Ishmael 2,251 #801 Posted March 27 20 minutes ago, Grith said: We don't have those problems here down under. Is this called Snow Boating as distinct from Show Boating? Well, at least he doesn't have to worry about it bursting into flames. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grith 38 #802 Posted March 27 16 minutes ago, Ishmael said: Well, at least he doesn't have to worry about it bursting into flames. Hmmm Snowed in versus bush fire. Yep, Agree, I would go with snowed in as well. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chester 179 #803 Posted March 27 9 hours ago, Ishmael said: Is it still under litigation? haha, you know what i mean Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Sky 4 #804 Posted March 27 I’m the one on the right. Stake-boat duty at AC 34. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IStream 799 #805 Posted March 27 Seems like a pretty tall rig for the size of boat, what is it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grith 38 #806 Posted March 28 Believe it or not this thing was rigged and equipped to sail with a centreboard and junk style rig. It had a steering station up on top. I saw it on the road side for sale and curiosity got the better of me and I just had to have a look! PS Yes that is also a day bed up on top between the steering station seats. At least it could be good for something! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ishmael 2,251 #807 Posted March 28 That needs to be reposted in the Uglyboat thread. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chester 179 #808 Posted March 29 A big pram with a lid. Looks like pretty competent job. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ishmael 2,251 #809 Posted March 29 1 hour ago, chester said: A big pram with a lid. Looks like pretty competent job. Craftsmanship does not by itself imply any seakeeping qualities, such as not capsizing, etc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grith 38 #810 Posted March 29 28 minutes ago, Ishmael said: Craftsmanship does not by itself imply any seakeeping qualities, such as not capsizing, etc. I agree. It was beautifully built but scary to even think about having any significant canvas up on. I believe subsequently the new owner derigged both the sail and keel, took off the two small outboards which rose out of the water on an elevator system and fitted one big one. It just caught my eye in passing driving back from Brisbane to Southern NSW having test sailed several trailable yachts up there. Its amazing what some people will think of. Apparently the builder was a competent boat builder and a bit of an inventor but not a sailor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stumblingthunder 314 #811 Posted March 29 2 hours ago, Ishmael said: Craftsmanship does not by itself imply any seakeeping qualities, such as not capsizing, etc. I don't know. According to my practiced eye, it looks equally stable on all four sides. - Stumbling Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bull City 625 #812 Posted March 29 9 hours ago, stumblingthunder said: I don't know. According to my practiced eye, it looks equally stable on all four six sides. - Stumbling FIFY 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bull City 625 #813 Posted March 29 17 hours ago, Grith said: Believe it or not this thing was rigged and equipped to sail with a centreboard and junk style rig. It had a steering station up on top. I saw it on the road side for sale and curiosity got the better of me and I just had to have a look! PS Yes that is also a day bed up on top between the steering station seats. At least it could be good for something! Another nut job. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
woahboy 190 #814 Posted March 29 18 hours ago, Ishmael said: Craftsmanship does not by itself imply any seakeeping qualities, such as not capsizing, etc. Hard to tell up from down on that “boat”. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grith 38 #815 Posted March 30 Probably so no one noticed when it turned turtle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NormanHMartin 0 #816 Posted March 30 Averisera in Provincetown, MA harbor Now for sale.. . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sail4beer 844 #817 Posted March 30 I can’t quite see the Dodger, however... Oh yeah, and buy an ad for $50 bucks and it will sell immediately. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MauiPunter 259 #818 Posted March 30 8 hours ago, NormanHMartin said: Averisera in Provincetown, MA harbor Now for sale.. . Tell us more.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sail4beer 844 #819 Posted March 31 J Just another 8 hour Saturday sanding and varnishing while the sails are on order. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cwinsor 80 #820 Posted March 31 ^^ Labour of love and looking very well loved indeed 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whinging Pom 61 #821 Posted March 31 On 3/30/2019 at 12:43 PM, NormanHMartin said: Averisera in Provincetown, MA harbor Now for sale.. . Aphroditie 101? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
