What are you going to get your Compac for Christmas?
Right now it looks like mine is getting a pressurized water system and possibly a new anchor rode.
Who knows, maybe I will spoil her and get her a few more things. LOL
I am still contemplating new sails for Off The Wind, my Eclipse. The current sails are 2007 and although not totally blown out could be replaced. I have been looking at a chart plotter or a Simrad TP-10 tiller pilot. All great things for the boat but even if I give her nothing for Christmas, I am still hopeful to take her to Florida for Jan, Feb and march 2016. A road trip for a Christmas present - sounds perfect !!
Pressurized water sounds like a nice addition and if you need a new anchor rode go for it.
Last year I bought a tiller extender and a lock box for her. It really helped when single handed, giving me more time to put up sails or take them down.
My philosophy is there is always something that we can get for our boats or as my wife says my mistress. If someone calls the house for me (unlikely...) and I am at the boat she will say he is with his mistress. LOL
Have a great holiday season.
Al
A new Autopilot from Anchor Express should be under the tree in a couple days because Santa got such a great price that he just couldn't resist any longer...
Steve
Which one did you get Steve? I have been looking at thee Simrad TP-10 but have not puled the trigger yet.
Al
Well, she needs practically nothing but new halyards would look nice. She got an early gift of a new Sailpro.
Boy...you guys are really spoiling your Com Pac. Next thing you know they will be leaving the mooring without permission and getting into all kinds of trouble.
Some nice stuff out there. Always remember, it's only money and you can't take it with you. I would like a new sail but man are they expensive. Anybody got a used Main for a Sun Cat that's not all used up?
Tom L.
Al, I ordered the Raymarine EV100 for my CP27 which is on a large lake so this one should be fine and at $500 off I jumped...
Steve
Tom:
My Koinonia did just what you said: Broke free this summer thinking she'd go for a little sail on her own. Almost cost her her life. Dumb boat. She sure is pretty but she wasn't thinking that day. Still, I spoil her. She's worth it- prettiest girl at the dance.
Bob23
(Ps: Who'd want to take it with them?)
Catawampus got an early present in September - a badly needed new sail after 12 years.
This coming weekend she will get the best present of all when I travel to Florida with my brother who is buying her a new-used sister!
The Lake Murray Sun Cat fleet is growing!
We, my ComPac and I, are just hoping for some water to float in next year. All we got to do this year was hose ourselves down in the driveway.
Bob23, for Halyards try www.cajunropes.com for them.
I did three new halyards, main, jib, and spinnaker. I also did other running rigging for my boat. The price is hard to beat and they are good quality line. I actually had cajun lines on my Catalina 30 for a number of years.
I am still debating in the water pump that I want to put on my girl.
Quote from: alsantini on November 28, 2015, 02:43:05 PM
I am still contemplating new sails for Off The Wind, my Eclipse.
Al, you might want to contact Judy B at Hyde Sails for a quote. I met her at Lake Havasu a few years ago and she went out with us on our Mac. She pronounced "you need new sails", which we knew. I bought a main for our Mac that was much heavier than the OEM and had much better shape. Cost was less than a replacement Doyle sail, and was much better quality.
She can tell you if she has the info for Eclipse sails (I suspect she does), and can give you a quote easily. If I ever need sails again, she's going to be my first contact.
Hope this helps.
Ron
Probably are goin to spoil her some more but currently she has already been grounded, or at until April! Meanwhile, so she doesn't go get in any trouble after her grounding is over, she is going to be GPS locatable. her very own chart plotter! She is already excited about meeting some new friends that live nearby (PeterG and Beagle 3, HeaveToo and Saga). Some of us parents are getting together in January to talk about our kids and hopefully set up some play dates. :)
Thanks Heave:
I gave the job to my sailmaker. He's local and built me a great set of sails. I only need the 2 halyards, everything else is good for a while. Plus, the halyards are easier to change out now that the mast is down. I'm using my original fittings because they are of high quality...don't know if they are original. A previous owner obviously spent some good money on her for hardware, winches, etc.
miss adventure still sits in the drive awaiting winter storage. hopefully tomorrow she'll be inside.
as for christmas gifts, she's been gathering all the supplies for a new paint scheme for several months now.
all the teak is in the shop with 14 coats (yes i went overboard) of cetol natural teak, and so far, 4 coats of clear high gloss.
cabin cushions are in the attic with new foam waiting for a reupholster job.
the rudder is also in the shop to be foiled this winter. (as it was last winter, and the winter before that)
new chainplates are on the list, as is new rubrail.
i was going to fabricate new eyebrows, but Compac sells them at a very reasonable price that eliminates the hassle of locating long enough teak pieces, or taking the chance of running more fingers through a saw blade.
new sails are always on the list, but will once more have to wait as $ is quickly disappearing.
funny thing. i tried to convince the wife all these improvements are for her, as she could sit so proudly in a newly refurbished Compac.
but she some how doesn't see it that way.
women. i can't figure them out.
