Ralph, Fortuitous looks stunning! Nicely done! Dan S/V Rayelle Sent from my iPhone...
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Slip Away - Rich & Jan
svslipaway
Apr 27, 2013 9:53 am
Hi All - We've added a new page to our website. This one covers a road trip we did last September/October in the western U.S. - visiting friends and several ...
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SDW @ SpamArrest
stanwilliamsphd
May 20, 2013 11:54 am
Dear IF41 friends. Advice sought. History: We own hull #41. Purchased COOL CHANGE in San Diego CA in 2000, renamed her FAMILY TIES, and trucked her to Detroit...
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sailingmagnus
May 21, 2013 12:53 pm
Stan, Welcome to one of the not so fun aspects of FP41 ownership. I have owned Magnus since 1994, a 1975 Vintage FP41 that I purchased as Foxy Lady from the...
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Mike SV ECHO
echo.sailor
May 21, 2013 9:05 pm
Hola Stan, There is a lot of controversy on blister repair. Here is my input. I have been involved in two blister repairs on sister ships, ECHO and Wandering...
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Barbara Holbrook
puffin2001
May 22, 2013 4:57 am
... From: William Holbrook <wholbrook39@...> I also have an IF-41 built in 1977. I had a significant blister problem with large numbers in the vicinity...
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Steven Ellsworth
f41destiny_75
May 22, 2013 11:14 pm
Dear Stan: First, sorry for your bottom problems with your boat. Seems some are worse than others. We "Renewed" the bottom on Destiny, FP 1975, in 2004. Here's...
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tony51sailing
May 25, 2013 4:00 pm
Ahh, yes, blisters the bain of FB boats. I did have 5 blisters (saucer sized) when I hauled in 2011. (time of purchase) The surveyor was not overly concerned...
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Steven Ellsworth
f41destiny_75
May 25, 2013 5:25 pm
Tony: When our fuel tank went out, we replaced it with 2 wing tanks of 65 gallons each. This left space for a Todd 35 gallon holding tank which slides right...
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sailingmagnus
May 28, 2013 2:56 pm
Regarding the question: " About seepage from the holding tanks, did you remove your tanks, coat the hull inside in that area, replace with other tanks, or...
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Slip Away - Rich & Jan
svslipaway
May 29, 2013 9:03 am
Hi All, Slip Away is finally back to cruising - YIPPEE!!! We arrived in Fiji a couple of days ago - the passage from New Zealand was just great for us, with a...
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stanwilliamsphd
May 29, 2013 1:46 pm
Thanks for everyone's response to my query and plan for repairing the blisters on FAMILY TIES. To recap, FAMILY TIES is hull #41 (1976) that we trucked from...
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Gene
skipper_geno
May 29, 2013 4:53 pm
Here is an article that just came out from the Boat U.S. magazine on blister repair. Plus what I've done to combat the Blister problem. Ever since I bought the...
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Slip Away - Rich & Jan
svslipaway
May 29, 2013 10:16 pm
Hey Gene, Regarding the Interlux Brightside, I too painted all the bilge as well as the ugly brown paint in other places inside the hull with Brightside. ...
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Gene
skipper_geno
May 30, 2013 1:26 am
Hi Rich. Thank you for the reply! I painted the engine room back in 2007 and still looking good. Just that back then as now, I found out that it needs two...
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windscaper
May 31, 2013 6:13 pm
Hi Group, this subject may have been discussed before but I'll give it another try. Does anyone have info on a replacement bracket for the oil filter assembly...
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Steven Ellsworth
f41destiny_75
May 31, 2013 10:59 pm
Hi Windscraper: I would assume that the filter assemblies are the same, however, you can call JESCO in Ceres, California. They sell rebuilt SD 22's and 33's...
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Dan Dionne
rayelle76
Jun 1, 2013 1:53 pm
Hi Windscaper, I, too, remember the discussion we had earlier about replacing the oil filter cartridge and casing to a spin on filter on the SD22 engine. I...
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Dan Dionne
rayelle76
Jun 1, 2013 1:56 pm
Hi Steve, Just read your post about the filter replacement parts website. Thanks, Dan Sent from my iPhone...
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lbgorders
Jun 1, 2013 2:36 pm
I purchased exactly what you are looking for from a member that had them custom made. Contact sailingmagnus and see if he has any left. Len Flying Cloud...
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Gene
skipper_geno
Jun 1, 2013 2:44 pm
Hi All. Some time ago my mechanic called that Gary from Jesco was closing his business in Ceres, Ca. and that he was selling off all his inventory. Haven't...
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Dick Pluta
dick8139
Jun 1, 2013 2:52 pm
Ouch! Jesco was my main man, more for knowledge than parts. You can still get standard parts from your Toyota lift truck distributor but who's going to help...
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Gene
skipper_geno
Jun 1, 2013 3:04 pm
Hi All. Has anyone noticed where water draining from the chain locker collects in a deep well under the forward V-Birth because there's a high spot just aft of...
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Dick Pluta
dick8139
Jun 1, 2013 3:11 pm
I put a separate bilge pump under the floorboards just outside the forward head to deal with this. Dick Pluta AEGEA Cape Coral FL...
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Gene
skipper_geno
Jun 1, 2013 3:29 pm
Hi Dick. The area I'm talking about is forward of that area. Guess you could say its the big sail locker under the V-Birth. The reason I brought it up is that...
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Slip Away - Rich & Jan
svslipaway
Jun 2, 2013 2:45 am
Hi All, Just realized we neglected to send a note to the group about our passage up from New Zealand. This can be a very nasty 1,000+ mile passage, as the ...
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Slip Away - Rich & Jan
svslipaway
Jun 2, 2013 2:45 am
Yep, that's correct. It collects in front of the cross-member that supports the compression post for those of us who have the deck-stepped mast. After each...
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kline
tony51sailing
Jun 2, 2013 2:35 pm
Yes, my mast base was sooo bad, I did this. (see pics) I built up in front of the mastbase so water would flow without damming, & the fiberglass reinforced...
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tony51sailing
Jun 10, 2013 2:08 am
I got my windlass on. I had to removed the line from the staysail boom, & dummy me didn't take a pic or make a diagram of the line routing thru the blocks. SO,...
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Mike
mikesinatl2004
Jun 10, 2013 2:28 pm
I did the same thing. Look in the attachments for a file from Navig8tor dated 10/27/2010. There's 2 pics of the staysail rigging....
