Hi Everyone -
Well, after a couple of weeks of elbow grease, spending, and sweat Smiley is in the water. I launched where I bought it on Thursday in the rain, didn't move it because of threats of Lightning, but moved yesterday (friday) to my new home a couple of hours away.
Boy, I got soaked! It was raining hard all day yesterday, but without threat of electrical storm so I went for it. I had to motor the whole way (the "iron spinnaker" as my dad calls it) because my halyards are fouled at the top of the mast. Still, it was a nice feeling to boot across the "lake" on my own in my new boat.
At the new club, I'll take the rig down and sort out the halyards and in-mast electrical issues.
My avatar is a pic of my cleaned up hull and decks the day before launch. I'll post (somehow) more pics in a few days!
It's sunny here today, so I'm off to the club to pat the boat and dry some stuff out after yesterday.
Happy sailing everyone!!
Archy
Smiley is In the Water !
Smiley is In the Water !
C22 Smiley 
Good deal! the good old "iron jib" 
Its your Chrysler a fixed keel? If it is, I'm envious!
I'm heading for the lake tomorrow, its super nice over here, not too hot and a nice breeze thanks to a canadian cold front (thanks Canada!) Good timing, I finished replacing all the sail slugs last night, so I want to test the mainsail.
Gus
Its your Chrysler a fixed keel? If it is, I'm envious!
I'm heading for the lake tomorrow, its super nice over here, not too hot and a nice breeze thanks to a canadian cold front (thanks Canada!) Good timing, I finished replacing all the sail slugs last night, so I want to test the mainsail.
Gus
1976 Chrysler 22 Halve Maen - Sail # 595
Hey Gus;
No, not a fixed keel. In my avatar pic the swing keel is about 3/4 of the way down and resting on the cradle. The trailer in the picture is the "yard trailer" at the RStLYC where I bought the boat.
Here are some more pics on photobucket - I stole that idea from Patrick. Merci Patrick!!
http://s184.photobucket.com/albums/x9/a ... ewhome.jpg
Cheers!
Archy
No, not a fixed keel. In my avatar pic the swing keel is about 3/4 of the way down and resting on the cradle. The trailer in the picture is the "yard trailer" at the RStLYC where I bought the boat.
Here are some more pics on photobucket - I stole that idea from Patrick. Merci Patrick!!
http://s184.photobucket.com/albums/x9/a ... ewhome.jpg
Cheers!
Archy
C22 Smiley
Typical Boat Days!
Here's a point form description of my first couple as a real boat owner at my new club. This kind of stuff is probably lame for you guys, but we all like to share our adventures!
Day One
- have to retrieve the halyards lost by the previous owner
- moved the boat to masting dock and backed in no problem
- my whisker pole + 2 boat hook Red Green job didn't work at all, my aim was too bad at 30 feet
- a very nice guy with a Bayfield 32 came over with his bosun's chair and hoisted me up so I got the halyards and checked out the rig
- I owe the guy beer, he made that clear as I was swinging in the wind before he let me down
- while at the mast dock, I snapped the line to lift my rudder, maybe my girlfriend (a scuba diver) can change it but not me. Hopefully a self-lifting rudder will be fine - better use that spectra stuff next time
- I backed over my mooring line as I tried to get into my dock - I got a little wet unfouling it from my prop, but THERE WAS NO SWIMMING INVOLVED
- no damage to motor, probably some to the line - Smiley didn't drift ashore 'cause he was attached to the unfortunate line
- I *met* a nice couple on a Nordica 16, "he" almost rammed an entire line of boats a few minutes after my motor mishap - Nordica/boats/marriage all seemed intact afterwards (their marriage, not mine of course)
- I put the sails on: nothing else really matters
Day Two
- I'm going sailing, no matter what
- put the self-tailing rubber thingy attachments on my winches, a bit hard on the fingers but otherwise easy
- got away from the dock and out of the harbour no problem ... it's really the "backing in" that throws me, never had to do that before
- raised sails and lowered keel once out into good water then shut off the engine
- no wind, just crawling along, but it feels good to be in near silence
- too many power boats screaming by, so I keep getting the wind dumped out of my sailing rolling in their wake
- dropped the jib, sheeted in the main and started to engine again to motor to more open water in hopes of more wind
- sailing again on the other side of the island, going so slowly that my GPS says I'm stopped
- I don't care I'm sailing my new boat!
- stayed out a couple of hours total, then motored back into the marina wondering if I'll have better luck backing into my spot today or if Smiley is in for more psychological and physical abuse
- completely NAILED my stern-to docking: eased slowly back to the dock, picked up my stern lines, motoerd gently forward to grab the bow lines, killed the engine without a bump or a foul anywhere
- drank a bottle of gatorade before heading to the club for a beer to celebrate
So, I hope I can get some wind in the next day or two before heading out of town on work. It would be nice to have a real sail before I leave!
Cheers
Archy
Day One
- have to retrieve the halyards lost by the previous owner
- moved the boat to masting dock and backed in no problem
- my whisker pole + 2 boat hook Red Green job didn't work at all, my aim was too bad at 30 feet
- a very nice guy with a Bayfield 32 came over with his bosun's chair and hoisted me up so I got the halyards and checked out the rig
- I owe the guy beer, he made that clear as I was swinging in the wind before he let me down
- while at the mast dock, I snapped the line to lift my rudder, maybe my girlfriend (a scuba diver) can change it but not me. Hopefully a self-lifting rudder will be fine - better use that spectra stuff next time
- I backed over my mooring line as I tried to get into my dock - I got a little wet unfouling it from my prop, but THERE WAS NO SWIMMING INVOLVED
- no damage to motor, probably some to the line - Smiley didn't drift ashore 'cause he was attached to the unfortunate line
- I *met* a nice couple on a Nordica 16, "he" almost rammed an entire line of boats a few minutes after my motor mishap - Nordica/boats/marriage all seemed intact afterwards (their marriage, not mine of course)
- I put the sails on: nothing else really matters
Day Two
- I'm going sailing, no matter what
- put the self-tailing rubber thingy attachments on my winches, a bit hard on the fingers but otherwise easy
- got away from the dock and out of the harbour no problem ... it's really the "backing in" that throws me, never had to do that before
- raised sails and lowered keel once out into good water then shut off the engine
- no wind, just crawling along, but it feels good to be in near silence
- too many power boats screaming by, so I keep getting the wind dumped out of my sailing rolling in their wake
- dropped the jib, sheeted in the main and started to engine again to motor to more open water in hopes of more wind
- sailing again on the other side of the island, going so slowly that my GPS says I'm stopped
- I don't care I'm sailing my new boat!
- stayed out a couple of hours total, then motored back into the marina wondering if I'll have better luck backing into my spot today or if Smiley is in for more psychological and physical abuse
- completely NAILED my stern-to docking: eased slowly back to the dock, picked up my stern lines, motoerd gently forward to grab the bow lines, killed the engine without a bump or a foul anywhere
- drank a bottle of gatorade before heading to the club for a beer to celebrate
So, I hope I can get some wind in the next day or two before heading out of town on work. It would be nice to have a real sail before I leave!
Cheers
Archy
C22 Smiley