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1975 o'day 22
will be changing to led lights both mast and cabin along with nav lights. adding solar, adding bbq, rebedding all deck hardware and below water...
Oct 19, 2023
Looking forward to V-berth.
Wow.....dream home!
Sep 18, 2023
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MacGregor 26s
Das sind Teakleisten, die aufgeklebt, dann mit Schwarzer Masse ausgegossen und geschliffen wurden. Sieht immer noch aus wie neu.....
Aug 25, 2023
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Marilee-Interior.jpg
This interior is gorgeous! What type of boat is this in?
Jan 10, 2023
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CHILD LABOR
Aug 29, 2022
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Last September I removed every piece of wood out of the cabin and stained it with a dark red Mahogany color, and varnished it. I also built some new settee storage compartment covers out of 3/8" plywood. I stained them over the winter and I plan on varnishing them this coming spring.
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Dec 31, 2008
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DSC00442 In this pic we have a detachable bow pulpit mast crotch mod, and the old Gin Pole complete with bridles, all set to hoist the mast up.
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Dec 22, 2008
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DSC01039 The new stainless steel Gin Pole in operation. The lowering/raising process can be stopped at anytime or any where. I tied my furler luff with a "Rolling Hitch" to the Gin Pole where you see it. This keeps the luff from flopping around and throwing the mast off balance. It also allows me to do this operation all by myself. The boom vang and the pivot bridles do the rest.
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Dec 22, 2008
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DSC00561 Winches, tracks w/cars added to combings, plus a clam cleat behind each winch to snub of sheets.
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Dec 20, 2008
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DSC00367 Autohelm 1000 ST+. I don't go anywhere without it. I built the pedistal for it. I used to mount my yacht ensign on my back stay until I came across the idea for using that four way pipe fitting that I would normally use for my mast crutch on my stern rail. I made a flag staff out of a piece of 1" S.S. pipe and had the pipe bent slightly. Mounted a Teak cap on one end of the pipe and drilled a 1/4" hole for a Fast Pin to hold the pipe in the rail. When I'm not using my boat, I just remove the pipe with the flag mounted on it and stick it down below in the cabin. Boy was that Stiper good eating!
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Dec 20, 2008
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DSC00622 Anchor roller for my Fortress Anchor. I also mounted a Herreshoff Cleat on the deck, in line with the roller for snubbing off the anchor line. On rare occasion when I need to pull my anchor up from the cockpit while at my engine, I install two snatch blocks to the bottom of my lifeline rails. The anchor caddy with rope handles makes this task very easy. This system is a real life saver for getting out of tight spots.
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Dec 20, 2008
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DSC01168 This self bailing cockpit hose modification works better than the original single hose set up. The hose that I replaced was a rubber hose which was bent to a 90 degree to go out the stern thru-hull fitting. gasoline got into the old hose and ate out a hole in it. Like a dumbbell I ran my garden hose in the cockpit before I realized that there was a hole in it and the water wasn't coming out the stern. It was going into the bilge. What a stink! It took weeks, and months to get rid of the fumes in the cabin. This hose is ordinary 1" ID reinforced Vinyl hose that can be bought at Lowe's, Home Depot, or any hardware store. I used a Nylon 90 degree fitting and four stainless steel hose clamps. To gain access to this hose I cut a hole in the center of my inside transom for an 8'' Beckson Deck Plate. This alone was the smartest move I've ever made. I now have access to my gudgions, my self bailing cockpit hose, my stern light, my outboard charging wire, my swim ladder, my outboard mounting bracket. Believe me. I'll never try crawling through that lazarett hatch again. I got stuck in that opening one day with my feet hanging out of the opening. I could hear the birds on a nearby tree limb laughing at me. I managed to wiggle my way out of that opening. I thank the good Lord for small favors.
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Dec 20, 2008
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DSC01218 I'm also planning on cutting the mattresses in the V birth section. There will be no need for Velcro because these mattresses fit in this section like a puzzle and will stay put once they are in place. This new idea of cutting my mattress is still in the thought stages and nothing is etched in stone as of yet. It all hinges on whether I can get the material soon.
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Feb 7, 2013
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IMG 0006a I was able to do this job by myself because Aluminum is pretty easy to handle alone. I really don't know if this holds to with Vinyl. I've heard that it can break easy. You may want to have an extra pair of hands to hold it while you're trying to remove the moldings. Also, you may need to apply heat to the putty knife to separate the caulking from the Fiberglas. After removing the molding or moldings on one side of the boat you need to clean the area well with Acetone. In the pic you can see the heads of the screws that were used to join the deck to the hull. This is what you need to apply caulking to plus the for the screws that are used for the moldings. I really doubt if water will come in from under that lip, but if you feel that you need to run a bead of caulking on it, by all means knock yourself out.
