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Old 17-08-2023, 19:35   #1
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Hello!
First of all, I want to say that this forum has been a huge resource for me in the last year or two... got the silly notion some time ago to buy myself a cheaper/older sailboat and eventually live aboard/cruise on it, so I've done a lot of lurking here trying to learn about all that. I like the "vibe" here, in a world of forums filled with trolls and egomaniacs, this forum stands apart.

Despite the wealth of sound, logical wisdom available here, I've gone and bought myself an "interesting" vessel... a Hanna "Tahiti" built of wood in 1978, rigged as a gaff cutter, complete with running topmast, deadeyes and lanyards, etc. No wire rope, no winches.
I have very little sailing experience, and it was ages ago... but I will be proceeding cautiously, with the goal of eventually sailing her solo. She will need upgrades toward that end, but for now, she needs attention to "deferred maintenance", having not been hauled out in about 10 years !! Last owner motorsailed her up the ICW from North Carolina, and she's been sitting at a private seawall in NJ year-round since then, and not sailed much at all during that time.

Yeah, I bought her without a pro survey... I know, I know. But it was a right boat/right place/right price sort of thing. And she cast a spell on me, dammit!

I've started making arrangements to haul out and take care of the hull, mostly , and to get a C&V while she's on the hard. I plan to do as much of the hull work myself as possible (good boatyard labor ain't cheap)... I have an extensive woodworking background (but not much with boats), and I have access to the internet, so what could go wrong?
Anyway, the last hurdle to the haul-out is finding crew (for a ten-mile motor sail on Barnegat Bay, with a good engine and ad-hoc, minimal but workable sail plan).
I may be crazy, but I'm not stupid, so I will need a couple of hands for that (at least one who has some suitable experience). I have gone through my short list of friends who sail, and none willing or available so far.
Ideal window is next week... failing that, it'll have to wait until third week of September.
So if there are any NJ-area members here who are interested in helping with the repositioning, let me know! Note: if all goes well, she will go back to her slip in Point Pleasant in mid-Oct., before the repair yard fills up with winter residents (and I have to pay for the whole season). So help will be needed then, also.

Here is a picture of "Nina", at her last haulout/survey in 2013... not much has changed, except for condition of paint and seams(and plenty of marine growth; but I will be diving on her this weekend to scrape off much of that). White cedar on oak, teak-on-ply deck, spruce spars. 30 feet on deck, 4'6" draft; disp. 9 tons. All hull fastenings were replaced, around the time this photo was taken.
The cordage/wood rigging is pretty dry, but holding up well. The tanbark sails are much the same. The bilge is pretty wet, LOL, but not too bad. Currently the primary bilge pump goes off for a few seconds every hour or so (as it has since re-launching in North Carolina and a motorsail up the ICW ten years ago), and there is a backup automatic pump, as well as two manual pumps.
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Hi Slowly... Welcome to CF
Lovely old wooden classic you've got there.. easy to see why she grabbed your heart.
My first boat was a pitch pine on oak Magyar 7 from the 60's and I loved her to bits.. 18mths of graft to get her afloat but worth it, also a diy job.
Hope you manage to get some help from local CF members getting here to the yard and hauled.
Best wishes on the refit and keep us posted on how it goes.
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Old 17-08-2023, 20:26   #4
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Hi Slowly... Welcome to CF
Lovely old wooden classic you've got there.. easy to see why she grabbed your heart.
My first boat was a pitch pine on oak Magyar 7 from the 60's and I loved her to bits.. 18mths of graft to get her afloat but worth it, also a diy job.
Hope you manage to get some help from local CF members getting here to the yard and hauled.
Best wishes on the refit and keep us posted on how it goes.
18 months!? I'm hoping a few weeks of re-caulking/painting... but I still don't know for sure if any worms have taken up residence...
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Welcome to the forum, and welcome, (I hope, ,) to the world of wood boats.
She will provide you with a wealth of knowledge, and when you're ready to "take off" you'll certainly know a thing-or-three about boats in general.
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18 months!? I'm hoping a few weeks of re-caulking/painting... but I still don't know for sure if any worms have taken up residence...
Well.. yours does look pristine in comparison to the state of Double B when I bought her..
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Well.. yours does look pristine in comparison to the state of Double B when I bought her..
I can well imagine... and I understand why you went for it anyway. I should check your other posts for pics, if you have posted any here.
I almost went to look at a couple different boats that spoke to me, but were either too far away or too far gone to be workable for me. "Ancient One", an Alan Farrell junk-rigged ketch, I remember particularly. But time and money are not unlimited for me, so finding something like Nina just a few hours' drive from home was a big factor in my decision.
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