04/09/2007
Here's the boat, number unknown, at the airport in Middletown. There were a lot of boats parked there, and us with 2 tow vehicles, hmmm. Unfortunately, we're too far into this fleet-building process to have the time for a prison sentence, so we left 'em there.
This boat we did take, even though it's not clear whether it can sail again. It's a Peck boat, so it is fiberglass with a balsa core, but there is considerable damage to the skin, and almost certainly water in the core. The port side is ok, but the starboard side has 2 cracks into the core at the chine, and the bottom just behind the rear trailer support is pushed in. We went back and forth on it for a few minutes, but we were there, so we decided to take it.
We got a new tire for this side, put it on, hung an almost-legal (expired Feb - 07) plate on the trailer and took off. No steen keen lights, BTW, but it's sunny and we don't have far to go on this leg of the trip.
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04/09/2007
Here's a view of the bottom, showing one of the cracks, but not the pushed-in bottom, which is aft of the trailer support. I don't know about this one, but we'll see, maybe next winter.
The license plate which was on the trailer when we got there had expired in '97 (like, wrong century, maaaan). What were you doing in 1997? Not sailing this boat, I bet. Me, too.
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01/12/2007
This is International 110 #714, "Pigs", which Anthony Kotoun & Oakley Jones sailed to such a convincing win in the 2002 Nationals that they didn't need to sail the last race. We didn't get Anthony, we didn't get Oakley, nor did we get that set of North 3DL's, but we did get the boat, and so it becomes Fleet 57's last new project for 2006. That's Darryl Dietz, the previous owner, standing next to it, down at the pickup point in Portsmouth, NH.
Since I picked it up in December, it has sat on its trailer for a while, waiting for some work (4 new ribs, some longitudinal stiffening, etc). I got started on that work this week in a heated garage down the street from my house - I will put up some photos of the process as soon as I finish.
Welcome, "Pigs"!
[edit - 4/1/07] - It was great to get started on this project, but there is still some work to do. I got the bulkhead pieces cut, and the new ribs shaped and installed, but there is still some final shaping to do on the bulkheads themselves, plus final installation. I will post the final pics when it's done.
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12/31/2006
We've talked about it, particularly if we can get some volunteers to serve as crew (ha ha). On a nice clear, sunny day like this, we should be out there right now, 'cause that water's definitely calling my name.
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10/30/2006
Actually, this is the first photo I've seen (from SA) of this boat, which is, I think, the 110 test bed from Forte RTS for carbon spars, etc.
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10/29/2006
Winter is on the way, so it's time to stop sailing boats and start planning how to sail boats better next year. To that end, I am adding some "tips-&-techniques"-type links here. Even though they are not all International 110 sites, they have some good stuff.
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10/29/2006
Thanks to Tom Craig for writing up this summary of the regatta:
This year's 110 New Englands Championship was sailed off Portland, Maine on September 24th, and hosted by Fleet 57, SailMaine, and Portland Yacht Services. Upon our arrival, the weather forecast said that a violent cold front was fast approaching, with thunderstorms and gusts predicted in the 40's, which sounded like it might be fun; that forecast was soon revised to gusts in the 60's, and lightning.
Fortunately, the race committee was a no-nonsense team; when we got to Portland, they already had the inflatable marks on station, ready for us to go out and race. They were from SailMaine and Portland Yacht Club, with Dave Whiting as PRO, and Marty's instruction to the race committee was "we want to be back on the trailers when the front comes through and the rain starts”. In the end, after running 4 good races, that is exactly what the race committee accomplished. A committee boat and 2 mark boats kept the races running, 1,2,3,4. Three-minute dinghy starts kept coming, as soon as the last boat finished we were off again! The lines were square, the beats to weather, and when the wind clocked around to the right, the mark boat shifted the marks to match.
