Hello everyone--figured this section is as good as any to make an introduction.
I've been doing a lot of lurking on this forum since August, when I bought my C22. This is definitely the friendliest forum, populated by the most intelligent posters.
About me: Name is Graham, I'm 28 years old, home is Vancouver, WA (Portland, OR is closest). I raced FJs and Lasers all through college, but let it go after I got married. I started to miss it, and picked up this solid, if not particularly pretty, 1973 C22 on Craigslist. Riverworthy boat, decent trailer, and running 5HP 2 stroke for $3700.
The boat is named after my grandmother, who was the most adventerous woman I know. By the time she passed at 99 years old, she'd visited all seven continents (including an African safari at age 86!).
The guy I bought it from did a fair amount of work to it, including new running rigging and leading the halyards aft, but some of his choices in sealant and repairing of deck holes are questionable.
To-do's for me this off season:
1)Jiffy reefing and jib downhaul
2) Fix keel hold-down bolt leak
3) Re-do all boat wiring (PO's weakest suit, my specialty--I work in the RV industry). Running lights work for now and engine will charge battery, so I'm good for now.
4) Definitely want a drifter or super-light genoa for those fall days when I'm just drifting around.
5) Stem reinforcement kit has already been purchased and will be installed
6) Replace torture-screw traveler with effective equipment.
I have one question to the people who have seen more C22s that I have: Take a look at the pictures I've put up of my compression post. Most of the pictures I see have a nice lathe-turned piece of wood. I have a metal pipe. Anybody ever seen anything like that before?
I've been doing a lot of lurking on this forum since August, when I bought my C22. This is definitely the friendliest forum, populated by the most intelligent posters.
About me: Name is Graham, I'm 28 years old, home is Vancouver, WA (Portland, OR is closest). I raced FJs and Lasers all through college, but let it go after I got married. I started to miss it, and picked up this solid, if not particularly pretty, 1973 C22 on Craigslist. Riverworthy boat, decent trailer, and running 5HP 2 stroke for $3700.
The boat is named after my grandmother, who was the most adventerous woman I know. By the time she passed at 99 years old, she'd visited all seven continents (including an African safari at age 86!).
The guy I bought it from did a fair amount of work to it, including new running rigging and leading the halyards aft, but some of his choices in sealant and repairing of deck holes are questionable.
To-do's for me this off season:
1)Jiffy reefing and jib downhaul
2) Fix keel hold-down bolt leak
3) Re-do all boat wiring (PO's weakest suit, my specialty--I work in the RV industry). Running lights work for now and engine will charge battery, so I'm good for now.
4) Definitely want a drifter or super-light genoa for those fall days when I'm just drifting around.
5) Stem reinforcement kit has already been purchased and will be installed
6) Replace torture-screw traveler with effective equipment.
I have one question to the people who have seen more C22s that I have: Take a look at the pictures I've put up of my compression post. Most of the pictures I see have a nice lathe-turned piece of wood. I have a metal pipe. Anybody ever seen anything like that before?
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