Here's the C36 video that inspired me. A young guy celebrating the New Year out of Seattle during a small craft advisory. Good sound track. The guy's having fun, and sailing alone.

http://youtu.be/SILkeBo8HKk

Hahahaha
Thanks for the inspiring videos Beene!
The admiral says she's NOT doing that.
No fear of that up here in the protected Puget Sound & San Juan waters.

Thanks guys. Paul T I sent you an email. Yes, hopefully we can meet and cruise next summer on our new big keelboats. Seapup. We did tons of looking online, mostly at yachtworld. When we finally got out to look at boats in person, we were going to see a Hunter. Nearby were two Catalinas. I fell in lo...

It may be one small step for a sailor, but it's one giant, intimidating leap for yours truly!! Almost to the day, 5 years after buying our 3yr old :macm: , (but sailed only once by previous owner), now, for nearly the same amount we've moved up to a 28yr old Catalina C36. She's got "good bones&...

Will pm you PaulT

Russ, You prob. recognize the storage doors under the seats. They, along with the galley shelf are made from the head door which we never used (we have a simple curtain for the whole forward area now, for changing etc) Hey metronome, I think we've talked here before. Funny we haven't run into each o...

Hi all. I don't think I've posted since last year. And I'm not sure if I'm in the right section. We are getting ready to trade over to a larger keelboat sail boat. So I took a few pics of some of my basic mods. The Mods section is for detailed focus on individual mods. I just wanted to show off mine...

You don't want the kicker sticking outside the beam, or width, of the boat.....or it will get ripped off or knocked off.... Or you tie to a starboard side dock, as I do. And if one's not available in your visiting marina (during a hurricane), you turn the boat around. :D Life is compromises. My 3 p...

My 2 stroke 9.9 pushes our :macm: at 6 knts. I think it weighs 70lbs (same as the 15hp version). I'm still fit enough to transfer it down to the dinghy (Tethered of course, in case I drop it) The trick is to tie the dinghy securely to the Mac while making the transfer. https://lh5.googleusercontent....

Wow! Were you on the boat when it went up on the rocks? Flathead Lake rocks seem to attract boats. I suspect that guy used his motor to get that high up on the rocks. Yes we were on the boat, until we abandoned ship, stern tied to Bird Island. The storm hit so fast, during dinner that I couldn't ge...

Thanks for the commiseration. I do have insurance and I guess I'll give them a call, but as usual, there are probably so many hoops to jump through regarding deductibles and hassle, that it might only be good for catastrophic loss. Plus, when you make a claim, they tend to raise your premiums and g...

The problem is that when you've got the boat heeled over under sail either direction, water will immediately begin flowing out of the tank Good point and I'll keep it in mind. I guess I've gradually been leaving the valve open more & more because I find myself doing so little sailing and just p...

What Ballast?? ...just kidding

Seriously, I've more or less quit paying attention...leaving the valve open all the time.

At high speeds it empties. which is what I want.

When I slow down (or sail) it fills back up.. which is what I want.

Simple... automatic.

Thanks everyone for your feedback and advise! It was a cheap and easy idea to use leftover laminate flooring. And. according to jbgibbs99 above it works fine. Well, I spent an hour cutting it to fit. It fits fine, but I just don't like the look of the light colored "Tacoma Oak". So before ...

yukonbob wrote: There are lots more in the mods section as well

Thanks. Yeah I did a search here in Mods with "Flooring" and came up empty. I need a little more creativity in searching I guess.