[C38] Sailing Montauk Update

Richard West rw at idea-asylum.com
Tue May 31 09:46:07 EDT 2011


Wow, beautiful web site!  I wish you great success with your daysail charter
business.  When next I'm in NY, I'll be a customer.

Rich, Legacy



On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 6:38 AM, <david at dlrfilms.com> wrote:

> Fellow C38ers!
>
> FYI some news and notes on the refit of INTEMPERANCE and our ongoing
> adventures in the daysailing charter business.
>
> With much strain and worry, the stuffing box gave in to a combination of
> heat, PB blaster, and the biggest box-end wrench I've ever seen outside of
> a Walker Evens photo. (We needed a block and tackle just to get the wrench
> up to the boat!) Said stuffing box is now packed with some sort of
> telflon/gortex/graphic super-stuffing and hopes are high when we put the
> boat back in the water it will just drip a little.
>
> My engine thru-hull valve died last year and I took that as a sign to
> replace them all around. Opted for Forespar Marelon, and found out that
> not only can you break them if you use a wrench, but you can break them
> with your bare hands, or at least I can.
>
> Rummaged around in the wrecked steel ketch two boats over and found a very
> nice wire-luffed drifter:
>
> http://on.fb.me/l4imKC
>
> Am having super light air wing and wing with our red asymm fantasies, and
> hope to have photos soon!
>
> Tipping and rolling works better if you thin the paint down and don't work
> in the hot sun. INTEMPERANCE now has a fresh coat of super-bright white
> instead of well-worn coat of oyster white.
>
> I continue to be very pleased with the performance/price of RAKA epoxy.
>
> And best of all, people are booking trips! In fact, I took two phone calls
> while writing this note.
>
> Of course Facebook "likes' and links to our website are helpful. If you
> can come up with an excuse to link to sailingmontauk.com it's much
> appreciated!
>
> More photos soon!
>
>
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