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I really like this boat.
katy wrote:
What about Toto? g nervous bladder... Just stick him next to the scuppers... Hiya, Katy. Well, you see, Toto is actually a cat. You can't believe everything you read, you know. Richard |
I really like this boat.
cavelamb himself wrote:
Capt. JG wrote: "katy" wrote in message ... cavelamb himself wrote: Capt. JG wrote: "cavelamb himself" wrote in message thlink.net... Yup.. we really like the Capris. They're just the right level of challenge for new students on the SF bay. Hey, you're going to screw up and you're going to luck dumb doing something silly... nature of sailing. Or, did you mean posting here? g certaintly a possibility... Didn't screw up too bad today! But I don't have the squares built yet - so it's kinda a moot point. That's going to give me ample oppertunity to look dumb... I'm sure. About 5 hours to cross to the end of the lake and get (slowly) home. Winds light and variable, but we moved - and under sail power alone! WooWoo! Dorothy did real well today. Kinda got her tiller backwards a couple of time on the way home, but I know she was getting pretty tired by then. Got a lot of sun and had fun too. Fair winds, Richard http://www.home.earthlink.net/~cavelamb/index.htm What about Toto? g nervous bladder... Just stick him next to the scuppers... That's katytype for next to the scarecrow. Today was mo' betta. Wind 5 to 10. Let's head for the lake! Dorothy _sailed_ us out of the slip and away we went flying low across the lake! About an hour out we sudenly hit a hole in the wind and went limp. Then the real wind showed up! 15 to 20 gusting 25. Spirit laid over and slithered like a sidewinder! This was the first time Dorothy has had to handle any real blow and it was a bit much for her. The boat would try to round and loose drive then D'd get her back on course and laid right over again. Things happened a lot quicker than she's used to. The look on her face was a mix of exhilaration and dread as the lee rail started throwing spray. I was caught between wanting to try out the new main reefing - and not wanting to let go of the main sheet! Finally decided the best course of action was to run like smoke for home. We were making hull speed on a run! First time for that... Well, like the title says - I like this boat! Richard Hey..it's great you're having so much fun and that Doeothy is shaping up into a good sailor...good thing , with those winds, you didn't end up in OZ with no reefing! |
I really like this boat.
cavelamb himself wrote:
katy wrote: What about Toto? g nervous bladder... Just stick him next to the scuppers... Hiya, Katy. Well, you see, Toto is actually a cat. You can't believe everything you read, you know. Richard SOme cats like to sail...we had a guy who used to post here who had a Farr 40 and sailed out of Auckland...he had 2 cats that regularly cruised with him... |
I really like this boat.
katy wrote:
Hey..it's great you're having so much fun and that Doeothy is shaping up into a good sailor...good thing , with those winds, you didn't end up in OZ with no reefing! You got that right, Katy. I just recently installed the reefing gear. Today would have been a fine time to try it out but I was too -uhm- concerned (yeah, that's it) to let go of the main sheet. I did have to spill it a couple of times. I wanted to let her get the feel of it, but ya gotta be pretty quick and firm on the stick. She's still a little timid about the tiller being "backwards" to get agressive with it. She is picking it up - but with little mechanical background I do quite a bit of regressive explaining. Levers and switches and gears - Oh My! But we're having fun. And that's a Goof Thing (tm). Richard |
I really like this boat.
