Another Newbie in Deep water!
Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 11:05 pm
Hello,
Just wanted to introduce myself and commend the site administrator. I've been doing lots of research lately and this is the nicest site I have visited for interactive info regarding my recently accquired C22. My "links" list is getting bigger and bigger.
I live in Spokane WA, and used to sail a lot in a 16ft sloop "Peregrine" made in Nova Scotia. Nice lil boat. The C22 met my needs for a trailer sailor we could spend some mutli day trips on. I have 3 large lakes near by and look forward to getting wet all next year.
The boat is a '79 I believe, and is in , well, pretty good shape. After getting it in outta the recent heavy rains, I opened up every lil cubby hole to let it dry and air out. I was surprised at how much water was inside the cabin area.
I'm gonna be doing a lot of work all winter on it, and have never done a project like this before. Fiberglass work will be a new experiance for me. To date I've only worked fiberglass tape in drywall...
I have blisters, cracks and a broken hinge area. The keel and most hardware is coming off. But, if I had the weather and hadn't started, I would have been sailing in it already. I'm glad though, it will be much nicer knowing everything is up to snuff and give me a chance to know my boat inside and out when we launch next Spring. After seeing some of the hardware and how flimsy it has become, I may have been asking for trouble had I been out in any wind at all. Patience...
In short I'll be reading much, and asking questions. Today I took 112 digital picts to document the start of my newest project.
Again, a very nice site here, and thanks now for the info I've already obtained.
Billy
Just wanted to introduce myself and commend the site administrator. I've been doing lots of research lately and this is the nicest site I have visited for interactive info regarding my recently accquired C22. My "links" list is getting bigger and bigger.
I live in Spokane WA, and used to sail a lot in a 16ft sloop "Peregrine" made in Nova Scotia. Nice lil boat. The C22 met my needs for a trailer sailor we could spend some mutli day trips on. I have 3 large lakes near by and look forward to getting wet all next year.
The boat is a '79 I believe, and is in , well, pretty good shape. After getting it in outta the recent heavy rains, I opened up every lil cubby hole to let it dry and air out. I was surprised at how much water was inside the cabin area.
I'm gonna be doing a lot of work all winter on it, and have never done a project like this before. Fiberglass work will be a new experiance for me. To date I've only worked fiberglass tape in drywall...
I have blisters, cracks and a broken hinge area. The keel and most hardware is coming off. But, if I had the weather and hadn't started, I would have been sailing in it already. I'm glad though, it will be much nicer knowing everything is up to snuff and give me a chance to know my boat inside and out when we launch next Spring. After seeing some of the hardware and how flimsy it has become, I may have been asking for trouble had I been out in any wind at all. Patience...
In short I'll be reading much, and asking questions. Today I took 112 digital picts to document the start of my newest project.
Again, a very nice site here, and thanks now for the info I've already obtained.
Billy