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Monohull Sailboats
12-10-2020, 09:20
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Rigging too tight - Mast compressed deck!
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17,167
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Tillerjockey
Re: Rigging too tight - Mast compressed deck!
tap the deck with the back of a screwdriver. If you get a sharp sound, the deck is ok. It might have moisture but it's not delaminated. If you get a dull sound, the deck has started to delaminate...
Forum:
Monohull Sailboats
23-09-2020, 06:26
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22' vs 25' vs 27'
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13,883
Posted By
Tillerjockey
Re: 22' vs 25' vs 27'
Since you'll be sailing with young children and your wife, you will basically be single handing the boat. Get a boat with an autopilot and roller furling. You will also want a boat with a "real"...
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Propellers & Drive Systems
11-09-2020, 13:01
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What size motor ?
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10,120
Posted By
Tillerjockey
Re: What size motor ?
6 hp is overkill. All you need is a 2 hp. The rule of thumb is 2 hp for each 1000 lbs . I've had 2 hp on a 2000 lb boat no issues got to hull speed. I've had a 5 hp on a 3500 lbs boat again...
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General Classifieds (no boats)
05-09-2020, 08:43
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30
[SOLD]
Milwaukee 28 volt angle drill capstan system
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2,912
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Tillerjockey
Re: Milwaukee 28 volt angle drill capstan system
Ditto to the highly reccomended. No more honking up the main, or grinding on a winch. Just push a button. Can be used on a windlass, main halyard main sheet, jib sheet. Half the price of a...
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Product or Service Reviews & Evaluations
30-08-2020, 12:13
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14
Keel Stepped Mast Boot
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3,128
Posted By
Tillerjockey
Re: Keel Stepped Mast Boot
I second spartite. Works great lasts for years
Forum:
General Sailing Forum
23-08-2020, 12:10
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28
Looking for recommendations on family cruising 40 footer
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3,260
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Tillerjockey
Re: Looking for recommendations on family cruising 40 footer
My kids loved their pilot berths. They were in the main cabin on each side of the settees. They could still see each other and chat until they fell asleep. My wife and I were in the V berth.
...
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General Sailing Forum
02-08-2020, 13:47
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A fool to single hand thru Lake Ocheechobee?
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3,490
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Tillerjockey
Re: A fool to single hand thru Lake Ocheechobee?
Since you've seen fit to buy a boat, your judgement is already in question
Forum:
General Sailing Forum
23-07-2020, 17:28
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200
What happened to the "small" "Affordable" cruisers?
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Tillerjockey
Re: What happened to the "small" "Affordable" cruisers?
I think there are two primary drivers to the trend towards larger boats.
the first is technology. Roller furlers didn't always exist. You had to drag the genoa out from below and hank it on. If...
Forum:
Monohull Sailboats
21-07-2020, 09:24
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Good starter trailer sailboat?
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18,705
Posted By
Tillerjockey
Re: Good starter trailer sailboat?
You can't go wrong with a catalina 22. I had an Oday 222 not the older 22.
I really liked the boat I had it for several years. It's well built and sails very well. It's a keel centerboard...
Forum:
Navigation
11-07-2020, 14:20
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need local knowledge throngs neck NY
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2,784
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Tillerjockey
Re: need local knowledge throngs neck NY
City Island YC has moorings available. Very protected. Or you can anchor.
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Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting
07-06-2020, 13:50
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17
Genoa sheet - another attempt
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3,991
Posted By
Tillerjockey
Re: Genoa sheet - another attempt
I personally like a 155. Depending on the boat, you can use it in most winds without the main. I'm assuming you have a roller furler, so when the wind pipes up just roll up the jib until the boat...
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Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany
05-05-2020, 09:59
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Can a plane outrun the sun?
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14,408
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Tillerjockey
Re: Can a plane outrun the sun?
Depending on which way you fly, and where you fly, you could end up somewhere yesterday or tomorrow.
Forum:
General Sailing Forum
05-05-2020, 09:55
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Barnacles - More Good Than Harm?
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12,233
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Tillerjockey
Re: Barnacles - More Good Than Harm?
take a quick trip up the hudson to around pougheepsie and spend a couple of days. Barnacles don't like fresh water and will fall off. Back in the day, way back in the day when bottom paint wasn't...
