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Frank Hopper
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Pitcairn Island
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Initially Posted - 04/14/2004 : 18:59:46

Man am I anxious!

The significance of the picture is that my Mast-Ups are down and the rigging is tied up, and my trailering straps are on. I hope I remember to unplug!

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 04/14/2004 : 19:33:10

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by fhopper@mac.com
 Man am I anxious!

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Nice lookin' boat, Frank.

My target date is April 24th and I'm chompin' at the bit too!

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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 04/14/2004 : 21:40:56

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Nice lookin' boat, Frank.

My target date is April 24th and I'm chompin' at the bit too!

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Thanks Don, as a lot of you know, I have only sailed the boat 6 weeks last fall and have done SOOO much to it this winter. I am hoping to have a really special summer. Good luck hitting your date, our winds are forecasting pretty high, heh heh heh. By the way, as everyone can tell I am not a teak guy, never have been and may never become one, I sand splinters and that's about it. Thanks for not dissing the sorry teak.

Edited by - Frank Hopper on 04/14/2004 21:43:22

dlucier
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Response Posted - 04/14/2004 : 21:54:10

Ain't nothin' wrong with naturally weathered teak or as Val calls it, "Cape Cod Grey"!

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Scotd
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Response Posted - 04/15/2004 : 09:44:53

Frank what did you use to make her shine like that??????

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Sea Trac
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Vanuatu
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Response Posted - 04/15/2004 : 10:09:02

Wow, Frank, you have really acheived some amazing results this winter!

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Charlie Vick
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Response Posted - 04/15/2004 : 13:06:00

I would give up nice looking teak (even tho mine's not) for a bottom that looked like yours any day!
Boat bottom that is!

CVick
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Fort Smith, AR

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Raskal
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Response Posted - 04/15/2004 : 17:56:56

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">I would give up nice looking teak (even tho mine's not) for a bottom that looked like yours any day!
Boat bottom that is!
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Whew, glad that got cleared up!

I still can't figure out whether there really is such a thing as "boating season". Last July most of the other boats were sitting there in the marina all closed up, no matter what day of the week I went down to mine. This year my new marina is STILL PULLING BOATS OUT OF THE WATER as of yesterday (April 14!); not one has been put back in yet...

Rich K.

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 04/15/2004 : 18:14:08

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Raskal
 ...I still can't figure out whether there really is such a thing as "boating season". Last July most of the other boats were sitting there in the marina all closed up, no matter what day of the week I went down to mine. This year my new marina is STILL PULLING BOATS OUT OF THE WATER as of yesterday (April 14!)...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

Pulling boats OUT of the water?...In Michigan, we are definitely headed TO the water!

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Rollins
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Response Posted - 04/15/2004 : 23:23:19

Frank, I agree with Scot D. Man, what a shine on the hull. Didn't even notice the teak for the great job on the bottom. Congratulations on launch day. I got Wind Walker in the water at Carlyle Lake in Illinois yesterday. I waxed the heck out of it with Teflon wax before launch, but still didn't get it to shine like yours.

Happy sailing,

Mike

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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 04/16/2004 : 10:18:35

All it takes it VertGlass or Poly Glow and about an hour. It is amazing how nice our old boats look from a few feet away. Then you get on one and twenty odd years of use becomes more apparent.

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 04/16/2004 : 11:40:06

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by fhopper@mac.com
 All it takes it VertGlass or Poly Glow and about an hour. It is amazing how nice our old boats look from a few feet away. Then you get on one and twenty odd years of use becomes more apparent.
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Amen!

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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 04/18/2004 : 21:42:17

fait accompli

http://homepage.mac.com/fhopper/PhotoAlbum48.html

We did not get to go out Saturday nor Sunday.

