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Dave5041
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Initially Posted - 01/17/2014 : 18:32:45

Wow, it's really quiet around here this winter. Doesn't anyone have any questions about anchors, rodes or tow vehicles.

Dave B. aboard Pearl
1982 TR/SK/Trad. #3399
Lake Erie/Florida Panhandle

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OJ
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Response Posted - 01/17/2014 : 19:22:26

Yawn

zzzzzz

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GaryB
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Response Posted - 01/17/2014 : 19:54:01

Everyone must be hibernating with all the cold temps across the country.

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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 01/17/2014 : 23:33:58

It's even supposed to get near freezing in Port St. Joe tonight.

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britinusa
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Response Posted - 01/18/2014 : 07:26:04

JD has been sat on the Trailer for months! When we could go out the weather said NO! So I have been working on a several mods. Completed Arlyn's Steering upgrade which was the biggest mod so far. Hmmmm, perhaps installing AC a few years ago was a bigger job!

But I have been busy on other things, like being a new Grandpa!

Paul

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pastmember
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Response Posted - 01/18/2014 : 08:06:33

I am trying to figure out what I can do with the tube of 5200 I have, ever seen those longhorns on a car hood?

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Response Posted - 01/18/2014 : 08:38:16

I used to read and post frequently on this forum a few years ago before I sold my boat. I am now looking for another Catalina 25 and since I got involved again I've noticed it's not near as busy as it used to be. I can't wait to get another boat so I can start asking some more dumb questions

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Response Posted - 01/18/2014 : 09:56:17

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by pastmember
 I am trying to figure out what I can do with the tube of 5200 I have...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Unless you have a license to carry that stuff, turn it in at your nearest police station--hopefully they have an amnesty program.

Amateurs should not be allowed to buy it!

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WesAllen
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Response Posted - 01/18/2014 : 10:28:24

Hey Frank I think that is about the right area to use that tube of 5200. Now where to get the horns?

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Davy J
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Response Posted - 01/18/2014 : 10:32:49

Only been able to get out sailing a few times since the begining of December. The weather has been all over the place here in Tampa.

No wind one day, twenty-five knots the next.....

79 degrees one day, 52 degrees the next.....

Oh, yeah, what's the best type of anchor to use again?.....

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Voyager
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Response Posted - 01/18/2014 : 15:53:02

I try to visit the boat yard each weekend - I check the battery, the solar panel, any leaks or wind-blown debris. The tarp has been holding up fine. Now I'm planning to drop the mast in March once the threat of major snow is over. I also need to buy some bottom paint and plan to get some ablative with anti-slime ingredient (Irgarol?). Seems to be about $200 per gallon and I usually need the better part of a gallon to cover the bottom.
Not much I can do until the weather improves an sunset gets to be around 5:30pm - maybe the 4th week of Feb? Till then, I'll be ordering parts.

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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 01/18/2014 : 16:14:53

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Voyager
 ...I also need to buy some bottom paint and plan to get some ablative with anti-slime ingredient (Irgarol?). Seems to be about $200 per gallon...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Pettit Hydrocoat SR (water-based) should be $167 at Defender's warehouse sail at the end of March.

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Response Posted - 01/18/2014 : 18:40:49

My son John and took "Chariots of Fire" out the other day. Moored at the local "Boat Shed Reataurant" and had a nice lunch.

We also installed two new LED lights on the port side of the main cabin replacing the old square and now yellow incandescent light fixtures. The new lights are double LED fixtures and sunglasses are now required when they are both on. The RV store where I bought them had a demo unit that allowed them to be powered up and show the power draw. When both double fixtures are on the draw is .4A. Not bad.

We also installed a new Hummingbird shoot through the hull depthsounder and it works great.

Items still requiring attention include the interior FG repair around the port fwd dinette seat. After we bought the boat and did some research we realized the boat must have had a cable failure with resultant damage. And the three "volcano" thru hulls need to be replaced.
The restoration continues on our now two year old purchase.

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BCG-Woodbury
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Response Posted - 01/18/2014 : 20:23:05

Dave J -

I would kill for 52 degrees right about now. Was in Titusville around Thanksgiving but didn't do any sailing. Am seriously looking to buy something in FL. Maybe a little South near Paul. I have friends in Key West, would love to sail down in the Keys.

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BCG-Woodbury
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Response Posted - 01/18/2014 : 20:25:12

Bruce -

I used the Interlux ACT which worked great against slime up here on the fresh, not sure about the salty water.

