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djn
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Initially Posted - 06/22/2006 : 18:11:57

Hi All, I was jazzed to go to the nationals, but work dictated that I go to Portland instead. Well, I just got done with my mast and it was a nightmare. The 5/16 clevis pins that hold down all eight stays where replaced with 1/4 inch bolts from Aco or Ace and were all rusty and bent. When I replaced the original spreader bar sockets with the CD SS sockets I found two cracks on the post socket and three cracks on the starboard socket. When I went to replace the missing whip antenna, it stuck right up in the way of the windex. All the wiring (anchor, spreader, and antenna) all fell apart while snaking the new stuff through. The shives were deeply groved and one fell in two in my hand when I took it out. The mast step had two screws instead of the required four, and the step just flopped around on the two. I think I would have experienced catostrophic failures had I tried to race her. Someone or thing is looking out for me. God protects babies and idiots and I am not a baby. Cheers.

Dennis
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 06/22/2006 : 18:35:35

Oh but there would have been great pictures of your melt down!!

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djn
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Response Posted - 06/22/2006 : 19:01:59

After a long day in the sun Frank, that made me laugh. Thanks.

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Ericson33
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Response Posted - 06/22/2006 : 22:33:35

Dennis, Be greatfull that you took the time to look at the mast. Its one of the most important things on the sailboat, well the cooler is always first in my book. All of these things could hae made just a normal trip out with the boat a nightmare.

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 06/22/2006 : 23:53:50

Dennis,

I was talking to a co-worker/friend of mine tonight and he mentioned meeting a fellow sailor who was using the marina's gin pole to lower his mast. My friend went on to say this sailor discovered the shrouds were held in place with rusty bolts among other issues, to which I immediately said, "Was this sailor's name Dennis of the good ship La Tina Caliente?" To which he replied, "Why yes!". He then asked me how I knew you and I said that Dennis' sailing feats are legendary and are known from coast-to-coast.

As a matter of fact, I told him your grounding story a couple of weeks ago, but he may not have realized it was you when he met you today.

I told Larry, my friend, that if he bumps into you again, to say Don said hi....Small world.

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djn
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Response Posted - 06/23/2006 : 06:52:53

Hi Don, it is a small world. Is that Larry from the Clinton River Catalina Association? He's a great guy. What a rep to be known world wide for your screw ups. LOL Cheers.

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atgep
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Response Posted - 06/23/2006 : 08:24:01

I know reacers are always trying to save weight......But using smaller bolts.......That is a dirty tick. Your boat weighed at least 2 pounds lighter with the aluminum sockets and pencil sized bolts.

Tom.

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djn
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Response Posted - 06/23/2006 : 08:41:02

Hi Tom, the PO was slip shod not a racer. I hooked up the motor to the battaries and it would not turn over. SO I tracked down the problem. He had several bits of jumper cable and spliced them all together by twisting and black tape. Every connectioin was rotted. I think this boat is happy to have me as the owner. Cheers.

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Buzz Maring
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Response Posted - 06/23/2006 : 09:58:25

I think this boat is happy to have me as the owner ... Dennis

YES she is! I admit to being a bit eccentric when it comes to these old boats, but I do think they have both a personality and a "soul." I'm glad to hear your boat found her way to a responsible owner, and I wish y'all many happy sails together!

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ilnadi
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Response Posted - 06/23/2006 : 11:42:33

well, there was the time I yelled at the old girl because the boat smelled worse and worse inside after every on-my-hands-n-knees, chemical-sniffing, knuckle-scraping cleaning episode. Until, that is, we figured out the first cleaning attempt had killed everything in the holding tank (which had turned it from a septic tank to a pile of, well, you know what

). I did apologize and repair the damage. We've been doing better since.

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Buzz Maring
 I think this boat is happy to have me as the owner ... Dennis

YES she is! I admit to being a bit eccentric when it comes to these old boats, but I do think they have both a personality and a "soul." <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

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Ericson33
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Response Posted - 06/23/2006 : 13:31:27

You are an old girl of mine
To sea we go all the time
I yell for the wind
To hold me at bay
You are an old girl of mine

Waves will come up the side
Strugling aginst the tide
The salt in my face
I so love this place
You are an old girl of mine

Skys are now turning black
no way to turn her back
You hold on for a ride
As she goes onto her side
You are an old girl of mine

I cuss you as I can't see
The helm is hard to lee
Winds are now blowing
Her hull is a rolling
You are an old girl of mine

We make it thru the night
It was a knock out fight
The skys are now clear
How I love you dear
You are an old girl of mine.

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 06/23/2006 : 17:28:59

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by djn
 Hi Don, it is a small world. Is that Larry from the Clinton River Catalina Association? He's a great guy.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

Yes, Larry is a great guy. We talk about sailing every day. Did he mention his partial sinking episode of a week or two ago when his dripless packing gland on his C30 became not so dripless?

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djn
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Response Posted - 06/23/2006 : 18:52:16

I'd not heard that. I will have to get story when I see him next. Cheers.

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