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bcooke wrote:Edit: Deleted. Nothing worthwhile said...

Britton you beat me to it. I darn near deleted my original post.

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Thanks Bill. The sink/hob looks very nice on this 6 meter. For daysailing/weekender this is maybe just the way to go. It's curious to note that there is no water faucet installed. Not sure it is to be installed or the owner has another way of getting water. You are probably right. Although I have b...

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While I understand this guy's point, I don't accept his explanation in an overall sense because every yard has the option to decline taking on work they don't really want. If they want to cater to the big guys, fine. Just don't take the little guy's job and then treat him/her poorly because that jo...

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I'm a bit late commenting about this stove but I ran across it early in my Bolero research. I though it fit right in on this six metre.

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Very Cool!

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Have you checked out - or given a thought to - the WAG bags system from Pett? You can use them either with or without their folding "seat." I've not used them myself, but have heard nothing but good reviews from those who have. I'm planning to order some at some point. http://www.thepett....

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Well after sleeping on this issue I woke up early and renewed my research on portable toilet solutions keeping in mind my simplicity concept. Well of course there are other options so the porta pottie is out. The cuddy cabin will return to its original concept of a place to have a cup of tea and war...

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Hey Robert, Thanks for the creative thoughts. Your insight: just my ideas. i love every thing so far. it seems as if the wire between your idea and reality is growing taught and beginning to sing Is pretty accurate. Well actually we have been singing for most of this project. And yes I am asking alo...

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Just a quick thought on the location of the porta-potti since I see there are some options being debated. I had a boat that hid the porta-potti under the cabin stairs and it worked out quite well. The stairs completely hid it when not in use and when it was needed the stairs flipped up providing so...

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Thanks for the pictures Noah. I used to be a structural engineer and our motto (in jest) was "make it stout and get it out" so I appreciate your input. Funny things is that Tim brought this very topic up this morning during a call, which probably means the corners will be in tomorrows log ...

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I just thought I would mention that usually wood boats have cabin corner pieces so that no end grain is exposed on either the cabin front or sides. End grain is where you will get rot, especially on something like this. It also functions as a finishing piece both inside and out. Noah, what do you m...

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LOL. Since you gave me your original set of seats, I'll be the one doing the hacking when I try to fit them in as extensions toward the bow. Strangely enough, since I picked the seats up with the winches, there have been two more sets of the Merrimans that have come up on eBay. Small world. It seem...

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Tim wrote:A sweet ride for sure, but I always preferred the Gremlin.

My Dad had a purple Gremlin that I wanted really bad when I was 16. But alas, we moved and he sold it. I still think they are way cool.

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Rachel wrote:Whoa! Work of Art!

Is that an Eastport pram?

I'm going to let someone else tell you how to drill holes in that baby, but... wow. Really gorgeous.

Rachel

Ditto!

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You old boat guys might have seen the much smaller classic plastic in the background of the last picture. What is it? I'm not sure how I feel about being an "old boat guy," but that looks to be a Columbia Sabre. http://i22.ebayimg.com/02/i/000/cd/e9/a7c5_1.JPG Rachel I look at those Colum...

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I use one singlehanded on Shields #56 from the standard spinnaker halyard location. I don't think you have to go to the trouble of going all the way to the masthead. The luff is 30+' and the foot is 17+', sheeted to the standard turning blocks. I got the sail from a Worrell 1000 catamaran (eBay) so...

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I appreciate hearing other points of view on this article and Mr. Trouble. In hindsight I don't regret my thoughts on these two situations, but in the future I am hopeful I can show a bit more restraint in my posting. I keep trying to learn that just because I think something doesn't mean I have to ...

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touché Maybe the author didn't want any facts to get in the way of his hero worshiping. Since I wasn't able to leave my own comment, I recommended the two fine comments that got in. Here is the direct link in case anyone else is so inlined. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/1...

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PS We were talking about Wanaka, of course!

I don't know. I think I would much rather read about the merits of a good dinghy and proper rowing form that talk about a glorified America's Cup skipper bumbling his way from one anchorage to another. It is also better for my blood pressure.

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hehe, The Wasington Post allows readers to post their comments. Feel free to tell them what you REALLY think :-) News for the ignorant maybe. Nothing in the story suggests a level of skill, compentency or a minimum level of danger. Totally unremarkable event except maybe the incompetence of the ski...

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I guess I don't find this story quite so impressive after reading about his game of bumper boats with Tim. I just don't understand why the press has to make him into some kind of hero. Sailors have been sailing boats up the docks for centuries. Long before there were lifting keels you could drop for...

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there must be some wacko mojo in that nor west coast beano. you are telling me there was only coffee at those "planning sessions"? HA! You guys had a couple of shots of daysailor rum!! Now the question is, when are you spraying the high build primer onto that lovely prepared surface? look...

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There are two Bolero related projects that I want to get done this year. One is a portable shelter for winter storage which will happen this summer. The other is a floating dock. I co-own my mooring with a friend so we have been planning to make a float so he could tie up his new Cape Dory Typhoon n...

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Here is some additional information that you might find useful in your decision making process. This first link has more information about fuel choices than I have seen anywhere else. http://zenstoves.net/Fuels.htm And here is an interesting writeup about cooking and heating onboard that I also foun...

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In three or four years I plan to take off on some extended cruising aboard my Triton. Between now and then, I'm going to be doing some modifications and work to Dove. I plan to go very simple (Pardey-like). One thing I'm doing is trying to figure out if I can use one fuel for both cooking and light...

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Allen,

That looks familiar. Was it by chance off of Lahaina?

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the boat racing along at 10 knots under autopilot with a double-reefed main (shortened mainsail) and the small white spinnaker I know it is always easy to second guess but I think that there is value in looking at examples and asking: How could I prevent that situation? I have read a number of thes...

