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So, what do you think?  ;D

Looks good!  I look forward to seeing how things develop.

Thanks for the effort!

Great start Kurt!

  Thanks for giving those of us crazy enough to plan to voyage in less then the 'required' 35' a place to carry on about it.

 

Yup, I'm liking it. I hope to pickup some good ideas here, or at least get some support for my madness  ;D

Tim - Your work on "Glissando", the website documenting her rebirth, and all of the other contributions you've made for us small boat sailors, all of that has been part of the fuel for my dream. (Like I needed *more*, right?, right? :D ). I've been wanting this since I was a kid and read "Dove". When I saw what folks like you and Jim Baldwin have done with these classic Alberg designs (my favorite NA of all time), it made me start looking for my own Alberg-drawn "Good Old Boat". In Ariel "Katie Marie", I've found her. Thanks for the inspiration. :)

(PS - If anyone here *doesn't* know of it, check out Tim's website, and especially his Plastic Classic forum - *tons* of good info on the mechanicin' and fixing-up of old boats!)




Craig/Faith - Hey man! Glad to see you here! So far, you are the only other person here who's been on my boat! :D A small distinction, that. ;) Glad to have you, Rose, and "Faith" aboard! :)




Zen - Welcome to the Small Boat Cruisers Support Group. ;) Are we really mad, or just plain weird? I often wonder... :D

I think I'm both. :P ;8)

Hi,

     I'm just checking in for the first time.  I think I'm going to enjoy this site.  Thanks.

     Just a quick starter...I spent 7 1/2 months, 3 years ago cruising from Florida through Abacos and back, single handed.  I have also cruised the southern B.C. coast and Cheasapeak during the past 3 years, single handed on my Macgregor 26X.  I am over 50 and love the life.  I hope I can add some ideas from a woman's point of view. ;D

Wow, Sarah, that is really cool! :)

Glad to have you aboard, for both the non-male perspective ;), and for the SB/LD cruising experience you have. :)

Personally, I only know of one other woman singlehander, her name's Pam. She came through this summer southbound, and must have liked it a lot, since she was still anchored over by Front Street (a public anch.) as of a month ago. She's on a Nor'Sea 27, "Pamdemonium".

Go ahead and carve yourself a spot out up in the SB/LD Cruisers topic, and tell us more about your travels, your boat, or whatever, if you'd like. :)

At this point I am very appreciative to have access to a site that is designed for smaller crusing boats. The boat I am working on is my third sail boat, the previous boats were purchased new and I did not have the work or research necessary to do the work that I am faced with now. I hope to complete next summer. Due to my age I did not want a boat bigger than 30', as i may be singlehanding most of the time. I am trying to keep things basic and simple ( I am finding that this is not as easy as it seems) there is a lot of gear, equipt available today. I do want to re-do all systems as I expect to spend several years crusing once I get started and would rather fix things correctly now , rather than wait untill I am on the water and do not have all my tools available. Due to the temperatures in NY right now I am taking projects into my heated garage to complete. I appreciate the advice I have already received on my next major project-re wiring.--- Keep up the good work!!!

Thanks for the compliments, Mr Fixit! :) Glad you like the site, good to have you here.

I have a site for you to check out - I think you'll find it an invaluable resource for your projects. The owner of the site is Tim, username "Glissando" here, which is also the name of his *beautifully restored* Pearson Triton, hull #381. The site is Plastic Classic Forum (http://www.triton381.com/forum/).

kurt I think youve created a monster.this site is liable to get out of hand

CapnK,

     Is Pam on board yet!!! 8)  This could be fun ;) :D

Just signed on and nosing around.  Looks good.  Regarding your new dinghy that we were discussing the other night... looks like the same model as ours (RU260 or something like that) with the slatted floor.  My info says it is not a planing dinghy.  I use a little Merc 2.5 that I can carry with one hand; moves it around pretty decent.

See ya around, buddy; good luck with the new site.

Happy Sails to You,
Jim

Good to see you here JimBBBBBBB. ;D

Info may not say it planes, but compared to the Walker Bay it got up and scooted! :D Yippee yee hah! That was with only me in it, at 160#'s or so. Once I get the CrewDogs in there, I expect performance to drop off a bit. I may try a hard floor of my own making, see what that does. :D Hot-rodded inflatable! lol

Glad you like the site, stick around and chip in if you'd like. :)

Tell Joan "Hello"!

