds a lot tl the visuals. r r, I just imported a song from iTunes. Nothing fancy. Perhaps I'll mess around with GarageBand later on. Glad you liked the videos. I thor...

David VanDenburgh

Finally got a MacBook of my own and spent some time fooling around with a film editing program. It's not the best, but I thought I'd share it anyway. Hope you enjoy it.

Video link to youtube.com

Second video of trip on youtube.com

Last leg of the trip, Pentwater to St. Joseph

David

David VanDenburgh

Richard Bode's First You Have to Row a Little Boat is an excellent afternoon read. The subtitle is something like "Lessons on life and living." Bode was a journalist and sailor who learned how to sail as a boy and finally bought a classic blue sloop that he had longed for during his youth....

David VanDenburgh

You've gotten some great replies, so I'll just add my experience with installing midship cleats on our Cape Dory 36. After ensuring that the cleats would have a fair lead fore and aft, and that it would be easy to get a line on them without doing gymnastics around standing rigging or a stanchion, I ...

David VanDenburgh

I got this from Trans Atlantic Diesels. I know it's a little late, but maybe one for the archives. This is the style we have on our 4.108. I see they have other styles listed on their page. http://www.tadiesels.com/images/isolator-1.gif You can link to their engine mounts page - Trans Atlantic Perki...

David VanDenburgh

A couple seasons ago I decided to try securing the mast wires using slugs in the internal tracks in Ariel's mast. The idea was to secure the mast wires every two feet or so to a slug, then, using a messenger line, haul the wires to the masthead. I still contend it was a great idea in theory, however...

David VanDenburgh

Piotrek wrote:Will it survive 12 months ocean cruise?

Congratulations on your new boat; she's pretty.

A 12-month ocean cruise? I'd love to hear about your plans if you're interested in sharing.

David

David VanDenburgh

I can't hold a candle to Robert the Gray's film technique, but I've added a few videos to the Ariel site. I've been messing around with my brother's MacBook - a totally awesome machine! - and I've digitized some stuff from our summer sailing trip to Door County and back. Consider it a mid-winter fix...

David VanDenburgh

Duncan, I know that the chainplate knees on the Alberg 30 are plywood encapsulated in glass and bonded to the hull, the underside of the deck, and shelves in the v-berth, hanging locker and head. The chainplates - stainless straps - are through-bolted to the knees. As to your question about whether ...

David VanDenburgh

Rachel wrote:PS to John and David: Do we have near relatives? My boat is #221.

Tradewinds is hull number 48 - a bit earlier than your girl.

David

David VanDenburgh

A while back I promised video of the thunderstorm. The quality isn't as good as it could be, but here's what I have. I uploaded the video to youtube: Summer Thunderstorm Here's another thunderstorm, this time while tied up in Frankfort, MI. Still, a fun ride. Frankfort Storm David PS - My camera &qu...

David VanDenburgh

Totally cool! Congratulations, Rachel. I wish you years of fun, worry-free sailing. Oh yeah, and the occasional project to spice things up. That is why you bought a classic plastic, isn't it?!

I'm looking forward to more pics and stories.

David

David VanDenburgh

Rachel wrote:The initial photo was of the transom (boat was listed on e-bay). Had the name "Celtic Wind" but then also something else kind of odd on the transom too, lettering-wise, but I can't remember that.

"Seas the Day." It's just visible in the photo above.

David VanDenburgh

Despite the irony (or maybe because of it?) I LOVE the "First Class Only" badge. I hope you'll be keeping that when she's redone. Or you could send it to me! hehe Love it. What can I say, it's Saturday and I'm sick. So, yes, I'm going through the archives. You got a deal, Nathan. All I ne...

David VanDenburgh

Oh, trust me, you don't know the half of it!! c'mon! it's the "Ramblings" section. Tell us the other half! Sorry to resurrect this one but it's winter, our boats - many of them - are on the hard, and a good chuckle promotes longevity. I came across this photo on the yacht club web site. I...

David VanDenburgh

Looking good, Scott. Very nice. I wish we'd gone with a lighter paint when we redid the nonskid on Ariel. There are times when a trip forward feels like walking on hot coals. We used Interlux's Kingston Gray Brightside Polyurethane straight out of the can. http://www.ariel-cd36.org/nonskid_newsidede...

David VanDenburgh

There appears to be entirely too much opportunity for the front sling to slide forward or for the aft sling to slide aft. I'm accustomed to having the slings tied to each other VERY well with some rather stout line, on both sides of the boat. This is important on fullish-keeled CCA era boats, not s...

David VanDenburgh

Are your thoughts about your Alberg 30 project, or the CD 36? I'm almost too embarrassed to say. I keep reading your sig line, "It's not how many ideas you have, it's how many you make happen," and I feel like a total toad. I've had the A30 for two years now and I've made remarkably littl...

