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Duncan

...any of the powdered Oxalic Acid cleaners. You sometimes have to read the lables to recognise it - and sometimes it is sold as a teak cleaner, but it works very well. Note, I've had much better luck with the powdered type vs the liquid type.... Oxalic acid is almost impossible to get up here in Q...

Duncan

There was some interest expressed on this in a thread in the Classifieds section.

Here's a LINK to how this was accomplished on a Cape Dory 28 (which recently completed a circumnavigation).

Duncan

...Even the smallest breath of wind will tempt me into sailing again... That's the spirit! I did several days of engineless sailing last summer (waiting for parts), and they were the best days I had all summer. With respect to feathering, it's a bit more graceful and efficient, so the more you row,...

Duncan

Ok, found it: Here's the bolt head side: http://www.ocean1.net/images/mast%20footing%20port%20side%20with%20bottom.jpg This hole would be the diameter of the bolt. Here's the other side - you can see the spacer tube surrounding the bolt, and this hole is the size of the spacer tube. http://www.ocean...

Duncan

Progress on the Christina Louise is slow these days but I have a nagging problem that I will have to tackle. The bolts holding the mast tangs are frozen to the spacers located in between the mast walls. The bolts and the spacers turn, but to no avail will they come out. I have used several differen...

Duncan

Pat McD wrote:While marine plywood is the best alternative, if it was not readily available were I live...

You might want to try Noah's, down in Toronto- shipping might not be too bad?

Duncan

I have heard that resorcinol could be a better choice for critical applications, like gluing up a spruce mast. Then I saw a reference to "resorcinol epoxy", so I'm not sure how much difference there is. As far as gluing the corners of a hatch, though, I'm sure Dave's experience trumps my h...

Duncan

You could always try using a traditional "impact driver" (a hammer) on the end of the screwdriver.

Duncan

The hull looks pretty good overall, I think, except for a few places where the gelcoat is worn thin. In a few places it appears to be sanded off and you can see the underlying fiberglass, in other places it's very thin. Before I paint, is there something I should do to cover the exposed fiberglass?...

Duncan

Anyone know of any published information? There's a lot of information on "testing to failure" that comes from more and more of use of composites in aerospace. This engineering is subject to rigorous specification and testing. A google re: "testing aerospace composites", or some...

Duncan

I measured my original Triton spreaders and they are 38”. The new masts lower spreaders are 42”...When I look at the drawing it looks ok to me, but what do you think? If the spreaders have a straight section before the taper begins (most do), perhaps you can remove the mast-end plug, and cut the sp...

Duncan

Nice work on the bottom! A few things I noticed in this photo: http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u241/zers/024.jpg 1. I have the same "recess" on my Cape Dory 27. I just now realized that all the Tritons have one. It's a great place for shelves, and if you cover the top of it, you can mak...

Duncan

I think you're ok. Here's a similar sequence: Flaking bottom paint along the waterline: http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/BMYC/Other/HPIM0350.jpg (White) gelcoat beneath (with a second layer of darker, medium-blue gelcoat showing in the middle of the holes): http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/B...

Duncan

...and found the gimbals (along with loads of other parts) here.

Base-Camp home page

Duncan

I was googling around researching my Optimus #45 ( in the SeaSwing holder), and I stumbled across this, in case anyone is interested: http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/BMYC/_774.jpg They're available in Germany for 189 Euros (~$300). (There's also a single burner model in a stainless steel finish...

Duncan

It's the epoxy coating right under the gelcoat. It's a dark gray color. From what you say ("right under the gelcoat"), I doubt that's epoxy. It's far more likely to be a secondary layer of polyester gelcoat. I believe that it's differently-coloured so that you can tell where you're at. Wh...

Duncan

Here's a "cut and paste" from a Cape Dory manual. There are a few tips I've found handy:

Duncan

Thanks, Tom, via your link, I got a quote from North already!

