Words that describe what sailing is to me, are difficult to put together. This sales video didn't sell me the boat, but the footage, right off, had me feel this beautiful, well balanced old boat, under sail.
I just now, got the bug to start sailing.
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@TomY that sales video draws one into the feel of the boat on the water. It is beautiful. Would almost make me want to sail a boat with all that brightwork. But I'd have to quit working and spend the winters varnishing. I'd need a boat shed that could handle a 52 footer and a dock space that has 8 ft 5 in of depth at spring tides.
So if I win the lottery....
But I can always dream.
So if I win the lottery....
But I can always dream.
Yes sir, those words are rare. I went to Ithaca yesterday to inspect my ole girl and she has weathered well through the winter. Had a chance to meet @Mohawk Jack and his lovely wife as well. They were already slipped, working the rigging, scrubbing decks, celebrating a wedding anniversary....and my launch date isn’t until the 24th of May. I was a bit jealous, but usually dwell behind the curve of flurried Marina activity. Regardless, today (Sunday) I put “Captain Ron” on the Roku, following purchase of an 18 pack of Labatts Blue...and now the bug has sunk its fangs deeply into my sailing flesh. Look out Cayuga Lake, the scofflaws are coming.
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i like the last photo the best
i like the last photo the best
Funny, I think life is too short to sail pretty boats. I want to sail more and vanish never. I have zero exterior wood on my boat.
@JK_Boston_Catalina310 hoping you mean Varnish. We do not want you to vanish either.
If you can afford Bojar, you don't varnish, you pay someone to varnish while you vanish off to some exotic locale on your other boat.
That is well said, Jon. I don't ever recommend varnish, if someone asks 'what best to put on,...'. The varnish system is simple but if done improperly, it only makes those people angry (and takes them longer to do).
There are better coatings to protect wood on a boat if you don't have the skills required for varnish. The better ones don't save much time over varnish (the complete system), but are easier to apply.
If it's an instant coating, that's about how long it will protect the wood.
About your last line: "it attracts the most beautiful woman." Gleaming varnish attracts both genders (sells boats, ask a broker). Design elements, lovely sheers, low freeboard, graceful overhangs, never go away in sailboat design, and wood will used in boat design, forever. Also, a lot of varnishers are women.
Not just in the trades, but in the boatyard too. It seems for couples that maintain their own boat, as often as not, she does the brightwork.
Plus, if you pay someone to do your brightwork, you still have to know the system. If you don't, the yard will have to educate you so you understand why various tasks have to be performed (and you have to write the check).
Tradition, there are more traditions of yachting in this video than varnishing that seem to be lost on the 'modern' sailor, a helmsman driving the boat while under sail. the helmsman has a clear 360 view of the sea around him and the sails above him. the dodger is down while sailing, i thought dodgers were for use while at anchor. the anchor is properly stowed , not hanging off the stem. the hatches open on the aft side. the crew is tweeking and helping 'sail' the boat
My definition of 'pretty boat' does not include the word 'varnish'.
The sailing footage of that old boat is extraordinary in how it captured the emotion of sailing, for me at least. Truth is, I've found that 'zone' on any boat I've owned or sailed for any time. Each one found it in different conditions. Even our sailing dinghy's we've owned, under sail in the right conditions, can feel so comfortable that you could go on forever, right over the horizon.