Capt. JG wrote:
I finally concluded the purchase of a new, used boat. She's a Sabre 30, Mark
II, built in 1983. Except for a few minor problems, she's in great shape.
I'll probably be putting a furler on in the next couple of weeks, but
there's no huge rush as the current setup is pretty easy.

Here are a couple of picture links... on the hard and then me single-handing
to her new home in Richmond, CA.

http://sailnow.photosite.com/excalibur/
http://sailnow.photosite.com/Excalibur_maiden_voyage/

The cockpit is nice... 7'2" :-)

Good for you, Jon. Sabre's are nice boats. May you have years of
emjoyment sailing her.

Tanks, I appreciate the thought.... :-)

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"katy" wrote in message
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Capt. JG wrote:
I finally concluded the purchase of a new, used boat. She's a Sabre 30,
Mark II, built in 1983. Except for a few minor problems, she's in great
shape. I'll probably be putting a furler on in the next couple of weeks,
but there's no huge rush as the current setup is pretty easy.

Here are a couple of picture links... on the hard and then me
single-handing to her new home in Richmond, CA.

http://sailnow.photosite.com/excalibur/
http://sailnow.photosite.com/Excalibur_maiden_voyage/

The cockpit is nice... 7'2" :-)

Good for you, Jon. Sabre's are nice boats. May you have years of
emjoyment sailing her.

Congratulations, that's a "proper yacht"!

Here's the sales brochu
http://www.sabreyachts.com/pdf/S30-Series-2.pdf



Capt. JG wrote:
I finally concluded the purchase of a new, used boat. She's a Sabre 30, Mark
II, built in 1983. Except for a few minor problems, she's in great shape.
I'll probably be putting a furler on in the next couple of weeks, but
there's no huge rush as the current setup is pretty easy.

Here are a couple of picture links... on the hard and then me single-handing
to her new home in Richmond, CA.

http://sailnow.photosite.com/excalibur/
http://sailnow.photosite.com/Excalibur_maiden_voyage/

The cockpit is nice... 7'2" :-)

Thanks... already got the brochure. :-)

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"Jeff" wrote in message
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Congratulations, that's a "proper yacht"!

Here's the sales brochu
http://www.sabreyachts.com/pdf/S30-Series-2.pdf



Capt. JG wrote:
I finally concluded the purchase of a new, used boat. She's a Sabre 30,
Mark II, built in 1983. Except for a few minor problems, she's in great
shape. I'll probably be putting a furler on in the next couple of weeks,
but there's no huge rush as the current setup is pretty easy.

Here are a couple of picture links... on the hard and then me
single-handing to her new home in Richmond, CA.

http://sailnow.photosite.com/excalibur/
http://sailnow.photosite.com/Excalibur_maiden_voyage/

The cockpit is nice... 7'2" :-)

Looks old, tired and down on her LWL. Did you have a moisture check done
on the hull? Hope you put some money aside for getting her up to par.

Paladin


"Capt. JG" wrote in message ...
|I finally concluded the purchase of a new, used boat. She's a Sabre 30, Mark
| II, built in 1983. Except for a few minor problems, she's in great shape.
| I'll probably be putting a furler on in the next couple of weeks, but
| there's no huge rush as the current setup is pretty easy.
|
| Here are a couple of picture links... on the hard and then me single-handing
| to her new home in Richmond, CA.
|
| http://sailnow.photosite.com/excalibur/
| http://sailnow.photosite.com/Excalibur_maiden_voyage/
|
| The cockpit is nice... 7'2" :-)
|
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| "j" ganz @@
| www.sailnow.com
|
|
|

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A very nice boat.

Congratulations!

Tremendous sized cockpit too!

Glory!

Here's a synopsis of Excalibur's maiden voyage from the yard in SF to her
new home...