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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 01/18/2014 : 20:27:01

Pearl got her teak sanded and Cetoled, everything but the grab trails. I'll get to them after the tiller. It split along a lamination - it looked like somebody tried to get to much mileage out of the glue. That has been repaired, but I still have to sand and varnish. The trailer got an electric winch today, I'll finish the electrical tomorrow. The winch is easily removed so I will be able to use it for singlehanded mast raising and lowering. Using the remote, I will be free to control lateral sway while the winch does the heavy lifting. Hope to launch the middle of next week.

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Voyager
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Response Posted - 01/18/2014 : 21:27:51

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Stinkpotter
 <blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Voyager
 ...I also need to buy some bottom paint and plan to get some ablative with anti-slime ingredient (Irgarol?). Seems to be about $200 per gallon...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Pettit Hydrocoat SR (water-based) should be $167 at Defender's warehouse sail at the end of March.
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

At that price, how can I complain? Last year I paid $120 for West Marine Brand-X

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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 01/19/2014 : 13:57:28

WM is Petit

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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 01/19/2014 : 21:45:23

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Dave5041
 WM is Petit<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">...but not Hydrocoat SR, to my knowledge so far. Water-based is really nice--no eye-watering fumes, thin with tap water, clean up with same, wash your hands in the men's room, etc.

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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 01/19/2014 : 21:52:11

That is correct. Pettit certainly has no reason to rebrand its slickest technology to compete against itself. Everything WM is Pettit, but not everything Pettit is WM.

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TCurran
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Response Posted - 01/20/2014 : 04:17:11

Talked about pulling my boat today to start a bottom job...but decided it's going to be too nice for that and will go sailing instead.

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Response Posted - 01/20/2014 : 14:40:34

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by TCurran
 Talked about pulling my boat today to start a bottom job...but decided it's going to be too nice for that and will go sailing instead.
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

And it was a perfect FL January Day, west winds around 10 knots, lots of sun, and about 70 degrees. Brought a jacket but didn't need it, shorts and a t-shirt. The bottom job can wait a little while longer.

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OJ
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Response Posted - 01/20/2014 : 18:37:56

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by TCurran
 Talked about pulling my boat today to start a bottom job...but decided it's going to be too nice for that and will go sailing instead.
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Good to see you have your priorities in the right order Tom!

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redeye
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Response Posted - 01/21/2014 : 04:43:12

yesterday... it was like.. 68 degrees.. tonight it is gonna be 17. I heard lots of pipes were breaking in fla.
Biking yesterday and it was soo warm.
Wild weather.

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OJ
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Response Posted - 01/21/2014 : 06:27:06

-4 in the Ohio Valley tonight

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ftworthsailor
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Response Posted - 01/21/2014 : 07:50:38

Quiet time? Where? Not here in North Texas! This weekend was the annual Lake Worth Sailing Club's annual Frostbite Race and Chili Cookoff!

Saturday was spent pulling 3 catalina 22's and 2 Catalina 25 SK's out of the water, pressure washing them and putting them back in the water. We also launched one Catalina 25 that had been sitting in the hoist undergoing a complete bottom job. (I didn't get to clean the bottom of my fixed keel C-25 due to water being too low and my trailer needing some work.)

The race included 5 Catalina 25's, 5 Catalina 22's, 1 McGregor 26, 1 Hobie Cat, 1 Sunfish, and another boat that I am not familiar with. The race started off with nearly dead calm conditions (we felt like fish bobbers all clumped up at the starting line) and gradually picked up to 5-7 at the end of the race.

After the handicap was added to each time, I came in 3rd place with the Catalina 25 fleet and 8th place overall. We got a bad start as we were all bunched up at the starting line with absolutely no wind.

I was amazed at how the older Catalina 22's were able to pull out in front with hardly any winds.... I guess they are just so light that what little breeze there was, they were able to capitalize on it.

I watched as the two leaders (C22's) pulled away from us at the starting line. Then wasted about 4-5 minutes trying to get across the starting line with full, but limp sails.

All in all, the day was a lot of fun and we enjoyed the 67 degree temperature and calm to mild winds. Oh, yeah! Not to forget about the excellent chili afterwards. There were over a dozen entry's and one of them was so hot it felt like your throat was bleeding! It was THAT good! I must have had at least 4 bowls of chili and cornbread. Wow!

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