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- Thu Mar 17, 2011 9:42 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Floating rebuild
- Replies: 22
- Views: 4659
Re: Floating rebuild
I attempted a floating rebuild several years ago on a 32' Ketch that got abandoned and sold mid-build for relationship reasons (too bad). One thing I would point out is that unless your boat is extremely overbuilt, the hull will tend to sag if you demo the original cabinets, etc. without providing s...
- Fri Oct 01, 2010 6:08 pm
- Forum: Ramblings
- Topic: Congratulations Tim!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1919
Re: Congratulations Tim!
Yes, congratulations! I'm a little confused, though, I mean, haven't you always wanted to Ketch your Dreams ? :-) I confess, I found myself drooling over one of these boats in Astoria last summer while I was walking the docks. I thought the cockpit was too small for comfort at the time, but I'll be ...
- Thu Jul 22, 2010 10:09 pm
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: Taipan 28 - New deck questions
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1620
Re: Taipan 28 - New deck questions
How about cutting the toe-rail out at the scuppers so your toe-rail installs in several pieces, sloping down to the deck at the scupper locations. I'm not sure I described this well, but I've seen it done well on other boats.
- Thu Jul 22, 2010 6:04 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Flotation Foam
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1713
Re: Flotation Foam
I recall a story from a cruising couple on a full-keeled 36-40ish foot boat that sailed over something in the gulf and got a crack in their hull that ran for a foot or two. If I recall correctly, they discovered it when their backup bilge-pump came on and water was over the floorboards. It was a ten...
- Sun Jul 11, 2010 12:42 am
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: Ericson 27 Project
- Replies: 224
- Views: 252936
Re: Ericson 27 Project
Hey Doug, No, my boat is in St. Helens, but I drive by there once or twice a month and my wife and I lived aboard at McCuddy's several years ago across the street. I used to walk my dog in that big field next to the yard (before PYC fenced it in). I thought I recognized your boat. I remember looking...
- Sat Jul 10, 2010 4:55 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: Ericson 27 Project
- Replies: 224
- Views: 252936
Re: Ericson 27 Project
Your boat looks great, Doug. I hadn't realized you're here in Portland. Is that the yard behind Sexton's Chandlery?
Regards,
Tony Orchard
S/V Bonnie Blue
1974 C-22 #4823
St. Helens, OR
Regards,
Tony Orchard
S/V Bonnie Blue
1974 C-22 #4823
St. Helens, OR
- Sun Jun 20, 2010 10:32 pm
- Forum: Sails, Rigging, and Systems
- Topic: Accessing the top of a stepped mast.
- Replies: 21
- Views: 6872
Re: Accessing the top of a stepped mast.
Ahem...
No, I have no idea what you're talking about. Really. I MEANT to forget to put the VHF antenna on the backstay...and not add the flag halyard this year...and put on that anchor light I meant to put on two seasons ago...Nope, not me. :-)
-Tony
No, I have no idea what you're talking about. Really. I MEANT to forget to put the VHF antenna on the backstay...and not add the flag halyard this year...and put on that anchor light I meant to put on two seasons ago...Nope, not me. :-)
-Tony
- Thu Jun 17, 2010 7:31 pm
- Forum: Sails, Rigging, and Systems
- Topic: Accessing the top of a stepped mast.
- Replies: 21
- Views: 6872
Re: Accessing the top of a stepped mast.
I read in an email the other day of someone who tried the ladder trick on a C-22....the boat fell over. It worked ok (the second time) with bubba1 and bubba2 port and starb'd to steady the boat. Fyi: It takes ten minutes to drop or raise a C-22 mast. Regards, Tony Orchard S/V Bonnie Blue Catalina 22...
- Thu Jun 17, 2010 6:12 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: A small electrical system for Bolero
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1657
Re: A small electrical system for Bolero
FYI, I have that exact same switch panel in my Catalina 22. I installed it brand new 2 years ago and it hasn't seen a lot of use (unfortunately). The switch contacts have oxidized and while the switches still work, the light in the switch doesn't want to come on in two of the switches so far. Honest...
- Sat Feb 13, 2010 5:51 pm
- Forum: Ramblings
- Topic: Another outstanding bad boat name
- Replies: 111
- Views: 41796
Re: Another outstanding bad boat name
I haven't been to the board for quite some time, however I couldn't help but notice all the class and pinosh within this post, so I felt compelled to share that a powerboat one finger over from where I keep my C-22 is called....wait for it..... "Not for Sail". Well, at least they're not co...
- Sun Nov 29, 2009 6:02 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: 12V system
- Replies: 29
- Views: 3280
Re: 12V system
You Rock!
I need to adjust the low voltage indicator and didn't have the design anymore.
Thanks!
I need to adjust the low voltage indicator and didn't have the design anymore.
Thanks!
- Sat Nov 28, 2009 10:47 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: 12V system
- Replies: 29
- Views: 3280
Re: 12V system
Well, crap. Yahoo closed my webpage and I forgot this schematic was stored there. I don't suppose anyone has a copy they downloaded? I forgot to print one to keep on the boat and dumped a cup of hot chocolate into the laptop this file once resided one.