"cavelamb himself" wrote in message
link.net... Capt. JG wrote: "katy" wrote in message ... cavelamb himself wrote: Capt. JG wrote: "cavelamb himself" wrote in message s.earthlink.net... Yup.. we really like the Capris. They're just the right level of challenge for new students on the SF bay. Hey, you're going to screw up and you're going to luck dumb doing something silly... nature of sailing. Or, did you mean posting here? g certaintly a possibility... Didn't screw up too bad today! But I don't have the squares built yet - so it's kinda a moot point. That's going to give me ample oppertunity to look dumb... I'm sure. About 5 hours to cross to the end of the lake and get (slowly) home. Winds light and variable, but we moved - and under sail power alone! WooWoo! Dorothy did real well today. Kinda got her tiller backwards a couple of time on the way home, but I know she was getting pretty tired by then. Got a lot of sun and had fun too. Fair winds, Richard http://www.home.earthlink.net/~cavelamb/index.htm What about Toto? g nervous bladder... Just stick him next to the scuppers... That's katytype for next to the scarecrow. Today was mo' betta. Wind 5 to 10. Let's head for the lake! Dorothy _sailed_ us out of the slip and away we went flying low across the lake! About an hour out we sudenly hit a hole in the wind and went limp. Then the real wind showed up! 15 to 20 gusting 25. Spirit laid over and slithered like a sidewinder! This was the first time Dorothy has had to handle any real blow and it was a bit much for her. The boat would try to round and loose drive then D'd get her back on course and laid right over again. Things happened a lot quicker than she's used to. The look on her face was a mix of exhilaration and dread as the lee rail started throwing spray. I was caught between wanting to try out the new main reefing - and not wanting to let go of the main sheet! Finally decided the best course of action was to run like smoke for home. We were making hull speed on a run! First time for that... Well, like the title says - I like this boat! Richard So who the heck is Dorothy (not talking about of OZ fame)? -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
I really like this boat.
Capt. JG wrote:
"cavelamb himself" wrote in message link.net... Capt. JG wrote: "katy" wrote in message ... cavelamb himself wrote: Capt. JG wrote: "cavelamb himself" wrote in message as.earthlink.net... Yup.. we really like the Capris. They're just the right level of challenge for new students on the SF bay. Hey, you're going to screw up and you're going to luck dumb doing something silly... nature of sailing. Or, did you mean posting here? g certaintly a possibility... Didn't screw up too bad today! But I don't have the squares built yet - so it's kinda a moot point. That's going to give me ample oppertunity to look dumb... I'm sure. About 5 hours to cross to the end of the lake and get (slowly) home. Winds light and variable, but we moved - and under sail power alone! WooWoo! Dorothy did real well today. Kinda got her tiller backwards a couple of time on the way home, but I know she was getting pretty tired by then. Got a lot of sun and had fun too. Fair winds, Richard http://www.home.earthlink.net/~cavelamb/index.htm What about Toto? g nervous bladder... Just stick him next to the scuppers... That's katytype for next to the scarecrow. Today was mo' betta. Wind 5 to 10. Let's head for the lake! Dorothy _sailed_ us out of the slip and away we went flying low across the lake! About an hour out we sudenly hit a hole in the wind and went limp. Then the real wind showed up! 15 to 20 gusting 25. Spirit laid over and slithered like a sidewinder! This was the first time Dorothy has had to handle any real blow and it was a bit much for her. The boat would try to round and loose drive then D'd get her back on course and laid right over again. Things happened a lot quicker than she's used to. The look on her face was a mix of exhilaration and dread as the lee rail started throwing spray. I was caught between wanting to try out the new main reefing - and not wanting to let go of the main sheet! Finally decided the best course of action was to run like smoke for home. We were making hull speed on a run! First time for that... Well, like the title says - I like this boat! Richard So who the heck is Dorothy (not talking about of OZ fame)? http://www.home.earthlink.net/~cavel...rit.htm#spirit third pic down |
I really like this boat.
"Scotty" w@u wrote in message
. .. "cavelamb himself" wrote in message hlink.net. .. So who the heck is Dorothy (not talking about of OZ fame)? http://www.home.earthlink.net/~cavel...rit.htm#spirit third pic down She looks nice, the boat that is. Your ''reefing'' link doesn't work. Scotty What boat? -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
I really like this boat.
"Scotty" w@u wrote in message . .. "cavelamb himself" wrote in message hlink.net. .. So who the heck is Dorothy (not talking about of OZ fame)? http://www.home.earthlink.net/~cavel...rit.htm#spirit third pic down She looks nice, the boat that is. Your ''reefing'' link doesn't work. Scotty Looks like a boat owned by your everyday typical moron. Can't even apply the registration numbers with the proper spacing. Nothing says stupid and inattentive louder than mis-applied registration numbers. Wilbur Hubbard |
I really like this boat.
"cavelamb himself" wrote in message hlink.net. ... So who the heck is Dorothy (not talking about of OZ fame)? http://www.home.earthlink.net/~cavel...rit.htm#spirit third pic down She looks nice, the boat that is. Your ''reefing'' link doesn't work. Scotty |
I really like this boat.
