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I'm happy to report that we finished the paperwork this morning on a C&C 27. My wife, kids and I are very excited about the boat.
We now own Bailiwick, a 1973 C&C 27. This is a well-known boat in our sailing community, having cruised, raced and daysailed locally for many years. The previous owner was very conscientious about maintenance and upkeep, and the smooth Atomic 4, nearly new sails, and recently replaced standing rigging were serious "pluses."
Pictures from the survey are available at
http://www.photos.sailingvoyage.com/v/bailiwick/
The boat is in very good condition, but we're already preparing a "to do" list for the spring. I'll try not to pepper the list with too many questions, and I really appreciate all the resources on this site.
Thanks!
Jim H
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Welcome Jim. The boat is in Oregon?
Mike M
SV Wind Horse
#375
Galveston, Tx
Mike M
SV Wind Horse
#375
Galveston, Tx
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Yes-- I need to improve my signature.
We sail on the Columbia River in Portland, Oregon. The boat is moored in a channel across from Hayden Island. This summer, we plan a 10 day, relaxed cruise to Astoria, Oregon, with a little practice around the mouth of the river.
Jim H
Bailiwick
#272
Portland, OR
Today, the weather gods smiled, and we took her out for a maiden sail on the Columbia River. The winds were light, but the sun was out, and we managed to have a great time. There's a gallery of photos from the trip here:
http://www.photos.sailingvoyage.com/v/maiden/
Be warned-- the pics are more about the "why" of sailing than how, where, who or what. I'll also admit that we made one mistake as we carefully prepped the boat for the first time on our own-- we had the 126% genoa was half way up before we discovered we had confused the tack with the clew! My intrepid foredeck wife rode out some serious wakes while reversing the head sail. Still, a good time was had by all...
Jim H
Portland, Ore.
Bailiwick, #252
Congratulations on your purchase and sailing. We just got 20 inches of the white stuff, and the Mary Elizabeth is on stands and is shrink wrapped until May 1st. We got her around November of last year, and had to wait until this past May to take her out - you are very lucky. I hope you have as much fun as we did this last year and it looks like you already are.
Horace Henderson
76 MKIII Hull 665 - Newport RI
Again as Horace states, congrats on your purchase. In West Hartford, CT, we just had 26" of the white stuff. I plan on doing a visitation to Billerina this weekend to make sure nothing is pooling on the tarps covering her. Appears like you had a blast on your maiden voyage...sailing seems so far away right now. I will take the tarps off around the first of April and start my work then to get her launched before Memorial Day, and then let the racing and cruising begin. I've had Billerina since 2002 and plan a bigger boat in perhaps two years. My wife, Billie (hence the boat name after a corny nickname) pressures me to do more cruising which in my opinion will require a a C&C 35. Have fun and don't scare the kids.....it is important for them to enjoy it.
Greg Reese
Billerina, Hull #33
Horace and Greg, thanks for the replies.
We do feel lucky to have chances to sail throughout the winter here. There can be a lot of rain, as in weeks of rain, but there are still some sunny breaks and normally it doesn't stay very cold for long. I regret not sailing when we lived in DC for many years-- the Chesapeake would have been a lot of fun.
Greg, you're right about not scaring the kids. My son is fine with just about everything, but my daughter is a little frightened by heeling. Our maiden sail was very calm and a good first experience.
Now we have a freeze coming up for several days (down to the 20s and a bit less), so it's time to winterize the Atomic 4 once again. I'm planning to clamp off the thermostat by-pass hose and run a gallon of antifreeze into it tomorrow afternoon. Hopefully, I won't have to pull the thermostat.
So, we don't get off scot free in terms of cold here, either, but we've been lucky enough to sail the last three weekends.
Jim H
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