Thanks,
Thanks,
- Fri May 08, 2009 8:23 pm
- Forum: Ramblings
- Topic: hard times
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1579
Re: hard times
Jason, Jason, Jason,
Haven't you heard the old saying???
"If you can't fix it with a hammer...you have an electrical problem!"
And this is *clearly* an electrical problem... :-)
Haven't you heard the old saying???
"If you can't fix it with a hammer...you have an electrical problem!"
And this is *clearly* an electrical problem... :-)
- Sat Dec 06, 2008 7:24 pm
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: All About Marine Crimping
- Replies: 30
- Views: 5853
- Fri Dec 05, 2008 10:52 pm
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: All About Marine Crimping
- Replies: 30
- Views: 5853
- Fri Jul 25, 2008 11:56 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Rewiring an old navigation light
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1101
On a serious note, You may need to use more than three LED's. These devices typically have a fairly narrow beam width, and if you have to cover 180 degrees (this is a stern light, right?) you may need a couple more to get full coverage. This may actually be a good place to use a circuit board and bu...
- Fri Jul 25, 2008 11:14 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Rewiring an old navigation light
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1101
Ryan, Thanks for the correction. I did the calculation on the fly and transposed a decimal. The rest of y'all, Hey, it's who I am. Me, in all my nerdy glory! (Just wait until I show you my low voltage alarm circuit). Mechanically, what I do is solder the resistor inline with the led and cover it wit...
- Thu Jul 24, 2008 5:35 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Outboard repair reference
- Replies: 0
- Views: 612
Outboard repair reference
Hey y'all,
I have an old .73 (I think) Johnson Seahorse 6 that I need to reconnect the shift rod to the shift lever on. Can any of you direct me to a good reference on these old motors?
I have an old .73 (I think) Johnson Seahorse 6 that I need to reconnect the shift rod to the shift lever on. Can any of you direct me to a good reference on these old motors?
- Thu Jul 24, 2008 5:31 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Rewiring an old navigation light
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1101
I'm with Ryan. All you need to limit the current is put a properly sized resistor inline. The led will drop a particular voltage across it (likely .7V, but check the specs for the led). You put a resistor inline that will limit the current to what the led specs call for. Ohms law says: V=IR. You're ...
- Tue Jul 01, 2008 6:11 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: Automatic Foghorn Project
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1581
- Sat Jun 28, 2008 4:26 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: Automatic Foghorn Project
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1581
That would do it. Or you could go pick up any 555 timer project kits at Rat Shack that will do the same thing. Price will be within a few bucks one way or the other. Pick yer Poison.
For all the info you'll ever want on these chips: http://www.uoguelph.ca/~antoon/gadgets/555/555.html
For all the info you'll ever want on these chips: http://www.uoguelph.ca/~antoon/gadgets/555/555.html
- Thu Jun 26, 2008 4:34 pm
- Forum: Materials, Sources, and Innovations
- Topic: Wiring connector source
- Replies: 3
- Views: 931
- Thu Jun 26, 2008 4:30 pm
- Forum: Materials, Sources, and Innovations
- Topic: Wiring connector source
- Replies: 3
- Views: 931
I recently purchase about 80 connectors of different types from Columbia Marine Exchange in Portland, OR. (Kim has a website but it's not fully developed yet) Prices were very reasonable. These were not Ancor connectors, they were made by another company with three letters in their name (fcp? I don'...
- Sat Jun 21, 2008 8:02 pm
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: All About Marine Crimping
- Replies: 30
- Views: 5853
Acoustic, I didn't mean to infer that the tool I got was as good as the Anchor tool, it's not. If was doing wiring as a business, yea, I'd get the better tool. For MY usage it seems to work well. It's not a HF tool, but is quite similar (probably made by the same chinese factory). I do seem to get b...
- Fri Jun 13, 2008 7:11 pm
- Forum: Ramblings
- Topic: Daily Access to the forum....
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1214
- Fri Jun 13, 2008 6:28 pm
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: All About Marine Crimping
- Replies: 30
- Views: 5853
I got it a place called Lucille's Tools in Hillsboro, OR. Think about one of those travelling tool-trucks (not the Mack guys, the generic semi-trailer kind) that stops randomly for a week...and put it in a small storefront. I'm at work and don't remember the brand, but it wasn't anything special. Th...
- Wed Jun 11, 2008 9:18 pm
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: All About Marine Crimping
- Replies: 30
- Views: 5853
I know this is an old thread, but I recently purchased a no-name ratcheting double-crimper for insulated terminals at a discount tool store for 26.99 that seems to do a great job, so if you're looking for something that's not 300 dollars they're out there. I just wish I had it a week ago, when I was...
- Wed May 28, 2008 1:52 pm
- Forum: Tools and Techniques
- Topic: Speeding up varnish or oil cure times?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1183
- Sat May 24, 2008 11:05 pm
- Forum: Tools and Techniques
- Topic: Speeding up varnish or oil cure times?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1183
Mostly I was thinking about using it for undercoats. Where I live, it's very moist for the majority of the year, and cold for at least half. That means it's not practical for me to varnish anything unless it's Jun-Sept, which, coincidentally, happen to be the best sailing times, during which I DON'T...