"Scotty" w@u wrote in message . .. "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message news:VseJh.30353$S% Looks like a boat owned by your everyday typical moron. Can't even apply the registration numbers with the proper spacing. Nothing says stupid and inattentive louder than mis-applied registration numbers. Nothing says 'jealousy' louder than this post. Scotty Jealous of a poor little boat that, through no fault of its own, looks shoddy because of an owner who doesn't have a clue how to even apply registration numbers? Not likely. If anything I feel sorry for the boat. The very first impression knowledgeable sailors get of that poor boat is the owner is sloppy or clueless. Either way it's a shame. If a boat can have pride that boat is ashamed to be owned by such a dope. Wilbur Hubbard |
I really like this boat.
"Scotty" w@u wrote in message . .. "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message news:VseJh.30353$S% Looks like a boat owned by your everyday typical moron. Can't even apply the registration numbers with the proper spacing. Nothing says stupid and inattentive louder than mis-applied registration numbers. Nothing says 'jealousy' louder than this post. Nothing says do it right like that post. http://www.boat-ed.com/tx/course/p4-1_boatnumbers.htm Notice what it says " Letters must be separated from the numbers by a space or hyphen; for example: TX 3717 ZW or TX-3717-ZW. It says "a space" not seven or eight spaces like Caveman did it. People who can't follow simple instructions are probably people to be avoided on the water because there they represent a hazard to everybody because of their inattentiveness. They obviously have no pride in what they do. Wilbur Hubbard |
I really like this boat.
"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message news:VseJh.30353$S% Looks like a boat owned by your everyday typical moron. Can't even apply the registration numbers with the proper spacing. Nothing says stupid and inattentive louder than mis-applied registration numbers. Nothing says 'jealousy' louder than this post. Scotty |
I really like this boat.
Scotty wrote:
"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message news:VseJh.30353$S% Looks like a boat owned by your everyday typical moron. Can't even apply the registration numbers with the proper spacing. Nothing says stupid and inattentive louder than mis-applied registration numbers. Nothing says 'jealousy' louder than this post. Scotty It don't mean nothing, Scotty. I've seen the stuff he posts. Just consider the source and ignore him. Richard |
I really like this boat.
"cavelamb himself" wrote in message thlink.net... Scotty wrote: "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message news:VseJh.30353$S% Looks like a boat owned by your everyday typical moron. Can't even apply the registration numbers with the proper spacing. Nothing says stupid and inattentive louder than mis-applied registration numbers. Nothing says 'jealousy' louder than this post. Scotty It don't mean nothing, Scotty. I've seen the stuff he posts. Just consider the source and ignore him. Yes, that's the solution. Just ignore it when you're confronted with being incapable of following simple instructions. Maybe if you paid attention instead of ignoring instructions you would not look so stupid by virtue of resulting erroneous actions. Wilbur Hubbard |
I really like this boat.
Wilbur Hubbard wrote:
"cavelamb himself" wrote in message thlink.net... Scotty wrote: "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message news:VseJh.30353$S% Looks like a boat owned by your everyday typical moron. Can't even apply the registration numbers with the proper spacing. Nothing says stupid and inattentive louder than mis-applied registration numbers. Nothing says 'jealousy' louder than this post. Scotty It don't mean nothing, Scotty. I've seen the stuff he posts. Just consider the source and ignore him. Yes, that's the solution. Just ignore it when you're confronted with being incapable of following simple instructions. Maybe if you paid attention instead of ignoring instructions you would not look so stupid by virtue of resulting erroneous actions. Wilbur Hubbard Wilber, Those numbers were on there 20 years before I bought her. She was in pretty sad shape when I got her. Rigging all kinked and broken, filthy dirty, rudder pintles broken off, and some parts missing. But the hull and deck were sound. I've spent most of last year getting her in reasonable shape. At the end of this season I'll pull her out and paint the hull. At that time I will replace the numbers - but for now I'm going to enjoy sailing her - as is. If you don't like it, well, tough! Now take your hateful self-serving attitude somewhere else. Because even if you are right about something, your attitude is such a turn off that NOBODY is going to listen to you. Spirit - Out. |
I really like this boat.
