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Topic: 1967 Cal 34?
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whited
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posted September 22, 2005 06:50 PM
 
Lord help me!
Our former 'skipper' just called and is now looking at a 1967 Cal 34 'project' boat.
He's like a kid in a candy store and thinks a bit of scrubbing and interior wood re-finishing will get us back in the game. Trouble is...he expects me to be a big part of the project.
I keep playing my little 'doomsday act' ..what can go wrong, way more boat than he needs etc, but he can't be persuaded.
Anyone have any knowledge of these boats/
By the way, this former Florida boat is dirt cheap...( $ 8K or so )IP: 142.167.224.116 |
CoolBreeze
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posted September 23, 2005 08:30 AM
 
One of the main things I have always been told about southern boats is that because they tend to stay in the water year round, they become saturated. Often decks can be soft, and bottomsides of wood can be rotting without you seeing it. Other than that...haven't heard too many other things bad, other than regular items you'll want to look into before purchasing like condition of electical, motor, motor mounts, stanchon bases, chain plates, mast foot, keel bolts, shaft bearings, wheel linkage, deck finish, sails, head, to name a few..... P.S. have you been out sailing yet this year Don????
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Rob Belliveau
1976 Sandpiper 565
"CoolBreeze"
Halifax NS
Dartmouth Yacht Club IP: 142.176.14.228 |
Darcy
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posted September 23, 2005 09:00 AM
The Cal boats were a really hot boat when they came out, winning all sorts of races. Their spade rudder and fin keel was radical then.Not many of them made it this far north. I believe it was Ladner Yachts who sold them in Toronto. The Cal 28 was the most popular and you occasionaly still see them around. The most beautiful boat on Lake Ontario however was a Cal 48 which I think was called Aiyesha. It had a striking yellow hull and the crew all wore the same yellow coloured windbreakers. I think the Cal 34 fleet is still quite active in California. D'Arcy, Shortwave IP: 67.68.51.110 |
whited
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posted September 23, 2005 09:40 AM
Thanks guys...I'm accumulating all comments in a Word file and will pass on to 'the skipper'.Not out sailing yet Rob. Have had a rough summer, starting with heel spurr late spring, damaged my ribs in August and now recovering from an in-grown toenail. I let it go too long, got infected so I went to the doctor on Wednesday.
As soon as I laid down on the table he jambed his scissors between the nail and toe, proceed to cut and rip out a wedge shape piece along one side. Wish he had warned me he wasn't using freezing because of the infection.
Anyway, I'm running out of excuses..so this weekend should be the splash date.
Wife wants to do a daytrip to Bear River(Digby) area to visit my youngest sister this weekend so either Saturday or Sunday is 'D' day.
note: lately, I've installed a shackle at the forward mast head so I can rig a seperate line to help raise mast.
I used my Dremel tool to grind away a bit at the mast track where I have a ding. With a little material removal on the top slide (slug), I will be able to raise my main all the way.
I've cut the boarding ladder stand-off legs to the proper length, and installed 7/8" OD ss flat washers before re-installing the rubber feet to save wear on same.
This week I picked up a 'tub' from Cdn Tire
and used it when I fired-up my Evinrude 6hp
Yachtwin outboard. It was a bit hard to start so I insalled new plugs and removed the cowling and set-up the emergency pull cord on the flywheel to get a good turnover.
Started right up and smoked a bit at first re fogging oil in cylinders, but the pee hole worked great. I should be good to go! [This message has been edited by whited (edited September 23, 2005).] IP: 142.167.224.116 | |
