tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69019681138435812262024-03-05T01:45:05.716-08:00Sailing and SuchWelcome to my Blog! Here you can join in with me on my sailing adventure's and much more.Triphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028518981190153116noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901968113843581226.post-56453251657721314312013-12-18T06:11:00.000-08:002013-12-19T06:46:28.626-08:001982 Montgomery 17 Sailboat for Sale. Dothan, AlabamaI am selling my beloved Montgomery 17! Asking price is $9,000.<br />
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Be sure to check out the video below!<br />
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I really took my time fitting this boat out with the best gear I could find, safety was my number one concern. I researched every piece of gear and bought what I determined to be the bests products for my intended purposes, extended overnight trips on the boat. Some of the gear is over sized for the boat, like the anchor system but it isn't over sized enough to not be easily handled by one person.<br />
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If you have any questions or would like to come look at the boat you can contact me, Trip, at sailingandsuch@gmail.com or 334-790-0682. <br />
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<br />Triphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028518981190153116noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901968113843581226.post-52718657243711214762013-01-10T06:24:00.001-08:002013-01-16T10:20:26.085-08:00The 2013 BEER Cruise in Pensacola, FloridaA few years back I learned about the B.E.E.R. Cruise in Pensacola and I have wanted to join in on the fun. Fun being sailing for a few days with several other sailboats, I don't think the cruise is focused on just BEER.<br />
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I made a little piece of artwork for this year's Cruise, it shows the route and destinations planned.<br />
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I have wanted to go ever since I found our about this rendezvous but I haven't been able to. At first it was my boat (Watkins 29) was in Panama City and I didn't take it anywhere for some reason (many reasons). Then I got rid of the Watkins and found my great little Montgomery 17. I had the Montgomery last year in time for the Cruise but I didn't make due to conflicting dates with other plans. This year will be different! My calendar is already marked and I have a buddy to join me.<br />
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Although it's almost 6 months away I am already excited about it. I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that there will be so many different boats there, in the last few years they have reported as to have had over 50 boat join in! Most of them being trailerable sailboats similar to mine with a some larger boats too. For a sailor (or me at least) one of the joys is meeting other sailors and checking out there boats! I cannot wait for that!<br />
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I'm sure time will fly by and the BEER Cruise will be here before I know it. I have a lot going on in my life now like getting married in less than 3 months and possibly a mission trip to El Salvador! Triphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028518981190153116noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901968113843581226.post-28630543708858803102013-01-09T17:43:00.002-08:002013-01-09T17:44:47.833-08:00The Galley Box for the SailboatSo, my little 17'er doesn't have a galley or anywhere to cook so something needed to be done about that. I ended up building a small box to mount my single burner propane stove in and also to store some cooking items in. <br />
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Like I said, I should be coming up with a new and improved design in the near future for the "BEER Cruise". So be sure and check back and/or subscribe to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/SailingandSuch?feature=watch" target="_blank">my Youtube Channel, SailingandSuch</a>!<br />
<br />Triphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028518981190153116noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901968113843581226.post-29785532397159279972012-04-14T06:51:00.001-07:002012-04-14T06:51:37.638-07:00Anchor Storage on my Montgomery 17 SailboatI was having trouble finding and place to store my anchor on my little Montgomery 17 since it doesn't have a dedicated place for this. Also, I bought a Rocna 13lbs'er and those things are not folding and are a pretty awkward shape but they make up for that in their holding power. <br />
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After a good bit of thought I came up with a solution!<br />
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Thanks for watching! Stay tuned for more, I'm busy working on my sailboat getting ready for my 3-week trip down through the Florida Keys!Triphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028518981190153116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901968113843581226.post-62836027575546518592012-01-31T14:45:00.000-08:002012-01-31T14:45:12.721-08:00Overlay vs TrueView Ads Test Day 6{EAV:8febe909decbf57f}<br />
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I let the Overlay ads run for 5 days to give the a chance and see if time had an effect on it (I do not believe it does).<br />
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My findings were that I still do not make as much revenue with only Overlay ads displayed as I did when I had both overlay and trueview ads enabled. My CPC (cost per click) was up higher than I have ever really seen it but my CTR (click through ratio) was down a lot so I still am not happy with only overlay ads. <br />
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This morning I enable bother trueview and overlay ads and I will report back with my findings. Hopefully things will be back to where they were before I began the test..... If not, then there is some sort of flaw in my test and it may not be valid. Keep in mind, I am no expert so this test may not be legit at all but it's for my own personal enjoyment and benefit.Triphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028518981190153116noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901968113843581226.post-5036545940563537402012-01-25T15:27:00.000-08:002012-01-25T15:27:49.224-08:00Overlay vs TrueView Ads Test Day 1The first day's results are in for the testing of my Youtube monetization settings and which ads are better for generating revenue. I must say my findings are interesting.<br />
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I guess you could say that the 24hrs that I had only TrueView In-stream ads displayed was a success in testing terms, but you could also call it a complete failure in revenue terms! <br />
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The results for the 24 hour period were horrible. I saw a 95% reduction in "page views" (which is also ad views) compared to my normal view count for the past 30 days. I also had 0 clicks so that comes out to about $00.00 of earnings. So, I don't think trueview in-stream ads are the best type of ads to run, at least not for my channel or by themselves. <br />
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Now for the next part of the test. I just switched all of my monetization settings over to overlay in-video ads and I will let this run like this for at least one day, and see what my results are. Then I will switch my settings to display both overlay and truview ads and see the results.<br />