David VanDenburgh

Thanks guys for your responses. I've been reading through the Glissando site and Dasein site again, and that paint sure looks pretty. Awfully tempting. It certainly is no small time investment, though. I admire your determination and discipline - Nathan, 250 hours of work on Dasein's decks! Phew! Th...

David VanDenburgh

Tim and Nathan,

Do you guys know how much paint and primer you used when you painted Dasein's (a) topsides and (b) decks? I'm trying to get an idea of the materials and expense involved in doing a similar job.

Thanks for taking the time.

David

David VanDenburgh

There are lots of other nice woods that are 1/4 the cost of teak, and that will do nicely on a cabin sole. If you definitely want teak, you will have to pay for the privilege! I think the 4x8 sheets of 1/4" thick plywood with teak and "holly" veneer (it's not really holly, but some o...

David VanDenburgh

Cool. Thanks for sharing the link.

David VanDenburgh

Nice ! Talking of which - What Boat toys is everyone hoping Santa brings this year ??? Santa came early this year and brought a Dickinson solid fuel heater, a Weems and Plath lantern, and several boat units! Come February, and the Strictly Sail show in Chicago, we'll hopefully place an order for a ...

David VanDenburgh

David.... Hey... That boat with the "FOR SALE" sign taped to the wrong place.... Is it by any chance an Allied Chance 30-30? Its a rare Allied that was designed to be a race boat. Case, Here's the info straight from the owner's son: It's a "Chance One-tonner". Apparently, one of...

David VanDenburgh

Here's a cruiser that has relatively good engine access. I don't know that it's dreamy, but it's certainly better than most - especially with a removable cockpit sole.

Westsail 32

David VanDenburgh

David.... Hey... That boat with the "FOR SALE" sign taped to the wrong place.... Is it by any chance an Allied Chance 30-30? I don't know. I'll have to swing by the marina and take a look. The hull shape certainly fits, but I don't recall what the rudder looks like. I'll let you know what...

David VanDenburgh

Thanks, Tim, for making me feel better about the gap. If I hadn't already spilled the beans, I'd say that it was intentional. Figment, I understand that the FOR SALE sign taped to the topsides of that boat is the least of a prospective buyer's worries. Prior to being moved to her new, more visible l...

David VanDenburgh

I pulled the cover off the boat and used my last bits of material to make bow and stern enclosures. It's better, but I still ended up short in the stern. It will have to do until spring when I can sew on another flap. All in all, I'm happy with the way the cover turned out. Here are a couple of pict...

David VanDenburgh

I recently finished a winter cover for our Cape Dory 36 that I began work on a year ago - I know, pathetic. Needless to say, I'm glad to have it done and on the boat. Tim had mentioned that he'd like to see some pictures, so I'll post a few pictures and some information about the project here. I use...

David VanDenburgh

Great photos, and gorgeous cruising grounds! I love the rugged shoreline and the evergreens. Perhaps next summer we'll get to the North Channel and cruise what appears to be a freshwater version of coastal Maine.
Thanks for sharing.
David

David VanDenburgh

...and doubled up the lines on the 'old' boat and added some additional fenders.... Again I doubled up on lines and checked fenders, but between 12pm and 2pm the maximum recorded by the masthead instruments was 26 knots - she must be sheltered where she is. (I know they work because they recorded g...

David VanDenburgh

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d25/vandenburgh/P1000969.jpg As tough as it is to admit the season's over, it's days like today that slap you in the face and make you thankful the boat's hauled and sitting safely on her cradle. We've had a steady WNW wind at about 30 knots for more than a day, a ...

David VanDenburgh

What about removing the battens and going with a hollow roach? You could do that yourself and, voila, problem solved. I think it's a rather insignificant amount of sail area - most cruisers seem to live without it - and it eliminates one of the most chafe-prone areas of the main. Just a thought. David

David VanDenburgh

... I guess the principal behind it is that there is flux in the wire, therefore you don't need a bottle of inert gas to shield the welding. My experience with welding is limited - two years working for a welder in college - but every time I used flux-core, the welds had a tendency to come out look...

David VanDenburgh

You 'da man! Great job. Enjoy it.

David VanDenburgh

Pretty boat. Congratulations!

David

David VanDenburgh

As usual, it's hard to improve on Tim's response, but I thought I'd second what he said. We've used the silver tarps with good luck. In fact, the tarps have been in service for the past four winters. That's $120 amortized over a period of four years vs in excess of $200 per season for the shrinkwrap...

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Labor Day Sailing

Dinghy

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A30 Spreadsheet

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Lakeland Boating

Great Lakes Cruising Club

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Gel coat

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Barrier Coating

Taking polecam to new heights

Movie Share

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Shrinkwrap vs tarp