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Forum: Gear & Maintenance 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 10
Views: 244
Posted By CalypsoP35
Re: Cleaning a PVC dinghy

Answer: You pay more for it.:D I use Petit bottom paint for Inflatables. It has worked really well up here on Cape Cod. I just bought a new quart, it was $83 at West Marine, then I went to my local...
Forum: Gear & Maintenance 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 35
Views: 1,308
Posted By CalypsoP35
Re: Using Bottom Paint on Brass Propeller

I've been using Trilux prop and drive spray, with limited success. By the end of the season it is pretty much all worn off. But now that I look at the label, it says for "aluminum" props. "Copper as...
Forum: Learning to Sail 02-25-2013
Replies: 39
Views: 1,847
Posted By CalypsoP35
Re: First time on the water today, I could use some advice!

My understanding is that coming about and gybing are both forms of tacking. I could very well be wrong (and it wouldn't be the first time), but that is what I was taught. Hence, the skipper should...
Forum: Gear & Maintenance 02-06-2013
Replies: 33
Views: 1,850
Posted By CalypsoP35
Re: Inflatable tender for 30' sailboat

I keep my dinghy in the water all season long early May 'till end of October. we botom paint it with inflatable rubberized bottom paint. We never haul it out to clean it during the season. We're in...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 02-04-2013
Replies: 29
Views: 1,615
Posted By CalypsoP35
Re: iling Into A Storm (img)

That looks like the wave my wife was describing to me as she gazed to the stern of our boat the first time we got caught in storm. (Yes, I know we were only in 5' seas, but you'd never know it from...
Forum: Gear & Maintenance 02-04-2013
Replies: 36
Views: 1,686
Posted By CalypsoP35
Re: Gelcoat Mildew-I'm so sick of gelcoat mildew

Granted, I'm in the NE, not the PNW, but I have never seen black mildew on a well cleaned and buffed gel coat that is protected by a wax finish. I get mildew on various surfaces (generally below...
Forum: Gear & Maintenance 02-04-2013
Replies: 2
Views: 231
Posted By CalypsoP35
Re: What kind of paint should I use?

If I had teak veneer on my cabin walls, I would strip it and varnish it. People pay good money for teak veneer. I just started stripping my varnished veneer cabin floor. I'm surprised how easily I am...
Forum: Gear & Maintenance 02-04-2013
Replies: 33
Views: 1,850
Posted By CalypsoP35
Re: Inflatable tender for 30' sailboat

I'm not sure who makes my motor lift, but on mine the arm folds folds down and the total storage space is basically two 2" diameter tubes side by side and the line in a bag. Requires very little...
Forum: Gear & Maintenance 02-04-2013
Replies: 33
Views: 1,850
Posted By CalypsoP35
Re: Inflatable tender for 30' sailboat

The weight of the dinghy is the controlling factor. There can be a big difference between various dinghy's usually based on the type of floor and bottom. But I estimate my 90 lb dingy costs me less...
Forum: Gear & Maintenance 02-04-2013
Replies: 33
Views: 1,850
Posted By CalypsoP35
Re: Inflatable tender for 30' sailboat

BL,

I've been bottom painting my inflatable for years with rubberized dinghy bottom paint. (I think I'm using a Petit product.) I have no interest is scrubbing it down regularly. I paint it in the...
Forum: Gear & Maintenance 02-02-2013
Replies: 33
Views: 1,850
Posted By CalypsoP35
Re: Inflatable tender for 30' sailboat

Sooty, you've got to give us more info on how you plan to use the inflatable, will you need to store it on deck, are you on a mooring so that you need to ferry people and supplies? I keep my dinghy...
Forum: Boat Review and Purchase Forum 01-31-2013
Replies: 31
Views: 1,484
Posted By CalypsoP35
Re: Pearson 36

The 36 has a lot of similarities with my P-35. I actually like having the wheel at the front of the cockpit. It makes it easy to single hand as you have easy access to jib sheets and winches, and you...
Forum: Gear & Maintenance 01-24-2013
Replies: 2
Views: 254
Posted By CalypsoP35
Re: Bilge Paint in the Head?