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Maybe I can get back to making some money, it really hurt me to have to leave the setting that way for an entire 24 hour period knowing that I could be actually making money.......Triphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028518981190153116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901968113843581226.post-9270154672487001922012-01-24T17:44:00.001-08:002012-01-25T15:28:21.433-08:00Youtube Monetization - Overlay vs TrueView AdsAs most of you know, I have a Youtube channel and I regularly post videos to Youtube. My account is enabled for monetization and I have been running ads on my videos for about 2 months now. I can't say how much money I have been making these past two months but lets just say it's enough to make me want to learn more about it and use the monetization features in the most efficient way.<br />
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With my current account status I am allowed to display two different types of ads on my videos, Overlay In-video ads and TrueView in-stream ads. Youtube lets you choose which type of ads you want on your videos whether it be one type or both. When I first learned about these ads I immediately enabled both types thinking that I would benefit the most from using both. Sadly, both ad types do not run at the same time on a video but instead one of them is randomly ran. I have been wondering which types of ads are most effective for generating revenue and I have decided to put them to test.<br />
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Just a few minutes ago I edited all of my videos and selected the TrueView in-stream ads to be displayed on all of them. I will leave the settings this way for some time, not sure if it will be one day, two days or a week. I will be recording what my profits and statistics for the ads and then I will switch all of my ads to the Overlay In-video ads. Once I get my results I will know which type of ads to run in order to make the most of my Youtube videos. <br />
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Maybe I will learn something here with this test and be able to share my findings with you so that we can all use Youtube Monetization strategically and to it's fullest potential.Triphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028518981190153116noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901968113843581226.post-11581697843962843242012-01-16T19:29:00.000-08:002012-01-17T20:11:57.291-08:00Solving my Rocna Anchor Storage IssuesI splurged and bought a Rocna 6 anchor a while back. I felt the cost of the anchor was justified by its awsome reputation of holding in some serious conditions. Since I will be taking this little boat to the Florida Keys soon and hopefully the Bahamas in the future I wanted something that I could depend on. In such a small 17' boat your anchor could very well save your life someday.<br />
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The only downside to the Rocna anchor that I have found so far is that it is awkward to stow. It is one solid piece so there is no folding it or taking it apart to stow it. There isn't much room on a 17' boat to put it anyhow and I wanted it to be somewhere that I could access easily in an emergency. There is not enough room to store in any of the cockpit lockers so it had to go into the cabin. After playing with the anchor in different positions down below I finally decided that it had to go under the cockpit right inside the companionway. I only have about 12" of vertical clearance under there and the anchor is pretty much that high at some point no matter how it lays so I had to get creative.<br />
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My first idea was to use a milk crate to store it and it's rode in. I knew I had to have the anchor sitting down in the crate some so I began cutting away at it with my jig saw so that the anchor would "rest" on top of the rode in the bottom. I finally realized that I never would get the anchor down low enough to clear the opening since it was sitting on top of the rode. I needed a larger container that the rode could be spread out more in.<br />
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My next thought was to build my own box. After playing with the anchor in it's designated area trying to figure out the best way it should "lay" I think I had it figured out. So off to my woodworking shop I go....<br />
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I made the box 22" long, 14" wide and 10 1/2" tall. I put an piece of plywood at an angle in the bottom to hold the anchor on it's side and not let it fall on top of the rode. What this really did was it kept the rode out of a small area of the box so that the anchor could sit all the way down on the bottom of the box, putting my anchor as low as it could go. I put a notch in one side of the box so the shank of the anchor had a place to rest and it made the anchor sit level to the box.<br />
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With this setup, there is plenty of room in the box for the 20' of chain and 100' of line, with more room to spare for extra rode in the future. <br />
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I plan on cutting holes in the bottom of the final box to allow for water to drain out when the wet rode is put back in the box. Also I will cut holes in the side of the box to reduce the weight of the box, but not enough holes to sacrifice the structural properties of the box. Some hand holes will be added to each side of the box so that it can be handled easily.<br />
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I was going to build the final box out of some composite material but after some thought I figured I could save some money and build it out of plywood. With several coats of poly it will be waterproof enough and if it ever does rot I can simply build another out of some more scraps. <br />
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I will posting the final box soon so check back!Triphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028518981190153116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901968113843581226.post-46162442983131390212012-01-01T13:06:00.000-08:002012-01-01T13:06:53.879-08:00Last Sail of the Year - A great one!My girlfriend and I took out the Montgomery 17 for a nice daysail the other day, 12/30/11. We drove the short 45 min trip to Lake Eufaula, our local lake to spend this rather warm 70 degree day in late December. I had been wanting to take the boat out before the real cold set in so that I could check out a couple of things like:<br />
-Run the new Mercury 5hp outboard I bought<br />
-Lower the daggerboard since it was jammed the last time out which was also the first time<br />
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-Observe the running rigging and see how the system could be improved<br />
-How much my girlfriend liked or didn't like sailing on a 17'er rather than my old 29'er<br />
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Overall the day was GREAT!<br />
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When we first arrived at the boat landing around noon there were two other vehicles with trailers at the ramp that had already put in with their powerboats. We immediately got to work stepping the mast and rigging the boat up. My girlfriend, Ashley, had never been out on a trailerable sailboat before so she was slightly disappointed when she found out all that we had to do before we actually set off. Everything went off without a hitch in about 25 min, I had only rigged this boat once several months earlier and the cables were somewhat tangled from moving the mast around when I was working on the boat. Without much trouble we were ready to put the boat in the water.<br />
