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I've been looking for a daysailer for the new season for a couple of months nowI'm stuck in rural Germany for the moment and don't have much space to sail, a small lake close by, ca. 1x0.5km and a few large lakes about an hour's drive away. (OP is our 30ft in Newport ri)I found a Gruben Sprint (Pic rel) in good condition, but I'm not sure if it's right for me (too big? Better to get a cheap beater? Maybe a SENPAI is better for the cabin?)
/n/mg/ maritime general has lots of info regarding jobs at sea btw>>2708951Hell yeah brother>>2708952I meant 'SENPAI for the cabin'
>>2708953F A M not senpai>:(
>>2708954>>:(:3
>>2708954hownew.ru
>>2708948What type of sailboat should I get starting off?
>>2709691depends where you are and what you want to do but a used dinghy is usually a good idea to get a feel for it.
>>2709691>>2709859I second this(US) A used walker bay with the whole sailing rig is a good option for getting a feel for it Similar in size to an opti but can be used with an outboard or to row with oars
>>2708948What's a good length of yacht to both cross the atlantic and sail far up navigable rivers?
>>2709874>t. viking
>>2709881n-no vikings here
NTA but does anyone know which seaside / riverside towns have the wealthiest monasteries?
>>2709887Vatican City is a safe bet
>>2709898Noted
>>2709910Bud if you're serious about taking on the Vatican with a viking longship I want in
hello gentlemen of /seamen/i bought a 20 foot (6.2 meter) sailboat because I am a hobo and I need somewhere to livei am taking a sailing lesson in two weeks, it will be about 7 hours of sailing with some other people, i will be learning to sail on a yachttips?
>>2711552Sounds comfy anon. What model is it?
>>271155220ft is kind of a tiny boat for liveaboard, hope you're prepared for it. Barely better than sleeping in a van, probably worse in some ways. Sailing is fun though enjoy. Fix stuff early before it gets worse.
>>2711868a kelt 620 (pic rel)>>2711921yea I have experience with living in crappy conditions, a 20 foot sailboat seems like a big luxury, never slept in a van, used to live in a hole in the forest, or just slept on the forest floor/in abandoned buildingspretty sure the boat has no major issues! some paint chipped off the rudder
>>2711987Are you the dutch anon who posted picrel?
>>2712417the one and only!
>>2712509BasedI might join you in a few months
>>2712550you can add me if you want, my burner mail is debroederbond@protonmail.com , I can send you my number from there
>>2708948hello,I have a compac 16 with minimal rigging and no sails. This is my first boat. how do you find used sails or should I just get some made? what is a reasonable price you would estimate?Thanks sailors.
>>2712604local sailing clubs, especially if they do racing someone probably has a set a few years old that are a bit stretched for optimal performance but still fine for casual use.No idea what they should cost, I've seen used ones listed for anything from almost free just-trying-to-get-rid-of-it to "I spent less than that on my boat"
>>2712577Thanks man, I had already screenshot it from the other thread If I ever actually buy a boat I'll be sure to send you an email ;)
>live your myth on Pueblo Reservoir
>>2712697thank you. good idea.
>>2709691Wing Dinghy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AZXXKj0p0s
oh hey, the seasonal general is back. Spent some time out on the water today. Nice bit of sun but not much wind unfortunately. I'd like to spend some more time offshore this summer, but I'm pretty deep in a bay and getting out there is a real pain. Guess I'll just have to get going earlier in the mornings.
>>2708948Realistically how would I go about learning how to sail and eventually living aboard a sailboat. I'm almost done with school and will potentially have a high-paying job in a coastal town. No gf ,pets, feelsbadman.jpg, etc, so I have plenty of time to spend on the boat. All I really need is a kitchen, a bathroom, a bed, and a workstation. Is pivoting into remote work and using starlink and my sailboat to be a nomadic sailor-worker too farfetched?
