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Duncan

What year and model are you considering? The one I'm looking at is a 1974 34. One thing I like is that it doesn't have a liner, unlike the others I've seen photos of. Your comments on weight, and comparison to Tartan, are very interesting to me. I'd noticed that the Safarer 34 (keel/centreboard mod...

Duncan

I have come across a few negative comments about Seafarer quality ("built to a price"), but they are very vague.

Has anyone here had (or heard of) any actual experience?

Edit: typo

Duncan

Hirilondë wrote:When you get to the Caribbean you can go to the local rum distillery and ask for 5 gallons of head alcohol (the skimmings off the tops of the vats). It works quite well in stoves. And it smells good :)

THAT is the most interesting (and useful) thing I've learned all this week!

Duncan

I often anchor from the cockpit. I cleat the bitter end of the nylon on the foredeck, and run it out through the fairlead, and back down the side. Once she's set, it's just a matter of releasing from the side, no scrambling around. Snubbing her off as she drifts sideways seems to set the anchor bett...

Duncan

Here's a review - http://oycoa.org.uk/boats/nclip/yyr.htm There's one for sale on that site, too. Some old listings (boats were sold, but lots of photos and info) http://www.boatshed.com/viewboat.php?boat=16315 http://www.boatshed.com/viewboat.php?boat=6016 ...a pretty good site: http://www.tatooshs...

Duncan

Many thanks, gents, for a very helpful process of diagnosis, I think that's clarified things quite a bit for me.

I've left the owner a message, with a view to making an offer and having the surveyor take a squint before finalizing anything.

I'll keep you posted, thanks again!

Duncan

Thanks for the great forensics.

It is a Sea Sprite 23, and a couple of other photos indicate what things look like on the outside:

May have gone on the rocks?

Duncan

I agree, the liner doesn't seem any more substantial than the ones on either of my Paceships. It looks as if that part could be a finicky sort of repair, too, and I was thinking a bit of wood might be just the thing. But, as you say, it's the hull that matters. Just realized this morning that the da...

Duncan

This is a photo provided by the seller of a boat I am interested in. He tells me he inherited the boat and doesn't know what happened. The boat seems worth considering, but I have been scratching my head trying to puzzle this out. http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/BMYC/Postingpic.jpg Go ahead and...

Duncan

Thank you! I have been looking for Anchor Hatches for two years now. I saw a Friendship Sloop with a beautifully-made aluminum hatch in the cockpit sole (for engine access). He told me it wasn't expensive and that it came from Anchor Hatches. I never did manage to find them, though, until your post ...

Duncan

Thanks for the tips and time and attention. Things went well, despite working against time with an anxious new owner hovering over me. I did the switched circuits according to the panel wiring diagram (of course!). The jumpered-together side of the additional fuse block worked out well as a negative...

Duncan

whoops, double-posted here, too.

Duncan

Progress (I think). I found the same panel on an internet search, and the manufacturer posted wiring instructions. http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/BMYC/panel2.jpg http://www.sea-dog.com/422310.html It turns out the separate fuse block has nothing to do with the panel, which makes things much ea...

Duncan

I promised the new owner running lights and cabin lights for when he picks up the Westwind on Sunday morning. Previous Situation I had previously been going to re-wire the whole boat, based on things like this: http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/BMYC/Oct-2007-003small.jpg (six conductors artfully ...

Duncan

Hi Scott
I got it, 6 pages, scanned to a .pdf file. If you PM me an email address, I can send it as an attachment.

Duncan

When it gets to the point where you aren't expecting the unexpected, you can expect a visit from the "eff"-up fairy. IMO, the best part of singlehanding is how you deal with the unexpected! Wonderfully put, Mr. Choppy! Between Murphy's Law and Effie the Fairy, it's no wonder going for a s...

Duncan

Noah wrote:...At one point we had 3 guys all being lifted off the deck by the kite...

Great story!
There's a moonlight race every June that I've heard of, same course, more or less, but you leave at dusk.