Scotty wrote:
"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message ... "Scotty" w@u wrote in message m... "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message news:VseJh.30353$S% Looks like a boat owned by your everyday typical moron. Can't even apply the registration numbers with the proper spacing. Nothing says stupid and inattentive louder than mis-applied registration numbers. Nothing says 'jealousy' louder than this post. Scotty Jealous of a poor little boat No, jealous of cavesheep. SV Uh, it;s Lamb, Scotty. Saber Tooth Cave Lamb Ain't nothing sheepish here... |
I really like this boat.
katy wrote:
cavelamb himself wrote: katy wrote: What about Toto? g nervous bladder... Just stick him next to the scuppers... Hiya, Katy. Well, you see, Toto is actually a cat. You can't believe everything you read, you know. Richard SOme cats like to sail...we had a guy who used to post here who had a Farr 40 and sailed out of Auckland...he had 2 cats that regularly cruised with him... I took him out once, but he tried to climb the mast. But couldn't get much traction on aulminum. Very frustrated kitty! |
I really like this boat.
"Scotty" w@u wrote in message ... "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message ... "Scotty" w@u wrote in message . .. "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message news:VseJh.30353$S% Looks like a boat owned by your everyday typical moron. Can't even apply the registration numbers with the proper spacing. Nothing says stupid and inattentive louder than mis-applied registration numbers. Nothing says 'jealousy' louder than this post. Scotty Jealous of a poor little boat No, jealous of cavesheep. Now why would anybody be jealous of some Rube who can't follow simple instructions? Wilbur Hubbard |
I really like this boat.
cavelamb himself wrote:
Wilbur Hubbard wrote: "cavelamb himself" wrote in message thlink.net... Scotty wrote: "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message news:VseJh.30353$S% Looks like a boat owned by your everyday typical moron. Can't even apply the registration numbers with the proper spacing. Nothing says stupid and inattentive louder than mis-applied registration numbers. Nothing says 'jealousy' louder than this post. Scotty It don't mean nothing, Scotty. I've seen the stuff he posts. Just consider the source and ignore him. Yes, that's the solution. Just ignore it when you're confronted with being incapable of following simple instructions. Maybe if you paid attention instead of ignoring instructions you would not look so stupid by virtue of resulting erroneous actions. Wilbur Hubbard Wilber, Those numbers were on there 20 years before I bought her. She was in pretty sad shape when I got her. Rigging all kinked and broken, filthy dirty, rudder pintles broken off, and some parts missing. But the hull and deck were sound. I've spent most of last year getting her in reasonable shape. At the end of this season I'll pull her out and paint the hull. At that time I will replace the numbers - but for now I'm going to enjoy sailing her - as is. If you don't like it, well, tough! Now take your hateful self-serving attitude somewhere else. Because even if you are right about something, your attitude is such a turn off that NOBODY is going to listen to you. Spirit - Out. Good for you, Richard...you can feel proud that you've brought back an unsailable boat and seek the fun of the experience before having to have a perfect vessel.. |
I really like this boat.
cavelamb himself wrote:
Scotty wrote: "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message ... "Scotty" w@u wrote in message . .. "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message news:VseJh.30353$S% Looks like a boat owned by your everyday typical moron. Can't even apply the registration numbers with the proper spacing. Nothing says stupid and inattentive louder than mis-applied registration numbers. Nothing says 'jealousy' louder than this post. Scotty Jealous of a poor little boat No, jealous of cavesheep. SV Uh, it;s Lamb, Scotty. Saber Tooth Cave Lamb Ain't nothing sheepish here... Scotty has an affinity for sheep.... |
I really like this boat.
"Scotty" w@u wrote in message . .. "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message ... Notice what it says " Letters must be separated from the numbers by a space or hyphen; for example: TX 3717 ZW or TX-3717-ZW. doesn't specify the length of the space, does it? Another grade school drop-out squeeks . . . Listen up, fool! The space one letter or number takes up is a space. You have a space bar on your keyboard. When you touch the space bar does it insert a half-dozen spaces? No it does not, it inserts one space. It inserts the space of one letter or number. Wilbur Hubbard |
I really like this boat.