 ::) ;) ;DWell Kurt, finally put u'r info into the puter..looks like a promising new site..I will try to participate here using TPIII and First Born as frames of reference..
How do u post a picture??
geneWj

Glad to have you aboard, Gene! :) Looking forward to your input...

I made a post about how to create your own Album in our Gallery, and how to put pictures into it.

Click here for that post. (http://sailfar.net/forum/index.php?topic=178.0) :)

Let me know if you run into any difficulties by posting in that thread, under the instructions. If they are confusing, I'll be glad to make them less so. :)

sailFar folks - Gene has done just a bit of sailing in his time... Right, Gene? ;)

This is a great site.  This is the first site I have actually spent much time on.  I feel the energy, enthusiasm and passion for the process in you folks.  I can almost sense your pulse's increasing as you write about your boats and experiences.   Man, I know the feeling!!
I feel for the ones who are wintered in!!  I get ancy if I miss 1 weekend getting to my boat.   I used to live in WV and I hated winters and cold.  I remember counting the days until spring.  Man, some of you guys have it a lot worse than I did, so I can only imagine.  I love Florida!!!  8)
I am already picking up good tips and info. here, not to mention encouragement to "live the dream. " You can sense the support on this site. 
This site truly has energy.  ( and weirdos   ;D) 
Glad to be one of you!!

Good start, towards an excellent site!
Best of luck to all who cruise aboard a smaller boat.
Regards,
Gord

Glad to have you here, Gord, and glad you like it! Thanks for the compliments! :)

Mr. Fixit
As to wiring...go slow, digram it out at the desk at home first, calculate the amp load, figure out how much juice is needed, add some for the 'wife and kids', go big on the guage of wire, size the fuses, no open terminals, keep electricity away from fuels, vent the battery, use good quality switches, and hide the wiring and remember that if it can go wrong it will go wrong...no short cuts. ::)
skip.  

CapnK... nice job on the site so far...and thanks for the link.. :D 

Just modified the mast raising system on my boat, and will be writing an article with photos on my website soon.  Unfortunately, the Pretty Gee has been hauled out, and is awaiting hull painting...the waterline, as it currently exists, is too low in the stern, and barnacles are attacking her gelcoat.  UGH...

And don't skimp on the marine grade wire.  Also, make sure your either run the cable through PVC pipe as a conduit, or use cable ties to hold it in place every foot or so.  Longer, unsupported runs will have problems with fatiguing due to vibration and movement.

Hello Everyone!  This is my first posting.  I found the site thru Trailor Sailor trying to keep up with the most recent news on "Flight of Years".   Through reading, everyone seems to be real cool.  I myself is in the process of restoring a '73 Venture 242.  When I bought he she came with repair tickets from St.Kitts and St. Thomas, so I know she has be down there before.  Not too much work going on now, we live in Iowa.  I and my family have prayed for Karen for a safe trip. I wish I could be there to see her off tomorrow, the cold would'nt bother it is 9 degrees here now.  If I could I would take her a pair of Carhart insulated bibs.  Marc

Welcome aboard, Marc! We're glad you found us, and look forward to hearing more about you and your boat. :)

I'll go ahead and say it for Frank: "Pictures!" :D

Love the site.  I voted Arf arf arf!  That's a positive I hope.

   like the site a lot. although im just a trailor sailor (com-pac 16)and have never sailed the big blue,  i know i will gain a lot from the site and its most expierenced members. cruising isnt in my future (we are a retired police sgt and a retired h.s. teacher) so big money isnt there, but sailing is sailing and the challenges and peace of sailing is in me. a good friend once told me that a small boat makes for a big lake and a big boat makes for a small lake and he sails the great lakes on a sanjuan 23. anyway thanks for a great source of information----knowledge is indeed power.

CapnK,

I did a computer clean up, and now I lost the pics on peoples signatures including my own, do you know what I did wrong?

Thanks
Jay

Unfortuneately it is not your computer.  It is the gallery, that is not online right now.  When you cleared you cache, you lost the images.  I am on a non-home computerright now, and can not see them either.

  CaptK is aware of the problem, and plans to fix it whenever..... he gets out of prison (?)

;D

First stop on a promising voyage.
I like the flavor so far.  Vintage Slocum ???

Regards RichB