>>2715615Starlink Maritime is a bit pricey but if the work pays well it should be feasible.I don't know specifically about remote workers but I know living on a sailboat isn't particularly rare. Older bluewater and coastal cruisers tend to be surprisingly good bargains for how much money boomers throw into them.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3-Qe1S35Xo
I was planning on buying a sail boat in Japan, but realised that A: There is nowhere in the whole country to beach your boat and I would have to pay for a marina, and B: You need a license.
>>2715798My previous remote job was a little over $100k, I imagine with this I could live well and save successfully on a small sailboat.
>>2715853>You need a licensePirate law. It's not illegal if you don't get caught.
After restoring a few sailing dinghies and doing some coastal camp cruising that last few years I've finally upgraded. Got this 26 footer for next to nothing.
>>2717567Nice. How's the inside look?
>>2708948opinions on kayaking? Ausanon here, went out on a big one with a friend in lake Macquarie, very peaceful. is it worth getting a good sea kayak and going out on a clear day to enjoy the ocean?
>>2717601I've only ever hugged coastal areas in Aus kayaking but it's great, there's a few places to go camping around the Hawkesbury although I'm always too scare to light a fire in case the water jannies nab me
>>2712509I hope it goes well, I think the most critical thing on sailboats like this is just the electricals/ bilge pump, I've seen many sailboats tied to moorings that have sunk I suppose because the bilge pump crapped out during heavy rain. If you're on it full time I suppose you'll have a better sense if it stops working and will be able to fix it in time.
>>2717600Bit shabby, but no structural problems. Almost everything has been ripped out and the cleaning etc has begun.
>>2718324youll be working at it for years and ultimately you'll spend more than if you got one that some boomer hadn't run into near ruinBUT you'll learn an amazing skillset that you'll have the rest of your life.. just don't forget to sail
>>2718378Not years, we've had it for 6 weeks and we're already well into it. Between my wife and I we've got the experience and 90% of the required skills. Interior strip out, cleaning, sanding and repainting is already done. Next few weeks I'll be refairing the hull and painting it while she does interior stuff. Got 6 months before we need to be out of our current place. We're pretty confident we'll get it done before the wet weather is back. We sail a few days a week in our little junk rigged open dinghy, but we cant fuckin wait to be living aboard the new boat
Nice bit of wind today. Getting going at a good pace with a bit of a heel is always fun. Pardon the messy lines. Rather cloudy out, which was probably why I didn't see a single other boat all day. I know for a fact that there are several hundred sailboats in marinas around my region of the bay, yet 99% of them never go out unless its a perfect day.
>>2719776What model boat? It looks nice.
>>2708948I can pick up a pretty well-maintained 80's 30 ft. sailboat for around 65% of my savings. I don't have enough to buy a house, is houseboat living on a 30 ft. sailboat feasible? I live in Texas. I already have Starlink because I live in the Piney Woods.
I bought a 17ft whaler clone last year. thinking of just junking it and buying a better boat. too many problems. it has a slow leak that I haven’t been able to pinpoint using the usual methods. the transom is not great. it previously had delaminating on and was repaired in an ugly way, essentially just having epoxy poured on it. in addition to all that the motor is an old Evinrude 88 spl. it won’t idle no matter what adjustments I’ve made to the carbs. also cleaned the carbs. no difference. I need to give it a lot of gas in neutral and try to quickly shift into gear to keep it from stalling. thinking of giving up on his one and getting a 19ft Grady White with a 150hp Yamaha that is for sale locally for 9k. mostly interested in using it like I used my boat last year, for taking. Y nieces tubing. we did get to tube last year but it was frustrating with the various issues.
I've never been on a boat before. Are Kayaks fun? Do they require any licensing or registration? (Colorado). I'm not much of a fisherman, is it worth it to get into just to bullshit around in?