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bnpirate
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Response Posted - 04/20/2004 : 00:55:49

We also lanched on Saturday. Looks like you had much better weather though, it was raining ,snowing or haling all weekend. But the boat is in the water!
only two of us have been brave (stupid) enough to put in so far.

http://mayhardware.com/PAGES/webcam-wx.html

Brian

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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 04/20/2004 : 10:45:22

New Systems on Fellowship

Let’s start from the bow

1. 1” anchor locker drain; leak to V-Berth bilge fixed. A
2. Bow stem/anchor roller; used roller as block to help raise the mast, sail tack clears fittings well. A
3. Headsail deck bag; takes a fair amount of effort to put the sail in the bag, as much effort as putting the sail away but it is super quick when getting ready to sail, (unless you need a headsail change from what is in the bag). C
4. New standing rigging; forestay about an inch too short for the turnbuckles I bought, my fault. A
5. New ¼” Ultra-Tech external rope halyards; I will need to use gloves earlier than I used to because of the small diameter and the winches will need a fourth wrap. C (the old rope to wires were an FFFFF)
6. New ¼” XLS Spinnaker halyard; hmm, I have never had external halyards before, adding the spinnaker halyard sure made for a lot of lines on the mast, the XLS is much nicer to handle than the Ultra-Tech. The new block at the top adds confusion up there. B
7. Windex 15 with light; A
8. Halyard plate and Garhauer blocks; A
9. Full batten, loose footed Ullman main; A
10. Bungee based sail tie system; I am no Arlyn, D
11. Wire topping lift with 2:1 purchase; the ¼” low tech line that runs from the block at the end of the wire now leads to the cabin-top. A
12. 4:1 outhaul; is now lead to the cabin-top. A
13. Single line jiffy reef; untested but rigs as planned. I
14. Reef hook; A
15. 6:1 Cunningham; is now lead to cabin-top, 6:1 purchases do not release well due to crossed lines, I may change to 4:1. C
16. 150’ Low tech ¼” line from E-Bay; with the same low tech ¼” line as the topping lift, jiffy-reef, and the 6:1 Cunningham it gets a little confusing… but cheap! B
17. Harken Stacked 2 X 2 deck organizers; A
18. Spinlock XAS rope clutches; the ¼” lines slip about an inch but I think that is inherent in clutches. They pull and release beautifully. A
19. Sea Dog Racing clam cleats; these sit next to my cabin-top winches and hold the boom-vang and the topping lift, (“racing” means metal). A
20. Lewmar 7 cabin-top winch; this one is new so it does not match the old ones, whaaah. A
21. Garmin 76 GPS; I expect little, knots and compass, I am pleased. A
22. Sea Dog Racing clam cleats on coaming; the metal holds a little too well, I think replacing the old plastics with new plastics would have been better. C
23. Rebuilt traveler car; the ball bearing sheaves are wonderful. A
24. Spinlock traveler control blocks; I have never seen a traveler control system that was perfect, this is as good as any system I have ever had. B
25. New keel ball and cable; smooooth. A
26. Stereo with iPod; awesome, (my old boom box was lame). A
27. Queen sized bed; untested. I
28. Air-conditioner; the test went very well, quiet and effective, we will see in July. I
29. New trailer brakes; I took the rig for a drive around the neighborhood the day before launch to deal with the inevitable flat spots from sitting all winter, I discovered a loose fitting. Fixed. Single axle surge brakes on our rigs. D
30. New rollers on trailer; A
31. New double wheel jack-stand; since I backed up about 40 feet with it down it seems pretty good! A

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 04/20/2004 : 11:33:23

Frank,

With a cabin top winch and clutches, why do you need a cunningham with a 6:1 purchase?

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Frank Hopper
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Pitcairn Island
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Response Posted - 04/20/2004 : 16:26:58

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by dlucier
 Frank,

With a cabin top winch and clutches, why do you need a cunningham with a 6:1 purchase?
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I bought the blocks to use on the backstay and they were overkill! I think it is time for me to confess to poor planning, I also bought a set of ratchet spinnaker cheek blocks that I do not need. Shhhh

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Scott L
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Response Posted - 05/01/2004 : 17:59:25

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by dlucier
 Frank,

With a cabin top winch and clutches, why do you need a cunningham with a 6:1 purchase?
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I am just planning my cunningham rig. I have the same set up with the winches and clutches. Being a novice, I am wondering what purchase I should set up with?

Thanks,

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