[Hull152_Patrick]

I’m a test manager by job title but a program manager by genetics. We’re all geeks in some way. 😉

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From: “Robert Fine” <>
Sent: Friday, November 13, 2009 4:07 PM
To:
Subject: Re: Web Stuff

Hi Pat,

Believe it or not, so can I. That sort of thing was my job for a long time, including programming and database design. The problem is that like the cobbler’s children, I can’t face working on my own site – that’s why I use blogger. I’m just too lazy…

Bob

On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 6:59 PM, Patrick Walters < ([email][/email])> wrote:

Thanks! If you want one of your own I can help you set it up.

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From: “Robert Fine” < ([email][/email])>
Sent: Friday, November 13, 2009 2:23 PM
To: ()
Subject: Re: Stuff about the refit

Hey, Pat! That is an awesome site, dude!

Bob

On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 3:24 PM, Patrick Walters < ([email][/email])> wrote:

New post: http://deepplaya.com/post/The-Refit-begins-!.aspx
Pics: http://www.flickr.com/photos/deepplaya/sets/72157622793614824/

Enjoy…
-p

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Ground off the bolts, lifted the mast whacked the step with a hammer and it popped right off.

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THIS SIMPLE ADVICE FROM RICH, many moons ago to me, saved me a bundle. Measure what you take off, and build up the step. Our rigging required almost NO adjustment.

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Yeah right now we’re unbolting the mast step from the boat using and impact wrench and then they’re going to raise it and cut it off or knock it off. I already planned for a new step in mind so it’s not a big deal, just the labor… luckily labor is 20% off at the yard right now.

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Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 8:30 AM
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Pat
If your stick has not been removed for several years, it may be impossible to get it out in one piece. We had a thread about this a year ago or so. I helped a guy at my club yard remove his main mast. We used a large crane. We successfully lifted the boat about two feet out of the water with no sign of the mast coming free. The owner ended up cutting the base of the mast off using a sawzall.

The mast step is iron and it sits in the bilge. It will rust. In the process it swells and clamps around the mast base. The base is made of aluminum. It corrodes and forms a bond with the iron.

After cutting the mast as low as you can, you can remove the mast step and glass in a step. The new step will be a few inches higher than the old step. Make the hight difference the same measurement as what you cut off.

Rich

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If I were looking to relocate my tank, I’d think I’d go for the flat area along the bilge aft of the mast, or the sewer.

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From: “Robert Fine” <>
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 12:59 PM
To:
Subject: Re: Split Fuel Tanks

I’m also thinking of turning the forward water tank into a fuel tank. I’ll see which I need more, I suppose.

Bob

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Little tips and tricks like that are priceless. Thanks!

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From: “Aaron Lynch” <>
Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 1:31 PM
To:
Subject: Re: What color is my bottom?

I like to completely change the color, so I can tell when it’s wearing through.

On 10/30/09 12:06 PM, “Patrick Walters” <> wrote:

I think I’ll go with Burgundy. I have a darkred (probably was burgundy at soem point) boot stripe that we can match up when we paint that too.
I do like the idea of going with Black and seeing if we can’t film some “adult” whale movies. 😉 HA!

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From: “Robert Fine” <>
Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 11:50 AM
To:
Subject: Re: What color is my bottom?

Do you like the color now? Or do you like burgundy? Go with what your heart says. I’m always tempted to go with shark white or better yet, copper color. But that’s just me. What color is your boottop stripe? Cove stripe? If it’s burgundy, then put a white line below your boottop of 3/4″ to 1″ and then paint the bottom burgundy.

How’s that for an answer?

Bob

On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 2:32 PM, Patrick Walters <> wrote:

So, I’m not exactly sure what I have going on here. Luckily (?) I have a shot after my grounding clearly showing all the layers down to the gel coat.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/deepplaya/4058996362/ <http://www.flickr.com/photos/deepplaya/4058996362/>

So should I go with a Burgundy when I repaint?
Paint color card: http://www.defender.com/ftp/pettit-color-card.pdf

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I think I’ll go with Burgundy. I have a darkred (probably was burgundy at soem point) boot stripe that we can match up when we paint that too.
I do like the idea of going with Black and seeing if we can’t film some “adult” whale movies. 😉 HA!

-p

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From: “Robert Fine” <>
Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 11:50 AM
To:
Subject: Re: What color is my bottom?

Do you like the color now? Or do you like burgundy? Go with what your heart says. I’m always tempted to go with shark white or better yet, copper color. But that’s just me. What color is your boottop stripe? Cove stripe? If it’s burgundy, then put a white line below your boottop of 3/4″ to 1″ and then paint the bottom burgundy.

How’s that for an answer?

Bob

On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 2:32 PM, Patrick Walters < ([email][/email])> wrote:

So, I’m not exactly sure what I have going on here. Luckily (?) I have a shot after my grounding clearly showing all the layers down to the gel coat.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/deepplaya/4058996362/

So should I go with a Burgundy when I repaint?
Paint color card: http://www.defender.com/ftp/pettit-color-card.pdf

-p

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I have an ESPAR D8LC that came with the boat. It works well. My only lessons to share would be don’t use that paper tubing they come with, use something less likely to tear or chafe. I’d use something like this Trident Polyduct which is what I plan to use to replace one of my torn hoses. http://www.tridentmarine.com/stage/acduct.htm

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From: “Pete Dubler”
Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 7:30 PM
To:
Subject: boat heaters

Anyone have a diesel heater on your 424? (that is a heater that runs on
diesel fuel, not a heater for your diesel fuel).