"cavelamb himself" wrote in message link.net... Wilbur Hubbard wrote: "cavelamb himself" wrote in message thlink.net... Scotty wrote: "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message news:VseJh.30353$S% Looks like a boat owned by your everyday typical moron. Can't even apply the registration numbers with the proper spacing. Nothing says stupid and inattentive louder than mis-applied registration numbers. Nothing says 'jealousy' louder than this post. Scotty It don't mean nothing, Scotty. I've seen the stuff he posts. Just consider the source and ignore him. Yes, that's the solution. Just ignore it when you're confronted with being incapable of following simple instructions. Maybe if you paid attention instead of ignoring instructions you would not look so stupid by virtue of resulting erroneous actions. Wilbur Hubbard Wilber, Those numbers were on there 20 years before I bought her. And how hard is it to scrape them off and do it right? Doesn't your boat which looks pretty good otherwise deserve to have registration numbers put on correctly? She was in pretty sad shape when I got her. Rigging all kinked and broken, filthy dirty, rudder pintles broken off, and some parts missing. But the hull and deck were sound. I've spent most of last year getting her in reasonable shape. You did a pretty good job. She looks great except for the registration numbers which look like an idiot put them on. Since you are not the idiot who put them on why continue the idiocy by leaving them that way? At the end of this season I'll pull her out and paint the hull. At that time I will replace the numbers - but for now I'm going to enjoy sailing her - as is. I would be ashamed to be seen in a sailboat with crap registration number placement. If you can't afford new numbers and letters with the correct spacing even if you're going to scrape them off the end of the season when you paint it then you are just one of the masses who demonstrate by their actions that they have little pride in what they do. If you don't like it, well, tough! And, if you don't like being criticized then straighten out the stupidity on your boat. Now take your hateful self-serving attitude somewhere else. No. I take it where I choose to take it. It's still a free Usenet the last time I looked. Because even if you are right about something, your attitude is such a turn off that NOBODY is going to listen to you. That makes you look all the sadder. Refusing to take action to make legal (you can be ticketed for improper registration numbers) and make respectable what you sail just because your temper gets in the way is childish and not worthy of a sailor. Grow up. If the criticism is invalid that's one thing. But valid criticism is to be taken to heart. Wilbur Hubbard |
I really like this boat.
katy wrote:
Good for you, Richard...you can feel proud that you've brought back an unsailable boat and seek the fun of the experience before having to have a perfect vessel.. Oh baby, it's a lot of work, but the results have been very satisfying. For what it's worth, I looked at a Catalina 27 Saturday - 1977 I think. _Asking_ price $3500 - negociable. It's all there - and the hull looks sound. One small soft spot on the deck near the aft port side of the deck house. Atomic 4 runs - pretty smooth too. Rig _looks_ good. But- She's been in the water for about 10 years without much care. The interior is bad - real bad. The main bulkhead doesn't quite reach the floor anymore, and the front sole is rather - well - thin? No way I can part that one in the driveway for a year or so for a total restoration. But if someone has the space, time, and money, she's certainly available. And the price, as I said, is negociable :) Richard |
I really like this boat.
Scotty wrote:
"cavelamb himself" wrote in message link.net.. . SOme cats like to sail...we had a guy who used to post here who had a Farr 40 and sailed out of Auckland...he had 2 cats that regularly cruised with him... I took him out once, but he tried to climb the mast. But couldn't get much traction on aulminum. Very frustrated kitty! help him out next time, stick a rocket up his ass and light it. Scotty Houston, whe have a lift off! Another first for the American space program... |
I really like this boat.
"Scotty" w@u wrote in message . .. "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message ... Jealous of a poor little boat No, jealous of cavesheep. Now why would anybody be jealous of some Rube who can't follow simple instructions? Cause he has a nice boat with a nice babe in it? The boat looks good other than those dumb registration numbers. The lady looks fair, but I've seen better. . . Wilbur Hubbard |
I really like this boat.
"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message ... Notice what it says " Letters must be separated from the numbers by a space or hyphen; for example: TX 3717 ZW or TX-3717-ZW. doesn't specify the length of the space, does it? SV |
I really like this boat.
"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message ... "Scotty" w@u wrote in message . .. "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message news:VseJh.30353$S% Looks like a boat owned by your everyday typical moron. Can't even apply the registration numbers with the proper spacing. Nothing says stupid and inattentive louder than mis-applied registration numbers. Nothing says 'jealousy' louder than this post. Scotty Jealous of a poor little boat No, jealous of cavesheep. SV |
I really like this boat.
