Fiver and Scott: Thanks so much for the input and links! very helpful. One more question on design: it seems like, with a pad eye and block on the deck at the...
Volvo Penta is in the parts business. They sell engines at deeply discounted pricing [ as evidenced by so many sailboats being powered by Volvo diesels during...
I forget whether your boat has a deck or keel stepped mast. if deck stepped, I would recommend getting a stainless mast base with attachment points for...
Hi, All. Looks good. The arrangement on my CAL 25 is a lot like that on Scott's boat. I used wedge shaped teak pieces so the organizers cant up toward the...
Thanks Scott and Charlie. This is exactly what I had in mind! _____ From: Cal_Boats@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Cal_Boats@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott...
... Seiches are the result of wind speed and direction, and atmospheric pressure differentials. They tend to be more pronounced on Lake Erie because of its...
Chris, Because Lake Michigan is long and narrow there is some thought that if a high formed over the north end of the lake, and a low was at the south end of...
... I grew up on, and keep a boat on, Lake Huron's Saginaw Bay. It is also a big shallow body and the winds tend to be either SW or NE, right on the axis of...
John, My Cal-31 came with the mast ring and deck organizers on each side of the cabin top. If I remember correctly the orginizer was placed on the slanted...
So I was advised to drill a drain hole in my mast which I thought of when it rained the other day. I drilled one a couple inches above the base ad think I hit...
Jeff, are you talking about a deck stepped mast? If so, as low as possible. I put a very little mouse hole at the base of mine. Any "stored" water in there...
I have to echo Mr. Campbell's remarks below -- the incredible ability to machine and manipulate materials today is something to behold. I have two quick...
When the mast is down, I've actually made a couple quarter inch deep notches in the bottom of the mast, one on port and one on starboard sides. If your holes...
I would like to see how the mast and boon is extruded Dave Paulson Cal 334 Allergia Channel Islands Ca ... From: Donald Dutton To: Cal_Boats@yahoogroups.com ...
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Don, Mast stepping is an art, best learned by good instruction. My club has a "gin pole" which we use for stepping, and unstepping. Our club steward operates...
Interesting article I dug up on catastrophic corrosion in aluminum assemblies. As you know a Nimrod RAF patrol plane blew up killing 14 servicemen over...
Hi Group... New England couple will be in the San Diego area and free to sail/crew Tuesday, January 22, 2008. Any offers will be genuinely appreciated. ...
Kevin, Thanks for the info and the refernce to the photo (looks like you are really enjoying the boat!) I think mine will be mounted on a more level area but a...
I recently made a deal to purchase a very well cared for 1972 Cal 29. I'm going to be sailing it back home to Port Orange, Florida next month ( it's a 2 day...
Walter, Welcome aboard! You have one of the best Cals ever. I love my 29 as well. If you want to see a real special 29 go to David Wilkie's website,...
Mick There is info on the Cal 29 in the Links section of this site and don't forget to enter yourself in the database. We have a Canadian built Cal 2-29 and...
Hi All, I've removed all of the delaminated plywood from the deck of my Cal20, (all of it except for the forward bow section) some of which was very wet, and...
Mick, I forgot to ask if you know the hull number. Mine is a 1972 also, and doesn't have the standard CABxxxxxx number. You may have a state assigned number,...
... You'll probably have to put up with the grumpy old contingent who wonder why anybody would want to get rid of their tiller and add a wheel. Complexity,...
I'll second that thought. I've always found that the boat is more responsive with a tiller than wheel. The driver has more direct feel to what the boat is...
No, I'm talking about a keel stepped mast on a Cal 39. Where shoudl the hole be drilled? I drilled but think I hit the casting at the base. ... and ... On ... ...
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