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Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 01-02-2021, 10:45
Replies: 6
Views: 1,259
Posted By gjordan
Re: Old Atomic 4 with no rubber impeller

If it is as you say, "only steam coming from the exhaust" then you certainly have some type of problem. Even the relatively small amount of water it takes to cool an A4 should show as water(probably...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 31-01-2021, 16:49
Replies: 11
Views: 2,063
Posted By gjordan
Re: Folding Admiralty Anchor

The one that I have is a 55 lb one. No manufacturing info on it. I thought I was going to see a LUKE when I went to buy it, and decided that this will do just fine and didnt cost any thing like what...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 31-01-2021, 16:35
Replies: 6
Views: 1,259
Posted By gjordan
Re: Old Atomic 4 with no rubber impeller

If the engine has a salt water history, it could be rusted up or clogged with salt crystals in more than one place. Since your pump is good, something is clogged. The water flow is from your pump, up...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 31-01-2021, 15:37
Replies: 11
Views: 2,063
Posted By gjordan
Re: Folding Admiralty Anchor

What those are best for is being a ROCK PICK. They fold nice and small and will work in a rocky bottom. A Danforth, or most other more modern anchors often wont set in rocks but the fisherman type...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 31-01-2021, 14:33
Replies: 2
Views: 453
Posted By gjordan
Re: Steel/metal boat organization???

I tried several ways and had no luck. I thought donating them would be nice. It is a nice sensible cruising boat and maybe some young guy would give it a try. I also had no luck getting in touch with...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 31-01-2021, 09:14
Replies: 2
Views: 453
Posted By gjordan
Steel/metal boat organization???

I have complete plans for a 40 ft radius chine sloop that I would like to donate to some organization. I had the plans done in the late 70s when I returned from a South Pacific cruise in a smaller...
Forum: Pacific & South China Sea 11-07-2019, 07:10
Replies: 11
Views: 9,988
Posted By gjordan
Re: Good Anchorages in SF Bay

Since you have been as far south as San Simeon, if you go south again you can anchor in Pillar point,(muddy bottom) Ano Nuevo (windy and a bit spooky), Santa Cruz, use a stern hook to keep from...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 16-06-2019, 11:09
Replies: 12
Views: 2,302
Posted By gjordan
Re: Value of Tayana

I delivered a brand new Tayana 47 in the mid 90s. It was a so so boat. Not a single usable seaberth in the boat. Of course they probably offered different interiors so what you are looking at may be...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 08-04-2019, 08:11
Replies: 48
Views: 10,861
Posted By gjordan
Re: Chainplate popped out when sailing - what's next?

I may be wrong but I believe the Columbia 38 was built similar to the early Columbia 40s that had a steel cage built into the hull that ran from one side of the boat to the other to have all strains...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 07-04-2019, 20:53
Replies: 9
Views: 1,408
Posted By gjordan
Re: Kellet

I used a kellet often in the Caribbean, not for better holding but to keep the drunks from cutting the anchor line on their way home from the yacht club. It would keep the line low enough (most of...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 06-04-2019, 07:44
Replies: 16
Views: 2,478
Posted By gjordan
Re: Older style furler requires climbing mast to lower sails?

Thought #3. watch the classified section of this forum and craigslist and I think you will find lots of older roller gear for sale. New bearings make many older systems work fine and MUCH LESS COST...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 06-04-2019, 07:40
Replies: 16
Views: 2,478
Posted By gjordan
Re: Older style furler requires climbing mast to lower sails?

Two things come to mind. #1 is that some fool tried to save money and rigged a very dangerous system out of something that was not designed for it, or #2, you are missing something in the technique...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 06-04-2019, 07:26
Replies: 9
Views: 2,691
Posted By gjordan
Re: hardware company logo identification

I think those boats were built in Europe and the gear is probably European. Is there a Swiftsure yahoo group that might know more? I considered buying on a few years ago but it was too much of a...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 29-03-2019, 09:14
Replies: 22
Views: 2,842
Posted By gjordan
Re: Load capacity of Alberg 35

I have always liked the Alberg 35, but they are an older design with much less space than many newer boats. You already own it so that means MAKE THE BEST OF IT. I cruised in a smaller (26 foot) boat...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 26-03-2019, 08:16
Replies: 14
Views: 2,762
Posted By gjordan
Re: Propane for both cooking and heating?

The one pound bottles are almost more scary than the white gas. I use them a lot on small torches and lamps and I know how they often leak down. I suspected that there was no reasonable way or any...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 25-03-2019, 18:54
Replies: 22
Views: 5,151
Posted By gjordan
Re: NON SLIP TO HOT

I am surprised that blue seems to have gone out of style for decks. My first cruising boat had light grey decks and they were very hot. The next boat I painted with Sears Deck and Patio Paint, in the...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 25-03-2019, 18:01
Replies: 14
Views: 2,762
Posted By gjordan
Propane for both cooking and heating?

My boat came with a propane Force 10 heater that the PO fed with 1 lb bottles that he kept under a bunk. Cooking was done on a white gas stove. It all scares the hell out of me. I have purchased a...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 22-03-2019, 06:48
Replies: 3
Views: 746
Posted By gjordan
Re: Surveyor in San Francisco Bay area

Francoise Ramsey, French lady with an excellent technical background and unlike many surveyors, she has crossed oceans in large and small sailboats and single handed. It has been a few years since we...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 20-03-2019, 08:43
Replies: 5
Views: 1,350
Posted By gjordan
Re: Staysail on a 1988 Tartan 40

Does the staysail/inner forestay go to about 1/2 way between the spreaders and the masthead, or is the rig a double spreader? Actually the easiest thing to do is call the Tartan factory. That is one...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 09-03-2019, 09:12
Replies: 50
Views: 11,929
Posted By gjordan
Re: Minimum chain length for the pacific

I believe that the OP is talking about a multihull and they are more sensitive to loading than our lead mines. I would think 300 feet of chain on a cat would have a significant performance problem. I...
Forum: Our Community 08-03-2019, 08:39
Replies: 79
Views: 11,317
Posted By gjordan
Re: Biggest surprises from your first year or two of cruising

I would not say that having a minimalist boat boat means you have no pride. There is certainly pride in doing things (like long passages) that the vast majority of sailors will never do (many have no...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 06-03-2019, 17:01
Replies: 11
Views: 1,572
Posted By gjordan
Re: Use weather cloth as storage

Making weather clothes heavier or stiffer than they normally are might lead to bent pulpits/stanchions if you take a big wave. I saw a boat with bent stanchions from nice tightly attached weather...
Forum: Our Community 06-03-2019, 16:28
Replies: 79
Views: 11,317
Posted By gjordan
Re: Biggest surprises from your first year or two of cruising

My first 2 years of cruising were just coastal between San Francisco and Santa Barbara,Calif. The hardest part of the learning curve was how easy it was going down the coast and how exhausting it was...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 02-03-2019, 22:56
Replies: 36
Views: 6,482
Posted By gjordan
Re: ABI 192613 forestay release lever yay or nay? Looks like a POS to

Eastward, dont worry about overkill. Hang a good old fashioned windvane on the back to balance the extra weight up front and trade a little less performance for the big plus of steering that is...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 02-03-2019, 11:11
Replies: 36
Views: 6,482
Posted By gjordan
Re: ABI 192613 forestay release lever yay or nay? Looks like a POS to

Oohla, I am sure the Wichard is good gear, but the ABI was considered for years to be the top of the line. It has not been available for a long time. Eastwardho only managed to find one because it...
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