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I let Ashley back the boat down the ramp, giving her instruction on which way to turn the wheel as the truck and trailer "snaked" down the ramp. I hopped in the boat and fired the new 5h Mercury Extra-long Shaft right up. Ashley parked the truck as I motored around waiting to pick her up at the dock when she came back down. Once she was aboard as I was throttling away from the dock the motor quit. I immediately started trying to crank her back up since the wind was slowly pushing us towards a seawall. It would crank every few pulls for a couple seconds before dying again and again. As we got closer to the seawall I had to leave the motor to fend us off. Thankfully the Montgomery 17 is easier to handle than my old Watkins 29 and I was able to "walk" us down the seawall about 15' to the end and tie off to a pylon where the wind kept up stead on the other side. After a couple of minutes fiddling with the engine and blaming Ashley's father (who is a boat/outboard engine mechanic that I bought the motor through)for the trouble I noticed that I hadn't turn the fuel on for the internal tank since I wasn't using an external tank for this short daysail. We had a good laugh, I turned the fuel on and we quietly motored out into the lake with our great little 4-stroke.<br />
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I raised the sails and we were off, cruising along in the 5-15 knot winds the rest of the day.<br />
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The outboard, being a extra long shaft, still had the prop a little bit in the water causing some drag I'm sure. I couldn't figure out at the time how to raise the motor but I am told by Ashley's father that it should be simple and not a problem to do so. So I will figure it out before I head out next time.<br />
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I lowered the centerboard and noticed water coming through the hole I had to drill in the top of the trunk in order to get a bar onto the top of the centerboard to pound it out of it's jammed trunk. I quickly raised the board back up and the water stopped coming into the cabin. This is something that definitely needs fixing!<br />
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I hove to for the first time on the M17 to see how well it sat. It did a great job holding itself fairly still slowly drifting downwind and slightly forward. I took this time to join Ashley down below for a quick drink and a snack.<br />
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The next thing I wanted to do was to try putting in a reef, which went well but I noticed a few things were missing. There is no topping lift or boomkicker so when I released the main halyard the boom landed in the cockpit. Also, there were no lines in the clew of the sail to hold it down so I just tied a quick line around the boom through the reefing point. Everthing else was good so I shook the reef out taking mental notes of the problems.<br />
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At some point in the day I noticed what appeared to be two sailboats heading our way on a close hauled course. Immediatly I got pretty excited and told Ashley who was down below to come check them out. I also announced in a captain like manner that we were changing course heading for the other sailboats to say hello! About a minute later after I studied the two sailboats I noticed that they were actually pilings that marked a channel that extended out into the middle of the lake to the main channel. I was laughed at and slightly embarrased at my reaction to the other "sailboats".<br />
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Not sure, but this is probably me when I noticed the "sailboats" off in the distance....<br />
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Ashley really enjoyed the day but she did get a little nervous when the boat would heel over in the gusts. That is pretty typical, but I am sure she will get more and more used to it. <br />
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The rest of the day was wonderful as we cruised along enjoy the beautiful creations that the Lord has given us to enjoy and take care of. We arrived back at the boat landing at about dusk. Taking the mast and rigging down was much quicker than going up and we were soon on our way back home. <br />Triphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028518981190153116noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901968113843581226.post-6149498493130850872011-12-13T19:14:00.000-08:002011-12-13T19:14:34.156-08:00Custom Mounting my VHF Radio in my Montgomery 17A VHF radio is pretty much a neccesity on a sailboat and I needed to install one on my Montgomery 17. I didn't want mine to take up any extra space in my already small cabin so I decided to mount it into a bulkhead. In order to do this I needed to build a little wooden box frame mount it in. I did this in my woodworking shop pretty easily really. <br />
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I made of a video of my little project, have a look at it.<br />
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Snorkeling<br />
Looe Key, Sombrero Key<br />
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Anchorages<br />
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Marinas<br />
Bahia Honda Marina<br />
Bahia Honda State Park has a great marina and launch ramp<br />
South Dade Marina...http://southdademarina.com/.... and had the Suburban/trailer stored there for the last few weeks of our spring trip and they are probably the lowest priced storage/ramp over there and good people.<br />
Marina at Plantation Key is great. Staff are good to deal with, cleanest showers on our trip. You can leave leave your trailer and truck there. Nice area to sail in, easy to cross over to the ocean side. <br />
<br />Triphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028518981190153116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901968113843581226.post-40139872016468800312011-12-11T20:41:00.001-08:002011-12-11T20:45:17.190-08:00Refinishing my Tiller Handle on my Montgomery 17When I bought my little Montgomery 17 the previous owner didn't bother to varnish the tiller handle for the past few years and it was showing. I decided to make that one of my first projects on the boat so I took action. I wanted it to be done for my "shakedown cruise" to just make the boat look a little better, and it did!<br />
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I made a short video of my work here.<br />
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I will be doing more and more work and videos on my little Montgomery 17 soon. Next I will probably be mounting my new VHF radio and that will take building a little mounting box so that I can mount it in a bulkhead. I should be doing a video on it and posting that soon so check back!Triphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028518981190153116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901968113843581226.post-25758211056753896592011-12-10T21:15:00.001-08:002011-12-10T21:31:45.517-08:00Time to get back to Blogging!Great news everyone! I am getting back to blogging, uploading videos, and working on my new website <a href="http://www.sailography.com">Sailography</a>.<br />
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I just purchased a new computer since I haven't been able to get online or post videos with my old computer for what seems like a year now, no telling how long it has been. I am ready to get back to it and this new computer I bought is a workhorse that should make everything I do easier on the internet, especially uploading videos to Youtube.<br />
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I just ran a test today with my video camera and uploading a video to Youtube on this new computer and it worked easily and flawlessly, much easier than on my old computer. I have a video that I will be posting in the next couple of days where I refinish the tiller on my Montgomery 17. I actually filmed the video this past spring but my computer was down so I never got to upload it. Be looking out for it in the next couple of days.<br />