Thanks, Dolby. It does seem like a good use for bilge paint. Both places tend to get a lot of moisture.
Forum: Gear & Maintenance 01-24-2013
Replies: 2
Views: 254
Posted By CalypsoP35
Bilge Paint in the Head?

I just finished painting my bilge. (Did not enjoy the experience,:eek: but since my engine was being pulled for maintenance/repair and I was installing a new stuffing box, I figured now was the time...
Forum: Gear & Maintenance 01-17-2013
Replies: 51
Views: 1,668
Posted By CalypsoP35
Re: Clean bottom how much?

Gee, it never occurred to me that there might be a right and a wrong way to clean the bottom.:confused: As with Minne I'm also in the Northeast, and bottom growth is not usually a significant...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 01-16-2013
Replies: 37
Views: 1,301
Posted By CalypsoP35
Re: Bose 151 Speakers... Opinions

Two season ago I mounted Poly Planar small box speakers in my jib sheet boxes in the cockpit combing. They were the smallest outdoor speakers I could find at the time. I'm probably a "tin ear" but...
Forum: Gear & Maintenance 01-15-2013
Replies: 14
Views: 584
Posted By CalypsoP35
Re: winterizing cost

That seems high. I paid $430 for winterizing engine and fresh water system. Included in that price was $190 of supplies the most expensive item being 12 gallons of antifreeze totaling $82. Labor was...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 01-15-2013
Replies: 20
Views: 882
Posted By CalypsoP35
Re: Tough Old Newbie Boat

Just be aware that length overall (LOA) does not always equate to relative size of living space. For example, my P-35 has an LOA of 35' but only a 25' waterline and a 10' beam. This makes my boat...
Forum: Gear & Maintenance 01-11-2013
Replies: 31
Views: 1,291
Posted By CalypsoP35
Re: Furler recommendation?

I replaced my 30 year old Hood furler last spring. I went with the Harken MKIV and have been very pleased after one season. If you go with Harken, I was advised to stay away from the cruising version...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 01-10-2013
Replies: 35
Views: 1,178
Posted By CalypsoP35
Re: What’s on Your Bucket List? must be sailing related thingies

Great question! I've always dreamed of doing things like circumnavigating the globe, but never really thought about putting together a list that I can work towards with a realistic possibility of...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 01-10-2013
Replies: 44
Views: 2,489
Posted By CalypsoP35
Re: James Bond sailboat for sale

I would have more fun with the boat in Casino Royale. Not to get all Brent Muskberger here, but that was a beautiful boat. I'll be telling my kids to take acting lessons so they can grow up and sail...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 12-20-2012
Replies: 69
Views: 2,743
Posted By CalypsoP35
Re: To all my Northern Sailing Friends...

#!%@&!!!!!! :D

The Saturday forecast up here on the Cape of Cod is a balmy 43 degrees. And damnit, I'm gonna go sailing!:eek:

It's either that or work on Calypso to get her ready for a May...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 12-11-2012
Replies: 102
Views: 5,574
Posted By CalypsoP35
Re: How did you get the money for your first sailboat?

Found a boat within my financial means, worked hard to pay for it (....and ongoing maintenance and upgrades) and told my wife the new kitchen she wanted was in our new vacation home which has 360...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 12-06-2012
Replies: 36
Views: 1,424
Posted By CalypsoP35
Re: How do you get your fix when the snow is flying

Along the same lines as Down, I have a small boat that only gets used in the off season when my P35 is out of the water. I have a Saroca (sail/rowboat/canoe) that I leave on the hard next our...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 12-06-2012
Replies: 51
Views: 2,465
Posted By CalypsoP35
Re: Main Halyards - Back to cockpit or keep at mast?

Bubblehead is right, there is no one answer that works for everyone. But it goes beyond just what the person wants, it extends to what works on your boat.

I have to go to the mast to release, my...
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