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- 2012, April 15th, launch.
- 2012, March 3rd. Install new prop shaft.
- 2011, November 30th. Begin drive train rebuild
- 2011, October 18th. Quick work visit and Cetol.
- 2011, August 29th, after Irene
- 2011, August 27th. Storm prep for hurricane Irene.
- 2011, August 2nd – 4th with Weds. race
- 2011, July 27th Wednesday race
- 2011, June 22 race, showers.
- 2011, June 15th race, Full moon.
- Hudson River sailing
- Third season; up the river
- Stuffing box and aft chain plate woes
- Combustion engines 101 or hello Don Moyer
- Ass out, or Captain Inept.
- Repairs on the hard in Glen Cove, LI, NY
- Steppingstone: the good, the bad and the ugly
- Traveler Blocks
- June 2003 purchase and delivery
- The Tartan 27′ sailboat. What I think I know about it now.
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Author Archives: matt
Traveler Blocks
Having such an old boat has it’s advantages and disadvantages. One thing we grapple with is sailing with old rigging: no boom vang and no way to control our traveler. The 1967 Tartan 27 traveler is a beautiful bronze track … Continue reading
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June 2003 purchase and delivery
How had I come to be a one third owner in this boat in the first place? I had resisted buying a keel boat because I had an idea how much just the yard fees would be for a boat like this. I had also resisted buying a bigger boat as I had an idea how much work a larger vessel would require, having owned a smaller sailboat or two. I was talked into being a partner in this boat by my partners, Matt and Noah. I had no idea how this odd triumvirate of owners would work out either but I opened the door and stepped into the darkness hoping that my feet would find the ground.
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