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I had a rude awakening about boating safety last May when I was taking an Instructor certification course in Port Townsend. Part of the course requirement was a swim test. We had to jump off a dock swim 25 yards tie a bowline around our waste, put on our life jacket and swim back to the dock. This d...

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I can see it now: heeled over at 30 degrees, sailing along on autopilot, and hanging over (or in) the water like an errant plumb bob, trying to swing back onto the deck!

Well after all, sailing is a sport :).

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I think the Pardey's said something to the effect that the fear of death is the best safe guard from going over the side. One idea they mentioned for really bad situations, which I hope none of us will ever see, that I quite liked was using the spinnaker halyard or topping lift for a safety line. I ...

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Hey, where are all the "that headsail would be easier with a furler" cheerleaders?

I just couldn't resist :.)

Cheers, Bill

Stirring the Pot: To stir things up, generally to foment or create attention, often done by people who are completely unaware,or not, of what they are doing.

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Jason, All I can say is wow! I am amazed and impressed with the civility that you convey this issue to the forum. I would be easy and understandable to vent and rage at length but you seem to maintain a bit of a sense of humor. Good on ya. If there is any justice or karma in this world your next boa...

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Wow, stunning sunsets and great sailing. I agree with you about the colors. It almost looks like you did the "soft" focus on purpose. Maybe a quick edit of the post before the East coaster get up to say something like: "I blurred the subject to draw the eye away from the obvious towar...

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Kristian, Thanks for the advice and don't worry sailing will happen before these big changes. I have a budget and a tax brackets as well even though it may not look like it. And yep, that mainsheet bail is right about where you would want to put a reef. Can't something be simple. As far as your &quo...

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And don't get too excited about the structural work I'm doing. #9's bottom is in much better shape than 88's. Also, I'm one of those "last inch" people when it comes to boat prep. Also(2) I'm jealous of 150's bottom, which is pretty flawless. To be quite honest, if I could I would send my...

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Kristian, One of the reasons that I have chosen my unusual route to new boat ownership is that my main goal is to maximize the wind range in which I can sail. With this in mind I would love pick your brain on the light wind and heavy wind limits of the Shields. Specifically, how much wind do they ne...

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Rachel wrote:Kristian,

Please feel welcome to post a thread and photos on your Shields restoration! It certainly won't lack for an interested audience here.

Rachel

My second of Rachel's request is of course redundant, but here it is anyway.

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I get the feeling you've been through these, but in case you haven't I would take a look at backissues of the Shields Masthead http://www.shieldsclass.com/pdfs/Mastheads/ Someone did a similar Shields conversion years ago, and sailed it in the Caribbean. Shields look good in any color, except orang...

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First off, thanks everyone for chiming in. I want to change tacks just a bit and back up a little so everyone can see where I started and were I am trying to go. My current primary bow anchor design is a 16 lb Bruce with 30 ft of chain and 150 ft of 3/8 inch nylon rode. Storm anchor is the Fortress ...

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The 10% time happens when you're unprepared, unexpectedly, and usually by factors entirely out of your control. Such as, for example, a former America's Cup challenger skipper from a romantic European nation dragging his 60' boat onto you in about 25 seconds. I have read that story many, many times...

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I am trying to think a little outside the box for Bolero's anchor system design and I would love some feedback. My goals are to create an anchor system that will keep my boat safe within the limits of the worst situations that I can project. At the same time weight is a big issue and since I don't h...

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What truly gets me is the price. That should be a 99 cent auction. Maybe, just maybe some crazy lunatic would find a way to put her back together again if she was free.

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Yes, I was just stirring the pot a bit... It's your decision and your aesthetic sense that counts. I also hadn't seen the mock up with the sides in the other thread - I do agree that adding the extensions probably isn't in fitting with the cabin that you have designed - it would be a mixing of the ...

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OK, Bolero could end up homeless with this post. But I resurrected an older layout idea and colorized it (me and Disney). http://www.photoliaison.com/Bill/Forum%20Pictures/Bolero%20Mockup%20-%20H%20-%20Blue_800x1400.jpg I have always liked boats that have the cabin side going forward, I just haven't...

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I think you guys should play around with extending the cabin side (but not that Cabin) forward of the mast like they do with Folkboats. Now that's what I call stirring the pot. I can almost hear Tim cringe and cry out "don't reinforce his extended the cabin side fetish, not when we have just a...

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I bump up the saturation on a couple of Tim's pictures to help bring out the grain on that "Whitefield Mahogany". Having a contrasting boot stripe would sure be nice. http://lh4.google.com/ShieldsBolero/R0ZrokSPDKI/AAAAAAAABWg/nTeFV1RL8sg/s800/2007-11-22%20-%20Bolero%20-%2004.jpg http://lh...

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yeah, but what happens when your fair model's feet are on the sole instead of down in the bilge? ;) Oh come on Figment, have another sip of the Kool-aid and take another look. The model gets fairer and the design gets roomier. In this picture the fair model's knees are below his waist. Not too good...

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From concept to reality. http://lh5.google.com/ShieldsBolero/R0EGUESPBcI/AAAAAAAAA_c/I-ySUoBx6RM/s800/Deck%20Layout-Interior%20Cross%20Section.jpg http://lh3.google.com/ShieldsBolero/R0XTSkSPCvI/AAAAAAAABPM/MtqJJtjPwAw/s800/2007-11-20%20-%20Bolero%20-%2034.jpg Looking good so far. All we need to do ...

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Given the extent of the Bolero project - $241.00 for the right parts for the right job do not seem too expensive to me. Unless this arrangment is not going to work in concern to the changes that are going to be applied to the boat - plug and play items like this save a ton of money and time. I know...

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