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Duncan

Yes, I posted it over at the Wooden Boat forum, and after some Googling to compare pictures, it's a Cheoy Lee Frisco Flyer. It could be an absolute peach of a boat - they are very pretty with lots of nice woodwork. It's simply a real shame that someone let this one get into such an advanced state o...

Duncan

I think it is possible that if a boat was built in one year and then was shipped to a dealer, then was not sold until the next calendar year, the dealer could have sold it as being a new boat from the year it was first sold. Yes, or it could be based on different years for the hull lay-up vs. the f...

Duncan

I'll NEVER exterior varnish again !

As far as I know, oiling exterior teak usually results in black gummy misery. Maybe your mahogany is different, but I'd be interested in seeing photos and knowing for how many seasons you are claiming good results.

Duncan

I love varnish. But for things like toerails, they just don't last in my case. I have had it with endlessly fixing the toerails only to have it peel in less than a year. Other varnished bits are still good after 6 years so I will keep using varnish for these parts but not for the toerails. The colo...

Duncan

Richincident wrote: However THE INCIDENT has been collecting fans this past season...

Well, now you can add one more fan, what a nice-looking (and unique) boat.
She's got that little extra bit of sheer forward that adds some spirit and character.

Duncan

Some new ideas, and some old ideas, coming around again. That's an eye-opener, for a J boat! I went Googling around to find out more about the J108 and J109. One thing led to another, and I came across this: It’s taken me most of my working life to discover that in some ways I haven’t been able to ...

Duncan

500 GPH? 750? 1000? That depends on how high you have to lift the water. One good setup is to have a small pump deep in the bilge, and a large one higher up. The small one takes care of drips and small seeps, and capacity doesn't matter so much. The larger one, higher up, is the "save your boa...

Duncan

I think that Ted Hood would have to be counted as one of the foremost proponents of keel/centreboards. Here's a set of hull outlines from his brochure " A History and Technical Overview of the Hood Design Philosophy" http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/BMYC/IMG_0005.jpg Here are "Rob...

Duncan

Anyone know which set of islands that is in the photo? Sorry, I should have "documented" that - it's marked as Sandy Cay. I started chartering in the Abacos almost thirty years ago ('twas different then!), and came back to the Exumas, and also to Eleuthra. Lots of running aground in the A...

Duncan

I guess this is sailing related, since we all sail the Bahamas or would like to or know someone who does. But I was mostly struck by the patterns, since they could just as easily be veins or roots or river systems. http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/BMYC/ISS026-E-005121_lrg.jpg Or, maybe it's just...

Duncan

I own a Pacific Seacraft 25. Thirty years old. In great shape. Canoe ended with rudder/tiller. Bowsprit and rigged as cutter. Fiberglass hull but scored to look like planking. All hardware is bronze. I'd like to add some classic details to make her look more like an older wooden boat. Some thoughts...

Duncan

949Y was christened in the Great Lakes, Chicago I believe, in 1961. She spent some winters as a charter in the Bahamas with the new owner and completed at least 1 Bermuda race. (unconfirmed rumor of 2). Then onto New England with the second owners. She spent over 35 years in their care, mostly moor...

Duncan

I agree that my board has MUCH too much cable on it. I can't imagine there is a lot of benefit to going all the way to that position, and I sure never did that sailing.... No, no, your centreboard is supposed to be all the way down going to windward , making it a slender, high-aspect foil. High asp...

Duncan

I'll hazard a guess that lowering the board that far (moving the CLR forward) will induce a lot of weather helm. I doubt it, I think that would be a pretty serious design error. Centreboard boats are designed and balanced to be sailed with the board down, on the points of sail where it helps, i.e. ...

Duncan

a) I use the same chain/rode setup as Tim mentions (a boat-length of 3/8 chain + nylon rode). I like lots of weight in the 3/8 chain, because I think it keeps the anchor set better, but it seems like it's getting heavier every season. b) I have an excellent manual windlass (Simpson-Lawrence 555 Sea ...