If you need some rail meat next year, Montreal's not that far away...

Duncan

Heavy helm does have benefits for singlehanding, at least for me. Same here, and you could more or less "dial in" heavier weather helm on the J30, by putting the traveller up a bit further to windward? Depends if you have cleats far enough aft to lash the tiller to windward, though, I gue...

Duncan

I just googled this stuff up, but it seems authoritative: After 1970 model numbers include the HP, as in J33ELUTa. J=Johnson 33=HP E=electric start L=long (20") shaft UT=year code (see below) a=production run The year code uses the letters of the word, "INTRODUCES" to represent the di...

Duncan

...a very entertaining log...wherein a trio... took the family Commander...from Chicago to SF Bay via the Panama Canal That's a grand voyage! It reminds me I'd seen a Commander for sale in the Mediterranean about three years back. It had been on a long-term cruise, it had obviously crossed the Atla...

Duncan

Here you go. I retained the "copyright" in the cropped image, I hope no one minds. It is a good idea and a good selling point for the book. :) Hey, Mike, thanks very much - a picture's worth a thousand words! (And without getting into a sidetrack on intellectual property, I think this is ...

Duncan

Do you mean that the main hinge would be on the outboard side of the berth, and that the berth seat area itself would lift up to leave the "cutout"? If you picture a shallow cabinet against the inside of hull at the aft end of the v-berth area. The front of the cabinet hinges down to form...

Duncan

Are you saying you don't have cordless tools? You must go and buy now. This is an order. At least a drill/driver. Please provide me with your sales receipt before you login again. Haha, "aye, aye, sor". What I forgot to say is that I have hand tools that work perfectly well, and I especia...

Duncan

No award for " Most extensive on-board tool collection ? No award for " Clearly in the middle of many different projects, yet still out sailing "??? hmph. Snobs. This is a lift from another thread, but boy, did that strike a chord! Here are a few unsorted ramblings: - I work on my bo...

Duncan

Sunday was warm and breezy (15-20). The Westwind loves that wind range - full main and the working jib, and she was in the groove.

The best part was a stern chase - bigger boat on the same tack, and I passed him, coming from half a mile back ;)

Duncan

Great link, I found some very useful advice there, thanks Tim.

Duncan

Your description was very good, to the extent that the photos confirmed just the way you had described it in words. Fools rush in where angels fear to tread, and I don't have any expertise in this, but I have a feeling you might be just as well off to replicate the original structure. This is just f...

Duncan

Inboard, that's a great setup, keeps the side deck clear. And I'd snug it up even more to the forestay, like it was before. Cleans up the foredeck and I think it's more important to be able to take a wide stance and brace yourself - i.e. put the obstacle in the middle, where you step either side of ...

Duncan

It's been almost twenty years since I visited Vinalhaven. Seeing that photo, I can just about smell the salt air and the seaweed. I am thinking it's about time to go back. Thanks, Tim.

Duncan

MQMurphy What boat is that in your avitar? That is one great ass end. Bill Here's a photo the previous owner of my Westwind had sent me along when I responded to his ad. http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/BMYC/mack-InStorage.jpg Something about that heart-shaped ass peeking out from under the cov...

Duncan

The Grampian Classic 31 had this feature. This one was anchored close by me a couple of weekends ago, and I found it very pleasing to the eye.

Duncan

Peter wrote:I just got plans from Chesapeake Light Craft for their Eastport Pram

Wow, that's a beautiful tender!

Duncan

Tim wrote:Spelling Police

Please: it's Dolfinite. Not Dolphinite.

Why, because it's got a picture of a dolfin on the label? ;)

Duncan

I was surprised the first time I heard of lag bolts to secure engines to their beds, since they seemed so crude. I get the impression this practice isn't uncommon, though. I can't help thinking that a stud with a nut, washer(s), shims, etc., would be a better setup in the long run? We used to use la...