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I have some things planned that I will be tackling soon. More videos of course, since they are my favorite. I am getting ready to take my Montgomery 17 down to the Florida Keys soon so I will be uploading videos of my preperations for the adventure. I will be doing videos on things like installing a swim ladder on the stern of the boat, installing my solar power system, provisioning, storage onboard, maybe my electrical system and much more. Basically whatever I think could be useful I will be putting into a video since it is so much easier for me to do it now I will be much more likely to upload videos more frequently.<br />
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Just thought I would share that with everyone, so check back regularly to see what is going on. I am also dilligently working on Sailography.com every day so check it out too, I really think the information I am adding is very interesting, helpful and a great time killer for these cold winter days!Triphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028518981190153116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901968113843581226.post-79747921076744415182011-12-05T19:25:00.000-08:002011-12-05T19:27:43.114-08:00Sailing and Such "The Site" is back!!!!I have finally put the old Sailing and Such website back online!!!! I am working on getting the old URL back "SailingandSuch.com" but I am having trouble with it. <br /><br /><strong>But you can go check it out at here, <a href="http://sailingandsuchsite.blogspot.com/">Sailing and Such</a>.</strong>Triphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028518981190153116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901968113843581226.post-3379664496518286112011-03-04T14:29:00.000-08:002012-01-25T15:28:54.085-08:00South Coast 22 Project Sailboat for Sale $750 SOLD!!!UPDATED 1/10/2012 <br />
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I am selling my South Coast 22 sailboat for the LOW price of $750, it is low trust me! <br />
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The SC22 is a project boat that has alot of work done to it already. When I bought the boat I intended to fix it up and take her sailing, but I got carried away with other projects and haven't gotten around to finishing her. <br />
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The GOOD!<br />
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The trailer is there and has new tires on it that have maybe 100 miles on them, probably less. I have sanded the trailer down and painted it to protect it from rusting and it is in good condition, just needs a new tongue and winch stand in my opinion, but it is towable how it is now without a problem.<br />
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Mast, main sail, jib, and a colorful drifter sail are all there. <br />
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(A little exert on the story of this boat) <br />
The boat was bought new by a doctor who rarely sailed it and sold it to his best buddy (who I bought the boat from). The buddy never sailed it or took it out of his yard, just stored the sails and motor indoors and left the boat sitting on it's trailer.<br />
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Back to the sails, the owner of the boat said he thought there were two sails, a main and a colorful jib. I figured the jib wasn't colorful that it must be a spinnaker and this guy didn't know about it. As I was rummiging through the sail bags(2) I noticed there was a jib and a main in one and what I thought to be a spinnaker in another since it was multi-colored. I didn't say a word to the owner because he had no idea what a spinnaker or drifter was, this is when I knew the boat was a good deal. I brought the boat home and layed the sails out on the grass and was amazed at the condition of them, they are still crisp. They are worth quite a bit themselves I believe.<br />
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The mast and boom are there and are in good condition. <br />
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Now for the PROJECT parts. <br />
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-The boat needs new bottom paint, but I have sanded down to the gelcoat over 95% of the hull. <br />
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Here is a photo of my progress, it is not complete in this photo like it is now.<br />
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-The keel needs refinishing. I have dropped it out of the boat and it is ready to be refinsihed.<br />
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-The foredeck need recoring. I have the recoring material, some high dollar flexible balsa core that is perfect for this job. The old core has been torn out and the new need glassing in. <br />
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-The topsides needs repainting and there is some crazing that could use repair.<br />
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-The port cockpit side needs a little additional support added and some fairing to repair a small weak spot. Just some fiberglass work and painting really.<br />
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-The boat needs rewiring and things like that, but really it is a great project boat that could be made into something special.<br />
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I have most of the hardware off the boat and I have seperated it into many ziplock bags and have labeled them. <br />
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I'll be completely honest here:<br />
I paid $1400 for the boat, knowing it was a deal for the sails, mast/boom, motor and trailer. (no motor in this sale though)<br />
I will sell it for $750!!!!!!<br />
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If you are looking for a project sailboat it would be crazy not to buy this one I think, I just do not have the time so I am letting this thing go..........<br />
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The boat is in Dothan, Alabama. Call me at 334-Seven, Nine, Zero-0682.Triphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028518981190153116noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901968113843581226.post-11179942117639604162010-02-03T08:12:00.000-08:002010-02-03T08:38:35.059-08:00A Sailing Book Review: The Self-Sufficient Sailor, Larry and Lin PardeyAfter just reading The Self-Sufficient Sailor for the second time I have decided to write a review on the book. Let me just say that this is one of the best informative books that I have read about getting "out there" and going cruising. The Pardeys are a cruising couple who have been cruising for more than 20 years full-time, so they know what they are talking about.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&bc1=FFFFFF&IS2=1&bg1=FFFFFF&fc1=000000&lc1=0000FF&t=sailandsuch-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&m=amazon&f=ifr&asins=0964603675" style="width:120px;height:240px;" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br />The book gives you alot of great information and things to think about if you are one of those who dreams of sailing off for 6 months or for the rest of your life, something I think most sailors have dreamed of. <br /><br />They explain just how you can get out their, from how to hitchhike across oceans, how to pay for your dream once your "out there", and why you don't need a 40'er with all the latest and greatest gear onboard. <br /><br />They stress that simplicity is the best way to accomplish your dream successfully. If you have all kinds of complicated mechanical gear and electronics onboard then you just have more things that can fail that you probably will not be able to fix by your self, which makes you not "self-sufficient". As I have began to realize, the bigger the boat the more junk you will pile in it, therefore the more stuff that can break and the more money you will spend getting ready to go cruising when the stuff you bought was really essential.