The race itself was a lesson in back-to-basics sailing. That is, the basic rules of sailboat racing applied....without exception. A good start was required for a good finish; cover the boat behind, or else overstand the mark and lose boats. The racing was close, and the racecourses were kept compact, with half-mile legs and lots of laps. This kept the fleet in a tight pack, with the winner finally decided on a double tiebreaker
Edits:
- Special thanks for their help in this regatta go to Jeff Cumming (of SailMaine), Dave Whiting (our excellent PRO), Ryan Milldrum and Peg Romano (who filled critical race-day roles), and Rob Benson and Phin Sprague (from Portland Yacht Services).
- For detailed results, go to the "2006 New Englands Results" link on the right, under "Favorites".
- The above photo is of me (Marty) and crew Mike Brennan from SailMaine, passing by the committee boat in "Paint it Black" during the Race 1 pre-start.
- Marty
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10/29/2006
This is Tom and Ann Craig (753), Ross and Eli (608), and the Clancy brothers in #4, starting an early race.
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10/29/2006
These photos are what they are, conditions were not good. Here is a mid-race shot, with Ross, the Clancy's, and the Craigs rounding the leeward mark and starting the next lap. The rest of us are those dots heading downwind in the background.
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10/29/2006
Here Mike and I trail Charlie and Anne Murphy, who had, by this point, found "Retread's" "on" button.
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10/29/2006
Rick and Greg Maurice, in #566 "Ali Cat", crossing the finish.
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10/29/2006
In these next 3 photos, Mike and I chase Rick and Greg downwind to the finish, and squeak across just in front. It turned out to be that rare instance where it was good to have my wife on the committee boat with a camera.
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10/29/2006
Photo 2 of 3, just at the line
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10/29/2006
Photo 3 of 3, very close.
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10/29/2006
After a minute or two, we're off again.
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08/17/2006
Sorry for the lag in posting, I've been sailing a lot. Laser regatta, coaching sessions, practice, the Nationals... More on these later, maybe, but, while hanging around down in Newport at the Nats, I heard about a couple of pretty good 110 rehab projects being done by Guck, Inc., over in Bristol, RI. Take a look at them, on the right under "Favorites". At this time, #4 looks to be pretty much completed, while #97 is just getting underway.
BTW, the Guck-supplied text, for #4 particularly, is not current. Do not be confused, the pics tell the story.
[edit 2/6/08: see #4 rebuild at http://www.110class.com/rebuilds/rebuilding4 - admin]
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05/14/2006
Ok, this was during this past March, but that's still winter. Here are some 110'ers who were happy to drive their boats on down to Davis Island ("down in F-L-A") for the 110 Midwinters.
Next year, "PIB" will be in this scene for sure, probably just over in the back there, past that horizon. "Thank you" to Mark & Melissa for this photo, which survived their trip back home.
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05/01/2006
Well, it's time to finish what we started, back when we flipped Johan's boat in the backyard. We're going to install a couple of Supersucker bailers, to deal with that big hole in the top of a 110 where all the water comes in.
The following 10 posts show most of what we did. Getting the proper positioning of the bailer came from a combination of locating the lowest point in the boat, and, oh yeah, we made a cardboard template from another boat. Look at the pictures, read the instructions that come with the bailers, and do a complete "test install", using all the mounting hardware, before you apply the goop.
The pic above is of the bailer right out of the box.
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05/01/2006
Some of the materials, l to r: Box of washers, wrench, rasp, metric ruler, bailer, smooth file, square, filler tip, 3M4200, router.
Used, but not shown: drill & bits, countersink, jigsaw, screwdriver, hole positioning template, scribe knife, sander & sandpaper, epoxy, microballoons, thinner/cleaner for the 4200, Q-tips.
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05/01/2006
Rick cuts the hole.
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05/01/2006
The recess is scribed, and hole locations marked, using the scribe knife and one of the bailers as a template.
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05/01/2006
Here we're just into routing out the recess.
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05/01/2006
Here's the start of the final test-fit. We put in all the mounting bolts, washers, nuts, and spacers before we called it 'good'.
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05/01/2006
The site is ready for final installation. Each through-hole on the bailer has a little nib on it, so those 6 holes needed to be countersunk.
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05/01/2006
We sanded around the hole to get down through the paint and fiberglass, and to get a good surface to which the epoxy/microballoon mix can adhere. Then we applied epoxy over and around the hole, and let that cure.