Duncan

"...I only had one fire..." Wow, if that's the best I wonder what the worst was??! Haha, the worst was a lot of "sailor words" spoken as I stood facing the quarterberth, counting down before I let go with the extinguishers. The smoke thinned quickly, though, so I never had to pu...

Duncan

Well, there was the "gimballed" automobile battery charger (hanging by its top strap, and swinging side to side), under the cockpit seat. He'd also disconnected the leads to pass them through a small hole in the bulkhead. The ground wire had no removeable terminal, though, so it got cut, t...

Duncan

The problem that I see with the above explanation is that the wheel and axle effect is only applicable if you are turning the axle (winch spindle) and that in turn puts a force on the wheel (winch drum). This is the case when cranking with a winch handle. Just wrapping the line on the drum and pull...

Duncan

...The size of the drum does affect the force needed when cranking the winch in... And it also creates a mechanical advantage even when you're not cranking (i.e. independent of the gears), I believe. (I think) this is because of the difference in the diameter of the spindle and the diameter of the ...

Duncan

I'd say she looks "stout" (as in practical, compact and strong). I like the chainplate mounting, for instance, for the babystay/inner forestay. I didn't realize this is a Laurent Giles design, or how nice the interior arrangements are, until I googled around. Now I can see why you didn't h...

Duncan

I noticed the same thing with my mast (30' X ~5" X~8"), when I stepped it last weekend. Sighting up the sail track, it looked like the top three-four feet were sagging off about 3 inches. I'm guessing that this is because the yard hung it on a wall (i.e. sideways, with the spreaders up and...

Duncan

I noticed the same thing with the mast on my Eastwind (30' X ~5" X~8"), when I stepped it last weekend. Sighting up the sail track, it looked like the top three-four feet were sagging off about 3 inches. I'm guessing that this is because the yard hung it on a wall (i.e. sideways, with the ...

Duncan

This isn't "classic plastic" - she's wooden, but they built them later in plastic, so close enough? ;) She tacked in close just as I showed up on the dock, but it took me a minute to get the camera out (my Westwind in the foreground): http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/BMYC/H28WW.jpg Thi...

Duncan

Well they are a bit different but also a bit similar. My Bluenose definitely comes from a racing heritage and their under bodies vary a bit as shown below. You're quite right, of course, and I had almost edited my post afterwards when I realized that. Thanks for putting it so diplomatically! The ke...

Duncan

Aha! I never would have guessed that one (from the earlier, transom-only shot). One of the hints was that the "star" in the name had some significance. Maybe I'm slow today, but I'm not making the connection.... ? Rachel I was confused, and thinking of Bristol Sailstar when I wrote that, ...

Duncan

Those are wonderful photos, thanks very much for sharing them!

Duncan

Probably the prettiest boat in our mooring field. According to The Alberg 22 Site (link) the design was commissioned from Carl Alberg by a Canadian builder, Doug Badgley, in 1962 or 1963. http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/BMYC/Starlight_stbd-qtr.jpg http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/BMYC/Starl...

Duncan

I'm spending waaaaay too much time thinking about what color to select for the antifouling paint. And nobody called you "Pigment" yet? (sorry). For what it's worth, I see a lot of VC-17 up here (fresh water), and the coppery colour seems to go with everything. By the way, I saw a Triton i...

Duncan

Boy, she looks nice!

I couldn't help thinking of the family resemblance to my (McVay-designed) Paceship Eastwind. If you ignore the cabintop, the hulls are quite similar.

Duncan

I followed the storm via posts and messages from sailors all the way from Belize through the Bahamas, Florida, NYC, and now Maine. Pretty neat, made it more bearable, and I'm glad to hear things weren't as bad as they might have been. ...it did cross my mind to be thankful that this one storm was NO...

Duncan

With all the (understandable) concern about the freaky cold snowy, stupid weather lately, I came across this again this morning. Maybe there was a problem with the proper observance of these rituals at the equinox this year? ...They set up a paint tray with some wood and a little fuel to get it star...

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