Duncan

...but had to muster all my French to say, "deux pouces et midi"; the knife blade was less than the then legal 2 1/2".... No wonder - "deux pouces et midi" is not only the wrong way to say "dix centimetres", it also translates as "two inches and noon"! (...

Duncan

... the reference paper I posted the link for ...I also wrote one of the authors....I promise I will post an answer, if I get one.. I think we may get an answer here. I heard back from him, and he was reminiscing about drinking Mount Gay from dirty coffee cups aboard Ted Turner's boat in the SORC. ...

Duncan

I got a chance to study the reference paper I posted the link for a bit more carefully, and I have summarized what I learned below. I also wrote one of the authors to ask him if he might be able to answer this question: Typical practices aboard sailboats are to mount the batteries away from accomoda...

Duncan

They aren't gas tight so that might concern some. I wonder about this, since I would like to centralize the location of my batteries as well. This is mostly to improve the trim of the boat, since the batteries currently sit on a shelf high in a cockpit locker (i.e. too high and too far aft). Here i...

Duncan

I have a PSS Dripless Shaft Seal, installed by the previous owner, and I haven't checked it in three years. I think that can be the problem, versus a normal stuffing box that forces you to adjust it and keep an eye on it as part of the regular routine. Having just read the instructions for my PSS fo...

Duncan

"Only a_________s(5 missing letters) and admirals" stand in the companionway. I had a friend aboard about 20 years ago who said that to me, as I stood in my own companionway. Sheesh! But even I don't stand there anymore. I think that is a weird New England thing, since that's the only pla...

Duncan

Brodie wrote:... Because I sail so much, sails and sail handling are the first things that I'll upgrade. Cabin/cosmetics/extras will come later...

Atta girl!

I crawled through a C.E. Ryder boat a few years ago, and the hull work (hull-deck, chainplates, tabbing, etc.) seemed bulletproof.

Duncan

... I would prefer not to have it in the cockpit, because there's enough stuff there as it is. Anybody know where it would have been located originally, or have a good idea as to where would be a good place to mount it?... I believe that most cockpit-mounted bilge pumps have reversible mounts, whic...

Duncan

If I hadn't dumped the darned handle overboard, I'd probably keep the current system. If I'm taking a reef, sail shape is not high on my priorities. Wouldn't the flatter shape that comes of roller furling only further depower the rig, after all?... You get a fuller shape with roller reefing, not a ...

Duncan

carterskemp wrote:... the serious face watching for black whammy puffs....

Great photo, thanks!
Maybe a bit of jib halyard tension, enough to get the wrinkles out?
Beauty boat...

Duncan

I googled up a news article - LINK, which inclued the address of her blog, at http://www.svnereida.com/.

Looks like a pretty fancy boat.

Duncan

Does this one count?

Duncan

Hi Ray
I realized after I posted that I had missed your discussions elsewhere, sorry. I let the post stand just out of interest, and now I get it, how this fits with your overall plans for the boat. Good luck!

Duncan

...Secondly since the vent hose need to be 20 inches away from all thru hulls and needs to be above water in any angle of heel I may have to relocate the engine exhaust and bilge pump thruhulls... That's starting to sound like quite an effort. Do you really cook that much, that this would make a wo...

Duncan

Someone mentioned a laptop -- I admit that when I run my old iBook for charting at the nav table, I can see a 4 amp jump in usage. I suppose that there is a lot of conversion loss going thru the little inverter and then to the computer's plug-in charger. Yes, lots of conversion loss up to 110, then...

Duncan

So there is a Sea Sprite 30 for sale in MD....it's been on the market for a while, with a drop in price. Not sure if I'm thinking this because it's the only option right now, but what are people's thoughts on the difference in ease of singlehanding a 7600 lb, 28' boat vs a 10000 lb, 30' boat? (plea...

Duncan

This is okawbow's freshly-varnished CL Offshore 31.

I think she's a bit peeved about all the time varnishing, and I think she wants to go sailing - NOW!

Duncan

Congratulations on your shiny-smooth mirror finishes (I'm varnishing my eyebrows, too, these days).