Here we apply the 3M4200, before installing the bailer and tightening down the bailer hardware
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05/01/2006
Masking the bailer body (is that Martin Borman on the left?)
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05/01/2006
The bailer is masked and ready to be filled in. Be sure the tape protects the edge of the bailer lip from picking up any adhesive.
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05/01/2006
Almost done. Apply the epoxy/microballoon mix, let it cure, sand, repeat, beer, repeat, beer, beer.
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04/13/2006
The other day, I was headed south, down 295 towards Portland. It was sunny and warm, with no real traffic. I've got ZZ Top on the radio, and I'm making good time. "This is great", I'm thinking, "the only thing that could make this any better would be my 110 in the rear-view". I check the mirror: nothing. Not yet, anyway, "Paint it Black" is still in the workshop. But pretty soon, maaaaan!
I was headed down to meet Bob, in Gloucester, for the first time. That went really well; he's an interesting guy who knows a lot of stuff, but he wouldn't let me take a picture of him. The one above is all I got. Hmmm.
Anyway, things are going well for Fleet 57. The New Englands, in September, are pretty much all set, final preparations are in process for our first weekend with our sailing coach in June, and I have a meeting in May with the new owner of the Beaver Cove Marina on Moosehead up in Greenville. I want to see about adding them as another stop on our schedule of Maine regattas, maybe in July.
I have bought some new toys for "PIB", and I have a new crew (a recent summa grad). The plan is for Trevor and I to start practicing in May, and to do a lot of sailing. I have some "new-to-me" sails to try out, and I will probably get a new genoa before the Nationals in August. For the new-new sail, it will be interesting to see what Quantum-Newport (RI), comes up with for Fleet 54, plus I really liked all the stuff Ken Sutton, over at UK/Halsey-NH, did for us last year.
While anything can happen, this could be a really good year for sailing a 110 in Maine!
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04/08/2006
Well, here's his boat, anyway (#22); Bob wouldn't let me take a photo of him. Probably some WPP thing.
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04/08/2006
Definitely a 'classic' - Bob completed the rebuild this spring
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03/26/2006
Fleet 57's quest for more boats continues; in this instance, "Jake" found us (on the web, at "...110class.com"), which made his "recruitment" much easier. Here are Jake and his 110 (#?).
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03/26/2006
Jake's boat is in good shape; the bottom is fair (no bumps), and there looks to be no fiberglass on it anywhere. It is definitely a "classic", with its wooden spars and bronze fittings, but it is ready to sail with us, and Jake has a lot of enthusiasm.
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02/28/2006
We were lucky enough to come across what had been Linda Epstein's boat, International 110 #405, which is a Hagerty, originally built in 1947. This boat was very quick with Linda at the helm, so we wanted it.
Will, out in western Mass., had done a lot of good work to rebuild 405. We (Fleet 57) wanted to finish it up, and the deal got done.
The pickup trip (Rick Maurice, my nephew Paul, and I) took 2 days, but was not difficult. With the keel already off, 405 was easy to handle, plus Will gave us a rolling crib he had made for it. Great idea!
This first photo is of Will and Paul (a new 110er), with our rig, at the pickup point. Fortunately, Will's dog was on hand, to help us figure out the tough stuff.
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02/28/2006
Will spent some time explaining the work he had already done on 405
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02/28/2006
Sliding it out onto the trailer
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02/28/2006
Three hundred-fifty miles later, here is 405 at what will be her new home (in Waterville, ME) for the immediate future, anyway
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02/28/2006
Here she is, tucked away in the garage, on the cradle (FYI, the hypotenuse of a standard 2-bay garage = {one 110} + 2.25 feet).
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12/20/2005
Fleet 57 has the same problems that any fleet has, namely, not enough boats on the line, and not enough people (aka, "crew") to put in 'em. We're working on a couple of really interesting (meaning, they might work...) solutions to these two problems, and will be posting on these as they develop, under the "Projects" heading. More later.
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It's time to put drains in, so Johan's boat needs to go upside down. Here are some photos of the flipping process:
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