>>2720141>is houseboat living on a 30 ft. sailboat feasible?the moken and the bajau laut of maritime southeast asia have done it for centuries
>>2708948i got my boating license today, see you on the high seas anons
>>2708948Alright fellas, what should I want to do if I want to live on a boat, have a budget of $20,000 (for the boat alone, I have a shit ton of money for other things like food, tools, etc), wanted to bounce between the bahamas, Florida, be able to spend months remotely in the Everglades/Keys, and be able to stay in town for short periods of time as well, all on top of having no boating experience?Big ask, but I gotta know. I am losing my mind here in Orlando.pic semi related
>>272306320k seems on the low end for a liveaboard that can sail reliably/safely between Florida and the Bahamas. I would probably add another 15-20k as a buffer for replacing/repairing/adding anything on the boat (e.g. do all the batteries need replaced, are the electronics all good, are the sails worn out, does the hull need scrubbed and repainted, does it already have a windvane steering system or do you need to buy one, etc.)
I have an inflatable boat on the way :3
>>2719784Cal 35. It's a relatively uncommon model that never had a long production run, but it's treated me well.
Working on an electrical overhaul on my boat. Real pain in the ass desu.
How did you all find boats you like? Maybe i'm just being picky but I can't find a steel/aluminum hull motor boat I actually like.
>>2712914that’s quite specific and a great place to kayakhttps://youtube.com/watch?v=8oV5OpE4dhs
Went sailing for the first time yesterday. It was a lot of fun.
I've been watching videos about sailing off and on for about 4 years and part of me thinks I need to get a boat and try it out. I work a job I hate and own a house in MA, my family does have a place on Cape Cod though...I see people scoring cheap boats which is intriguing. I think Sam Holmes bought a 25' boat for $5-$7K and got another for free. I saw a local listing where a nice shape small sailboat sold for $3k. I just don't know where to start. I think I could afford to spend around $5k on a small boat but I've heard it's expensive to pay for moorings- and I'd probably want a spot reasonably close to our beach home. Should I get a smaller vessel on a trailer to start? (I'd have to get a hitch for my car.) Do I need boat insurance or is that waived for pleasure craft?Any suggestions would be appreciated, I'm a total newfag.
[maladaptive day dream post]whats a cheap sailing dinghy that is just big enough to lie down in im just going to get in a boat and sail foreverive never sailed before
>>2729368something like this would be dope
>>2729734No it wouldn't. You have to invest substantial time (and money) maintaining a wooden hull, spars and sails every year. More than with glass by far. When you could be sailing.
>>2729360Same anon here. Would it be better to start out with a trailer boat or one with a deeper keel?
>>2718385That's really cool anon. I wish you good luck!
>>2729368Gorfnik or a PDRacer. Extremely easy to build and transport, reasonably stable and fine for learning on.
>>2712577>>2712509>>2712417>>2711987>>2711552this is me, I'm living on my sailboat now, been three weeks on the waterif any of you guys want to come to Holland to learn 2 sail/boat or just hang out you can email me (email in replies)going to put my mast on soon, have no clue how though, going to need a marina to do it for me
>>2730453Good luck anon! You'll probably need their help using a crane to lift the mast upright so the base can rest against the hull or the top of the cabin (depends if it's a 'hull-stepped' or 'deck-stepped' mast)
Not a lot of advice on here
>>2731217What kind of advice are you looking for, anon?
Got burned on a sailboat deal. Really badly, lost 50% of my money, and 2 months of my life. Boat turned out to be biohazardous.Lost my money, and my sailing dreams along with it...Buying an inflatable Intex boat and putting a tent on it to cope.
>>2731917>biohazardousWhat was wrong with it?
>>2731973Was used as a drug den. Needles, HIV positive possibly, drug residues on walls (we're talking hard stuff), possible fluids contamination.Not your "lighting up a joint on a boat", but "Watree White's RV - Nautical Edition".Cost me 3K, quoted 2K for cleanup, fuck that. sold for 1.5K last week.
>>2731995Walter White's***Fucking autocorrect, what the fuck even is Watree?
>>2731995I was thinking Anthrax when you first said biohazard so I guess it could have been worse. Still sucks that happened though. What did the previous owner say about it?
