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tallships
Main Sheet Hand
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 Posted - 24 July 2009 : 9:53:26 PM
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| Up to 1,000 words with lots of photos. |
Pat Marsh
e26 "Up Spirits"
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Chris Cope
Skipper
Australia
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Posted - 25 July 2009 : 1:21:36 PM
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OK Pat,
You asked for it. Please send me your email address and I will make a start.
Rod came home last night from the snow and is itching to go down to the Hagar and check out the work which has been done for the port side gunnel repairs as well as the alterations to the inside cabin area where we have had the glass step system cut down which will allow us better seating on the starboard side.
Andy and I motored the Hagar home late yesterday afternoon without any dramas. She still has to go back and have the gunnel sections of ally which were removed amidships. The new sections are still to be manufactured out of stainless steel. Rod has scrounged some tracks and fittings to be attached to these sections so that we can sheet the jibs outboard when reaching.
And so for us this is the beginning for next years National title defence preparation. Hagar will have two more trips to the marina for work. The completion of this work with the newly glassed port side section and painting and then just before the sailing season a major slipping. This year she will go up on a dry stand as Tim of Wunderlich Marine has lost the use of the slipway and is no longer being used for yachts with the arms removed. Tim is using Furgusons next door and they have a scissors lift. In one respect this is better as we will have access to the bottom of the keel allowing us to grind off the tip, treat it and paint the complete bottom edge.
We may replace the old windows which are heavily crazed. But most of the work is just the normal maintenance of sanding back the bottom and applying two coats of anti fowl, acid washing the upper sides and then waxing them. We will also service the engine with new engine and transmission oil changes. We have talked about some new sails with a number two or three head sails and a new over-sized kite would be useful in light conditions. However these are not must does at this stage. Many of the control lines in the boat are old and will require to be replaced and so it goes on.
Lots to do and that does not include the work to be carried out just prior to the Nationals.
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tallships
Main Sheet Hand
132 Posts |
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Chris Cope
Skipper
Australia
2350 Posts |
Posted - 02 August 2009 : 1:21:17 PM
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Hi there Pat,
Have not forgotten you and the article on Preparing an E30 for the Nationals. Have almost completed it, only have to run it past Rod for editing.
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Chris Cope
Skipper
Australia
2350 Posts |
Posted - 07 August 2009 : 11:55:31 PM
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There has not been a lot going on with the Hagar with this week. We saw a third sailing mate from our Club being fare-welled after having collapsed with a massive heart attack last week. Peter was 54 years old and was a good 14 foot skiff sailor.
This weekend we might be doing some follow up work on the Hagar with changes to the layout downstairs making better access to the forward v-berth by cutting out some woodwork and replacing the edging. We will also be measuring up the now larger starboard side cockpit seat for new cushion. There are also a lot of general maintenance to be done on blocks, fittings and working sheets.
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4Seasons
Helmsman
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Posted - 08 August 2009 : 02:54:49 AM
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| We also lost a valuable member this week, a great bloke and a keen sailor.......EH |
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Chris Cope
Skipper
Australia
2350 Posts |
Posted - 08 August 2009 : 11:05:01 AM
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Hi there Eric, are you writing in your sleep or just a bit of insomnia?
Who did you loose? Was he an Endeavour sailor?
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4Seasons
Helmsman
723 Posts |
Posted - 10 August 2009 : 02:29:29 AM
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| Chris, we didnt LOOSE anybody but we did LOSE a geat bloke ,he owned a Triton 24,,,,,funeral on monday .. EH |
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Go Flow
Helmsman
Australia
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Posted - 13 August 2009 : 9:26:49 PM
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Hi all,
I sold my Adams 31 Go Flow and have purchased a Young 88.
I will retain an interest in Endeavours. I crewed for Peter Clarke in E24 SARUM in the most recent race at Croudace Bay Sailing Club. We won comfortably. |
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Chris Cope
Skipper
Australia
2350 Posts |
Posted - 15 August 2009 : 03:49:57 AM
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Hi all,
Hagar is booked into the work-berth at the Davis Marina and Rod and I will be working on her from mid-day if anyone wishes to pop in and have a sticky beak. The work is just general maintenance with some minor alterations to the timber work inside.
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Chris Cope
Skipper
Australia
2350 Posts |
Posted - 16 August 2009 : 01:03:00 AM
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Well Rod and I got a fair bit done this afternoon aboard the Hagar. Rod installed a teak bracket in the main access way with a swinging arm to hold our hand held GPS.
We also cut out a section of the bulkhead up at the bow which is plywood. The cut-out is only about 7 inch in width and we also salvaged the teak edging and re-installed it with epoxy glue. This change gives us easier access to the bow tip where we store our sails. Rod had also purchased some blocks and spectra cord and we replaced the baby-stay support which runs from the keel though the cabin ceiling.
