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(24 replies, posted in General Questions/Comments)

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(24 replies, posted in General Questions/Comments)

I am committed now for 10th with my hotel regristation.

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(24 replies, posted in General Questions/Comments)

We can meet at the boathouse where they give the talks. We can meet at 2pm then wonder over to the food spot where there are the long tables for our gathering. That is what we did 2 years ago. Anyone have a better idea? On my stay, due to the economy, I am at the motel 6 at $60/night (Appleby, just off QEW at ext 107) and 1.5 miles walk to the railway station. For $15, I can have someone else drive me to the boatshow and back. That is as economical as I could find. Not the best set up but it will work. jklee

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(24 replies, posted in General Questions/Comments)

The 10th or the 17th will be fine with me.

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(5 replies, posted in For Sale)

If you can get her main sail I have an old original (1985) main that is stretched and needs some work to get it back to a proper shape (it needs new battens) that I be happy to give to you and I drive it down to DC just before x-mas as a free present. Sorry Deb, I been wanting to get rid of mine as well, as I keep tripping over it in my back room. jklee

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(5 replies, posted in General Questions/Comments)

Those in the business will tell you that the Contessa 26 is an over built boat for her size when it comes to ocean travels. jklee

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(24 replies, posted in General Questions/Comments)

If all things line up, I will be making he trip north. I missed last years trip due to training session I had to go to, so I am looking forward to this year trip. jklee

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(6 replies, posted in Repairs/Modifications/Upgrades)

It looks like I need to get new mounts for my Bukh engine. My engine is shaking pretty good now and so is the tiller. Next weekend I start the winter storage process and was going to have engine lifted to look at the mounts. Has anyone done this or know where one can buy them. I searched our website but nothing for Bukh.  jklee

The best I can do for you is two CO26's in Maryland.
"Wyvern" at Little Creek
"Hatsy II" at Annapolis
Beside them, I believe someone else on this forum was looking for a rudder to get a draw but that could be a year ago. Do a search. jklee

ps: try this for possible design, bottom of the thread
Index » Repairs/Modifications/Upgrades » building a new rudder

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(0 replies, posted in General Questions/Comments)

I am trying, though I am a bit late, to locate a burgee flag maker in Canada.  Any help from my Canadian friends?  The reason is that late last year I inquired about one from "Spirit of Canada" people but they did not have one and was also shot down on having one made personally. Though I was asked to find someone in the industry to make some for them that they could give out to those that donate or whatever for helping out the SoC. Since it is a Canadian boat, I like to find a place in Canada to make them, as it would not be the same if made in USA (who is all I can find on the internet).  There is 82 days until the Spirit takes off from France on a 80 day or less trip around the world. My cavendysh would proudly fly one and so might others in our CO26, as CO26 is a little sister to SoC. So any help here would be nice, thanks, jklee

I know I have requested this in the past and I know there are people who have simi-old list that list all the known boat's number, year, name, harbor, etc. I know we have talked about this list amount us but here we are 3 years into this CO26 website and nothing yet. We have place to sell our boat, we place to show our boats, we even have place to talk about our boats and a place for miscellaneous stuff but still no list. We once had a map but that fadded away due to reasons beyond us. I keep an old 2006 list up todate as best I can but like life, things change. I like the list as when people talk about there boats or show them off, I have an idea of where they are. Like Tiny Dancer is up in Alaska, so her turtle door makes alot of sense. Untold Want is on east end of Ontario Lake and within the core zone of the Contessa 26 world (we might even see him at the next Toronto Boat Show), then Varuna, who we all know and is or was based in Downeast Maine but has lost touch with us and finally there is all of you who I keep tabs of through your photos of your boats that give me great ideas, even if I never get to them, at least for now.

Now that I have tired you all out on this long thread, is there an interest for this list and can it be done? I wish I was a website master to know this last part of the question. I be happy to do want I can if the need arises. cheers, jklee

I agree with Suzeh on the new pics! She is turning out to a really pretty boat.  It is showcase material for any boat show. Maybe you should see if the Toronto Boat Show would display it! jklee

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(17 replies, posted in General Questions/Comments)

Seedler, the post 1983 mast do not have all those extra cleats and I am slowing adding them for this reason. Oh yes, you comment on not tieing up your reef sail, I notices on Tania Aebi boat she had a really easy system that has a rope weaved through the reefing/tie holes that has a hook (see my photo just put up and also see photo "Tania Aebi CW Nov 1987 pg3") between each hole that you attach to the other side rope. I will try it next week when I am at my boat.

bbporter - I have a photo of the cape horn on a small boat that might interest you.  It is from my book, "My old man and the sea - a father and son sail around Cape Horn." They do not show the braces for increase stability. jklee

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(17 replies, posted in General Questions/Comments)

Seadler - Since my boom has the reefing rope going through the boom, I would have to put a cleat or something on the boom to tie the line to then run it up to the reef clew then down to the boom aft. Basically the opposite of your system. I would have to do this in the offseason. On the tack reef point, I am guessing your tieing off each reef line to cleat on the mast on top of each other? Also guessing the bottom tack point is basically tied permanently to the cleat. If I go to this reefing system I will be buying new lines. Since I am using 3/8 inch rope, which is more then I need, I will look into the 1/4 inch.  Thanks for the info.