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Boat Ownership & Making a Living
28-04-2020, 17:39
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26
Seeking Advice on an Older Boat Purchase
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3,026
Posted By
Tillerjockey
Re: Seeking Advice on an Older Boat Purchase
you might also want to consider an O'day 30/31 or a hunter 30/31
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Construction, Maintenance & Refit
30-03-2020, 14:43
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9
Rust streaks on lead keel
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1,979
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Tillerjockey
Re: Rust streaks on lead keel
you sure the keel is lead and not cast iron ?
Forum:
General Sailing Forum
19-03-2020, 09:30
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18
Yet another which boat should I buy
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2,762
Posted By
Tillerjockey
Re: Yet another which boat should I buy
With regards to SA/D, below 15 generally needs 8 knots or so to get moving. 17 is a good performer in the 5-8 knot range and above 17 to get exceptional light air performance.
Windward...
Forum:
Monohull Sailboats
14-02-2020, 08:52
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70
Another first boat thread. Alberg 30, 1975
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Tillerjockey
Re: Another first boat thread. Alberg 30, 1975
I've owned several boats. One had an atomic 4 which was a great engine, it has a carburator which may need cleaning after being stored all those years, but who knows. You can pay for a survey and...
Forum:
Monohull Sailboats
10-02-2020, 08:30
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29
1979 cal 31 opinion
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Posted By
Tillerjockey
Re: 1979 cal 31 opinion
It's a good first boat at a great price, if what the survey said is all that needs attention. Get your own surveyor and go with him when he surveys the boat. you will learn a lot. All sales should...
Forum:
Monohull Sailboats
03-02-2020, 14:09
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23
What can one expect for general condition of a Good Old Boat? Bristol 27.
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2,841
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Tillerjockey
Re: What can one expect for general condition of a Good Old Boat? Bristol 27.
Check with some boatyards and marinas. There are lot's of boats that have been abandoned by their owners and the yard would love to sell them to you cheap and then give them the work to get it back...
Forum:
Monohull Sailboats
02-02-2020, 12:44
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14
Which of two boats or just talk me out of either
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3,312
Posted By
Tillerjockey
Re: Which of two boats or just talk me out of either
PHRF is really a function of how well a boat goes to weather. It's calculated based on boats going around in circles. A boat with a lower phrf generally goes better to windward than a higher phrf....
Forum:
Construction, Maintenance & Refit
02-02-2020, 12:36
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11
Core that everyone thinks is solid
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3,001
Posted By
Tillerjockey
Re: Core that everyone thinks is solid
The earlier C+C's were solid fiberglass hulls, later they changed over to balsa core down to the waterline and solid glass below.
Forum:
Engines and Propulsion Systems
27-01-2020, 10:07
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119
Repower costs... what am I missing?
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22,747
Posted By
Tillerjockey
Re: Repower costs... what am I missing?
one of the issues boat yards have is that every boat is unique and they have to solve new installation issues on each project. Then every owner has a different idea of what he wants.
Forum:
Monohull Sailboats
22-01-2020, 15:30
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109
Experience of trying to buy a starter monohull
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10,865
Posted By
Tillerjockey
Re: Experience of trying to buy a starter monohull
You're trying to buy a boat using the traditional broker arrangement. Broker's don't work for free and usually don't want to touch a boat under 10K as there's no money in it for them.
Go to your...
Forum:
Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy
16-01-2020, 18:01
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33
Recommendation for cable to lock dinghy and engine?
Views:
8,450
Posted By
Tillerjockey
Re: Recommendation for cable to lock dinghy and engine?
I like the locks that go over the motor clamps to deter motor theft. Several motors were stolen at my marina. they tried to get mine off but couldn't.
Forum:
Monohull Sailboats
05-01-2020, 14:25
Replies:
13
Any Comments On 1980 US-27
Views:
1,394
Posted By
Tillerjockey
Re: Any Comments On 1980 US-27
At that price it probably doesn't make sense to pay a surveyor. Check for water leakage around the windows and main hatch, as that cover is on there for a reason. Also check where the chain plates...
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