Just joined this very useful group. Since Nov 09, we're the new owners of Rainshadow, 1974 Nic 38 ketch, hull #126. She's moored near Seattle. Our current...
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naumangl
Mar 4, 2010 2:41 am
Marilyn and Van, My wife and I own a Camper Nicholson 38 ketch. We live in North Carolina. I believe Raga is hull 123. It was built in 1973 or 1974. Over the...
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mcverlaque
Mar 8, 2010 2:40 pm
Our Nicholson 40 has large (8" X 2") aluminum chocks on the port and starboard toe rail near the bow. They attach to the toe rail with 4 screws. We need to...
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rainforest_mj
Mar 11, 2010 2:49 am
We have a 1974 Nic 38, which also has chocks on the toerails, and have the original manual for it (which you can get from here:...
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Gary Noble
noble.gary...
Mar 11, 2010 5:30 am
Hi I would like to discuss other owners experience with this older half tonner. We have owned the boat since new - 1974. There was some 60 plus boats built and...
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Mary Verlaque
mcverlaque
Mar 11, 2010 2:53 pm
This was a good lead but we have never heard of Goads and a Google search was not helpful. Suspect it was in the UK and perhaps no longer doing business? I DO...
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Peter Jørgensen
peterschoett
Mar 11, 2010 6:40 pm
Hi guys and girls.... We are the happy owners of Addiena... a Nic 35 (Hull no. 187) All said and read of these boats are no exaggeration... At this moment...
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John Gall
galljj35
Mar 13, 2010 2:59 pm
Mary: Your post sent me looking again for new chocks for the Nic 35. Slightly smaller than yours, I think. I belive the originals were made out of marinium -...
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Mary Verlaque
mcverlaque
Mar 14, 2010 4:37 pm
Yes... most that we are finding are way too small and we love the originals. And yes again... I Wanda WAS at the Jubilee Yacht Club this past summer. Expect to...
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peterschoett
Mar 31, 2010 7:36 pm
Hi all... We are also restoring the hull on Addiena, she had a number off blisters and I peeled the hull in the fall and were sure that the perfect way of...
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Brian Stannard
brianstannar...
Mar 31, 2010 8:11 pm
If the hull is truly dry, and it sounds like it will be, there should not be a return of blisters. At least for a decade. Were they small blisters in the gel...
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Peter Jørgensen
peterschoett
Apr 1, 2010 5:48 am
Hi Brian It seems that Addiena has had a treatment for osmoses before and the blisters is therefore between the epoxy and the laminate. The blisters are...
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Brian Stannard
brianstannar...
Apr 1, 2010 5:56 am
Maybe the hull wasn't dry enough last time it was barrier coated. It takes quite a while to dry out as you know. It sounds like you're doing it right. West...
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Peter Jørgensen
peterschoett
Apr 1, 2010 7:12 am
That was a quik responsed answer. And it will calm me down a lot. I was nerveous that all my hard work just the sudden was wasted . Actually I had planed...
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naumangl
Apr 1, 2010 10:47 am
Good Morning all! The round or "D" shaped seal of the front hatch lid needs replacing on my Nick 38. Would anyone have a lead where I could find a replacement....
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Graham Norbury
gnorbury
Apr 1, 2010 11:13 am
Peter, I owned a late model CN35 which had a blister problem deep down in the laminate. We ended up grinding out the wet spots and reglassing 30-40 ...
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solon_mhor
Apr 1, 2010 10:35 pm
I have Solon Mhor on the Chesapeake Bay (Patuxtent River), hull 23. owned since November 2004. One of previous owners repowered with Yanmar. I have redone...
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rainforest_mj
Apr 2, 2010 4:11 am
Hi George - When we bought our boat, we found a partially used bag of Hollister 9/16" round gasket material from West Marine, labelled P100-55. The previous...
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rainforest_mj
Apr 2, 2010 4:24 am
To tie off this question, I can say that I bought 1/2" BSF and 3/8" 304 (Type 2) full hex nuts from Stig's Fasteners in the UK: http://www.a2stainless.co.uk ...
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naumangl
Apr 2, 2010 2:18 pm
Marilyn, Glad to hear that you have those special nuts in your hand. Here is the my suppliers email from England that I used. mailto:surpluspeters@......
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Dennis Gibbons
dkgibbons2
Apr 2, 2010 2:34 pm
Has anyone in the US tried The Nutty Company www.nutty.com/ ? Dennis Gibbons ... From: naumangl To: campernicholson@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, April 02,...
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DARRYL
darrylfromoz
Apr 2, 2010 10:36 pm
Hi...have a Nicholson 32, which I think was built in Australia [around 1970]. It is has delamination on the cabin top and some on the cabin sides..and a patch...
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DARRYL
darrylfromoz
Apr 2, 2010 10:37 pm
Hi...have a Nicholson 32, which I think was built in Australia [around 1970]. It is has delamination on the cabin top and some on the cabin sides..and a patch...
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Brian Stannard
brianstannar...
Apr 2, 2010 10:45 pm
I don't think there really is such a chemical. If the core is wet the solution is to cut the skin and remove the wet/damp core, replacing it with new dry core...
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b_a_t_e_a_u
Apr 2, 2010 11:18 pm
Well I have just finished my boat with the West System epoxy products. My research and feeling on the matter lead me to use epoxy as opposed to alternatives....
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DARRYL LARKIN
darrylfromoz
Apr 2, 2010 11:49 pm
Hello Brian, I think you are right...well, I am sure you are right....' I was just a wishin and a hopin!'...no, I am not sure that the boat was built here...
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Brian Stannard
brianstannar...
Apr 3, 2010 12:36 am
I'm in Victoria B.C. Canada. I have a CS27 ( Canadian Sailcraft) designed by C&N but built in Canada. It was designed by Ray Wall when he was head designer at...
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Gary Noble
noble.gary...
Apr 4, 2010 6:13 pm
good morning Chip, where is Patuxtent River in relationship to North Heerington/Herring Bay? We were visiting last year with friends who have a Contest 31dry...
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Gary Noble
noble.gary...
Apr 4, 2010 6:40 pm
Hi Brian, the information is right. I understand Ray Wall is living in the Sidney/ Salt Spring area. Ray also had a hand in the Nicholson 345 which was built...
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Denece
sv_bluepearl
Apr 4, 2010 7:14 pm
I suspect the "chemical"; you were looking for to take care of moisture may be "Git Rot" a thin wicking epoxy-like liquid. I have used it a couple of times on...
