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Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 12-04-2024, 08:55
Replies: 109
Views: 8,139
Posted By Rick Williams
Re: Docking long keel/heavy displacement yachts.

I have the same problem: long bowsprit, full keel and no control backing up but I discovered by accident that the only way I could reliably get into the tight slip in the tight marina is to hug the ...
Forum: Our Community 10-04-2023, 11:58
Replies: 42
Views: 4,718
Posted By Rick Williams
Re: Questions about Refit Costs

A sane person would tell you to run but if you've fallen in love with the boat and it now is the holder of your dreams and more important, you're good at and enjoy restoration, then do it. I know...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 10-02-2023, 09:35
Replies: 43
Views: 8,857
Posted By Rick Williams
Re: How many hours does a DIY diesel rebuild take?

don't do it if you're in a rush! Since it's from a boat it's not just a humorous aside that it will take longer and cost more than you can imagine but if you do rebuild your engine, you'll literally...
Forum: Emergency, Disaster and Distress 10-02-2023, 09:22
Replies: 50
Views: 5,958
Posted By Rick Williams
Re: What happened

Loved the string
Who knew sailors could be existential and not just technical?
By the way, I found it
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 27-01-2023, 06:59
Replies: 54
Views: 5,570
Posted By Rick Williams
Re: Mast Climbing Rigs - Recommendations?

I have mast steps and use them and the Mast Climber with the ascender as a safety and to sit when I get where I'm going. It's an excellent system. The mast steps are lightweight plastic and the...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 11-02-2022, 06:49
Replies: 80
Views: 8,959
Posted By Rick Williams
Re: Another 'Bluewater Boat' Poll to Really Tee You Off!!

I got the bug when I was very young, I grew up in the Northeast so my 1st sailing was on ice boats and "dirt boats." I wrote to every dude boat and offered by services for the summer free of charge;...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 31-01-2022, 06:32
Replies: 72
Views: 9,935
Posted By Rick Williams
Re: Strange marks in Hull

If nothing else you can infer from the various comments that holes in the boat goes against one of the three inalienable tenets of boat ownership: Keep the mast up and the keel down, keep the water...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 16-01-2022, 08:03
Replies: 25
Views: 10,765
Posted By Rick Williams
whisker pole or spinnaker pole

All:
I've read the threads and none seem to address the choice between whisker poles and spinnaker poles. There are many opinions regarding how to mount each and the relative merits but not actual...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 30-12-2021, 06:48
Replies: 12
Views: 1,938
Posted By Rick Williams
Re: converting to electric head

Peggie:
Thank you so much for the information. Those were actually the two that stood out in my informal survey. I like the fresh/salt water option but I was stumped by the various flush methods...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 29-12-2021, 11:44
Replies: 12
Views: 1,938
Posted By Rick Williams
converting to electric head

All:
I'm planning a cruise up the ICW this spring with lots of new crew coming and going so I was going to replace the manual head with an electric model as the pump unit takes some uncomfortable...
Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 01-09-2021, 11:04
Replies: 190
Views: 20,065
Posted By Rick Williams
Re: Ever seen a UFO?

there's the old argument about believing in something even though you can't see it: air, a billion dollars, gravity (a politician with integrity) but it's just fear and vanity that won't let us...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 21-08-2021, 09:17
Replies: 57
Views: 18,153
Posted By Rick Williams
Re: Is Butyl Tape Still Recommended??

4 sailors and 5 opinions and they're all the final word...
I've found that you can do all the research and ask all the questions but ultimately just pick something, use it and make your own...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 28-06-2021, 08:54
Replies: 37
Views: 5,940
Posted By Rick Williams
Re: Diesel Repair is so simple, why hire anyone

I agree with the positive feedback. These guys know what they're doing and they're doing it with what's available. I thought the homemade ring compressor was ingenious and how about that "human...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 22-06-2021, 11:52
Replies: 295
Views: 83,598
Posted By Rick Williams
Re: La Vagabonde - I don't understand

I've sampled many of these as they keep my dreams alive until my 38' ketch project is done and I'm free to head out. That said, my overwhelming vote goes to an underwatched channel called "Free...
Forum: General Classifieds (no boats) 22-06-2021, 11:41
Replies: 50
Views: 8,793
Posted By Rick Williams
Re: Sailboat was lost..so now I sell

Every sailors worst heartbreak.
Sorry you're going through that.
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 17-06-2021, 12:32
Replies: 46
Views: 7,018
Posted By Rick Williams
Re: Need to replace my dock lines and fender lines; best material?

I like to replace some running rigging and use the old stuff for dock lines/spring lines.
I get running rigging isn't meant to stretch but for me it's a twofer: new sheets, newish dock lines.
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 17-06-2021, 12:29
Replies: 9
Views: 1,772
Posted By Rick Williams
Re: Blue Sea battery charger repair

My Blue Sea batter charger went down for the count and I set about replacing the small fuse on the bottom of the charger.
Take my advice and don't bother. You need to destroy either the fuse or the...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 17-05-2021, 09:14
Replies: 73
Views: 7,793
Posted By Rick Williams
Re: Overheat at low rpm - 3JH4E on Hunter 38

I had a 1 GM for years with exactly the same problem and I did all the things suggested but for years whenever I had to run up to 2500 to get through a bridge against the tide, for instance, I'd...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 29-04-2021, 10:59
Replies: 44
Views: 5,651
Posted By Rick Williams
Re: Saving a Yard Queen vs. Not Doing That

I have to agree with those who found enormous satisfaction in the process but make no mistake, if you don't love doing it then don't! Seriously! Don't even consider it.
I like to joke that I'm 6...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 12-04-2021, 09:43
Replies: 42
Views: 5,615
Posted By Rick Williams
Re: Replacing Running Rigging - Techniques for Reaving?

I've always had great success with heat shrink tubing. If you use the kind with adhesive for one thing you can't pull it apart and for another, cut the joint in half when you get it through and your...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 12-04-2021, 07:05
Replies: 2
Views: 349
Posted By Rick Williams
teak or oil on the caprails

All:
I've spent countless hours varnishing my caprails only to see the varnish burn through and the joints crack every year. I want to spend more time sailing and less time varnishing (it's...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 01-03-2021, 08:38
Replies: 15
Views: 5,189
Posted By Rick Williams
Re: Rotary drive Auto Pilot

I did a bunch of research into chain drives as I had a sprocket on the bottom of my quadrant and not much room for a linear. Everything I could find made in America didn't seem that robust and...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 17-09-2020, 10:49
Replies: 19
Views: 4,699
Posted By Rick Williams
Re: Replace glassed in chainplates

For us the difference between new and old position was negligible.
We also used the old chain plates as the backers inside; win/win.
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 17-09-2020, 08:52
Replies: 19
Views: 4,699
Posted By Rick Williams
Re: Replace glassed in chainplates

We had the same thing on our 38' Downeaster ketch and decided to make them ourselves and bolt them to the outside: eliminates holes in the deck and allows for easy inspection. We got stainless...
Forum: Lagoon Catamarans 04-09-2020, 10:11
Replies: 64
Views: 12,057
Posted By Rick Williams
Re: Renaming a boat and the ritual

I've renamed a couple boats and there's no shortage of suggestions for ceremonies on line. I cobbled a couple together but basically we gathered anyone from the boatyard who wanted to come, asked...
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