rbporter - I have a Cape Horn and like it. If you want more stability, they do give you two long braces to attach windvane to the boat. Since I am on Lake Erie, I have not worry about extra stability right now. What I need to learn is getting my sails balances better so it works better. When you sail solo, it is a pain to set the oar correctly in the water and get the vane set before the boat ends up strainght into the wind. I am still learning. jklee

Congradulation. I know the feeling, as my last two summers I did not get the boat in the water until September, only to discover I had a leak both times. This summer I am making up time for the past. jklee

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(17 replies, posted in General Questions/Comments)

Seedler,
Thanks for the info. On your reef points, do you have the reef point go through the pulley then to a cleat to be tied off?  If so, what size cleat did you use? I worked with a system like that on a 22 foot when I sailed with a club. On the pulley, did you use a Micro Block type?  Also, looking at your photo, am I seeing correctly that your tacks on the main reef points have a rope pulling them down? That is one of my problems when reefing is getting the first tack off its hook then getting the second tack connected to the hook.  It looks like you take it directly to the cleat on the mast. My mind is starting to look at this problem in a different way now. Thanks!
jklee
ps. you been sailing this summer or are you someplace in the Pacific Ocean enjoying the stars above?

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(9 replies, posted in Repairs/Modifications/Upgrades)

When I had my door on, it would not lock close or open so would bang open and close depending on the tack or what the waves were doing to the boat. I have plans on doing the curtain but not a top priority.  jklee

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(16 replies, posted in Technical)

Gary, Just wondering where you are on the drawings? We have not heard from you in a long time. You still in the planning or you building for the 2010 Jester Challenge now?  Any photos to share with us? jklee

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(11 replies, posted in Sails & Rigging)

Since your up in Alaska and the boat is right there, the cost of transferring it is zero, which is a big plus for you. After my fun in rough waters on Lake Erie this past weekend, only small potatoes to Alaska rough seas, this is a really good boat to learn on. The new deisel engine is also a big plus, most likely lighter then my 25 year old deisel. Just make your you have someone you trust to survey the boat, so you know what your getting.  I was saved when I looked at one boat in Vermont, as I had a great surveyor but paid for a poor survey on my present boat, as I have had to fix a number of things that should have shown up in my survey report.  Anyway, good luck and stay on board with any future question for this group to answer.  We all need help with our little dream boats. jklee

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(17 replies, posted in General Questions/Comments)

Jose
Ah . . . . picture by any chance?  I like the sound of what you have but drawing it in my mind is a bit rough plus unsure of what a plastic slide foot is.  Thanks for reply! jklee

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(17 replies, posted in General Questions/Comments)

I thought I keep this thread for my question. Yesterday on Lake Erie, I had a great time sailing in some fun winds. I got blown down wind so far that I ended up motoring back to port for 2 1/2 hours after sailing 8 hours.  Due to the increasing winds, I ended up having to replace my 130 genoa with my working jib and reefing both points to keep me and the boat happy as she sailed like a charm though the rough waters. My problem comes when I reefed, especially the last reefing point. With a loose foot sail (not physically attached along the boom), the boom would drop lower, as the reefing point, claw, moved further up the boom (see photos in the gallery for examples). It was a pain on being fully reeded, as I had a boom that was as low as my head in rough sea and I am only 5'3" tall! I feel I am doing something wrong but cannot see where as the boom vang was loose (not letting the boom to rise up after reefing). It seem like I need the reefing line to go straight down to a pulley on the boom then to the back of the broom, thus lifting the boom to the claw?  Just a thought, any one else have a thought? jklee

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(11 replies, posted in Site Support/Comments)

I am still having this problem, "Return Value 127" when tried to upload.  Ah . . . . . . . help . . . . . . . . jklee

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(17 replies, posted in General Questions/Comments)

Well, finally the day came was lifted  off its trailer and touched water. We got the mast up, checked the propeller shaft area that was redone just 2 weeks ago, then turned the key. Okay, 2 out of 3 was a good start. Key initiation to engine failed, so we basically hot-wired it with a screw driver and motored over to my slip where I put the mail sail on and other odds and ends. Thus next weekend, I (and marina worker - Bill - if he is still there as, everyone is quitting lately and Bill is a good worker) have a wiring project before I can finally go sailing this summer. Hey, at least the question have ended, "When you getting your boat in the water." cheers, jklee

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(11 replies, posted in Sails & Rigging)

I was thinking about this on the way back from my boat today, as I almost got it into the water, tomorrow forsure. Anyway, when I first sailed on Lake Erie in mid to late September, 2006, I just sailed with a 110. It was never over powered with the 15-20+ knot winds I had. With that size, you to can sail with the main fully out or reefed. The smaller the genoa, the more you can use your main sail. Just food for thought. jklee