Hi, I just bought my first sailboat about a week ago. It's a 1977 Pearson 26 Weekender. I recently got out of the Military and was looking for an affordable place to live while I go to school. I bought this boat for $2,500. It's a great boat and I was told I got a good deal on it. I have about a million questions but before I did that I wanted to tell everyone hi. My plan is to live in this sailboat for 2 years and sell it before I transfer to a 4 year university. Any advise for someone who knows nothing about sailboats? P.S. I have a ton of questions like I said, but I want to get some pictures and post because I have no clue what anything is on my boat. All I know about boats is Port is Left and Starbard is right. I think I probaly spelt Starbard wrong too. Ok, I'm going to stop before I make even more of an idiot out of myself.
New to sailing, saying hi.
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Port is left if you are looking forward,
Starboard is right if you are looking forward. They are always the same so that when you tell someone that an item is on the starboard side forward they will know where to look. Try this link; http://www.baysail.com/keelboat/
Starboard is right if you are looking forward. They are always the same so that when you tell someone that an item is on the starboard side forward they will know where to look. Try this link; http://www.baysail.com/keelboat/
Life is a learning process
If you don't ask questions ,how are you ever going to learn something you don't know? Pick up a good sailing book and read everything in it.From hull shapes to sails and masts to booms. It's starboard ,by the way. Congratulations on your "new" boat. Just be sure to secure it to the dock really well.Mooring lines. Check the bilge(under the floor)for water. Watch for mold(health hazard)and calk/repair any leaks. Be sure your motor is up to par. Not only is it important, but it's also your safety net. Check the condition of your rudder( the thing in the back of the boat that turns when you push/pull the tiller, which is usually made of wood and looks like a stick). Thats how you "steer" the boat. Be sure to have proper insurance should something happen that involves anothers boat,so you'll be covered. Now you can look around for a class that teaches proper boat handling. Check with the local yacht club or marina.USCG might have a aux locally ,check with them also. I could go on forever, but do a few simple steps and the rest will come. If you have ANY questions,ASK ,thats what we are here for. Relax and enjoy your new venture. Keep it up, Ctskip
If you don't ask questions ,how are you ever going to learn something you don't know? Pick up a good sailing book and read everything in it.From hull shapes to sails and masts to booms. It's starboard ,by the way. Congratulations on your "new" boat. Just be sure to secure it to the dock really well.Mooring lines. Check the bilge(under the floor)for water. Watch for mold(health hazard)and calk/repair any leaks. Be sure your motor is up to par. Not only is it important, but it's also your safety net. Check the condition of your rudder( the thing in the back of the boat that turns when you push/pull the tiller, which is usually made of wood and looks like a stick). Thats how you "steer" the boat. Be sure to have proper insurance should something happen that involves anothers boat,so you'll be covered. Now you can look around for a class that teaches proper boat handling. Check with the local yacht club or marina.USCG might have a aux locally ,check with them also. I could go on forever, but do a few simple steps and the rest will come. If you have ANY questions,ASK ,thats what we are here for. Relax and enjoy your new venture. Keep it up, Ctskip
Welcome Aboard...
Welcome Mr. Cross, and everyone on this forum knew nothing about boats at one time. You're honesty is refreshing and a damn rarity in this business. The best advice I could give at this point is: 1) Look up the Coast Guard Axilliary, or your local Coast Guard, and join their "Power Boat Squadron" class. Don't let the name bother you, it is basic seamanship for everyone, and after completion you can get a 10% reduction from most insurance carriers. 2) Look online for a used copy (I have had students get it for 8 bucks) of "The Annapolis Book of Seamanship" by John Rossmaiere. Read it each day, open to any page to keep a good approach. 3) Take everthing with a grain of salt and separate the chaff from the wheat as I have listened to "old salts" who were blatently wrong on seamanship...and dangerous. One more thing...don't let some of the squabbles and altercations on this forum fool you, it is a kinda competitive thing, and it gets resonlved and everyone ends up getting along; a lotta very educational stuff here on this forum.
Welcome Mr. Cross, and everyone on this forum knew nothing about boats at one time. You're honesty is refreshing and a damn rarity in this business. The best advice I could give at this point is: 1) Look up the Coast Guard Axilliary, or your local Coast Guard, and join their "Power Boat Squadron" class. Don't let the name bother you, it is basic seamanship for everyone, and after completion you can get a 10% reduction from most insurance carriers. 2) Look online for a used copy (I have had students get it for 8 bucks) of "The Annapolis Book of Seamanship" by John Rossmaiere. Read it each day, open to any page to keep a good approach. 3) Take everthing with a grain of salt and separate the chaff from the wheat as I have listened to "old salts" who were blatently wrong on seamanship...and dangerous. One more thing...don't let some of the squabbles and altercations on this forum fool you, it is a kinda competitive thing, and it gets resonlved and everyone ends up getting along; a lotta very educational stuff here on this forum.
P26 what a great boat...
our first sailboat was a Pearson 26 and the kids to this day talk about it. It is a forgiving and fun boat to sail and much roomer than one might suspect. If you have not found Dan's P26 website, I encourage you to check it out. http://dan.pfeiffer.net/p26/boat.htm Good luck and enjoy. Our P26 the day we sold her: http://www.sailingseadragon.com/Pearson26/Pearson.htm Our current Pearson: http://www.sailingseadragon.com/
our first sailboat was a Pearson 26 and the kids to this day talk about it. It is a forgiving and fun boat to sail and much roomer than one might suspect. If you have not found Dan's P26 website, I encourage you to check it out. http://dan.pfeiffer.net/p26/boat.htm Good luck and enjoy. Our P26 the day we sold her: http://www.sailingseadragon.com/Pearson26/Pearson.htm Our current Pearson: http://www.sailingseadragon.com/
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