Duncan

I have a quote from Neil Pryde, but it's enough money that I think it's worth checking around for other experience/recommendations before I commit. Re sailmakers: 1) Are there any significant differences among the major North American sailmakers, or are they all likely to be just about the same (in ...

Duncan

... Volvo MD6A that is long out of print, smokes, is hard to start, etc, etc... Considering the expense involved for a new engine, is it worth considering repair/rebuild? "Smokes" is often the injectors (which are not hard to rebuild/replace). "Hard to start" is often related to...

Duncan

I looked closely at the Sabre 28 last year, and was impressed. The Sabre site has a nice set of engineering notes on various fixes and modifications. You might want to print them out and keep them in a binder, just in case something comes up. Have you considered replacing the standing rigging, or ha...

Duncan

What do you mean by Tramp Steamer exactly? Sorry, I am not expert in this, and I can't do more than offer the suggestion. Here's what Google offers as a definition . The principle is that truckers will charge you what their cost is, in terms of fuel, labor, use of their equipment, and profit. You p...

Duncan

Case wrote: Look in Craigslist and you will see at least 2 examples of either styles.

Here's a neat service for searching Craigslist for sailboats - Sea Sprite search. It came up with four, all in the Northeast U.S..

Duncan

I imagine the best way would be as cargo on a coastal 'tramp steamer'. A friend of mine did this bringing a boat from Alaska to California. I believe this involved building a wooden cradle.

Duncan

Ever think about a Cape Dory 25D? Many of the same virtues as a Flicka (character, roomy for its' size, stable, seaworthy, marginally trailerable). Probably less expensive, but also quite 'marketable".

Duncan

OK, wow, I am overwhelmed! Free hot soup or stew or chili for all you guys, thanks very much! It's amazing, but it turns out that the vendor of this piece is one of my old college buddies from 30+ years ago. Small world! Whew! Thanks to this community, and (in reverse) order: If I can remove it with...

Duncan

I've just bought a Bremer Sea Swing with Primus stove in it, which was just what I was looking for. (Thanks, Rachel, for the inspiration on this). As you can see, though, it's missing the bracket: http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/BMYC/ee9e_1.jpg Here's a photo of one with a bracket: http://i2.ph...

Duncan

I just came across some nice work at

http://www.oceaninlay.com/default.htm

I doubt their work is inexpensive, but they seem to be very capable.

Duncan

Seems all Saber gallies put the trash in the engine compartment. The joke around the boatyard referred to some need to heat the garbage. It is a convenient spot. It utilizes space that wouldn't other wise be used. But not so sure I like it. I had wondered about the heat as well, so that's good feed...

Duncan

The Sabre 28 has a small cutout in the top of the engine box, i.e. in the "companionway countertop". There's a top with a finger hole, which is what you see here on the port side: http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/BMYC/1962478_8.jpg I don't know how it works out in practice, but it seem...

Duncan

Next time I will bring not only the right wrench, but also a hack-saw to create some more room for the tiller head to clamp onto the shaft. (Good idea, why didn't I think of that?) Of course knowing me, I'll then proceed to snap the bolt. Does that mean you have the same issue as I do (key sticks u...

Duncan

...I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll torque that tiller head until the bolt (almost) snaps... Careful, it's not that hard to snap off a bronze bolt (if that's what you have). I "gorilla'd" one last summer. My problem was that the key was sticking up proud of the ruddershaft, preventing the...

Duncan

A guy I work with says he used to own one, so I'll ask him next time I see him. That sounds like it would be simple, right? Guy in Montreal used to own a boat built in Montreal, small world, etc. But I have a feeling this actually make things even worse, since now he has a Star. The Star he owns now...

Duncan

Triton106 wrote:... the image and the background wood color are harmonegous...

Good word!

I was delighted to see all these ready-made marquetry compass roses at Inlays.com (the site Hirlonde linked to for tips on Marquetry). They are small, but surprisingly affordable.

Duncan

I've heard that if you combine a heat gun with the scraper, the old paint comes off very smoothly.

