Re: [Cal_Boats] Furler / forestay question (Chris)

"Have you priced spar varnish lately? Yikes!" Chris, after you roasted me for asking the price of slips on the Left Coast, I would have thought you would pay any price for spar varnish without comment. We all know that sailing is an infinitely valuable experience, but there indeed degrees of infinity. Cheers Charlie From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Chris Campbell Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2013 1:58 PM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: [External] Re: [Cal_Boats] Furler / forestay question On 3/6/2013 1:28 PM, Kool Beans wrote: Greetings All! I am happy to report that I'm investing a lot of boating bucks into Kool Beans this year and I'm very excited about this years upgrades! Sailing season is almost upon us here on the frozen tundra (Lake Ontario) and I'm itching to get in the water! Hope all is well and are all safe! I have begun the season's projects by refinishing the mahogany tiller of my Cal 20, Martha C. The old varnish suffered a complete film failure at the end of the summer. I have stripped, bleached, chemically stained with washing soda solution, and pigment stained with mahogany filler stain. The first coat of varnish went on last night. Have you priced spar varnish lately? Yikes! The real barrier to launching may be placement in the storage yard. Little Martha C on her trailer is behind two vast wooden powerboats on stands. I've been eyeballing the situation to see if we can squeeze her through. Chris Campbell

On 3/6/2013 6:47 PM, Husar, Charlie [USA] (ASE) wrote: > > > "Have you priced spar varnish lately? Yikes!" > I didn't say I wasn't going to pay the price... just that it's approaching the price of gold leaf. And since, in my view, the new VOC-controlled stuff is an inferior product, it's doubly offensive. If we can't whine here on the list, where can we do it without embarrassing ourselves? Chris Campbell > > Chris, after you roasted me for asking the price of slips on the Left > Coast, I would have thought you would pay any price for spar varnish > without comment. We all know that sailing is an infinitely valuable > experience, but there indeed degrees of infinity. > > Cheers > > Charlie > > *From:*Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] > *On Behalf Of *Chris Campbell > *Sent:* Wednesday, March 06, 2013 1:58 PM > *To:* Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com > *Subject:* [External] Re: [Cal_Boats] Furler / forestay question > > > > > On 3/6/2013 1:28 PM, Kool Beans wrote: > > Greetings All! > > I am happy to report that I'm investing a lot of boating bucks > into Kool Beans this year and I'm very excited about this years > upgrades! > > Sailing season is almost upon us here on the frozen tundra (Lake > Ontario) and I'm itching to get in the water! Hope all is well and > are all safe! > > > > I have begun the season's projects by refinishing the mahogany tiller > of my Cal 20, /Martha C/. The old varnish suffered a complete film > failure at the end of the summer. I have stripped, bleached, > chemically stained with washing soda solution, and pigment stained > with mahogany filler stain. The first coat of varnish went on last > night. Have you priced spar varnish lately? Yikes! > > The real barrier to launching may be placement in the storage yard. > Little /Martha C/ on her trailer is behind two vast wooden powerboats > on stands. I've been eyeballing the situation to see if we can > squeeze her through. > > Chris Campbell > > > > > > >