Joe11688
Feb 7, 2013
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DSC00447 The Johnson Handy-Lock is a trailer-sailor's God send. I back this off and it puts enough slack in my forestay to unhook my furler with it's press button quick pin. It just doesn't get any easier than that! The Gin Pole takes the whole sha-bang down with the aid of my boom vang and me holding the rope all by my lonesome.
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Dec 20, 2008
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DSC00448 New S.S. Hinged Tab with utility plate, plus coax through hull fitting. I had to reluctantly cut the back off the utility plate because it interfered with the mast raising/lowering procedure. I'll have to figure out another way to attach my boom vang, but that really hasn't been a problem.
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Dec 20, 2008
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DSC00445 Chain Plate modification prevents leaks. I had these flat S.S. plates welded to these OD 25 chainplates to seal out water leaks. Each plate is also bolted through the deck with four bolts, nuts, and backup plates in the cabin. I attach these mast raising/lowering pivot bridles to a shackle under the turnbuckle on one side, and a pad eye plate on the deck. One line on each bridle goes to the end of the Gin Pole, and one line connects from each bridle to a lower stay on each side of the mast. The S.S. ring come even with the pivot point of my mast tabernacle. This keeps the mast from going over the side in the raising/lowering process with the furler attached. It's just that simple.
Joe11688
Dec 20, 2008
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DSC01050 In this pic, Penelope is posing with my anchor caddy, Fortress Anchor on it's roller, and the raised furler drum on the fore stay plate.
Joe11688
Dec 20, 2008
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IMG 0027 With a rear mast crutch mounted on the stern rail you can mount your rudder on the transom before you back down the ramp. All you need to do is center the tiller and tie it off to keep the rudder blade straight. It also helps if you have a rudder blade hold-up pendant line.
Joe11688
Feb 16, 2013
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DSC00452 My old two piece oak Gin Pole along with the vang, pivot bridles, and the stern mast crotch with the built in roller. I have since retired the old Gin Pole in favor of a two piece stainless steel rig that my son Steve welded up for me.
Joe11688
Dec 22, 2008
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Lineman's Rolling Hitch 001 To tie this hitch just take about five or six wraps around anything like rope, wire, a spar or even a roller furler vinyl luff. Always wrap the line away from you.
Joe11688
Jan 4, 2013
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SS Gin Pole sketch The Gin Pole. I keep it down below in my quarter birth compartment. It's there whenever I need it.
Joe11688
Feb 16, 2013
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Lineman's Rolling Hitch 002 Then bring the bitter end back around and in between the standing part of the line and the object you are tying. You can take it through either from left to right or right to left. Because I'm right handed, I usually take the rope though so it come out toward me which is different to what is seen in this picture.
Joe11688
Jan 4, 2013
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DSC01249 Here's my boom vang. It has about 55' of 3/8" braid line on it and I use it to raise my mast as well as it's intended use which is a boom vang.
Joe11688
Feb 16, 2013
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DSC00446 Trinkka came through with a full stern rail, and I later had a detachable mast holding rig welded up for a telescopic mast crotch/mast carrier. With the Gin Pole, I no longer need to raise the mast crotch. The Gin can lift her right from that position. The Teak block that I added under my mast tabernacle, gives the mast more clearance between it, and the sliding hatch cover over the companionway thereby allowing the mast to be lowered to the level of the mast crotch.
Joe11688
Dec 22, 2008
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Lineman's Rolling Hitch 003 Now bring the line back to the front of the wraps and tie at least two half hitches around the object. I'm about to tie one half hitch in this picture.
Joe11688
Jan 4, 2013
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DSC00784 Here's the old Gin Pole. I'm going to hang on to it for a spare, just in case some river pirate decides to inherit my new Gin Pole.
Joe11688
Dec 22, 2008
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Lineman's Rolling Hitch 005 I call this hitch the "Lineman's Rolling Hitch." I doubt if you'll find this one in the knot books or anywhere else on the web. It's easy to tie and has a million uses. You can tie this hitch and move the rope coils forward or back but once you pull on the standing part of the line, she tightens right up. This hitch tied around an 1/8" stay with 3/16" braid will not slide once the strain is applied to the standing part of the line. I sometimes tie a single sheave to this line and use it to hoist my shower bag up high on my back stay. I found this hitch to be useful in securing my CDI Furler vinyl luff to my Gin Pole when raising/lowering my mast. Check out my mast raising/lowering album for pics of this. It's a great hitch.
Joe11688
Jan 4, 2013
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DSC00738 In the picture you see my traveler, and manual bilge pump. Also pictured is the mount for my galley table which has a similar mount down below on the galley cabinet. By the way. I replaced that Nic Fico Traveler with a Harken rope and pulley traveler last summer of 2012. What a difference that made on my boat! The pump handle is detachable and the plate is inserted back in the hole. I've never had to use this pump. Thank the good Lord for small favors.
Joe11688
Jan 23, 2013
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