>>2732005Kek, yeah.Just don't want to deal with it at this point, previous owner told me nothing about the drugs.
>>2732053>>2731995Update on the sailboat. Giving it away for free.
>>2712417This is based. I picked up a 20 footer that I am living on, dropped maybe another 2k on shiny new outboard, repairs and some other stuff. Really not a lot to go wrong on it honestly, main issue will be rigging (standing and running) but dyneema is pretty cheap nowadays and you can rig yourself, second hand sails are good price and will last a long time. Lots of decent condition second hand hardware that yuppies flip on the used market for cheap. Fishing, collecting rainwater (got like 120L of storage), pulling up the keel and chilling on remote beaches, living the life. Find a public jetty every few weeks and go pick up provisions. The space is a little small but I'm always sailing, fishing or diving so it's basically just a place to sleep or sit around and watch movies if it's raining. I would get 3rd party insurance though, if you have a bump with someone's 300k Beneteau it's going to be a bad day without it and it only cost me like $150 for the year. Small boats have lots of advantages, being able to pull up the keel and motor anywhere, drop the mast to get under bridges and don't have to worry about anchor dragging at all really since there is so little windage.
>>2732808>>2731995To clarify "sold for 1.5K last week".Deposit sent, they promised to give the rest this week, and then the deal dropped.So I'm still stuck with it.
>>2708948First sailing course is tomorrow. Couldn't pick a better place to learn than Sydney Harbour. Have I put myself on a path to financial ruin? (yes).
>>2729859I started out with a trailer sailor. I went to a small keelboat as I found i didn't like the hassle of launch and retrieval. >>2724928Based fellow CalAnon >>2732943Naw. They cost as much as much or as little as you want.
Whenever I hear some boomer say "BOAT - BREAK OUT ANOTHER THOUSAND HURF HURF" all I hear is "I'm a useless fuckwit who can't use basic tools and has to pay a "marine technician" $200 to squirt a tube of sealant"
>>2708948whats the catch with wooden sailboats? ive come across so many interesting old sloops that are relatively well maintained and not that expensive in the grand scheme of things. i love the classic way they look. is the maintenace more of a bitch than a fiberglass hull?
>>2733135Yes, wood rots. Having to rip out large amounts of the hull, hand rebuild it to the correct curvature, recaulk and repaint everything, is either going to be really expensive or really time consuming. If you have the money they do indeed look a lot more classic and old-timey, but if you're a regular dude with a normal sub-100k/year job I would be hesitant to buy anything larger than a daysailer made of wood.Also there's a lot of fiberglass boats that have teak decks, bowsprits, etc. that give you most of the look. Thankfully the ye olde wood stuff has retained popularity as an aesthetic.
>>2733135Just because a wooden boat looks good doesn't mean it's not fucked under the hood and wood is a HUGE pain to fix, have to pull apart the hull and do all sorts of specialized shit rather just patch and glass the problem area. If it's a good price then it's a good price for a reason. A classic wooden boat that is in genuinely good shape is usually expensive. Buy a 70s fiberglass boat m8.
>>2733149>>2733206thanks for the advice guys. how about durability, like if i (god forbid) run it onto the rocks would fiberglass just shatter into a million pieces vs wood could take more of a beating? i have visions of carbon fibre bike frames that snap into shards from the slightest provocation
>>2733267Very roughly speaking, the durability is about the same, and it varies depending on build type like you would expect it to. e.g. a thinly-built, weight-reduced racing cruiser made of wood or fiberglass would be highly likely to break apart if you hit rocks at speed, whereas a beefed-up, thick-hulled blue water cruiser (whether wood or fiberglass) would have significantly better survival odds. For example, Westsail 32s have extremely beefy fiberglass hulls and you can find stories of people getting hit by ocean freighters, ramming into shipping containers, sailing through cyclones, 30ft.+ rogue waves, etc. and not breaking up (this is on the extreme end of durability though, obviously lighter ships would not survive a lot of that).Video related, Westsail 32 getting picked up and thrown by a rogue wave.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8u2HbUSHrqY
>>2733267If the boat is on the rocks it's fucked no matter what. Stay away from rocks. After that fibreglass is basically bulletproof and is dead easy/inexpensive to repair yourself. A good starter is a 20-24' keelboat built in the 60-70's out of fiberglass. Go out and sail, fix things yourself.
