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CharlieJ

I just happened to read an idea last night on this. Fellow cut oversized plywood shutters, with a seal around the edge and used a single bolt through a wooden cross toggle. He put two toggles on each shutter. These were stowed below, under the forepeak cushions. (minus the bolts) Should a port be kn...

CharlieJ

Yes- the Smeetons were pitchpoled twice trying to round the horn. John Guzzwell was aboard the first time, and has an interview logged on Furled Sails, where he discusses that first time.

I don't know the link- my wife found it and has it on another computer but try googling "FurledSails"

CharlieJ

Finally, before writing off cold-molded wooden boats look up Tim & Pauline Carr's Curlew. It's a hundred years or more old, cold-molded, and has carried them all over the world for many, many years. Actually Curlew is a planked wooden boat that had a cold molded layer ( or layers really) added....

CharlieJ

after reading that I think your idea of a bladder tank is a good one. I have a friend who lives aboard a Seafarer 30 in Florida who had the exact problem- his tank was damaged ( Hurricane Ivan), the cost to replace was horrid, so I suggested he fit a flex tank inside it. He did that and has happily ...

CharlieJ

Have you looked at Vetus? They have some triangular tanks and maybe other shapes too.

CharlieJ

Thanks Tim- I was about to say the same thing about Acetone.

Remember to - thousands of women use the stuff to remove finger nail polish every day around the world, with no harm. Cause fingernail polish remover is basically Acetone.

CharlieJ

Basically what we do- off the backstay. When I had a ketch I used the mizzen topping lift to fly the flag.

Of course, when under power, the flag SHOULD be at a stern staff, mounted on deck-grin

I have the socket on Tehani- but no flag staff.

CharlieJ

I fI recall correctly, there are two different thinners Pettit uses with Brightsides- one for spraying and one for rolling ( or brushing) 333 is for brushing, 216 for spraying. I'd stick with the Pettit stuff. I don't often find much need to thin Brightsides though. It's pretty thin as it comes- som...

CharlieJ

When I put the decks on my 35 foot trimaran I epoxied them - Ply deck epoxied to a solid wood stringer. But that's a quite different thing than bonding to a fiberglass lip.

Personally I think I'd use the 5200.

CharlieJ

Do you not have a cable to allow the GPPS to be powered from ships batteries? On a longish trip, such as our 30+ day cruise to Florida or Laura's recent 11 day single hand trip, the cost of batteries would be high. Either of our GPS units will run exactly two days on a pair of AA's if we are only ru...

CharlieJ

Yep Rachel- both "non-map" The 72 is currently the better buy. The two units are virtually identical, with the 76 having a bit higher screen resolution. Personally we can't see the difference. They both have the bouyage shown on the standard map they have-the one you see as you travel, wit...

CharlieJ

We continue to use our Garmin 76 and 72 ( the 72 is our backup) Both give us channel bouy info on the built in maps, both will connect to ships power so no need to change batteries and both will interface with our laptop, using the free downloaded NOAA charts and Maptechs free Chart Navigator, so we...

CharlieJ

Actually, lexan is pretty much a piece of cake to work. Most any saw will cut it, most any drill will drill it. It's easy to use. PLEXIGLASS is tougher. The reason is that Lexan is much softer than plexi, so doesn't have the same tendency to crack. But keep it flat while cutting. I've successfully c...

CharlieJ

[quote="Tim"]You have to make your own to get a 12' cockpit.

Or have a BUNCH of bucks so you can buy one of the new line of daysailers like the Alerion..

I don't have that kinda money!!!

CharlieJ

I've been doing business with Defender since the late 70s. Great folks.

It's now being run by the second generation of the Lance famiily.

I've emailed this link to Steven Lance, who runs the place. I'm sure he'll enjoy seeing it.

CharlieJ

rofl- so what you are saying is you are enjoying the boat-

Isn't that what they are for?

Grin

CharlieJ

Never have been able to get that front housing off.

