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Allen

Back when I owned #94 (WC) she had the externally mounted ports. I didn't really like the look, and the window openings were not exactly lined up. The after port opening was visibly off line with the forward one, so you had to either live with it and have an equal overlap on both windows, or the aft...

Allen

Tim wrote:
Figment wrote:And now Allen can safely flush live grenades down the head!
That was one of the important project specifications, after all.

Yes, it saves a lot of time when you want fish for dinner. :)

Allen

John, I got the sink off of eBay.

Allen

If anyone is interested, we might be able to get an additional discount for two or more engines. PM me if you are interested.

Allen

Well as everyone knows by now, I didn't make the NETA meeting on the 17th due to the office move SNAFU. I'm hoping to make it in March though. I am starting to suffer form KAHOLEE withdrawal. :( On the positive side, we decided on the Beta Marine BD722 20HP engine for KAHOLEE from Sound Marine Diese...

Allen

Yes, she is looking good. I haven't seen her in person since April and am looking forward to visiting her between the 15th and 20th of February, and meeting all the NETA guys on the 17th. Here's the latest picture. I can't wait to see her with the non-skid done. http://www.lackeysailing.com/kaholee/...

Allen

If you have a copy of the West Marine catalog from a few years back they had a design for a head pump out system that allows pumping overboard, pumping into the holding tank and pumping out the holding tank. It was more complicated Y-valve-wise, but it gave you all the control you would need. I'll t...

Allen

Ultimately yes, the bank account will return to zero as parts on the boat is more important than interest in the bank. Yeah, tell me about it... Speaking of the 50th Anniversary get together, I may just have to leave the Caribbean for this one, unless of course you'd like to have it in Key West. :D

Allen

This time next year I'll be retired!!! and I have how many more years? You just ruined my new year... hehe :-) (tank estimate should be in any-day-now) -Britton You know Britton, there are times I wish I'd had the intestinal fortitude to just go about twenty years ago. :) Good news on the tank. :D ...

Allen

This time next year I'll be retired!!! Yahoo!!! Best wishes for the new year everyone.

Allen

bcooke wrote:Of course that means cooking dinner directly over the fuel tank

Uh, that doesn't give me a warm fuzzy Britton... ;)

Allen

What you are looking at is the Carbospars, Ltd. Aerorig. Carbospars apparently got some kind of award for this design in the UK, but from what I've been able to discover they appear to be out of business since both their URLs are no longer operational. There is at least one negative (very negative) ...

Allen

Hay, whatever works!!! :)

Allen

Merry Christmas all, may all your boat projects go smoothly!..

Allen

Britton, did you ever get together with Tim? How'd things go? :)

Allen

A30_John wrote:Neither of them had ever seen a sail for a monohull with that much roach.

That's actually kind of a surprising statement. Apparently they never have watched any of the recent America's Cup events using the IACC class yachts.

Allen

Can you transplant the switch from #1 to #2 or #3?

Allen

We actually looked at a Columbia 50 before I found Kaholee. They have a huge amount of interior room, enough deck space to take up ballroom dancing and very nice lines. I can't wait to see her finished.

Allen

Yes, it's a cost more option. If you are buying a Beta engine, it would be much cheaper to invest in a couple cans of high temp engine spray paint.

Besides, I kind of like the red. :)

Allen

I'll probably clean it up and sell it. Kaholee has never been in saltwater. She was originally a Great Lakes boat, then moved to Elephant Butte Reservoir. Tim says it's in the best shape of any A4 he's ever seen. It hasn't been run for a few years but I never had a problem with it. It always started...

Allen

Tim and I discussed the heat issue. You can get these hatches either without paint, as we did, or painted white. Since we are planning on going with a light gray for the non-skid and will be painting the hatches to match we went with the non-painted ones. The cockpit seat hatches will be covered mos...

Allen

That's a thought Mike. It would also make the mounting look cleaner.

Allen

Yes, the plan is one of these on each seat and a third one on the cockpit sole. There will be a similar 9-inch round hatch on the poop deck and a 7-inch round port located abaft the rectangular hatch on the cockpit sole for access to the fuel tanks clean out port.

Allen

Britton,

That would be great. I will gladly sacrifice Tim's ear. :)

Say hi to Kaholee for me,

Allen

Britton,

Would it be possible to ship the mockup to Tim so he could check the fit? Tritons vary so much it would be really handy to verify there wasn't any difference in Kaholee that would cause a problem. I would pay the shipping to and from.

Allen

This picture shows the location (upper left) of the old portable refrigerator (Igloo Survivor) and is where the Engel will, most likely, reside. http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c245/pyrat/Sailing/KAHOLEET1.jpg The original icebox on Kaholee has been removed and will be the location of the nav stat...