Jonathan Ganz wrote:
In article .net, cavelamb himself wrote: Wilber, Those numbers were on there 20 years before I bought her. She was in pretty sad shape when I got her. Rigging all kinked and broken, filthy dirty, rudder pintles broken off, and some parts missing. But the hull and deck were sound. I've spent most of last year getting her in reasonable shape. At the end of this season I'll pull her out and paint the hull. At that time I will replace the numbers - but for now I'm going to enjoy sailing her - as is. If you don't like it, well, tough! Now take your hateful self-serving attitude somewhere else. Because even if you are right about something, your attitude is such a turn off that NOBODY is going to listen to you. Next time, use Neal, since that's who was posting. Did I get it wrong? Or somebody hiding behind a net-name? |
I really like this boat.
Wilbur Hubbard wrote:
"Scotty" w@u wrote in message . .. "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message ... Jealous of a poor little boat No, jealous of cavesheep. Now why would anybody be jealous of some Rube who can't follow simple instructions? Cause he has a nice boat with a nice babe in it? The boat looks good other than those dumb registration numbers. The lady looks fair, but I've seen better. . . Wilbur Hubbard Yeah, so have I. But not many sweeter! |
I really like this boat.
Jonathan Ganz wrote:
In article et, cavelamb himself wrote: For what it's worth, I looked at a Catalina 27 Saturday - 1977 I think. _Asking_ price $3500 - negociable. It's all there - and the hull looks sound. One small soft spot on the deck near the aft port side of the deck house. Atomic 4 runs - pretty smooth too. Rig _looks_ good. But- She's been in the water for about 10 years without much care. The interior is bad - real bad. The main bulkhead doesn't quite reach the floor anymore, and the front sole is rather - well - thin? No way I can part that one in the driveway for a year or so for a total restoration. But if someone has the space, time, and money, she's certainly available. And the price, as I said, is negociable :) For what it's worth... that would have to be very, very negotiable... for all the work you'd need to do.... I kinda suspect that the price could be negociated down to about a buck hard cash. The owner seemed quite "motivated". But iit would take quite a pile more to put her back ship shape... |
I really like this boat.
"cavelamb himself" wrote in message link.net.. .. SOme cats like to sail...we had a guy who used to post here who had a Farr 40 and sailed out of Auckland...he had 2 cats that regularly cruised with him... I took him out once, but he tried to climb the mast. But couldn't get much traction on aulminum. Very frustrated kitty! help him out next time, stick a rocket up his ass and light it. Scotty |
I really like this boat.
"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message ... Another grade school drop-out squeeks . . . I made it to the 8th grade, fool! The space one letter or number takes up is a space. Where does it say that? You have a space bar on your keyboard. When you touch the space bar does it insert a half-dozen spaces? Yes, if I hold it down. SBV |
I really like this boat.
"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message ... Jealous of a poor little boat No, jealous of cavesheep. Now why would anybody be jealous of some Rube who can't follow simple instructions? Cause he has a nice boat with a nice babe in it? |
I really like this boat.
cavelamb himself wrote:
katy wrote: Good for you, Richard...you can feel proud that you've brought back an unsailable boat and seek the fun of the experience before having to have a perfect vessel.. Oh baby, it's a lot of work, but the results have been very satisfying. For what it's worth, I looked at a Catalina 27 Saturday - 1977 I think. _Asking_ price $3500 - negociable. It's all there - and the hull looks sound. One small soft spot on the deck near the aft port side of the deck house. Atomic 4 runs - pretty smooth too. Rig _looks_ good. But- She's been in the water for about 10 years without much care. The interior is bad - real bad. The main bulkhead doesn't quite reach the floor anymore, and the front sole is rather - well - thin? No way I can part that one in the driveway for a year or so for a total restoration. But if someone has the space, time, and money, she's certainly available. And the price, as I said, is negociable :) Richard We had a 1078 O'Day that we sailed for 7 years...was a great boat EXCEPT for the Bomabastic 4...the ONLY good thing about them is that they are fixable...over and over and over and over again...and then over again some more...interiors in those are pretty easy to fix..most of that era used some type of vinyl for bulkhead covering so is very easy to strip and replace...I did ours with some heavy industrial ulpholstery material and industrial strength fabric glue. Cusion recovering, if you don't do them yourself is pricey. A bad looking sole can be covered with carpeting with Velcro stickies on it to keep it in place but needs to be pulled up when you're not there so mildew deosn't set up undeneath...In that year Catalina, you could probably find a much better boat for not that much more, so keep looking... |
I really like this boat.