I just use an air nozzle and stick it in all the openings I can find, with and without the machine running

CharlieJ

Hope you had a ball. We're getting the boat ready for Laura to take a multi day cruise single hand. Hopefully leaving this Wednesday for a trip down to Port Aransas or thereabouts. Unfortunately I have boat work that MUST be done and a client coming in later this week so I can't go along. Besides, s...

CharlieJ

I vote with Zach. One of my 7335's is 12 years old, has been used unmercifully, and occassionally starts getting hot. I always find lots of dust inside the case when I blow it out. I turn the machine on and stick the air into every crack I can find. Sometimes dust will explode out of tiny little ope...

CharlieJ

Certainly we're interested in info on a lovely lady.

And in you too Rachel

BIG GRIN!!

ALMOST been needing the kayaks to get to the mailbox here- 18 + inches since last friday!!!! The plus is because the guage overflowed one night, so 18 + is all I can be sure of.

CharlieJ

lol- too big almost always works better than too small. two inches seems a bit thick to me, but why not? Then you'll not have to worry about them. Personally I moved our chain plates outboard and put them on the hull side. No more through the deck for this boat. The total distance in my case was 2 i...

CharlieJ

besides- the very best way to scrub a bottom is with water- SAILING!!

Sail it often enough and you won't get as much stuff on it. Grin

CharlieJ

interesting thread. I've had Tehani in the water for two years now, down here in Texas waters. We scrubbed the bottom last year while in Florida- dove on it with scrubbers. Took two of us about 30 minutes. I scrubbed a few weeks ago but nothing much other than some slime. We do have a few barnacles ...

CharlieJ

Rachel- I (and Laura) think Captain's flows just a tad easier than Flagship. But for us down here with our sun load, the Flagship is the only way to go. The extra UV protectant is worth it, so we use it inside and out. But we were recently gifted with slightly more than 3 quarts of Bristol Finish, s...

CharlieJ

on ours, there is a 1/16th gap between each strip.

CharlieJ

Sounds like a reasonable fix to me. I've used the Bi ax to create chine filets in tack and tape boats. It's really nice to work with.

CharlieJ

Looks really nice Tim. I like the white paint in the footwell also. HATE dark interiors in boats- makes me feel like I'm in a cave when it's rainy. As to the ceilings which ever way they run, going into a boat without them makes me feel like I'm looking at an unfinished boat. They sure finish off th...

CharlieJ

Rick - what isn't shown in the second picture is a trim piece up under the deck to cover all those ends. There's also a vertical trim piece fore and aft covering the very ends of all the ceiling strips. You can just make the end trim out in the first pic, right up against the forward bulkhead. The w...

CharlieJ

In this instance I disagree Tim. It's a 21 foot boat- when two people are in that Vee berth the boat will be riding bow down a bit- HAS to because of the weight. I'd leave the foot up just a tad so when it's in use, it's level. On a bigger boat I'd agree, in this case no. Also, on our boat we ran th...

CharlieJ

depends on how thick. I've used both AND I've used a router with a pattern bit running inside a pattern. My personal preference is the jigsaw and routerbecause then the cutout is precise, but of course you must make a pattern first. The Rotozip does a very good job, but be warned- use a carbide bit-...

CharlieJ

Another one that I've reread from time to time is Hiscock's "Wandering Under Sail" Written starting before WW2 and finished after. In the first parts he describes his early cruises in Voyager and Voyager II. Both engineless gaff rigged boats. He sailed all over the English Channel, around ...

CharlieJ

The book that long ago hooked me on the idea of cruising in a sailboat. It's somewhat hard to find now as it's been out of print for a while- "Princess, New York" By Joe Richards. Joe bought Princess, a friendship sloop, before WW2, refitted her and cruised down the east coast, interrupted...

CharlieJ

We have a single coat of Interdeck on our boat. Didn't have time to get two on before we left for a cruise. It still looks very good, even up on the fore deck where I've pounded it with anchor chains during a pair of 30 plus day cruises. It now needs repainting and we just got the new can in, but th...

