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Forum: General Sailing Forum 26-10-2023, 05:31
Replies: 15
Views: 4,838
Posted By dcstrng
Re: Wind Hippie sailing on a 27' Boat

Yep, I've followed her (and a few others). She had more cruising experience when she started her semi-solo trek than many folks (including me...) will ever get... quite an inspiration in a down to...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 07-06-2023, 11:30
Replies: 39
Views: 6,286
Posted By dcstrng
Re: OLD vs NEW boats. Contradictive experts' opinion.

One way out of this apparent dilemma is to wait until your potential First Mate no longer has strong feelings about boats (not universally true, but age helps... more age, more help...) and then buy...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 25-11-2022, 06:02
Replies: 47
Views: 6,587
Posted By dcstrng
Re: Downsizing to a pocket cruiser/Trailerable Sailboat?

The Contessa 26 is quite highly regarded in many circles... I've never sailed on one, but have admired and it has a reputation for exceptional seaworthiness in a compact form; which I thought was one...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 21-11-2022, 06:58
Replies: 47
Views: 6,587
Posted By dcstrng
Re: Downsizing to a pocket cruiser/Trailerable Sailboat?

Am not a fan of trailering (even used to keep my center consoles in the water), but have lived aboard both power and sail in the 40-50' range over the years -- then moved down to a semi-derelict (at...
Forum: General Classifieds (no boats) 17-08-2022, 11:15
Replies: 1
Want To Buy: WTB: Used Hydrovane
Views: 363
Posted By dcstrng
Re: WTB: Used Hydrovane

You might try contacting them directly -- there was a hint of HV participating in "upcycled" vanes a while back on YouTube -- which I took to be used/refurbished or something...
Forum: Our Community 20-09-2021, 05:18
Replies: 85
Views: 11,343
Posted By dcstrng
Re: Fake Circumnavigations

Yep, used to ride a lot (now, not so much...) and kept IBA records on one ride, then decided that while there were motorcyclists in my family, there weren't any accountants and book-keeping wasn't...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 20-09-2021, 05:09
Replies: 2
Views: 426
Posted By dcstrng
Re: Blister repair

I'd use your favorite epoxy (West, or...) and follow tkeithlu...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 09-08-2021, 06:37
Replies: 7
Views: 2,158
Posted By dcstrng
Re: catalina 250 keel maintenance

That was our experience on an Irwin 42 -- we lowered it once for an afternoon of upwind, didn't notice anything special (maybe the sails were too baggy to point well), and didn't lower it again for...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 03-08-2021, 08:36
Replies: 34
Views: 8,753
Posted By dcstrng
Re: Running lines back to cockpit

That's sorta where I came down... the hardest part was getting someone to build the bars/pulpits -- finally got a fabrication firm in Michigan (I'm in VA) who did a beautiful job in stainless;...
Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape 02-07-2021, 15:15
Replies: 25
Views: 3,958
Posted By dcstrng
Re: When to/not to display state registration #s etc

That's what happended with ours (previous owner tried half `n half I guess, never was sure...), and it took nearly a year to straighten it out (as well as a few $$$)
Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape 02-07-2021, 10:46
Replies: 25
Views: 3,958
Posted By dcstrng
Re: When to/not to display state registration #s etc

So long as your USCG documentation is still up to date, I doubt the the Coast Guard cares, but I may be wrong... I'd ask the State folks...

We bought a boat that had been converted (actually the...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 30-06-2021, 11:54
Replies: 16
Views: 1,179
Posted By dcstrng
Re: Patching holes

Mantateeman -- yep...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 30-06-2021, 07:02
Replies: 16
Views: 1,179
Posted By dcstrng
Re: Patching holes

I've been known to cheat a bit well above the waterline, but in the hull proper (especially below the waterline), I'd suggest not taking a shortcut. Further, an holes any larger than 1" (25mm), the...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 25-06-2021, 08:32
Replies: 36
Views: 8,823
Posted By dcstrng
Re: Reality check for future solo cruising budget- $70k to start and $3k/month?.

I certainly hope so, because you are apparently dealing with a budget about twice mine (and you are nearly 20- years younger). Still your organization and analysis is reassuring. As they say, the...
Forum: Fishing, Recreation & Fun 15-06-2021, 06:14
Replies: 14
Views: 1,036
Posted By dcstrng
Re: Audiobook advice

Might also try https://librivox.org/

In most cases, they are read by amateurs/retirees/folks-who-just-want-to, but the catalogue is quite extensive -- mostly public-domain publications, but a lot...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 18-05-2021, 04:00
Replies: 91
Views: 10,376
Posted By dcstrng
Re: Recommended Brands of power tools

I used (and still do) Harbor Freight 18V; but recently have been replacing many old HF tools with DeWalt ( both 20V and corded). The old Harbor Freight were sturdier than their reputation (I dropped...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 04-05-2021, 05:16
Replies: 16
Views: 5,562
Posted By dcstrng
Re: Slow Drip From Bottom of the Keel

Agree with RSB333 -- I think the advice to use antifreeze is a dead giveaway that the previous owner suspected the water was coming from the bilge and seeping down...

I have a similar issue with...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 23-03-2021, 04:23
Replies: 79
Views: 15,896
Posted By dcstrng
Re: Pros and Cons of Ketch?

Off wind they can move -- and you can set a mizzen stay-sail if you are energetic, but in truth with modern rigs and designs a cutter is probably preferable... had a 15-ton Bermuda rigged ketch and...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 30-09-2020, 06:28
Replies: 98
Views: 9,412
Posted By dcstrng
Re: What’s the smallest boat....

Probably a good all around spec... my secondary "measure" assuming this general style of boat is probably displacement; 5000# being near the smallest and about 10,000# as an upper end. Doesn't have...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 30-09-2020, 05:19
Replies: 15
Views: 6,780
Posted By dcstrng
Re: Buying a Boat Angel

Probably correct much of the time -- but in our case, the BA sale was a product of a divorce where the parties just weren't talking... one had moved out of the country, or at least the jurisdiction. ...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 29-09-2020, 04:57
Replies: 15
Views: 6,780
Posted By dcstrng
Re: Buying a Boat Angel

Bought a B24 through Boat Angel for $600 -- be prepared to do a lot of the paperwork the previous owner didn't and of course, expect the unexpected on the vessel... but, having said that, our...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 23-09-2020, 10:40
Replies: 2
Views: 1,207
Posted By dcstrng
Re: Please check your new to you boat before your trip

Hmmm... is that a plow anchor I see still stowed...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 08-09-2020, 05:42
Replies: 48
Views: 11,389
Posted By dcstrng
Re: Chesapeake Bay-Strong Wind, Steep Waves

Yep the Bay can surprise ya... not sure there is a perfect solution, but ran into that in mid-Bay 15 years ago or so in our B24... probably 6 foot or less waves, but wind out of the north (28-29kts...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 19-08-2020, 05:52
Replies: 4
Views: 642
Posted By dcstrng
Re: Window sealant question

Yep I have a similar -- the owner before me (about 3-4 years ago) put in new fixed "windows" but they leak in the rain... am looking for a solution that doesn't involve removing a gazzillion...
Forum: Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy 17-08-2020, 11:59
Replies: 106
Views: 18,199
Posted By dcstrng
Re: Binoculars - with or without built-in compass

What CaptTom said...

I've had a pair of non-descript 7X50s for several decades (don't think they are "marine" but I don't throw them about and they stay in their case unless I'm actually using...
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