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Cracks in the hull
Tom Dacon wrote:
Dan, that's the way you do it. Have a grand time with that little old thing and give it an honorable burial when you're done with it. Have fun, Tom Dacon "Dan " Dan@ wrote in message ... On Thu, 1 May 2008 22:55:57 +0200, "Steve Lusardi" wrote: Dan Old doesn't mean less good than new designs. There are classic designs that perform every bit as well as new designs and quite often better. . This is especially true with sail designs. After all the only real improvement made over the years is not the basic design, but in material performance. My comment wasn't made to be a smart ass, but a 13' ft boat is a perfect size to get your feet wet in the hobby and as you already have the boat, the real cost of building is gone. (the cost of outfitting) You have all the parts! Don't be so ready to quit! Join us. If you need advise along the way, we are here. Steve Thanks Steve. I paid $125.00 for the boat. Last year I repaired the huge crack, 3' long and wide enough to put your hand through. It was great lesson in fiberglass and boat repair. I also repaired some of the big cracks and painted the epoxy/fiberglass with primer to keep the UV off of it for now. So the boat has very bad red paint on it, some huge spots sanded through to the orange gelcoat and then, white primer on that. I painted the numbers on the side with a stencil and a spray can. This boat looked terrible. I hauled it to the lake on a tandem axle flat bed trailer behind the custom van. We looked like the Clampett's goin sail'n. But I didn't care I wanted to go sailing. I only had one day last year. I have completed ASA 101 and 103. So I took the little boat out with my wife. She has no idea how to sail. We had life jackets on and weren't far from shore at all. If you really want to know I'll tell you the story, but suffice it to say we had more fun together that day then we had in many years. We laughed so hard we had tears in our eyes. That little boat was out of control. The wind piped up and that boat was flying. I think having fun is the idea. I also love to learn and believe doing it is the only way to really learn. Problem is, this boat's performance is so bad compared to today's new rockets it has no value anymore. The new boats look like large surfboards with huge sails. I had to build a trailer for this boat. So right now I have almost $900.00 into this boat and it isn't worth anything. But I've learned a ton, I'm and have a blast with it. It sits in the shop and gets worked on almost every day. I just wish it wasn't so destroyed before I got it. My wife bough it for me. I also own a Catalina C25 that is undergoing major re-furb and has been for a long time. I have worked on sealing the deck penetrations, re-installed the motor, re-built the motor, repaired gelcoat, new electrical system, new teak, sanded topsides completely and on and on and on... I just screw with the little boat until I get the C25 done. Dan, You might want check out the Mutineer group At Yahoo.com. We own a Mutineer 15 and an Irwin 28. The Mutineer is a great day sailer and the group is very good at answering questions. Jim -- |
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Cracks in the hull
On Thu, 1 May 2008 22:55:57 +0200, "Steve Lusardi"
wrote: Old doesn't mean less good than new designs. There are classic designs that perform every bit as well as new designs and quite often better. Scows have been the fastest sailboats, at least 25, for more than a century. They come in 16,20,28,38 feet, depending on how big a crew you can round up. Racers trailer them to whatever lake has the races that weekend. The A boats, 38ft, weigh less than ton. Fun, taking the mast down every time you take it out, as some do. Casady |
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