tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post1542236336116885477..comments2023-07-03T06:51:05.962-07:00Comments on O Dock: To Caulk Or Not To CaulkO Dockerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08674140306304705852noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-38570082690296334832011-04-09T17:34:26.680-07:002011-04-09T17:34:26.680-07:00Well it felt like wood.Well it felt like wood.Baydoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00751866865203182109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-43245016007146961462011-04-09T13:11:24.309-07:002011-04-09T13:11:24.309-07:00As many of us know, Epifanes would have languished...As many of us know, Epifanes would have languished in relative obscurity and would probably remain there today had it not been brushed to perfection by an enterprising and dedicated San Francisco varnish master and then brought to the world's attention by a passionate San Francisco blogger.cetoholocnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-73639022123360353062011-04-09T10:55:56.053-07:002011-04-09T10:55:56.053-07:00Fiberglass boats were around long before 1967. The...Fiberglass boats were around long before 1967. The first fiberglass Sailfish came out in 1959.Cliff Clavinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-36123703605962294202011-04-08T20:49:16.733-07:002011-04-08T20:49:16.733-07:00It may have been fiberglass as well, although I di...It may have been fiberglass as well, although I didn't think fiberglass was invented in 1967. I remember half of the time out that first day I was thrilled. I'm pretty sure I cried the rest of the time.Baydoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00751866865203182109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-29632543211607547922011-04-08T18:22:59.043-07:002011-04-08T18:22:59.043-07:00Baydog, for some reason I thought your boat was on...Baydog, for some reason I thought your boat was on a mooring during the season - must have you mixed up with Adam, I guess.<br /><br />And, now that I think of it, the first sailboat I was ever on was a Sailfish, too - in Barnegat Bay, of all places, when I was about 12.<br /><br />Three of us piled on a rental one afternoon. I think that must have put me off sailboats for about 25 years. I'm pretty sure it was FG, though.<br><br>O Dockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674140306304705852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-38556103059596592522011-04-08T17:32:38.510-07:002011-04-08T17:32:38.510-07:00O Docker, sorry to once again stray from the main ...O Docker, sorry to once again stray from the main topic (how unusual), but we have facilities at our marina as well. However, it seems that we actually leave the slip a few more times than you do in the course of a season (wait, your season never ends - now I've confused myself), and there comes a time when in the course of human events it becomes necessary for one person to relieve one's self at sea. Hence the "emergency." <br /><br />And yes, I love wooden boats too. I think the first boat I sailed by myself was wooden (Sailfish - a wretched boat)Baydoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00751866865203182109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-62039982538719555072011-04-08T14:41:24.449-07:002011-04-08T14:41:24.449-07:00I don't dislike wooden boats. In fact, I love ...I don't dislike wooden boats. In fact, I love them.<br /><br />But, they terrify me.<br /><br />They're alive. They breathe. They move.<br /><br />I suspect that some of them are smarter than I am. The most wily among them have managed to survive longer than I ever will.<br /><br />But living with one must be like dating a prom queen. She requires constant attention and, should you turn away for a moment, her beauty fades, her joints weaken, and you're left holding hands with a weeping, old wreck.<br /><br />It takes a more devoted man than I - or a magician.<br><br>O Dockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674140306304705852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-79771769695834776252011-04-08T14:16:21.576-07:002011-04-08T14:16:21.576-07:00If god had meant us to make boats from trees, she ...If god had meant us to make boats from trees, she would never have invented fiberglass.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-70630791788501354622011-04-08T13:41:21.394-07:002011-04-08T13:41:21.394-07:00Baydog, Doryman is more than a craftsman - he is a...Baydog, Doryman is more than a craftsman - he is a magician. I fear him.<br /><br />I look at the pictures he posts to his blog and I just rub my eyes in wonder.<br /><br />He says things like, " so I just set in a few new planks and good as new, again," as if 'setting in planks' (probably the wrong term for what one does with planks) is an everyday activity for mortal men.<br /><br />I look at the piles of raw lumber and what supposedly was hewn from them and have serious doubts that mere tools were involved in the process.<br><br>O Dockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674140306304705852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-62688647564583557012011-04-08T13:21:06.836-07:002011-04-08T13:21:06.836-07:00It's always an "emergency" according...It's always an "emergency" according to those who frequently have them. Something to do with the motion of the boat?<br /><br />Doryman, you are a craftsman and perfectionist. I use Cetol.Baydoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00751866865203182109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-8477058096418941402011-04-08T13:07:07.550-07:002011-04-08T13:07:07.550-07:00Lets get this topic back on track. As with any spi...Lets get this topic back on track. As with any spiritual attainment, varnish is not so difficult once you've mastered it. <br /><br />I am aware of the contradiction.<br /><br />The Varnish Master has probably suffered years of abuse both by self and others and finally come to that peaceful shore where all is harmony and light, where Varnish lasts so much longer than Cetol that the latter is not worth the time, nor effort.dorymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16077373149267825091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-59954547236415699682011-04-08T12:27:52.565-07:002011-04-08T12:27:52.565-07:00We have a no-poop policy on our boat - one of the ...We have a no-poop policy on our boat - one of the luxuries a marina slip affords.<br /><br />It's actually a poop-only-in-an-emergency policy, but still makes for easier breathing aboard.<br /><br />Isn't it curious, how when discussing keelboat maintenance, the conversation so often turns to poop?<br><br>O Dockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674140306304705852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-36683942814491321202011-04-08T12:13:20.287-07:002011-04-08T12:13:20.287-07:00The 'bathroom' on my boat always smells li...The 'bathroom' on my boat always smells like poop. Or Mr. Clean. But being able to 'poop' on your boat?: PricelessBaydoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00751866865203182109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-27279997509185252632011-04-08T11:42:06.701-07:002011-04-08T11:42:06.701-07:00Yes, Anonymous, I do 'bathrooms' as you ca...Yes, Anonymous, I do 'bathrooms' as you call them.<br /><br />One quickly learns that the most important thing to keep properly maintained on a keelboat is the 'bathroom'. It's one of the few chores on a boat I'm any good at.<br><br>O Dockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674140306304705852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-13502599159789244752011-04-08T11:25:15.924-07:002011-04-08T11:25:15.924-07:00Do you do bathrooms? What are your rates?Do you do bathrooms? What are your rates?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com