>>2733267>would fiberglass just shatter into a million piecesfiberglass isn't glass lol, it's not going to shatter. Fiberglass is very robust. Grounding on rocks will still gouge the hell out of it but its not a brittle material.
>>2733296>>2733306>>2733351lol all right makes sense, cheers
>>2732999> I started out with a trailer sailor. I went to a small keelboat as I found i didn't like the hassle of launch and retrievalChecked, thanks for the tip. Think I might get a small dinghy or Hobie cat although a lot of people seem to flip over on the Hobies... can they reef the sails? I’d be interested in a small boat moored on the Cape but I hear the spots are quite expensive
anyone here kayak sail?
>>2733764Yeah loads of people flip their hobies, small catamaran problem. I don't know if some have reefing but it's more an issue of on a small cat when a big blow comes in you don't really have any time to react because it just flips. Get a dinghy on a trailer with a drop down keel/centreboard because yes mooring are expensive.
>>2733771yup but real primitive style like indigenous people did with a leafy bush. i usually spot one on the riverbank that situate it in the front of the boat to give me some lift. i cant find a pic but ive seen it in enyclopedias before about early watercraft
Gave away the drug boat.Never fucking touching a boat again, unless my net worth becomes $5M+, and a $30,000 expense wouldn't be a big deal.Lost a fuck-ton of money on this. Could barely find someone to take it FOR FREE.Sellers that don't disclose shit like contamination suck.I'll be sticking to Intex inflatable pool toy boats, thank you very much.
>>2708948i want to start sailing solo, but I dont eat and despise all seafood, can i still do it?
>>2734789this is a very retarded reason to not want to sail, what are you on about? weirdly enough when I was talking sailing lessons there was an autist there who said she wanted to learn sailing as a greener way to travel between oceans. she broke down crying almost every day
>>2734803>a greener waywell yeah thats cool that you can harness the elements but suuuper cringe to be so performative about it lol
>>2734803I am a bit retarded, yes. When you're out in sea for days and got no food, what are you supposed to do? But I guess one would have some other food supplies for a while
>>2734789>>2734803okay, to not be a gatekeeping asshole, which I know a lot of us sailors are, its not a requirement to eat seafood, even on cross ocean travel, you can bring your own food. Even 26 footers have a decent kitchen set
>>2734789>I dont eat and despise all seafood,i fucking LOVE seafood of all kinds but the water is so polluted here i cant eat it when im out in my boat anyway. just bring some granola and nuts from ashore and youll be fine.
>>2734807>>2734808ok thanks bros
>>2734806>>2734806you're not supposed to take trips that you run out of food or water. the vast majority of sailing trips are probably over within a single day. The people who do big trips are a hardcore minority of sailors.this is the funny thing with new sailors, they frequently waaay overestimate what they'll be able to do with their sailboat within the first 5 years, at least if you're weekend sailor like me with a small sailing season and health problems, but it really takes quite a bit of time to be comfortable with a sailboat and then be able to to multi day trips. I've only done 2 and I've had my sailboat for 3 years>>2734805its not really green because of the insane amount of anti fouling chemicals leeching off the hull. If there were 10s of thousands of sailboats replacing airplanes, it would be a far worse environment problem than airplanes also because the amount of coastline that would be needed to accomodate them
>>2734815Coppercote is a thing now. If people would stop being fucking retarded and use it then we could stop having a billion tonnes of toxic shit ablating into the ocean every year.
>>2734943its the original anti fouling. Is copper not also insanely toxic?