What lessons, advice, recommendations do you have?

Thanks,

Pete

owner of this boat. I believe she’s in Lahaina (Maui) and I might
pay to pick her bones for spares.

Dan Kalinowski
Lady Leanne II (#135)
Honolulu

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According to the comments it was a broken mooring and a storm. The boat was a total loss.
You can see the pieces here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clShxWA3gho

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From: “Syringa” <>
Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 9:04 AM
To:
Subject: Youtube showing Mischief Maker on the rocks.

I found two clip showing Mischief Maker on the beach last night. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dL0qcBLTKcE anyone have more info?

Don Gardner
S/V Syringa #124

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I attempted to upload these to the web site for you, but the site shows the links as broken. I think Pat has to manually flip some file permissions or something.
https://www.pearson424.org/gallery/album14

Anyway, they’ll show there eventually I’m sure. 😉

-p

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From: “Jack P Clarke” <>
Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 6:56 PM
To:
Subject: Solent stay

Hello Everybody,

I wanted to post the pics of the solent stay that came with Xanadu when I purchased her. The head is attached just below the forstay and the bottom is attached on the stem head. It connects with a fitting that has a lever action called a hiemlim lever, I think or something like that. It conects in about 30 seconds and when not in use it secures by the mast out of the way. The only sail that I have for it is a hank on storm sail that has never been used. The sheets for the storm sail run through two blocks mounted on the coach roof inboard of the grab rails just forward of the mast. They go from there in a direct line to the sheet winches in the cockpit. In the pics I didn’t have the storm sail hoisted, but I lead the sheets through the blocks and to the winches.

I hope the pics turn out all right, this is the first time I have done this. If you need more pics that are clearer, let me know and I

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I am also planning to replace all of my portholes in the next three months. I’d be willing to part with them as well. I’ll send out more when I see what shape they are in after I attempt to not destroy them when I remove them.

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I can see you’re running windows server. In that case you should check out http://www.dotnetblogengine.net/ that’s what I use on my site, pretty easy to setup. You could just it up as the “updates” page and use it just like you’re doing now, but there’d be an RSS feed. Or you could send out your updates from Twitter.

You all have twitter accounts right? http://www.twitter.com/deepplaya

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I could do that, but I live in Seattle. They usually come to the Seattle Boat Show as well, I’ll check it out there.

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From: “Silver Heels” <>
Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2009 7:05 AM
To:
Subject: RE: Windvane for Pearson424

Patrick,

You can visit the Scanmar Marine booth at the Annapolis show and see an Auto-Helm set up there, alongside the Monitor. That’s where I first saw it last year.

Tor
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In thjose pics is the autohelm rudder fully deployed? Looks like you’re not using about 1/3 of the rudder.
http://www.selfsteer.com/boats/photos/1650-PEARSON424/Pearson424-AH-2-1.jpg

Does this stay deployed all the time or can it be retracted?
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From: “Silver Heels” <>
Sent: Saturday, October 03, 2009 9:09 AM
To:
Subject: RE: Windvane for Pearson424

Patrick,

Here are a few photos of the Auto-Helm on Silver Heels. I specifically set it up so I can use it while carrying my dinghy on the davits. Towards that end, I made the airvane platform as you see it. Also shown is a mock-up of how I’m now setting up the Autohelm tiller pilot to steer via the Auto-Helm’s rudder. I’m fabricating a mount for it (in lieu of the green sponge) and will connect the tiller pilot’s drive arm to the rudder’s trim tab control yoke via steering cables that the factory is making up for me.

Among the Auto-Helm’s many virtues is the fact that it provides a second steering system totally independent of the boat’s system. The two are not connected at all. No lines into the cockpit, etc.

Tor
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I’ve seen a lot of Monitors. The AutoHelm looks interesting too so I wanted to see a few more pics
A few pics of Silve Heels on the bottom of this page: http://www.selfsteer.com/boats/view.php?boatTypeID=1650

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From: “Robert Fine” <>
Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 4:00 PM
To:
Subject: Re: Windvane for Pearson424

Hi Patrick,

I have the Monitor. Tor is purchasing the Auto-helm. Which one would you like pictures of, or both?

Bob

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Do you or Tor have more pics at different angles of that autohelm install?

Thanks,
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From: “Scanmar Int.” <>
Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 3:28 PM
To:
Subject: Windvane for Pearson424

Hi Patrick.

We understand you are interested in a windvane for your Pearson 424.

We have registered over twenty Monitor windvane shipments to Pearson 424 sailors and supplied one Auto-Helm windvane to your friend, Mr. Tor Pinney. I have attached to this email, the installation drawings for both the Monitor and Auto-Helm for you to look over and consider. You can view photos of Pearson 424 Monitor and Auto-Helm installations on our website: http://www.selfsteer.com/boats/view.php?boatTypeID=1650

Would you like to look at a Monitor DVD, and Auto-Helm and Monitor brochures? Please send me your address and I will be glad to mail them to you.

Please let me know if you have any questions or comments.

Best Regards – Kopi Carmine

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