Duncan

Who knows what that sail was for - as boats age all kinds of things happen that change the original P and E measurements. How did you end up with the sail again? The sail came from someone who bought a property in New Hampshire, whose previous owner had owned a Cape Dory 27, then had a stroke. The ...

Duncan

Thanks, Rachel. Undoubtedly, you are a researcher "par excellence"! I'm pretty sure, based on your resource, and some Cape Dory brochures, that it was a Cape Dory insignia that was removed. Unfortunately, that seems complicate the puzzle, since the measurements don't fit any of the CD's I'...

Duncan

I've seen the "Natural Teak" on a friend's boat, and I'd second that. It looked decent enough that I'm 'thinking about it' myself, at least for the toerail. I'd see how far you can get with a heat gun and a stiff putty knife or scraper, first. It seems to me Cetol goes on fairly thick, and...

Duncan

I've been shipped a mainsail which turns out to be wrong for my Cape Dory 27, and I am trying to figure out what boat it was made for. I can make out where there used to be insignia of "C270" (with the "270" projecting out the open end of the "C"). So far, on the basis ...

Duncan

I know it's cold outside, and that I scrimp on the heat, but Borat the cat surprised me the other day: http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/BMYC/BoratDryer.jpg I guess he never saw this cartoon, though: http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/BMYC/catfud.jpg Two more months, and then it's out to the bo...

Duncan

I thought that was a nice clear walkthrough. The location is also a good candidate if I get fancy and replace the portapotti someday. Might also be a good method for making tanks that make the most use of the spaces under the sole or under the settees? It reminded me of a neat way a friend of mine m...

Duncan

Hi Mike
Yes, that's John. The boat was very close to them, and he and Scott checked her out for me, which was very helpful.
John is doing a fabulous job on his Kelly-Peterson 44: http://svazura.net/

Duncan

Thanks, all, for your comments! Ric, it's nice to see the young ones being set on the road to ruin at an early age! Mike, hey, buddy! I have about a 3' section of brand-new teak toerail that was left over from the Westwind, yours if you can use it. Quetzal, I have a mooring down at the other end of ...

Duncan

Hi Rachel Those brackets are for a big hunk of teak that supports the aft outboard end of the pipe berth. And I think putting a Seaswing on the other side of it is a nifty! idea. If you look at the other support for the pipe berth, though, I think it would need something to raise it up enough to swi...

Duncan

Oh, there she is. :<) Haha, very good. Busted me for having no sail cover, too. I remember you because one of your Paceships had the "wasp" on the transom :) I'd love to see a bit more of the 27, if you're so inclined. What a memory! That was a friend's mother who chided me for that. Here...

Duncan

Hi - I haven't been posting here lately for various (mostly boring) reasons. Then I opened a can of "Triton" sardines for an appetizer this evening , and I thought "Well, maybe it's time". So, I sold both my Paceships (Eastwind 25 and Westwind 24) a little over a year ago, in the...

Duncan

Rachel wrote:I think that in ye olde days, they were used to (functionally) cover the joint where the edge of the canvas that covered the coach roof ended just after it made the turn to the cabin-sides.

It's a great look.

Wow, Rachel, that's neat, thanks.

Duncan

Is it possible that leaving the underside of the decks "un-sheathed" is a good idea, so that moisture can escape? 1) I get the impression wooden boat people don't think very highly of fiberglassing wood boats (makes them rot worse because it traps moisture). 2) I saw a 40 year-old Cheoy Le...

Duncan

Chris, thanks for all the great info, I think the picture is starting to come together for me now. Your comments on the chainplates explain this retrofit I saw (seems like a darn good idea to me): http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/BMYC/trinidad071179282120img_6696.jpg http://i2.photobucket.com/al...

Duncan

Charlie, thanks. Since this is a US-built one, it should get a good going-over, then. Thanks also for the mailing list - it reminded me that they have stainless steel rudder posts, so that's definitely an item to be checked.

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