>>2734806>When you're out in sea for days and got no food, what are you supposed to doIt would not be a very smart thing to plan an extended trip and not bring enough provisions for the entire duration.
>>2734965>Is copper not also insanely toxic?Copper is safe to drink from, and the chemical it forms that prevents sea life from growing on it is just copper oxide (which occurs naturally in minerals).Although I wouldn't want laws mandating it, in terms of eco-friendliness just using the old method of copper plating (or related modern methods) is about as benign to the ocean as it's possible to be.
>>2734965No, it's all the copper compounds and sulfides and other toxic shit that is in regular antifouling that is bad because it abates away in chunks to fall into the sea. Coppercote is just elemental copper suspended in epoxy, it doesn't ablate away at any appreciable rate, it's basically the paint version of >>2734985
>>2733764Cats are generally harder to capsize than monohulls, all else being equalSmall cats flip a lot because the other stuff is generally not equal, people get little hobies to pile on as much sail as possible and go as fast as they can manage, going for a swim once in a while is just part of that whether you're in a dinghy or a cat. They don't normally come with reefing points afaik but it shouldn't be hard to add, I've seen it done a couple times.On the other hand they're also harder to right once you do flip, especially if they manage to fully turtle you're just kinda screwed without help.
>>2708948would this be suitable for coastal green waters and some possible blue water crossings>Build an unsinkable boat with Dupont Pink Foamular or Dow Corning Blue closed cell, high density foam. Simple construction plans for building a boat (with seating for 4 adults) that absolutely will not sink and floats in only 4 inches of water. It is a boat design that can be built without a jig, using simple tools and materials available from Home Depot or Lowes
>>2735855would this be suitable for possible blue water crossingsno
>>2735855It would probably be easier and safer to just fill a regular boat with ping pong balls/floats wherever you had space to achieve positive buoyancy. Trying to make a blue water boat out of foam sounds like you would be killed in the first storm that tries to tear it apart.
>>2708948>LGBT sailing cruising is a type of specialized recreational boat cruising tour organized by cruising operators in many regions of the world. Trips are organized for the LGBT community to provide a unique experience within a "safe space" where travelers can explore new places.do we really need this
>>2735858>>2735889but it says right on it its UNSINKABLE
What’s an average price for a “cheap” mooring in New England?
>>2735971>>2735971normally not reallybut sailing is unironically full of the most mid wit angry white boomer dudes that are obscene caricatures of men you the advertisers at gillette would foam at the mouth to feature in their man bashing commercials. And dare i say it, the sport is dying, and sail clubs are dying without new blood I'm a tall straight white dude who works in finance and I had to lie about my zip code and the number of vehicles I own on my second try to get into the sail club. I can't imagine what it'd be like to be a solo woman, gay, or brown and want to sail.
>>2736144JFK would be proud
>>2736144wtf im a 6' white man and even i dont want to join a fucking cringe ass sailing club
>>2736144>and I had to lie about my zip code and the number of vehicles I own on my second try to get into the sail clubIs this normal?
>>2736186in my experience anything that calls itself a sailing club is probably fine, if they call themselves a yacht club it's full of faggots that care more about exclusivity than sailing
>>2735855BUY DUPONT AND DOW CORNING PRODUCT
>>2708948im manifesting a microcruiser like the flicka 20. it looks like the perfect boat for one person
Im 19 going on 20 and would like to get on a private vessel as (preferably paid) help for the Summer. How would I do that? Findacrew.com?I've got no formal experience or certifications, but I can tie knots and work on small engines and learn pretty much anything else. I'm also an experienced hiker if that means anything at all.
>>2733101Youd (probably not) be surprised at how many people cant/wont change their oil/batteries/tires.
>>2736634Unpaid crewing is easy to find if you can rub two sticks together. Paid is a whole different world since there is very little demand and a million cunts with skills who want to get paid to cruise. Also depends a lot on the part of the world you are in.
