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You are welcome, guys!
Just the other day: my boat is on hard at sister's FARM of all places: British handyman doing work there spots her, drops his tools and practically hollers "Heavens, whose lovely lass is she?!" and runs over to her, yes, actually runs his hands along her hull and says: "Lovely lines, yes sir she's a beauty", now my truck-driving, horse-riding, non-boating family can see it's not just me that's crazy! ;D (at least I don't think I am?! ;-)
Mine pedestal mount is in front of aft edge of "rear deck", just aft of coaming lip: you can see it (3.5"or so high) in front of the red gas/petrol can on the picture under Tech Notes and then look at "Mainsheet traveller aboard Rhiannon". I have an OLD OLD OLD Autoheom 1000, not sure how it compares to the 21st century ones, ha ha!
His articles are great, aren't they?!
Hey Gadget!
I believe you had written to me, and you got on one of the lists, and we pass many copies of lists between coasts and countries! Pretty amazing, really!
And yes, huge THANKS to Adrian for doing this for all of "us"!
Gee, Adrian, can we send you a pintle/gudgeon set or something to show our appreciation?!
Even with my boat loaded up with all the stuff I like to carry, (and you are talking to Miss Prepared for Anything here!) including chain in the bow and THREE anchors, ETC!! and my boat does 5.5 - 6.0k or so.
I have the Farymann with the slightly larger, NEW piston, head & cylinder, but still only about 8hp. I have a 2 blade 12x9 RH Prop.
So I can go kinda fast?!
Hi!
My 1984 has a vent above galley on stbd. side. Post 1983 boats also have a 2nd hatch aft of the mast...a big help.
Plus, I keep both hatches always cracked or open, (except when underway) as I am fanatical about ventilation - and it will help with condensation, as our little boats can close up quite tightly. Get a canvas square of material and tie over the hatch to keep rain out and have privacy while enjoying vital fresh air, night and day.
When you say above the closet, you mean in the deck, forward of mast, between head and hanging locker? That sounds like a good spot, but maybe too close to foredeck hatch.
Overall, I would suggest installing a 2nd hatch above galley (where the later boats have it) You want airflow, that will stop condensation: read Roger MacAfee's book "the Warm Dry Boat". It's all true! ;-)
I have a 6.5' Avon inflatable: I keep it rolled up in cockpit locker: easy to get to and use and store! I don't like anything on my decks, not even dirt! ;D
They made my boarding ladder and did a mighty fine job! ;D
I too would want preventer on track as opposed to stanchion. And, for reasons John mentioned, I would have it on a quick release shackle, in effect bringing the whole contraption from one side to the other. And, when not needed, it could be clipped completely off boom and stowed away. In other words, if you don't need it, it's not just wrapped around something waiting to get caught.
So, Bill, did you goop more glass on?! I would think it would tend to get quite messy?
I would think if you gooped to liner, you would then not be able to access toe-rail bolts, and rub-rail rivest, etc. from inside. Not a huge loss, but an inconvenience if you wanted to check/rebed, etc.
Hi Bill,
Hey, I know which boat you bought! I saved all the pics when I saw her for sail and they had a bunch of pics on Yachtworld She seemed pretty nice, and a newer one at that.
Please send me pics of your table.
I set something simple up for mine, used the nice teak table that came with the boat, put it on removable hinges, butted against galley edge, and tucked up against back of setee, port side, with a fold-down 3/4" thick x 8"x10" support that just fits inside berth rail. It really extends the galley countertop nicely, and also gives an area underneath table to store my extra sweater/jacket/bag while sailing, as the wide support prevents anything from hitting the sole when she heels, but is still immediately accessible & safe.
Hi Bill;
I would say, yes, quick and simple. I have examined every bit of her undersides with a mirror and flashlight, and also from seeing Stefan D's pics (he ripped his boat out entirely!) there is certainly room for a good deal more tabbing. It will only serve to strengthen your boat, and is what I will also do if I see a bulkhead is only tabbed on one side, or just tabbed partway, when I am doing that job.
And you are right, an education...usually seeing what they did not do, and now you have a chance to rectify!
Good luck!
