Have all the C-19s been put to bed?

[cal27sailor]

I keep checking the website for updates from fellow Compac 19 owners but it has been pretty quiet for the last couple of months.  Has everyone put their boats away for the winter?  Rita Marlene is covered with a tarp in my driveway.  I go out and stare at her every few days and make sure she is staying covered and dry.  I've been fighting a bulging disc/sciatica for about a month so I have not been able to climb up in the cockpit or cabin to take on any of my winter projects.  Hope that changes soon.  I have a list of things I would like to accomplish before next season so I don't waste too many sailing days on boat projects.  What do you feel are the best things you have done to your C19?

Tony

[Mike]

Mine has been stored since mid August...looking for water...hoping we have winter this year.

[Elk River]

'Blue Heaven' came out of the water in September, shortly after the BBB 2015, which we did not get to attend; instead, as punishment, we sailed our own Chesapeake Bay Bash where we were bashed around pretty good, suffering winds like those in Barnegat Bay (see the BBB thread).  She came out early as we had a daughter get married in Denver, which consumed three weeks to get out there and back (we had too much fun traveling the old roads out and back in our truck camper).  She is under wraps for the winter.  We are headed to Cape Coral, FL for six weeks from the end of Jan. to the first week of March.  We would like to trailer her down there, but will play it by ear, so to speak, as to whether or not we feel we have the energy to drag her down and back.  Some work should be done to her, but nothing critical if we don't get to it.

Elk River

[cal27sailor]

Florida would be a nice break from the winter!  I have always wanted to sail on the Chesapeake.  Looked into moving to that area a few years back but it did not work out.  Invisioned lots of adventures on the Bay and down around the Outer Banks.  Still on the bucket list. 

Tony

[Elk River]

Tony:

     I don't know where you are located, but we are at the head of the Chesapeake, two miles upriver from where the C & D Canal comes into the Elk River.  You are always welcome to sail with us here if your travel distance isn't too overwhelming.

     Elk River

[cal27sailor]

Elk River....I am in NW Arkansas, about 1300 miles from the Chesapeake.  I trailered my boat almost 1,000 miles in August to Wisconsin.  I might take her to your region in the future.  If so I will take you up on your offer.

Tony

[jim1440]

Tony,

Where do you call your home port of call in NW AR? I just got a C19 and am located in central MO. I'm always looking to find good destinations within a day's drive.

Jim

[cal27sailor]

Jim,

I am a member of the Grand Lake Sailing Club in NE Oklahoma.  It is located on Grand Lake of the Cherokees.  Really great sailing lake.  I have an Islander 28 berthed in the marina.  I keep the C-19 on a trailer at home and am just starting to take it to other area lakes.  Beaver Lake in Arkansas and Table Rock in Missouri are both within a couple of hours drive for me.

Where are you located in Missouri?

Tony

[jim1440]

Tony,

I'm in Columbia, MO. We've sailed a Buccaneer 18 and a couple Bytes for the past 15 years in many MO lakes, with Stockton Lake being our favorite. Fellow C19 owner and friend "LafayetteBruce" helped us find a C19 in great shape to add to our little fleet. The FirstMate loves the smooth ride, so I'm looking forward to even more sailing adventures. I've even been able to change budget perspectives .. It has gone from "my boat" to "ours"!

Jim

[kickingbug1]

   jim you are hearby officially invited to attend the 2016 carlyle lake rendezvous in july 2016---carlyle lake, illinois

[Salty19]

Tony, there never really has a been a TON of posts on the 19.  With only 624 hulls in existence, most pre-1992,  there just are not a ton of active owners out there. I suspect there are quite a few sitting unloved among the Florida retirees.

Island Time, hull # 603, is in winter storage now.  She shares a small barn with an old Massey Ferguson tractor.  I suspect they don't have much in common to talk about it, but she gets plenty of attention during the spring, summer and fall.

As for modifications that make a big difference, the Ruddercraft foiled rudder assembly is really sweet. New sails, roller furler and boom vang would make the list as well.
Another modification, I might be the only one that has done this, is a dual track car block setup with a third block tied to the winch, along with heavy duty cam cleats on the coaming. 
Makes cleating off and readjusting the sheet a snap, eliminates coaming rubbing and line friction, and lets you adjust the track car while way. This ranks high on my list of useful mods. Cleating that sheet off on the horn cleat would be a major PITA, and that winch is not too far behind.

Here is a link to the post I made for this mod:

http://cpyoa.geekworkshosting.com/forum/index.php?topic=5676.0

Other easy ones:  Tiller clutch, 3:1 outhaul, reefing snap shackle-boom slug on the mainsail tack, 3 step lower swim ladder, ladder treads.

I might be the only 19 with a drifter as well.  Great for light air and way easier to handle (points better too) than a spinnaker.

[Tim Gardner]

I don't have a "drifter" but I have an Asym:



Eat your heart out Salty!

TG

[Bob23]

Yeah, but I bet Salty has a mainsail!!!! Hahaha!!!!!

[Mas]

Yeah, but I bet Salty has a mainsail!!!! Hahaha!!!!!

Gotta admit though. it's colorful!

funny i haven't seen any Compacs out sailing, then again we live on a small farm up against the Shenandoah Nat. Park.

[Salty19]

That spinnaker sure is purty!!!

They are great for running, but can they reach like this??




Moo-hahahaha!!!  Cooking with gas my friend...cooking with gas!!!

The flying drifter is very versatile...pretty much like a huge lightweight genoa if setup correctly.  Pole it out, trim it in...all points of sail can be accommodated.

Granted I was really pushing in that picture and probably should have lowered it and rolled out the 140%, but hey you only live once.

It's also a great shot of my slightly gay, OK really gay, Magna umbrellas in action.  With a wood plank connecting them and a light line preventing them from falling over (X pattern to the rails) or backward (line to backstay), they can handle some pretty good wind to say the least.