<br /><br />They go into explaining how to make life onboard with your significant other more pleasant and how to help both of you become comfortable with the cruising lifestyle so that everyone enjoys it. Since this is a big deal for most people who want to get "out there" they really take that into consideration and give some great advice on the subject.<br /><br />They talk about being prepared for the worst and how to handle some of the bad situations like storms and a sinking ship, it's not a survival book but it gives a few things to dwell on.<br /><br />Also, they give many tip's on how to make your boat more efficient and easier to maintain. All of these things were learned and put into practice by the Pardeys throughout thier cruising life.<br /><br />They also show you a little of the hardships that come with the cruising lifestyle, but they let you know that the great things outway the not-so-great things.<br /><br />Of all of the sailing books I have read this will probably be the one that I re-read most often because it has such great information and really can inspire you to get on with things and stop waiting around. If you have ever thought about cruising then this book should be the first one you purchase, a fantastic read....Triphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028518981190153116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901968113843581226.post-42789528277700825572010-01-31T08:28:00.000-08:002010-02-03T08:49:45.133-08:00Why a Smaller Sailboat is Better!For my particular situation, a smaller sailboat will fill my needs much better than a large sailboat. In the past two years that I have owned a 29' sailboat that stays docked at a marina an hour and a half drive away I have gotten alot of use out of the boat. The first summer of owning the boat every 3 out of 4 weekends were spent on the boat, that's a pretty good bit in my opinion. <br /><br />The thing is, I have a 29' sailboat with potential to sail around the world (the Watkins 29 has circumnavigated) yet I haven't done a more than one overnight out on the boat at a time and that was still in my local bay! Talk about a little embarrassing. The question is why though? <br /><br />A big part in it is that I had no one who actually wanted to do that to go with me. Every weekend it was mostly my girlfriend and I on the boat. She enjoyed it most of the time and I am very glad she put up with my wanting to go to the boat every weekend. She didn't like not having somewhere to hook her blow dryer up to, or having a shower that she didn't have to worry about using to much water, or being able to watch TV, or having A/C all night, or a refrigerator along with many of the other conveniences that you have at home.<br /><br />Also, we have a 29' boat and I can think of only FIVE TIMES that we had guest sailing with us on board. Which makes me thing why do we need such a big boat?!? Never did we have anyone spend the night at anchor with us so we don't need a large cabin.<br /><br />Really we didn't get to SAIL as much as I wanted to, no where even close. Because I knew that my girlfriend didn't want to get out when it was blowing over 15 knots.<br /><br />In my heart, I want to <strong>SAIL</strong>, I want to <strong>GO SOMEWHERE</strong>, I want to <strong>SAIL THOUGH THE NIGHT </strong>on a one or two day hop, I want to <strong>SAIL THE KEYS, SAIL TO THE BAHAMAS</strong>, I want to do more than stick around the local bay and be stuck at the slip, <strong>I WANT TO GO</strong>!!!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.verticalblue.net/events/img/Blue%20Hole%20-%20Chris%20Marshall.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 332px;" src="http://www.verticalblue.net/events/img/Blue%20Hole%20-%20Chris%20Marshall.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />How do I do this?<br /><br />Well, it sounds like I need to be able to do it alone, which is perfectly fine by me. I don't mind roughing it one bit if I need to. To do it alone I would like a small boat that I can handle easily by myself, and that is capable of doing all the things I want to accomplish.<br /><br />That is where a small trailerable boat comes in. There are trade offs with a trailerable boat then there are many advantages to consider also. Here are some starting with a few negatives:<br /><br />-Less room and generally no standing head room<br />-Possibly more work getting underway, like stepping the mast<br />-Generally not as heavy as larger boats and therefore less seaworthy<br />-Not as much as a status symbol, who needs that anyways, but still an excellent eye catcher (especially a 17 footer)<br /><br />Positives:<br />+Initial investment is quite less<br />+Ability to sail different areas easily<br />+No slip/haul out fees<br />+Easier to complete your own maintenance<br />+Less bottom maintenance<br />+Less storage (which means that you can't spend more money on a bunch of unessential gadgets and what-not)<br />+Cheaper transient slip costs<br />+So many affordable options on the market to choose from<br />+Cheaper to outfit: sails, lines, winches, anchors and rode, less paint needed, less fuel consumption and much more<br />+The ability to row or scull if need be<br />+Cheaper Insurance<br />+Less invested and therefore if you loose your boat for some reason you are aren't out a fortune<br /><br />So I think a smaller sailboat is just what I need, then I can get out there and fulfill some of my dreams!Triphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028518981190153116noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901968113843581226.post-49251394847931192742010-01-30T10:38:00.000-08:002010-01-30T11:05:15.093-08:00Future sailing thoughts....In the previous post I mentioned that I am selling the Watkins 29 due to high cost of owning a large sailboat that sits in a slip and doesn't get used like I wish. So here are my thoughts on possible plans once the boat finally sells, hopefully this spring.<br /><br />Smaller is better, at least for my situation. (I will elaborate on this in a later post) <br /><br />So I am trying to find a few small trailerable sailboats that can handle heavy weather and can be sailed across the gulf stream to the Bahamas safely without much worry. What I have found are a few boats that fit my criteria.<br /><br />My first choice at this moment is the Montgomery 17, a small seaworthy vessel capable of extensive cruising but in small "camping" like conditions which is absolutely fine for me at this point in my life. The boat can be purchased at a very reasonable price, from $5,000 to $10,000 for a pretty well equipped but in good condition. A new one can be had at $20,000 which is a very reasonable price in my opinion for a new and very strong boat.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRyEu79xV0PrG6GceiyMQmmHEtuWL8lF-G6n-SU7My5aEV3Xvquq9BifNm_JJ0cQAbi9ISYCcsy3JtyCJrBvdjqor1JmTGCs6u3inqfYFyhDrB_5f0lmV0V7sMOW5UzbzoDDtTV4JYENk/s1600-h/Montgomery17SideSketch.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 206px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRyEu79xV0PrG6GceiyMQmmHEtuWL8lF-G6n-SU7My5aEV3Xvquq9BifNm_JJ0cQAbi9ISYCcsy3JtyCJrBvdjqor1JmTGCs6u3inqfYFyhDrB_5f0lmV0V7sMOW5UzbzoDDtTV4JYENk/s320/Montgomery17SideSketch.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432610723969689458" /></a><br /><br />Others are the West Wight Potters, Compacs, and other small but capable boats.