C.C.
like Dr. Sheldon Cooper's mailman says "-------s Be Crazy". Strangely, Sarah wants us to get a new jib for "Audrey J".
I'm going to splurge and get my boat a sail stop. Let's hope she's behaving well.
New. Auto helm, drifter, and solar panel.
'New. Auto helm, drifter, and solar panel'
sounds great, check out the solar install thread as well. would love your input.
Ok Ok, so I peeked a little in the box that UPS-A-Claus dropped off yesterday. It looked like a new claw anchor and some cool 16oz sailboat themed glasses. Both items were packed in the same box.... I guess it is a good thing those glasses are "unbreakable".
Quote from: sailen69 on December 04, 2015, 10:18:56 AM
It looked like a new claw anchor
Which one did you get? I was following the CP-23 forum thread, although I figure a 1100 pound CP-16 probably only requires a smaller hook and chain than a 2900 pound behemoth [and I'm hoping that the CP-23 fleet isn't insulted by that term].
TMW
I picked up an 11 pound galvanized Lewmar from Defender. I am hoping to spend more time on the hook this year. I had read some previous posting from a CP-16 sailor using an 11 pound. It defiantly seams to be on the big side for my 16. One of the reasons I went with the 11 pound is that I believe it will work nicely on the other boats I use as well. The other boats go up to 22'. Defender packed that box very nicely. I think they had enough bubble wrap to float my car.
Rich
WyattC is going to get an articulated swing arm to hold my GPS and hand held 2 way radio.
Thinking of either a genoa or spinnaker for 'Applejack'.
Perhaps also new mattresses..
Oh a chart-plotter might be nice!
Shhhh, quiet please the Admirals coming back.......
So...you just gotta assume things will cost twice as much since you have two women in your life. Boats are referred to in the feminine for a reason, beautiful to look at, always needing attention, accessories are pricey!
Just got back from the St Pete boat show, add davits to the list! Purchased Garhauer 1inch 250 lb capacity SS.
Not sure I need any actual stuff.
What I want is for someone to help me install the deckpipe.
I don't need the help to do it, I need the person to arrange to help me, show up, and then I'll actually do it. Yeah, I would accept the help also, because my main way to do stuff is to do it, realize I misunderstood something, then undo and redo. I don't want to do that with a hole in the deck.
Oh, and I want a table sawyer to cut my old plywood single piece hatchboard in half, with a slant so the rain wouldn't come in. Maybe I'd get a real good one to duplicate the notch the CP factory cut in the starboard covers they sent. I will then put a screen in the top half, and maybe put a small AC unit to connect to the bottom half when I want to be cool at the dock.
Quote from: No Mas on December 04, 2015, 07:27:26 PM
So...you just gotta assume things will cost twice as much since you have two women in your life. Boats are referred to in the feminine for a reason, beautiful to look at, always needing attention, accessories are pricey!
I was given a vintage ashtray as a gift years ago and this post made me think of the quote that is on it:
"Who wishes to give himself an abundance of trouble,
Let him equip these two things,
A Ship and a Woman.
Not two things involve more bother, for neither is ever
SUFFICIENTLY ADORNED."
Raymarine ST2000
Rudder Craft Kick-Up Foiled Rudder
I picked up a Walker Bay 8 with oars and the sail kit for next to nothing last summer. I may add the RID Tube Kit.
I'll stop here for now.
V.
There's not much I need but I'd like to have a suitable place to keep smaller quantities of the 4 rums I keep on board. Maybe smaller bottles (sorry, I refuse to put rum in plastic) in a padded box. Sounds like something I'm gonna have to make.
Also, I want to perfect my Jack Benny 5 day cooler. A few years ago, I experimented with a foam box that I built with a standard cooler inside. After rigorous 3rd party testing, it was indeed confirmed that I could keep Pabst Blue Ribbon cold for 5 days in summer temperatures. Eureka!!!!
Bob23
bob,
the BEST and easiest way to keep pbr cold, is at the bottom of the sea. without a tether.
C.C.
Quote from: crazycarl on December 06, 2015, 05:19:12 PM
bob,
the BEST and easiest way to keep pbr cold, is at the bottom of the sea. without a tether.
C.C.
ouch!!!! Painful truth
Now with that acknowledged, it is not a bad idea for keeping things cooled by submerging to depth. We took the lead of the locals in BC Canada, who keep their beer and wine chilled to temperature by lowering them in mesh bags to the bottom of the lakes up there. Works great! Umm...I don't remember seeing any BBR though. The stratification of the bay water in spring, with fresh water on the top which then warms throughout the season, keeps the colder more saline water trapped below until in the fall the surface waters cool to the point that a rapid, usually overnight kinda thing, mixes the layers. During the winter there is little or no stratification. This cycle is healthy for the bay and provides a distinctly cooler and insulated layer just when you need it for your brews! We use the same technique in a small but deep pond on our farm. A thirty degree difference!
