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A tubby boat is not neccessarily any more or any less prone to capsize. US Sailing has an Angle of Vanishing Stability caculator on their website, check it out: http://www.sailingusa.info/cal__avs.htm
Nice boat, but so big you would never go sailing. Also, as nice as it is, the v-berth is only useable at anchor.
Watergate - nice place, we kept Paloma there for a year or so, many years ago - but when we moved to Dallas, we moved the boat over to Portofino - better security. Later we moved her down to Corpus Christi, where she still is - Corpus Christi Bay ...
Bill, there are several Bahia Marinas around the world - this one is off of the Corpus Cristi ship channel - it would remind you of your navy days too, it's right next to the Ingleside Naval Station.
Well Bill, you may be the only one ;-) , don't feel bad, I'm sure I'm the only one at Bahia Marina on this list.
Bill, the best sole varnish is the stuff they use to varnish basketball courts - it is much tougher than the marine varnishes. You only need to put on on once in a boatlife - you can drop winch handles on it from the cockpit and it might put a tin...
James, the 29.9 mast is keel-stepped, the hull is solid fiberglas- no core to worry about, the ballast is encapsulated - not bolted on, the hull-to-deck joint is overlapped, glued and through-bolted every three inches and the rudder is skeg-hung. ...
Profile Information
- Profile Type:
- Sailor
- Homeport:
- Bahia Marina, Ingleside on the Bay, Tx
- About Me:
- Sailor of 50-years, head of HR for a large Houston-based facility managment company.
- Current location:
- Bahia Marina, Ingleside on the Bay TX
- Destinations visited:
- Vera Cruz , Isla Mujeres, Puerto Isabella, Freeport, Hamilton and other places of more or less interest.
- Looking to:
- Retire someday and spend more time sailing
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- At 8:14am on August 2, 2009,
L O L A said… - Thanks John seems like you have your anchors covered. My chain is 25 ft long...what weight should it be? They make diff sizes.
- At 7:24am on January 3, 2009,
___/)ances With Sails said… - What year is your Bristol, John, and do ye have any pics of the cockpit?
- At 5:59pm on September 3, 2008,
L O L A said…
- I want to Thank you all.. I spent the day at the boat...did all your advice, bimini down, double lined,carry on air cond is in foot locker, all loose inside secured, tied over the sail covers...did not take sails down..but are really tied secure., put out extra fenders...Advice at the Marina...they wanted lines tight. It has floating docks. Sea cocks closed, auto bilge is on...left shore elec on....The Marina folks said this is all for nothing...they all are doing nothing.
With 3 Hurricanes, I don't want to take a chance...I need to spend tomorrow putting my ply wood up at my house. The RV is ready, and I will leave if things get bad here in NC. Boat is at Little River, SC. My house is at Ocean Isle NC
I will post a photo of my ready for the storms boat soon....Thanks again...Please continue to post, You have very good advice and experience to share.
- At 2:14pm on August 14, 2008,
L O L A said…
- Hi, Can I copy and paste your story to a Freedom sailboat site I am on.?..I will state I have your permission....
- At 1:27pm on August 14, 2008,
L O L A said…
- Yes John tell us about what you mentioed in my discussion.
- At 5:53pm on July 16, 2008,
John Shasteen said…
- Several times when we've run hard aground and help was not to be found, we've either dinghyed out or swam out with the sail end of the main halyard clipped to a Danforth anchor (if you swim out, put the anchor on a throwable cushion or it'll sink you) then dropped and set the anchor Made our way back to the boat, and winched in the halyard and heeled Paloma over about 45-60 degrees and motored off. But also Paloma is sturdy, ocean going vessel - she's my bluewater warrior princess - you probably saw the picture of her when we got back into Puerto Isabella after fighting a Force 10 storm for 36 hours in the Gulf of Mexico.
- At 5:38pm on July 16, 2008,
L O L A said…
- Well 2 hours on Adams Creek out of Oriental NC, bringing down my newly upgraded boat( upgrades cost $ 6,000....We went aground and had to stay overnight in Feb.,.and then towed off, which the tow guy said is tricky on my kind of boat, and the captain tried to get off the sand, and my obsolete stuffing box had to be replaced when returned to the boat yard, for a new designed one at $2600...I want to be careful....he ha...Lola
- At 5:11pm on July 16, 2008,
L O L A said…
- my draft is considered even deep here at 4-10 almost 5.
- At 5:10pm on July 16, 2008,
L O L A said…
- Well John...I understand many go aground from SC going on south..where I plan to sail...and learn to sail..yes i have tow Ins...but with a Fiber Carbon Mast stepped Keel, i understand being towed is not Ideal....I want to see the depth and my little arrow where the boat is.at all times...I want to use one right away....All my first outings will be with fellow sailors in my marina
but I want to observe everything as I am just learning....Lola
- At 12:46pm on July 7, 2008,
L O L A said…
- Loved your Security on High Seas...ha
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