cavelamb himself wrote:
Jonathan Ganz wrote: In article .net, cavelamb himself wrote: Wilber, Those numbers were on there 20 years before I bought her. She was in pretty sad shape when I got her. Rigging all kinked and broken, filthy dirty, rudder pintles broken off, and some parts missing. But the hull and deck were sound. I've spent most of last year getting her in reasonable shape. At the end of this season I'll pull her out and paint the hull. At that time I will replace the numbers - but for now I'm going to enjoy sailing her - as is. If you don't like it, well, tough! Now take your hateful self-serving attitude somewhere else. Because even if you are right about something, your attitude is such a turn off that NOBODY is going to listen to you. Next time, use Neal, since that's who was posting. Did I get it wrong? Or somebody hiding behind a net-name? zzzzzzzgoogle Capt Neal, Neal Warren, the Cedar Bucket, etc. And be warned... |
I really like this boat.
In article .net,
cavelamb himself wrote: Wilber, Those numbers were on there 20 years before I bought her. She was in pretty sad shape when I got her. Rigging all kinked and broken, filthy dirty, rudder pintles broken off, and some parts missing. But the hull and deck were sound. I've spent most of last year getting her in reasonable shape. At the end of this season I'll pull her out and paint the hull. At that time I will replace the numbers - but for now I'm going to enjoy sailing her - as is. If you don't like it, well, tough! Now take your hateful self-serving attitude somewhere else. Because even if you are right about something, your attitude is such a turn off that NOBODY is going to listen to you. Next time, use Neal, since that's who was posting. -- Capt. JG @@ www.sailnow.com |
I really like this boat.
In article et,
cavelamb himself wrote: For what it's worth, I looked at a Catalina 27 Saturday - 1977 I think. _Asking_ price $3500 - negociable. It's all there - and the hull looks sound. One small soft spot on the deck near the aft port side of the deck house. Atomic 4 runs - pretty smooth too. Rig _looks_ good. But- She's been in the water for about 10 years without much care. The interior is bad - real bad. The main bulkhead doesn't quite reach the floor anymore, and the front sole is rather - well - thin? No way I can part that one in the driveway for a year or so for a total restoration. But if someone has the space, time, and money, she's certainly available. And the price, as I said, is negociable :) For what it's worth... that would have to be very, very negotiable... for all the work you'd need to do.... -- Capt. JG @@ www.sailnow.com |
I really like this boat.
In article .net,
cavelamb himself wrote: Next time, use Neal, since that's who was posting. Did I get it wrong? Or somebody hiding behind a net-name? Neal = Wilber = Ellen = and a few others from time to time. But, no you didn't get it wrong. -- Capt. JG @@ www.sailnow.com |
I really like this boat.
"Charlie Morgan" wrote in message ... On Mon, 12 Mar 2007 15:36:42 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote: "Scotty" w@u wrote in message m... "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message ... Notice what it says " Letters must be separated from the numbers by a space or hyphen; for example: TX 3717 ZW or TX-3717-ZW. doesn't specify the length of the space, does it? Another grade school drop-out squeeks . . . Listen up, fool! The space one letter or number takes up is a space. You have a space bar on your keyboard. When you touch the space bar does it insert a half-dozen spaces? No it does not, it inserts one space. It inserts the space of one letter or number. Wilbur Hubbard Look up the difference between an "em" space and an "en" space. (M-space and N-space) CWM NMNMNMNMNMNMNM _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Minor and insignificant, at least on the font I'm looking at (Comic Sans MS) though there is a slight difference. So leave the space of the widest letter for the space between TX 2151 NM but don't leave half a dozen spaces and make it look like some retard did it. Wilbur Hubbard |
I really like this boat.
In article .net,
cavelamb himself wrote: For what it's worth... that would have to be very, very negotiable... for all the work you'd need to do.... I kinda suspect that the price could be negociated down to about a buck hard cash. The owner seemed quite "motivated". But iit would take quite a pile more to put her back ship shape... I rebuilt a Cal 20 pretty much from the hull up, and while it was a rewarding experience, I don't think I want to do that again. g -- Capt. JG @@ www.sailnow.com |
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