Omgoodness, Squally!!! How did I miss this video from you???? This is THE VIDEO I've been waiting for!!! Meaning, all of the goodies re: your new-to-you 23!!! I will watch and then add more comments later -- I can't believe I missed this one and I'm so sorry to be late to the party for the unveiling!!!
Annnnndddd I'm back! First of all -- WOW!!!!! She is a BEAUTY, Squally!!! Congratulations -- to the moon and back -- on becoming her new captain and steward! OK! So much to talk about -- I think I'll save some of it for an email, but let me first say it was so fun to compare our two models -- yours from 2000 and mine from 2013 -- not much has changed, but there are definitely differences! For example, my bulkheads separating the v-berth area from the main saloon are teak-trimmed marine polyboard, but yours are solid teak, I believe. I'm surmising Com-Pac must've done this as a cost-savings measure in my generation, or maybe it could have been that someone could've ordered upgraded solid teak bulkheads, like yours, and maybe the standard way was utilizing marine polyboard to reduce costs...who knows? I think it may have been a standard factory thing, back with your boat, to do the solid teak -- I seem to think that No Mas was like that as well, and she was a 1990 model -- plus, I've seen a lot of other 23s with that solid teak from 2000 and earlier. Your companionway ladder set-up is a lot different than mine -- I don't have any shelves in there at all. I do have that beautiful teak box like you, which is great to store items! I don't have the fiddles on my shelves to port/starboard above the settees, either. You've also got a bigger outboard than I do -- I think that mine is only 6 hp and I don't have that electric start (that would be awesome to have!). I also don't have a boom vang, but I'd like to add one. And I'm with you on the adding an auto-bilge, but I am nervous to drill a thru-hull on my boat. My sink drains straight to the bilge, so unlike your boat, my boat doesn't have a dedicated thru-hull for the sink to tap into. What kind of roller furler do you have and how do you like it? I think you're right about the old downhaul and re: the paint on the non-skid -- I was once told by Matt at Com-Pac (Gerry's son who is the Parts manager) that Com-Pacs didn't come with painted non-skid on the deck, etc -- but what strikes me as strange is that I see a lot of Com-Pacs with painted non-skid -- maybe this was/is an option one can order from the factory on a boat. I wish someone would write a book on Com-Pac's history -- it would be so interesting to me! YES PLEASE on the rig tensioning video! I need to do this on my boat, too -- I bought a great book about how to do it, but I'd still love additional pointers! I don't have that tool, either -- what did you call it again? So, what is the name of the boat? Did I miss that in the video? You found an absolutely amazing 23, Squally!!! I am super stoked for you!!!! Thanks for the juicy vid introducing all of her features!!! LOVED it!!! Fair winds! ~ Chelle
Hi Chelle, Yes this boat has been modified by a few different owners. It has been fun seeing the different capabilities of the previous owners. Some items are top notch and then another item could not be from the same person with lack of attention to detail. Every craftsman has their own style and it comes through in the final result. I have slowly been adding by personal touch to her. It has been an adjustment working on a boat at the marina instead of home. I am use to working on my boats at my leisure during the evenings and when I get a chance to go sailing it is all play time. Instead, I am now forced to fix a couple of items each time and then go sailing. I refuse to head out to the boat to work only and not play. She use to sail the great lakes before making her way south. It is fun wondering about her past life and what she saw. I did get the rig tensioned properly and it is easier than people think. I will see about getting that video up.
You could watch "advanced Spinnaker trim" on the TV while trying to spinnaker trim. 😁 I believe barometers have springs in them to read the pressure. They are subject to vibrations and bouncing, so may check it after a rougher sail. Maybe throw an hour meter on the autobilge pump (if it doesn't have one) so you know about how long it ran. Nice boat, thanks for the tour.
The Barometer was definitely a learning curve with research on how it worked. I will be watching it closely for the next few months to see how it maintains its accuracy. I have bought the new bilge pump and getting ready to install it. I will look into the hour meter to see how easy it is to install. So far I have been checking it and I have a pretty dry bilge which makes me happy.
@@squallyheiferadventures Yeah, that bilge looked good. I wired an hour meter into my pickup, pretty easy. Hot to ign on, and ground. That's about it. Mainly with barometers, you are looking at the changes, not so much the absolute. NOAA has good readings at most airports, so can always check on line at closest airport.
Nice looking boat thanks for the tour
Thanks, I am hoping to get some more sailing vids up now that I have a boat in the water again.
