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Forum: General Sailing Forum 25-01-2019, 21:36
Replies: 79
Views: 9,183
Posted By Ellevan
Re: Starting out in Florida?

Thanks again for all your suggestions. This is immensely helpful and raising our confidence about taking on this adventure.
Not sure if I mentioned, I think we would likely aim to be in Florida...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 25-01-2019, 20:43
Replies: 79
Views: 9,183
Posted By Ellevan
Re: Starting out in Florida?

We'd be hoping to get something under 30' for less than 8k, preferably closer to 5k... Would you still suggest paying for a survey? I'm pretty mechanically inclined. I've been a carpenter for 15yrs...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 24-01-2019, 12:02
Replies: 79
Views: 9,183
Posted By Ellevan
Re: Starting out in Florida?

Wow, already a great response. Thank you all. I'll take a look at some charts of the areas mentioned and also what the online market is like for the boat we'd be looking for.

Let's say we did...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 24-01-2019, 10:42
Replies: 79
Views: 9,183
Posted By Ellevan
Re: Starting out in Florida?

Oh that's good to know, thank you. That all sounds more our style. Are there many spots to anchor out around these undeveloped barrier islands? Is there less sailing due to a lack of decent wind in...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 24-01-2019, 10:26
Replies: 79
Views: 9,183
Posted By Ellevan
Starting out in Florida?

Looking for some advice on beginning my first sailing/cruising adventure in South Florida. I live on the west coast of Canada but I'm interested in getting away for the winter months with my partner...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 24-03-2018, 10:45
Replies: 43
Views: 7,810
Posted By Ellevan
Re: What is the optimal outboard setup?

thomm225 -

I like the sound of a nice light weight motor. My boat displaces about the same as yours. What sort of cruising speeds do you get when you do have to motor?
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 22-03-2018, 19:11
Replies: 43
Views: 7,810
Posted By Ellevan
Re: What is the optimal outboard setup?

Yes Don, I think the vertical slider might work really well but I can't find ANY information about them. Ideally I'd find a DIY set of instructions and build it myself. Two things that I've thought...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 21-03-2018, 22:46
Replies: 43
Views: 7,810
Posted By Ellevan
Re: What is the optimal outboard setup?

Thanks liquidice. Those are nice little motors. I'm dealing with slightly over 100lbs with my Honda 15...

valhalla360, I think my Crown 28 was originally designed with an inboard, though my boat...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 20-03-2018, 20:46
Replies: 43
Views: 7,810
Posted By Ellevan
What is the optimal outboard setup?

Looking to start a discussion about outboard setups, specifically in relation to sliding or hinging motor mounts, steering or locking the outboard in place, and transom cutouts(or not). From the...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 20-03-2018, 20:23
Replies: 122
Views: 13,706
Posted By Ellevan
Re: Should I fix or sell my boat?

In that case, do you just let the rudder move on its own while controlling steering with the outboard?
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 20-03-2018, 19:02
Replies: 122
Views: 13,706
Posted By Ellevan
Re: Should I fix or sell my boat?

Thanks TP. I like the idea of reducing or even getting rid of the cutout. I will set up a throttle control in the cockpit and I like the idea of locking the engine dead straight. Is there no need to...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 19-03-2018, 23:04
Replies: 122
Views: 13,706
Posted By Ellevan
Re: Should I fix or sell my boat?

Update for those who might be interested.

After a couple days of closer inspection of the transom, I came to the conclusion that there are multiple little issues in different areas, so removing...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 10-03-2018, 09:53
Replies: 122
Views: 13,706
Posted By Ellevan
Re: Should I fix or sell my boat?

TP:

Thanks for your reply. Looking forward to hearing more. I find myself contemplating this project from different angles all day everyday while completing completely unrelated tasks. How useful....
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 09-03-2018, 23:03
Replies: 122
Views: 13,706
Posted By Ellevan
Re: Should I fix or sell my boat?

TP -

In all efforts to avoid cutting the outer skin of the transom off(being that I've never done any FG work before...), I'm still considering going at it from the inside. As you can see, there...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 08-03-2018, 08:35
Replies: 122
Views: 13,706
Posted By Ellevan
Re: Should I fix or sell my boat?

TP -
Thank you. I'll read up on this product. One thing that stood out immediately was the $800 dollars he mentioned for the amount of product to fill a small boat's transom, my reaction to which...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 05-03-2018, 22:39
Replies: 122
Views: 13,706
Posted By Ellevan
Re: Should I fix or sell my boat?

TP -

That's a great, simple explanation in the link, thank you. It doesn't mention the idea of only cutting a section out of the transom instead of the whole thing, which I'm hoping is a...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 04-03-2018, 16:04
Replies: 122
Views: 13,706
Posted By Ellevan
Re: Should I fix or sell my boat?

Thanks Bill O. I find it strange that there's no sign of mine having an inboard and the cutout is obviously post production. I kind of wish it did have an inboard. I found steering maneuvering with...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 04-03-2018, 14:50
Replies: 122
Views: 13,706
Posted By Ellevan
Re: Should I fix or sell my boat?

What do you think of the through hulls?
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 04-03-2018, 14:46
Replies: 122
Views: 13,706
Posted By Ellevan
Re: Should I fix or sell my boat?

The hull in its current state...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 04-03-2018, 14:42
Replies: 122
Views: 13,706
Posted By Ellevan
Re: Should I fix or sell my boat?

Ok, thanks Bill O. I'll remove the bracket next time I'm out and check for wet soft wood. From the looks of the darkened area around the bolts inside, my guess is that things are soft. From what I...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 04-03-2018, 14:38
Replies: 122
Views: 13,706
Posted By Ellevan
Re: Should I fix or sell my boat?

You said you wanted pictures...

Here are a couple of up to date shots. Not quite as clean and pretty she was when I adopted her. Still covered in a tarp for now, so more pictures of the topside to...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 04-03-2018, 14:34
Replies: 122
Views: 13,706
Posted By Ellevan
Re: Should I fix or sell my boat?

Here are the chain plates inside. As you can see they've been lathered in paint which makes me wonder if I should undo everything and scrape/sand the paint of to get a better look at them and the...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 04-03-2018, 14:16
Replies: 122
Views: 13,706
Posted By Ellevan
Re: Should I fix or sell my boat?

Bill O -

...and some dark shots of the inside of the transom from below the cockpit. For some reason these kept flipping upside down every time I tried uploading.:banghead:
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 04-03-2018, 14:11
Replies: 122
Views: 13,706
Posted By Ellevan
Re: Should I fix or sell my boat?

Bill O -

Here is the transom cutout. Excuse the grime, the boat sat uncovered during the early stages of fall and collected a bit of water in the cockpit.
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 04-03-2018, 14:06
Replies: 122
Views: 13,706
Posted By Ellevan
Re: Should I fix or sell my boat?

TrentePieds -

Here are some closer pictures of the mast. There is no cutout for lines to exit the bottom of the mast that I can see...
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