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Poor Mike's kid is growing up so deprived

Hehe. I didn't put any padding on the seat, at least!

Here's a solution Tim L. saw while he was out cruising...

Hey! I took that photo and sent it to Tim! Sheesh...   His prototypes were great, though. Everybody loved 'em!

In any event, a topsides paint job is also on my "someday" list, and I'll fix the boot stripe then. By then, hopefully, I'll have had more chance to shift things around, though I am running out of options. Not that I'm complaining by any means. It's good to be sailing!

By that time your boat load and trim should be fairly well established, so take lots of pictures and paint the boat the way she really sits--regardless of how that compares to the "design" waterline.

Dasein's actual waterline doesn't quite match up with the scribed line either.

I used to sail a 60 foot charter boat out of DiMillos, so I'm familiar with Flukey and Fore River being in the same sentence! That's why we decided to just head up the ship channel...

Glad to see you've got her out. I just came here to ask if you had been sailing yet, and I see that you have!

I sailed up to Portland yesterday and thought about heading up the river to see if you were on the boat, but decided to head up the ship channel instead.

She looks good in those pics. You must be very happy!

Looks nice Mike. You need to get some weight forward though to get her rear up a bit. How about some nice chain rode in the anchor locker?

Get her in sailing shape and I'll meet you somewhere for lunch!

It might be OK during the weekdays,

I tried to go in there on a Wednesday in October two years ago and it was too crowded for my taste. I could likely have found a spot to anchor but there were 5 or 6 other boats in there so I just went back to Cliff Island.

Well, at least it looks like it won't be miserable!

Back to Whitefield one last time today to wrap up a few odds and ends, then hopefully sailing on Thursday or Friday!

Nope. They were ground and buffed, then I primed them with an aluminum primer, then a gray lavender undercoat , then the bronze spray paint - time and funds were short. So, you're probably right Nathan, but I hope you're wrong. Time will tell...

How have your properly pre-treated frames held up?

I hope they hold up for you too. That said, touching up the paint every year wouldn't be the end of the world. Tim does it (with his clear laquer).

My frames are holding up very well so far. I used the Awlgrip system including etching and chromate priming with an LPU topcoat. After two full seasons I haven't noticed any issues at all.

Your boat looks great, Mike. Looking forward to seeing her out on Casco Bay this summer!

I'm going to guess that you've got yourself an annual chore, Mike. But maybe not. Did you acid etch and chromate prime those ports before the first coat of paint?

Well, Steve Morse should be putting Mike in today: and of course, its P-O-U-R-I-N-G. Here's hoping for a smooth launch!

Good point. Dasein has a solid 1/2 inch or more at that location. And a routed cove doesn't need to be very deep. You just need the right bit.

Mike, you could always rout a real cove into the hull. I was going to do that when I redid Dasein, but time got short so I didn't get to it. The plan was to screw a batten to the hull as a guide for a hand-held router with a (duh :rolleyes: ) cove bit.

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All the previous owners must be Id'ed through title abstracts .

That's not exactly true...

If you are only applying for a recreational endorsement, then all you need to show is that you have clear title to the boat. IF your boat was at some time owned in a state that issues title for boats, then you only need to show that you have clear ownership back to the title. If you can, you can apply for a "waiver of original build evidence." That way you don't have to trace the complete ownership of the boat.

This is what we did with Dasein, which had been titled in Florida two owners previous to us.

How was that done and what materials were needed.

Everything you ever wanted to know about Glissando but were afraid to ask... on his website triton381.com.

Here's a direct link to building the toerail.