We then installed a new lee cloth which brings us up to the minimum three for safety cat 4.
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Chris Cope
Skipper
Australia
2350 Posts |
Posted - 21 August 2009 : 10:04:32 PM
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Rod and I have booked the Hagar into the work berth at North Harbour and we will attempt to finish off the work which we commenced last week.
It is now only a few weeks away to the commencement of a new sailing season.
We hold our opening race of the season on Sunday the 13th of September 2009. All crashers are welcome.
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Chris Cope
Skipper
Australia
2350 Posts |
Posted - 26 August 2009 : 7:18:07 PM
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Last Saturday's work aboard the Hagar was completed by Rod alone as I was caught up with family. He reports that he achieved all of his tasks with the bow preventer block and tackle system no more functional and he replaced the bow light, which was a difficult cuss to access as well as replacing the v-berth bow light as well as the WC light, all with LED globes. All of our exterior Navigation lights are now LED and we have about four more cabin lights to upgrade to LED.
This coming weekend sees us occupied with the Club's Annual General Meeting and with the Club currently booming most of the current office bearers will most likely be retained. Our biggest problem is limiting the number of new members to yachtsmen and women.
The following week will see Rod and I hustling to finish the Hagar off in readiness for racing this coming season. Unfortunately the Hagar is not going to be ready for Cat 4 as there are still a lot of small jobs, so that we are going to miss the first offshore race to Lion Island.
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Chris Cope
Skipper
Australia
2350 Posts |
Posted - 01 September 2009 : 5:28:55 PM
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The Hagar has been returned to the shipwrights for the installation of the midship SS gunnel inserts and we are hoping to have her back before the weekend. I then have some minor carpentry to complete as well as some varnishing.
From there it is a matter of bring her up to Cat 4 standard for the season. All of the crew are looking towards racing hard this season and especially going to the Gosford Nationals.
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Dumaresq
Main Sheet Hand
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Chris Cope
Skipper
Australia
2350 Posts |
Posted - 03 September 2009 : 7:16:05 PM
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Hi there Stuart,
First race is coming up quickly, Sunday the 13th of September, the Sunday after this weekend.
How was Hamilton Island Regatta? Is the big boat back yet and where did you come?
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Chris Cope
Skipper
Australia
2350 Posts |
Posted - 05 September 2009 : 03:34:23 AM
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This evening three members of the Hagar team motored around to Middle Harbour in Ross's motor launch and then Rod & I bought the Hagar back to North Harbour with the gunnels and painting finally completed. The new section of rail made out of stainless steel had been installed on both sides and a wide additional track installed which will make reaching more efficient in heavier breezes.
We still have to finish some timber work inside and varnishing as well at getting onto a slipway as she has not had her annual clean and winter maintenance. So with the first race next weekend we will have her bottom scrubbed.
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Chris Cope
Skipper
Australia
2350 Posts |
Posted - 16 September 2009 : 6:00:01 PM
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Rod has finally nailed down a date for the annual slipping of the Hagar which will be in mid-November, this year! And so today I went forth and purchased all the anode replacements, one has to go on the keel this weekend as the old one has dissolved. I also found that Whitworths are now stocking a range of anodes for the propeller trailing tip. I also purchased a set of bronze skin fittings and a tap to replace the SS ones which gave us grief last season. Apparently the rule is for underwater fittings to be bronze and the above water fittings to be Stainless Steel. We will most likely not have time to replace the old crazed Perspex windows this time.
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Chris Cope
Skipper
Australia
2350 Posts |
Posted - 20 September 2009 : 7:21:52 PM
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This Sunday saw no sailing at North Harbour, which was a shame as there was a nice north easterly breeze. So Rod and I went out to the Hagar and did a bit of maintenance. This included having our resident diver replace the anodes. He did the lower keel anode but could not get a upper starboard one on because the hole was too small. Hagar is not booked to go an the hard stand until mid December.
We also replaced the back stay rope and finished off the teak beading at the entrance to the bow. Still more to do and finish.
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Chris Cope
Skipper
Australia
2350 Posts |
Posted - 30 September 2009 : 09:49:25 AM
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The past few weeks when we have gone aboard the Hagar she has been dry in the bilges, which means that the drip-less stern gland is a success and works. However after the past two races we have found quite a bit of water it he bilge and even after sponging it all up and pumping it out I found that more water is still coming in. After quite a bit of detective work it was found that the water was fresh and is coming down the sides of the inner hull skin and into the bilge.
Apparently this water is coming from somewhere in the ceiling where it leaked in after heavy rains and only comes out when the boat is lent over going upwind.
We still have not worked out where this water is pooling. After each race there is about a couple of cup fulls.
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A New E30