- Sat May 24, 2008 4:02 pm
- Forum: Tools and Techniques
- Topic: Speeding up varnish or oil cure times?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1183
Speeding up varnish or oil cure times?
Hey y'all,
I have what may be a stupid question...
If you needed to use a piece soon that you were varnishing or oiling, could you put into an oven at a low temp (200?) to speed the cure? Would it screw up the finish? Anything wrong with doing this to speed up undercoats?
Just wondering...
I have what may be a stupid question...
If you needed to use a piece soon that you were varnishing or oiling, could you put into an oven at a low temp (200?) to speed the cure? Would it screw up the finish? Anything wrong with doing this to speed up undercoats?
Just wondering...
- Sat May 24, 2008 3:56 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: What's a good looking paint that can be used below the water
- Replies: 2
- Views: 424
- Sat May 24, 2008 3:54 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: What's a good looking paint that can be used below the water
- Replies: 2
- Views: 424
Jeff, Nice to know there's another C-22'er onboard. Most of the racers around here from fleet 20 are using Interlux VC-17. Looks coppery, is pretty slick and from what I've heard pretty easy to apply. A PO painted my boat (quite poorly, may I add) with some kind of blue topsides (probably housepaint...
- Thu May 22, 2008 8:04 pm
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: Cabin Trunk Modification
- Replies: 99
- Views: 14182
Hehe...I can see it now... Picture a Triton, cruising along offshore in warmer latitudes. There was a gale last night and, while the winds have settled down, seas are still pretty rowdy. It's a warm, sunny day with occasional spray over the side into the cockpit. Harry and Sally are reclining in the...
- Thu Apr 17, 2008 7:05 pm
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: Oil and Varnish
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1475
- Thu Apr 17, 2008 1:51 pm
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: Oil and Varnish
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1475
- Wed Apr 16, 2008 11:39 pm
- Forum: Materials, Sources, and Innovations
- Topic: Cabin sole decision time
- Replies: 32
- Views: 4412
- Wed Apr 16, 2008 11:34 pm
- Forum: Materials, Sources, and Innovations
- Topic: Engine 'room' insulation
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1794
Britton, One thing to add to Zach's excellent post. The more airtight you get the box, the better it'll be at soundproofing the engine. Just a small opening will allow a surprising about of sound to escape. Sound is essentially just moving air. If you don't allow anywhere for the air to go, then you...
- Wed Apr 16, 2008 11:29 pm
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: Oil and Varnish
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1475
Oil and Varnish
Hey Crew, I have a conundrum. I'm building a teak enclosure that will contain the bulk of my new electrical system. This enclosure will sit on the port side amidships, where I currently have a long teak trim piece (~7'). I'll shorten the trim piece to fit on either side of the enclosure. I generally...
- Thu Apr 10, 2008 11:27 pm
- Forum: Tools and Techniques
- Topic: Cleaning epoxy dipped tools.
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3101
- Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:04 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Spreaders on A21
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1198
Rick,
Depending on your extrusion, take a look at the brackets for the C-22. You can find them online at Catalina Direct They're a newer, stronger design than the original and would be plenty strong for your boat. There's a different design for oval and flat sided masts.[/url]
Depending on your extrusion, take a look at the brackets for the C-22. You can find them online at Catalina Direct They're a newer, stronger design than the original and would be plenty strong for your boat. There's a different design for oval and flat sided masts.[/url]
- Fri Mar 14, 2008 8:43 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Spreaders on A21
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1198
- Fri Mar 14, 2008 4:31 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Spreaders on A21
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1198
- Thu Mar 06, 2008 6:07 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Attaching rub strip under water line?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1321
Rachel, I have an old glass dinghy that's been around a while. The PO made an epoxy-rich strip about an inch deep all the way down the center line on the bottom. Dragging it over rocks and concrete does wear it down, but I've not noticed it getting fibrousy or anything and I've never gotten any fibe...
- Thu Feb 28, 2008 2:21 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Hull Crazing
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2070
- Thu Feb 28, 2008 2:10 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: The Iota Project
- Replies: 23
- Views: 4015
- Fri Feb 15, 2008 2:19 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Custom Watertank
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1081
- Tue Feb 12, 2008 6:42 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Cleaning up polycarbonate on my new-to-me hatch
- Replies: 11
- Views: 922
- Tue Feb 12, 2008 4:30 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Cleaning up polycarbonate on my new-to-me hatch
- Replies: 11
- Views: 922
- Tue Feb 12, 2008 4:28 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Cleaning up polycarbonate on my new-to-me hatch
- Replies: 11
- Views: 922
- Tue Feb 12, 2008 2:21 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Cleaning up polycarbonate on my new-to-me hatch
- Replies: 11
- Views: 922
Cleaning up polycarbonate on my new-to-me hatch
Hey y'all, I just picked up a used Bomar hatch at a local consignment place for 25 bucks. It's got some scratches in the polycarb, looks like from a deck-brush. It's usable as-is, but I was wondering if there's a good way to polish these out? Is there some whiz-bang technique or am I just looking at...