Allen

Rachel, here's a picture of the interior of the Engel. It does have a freeze mode so I would presume ice would not be a problem.

Allen

LOL, you heard that too? ;)

The engine is in the process of being removed so sooner would probably be better than later, but the engine will not be going back in until quite late. I'll need to defer to the aforementioned obsessive task master for an exact answer to that question.

Allen

Hi Britton, More fuel would be nice, but I was thinking it would be quicker to just duplicate the tank since your welder could do them both at the same time based on the same measurements. 22 gal. is much more than the prefab tank's capacity of only 16.5, and probably a couple of gallons more than t...

Allen

Thanks John, that looks like just the ticket.

Allen

You really want to see a nice engine compartment? Rent a copy of Captain Ron. ;) Talk about space utilization...

Allen

Based on an article that appeared in Good Old Boat , I've decided to go a similar route. It makes the refer portable and easily replaceable. http://www.compactappliance.com/images/us/local/products/viewlarger/ENG45_vl1.jpg Engel 43 quart portable AC/DC freezer and refrigerator * Height: 20" * W...

Allen

Britton, I'm replacing the tank in Kaholee. I had planned to place the tank in the same location as you are, and I will have a similar inspection hatch for access to the cutlass bearing. I was planning on using the same tank Tim did, but since it is unbaffled my usable fuel load is cut roughly in ha...

Allen

Seems you picked a hard one to find. This is all I could come up with.

http://www.mauriprosailing.com/techinfo ... ig%20I.htm

Seems there's a guy named Bill out there with the same question.

Allen

I was going to say, if you've got it, it works, it's paid for, and you have room for it, use it, but hay, $200 is a boat part. Good on ya. :) Hope the buyer has fun with it. Although I've never had a Loran unit, (Kaholee came with an RDF) I had heard, as Tim mentioned, that they were better at retur...

Allen

You can use a couple of rail fittings and a length of flexible hose to make a wire run from the deck to the mast. Mount one of the fittings on the deck, the other to the mast and run the hose between them. A few hose clamps, some tape and your all done. Just so you'll know what I'm referring to, her...

Allen

Nathan,

Can do. I'll be back in TorC late Sunday and can take a look at what I've got then and let you know.

Allen

Britton,

I'll take a look at what I have when I get home next week. I have a scanner and if I can, without damage, I'll scan what I have and send it to you and the NETA guys.

Allen

Regarding changing the name, I agree with the concept that if she has had her name for a significant period of time she should probably keep it baring the name being something inappropriate. For the first couple of years of her life, Kaholee had a different name, but she has been Kaholee for somethi...

Allen

Lots of good stuff in that '96 bulletin. Too bad they are so hard to find :-P If anyone had one that they didn't mind me cutting up... I'd be happy to share it with everyone. Hint hint. This is actually something we should look into. I have some of the bulletins and could create a .pdf file version...

Allen

I have a holding tank monitor. I start tapping near the bottom of the tank, working my way up. When the pitch changes I know how full my tank is.

Allen

Cool, Triton TV! :)

Nice job Robert, on the hatch and on the video.

Allen

Yep, she's a beautiful boat all right. Welcome aboard AJ. This is a great place to ask all kinds of questions, so you should fit right in and thoroughly enjoy yourself.

Allen

I got an RL80CRC Plus with a 24 mi. radome used for $2000. The Raymarine site says it's a $6000 product. It is networkable. If you don't have to have new equipment, you ca save a lot.

Allen

I used an outboard to power a couple of my previous boats. The problem was when motoring through waves the stern would kick up and the outboard would come out of the water rev up then when it got dunked back into the water, kick really hard against the mount. I had a fairly healthy mount but it brok...

Allen

There is some overlap in hull numbers between EC and WC boats, so Tim may be correct since he was referring to Pearson boats, not Aeromarine. The one thing you can count on is that you can't count on much with regard to Tritons. ;)

Allen

I'm planning on hanging them off the stern rail and this design would definitely solve the corrosion problem. I'm just concerned about how they hold up to direct sunlight. Their site shows a couple fo different sizes in one picture (the picture of the red and yellow tanks) but does not show the smal...

Allen

http://www.litecylinder.com/_images/cylinder_side_01.gif http://www.litecylinder.com/index.html The tank is made of a composite material which allows you to see the fuel lever. From what I read on their site, the actual tank is the portion inside the brown case. There are other colors available. I ...

Allen

You see a lot of interesting rope projects in Maine, and in some fairly unexpected places. This piece, which I believe is some kind of bumper was hanging on the side of a roadside mini-diner across from the Maine Lighthouse Museum. http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c245/pyrat/Sailing/DSC04566.jpg ht...

Allen

The most powerful one I can easily carry... :)

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