That's the 37 ft "Carol Ketch" designed,also,by John Hanna. The plans are available from someone at www.yahoogroups/tahitiketch. . Check it out ! knelsenc...
HI- that is hysterical! Are you still trying to see your boat? We still don't know what we are doing, boatwise... Marilyn and Ralph ... 2008 22:41:05 -0800...
Hi you guys ! (politically correct,but can't get used to it !) I'm off and on about selling and will decide after the rainy season I guess. I'm recuperating...
Hi- so sorry to hear about your fall. Doesn't sound lucky to me! I just know there is a joke in your falling off the fence for Clinton, but can't come up with...
Hi folks, can anyone out there give me some ideas on re-hanging rudder. Pelorus currently has some kind of large screw eyes embedded in the stern post which...
Lee. Did Kym finally sell his beloved Pelorus. Where do you have her moored. I live in adelaide and use to admire her. Send me private e-mail if you like. ...
... wrote: Lee, I just went through this myself on Adamastor, I broke the top "eye bolt" trying to remove the bar which ran through both above water line...
... I got some pictures of Ta'aroa's pintel and gudgeon arrangement. They are made of stainless strap stock with welded on tube stock of the same size. looks...
Does anybody know of any sources of information on Hanna's Penguin design, one of his designs inspired by Slocums Spray. I have the information in "A Ketch...
Hi Trev and welcome to the group. I don't know much about the Penguin design other than what was mentioned in "A Ketch...." Are you interested in buying or...
Does anyone have an opinion about using deadeyes in place of turnbuckles? I have picked up a set of 8 on Ebay and would like to replace the rather large...
-Hi Jim: I do not have any personal experience with the use of dead eyes but a few years ago I asked Tom Steele why in the world would he use them and how did...
Hi- we do not recommend deadeyes over turnbuckles, cool tho' they may look. The deadeyes require a lot of adjustment to keep rigging tight, and in our ...
The forum is a good idea, there are a few other more general ones that regularly discuss the Tahiti but I don't know of any dedicated ones. I owned, lived on...
Trev; If you are interested in redrawing some lines in chine configuration I assume you are considering steel construction. If so it may be a good idea to have...
Hi Jim ! I have them on my boat and never had any problems. Early on when I first got the boat,I had to tighten up the rig by hand and,now, have a real nice...
A follow-up to my other email on the subject. No,no,no ! All you'd have to do is shorten the shrouds ! Duh ! Mine are 1x19 and go around the deadeyes...
Jim, Uh Oh ! Marilyn has a point. I found that it's a job to get em tightened up real good without having some leverage in doing so. My invention is what...
I've considered steel, but will probably go with marine ply, Penguin is only 27 feet; at this size there are advantages in using modern saturated epoxy...
Richard Thanks for the encouragement, I will need to fabricate some banding for the bottom deadeyes to attach to the gunales. As my (now) old turnbuckles were...
Hi, Folks, Fe on CLIO here. Making final preps to head out for sunny southern waters. I've never been a fan of boat insurance. Going to be berthed in a place...
What's yours worth ? If it were me,I'd forget the insurance. Maybe it will cause you to be extra careful. You're not planning on scuttling it,are ya ?...
... wrote: I suspect it may be a marina requirement. You can't rent a slip around here without showing proof of at least $300,000 in liability coverage. In the...
You may want to try the companies on this list: http://www.boatsurveyors.com/page19.html My boat is insured through Boat US. It's cold molded wood/epoxy and ...
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