If I was going to buy a sailing/cruiser boat (UK Anon), could I install folding walkways around the side of it or are there some sort of laws that prevent modification of craft? I'm interested at starting to get into sailing and was wondering if you could just buy a Facebook market place 22~25ft-er's and modifiy it to make it bigger
>>2736637Well, 2 more questions then1. How do I find unpaid crewing positions2. How do I make myself look more appealing to people with fat wallets/ get "skills"
>>2709691IF (internasjonal folkebåt) is the best boat you can get. The freeboard on most sailboats is way to high. It almost the same as beeing on land. This is not the case with on an IF. You can just extend your arm and touch the waves
>>2736772Unpaid crewing is as easy as just hitting up facebook groups, there's a whole load of them that range from your local yacht club to people who want crew for ocean crossing and cruising the world. If you want to get paid you need to rack up sea hours and certifications; skipper ticket, diving instructor if you want to work tourism, mechanic tickets, electrical tickets, all that kind of stuff.
>>2736909How does one log sea hours?Is it only relevant towards a captains license?
>>2736154they are a necessary evil. They have the infrastructure to make maintaining a sailboat 10x easier, and cheaper. I don't own any land or a truck.>>2736221sail clubs can be full of insufferable cunts too. this is a fancy one>>2737066in your logbook. Its relevant towards smaller certs too like advanced night skipper class (random example), you should have a logbook handy to prove you meet the minimum standards for the course. Or similarly, if you go to caribbean and rent a boat, you should have it. Most people just forge a bunch of trips at the end of the summer. rather than painstakingly log everything. Or so I'm told.>>2736674thats a terrible idea. Give up on it. >highly doubt youll make something structurally sound>whatever you'll make will probably snap under the stresses of the sea, potentially killing people>you'll make your boat too wide for berthings>you'll screw up the center of balance of the boatalso those things are SUPER gas hungry. Loud, and boring. Get a sailboat.
>>2736221My last one calls itself a yacht club and they didn't give a fuck about anything. We had two boats sink on the moorings this year and the old guy just keeps his sails crumpled up on the deck.Mind you this isn't a bad thing. I don't need people bothering me about how my teak is two years due for oiling.
Ive asked this before, but I want to be direct.Is findacrew.com a good website for a nearly entirely inexperienced sailor?I know Facebook groups were recommended.
>>2737762Ignore this question. What questions should I ask the skipper? Green/red flags?
>>2737762>>2737980its a valid question, hard to trust anyone on the internet these days really. i think my main red flags would be either empty beer cans on the console or a fancy gold watch. dumbass poors and dumbass rich pricks are both cut from the same shitty cloth
I have a 26 foot MacGregor from the 90s given to me by my dad. I'd like to give the inside a classier look than just the stained and dirty white fiberglass I have. Any suggestions? Totally new at this, have never do it. Can you just paint the interior?>>2718324The blue in this looks really nice. Of course, the boat is in a bad shape, but still. Is that felt over the walls? I might want to do something like that.
>>2738006>macgregor I'm really, really sorry that you got gifted the most hideous boat ever made anon. If it wouldn't make your dad mad I would strongly suggest selling it for something else because they also sail like shit.
>>2738068... I like it...
>>2738081I mean whatever makes you happy and a free boat is a free boat. Yes you can just paint over the inside but you will need to clean it vigorously and sand back all the areas that are flaking, bubbling, have mold and such in them. Depending on the kind of sealant used around fixtures the paint probably won't hold over it too so might as well take the opportunity to re seal all the deck fittings and windows. Also use a 2 part epoxy paint because regular oil and water based paints don't last long on boats and you end to having to redo it all again.
does anyone have any experience with building wooden boats here? looking at selway-fisher's site and there are bunch of simple plywood crafts (will probably pick an ~11ft sail dingy or a sharpie) that im tempted to try to make, can i make it outside with minimal equipment? i live right by the sea and dock prices are really cheap here so is it fine to leave it in the ocean for the whole year also?
