Solitude in BC

[Solitude]

Hi
After reading postings on for half a year now I thought I should register! I'm In Vancouver and bought my first sailboat last year. (been chartering for a while). I love the site and being a new boat owner have found more knowledge here than anywhere.

I have a Cascade 27 "Solitude" (factory finished/many were not) with a little 1GM10, actually the very one in the photos on the Cascade Yachts homepage. As par for the course previous owners did some silly things with house wire for AC, thick carpet clued on the cabin sole, and using 5200 to bed deck hardware but I have done a lot of fixing with help of this site.

Got my wife and two kids as crew and have spent the summer exploring Vancouver the Sunshine coast and the islands. Love the boat and the sea and planning for longer journeys in the future.

Thank you Gord and Allan

[knottybuoyz]

Welcome aboard Solitude.

[Stillraining]

Wow...a year and a half for your first post...you and I would definitely not get along...I dont like one way conversation ...even if they disagree with every thing I say or talk over my head...which dosent require much by the way..

Welcome aboard

here is to post number 2.

Ooops sorry 1/2 a year...better but .....

[Solitude]

I guess I was too busy fixing my boat. By the way its from Everett

[dacust]

Originally Posted by Solitude

It was only half a year>>>

See. Once again, Stillraining is wrong...

-dan

[Stillraining]

Atta boy..... now that wasent so hard was it...

aah.....there was the error of your ways right there...buying stuff from us...


Really glad to have you here we need way more PNW members on this fourm.

[Stillraining]

Originally Posted by dacust

See. Once again, Stillraining is wrong...

-dan

ya....I think maybe I should order one of these...

[dacust]

Originally Posted by Stillraining

ya....I think maybe I should order one of these...

I can take potshots even without that shirt!!! But it might help my aim...

Solitude, glad to see it wasn't 6 months until your second post. Welcome and hope you enjoy the ride. Myself, I'm used to getting potshots 'cause I'm one of the stinkpot minority.

-dan

[Stillraining]

Originally Posted by dacust

I can take potshots even without that shirt!!! But it might help my aim...

Solitude, glad to see it wasn't 6 months until your second post. Welcome and hope you enjoy the ride. Myself, I'm used to getting potshots 'cause I'm one of the stinkpot minority.

-dan

Hey Dan...I PM'd you this but I'll post it here as well....Iv got just the thing for you...Here ya go...I'll make you a killer deal on a matching one... would make for a good dink..

[dacust]

Originally Posted by Stillraining

Hey Dan...I PM'd you this but I'll post it here as well....Iv got just the thing for you...Here ya go...I'll make you a killer deal on a matching one... would make for a good dink..

That's mighty kind of you, but I got green canvas on my boat. It'd clash.

-dan

[Jesse]

Welcome aboard Solitude. You are located in my favorite cruising area. Congratulations on your boat purchase.
Jesse

[SkiprJohn]

Aloha Solitude,
Welcome aboard! Friends of ours finished and sailed their Cascade 27 throughout the South Pacific starting at Yacht Constructers in Portland. Good to see another Cascade owner here.
Kind regards,
JohnL

[Solitude]

The new Cascade owner has started prodution up again. The new website has a little info on it.

[Sonrisa]

Originally Posted by Solitude

Hi
As par for the course previous owners did some silly things with house wire for AC, thick carpet clued on the cabin sole, and using 5200 to bed deck hardware but I have done a lot of fixing with help of this site.

Wait a second.... I'M THE PREVIOUS OWNER!!!!

In my defense that stuff was done before me. I think we need to blame the previous previous owner - the lubber. Lets hope he's not also on the forum...

Good to see you here Solitude.

[Solitude]

Originally Posted by Sonrisa

Wait a second.... I'M THE PREVIOUS OWNER!!!!

In my defense that stuff was done before me. I think we need to blame the previous previous owner - the lubber. Lets hope he's not also on the forum...

Good to see you here Solitude.

The stuff that was done was old. I know it wasn't you. I replaced the house wire with proper marine cable and put in a breaker and GFI plug, replaced the old carpet (stinky) and caught all the freshwater leaks. She is dry fresh and electicaly safe now.

Cool that you're here! Its a good site with tons of info and heated debates. Solitude is tied up for the winter. Moving to Burrard in the spring... I hope.