So any mesh bags for brews under the tree this year? You can save money if you buy them with no tether, which is the recommendation for the BBR!
oooo...the pain of it all. Drop good PBR overboard without a tether? I bet MaryLee would love that.
http://www.ocearch.org/tracker/
It's a well known fact that Great White Sharks have very discriminating tastes in beer. Especially one that dares to sneak in the Barnegat Bay like she apparently did.
Good idea about the beer chilling thing but remember, I like Guinness and Guinness should not be ice cold. Just sayin'!!!! And, we would never, never, never drink our Chianti chilled, riiiiiight? Room temp or a bit colder.
No Mas: Interesting water stratification facts...thanks.
Bob23
My bad! Meant PBR not BBR. Was way to tired from our weekend in WWW.
Nice shark tracking feature. Now if we can just get one to track unscrupulous loan sharks.
Quote from: No Mas on December 04, 2015, 07:27:26 PM
So...you just gotta assume things will cost twice as much since you have two women in your life.
Boats and Woman... When I was in the Middle East some years ago, a local man told me that local custom and law permitted a man to have up to four wives, IF he could afford them. Many similarities and many differences on boats and woman form mans point of view. I would hate to drift off topic, risk braking forum rules, or bad karma.
I was lucky, and crazy enough to keep my CP-16 when I came down with a bad case of 20+ footitis. Let me just say that my boats live on a budget so I get to sleep in the house, and not on the boat. As far as twice the boats = twice the dollars... I find that generally the bigger the boat, the bigger the dollars. I just try and treat them all with care and respect.
So Sailen69, you know Bob23 is secretly (except the entire forum knows) looking for a CP16 so that he can have multiple women in his life. I am jus thinking out loud in case you would like to have a monogamous relationship again!
I agree, gotta keep them all treated well!
So you can stay on topic, whats ya gunna get the women for Christmas this year?
obtw, what's the hull number on your CP16? Got a thread going trying to track down our first boat, a CP16.
Quote from: No Mas on December 07, 2015, 03:05:45 PM
obtw, what's the hull number on your CP16? Got a thread going trying to track down our first boat, a CP16.
So Sailen69 just noticed the HIN on your profile info. Always hoping our first boat will find us again! Getting closer with a partial HIN and year of production 80'.
4 wives!!! That's terrible. I got into trouble when my one wife found out about my girlfriend. I can't imagine that times 4!!!
she asked me what i wanted for christmas. i said nothing sweetheart. i have received lots of gifts over the years, all of which she spent lots and lots of time picking out. some good, some i had to act happy but i smiled nicely cause i know her heart is always in the right place. after 39 years its enough to spend another christmas together. i am going to buy some nice cam cleats for "audrey j" this year though. isnt it always the case === the mistress requires much more than the wife.
I bought some 303 (30313-CSR) Aerospace Protectant from the Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KN0UOEE?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00
Anybody ever use that before? It has a picture of a sailboat on it, and 1000 reviews averaging 4.8 stars. Hopefully it's good for the boat.
I've used 303, but more on autos than boats.
For the rubber/plastic parts of a car, it will shine them up like crazy. Just be careful--I put some on my daughter's rubber topped running boards and they stayed SLICK for a long time.
Best price I found a few years ago was at a True Value Hardware store.
Ron
Quote from: kickingbug1 on December 07, 2015, 09:36:15 PM
she asked me what i wanted for christmas. i said nothing sweetheart. i have received lots of gifts over the years, all of which she spent lots and lots of time picking out. some good, some i had to act happy but i smiled nicely cause i know her heart is always in the right place. after 39 years its enough to spend another christmas together. i am going to buy some nice cam cleats for "audrey j" this year though. isnt it always the case === the mistress requires much more than the wife.
It is why our boats are referred to in the feminine!
On a serious note, I'd like to replace all the bronze cleats with one size bigger. But, they must be bronze just as the originals are. The bow cleat, after it is replaced with a bigger one, will be moved to the stern and a matching one will be installed on the opposite side of the stern deck. I considered a Samson post for the bow but considering I moor my boat, I'd feel better having a cleat.
Bob23
I didn't request anything this year because I have some gift cards already from my birthday. What my 23 needs really is me to go sailing. I can, when I don't have competing things going on, which I do have right now.
Maybe I'll work on getting a bimini top, though. I have got them before and installed them on two boats. I got two mounting brackets and had two places to attach them. Sure, I could get the slide tracks this time; depends on what I do. I found a discount place that has biminis for 200 bucks. Best deal I have found, other than random Craigslist ads. For those, I want the item to be close by, so I can see it before I buy it.
We'll see. Happy Season, all.
Whoa!!
Did I read this correctly "I found a discount place that has biminis for 200 bucks."
Wherefore art thee Mr. Bimini supplier?
TG
Maybe he meant discount "bikinis"!!! Hahahaha!!!!!
http://www.empirecovers.com/bimini-search.aspx?size=BMT3-1
Well, a bit more than 200, but not much