willp14335 108 #822 Posted April 3 My boat with new fender covers. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
monsoon 205 #823 Posted April 4 On 3/31/2019 at 10:37 AM, Sail4beer said: J Just another 8 hour Saturday sanding and varnishing while the sails are on order. That is a pretty boat. But, sorry, I hate that taffrail. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJonB 3,247 #824 Posted April 4 It needs to be chopped to about 1/2 that height. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sail4beer 844 #825 Posted April 4 I would do it if it didn’t replace the stern lifeline pulpits. When it’s time to go offshore, I need the lifeline stanchions and lines re-attached. They’re in the aft lazarette waiting for action. The whole boat is a little unique. I often lay awake at night and wonder if the transom wasn’t chopped a few feet due to freshwater rot and a mizzen removed. I have vestigial running backstays with the replacement mast. They’re disconnected and dropped into the main cabin hatch for varnishing in the pics Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sail4beer 844 #826 Posted April 20 Making my way to the Toms River Yacht Club on Thursday. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim in Halifax 68 #827 Posted April 20 1 minute ago, Sail4beer said: Making my way to the Toms River Yacht Club on Thursday. Pretty boat, glad you took the fenders in. Ummm...what's the line you are trailing from the bowsprit? (tough crowd here this morning) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJonB 3,247 #828 Posted April 20 A nice double spreader alloy rig - with radar - and an old wood boom?????? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sail4beer 844 #829 Posted April 20 The diesel needs a kick in the ass and was removed on Monday so I can tear the top off and see what’s up so I opted to tow the boat over with our club work boat. My twinbro on board the boat so I could take a few pics for the room here. The boom is original and in surprisingly good condition and the mast is a 2010 replacement of the original steel mast. But since the boat has steel floors, keel and centerboard trunk as well as a Canadian Steel stamped mast step arch the mast probably didn’t make much of a weight difference. If an in boom roller main came along that liked I would consider it... Also, it seems to be a little bow down at the moment. I took all the gear and propane tanks out of the aft storage plus the Yanmar and now there’s standing water in the cockpit forward and the aft scuppers are dry as a bone. The boat takes on about a gallon of water an hour so I’ll shorthaul it in Late May when the yard has time and check the one bung plug I didn’t get in well enough and then fresh bottom paint. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJonB 3,247 #830 Posted April 20 Canadian Steel - that's the good stuff. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sail4beer 844 #831 Posted April 20 You got that fucking right ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steam Flyer 1,398 #832 Posted April 21 14 hours ago, SloopJonB said: Canadian Steel - that's the good stuff. That's why we gotta pay extra for it................. FB- Doug Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bull City 625 #833 Posted April 21 18 hours ago, Sail4beer said: the original steel mast. Steel mast? I've never heard of one. The idea sets off alarm bells. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sail4beer 844 #834 Posted April 21 Sounds weird to me as well. It was what the PO told me and my surveyor. Apparently the Prince the yacht was built for requested it instead of a Douglas Fir mast for the 1950 Newport-Bermuda race for which it was purpose built. It was probably much shorter as the boom is set up for a main with a 18 1/2’ foot. Oder rigs with a 50’ mast generally have a 15’ or 16’ max foot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IStream 799 #835 Posted April 21 1 hour ago, Bull City said: Steel mast? I've never heard of one. The idea sets off alarm bells. Pull up a chair, Son, and let me tell you 'bout a man named Brent. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJonB 3,247 #836 Posted April 21 Some J class yachts had steel masts. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frozenhawaiian 49 #837 Posted April 21 1 hour ago, IStream said: Pull up a chair, Son, and let me tell you 'bout a man named Brent. LOOOOOOOOOL. I had forgotten about that fucking retard. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Veeger 148 #838 Posted April 21 1 hour ago, SloopJonB said: Some J class yachts had steel masts. Then they came out with that new-fangled Duralumin stuff.... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duralumin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bull City 625 #839 Posted April 22 11 hours ago, IStream said: Pull up a chair, Son, and let me tell you 'bout a man named Brent. I didn't know BS was into steel spars. I thought it was just steel hulls. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim in Halifax 68 #840 Posted April 22 I think Brent was into recycled street light standards for masts, or something along those lines. Steel masts sound heavy (even by BS 'design criteria'). 19 lbs/ft for 6" Schedule 40 would come out to almost 1000 lbs for a 50' spar, before standing rigging. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sail4beer 844 #841 Posted April 22 Boat is 11 1/2 tons. I’ll bet the mast was more like 40’. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bull City 625 #842 Posted April 22 It must do wonders to the center of gravity. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ishmael 2,251 #843 Posted April 22 1 hour ago, Bull City said: It must do wonders to the center of gravity. Brent did not bow to gravity. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zora 51 #844 Posted April 22 Spent a day at anchor yesterday, first time the boat had been anchored since her fire in 98. The Anchorage is called Sandy Cove, lovely holding and shelter from the wind. A little open to a easterly swell though. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Ed 377 #845 Posted April 22 4 hours ago, Ishmael said: Brent did not bow to gravity. Nor geometry Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Ed 377 #846 Posted April 22 1 hour ago, Zora said: Spent a day at anchor yesterday, first time the boat had been anchored since her fire in 98. The Anchorage is called Sandy Cove, lovely holding and shelter from the wind. A little open to a easterly swell though. Congratulations! Well earned. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frozenhawaiian 49 #847 Posted April 22 well the shrinkwrap is off, one step closer to the water 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IStream 799 #848 Posted April 22 1 hour ago, frozenhawaiian said: well the shrinkwrap is off, one step closer to the water She's a beaut! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IStream 799 #849 Posted April 22 11 hours ago, Bull City said: I didn't know BS was into steel spars. I thought it was just steel hulls. Sched 40 steel, welded shut and fitted with external halyards for buoyancy. In theory, anyway, not sure he ever did the math. CG? Who cares? It's a bilge keeler! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frozenhawaiian 49 #850 Posted April 22 6 minutes ago, IStream said: She's a beaut! thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bugger 128 #851 Posted April 22 4 hours ago, Zora said: Spent a day at anchor yesterday, first time the boat had been anchored since her fire in 98. The Anchorage is called Sandy Cove, lovely holding and shelter from the wind. A little open to a easterly swell though. That's a fine and proper boat, Zora! Well done. Pardon my ignorance but what is the black object hoisted port side near the forward end of the boom? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bull City 625 #852 Posted April 22 Elongated day shape for "moored?" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Veeger 148 #853 Posted April 22 Self-recovery mechanism from inadvertent capsize... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ishmael 2,251 #854 Posted April 22 Looks like a fender with a cover on, probably functioning as an anchor ball. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zora 51 #855 Posted April 22 5 hours ago, bugger said: That's a fine and proper boat, Zora! Well done. Pardon my ignorance but what is the black object hoisted port side near the forward end of the boom? i didn't have an anchor ball and thought that fender would serve just as well for now. It's not mandatory here but just good practice 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
willp14335 108 #856 Posted May 19 I redid my barrier coat and bottom paint and just put the boat back in today. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stumblingthunder 314 #857 Posted May 19 On 4/22/2019 at 4:16 PM, bugger said: That's a fine and proper boat, Zora! Well done. Pardon my ignorance but what is the black object hoisted port side near the forward end of the boom? Its the signal for: "Deploy your mental fenders, I am prepared to offend!" - Stumbling Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sail4beer 844 #858 Posted May 19 9 hours ago, willp14335 said: I redid my barrier coat and bottom paint and just put the boat back in today. That’s one of my all time favorite day sailors! M Long cockpit and good sailing characteristics. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Willin' 160 #861 Posted May 19 2 weeks back... Last week... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sshow bob 77 #862 Posted May 19 Wow - you weren't kidding about the scope of the project! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Willin' 160 #863 Posted May 19 2 hours ago, sshow bob said: Wow - you weren't kidding about the scope of the project! Yeah, but it's coming together nicely. I'm hoping she'll be done in 2-3 weeks, knocking on wood. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nebe 15 #864 Posted May 22 I posted my boat this fall in this thread when I bought her. St his spring I chiseled away at all the neglected teak . Launching in 2 weeks She’s a 1965 Columbia 31 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bull City 625 #866 Posted May 22 I like older Columbias. Very nice, Nebe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nebe 15 #867 Posted May 22 7 minutes ago, Bull City said: I like older Columbias. Very nice, Nebe. Thanks ! There’s quite a difference between 1960’s and 1970’s Columbias. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kdh 54 #868 Posted May 22 On 5/19/2019 at 11:02 AM, petmac said: ...on her mooring. Bermuda 40? Is the hull black or Majestic Blue? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ajax 694 #869 Posted May 22 11 hours ago, nebe said: I posted my boat this fall in this thread when I bought her. St his spring I chiseled away at all the neglected teak . Launching in 2 weeks She’s a 1965 Columbia 31 Once I zoomed in, I could see quite a difference. Very nice! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nebe 15 #870 Posted May 22 10 hours ago, Ajax said: Once I zoomed in, I could see quite a difference. Very nice! Thanks ! Can’t wait to get a good pic for the “post your boat sailing” thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hukilau 32 #871 Posted May 23 On 5/21/2019 at 8:19 PM, nebe said: I posted my boat this fall in this thread when I bought her. St his spring I chiseled away at all the neglected teak . Launching in 2 weeks She’s a 1965 Columbia 31 Very, very nice. Admirable job on the teak sir. Who is the nice lady in the before picture who seems to be washing her hands of the entire deal? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Al Paca 29 #872 Posted May 23 On 5/19/2019 at 8:02 AM, petmac said: ...on her mooring. MK II or MK III Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nebe 15 #873 Posted May 25 On 5/23/2019 at 2:52 PM, Hukilau said: Very, very nice. Admirable job on the teak sir. Who is the nice lady in the before picture who seems to be washing her hands of the entire deal? Ha! That is the previous owners wife. And she definitely was throwing her hands in the air saying “this chapter of our lives is over!!” 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hukilau 32 #874 Posted May 25 Here's my "new" boat at her new dock, after her shakedown/delivery cruise on Wednesday. Still need to sort a couple of things out and set up the bimini, but man, am I stoked! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clipper 8 #876 Posted May 25 My wife’s cruising boat. Elliott 1050 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clipper 8 #877 Posted May 25 Bugger, it fell over 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJonB 3,247 #878 Posted May 25 You married well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clipper 8 #879 Posted May 25 27 minutes ago, SloopJonB said: You married well. I think so. She even lets me race her sometimes (the boat). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alcatraz5768 224 #880 Posted May 26 Nice boat. One day I'll be able to come out and whip your arse. Just kidding I'm never finishing this ordeal. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Max Rockatansky 141 #881 Posted May 26 Long Island, Bahamas Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IStream 799 #883 Posted May 26 10 hours ago, Alcatraz5768 said: Nice boat. One day I'll be able to come out and whip your arse. Just kidding I'm never finishing this ordeal. Give up on perfection. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJonB 3,247 #884 Posted May 26 4 hours ago, IStream said: Give up on perfection. Accepting good instead of chasing perfection is something I finally learned on this - probably my last - boat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hard aground 17 #885 Posted May 27 First time in years it's been in the water. Hopefully sailing soon-ish. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ajax 694 #886 Posted May 27 5 minutes ago, hard aground said: First time in years it's been in the water. Hopefully sailing soon-ish. Bravo, dude. Looks wonderful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slap 141 #887 Posted May 27 7 hours ago, SloopJonB said: Accepting good instead of chasing perfection is something I finally learned on this - probably my last - boat. Last one until you buy the next one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
petmac 4 #888 Posted May 27 On 5/23/2019 at 4:21 PM, Al Paca said: MK II or MK III Mark III Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
petmac 4 #889 Posted May 27 On 5/22/2019 at 8:35 AM, kdh said: Bermuda 40? Is the hull black or Majestic Blue? Flag Blue Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