I don't believe they are tabbed to liner, as I stuck my hand right up, and mirror too, and except for a little strip at top that may indeed be tabbed to prevent liner flexing.
Chainplate support knees are tabbed/glassed over right to inner hull itself. I have a picture of mine, and the chainplates are definitely right through deck, bolted against the knees, and knees are glassed over right along hull.
You know, when I had my Farymann rebuilt, they put in a larger cylinder and piston, and I do have a half more horsepower, and that has made a difference. We have some good currents here in Vancouver, right in the marina, and I have had no problem backing out when I think it through (I back completely out of the marina if there is a good current coming in, or if the wind is blowing onto my slip)
I actually find my boat strangely manueverable, and I have been caught real good in currents so I know what it feels like (yesiree, talking from experience here!)
I have a 12RH9 two blader...and has worked fine so far.
(Tip: do NOT run engine in gear while on the hard....again, speaking from experience! I have my cooling water all set up...but dopey here initially "forgot" that water coming in the propshaft was also required for lubrication of a few key items..) Yes, I learned my lesson. Grrrr. Not sure of the damage yet, will keep the forum posted when I have the courage to closely examine my Manecraft Deepsea seal....well, it was due for replacement anyways!! It was installed 10 years ago and they recommend replacement every five years, so maybe a blessing in disguise....but the prop is fine and was gaily spinning in the air! ;-)
Me too.
Someone told me to use a detachable vang, but I do not see the sense in that as far as: if you wreck the preventer, you've wrecked your vang...and lord knows we need it down wind, I learned!
And, if you really don't want the preventer to rip out of the boom as it's also your boom vang, it will rip out completely with no way to repair it.
Bill;
Gee, thanks for the tip on the Origo possibly still burning after turning it off, as well as getting really hot with low fuel...hmmm, that's possibly how Stefan D's previous owner burned a hole through that boat?!
I will indeed check mine next time I use it. Strangely enough, I do feel it before I put the rubber gasket back on to ensure it's not hot (and melt the rubber) so I would hope if it was still hot, my little brain may come to some conclusion that something was not right?! If not, it will now!
(Some of us have such high hopes for ourselves! ;-D )
Bill, does your 82 have a liner? The way to tell is around the chainplates: if there is a liner you will see a covering over the chainplates, inside the head covering the hoses, and you will have little cupboards in galley covering chainplates.
Mark is right, there is no core in hull itself, just some on deck. So, you will have hull, bulkheads, and either no liner or liner...you will also have dividing areas between underneath settees and galley area, for example. These should be glassed/tabbed, as they are structural/support members.
(Oh, heavens, I talk more than I know, but I read alot, and learned from my surveyor and others much wiser than me! ;D )
Hi Bill;
I would say that I would glass it myself if the port side was also glassed/tabbed at factory. They may have left it unglassed/tabbed, as different options may have gone there? Or they simply forgot?! ;-)
On my 84, the stove is on the stbd side and icebox on the port.
Anything to make it stronger, and I would not see why you would neeed the liner to be able to flex from the hull! :-0
I would do it.
That is so Cool!!
And one fellow suggested to me we could also all have a video conference that day! ;D
I actually picked that weekend (as in past two years also) as it seems that it does indeed work out schedule-wise: summer holidays are over, but people can usually still get one day off around then if needed, and also, all marinas are back to some semblance of normal availability!
Good luck, and maybe we'll have a giant flyer advertising all of the CANADIAN CONTESSA RENDEZVOUS'S/ES/IES?! Take your pick! (Just how the heck do you spell the plural of Rendezvous?! ;-)
My mast is down, as boat is on hard right now, and I will be examining mine very closely....just waiting for the rain and snow!!! and wind to stop....wind is no good when one is on the hard! I am going to do the "dye test" and see if there are any cracks or anything...if in doubt, I will replace, but will likely chatter on about it before I do, and will let everyone know of my discoveries!
Oh, fogot: I use a Garmin Gecko Handheld GPS ($150 or so) I rarely use it, just for emergencies (where the heck am I in this fog?!)
While coastal cruising, I am a huge conning fan (using chart full time to orient with land) and compass...and offshore...well, heh heh, I will be using a sextant...I know, I know...why you ask...."cause I want to" I say! 
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