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Probably a Buhk 8hp, Fessalo, though I might be wrong.

It's interesting. Doesn't sound like there's really any amazing deals at the boat show this year. Might be a function of the economy, but I bet it's more a function of the booth fees required at the boat show.

I am fascinated that Mason's has been bought by Fogh though. Pretty different target demographic, I would have thought. Hopefully nothing will change at either.

I'd love to know which of us is planning the Ontario 300 though. Come on, fess up!

I'll probably get down there on Saturday at some point. If I do, I'll stop by, Oliver.

And any of you who have teenage children in the 13-17 range should totally be checking out the Toronto Brigantine program. They have a booth down there. Both my sons have been in the program for a few years. One's a Chief Petty Officer, one's looking for a promotion to Petty Officer in the spring. It's an excellent program that really teaches the kids the value of hard work, independence and teamwork. I am an alumni of the program myself, and credit it with my love of sailing.

If you see CPO Lebar or Trainee Aidon Lebar there, tell them you know their dad from the Contessa site.

I had hank-on foresails on both my Contessa and my Alberg 29. Though using a ready bag on the Contessa was a definite improvement, I really missed a furler, and if I owned a Contessa now, it'd be one of the first things I upgraded.

Boy, that's a pretty amazing restoration. Interesting choices on the interior. No berths except the v-berth, as far as I can tell. Still, that interior would work really well for a coastal cruising couple. I'd hate to have to sleep in the v-berth in any kind of really heavy weather.

But man, it sure is pretty.

It happened to me all the time when I have my Contessa.

There was a rumor once, that every marina in Ontario had at least one Contessa. I happen to know that's untrue, but every marina I EVER had my Contessa in, I experienced someone coming to ask me about the boat.

Black smoke from a diesel engine is indicative of an engine that has reached peak torque under heavy load, and is having more fuel dumped into the engine. The black smoke is unburnt or incorrectly burnt fuel. The general solution is to back off on the throttle.

That said, I can't say for sure this is what's going on with your engine.

Hi, and welcome to the board.

Which Contessa did you pick up?

I don't have any information on the Monitor myself, but several of our board members have them, and I am sure they will be along shortly to help out.

PS: I'm not looking to hand the site over to someone! I'm thrilled to continue running it, just simply want someone to aid me with forum moderation tasks - mostly deleting SPAM when those parasites manage to make it past all the hurdles.

I'm really sorry to hear that John

Sometimes it's really hard to get out sailing - it's all a matter of priorities.

I had one on #322, and loved it. Last I knew the boat had gone to Quebec City, but that was a few years ago. I hope he still has it and is enjoying it. But the teak grate was fantastic. I doubt it would be that hard to actually build one.

#331 was a particularly fine example of the breed. Congratulations on joining the fleet!