Omgoodness, Squally!!! How did I miss this video from you???? This is THE VIDEO I've been waiting for!!! Meaning, all of the goodies re: your new-to-you 23!!! I will watch and then add more comments later -- I can't believe I missed this one and I'm so sorry to be late to the party for the unveiling!!!
LOL commenting before you watched the video made my day. Thanks,
Annnnndddd I'm back! First of all -- WOW!!!!! She is a BEAUTY, Squally!!! Congratulations -- to the moon and back -- on becoming her new captain and steward! OK! So much to talk about -- I think I'll save some of it for an email, but let me first say it was so fun to compare our two models -- yours from 2000 and mine from 2013 -- not much has changed, but there are definitely differences! For example, my bulkheads separating the v-berth area from the main saloon are teak-trimmed marine polyboard, but yours are solid teak, I believe. I'm surmising Com-Pac must've done this as a cost-savings measure in my generation, or maybe it could have been that someone could've ordered upgraded solid teak bulkheads, like yours, and maybe the standard way was utilizing marine polyboard to reduce costs...who knows? I think it may have been a standard factory thing, back with your boat, to do the solid teak -- I seem to think that No Mas was like that as well, and she was a 1990 model -- plus, I've seen a lot of other 23s with that solid teak from 2000 and earlier. Your companionway ladder set-up is a lot different than mine -- I don't have any shelves in there at all. I do have that beautiful teak box like you, which is great to store items! I don't have the fiddles on my shelves to port/starboard above the settees, either. You've also got a bigger outboard than I do -- I think that mine is only 6 hp and I don't have that electric start (that would be awesome to have!). I also don't have a boom vang, but I'd like to add one. And I'm with you on the adding an auto-bilge, but I am nervous to drill a thru-hull on my boat. My sink drains straight to the bilge, so unlike your boat, my boat doesn't have a dedicated thru-hull for the sink to tap into. What kind of roller furler do you have and how do you like it? I think you're right about the old downhaul and re: the paint on the non-skid -- I was once told by Matt at Com-Pac (Gerry's son who is the Parts manager) that Com-Pacs didn't come with painted non-skid on the deck, etc -- but what strikes me as strange is that I see a lot of Com-Pacs with painted non-skid -- maybe this was/is an option one can order from the factory on a boat. I wish someone would write a book on Com-Pac's history -- it would be so interesting to me! YES PLEASE on the rig tensioning video! I need to do this on my boat, too -- I bought a great book about how to do it, but I'd still love additional pointers! I don't have that tool, either -- what did you call it again? So, what is the name of the boat? Did I miss that in the video? You found an absolutely amazing 23, Squally!!! I am super stoked for you!!!! Thanks for the juicy vid introducing all of her features!!! LOVED it!!! Fair winds! ~ Chelle
Hi Chelle, Yes this boat has been modified by a few different owners. It has been fun seeing the different capabilities of the previous owners. Some items are top notch and then another item could not be from the same person with lack of attention to detail. Every craftsman has their own style and it comes through in the final result. I have slowly been adding by personal touch to her. It has been an adjustment working on a boat at the marina instead of home. I am use to working on my boats at my leisure during the evenings and when I get a chance to go sailing it is all play time. Instead, I am now forced to fix a couple of items each time and then go sailing. I refuse to head out to the boat to work only and not play. She use to sail the great lakes before making her way south. It is fun wondering about her past life and what she saw. I did get the rig tensioned properly and it is easier than people think. I will see about getting that video up.
You could watch "advanced Spinnaker trim" on the TV while trying to spinnaker trim. 😁 I believe barometers have springs in them to read the pressure. They are subject to vibrations and bouncing, so may check it after a rougher sail. Maybe throw an hour meter on the autobilge pump (if it doesn't have one) so you know about how long it ran. Nice boat, thanks for the tour.
The Barometer was definitely a learning curve with research on how it worked. I will be watching it closely for the next few months to see how it maintains its accuracy. I have bought the new bilge pump and getting ready to install it. I will look into the hour meter to see how easy it is to install. So far I have been checking it and I have a pretty dry bilge which makes me happy.
@@squallyheiferadventures Yeah, that bilge looked good. I wired an hour meter into my pickup, pretty easy. Hot to ign on, and ground. That's about it. Mainly with barometers, you are looking at the changes, not so much the absolute. NOAA has good readings at most airports, so can always check on line at closest airport.