The maiden voyage was interesting... single-handed her from SF South Beach
Harbor to Richmond. Engine started fine at the dock, so I raised sails and
headed up toward the Bay Bridge. Near the bridge, the wind died, so I go to
start the engine... nada... not even cranking, nothing. After some
preliminary checks, like do I have juice, fuel, I called the yard where she
had some engine work done (tune up, oil change, and the like). Oh, it's not
our fault, maybe you're out of gas (no), maybe you don't have her in neutral
(no neutral safety switch on this boat - something to think about adding).
Come back, and we'll look into it... of course, it's a good hour or so in
such light winds, and guess what they close in 1/2 hour.

Frustrated, I called the former owner, who couldn't think of any reason this
would happen. Never happened to him in 10 years. Must be a disconnected
wire, but he's busy at work, and the manual is in my car (note for later,
put manual on boat). Called the yard back... they said, oh, maybe we forgot
to tighten the wire to the starter solenoid. Unfortunately, I have no idea
where this wire is. Fortunately, not much vessel traffic where I'm floating,
so I heave-to to a starboard tack (give myself at least some status), open
up the engine compartment, and I go upside down inside the engine, one hand
on a cell phone dying battery, flashlight in my mouth, trying to listen/talk
to the yard so their "mechanic" can direct me, the other hand trying to
reach the stupid wire. Finally, found it, tightened it, and then she started
no problem. Oh yeah, and they didn't reconnect the low-oil and temp alarms
either.

Got past the bridge, the wind picked up, so killed the engine and started
sailing again. Got about 20 kts steady wind the rest of the way, mostly port
tack. Finally had to jibe to avoid a tug/barge coming out of the Richmond
area, and the rest was easy, even did a passable job flaking the main before
I got to the dock.

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"Capt. JG" wrote in message
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I finally concluded the purchase of a new, used boat. She's a Sabre 30,
Mark II, built in 1983. Except for a few minor problems, she's in great
shape. I'll probably be putting a furler on in the next couple of weeks,
but there's no huge rush as the current setup is pretty easy.

Here are a couple of picture links... on the hard and then me
single-handing to her new home in Richmond, CA.

http://sailnow.photosite.com/excalibur/
http://sailnow.photosite.com/Excalibur_maiden_voyage/

The cockpit is nice... 7'2" :-)

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"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

Capt. JG wrote:
Here's a synopsis of Excalibur's maiden voyage

Called the yard back... they said, oh, maybe we forgot
to tighten the wire to the starter solenoid. Unfortunately,

You did not know where a starter solenoid wire was?

Jon I suggest you take a basic course on engine electrical systems.


What kind of engine is in the boat?
You say "gas" juice..are you saying the boat has an Atomic 4 or some
other type of dangerious gasoline engine?

Joe

Joe wrote:
Capt. JG wrote:
Here's a synopsis of Excalibur's maiden voyage

Called the yard back... they said, oh, maybe we forgot
to tighten the wire to the starter solenoid. Unfortunately,

You did not know where a starter solenoid wire was?

Jon I suggest you take a basic course on engine electrical systems.


What kind of engine is in the boat?
You say "gas" juice..are you saying the boat has an Atomic 4 or some
other type of dangerious gasoline engine?

Joe

Gasoline engines are not dangerous at all. Gasoline engines almost
never blow up. Gasoline itself, however, leaking from a fuel line or
tank, does pose a substantial risk. Especially when the solenoid wire
is loose.

I do now. :-) I should have known where it was before I left. I guess we all
learn from our mistakes.

It's a Westerbeke 13hp. I would not buy an A-4, even though they're not bad
engines.

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"Joe" wrote in message
oups.com...

Capt. JG wrote:
Here's a synopsis of Excalibur's maiden voyage

Called the yard back... they said, oh, maybe we forgot
to tighten the wire to the starter solenoid. Unfortunately,

You did not know where a starter solenoid wire was?

Jon I suggest you take a basic course on engine electrical systems.


What kind of engine is in the boat?
You say "gas" juice..are you saying the boat has an Atomic 4 or some
other type of dangerious gasoline engine?

Joe