<br /><br />The Montgomery 17 seems to stand out above the rest to be a more seaworthy and overly built boat.Triphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028518981190153116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901968113843581226.post-28908377347947286422010-01-30T10:27:00.001-08:002010-01-30T10:36:19.899-08:00What have I been up to?It has been quite a long time since I posted in my Sailing and Such blog. Not sure why, but I think this happens fairly often to a pretty large ammount of people.<br /><br />In short, my computer crashed due to some adware and I haven't been able to remove it yet. Also, the website Sailing and Such has crashed due to the web host has some major problems and everyone's website under them also crashed. So, I do not have access to the files that are on my "crashed" computer to upload the site to the web. <br /><br />My South Coast 22 project sailboat isn't coming along very fast due to lack of funds to puchase the needed epoxy and paint needed to finish the boat, as well as a few other things. <br /><br />The PK 7'8 dinghy is currently undergoing a paint job and a varnish job, I am paint the inside of the boat white and the outer hull a baby blue color. The seat tops and the rubrail as well as a few other trim pieces are being varnished to leave the nice woodgrain look.<br /><br />The Watkins 29 is still up for sale and the asking price has dropped considerably. I really hope that it sells this spring so that I can get the $300 a month slip rent out of the way as well as the MANY other expensive maintenance cost that come with owning a larger sailboat.<br /><br />There are other thoughts in the works also that I will share in other posts soon to come.Triphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028518981190153116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901968113843581226.post-15076429257861200222009-03-28T21:05:00.000-07:002009-03-28T21:20:30.090-07:00The first sea trials are over!I finished up the dinghy, well not totally finished but good enough to take the boat for a test sail. <br /><br />The day was rainy with not much wind. The boat was solid as a rock but a little tippy getting in and out, but once your in it your fine. The wind was poor so I really didn't get to sail. <br /><br />I didn't rig the sail until we were on site, so first I had to cut lines for everything and setup all the rigging for the first time. I think I did pretty good but I didn't have the holes drilled into the mast, sprit, and boom like I needed to but I made things work with a little duct tape! Although it wasn't perfect it looked nice. <br /><br />The boom was to low, the sail wasn't tight, the tiller was to long, the oars weren't finished, and the daggerboard trunk had a leak. No real major problems other than the leak but that can be fixed. I am just a little concerned if the leak allowed the plywood to get wet. I am thinking that it probably didn't because everything was coated with epoxy pretty well. Just my putty work around the daggerboard trunk wasn't exactly good looking.<br /><br />It was really a great experience though, to be floating in a boat that I built myself, it was very rewarding. I even had a freind video tape some of it, check it out!<br /><br /><object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6Ea4s0wZHGM&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6Ea4s0wZHGM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object><br /><br />Also, I haven't mentioned it but, I have been recording the entire construction process and posting it on the internet. Here is the first video, follow <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLAeMFHrvKw">THIS LINK</a> to check out the rest of them!Triphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028518981190153116noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901968113843581226.post-11672689210459493592009-03-20T08:02:00.001-07:002009-03-22T15:08:52.419-07:00Nearing Completion!!!!The dinghy is coming along nicely!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_7jS7vtjUjGv4kfid7Le_Ba7ZcrL5apqxOWL_W8jh4AZHhq3cU7B74Wdq_vC1huPFpcM8OkDI2CIMSdLH-jO5ysqHBNbnUyLdK66vpgeRktS3hhzS2W2xm7cLibQHt0u7AmMvtJs9i14/s1600-h/PK87DinghyProgress037.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_7jS7vtjUjGv4kfid7Le_Ba7ZcrL5apqxOWL_W8jh4AZHhq3cU7B74Wdq_vC1huPFpcM8OkDI2CIMSdLH-jO5ysqHBNbnUyLdK66vpgeRktS3hhzS2W2xm7cLibQHt0u7AmMvtJs9i14/s400/PK87DinghyProgress037.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316136215866250194" /></a><br />As you can see, I have the seat tops cut out and installed! Now the boat is really coming together and it doesn't look like just a bunch of plywood.<br /><br />In order to install the seat tops I had to glue some cleats along the hull that would serve as supports for the seat tops. This was pretty easy, just had to make the marks, cut the blocks the mix some putty and stick them where they needed to go. I am really glad that the putty was sticky enough to hold the blocks in place so that I didn't have to worry about holding each one up while they dried. After they dried, I gave them all a good coat of epoxy.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl1rL1pmVio9gO8MTROIt19s9hrxGlRMbqsKhiiSuNj7AuZqWMAAVHMkEkDNsofKzGAUyU-t9K5-ZZYW0IxZyCv1w2fd5CcsqXEyAcsb_HX2Sy-VyXYhNfIk9u83ChvGXGXh-dfuGL2Dw/s1600-h/PK87DinghyProgress035.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl1rL1pmVio9gO8MTROIt19s9hrxGlRMbqsKhiiSuNj7AuZqWMAAVHMkEkDNsofKzGAUyU-t9K5-ZZYW0IxZyCv1w2fd5CcsqXEyAcsb_HX2Sy-VyXYhNfIk9u83ChvGXGXh-dfuGL2Dw/s400/PK87DinghyProgress035.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316136521383862802" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5J6Hl5LnYKdXz5inmL1qvaet848e17rwY33eFR5QeZlZ0mEiEkOdGwImPIdPmmzigG_2Cxm17oqfJ-HvfjPlaPZ7pT7TyAcc5erFX6Pk4Kkp0TlELYf-dAWcVPZdhNS1bw_XGkqUYoS4/s1600-h/PK87DinghyProgress034.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5J6Hl5LnYKdXz5inmL1qvaet848e17rwY33eFR5QeZlZ0mEiEkOdGwImPIdPmmzigG_2Cxm17oqfJ-HvfjPlaPZ7pT7TyAcc5erFX6Pk4Kkp0TlELYf-dAWcVPZdhNS1bw_XGkqUYoS4/s400/PK87DinghyProgress034.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316136512079570482" /></a><br />I knew that cutting out the seat tops would be difficult because of the odd angles and the weird curves. So I went to Walmart and bought a few peices of posterboard to use as patterns. It didn't take me long to get the correct shape and cut out the seat tops. Once they were cut out I gave the underside of each seat two coats of epoxy so that I wouldn't have to coat the underside when they were installed on the boat.<br /><br />Then I mixed up some more putty and just glued the tops in place, no big deal. I did have to put some heavy weights on top of the boards to hold them in place while the epoxy set up. (a vice and large chain work well for this)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibtCtgBml4xaeAhdzAiO0Xzu4al5YXYXMcflachsIwyOyLG9QX1bPQW2hKfXKFnbffGewnflDnaWJfQOFIKNxyWCpcqmBhyphenhyphenHqR_YUtuuvVC-OO2ii4YPXs-aKQcbx8jacZdRBet4GLa2E/s1600-h/PK87DinghyProgress039.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibtCtgBml4xaeAhdzAiO0Xzu4al5YXYXMcflachsIwyOyLG9QX1bPQW2hKfXKFnbffGewnflDnaWJfQOFIKNxyWCpcqmBhyphenhyphenHqR_YUtuuvVC-OO2ii4YPXs-aKQcbx8jacZdRBet4GLa2E/s400/PK87DinghyProgress039.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316136746757777218" /></a><br />I left a spot in the rear seat for a lid so that I could use that compartment for storage. I built the lid out of some scrap antique heart pine I had laying around from some of my furniture projects. It worked well and should look beautiful on the boat.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis9d291roem7E_GTj32Q_nmhZkN9HgMgAzY3Yl5veHRHdrWTnB9e6G_BVK2ZcT_PN8bBToiiCUCbaIIpm3H66FPFkB8Xt4gtSDSIOgKFQ3A8fHKRkoxfdP9tQC5bc0N5DkLTSbbrk45jE/s1600-h/PK87DinghyProgress038.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis9d291roem7E_GTj32Q_nmhZkN9HgMgAzY3Yl5veHRHdrWTnB9e6G_BVK2ZcT_PN8bBToiiCUCbaIIpm3H66FPFkB8Xt4gtSDSIOgKFQ3A8fHKRkoxfdP9tQC5bc0N5DkLTSbbrk45jE/s400/PK87DinghyProgress038.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316136937122269458" /></a><br />I also installed the mast step, it was no big deal....