I've nominated the "eyes" in your companionway over on the "Faces in the Boat"thread ;)

Duncan

That's a fascinating, unusual photo. Almost scary, I guess because it looks so much like fire.
Ten days' cruising must have felt great, welcome back.

Duncan

...I'll need to have a quarterberh on at least one side to an extent because I'm 6'4'' and won't fit completely laid down in the main cabin! The features I'm trying to incorporate are 3 berths, some form of double berth (v-berth, sliding, another idea?) a modest galley, needs my two burner stove an...

Duncan

That sounds like a great setup -pictures please! :) Haha, beat me to it, pls see photo I edited into the post above. Here's the kind of post it sits on: Posi-Lock Table Post The base can be recessed, which would really help with the idea of removing the table and using it in the cockpit, but I have...

Duncan

...I really really would like a decent chart table which with my limited room doesn't seem practical unless I can come up with some crafty idea... Chart table - I think one of the "craftiest ideas" I've seen is the one on my Cape Dory 27. The table sits on posts which are offset from the ...

Duncan

Thanks for another great "pictorial tutorial". Two points - I'll have to check in Canada, but your suppliers are WAY cheaper than my local chandlery. I was delighted to see butyl tape there the other day, but they had put a "Marine" label on it, and wanted 5X as much money. My ot...

Duncan

Rhodes Meridian, or maybe more likely a Cheoy Lee Newell Cadet?

Duncan

I believe that most Alberg designs tend to squat by the stern when they are at rest. My Cape Dory 27, which is Alberg-designed and quite similar to a Triton in many measurements, certainly does. Although it's hard to gauge, I believe this squat disappears when the boat is sailing, i.e. the jib pushe...

Duncan

...This whole process is extremely tedious and requires exact fitting. It is only for those with considerable patience and the ability for exact fit. I will not suggest that you can or can not do this... I bought some teak and holly veneered plywood for this project, but have been "waiting and...

Duncan

...I've got a set of winter boards made up of painted plywood where one of the boards has a large screened opening and a wood awning of about two inches over the opening. Sounds silly, but it lets lots of air through. I'm considering something similar out of a nicer wood. I would also build a fourt...

Duncan

...As you might know the west coast Tritons have large fixed ports in the main cabin that are mounted on the exterior. It does not match my personal preferrence although it is a very strong installation... From the way you say it, the issue is how they look, not how they perform. In this case, why ...

Duncan

Thanks, Rachel. The gunwale guard certainly looks traditional and durable, too.
I've seen the pool noodle idea elsewhere. That might be just the thing for temporary, removable protection.

Thanks again, you are always so helpful!

Duncan

...another dinghy I owned for several years was a nice Cape Dory 10... I had bought my CD27 (three years ago), but I had to wait for the summer to go pick it up. In the interim, I talked myself into a nice CD10 "as a present for the new boat". http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/BMYC/din...

Duncan

Yes, I want to build the cradle for transport on a flatbed that I have. Also, when I have it home, being on a cradle will make it more portable if I need to move it. Duncan - Do you mean that your cradle is made of 4 x 2 square tubing? Yes, 4" X 2", 5/16ths rectangular tubing. This is ove...

Duncan

My question is about steel sizing. Is 4" c-channel heavy enough for the base, and 2" angle for the pad braces? I know bigger is better, but weight and cost, mostly cost, are driving factors. I've tried to attach a picture of something similar. Thanks for any advice. Andy My steel cradle i...

Duncan

A note of caution: here's a thread from the Cape Dory Board detailing some concerns about recent experiences with this supplier.

Duncan

... is it worth doing anything about it now, or is the damage already done and just wait for spring? Just wait for spring. And don't worry about it, especially only a few inches.. The expansion of the water, as it freezes, is along the path of least resistance, i.e. upward. It won't put any pressur...

Duncan

...Using Triton's data of 3000 lb ballast and 7400 lb gross weight (without the gears) the ballast ratio is 40% which is at the lower end of the range... My (Alberg-designed) Cape Dory 27 has the same displacement and ballast figures as the Triton (actually, most of the specs are very similar). I'v...

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