I need to replace my.... thing?

[ShipShape]

Scoobert, looking at your photos, look at all the teak on your deck - that is why you are suffering from the heat! My boat used to have teak decks, I'm not quite done removing it, there is still a little bit on the bow. Today I measured the temperatures of the teak and of the white deck a few inches away, this is what it looks like:



Here is the temperature of the teak:



And here is the temperature of the white deck right next to the teak:



30 degrees less!!

[DefinitelyMe]

Depending on the leads it is probably possible to lead everything back to the cockpit but you'd have to install some turning blocks and jam cleats. They liked to put in lots of winches back in the day. If they all still work properly then you might as well stick with them. If yyou're finding that you are lacking cleats for the lines you can do tugboat hitches around the winches. Good knot to know anyway. The two 'unknowns' on the boom are most likely for reefing lines.

[scoobert]

Originally Posted by bobconnie

Haveing sailed a schooner for a lot of years, it sorta looks like a schooner to me !! Altho my sails were different being junk sails, but still a schooner! The only problem with one is the sail size! They do require some hefty winchs to lift them to full hight! But ahh do they cover some water when there pulling! Looks like ya got some work ahead of ya, but it also looks like you will have a fine vessel when your done ! I don't believe you will ever solo sail this one tho LOL

i did already solo sail it. greenport ny- albany ny

[scoobert]

Originally Posted by DefinitelyMe

Depending on the leads it is probably possible to lead everything back to the cockpit but you'd have to install some turning blocks and jam cleats. They liked to put in lots of winches back in the day. If they all still work properly then you might as well stick with them. If yyou're finding that you are lacking cleats for the lines you can do tugboat hitches around the winches. Good knot to know anyway. The two 'unknowns' on the boom are most likely for reefing lines.

i gave that thought, i do not know how to reef.

[Sailmonkey]

Originally Posted by scoobert

i gave that thought, i do not know how to reef.

With that much sail area, you'll need to learn!! Then se of those extra winches will come I really handy.

[minaret]

Originally Posted by scoobert

i gave that thought, i do not know how to reef.

Ever considered actually learning to sail before buying a big old beat up boat and taking it out? You spent enough years on the forum blowing smoke up our asses, you could have bothered to learn and had plenty of time for it. ASA, other people's boats, buy a dinghy, etc. Seems you were too busy telling us all about how you were gonna make a cat out of two mono hulls to bother. You have provided a lot of people on this forum a lot of laughs, but it stops being funny when you actually leave the dock.

[Krogensailor]

Both mast are the same height? Add a bit to the aft mast and you have a schooner. I 'm yet to get any perspective on this boat. So many odd images. Is this done with photo shop There is a hatch in the 2nd pic. Fore and aft look ambiguous. It has the sense of an old design with a hoop type boomkin. More and better pics would help a lot. Maybe back up about 50' and take a pic of the boat,,perspective.

[scoobert]

Originally Posted by Krogensailor

Both mast are the same height? Add a bit to the aft mast and you have a schooner. I 'm yet to get any perspective on this boat. So many odd images. Is this done with photo shop There is a hatch in the 2nd pic. Fore and aft look ambiguous. It has the sense of an old design with a hoop type boomkin. More and better pics would help a lot. Maybe back up about 50' and take a pic of the boat,,perspective.

My iphone is not waterproof. And photobucket no longer allows me to post full rez photos from my canon 7d.

[scoobert]

Originally Posted by Sailmonkey

With that much sail area, you'll need to learn!! Then se of those extra winches will come I really handy.

Indeed. However the book i was told to buy was too basic. Didnt tell me how to do these things. There is a full sailing course on board, but far too advanced for me.

[ryon]

I think someone's been pulling our truss tackles.

[scoobert]

Originally Posted by ryon

I think someone's been pulling our truss tackles.

nope.

[scoobert]

Originally Posted by ShipShape

Scoobert, looking at your photos, look at all the teak on your deck - that is why you are suffering from the heat! My boat used to have teak decks, I'm not quite done removing it, there is still a little bit on the bow. Today I measured the temperatures of the teak and of the white deck a few inches away, this is what it looks like:

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i love the teak look thou. to me fiberglass is too sterile.
the entire inside of our yacht is teak as well.
much nicer then the custom build boats i looked at that were fiberglass.
once the work is complete on this boat i will look for a cat with teak decks i can get cheaply and trade down

[Blue Crab]

Flexiteek - Environmental marine decking system - A teak deck alternative