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What a beautiful job Charlie and Laura

Posted By: Skipper Adams
Date: 10/15/07 9:10a.m.

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In Response To: What's YOUR thoughts on what makes a boat "blue water" ready? (pic) (Charlie Jones, Meridian 25 Tehani, Magnolia Beach, Texas)

That photo of Tehani when you started is just amazing. Ya'll have done such a beautiful job of restoration and improvements. I really like the sea hatch cover. Gonna build one my self. That Tehani is a work of ART.
You said that ll days was your longest voyage. Was that following the coast or did you go to the islands?
Something that was not mentioned in this thread was the mast. Most of our masts are cheep, thin walled mostly racing masts. I would get a cruising mast before I started out for Amsterdam. I would also keel step my mast if need be or at least run a bulkhead directly under the cabin step. More compression, which would help if I hit bad weather and a knock down.
Having sailed in weather that turned far worse than I would have ever have imagined (this was when I was crew as a kid and I wanted to piss my pants) whoever said having instant weather FAX can't be emphasized enough.
The other point that was made was about learning to take a sight and reduce it with a sextant and calculator (slide rule which I use). One can find a course given by most Power Squadrons. Ya'll up Annapolis way have it made. They got Navy Navigators every ware…except I heard that they dropped Celestial Navigation as a course. Old Salts…get em while you can folks get em while you can.
The top of the line Davis model has gained a good reputation. Seems that the expansion and contraction do the weather is considerably less. It is one thing to take a shoot on the deck of a 250 foot tanker and a 24 foot sailboat.
The one thing I would add to the list is a Ham Radio. You don't need code to get your ticket now and you can work a lot of bands.
Skipper

Messages In This Thread

What's YOUR thoughts on what makes a boat "blue water" ready? -- Charlie Jones, Meridian 25 Tehani, Magnolia Beach, Texas -- 10/10/07 6:06p.m.

off the cuff .. -- V. Cleary -- 10/11/07 1:25p.m.

Some ideas for considering going off shore. -- Joe McCary Aeolus II, West River, MD -- 10/11/07 4:02p.m.

OK- SOME of the things we did to Tehani -- Charlie Jones, Meridian 25 Tehani, Magnolia Beach, Texas -- 10/11/07 6:39p.m.

.. in a similiar situation -- v. cleary -- 10/12/07 6:18a.m.

NOt a problem- shoot me an email direct, with your address -- Charlie Jones, Meridian 25 Tehani, Magnolia Beach, Texas -- 10/12/07 6:53a.m.

it would be great if you could send me ... -- V. Cleary -- 10/12/07 2:54p.m.

I havew a better idea. why don't you email me your snail mail addy -- Charlie Jones, Meridian 25 Tehani, Magnolia Beach, Texas -- 10/12/07 3:52p.m.

I have the CD burned for you, just haven't had time to MAIL it. -- Charlie Jones, Meridian 25 Tehani, Magnolia Beach, Texas -- 10/18/07 4:51p.m.

If you're burning CDs . . . -- Greg -- 10/20/07 6:32a.m.

Safety is my major concern -- James Newsome -- 10/13/07 2:16a.m.

a knock down? Certainly. A rollover- I'm fairly certain -- Charlie Jones, Meridian 25 Tehani, Magnolia Beach, Texas -- 10/13/07 6:06a.m.

Knockdowns -- Joe McCary Aeolus II, West River, MD -- 10/13/07 12:41p.m.

OK I'm gonna jump in.... -- Tim "Morning Dove" WWP19 #457 Potter Valley CA -- 10/12/07 2:39p.m.

Hi Tim - welcome to the board -- Charlie Jones, Meridian 25 Tehani, Magnolia Beach, Texas -- 10/12/07 5:05p.m.

Since I'm one of those people... -- Adam Plourde - Seafarer 24 "Godot" - Chesepeake Bay -- 10/13/07 9:29p.m.

Sounds like a decent list. Here's what we did -- Charlie Jones, Meridian 25 Tehani, Magnolia Beach, Texas -- 10/13/07 10:00p.m.

Beautiful Charlie . . . -- Greg -- 10/15/07 4:43p.m.

lol- gotta keep stringing ya along don't I? -- Charlie Jones, Meridian 25 Tehani, Magnolia Beach, Texas -- 10/15/07 8:41p.m.

More, more, more . . . -- Greg -- 10/17/07 3:54p.m.

Well, yeah- we have TONS of pics of the inside. And it's way away from the stock -- Charlie Jones, Meridian 25 Tehani, Magnolia Beach, Texas -- 10/17/07 7:18p.m.

Ya know -- Skipper Adams -- 10/18/07 12:06p.m.

Wow, Thanks Charlie what a treat! -- Tim "Morning Dove" WWP19 #457 Potter Valley CA -- 10/18/07 7:12p.m.

Only just . . . -- Greg -- 10/20/07 5:53a.m.

What a beautiful job Charlie and Laura -- Skipper Adams -- 10/15/07 9:10a.m.

Thank you- we are pretty proud of her. The 11 days was -- Charlie Jones, Meridian 25 Tehani, Magnolia Beach, Texas -- 10/15/07 4:27p.m.

Right on Charlie -- Skipper Adams -- 10/18/07 11:55a.m.

Hey- I have your deck plates. I've just been spending time -- Charlie Jones, Meridian 25 Tehani, Magnolia Beach, Texas -- 10/18/07 3:00p.m.

She make her -- Skipper Adams -- 10/20/07 8:00a.m.

Here's a link to a video of Tehani sailing offshore -- Charlie Jones, Meridian 25 Tehani, Magnolia Beach, Texas -- 10/21/07 10:10a.m.

Is that Jimmy Buffet on board? -- Joe McCary Aeolus II, West River, MD -- 10/26/07 8:56p.m.

Rock HEAD would be more apropos -- Charlie Jones, Meridian 25 "Tehani" Magnolia Beach, Tex -- 10/27/07 5:57a.m.

Hey thanks Charlie, what great clip to... -- Tim "Morning Dove" WWP19 #457 Potter Valley CA -- 10/27/07 8:49p.m.

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