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIkkHQ5GdI4FvaxjR19WmSarGoHQNlaG1egkDVdgj6FxragHgMq3U5H41y7cnb9JGfWnVS2yIrtVuQiVlnKqMFRHfwr5Acmn7LMQUSrboDKenMvkWaLQxB7Q0kuS55f5ZesTHOZ5ucfCU/s1600-h/PK87DinghyProgress036.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIkkHQ5GdI4FvaxjR19WmSarGoHQNlaG1egkDVdgj6FxragHgMq3U5H41y7cnb9JGfWnVS2yIrtVuQiVlnKqMFRHfwr5Acmn7LMQUSrboDKenMvkWaLQxB7Q0kuS55f5ZesTHOZ5ucfCU/s400/PK87DinghyProgress036.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316137199168208370" /></a><br />The thing sure is coming along! I plan on being finished some time next week.Triphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028518981190153116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901968113843581226.post-9785229010255467992009-03-14T15:16:00.001-07:002009-03-14T15:32:45.871-07:00Built the sail today!I have been gone for a week, but it was on a cruise so I am not complaining! I needed some warm weather......<br /><br />(I will post about the cruise later)<br /><br />Anyways, I am hoping to have the dinghy finished before next weekend so that we can take it to the beach with us, I am so ready. Since my sewing skills are not very good, my mother and I stitched up a homemade sail today. It didn't take us very long, I would say 2 hours maybe a little longer. <br /><br />The material is a painter's canvas dropcloth that I bought from Lowe's for pretty cheap, under $20 bucks. It's a light tan color so it looks traditional. The only thing I am worried about is that it isn't water proof or water resistant but it's the first sail and a "trail" one before I make one out of a better quality and more expensive material.<br /><br />It was no problem cutting it out, then we ironed the folds along the edges before we sewed them with my mother's sewing machine. Once this was done I just put a few gromets where I believe they should go (I looked at photos of other sails on the internet) and it was done. No big deal at all!<br /><br /><a href="http://s378.photobucket.com/albums/oo227/SailingandSuch/PK 87 Dinghy Progress/?action=view¤t=PK87DinghyProgress030.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i378.photobucket.com/albums/oo227/SailingandSuch/PK 87 Dinghy Progress/PK87DinghyProgress030.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s378.photobucket.com/albums/oo227/SailingandSuch/PK 87 Dinghy Progress/?action=view¤t=PK87DinghyProgress031.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i378.photobucket.com/albums/oo227/SailingandSuch/PK 87 Dinghy Progress/PK87DinghyProgress031.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s378.photobucket.com/albums/oo227/SailingandSuch/PK 87 Dinghy Progress/?action=view¤t=PK87DinghyProgress032.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i378.photobucket.com/albums/oo227/SailingandSuch/PK 87 Dinghy Progress/PK87DinghyProgress032.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s378.photobucket.com/albums/oo227/SailingandSuch/PK 87 Dinghy Progress/?action=view¤t=PK87DinghyProgress033.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i378.photobucket.com/albums/oo227/SailingandSuch/PK 87 Dinghy Progress/PK87DinghyProgress033.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>Triphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028518981190153116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901968113843581226.post-2584561869330711842009-03-01T20:26:00.000-08:002009-03-01T20:53:38.052-08:00Slow Progress- Oars and Tiller workI managed to get in about a day of work on the dinghy this past week. I was working on the tiller, the oars, and the cleats that the seats mount too.<br /><br />For the tiller, I laminated three strips of 3/4 inch pine together to form a square post. The plans show a slot that you leave out of one end of the tiller for the rudder to stick through. It was pretty easy to laminate it together, I used waterproof wood glue instead of epoxy (epoxy isn't cheap) and I think it should work fine because I am going to cover the entire thing with epoxy.<br /><br /><a href="http://s378.photobucket.com/albums/oo227/SailingandSuch/PK%2087%20Dinghy%20Progress/?action=view¤t=PK87DinghyProgress028.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i378.photobucket.com/albums/oo227/SailingandSuch/PK%2087%20Dinghy%20Progress/PK87DinghyProgress028.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />After the glue dried I used a hand plane to taper the tiller into a handle. This wasn't very difficult and didn't take to long either, I enjoy using a hand plane. After I planed it down good enough I sanded it smooth and rounded the edges and it really looks good. I didn't get a photo of the final piece but I will once I put a coat of epoxy on it (hopefully this week).<br /><br />I also worked on the oars a good bit. I finished planing one down but I still need to do some finishing cutting with my band saw and some sanding to give it a nice smoothe and fluid look. They really are looking pretty good!<br /><br /><a href="http://s378.photobucket.com/albums/oo227/SailingandSuch/PK%2087%20Dinghy%20Progress/?action=view¤t=PK87DinghyProgress025.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i378.photobucket.com/albums/oo227/SailingandSuch/PK%2087%20Dinghy%20Progress/PK87DinghyProgress025.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s378.photobucket.com/albums/oo227/SailingandSuch/PK%2087%20Dinghy%20Progress/?action=view¤t=PK87DinghyProgress026.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i378.photobucket.com/albums/oo227/SailingandSuch/PK%2087%20Dinghy%20Progress/PK87DinghyProgress026.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s378.photobucket.com/albums/oo227/SailingandSuch/PK%2087%20Dinghy%20Progress/?action=view¤t=PK87DinghyProgress028.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i378.photobucket.com/albums/oo227/SailingandSuch/PK%2087%20Dinghy%20Progress/PK87DinghyProgress028.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />Looks like I may not get to much work in on the dinghy this week because I will be working in my mother's roof truss manufacturing plant. I work here from time to time whenever they get busy (which isn't often enough in this economy) and now a lot of work has come in at one time.Triphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028518981190153116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901968113843581226.post-45937969256312242702009-02-19T18:40:00.000-08:002009-02-19T19:34:08.839-08:00New Photos! Still making good progress too.Things have still been going steady, I received word that I will not be heading out of town until the first of next week (that is if my bid gets the job) so that gives me more time to work on the boat. <br /><br />I took some needed photos of my progress today, I think they turned out great!<br /><br />Yesterday afternoon I coated the dagger board with one coat of epoxy, put a second coat on the inside of the dagger board trunk and glued the two pieces together. Everything went smoothly and they both looked great this morning.<br /><br />(Click the photos for a larger image) <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi49BFfmfuZ-VvXpCMBLioaUUONs-dOXUdAqr_0kkurdKGCAOrycF64Es17q7hD6Ht-wbPj7dd6bUr5YUV7lrHB_Np55ePzdxIbterwcuYCrcw4C8BSMsVy49EkyGKv2w-GJWiRCfrmv1I/s1600-h/daggerboard.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi49BFfmfuZ-VvXpCMBLioaUUONs-dOXUdAqr_0kkurdKGCAOrycF64Es17q7hD6Ht-wbPj7dd6bUr5YUV7lrHB_Np55ePzdxIbterwcuYCrcw4C8BSMsVy49EkyGKv2w-GJWiRCfrmv1I/s320/daggerboard.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304711945918144242" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdOHPjy_6_N8N0bLmVSxKbrjFlQTrEV9VHytv67MpNbuPkhZeAM-f3Go5ztMv6lOqpUh9aw0vKBCRoclwi3Xj9tjIkhXNXRkPb5kiZuxmNoMMM2irVW8kkT-rHTVS-WMreYgrThqP0JLQ/s1600-h/daggerboard+top.