CharlieJ

I've sprayed Brightsides on 5 or 6 boats. I feel you get much better coverage using a spray than rolling or brushing, plus I have less problems with sags and drips. Of course I must mention I've been using a spray gun for quite a few years. Couple of tips- Spray LIGHT coats. Using the spraying reduc...

CharlieJ

actually you are correct- but he asked about a "Johnny Noble" fitting which is NOT a correct name.

But my answer to him WAS correct. Grin

CharlieJ

Mike- I'm sorry. Grin. That's the only beer I drink. Don't consider most american "beers" to be worth buying.

CharlieJ

Lloyd- there's an ice house in Pascagoula that sells the best block ice on the gulf coast. Grin. One thing to avoid like the plague is those blocks made from compressed shaved ice. Those won't last as long as a bag of crushed ice. When you buy, choose the clearest block you can find- the very best i...

CharlieJ

lol- Yup- we know about Miss. We've been through there the last two years aboard the boat. Usually anchor up in Lake Yazoo at Pascagoula. The shelf is set so a regular 12 oz drink can will clear under it. It has runners all along both sides of the box so the shelf can slide to either end. We discuss...

CharlieJ

Take a look at this board-

http://bbs.trailersailor.com/forums/catboat/index.cgi

Catboat forum, offshoot of TSBB. Happens to be a very recent post with pics by a guy sailing a Nonsuch 33.

CharlieJ

Ours is about one dishpan wide- a Rubbermaid dishpan that is, and roughly two dishpans long. It's about 12, 14 inches deep. We freeze blocks of ice in a Rubbermaid dishpan to use - we figure one of those is about 16 pounds of ice and in our icebox that will last about 10, 12 days easily. Last year w...

CharlieJ

I'm gonna beat Rachel to it this time- that's a "Charlie Noble"

And yes- it was to hold water

CharlieJ

And just how light IS your dinghy? Grin- This light? http://downloads.c-2.com/photos/1181063067.jpg It's a 6 foot 6 inch Minipaw from B and B Yachts. Sadly, it will not fit on board Tehani, but it WOULD fit the foredeck of our 21 footer- go figure. The foredeck and fore cabin on the Meridian is just...

CharlieJ

JUST today saw a suggestion- split a length of clear plastic hose, open it up over the spreader tipand around the wire ( vertically) and tape top and bottom.

CharlieJ

From the outside, In many cases you can't reach it from inside since it's way down in the bottom of a keel.

CharlieJ

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

You GOT to be kidding!!! But come on down anyway. We did JUST turn the AC on- last day of May, but really don't need it now. Oh well, it's running, may as well leave it be Grin.

CharlieJ

Yep- and about 0100 it had a moon bow around it- with some color. Believe it or not we had to use a light blanket- winds increased to about 19 mph during the night, dropping off at around 0400. Strange for here in late late May. We usually have our first day of 100 sometime on June but I don't think...

CharlieJ

oh yes- leave them unclipped. Then you can easily feel them in the dark. Hey gal- we actually made it out on Tuesday for an overnight!!!!! Of course the purpose was to anchor in shallow water and scrub the waterline and as much hull as I could reach, while Laura washed down the cabin top and decks. ...

CharlieJ

On my tri I had it carved into the main mast support beam, visible inside the forward cabin. I've seen it carved into a beam inside a lazzerette locker where all that was needed was to raise the lid. And welded onto hull plates on steel boats. I'd say as long as it can be easily shown to a boarding ...

CharlieJ

And we use soft scrub with bleach all the time on our painted decks. Funny how different folks have different experiences.

CharlieJ

can be VERY hard to see painted links in the dark, in the rain. And I've anchored more than once in those conditions. I use cable ties and mark at each 10 feet. 1 for the first, 2 for second, 3 for third. Then start back down- so on my 80 feet of chain it would be - 10 feet- 1 tie 20 feet- 2 ties 30...

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