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Posted By Vino the Dog

Re: Thoughts on 1984 Ta Chiao CT 41

When you sailed a CT-41 "in the day", did you:

Make a passage over 1,000 miles?
Single hand at least 500 miles out of sight of land?
Live aboard for at least a year?
Heave to riding out...

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

13-09-2019, 16:41

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Posted By Vino the Dog

Re: Thoughts on 1984 Ta Chiao CT 41

Well, Arthur your advice is six years too late. I did NOT use a surveyor when I bought mine in 2013 because I know better than to trust a surveyor for a realistic report on a 45 year old boat in...

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

13-09-2019, 16:20

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Any original wooden Japan made Sea Wolf owners here?

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Posted By Vino the Dog

Any original wooden Japan made Sea Wolf owners here?

I would like to hear from anyone who own, sails, or has owned an original wooden Garden designed Sea Wolf built in Japan between the late 50s to around 1960.

Interested in history, construction,...

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

13-09-2019, 15:35

Replies: 26

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Posted By Vino the Dog

Re: Thoughts on 1984 Ta Chiao CT 41

Greetings group,

I have been off CF for a couple years and just managed to get back on, so checking in to see if I can successfully post and if anyone has any updated information on this subject....

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

29-09-2018, 20:25

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Posted By Vino the Dog

Re: Thoughts on 1984 Ta Chiao CT 41

Atmartin,

Thanks for the very insightful answer. I can see everything you said as true. All of those problems have happened to some these boats, but not all of them to all the boats. What...

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

28-09-2018, 21:01

Replies: 26

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Posted By Vino the Dog

Re: Thoughts on 1984 Ta Chiao CT 41

Atmartin,

A lot of what you say I have also found to be true, but my experience is limited and there are a lot of contradictory statements from people with different experiences. I would like...

28-09-2018, 09:50

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Posted By Vino the Dog

Re: Rebuildiing MD 21/Indenor-Peugeot motor

No longer looking for parts for the motor. Too expensive, impossible to get anyone to ship to Mexico by any method that would actually get here, and a dead guarantee that any future problems will...

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

28-09-2018, 09:30

Replies: 26

Views: 14,260

Posted By Vino the Dog

Re: Thoughts on 1984 Ta Chiao CT 41

Depends on how well the boat was cared for. You will find a whole group of people who hate them and will tell all kinds of tales like newspaper used as core materials, put together with nails, and...

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

31-08-2018, 09:40

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RUMORS about Formosa, CT, & 70s-80s Taiwan boats

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Posted By Vino the Dog

Re: RUMORS about Formosa, CT, & 70s-80s Taiwan boats

Were you the original owner?

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

31-08-2018, 09:26

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RUMORS about Formosa, CT, & 70s-80s Taiwan boats

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Posted By Vino the Dog

Re: RUMORS about Formosa, CT, & 70s-80s Taiwan boats

Probably not. Taiwan was heavily invested in the plastics industry starting in the late 50s, just about the same time they began building fiberglass boats. I believe they produced glass cloth...

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

29-08-2018, 10:34

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RUMORS about Formosa, CT, & 70s-80s Taiwan boats

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Posted By Vino the Dog

RUMORS about Formosa, CT, & 70s-80s Taiwan boats

Each of these comments were taken from various Cruisers Forum posts and I am tying to find out if there’s any truth behind these rumors.

These boats were all built with very low quality.
...

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

26-08-2018, 11:09

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'79 Formosa Ketch: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly?

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Posted By Vino the Dog

Re: '79 Formosa Ketch: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly?

Nor does ignorance, misinformation, or criticizing such irrelevant things as the font of a post.

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

26-08-2018, 10:44

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'79 Formosa Ketch: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly?

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Posted By Vino the Dog

Re: '79 Formosa Ketch: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly?

Looking for a little specialized information about Garden designed Taiwan boats, I read this whole threads and found it accurately represents the opinionated beliefs of lots of people with no...

21-06-2018, 15:57

Replies: 26

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Posted By Vino the Dog

Re: Rebuildiing MD 21/Indenor-Peugeot motor

Are there any mechanics here that can tell me the differences between the Indenor XDP 4-88 and 4-90- other than the cylinder bore?

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

19-06-2018, 12:00

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Formosa, CT, Mariner, Island Trader groups

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Posted By Vino the Dog

Formosa, CT, Mariner, Island Trader groups

Greetings,

I am looking for owners groups for Formosa, CT, Mariner, Island Trader, and related boats built from Wm Garden designs or modifications of them in Taiwan between 1960 and the 80s when...

19-06-2018, 10:23

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Posted By Vino the Dog

Re: Support for Voyaging Sailors

[QUOTE=Pelagic;2654771]To look at this more Globally, we are really talking about Charity.

Totally disagree!
Quite clearly there are many who only see begging and charity as the only...

19-06-2018, 10:03

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Posted By Vino the Dog

Re: Support for Voyaging Sailors

So it is not my "right" to sell my home and everything I own to buy a near derelict sailboat, spend five years full time work restoring her myself, then single hand her from Columbia River,...

18-06-2018, 13:00

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Posted By Vino the Dog

Re: Support for Voyaging Sailors

As the OP, let me thank you all for your opinions.

I agree with the difference between begging and providing something of value to those who contribute to a crowd funding effort.

...

17-06-2018, 12:05

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Posted By Vino the Dog

Support for Voyaging Sailors

Most sailing groups either detest or put strict limits to advertising in their forums. I agree with this policy. I agree even more with the policies of some groups to have a “Merchant Day”, a...

17-06-2018, 11:25

Replies: 26

Views: 9,680

Posted By Vino the Dog

Re: Rebuildiing MD 21/Indenor-Peugeot motor

I sent you a message to your personal address. Thanks

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

15-06-2018, 09:06

Replies: 7

Wm Garden designed and inspired 40' Taiwan ketches

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Posted By Vino the Dog

Re: Wm Garden designed and inspired 40' Taiwan ketches

Not sure. Are you a bronze pianist known as Cabron and partial to rattlesnake tequila?

15-06-2018, 09:02

Replies: 26

Views: 9,680

Posted By Vino the Dog

Re: Rebuildiing MD 21/Indenor-Peugeot motor

svlamorocha

I found the site and the parts I want are listed on it.

Me Espanol es muy limitado, despues tengo problemas con preguntas con ellos. No entiendes el sistema de ellos. Quiero...

15-06-2018, 08:25

Replies: 26