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdOHPjy_6_N8N0bLmVSxKbrjFlQTrEV9VHytv67MpNbuPkhZeAM-f3Go5ztMv6lOqpUh9aw0vKBCRoclwi3Xj9tjIkhXNXRkPb5kiZuxmNoMMM2irVW8kkT-rHTVS-WMreYgrThqP0JLQ/s320/daggerboard+top.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304712087787861394" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9g547T1IzZfKhe_xDmPKg5uXtOK9Mo-Cg-p6VwWh5PIyu-GccSx_B3xGDomB675h9Pq9hqNQcGNUWCMdBp2d_rUmpO6FFdIKkP6deX6gTyJsD4yG4aVcJMsFV6xeOWfBV2PM5o7HJscI/s1600-h/daggerboard+looking+down.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9g547T1IzZfKhe_xDmPKg5uXtOK9Mo-Cg-p6VwWh5PIyu-GccSx_B3xGDomB675h9Pq9hqNQcGNUWCMdBp2d_rUmpO6FFdIKkP6deX6gTyJsD4yG4aVcJMsFV6xeOWfBV2PM5o7HJscI/s320/daggerboard+looking+down.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304712250461719170" /></a><br />First thing this morning I started sanding the boat down. On the inside of the boat, the fiber glassed seams had two coats of epoxy on them and they were still pretty rough so I gave them a good sanding with my orbital sander (witch doesn't have as much since I knocked it off on the floor yesterday) and it is ready for another coat. I sanded the outside of the hull good also so it is ready for another coat of epoxy and then paint.<br /><br />Since I put the dagger board trunk and the dagger board together I figured it was time to take the big step and cut a hole in the boat. It really wasn't that big of a deal once I trusted all of my measurements and marks. I cut it out with a jig saw with no problem and it was correct!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVJbv3YGgrPM7y1n-_FmuTVdPRYgUtc7jASHUY4_WzUBQ6R9d4r7X5VSeH6XB26ykMsAjXulory17vCJfFlNhIsGooY43igTYNxMkRK2pt7K3MdO0_Vgqm1_tQBKns3JqptBIs39mWXfQ/s1600-h/d-board+trunk+slot+cut+out-straight.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVJbv3YGgrPM7y1n-_FmuTVdPRYgUtc7jASHUY4_WzUBQ6R9d4r7X5VSeH6XB26ykMsAjXulory17vCJfFlNhIsGooY43igTYNxMkRK2pt7K3MdO0_Vgqm1_tQBKns3JqptBIs39mWXfQ/s320/d-board+trunk+slot+cut+out-straight.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304713742522362386" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw6iZjeIJBgLIzrhYizdHgT7IvrCgvwYKOiHadXeSoasrk9RC7m8EXxbRFqgnwnAWxmuUbt47XYjIi2SJrVbOZO8xOICXP-ZlJUZv6rgPdCZizPu3NEH5vEMZXYIOZnniRlO1zCRpkzdo/s1600-h/d-board+trunk+slot+cut-out-angled.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw6iZjeIJBgLIzrhYizdHgT7IvrCgvwYKOiHadXeSoasrk9RC7m8EXxbRFqgnwnAWxmuUbt47XYjIi2SJrVbOZO8xOICXP-ZlJUZv6rgPdCZizPu3NEH5vEMZXYIOZnniRlO1zCRpkzdo/s320/d-board+trunk+slot+cut-out-angled.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304713926209169826" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmxlLpA5XsZKqOxmf6bD8p7qp-_8DbKzbd5RXVAuOMUZH58Q1JFrfuooQJyMl7TYfwwDaHJfRDPmhLDt5Eu0onH9-HMhecNOzFbcKOKxduX2bL7qyQzrNmvmP7YSq9eyxvUm_UGDWFOUw/s1600-h/d-board+trunk+in+place-angled.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmxlLpA5XsZKqOxmf6bD8p7qp-_8DbKzbd5RXVAuOMUZH58Q1JFrfuooQJyMl7TYfwwDaHJfRDPmhLDt5Eu0onH9-HMhecNOzFbcKOKxduX2bL7qyQzrNmvmP7YSq9eyxvUm_UGDWFOUw/s320/d-board+trunk+in+place-angled.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304714126702856450" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPKr54WvU9-f6Yff4Xt1Nw-g_kMPQ6mw7Mj-SqKiCwuuztpiSA_5sDugXXqkDkUW8em1DgMsFPesxX7-w5KQ-LQZ_KyRXu2VnmLiCRNt0LdMT0_QXSPfJSWcZJs2VJXxvxauh79yMFFhM/s1600-h/PK87DinghyProgress009.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPKr54WvU9-f6Yff4Xt1Nw-g_kMPQ6mw7Mj-SqKiCwuuztpiSA_5sDugXXqkDkUW8em1DgMsFPesxX7-w5KQ-LQZ_KyRXu2VnmLiCRNt0LdMT0_QXSPfJSWcZJs2VJXxvxauh79yMFFhM/s320/PK87DinghyProgress009.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304717264515948546" /></a><br />Since it has been cool here I have been sitting my epoxy resin and hardener in a large window in the mornings so that the sun will heat them up. Today I think I left them there a little to long and they heated up pretty good, which isn't always what you want. When I mixed the putty up I could tell the cup was already warm in my hand and since heat speeds up the curing time I knew that I didn't have long so I started applying the putty pretty fast. All went well up until the end when the putty was getting hard on me. I still slapped it all on and it didn't look to pretty.<br /><br />I decided to go ahead and fiberglass it in. I cut the glass to fit and then mixed my already warm epoxy resin and started to wet out the fiberglass. I got about half way done when my cup started melting from the heat (the epoxy was getting hard!). I quickly dumped it out on the boat where I needed another coat of epoxy and spread it out. I decided not to do anymore epoxy the rest of the day, but that doesn't mean I was finished.<br /><br />Throughout the day I had been gluing the strips of wood to my oar shafts that make up the wide part of the paddle. Once I had them glued on I started to shape my paddle down and I finished up one and then called it a day and went running. <br /><br />Here is a photo of the paddle being glued together, I didn't think to snap one of the hand-planed oar, but I will tomorrow.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHylKDfGy61MNS-HpncfZKS0pl2QdglAu93bad12lcetfD-hGEHvAMq7-GQ-_5IUjHOUSynBxR5cECOQDNgydKroN8AFeyCrsSzh7yi8Kr8XFUuXtbP4nlfLqBkt2MCf5U4R_CXbAHkqY/s1600-h/oars-down+it.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHylKDfGy61MNS-HpncfZKS0pl2QdglAu93bad12lcetfD-hGEHvAMq7-GQ-_5IUjHOUSynBxR5cECOQDNgydKroN8AFeyCrsSzh7yi8Kr8XFUuXtbP4nlfLqBkt2MCf5U4R_CXbAHkqY/s320/oars-down+it.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304716336347042882" /></a><br />Making good progress is exciting, I can't wait until tomorrow to get back to work!Triphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028518981190153116noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901968113843581226.post-30259605432745790072009-02-18T10:51:00.000-08:002009-02-18T11:05:17.488-08:00PK 87: I'm making good progress!I have been working on the boat the past few days, waiting to go out of town to work. I have the dagerboard cut and shaped and will probably epoxy it over today sometime. The trunk for the daggerboard is cut out and I have one coat of epoxy on the inside of it and I plan on putting another coat on the inside and epoxying the two pieces together when I epoxy the daggerboard this afternoon.<br /><br />Yestarday, I had the boat turned upside down and I puttied the seams, glassed the seams over, then I put fiberglass over the two bottom panels of the hull. I decided not to glass the entire hull because....... well I'm not sure why not, but I figured I only needed it on the bottom panels because they will be seeing the abuse when I beach the boat. The fiberglass sheets went on pretty easy using a squigee and pouring the resin on. I was pretty surprised how easy it was, and this morning it looked fantastic and is pretty stiff. Just a few more coats of epoxy on the outside of the hull and it will be finished except for the rubrail and paint.<br /><br />The epoxy/fiberglass it that I ordered with the boat wasn't quite enough. The kit from bateau.com that was for the PK87 dinghy is for the rowing version and you need more resin for the sailing version. I oreded more epoxy Monday and it arrived just a while ago before lunch on Webnesday, and its a good thing because I am almost completely out of the first 1 gallon of resin and 1/2 gallon of hardener. I ordered the same amount and it should easily be enough, especially since I do not have to do much more puttying (if any) which is where I ended up mixing to much putty and it would harden before I could get it all on the boat.<br /><br />So now I just got back from lunch and about to get back to work (on the dinghy). I have been videoing the building process but I am having a little trouble with the quality of the video so I have been discouraged and slow at putting them online. Maybe I will get off my but and do them right.Triphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028518981190153116noreply@blogger.com0