Re: [Cal_Boats] Cal 36

There is a guy on the same dock with me, in San Pedro, with a nicely restored Cal 336. I had a look at it a couple of weeks ago. If you are in Southern California you might go by to have a look and talk to him. I also know of one in Richmond, in the Bay Area. MIke Kennedy Conquest Cal 40 # 96 > > From: "Dave Brown" <cs… [at] powercom.net> > Date: 2006/02/14 Tue PM 04:44:12 PST > To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com > Subject: [Cal_Boats] Cal 36 > >

Is that Cal in San Pedro a Cal 36 or a Cal Cruising 36? Do you remember the boats name or the owner? I'm trying to update my list. Larry S/V "Seastead" (Cal Cruising 36) Kemah, TX

Jim Mumper in Annapolis has a very nice 36 (not a C). Looks like a 40 with a butt tuck and double spreaders. He can also make it perform (an excelent sailor). He used to be on this list. I can contact him if you like. Cheers Charlie From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Larry Knowles Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 12:20 PM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Cal 36 Is that Cal in San Pedro a Cal 36 or a Cal Cruising 36? Do you remember the boats name or the owner? I'm trying to update my list. Larry S/V "Seastead" (Cal Cruising 36) Kemah, TX Yahoo! Groups Links

Thanks, Charlie, I already have him on my Cal 36 list.

Dave, I own 1966 Cal36 # 4. Great sailing boat. They will surf. Jim Mumper in MD tells me he hit 14 knts. I've done 9 knts. on SF Bay just reaching, no kite. Well built boats. Like all Cals with plastic liner the iron beam under the liner (under the mast) is subject corrosion. Mike Robinson Cal 36 Hull #4 Pt Richmond, CA From: "Husar Charlie" <hu… [at] bah.com> Reply-To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com To: <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> Subject: RE: [Cal_Boats] Cal 36 Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 12:44:12 -0500 Jim Mumper in Annapolis has a very nice 36 (not a C). Looks like a 40 with a butt tuck and double spreaders. He can also make it perform (an excelent sailor). He used to be on this list. I can contact him if you like. Cheers Charlie

Hello Listees, We'll be at Strictly Sail this Saturday... in the pursuit of a good deal for new sails. If anyone on the list will be there, perhaps we can get together for a cold drink. Regards, Michael Duvall s/v Magic, Cal 2-27 Pompano Beach, FL --------------------------------- Relax. Yahoo! Mail virus scanning helps detect nasty viruses!

Thanks Mike, The last thing I want is a big sea cow. 1966 to now they have to have been built good . Friday I go to look at the boat. Dave Brown ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael Robinson To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 12:17 PM Subject: [Cal_Boats] RE:Cal 36(Dave Brown) Dave, I own 1966 Cal36 # 4. Great sailing boat. They will surf. Jim Mumper in MD tells me he hit 14 knts. I've done 9 knts. on SF Bay just reaching, no kite. Well built boats. Like all Cals with plastic liner the iron beam under the liner (under the mast) is subject corrosion. Mike Robinson Cal 36 Hull #4 Pt Richmond, CA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Husar Charlie" <hu… [at] bah.com> Reply-To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com To: <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> Subject: RE: [Cal_Boats] Cal 36 Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 12:44:12 -0500 Jim Mumper in Annapolis has a very nice 36 (not a C). Looks like a 40 with a butt tuck and double spreaders. He can also make it perform (an excelent sailor). He used to be on this list. I can contact him if you like. Cheers Charlie SPONSORED LINKS Boating sailing Sailing boat Sailing Boating ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS a.. Visit your group "Cal_Boats" on the web. b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Carol and I have tickets, but I'm not sure of what day. If we can we'll meet up. Rich --- Michael D <md… [at] yahoo.com> wrote: > Hello Listees, > > We'll be at Strictly Sail this Saturday... in the > pursuit of a good deal for new sails. > > If anyone on the list will be there, perhaps we > can get together for a cold drink. > > Regards, > > Michael Duvall > s/v Magic, Cal 2-27 > Pompano Beach, FL > > --------------------------------- > Relax. Yahoo! Mail virus scanning helps detect nasty viruses!

Hello Cal Cruisers and Racers, The season is starting soon here. Running rigging on Magic is being upgraded and/or replaced.... I'm looking for your input as to the line size, make (New England, Samson, Yale), snap shackles, etc. to use for spinnaker sheets. The combinations are almost infinite. Thanks, Michael Duvall s/v Magic, Cal 2-27 Pompano Beach, FL --------------------------------- Yahoo! Travel Find great deals to the top 10 hottest destinations!

--- In Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com, Michael D <mddfl@...> wrote: > > Hello Cal Cruisers and Racers, > > The season is starting soon here. Running rigging on Magic is being upgraded and/or replaced.... > > I'm looking for your input as to the line size, make (New England, Samson, Yale), snap shackles, etc. to use for spinnaker sheets. The combinations are almost infinite. I got an e-mail notice that West Marine is running a big sale on cordage today. 40% off. Mike Kennedy Conquest Cal 40 # 96 > > Thanks, > > > Michael Duvall > s/v Magic, Cal 2-27 > Pompano Beach, FL > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Travel > Find great deals to the top 10 hottest destinations! >

I've had great luck with the folks at LayLine in No. Carolina. Talk to Henry Mallard if he's available. He'll know what to use on your 2-27. If Henry's not available, you can talk to just about anybody there. They are all quite knowledgeable. 1-800-542-5463; www.layline.com<http://www.layline.com/>. What we've found on Radiant that it is nice to have very good quality gear, but we take a little extra time to take good care of it. For example, we get extra years of service from our "good" halyards by taking them down and replacing them with tracer-lines if we're not going to be using them for a few weeks. It makes no more sense to leave good halyards out in the elements than it would to leave your sheets out. For snap-shackles, I really like the Tylaska's, as they can be opened and closed with one hand. Our halyards are tapered: 1/4" spectra for the working part (shapshackle to the winch), and 3/8" polyester for the tails. Yours, of course, would be smaller diameter. Henry will know. Fin Beven Cal-40 #24 Radiant San Pedro, CA ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael D<mailto:md… [at] yahoo.com> To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com<mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 12:58 PM Subject: [Cal_Boats] Spinnaker Sheets - Recommendations Input Wanted (All) Hello Cal Cruisers and Racers, The season is starting soon here. Running rigging on Magic is being upgraded and/or replaced.... I'm looking for your input as to the line size, make (New England, Samson, Yale), snap shackles, etc. to use for spinnaker sheets. The combinations are almost infinite. Thanks, Michael Duvall s/v Magic, Cal 2-27 Pompano Beach, FL ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Yahoo! Travel Find great deals<http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTFscDlocTFiBF9TAzMyOTc1MDIEX3MDMjcxOTQ4MQRwb3MDMgRzZWMDbWFpbC1mb290ZXIEc2xrA3l0LXR0/SIG=12hqieud9/**http://leisure.travelocity.com/Promotions/0,,YHOE|1381|vacs_main,00.html> to the top 10 hottest destinations! SPONSORED LINKS Boating sailing<http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Boating+sailing&w1=Boating+sailing&w2=Sailing+boat&w3=Sailing&w4=Boating&c=4&s=65&.sig=KgsPLsahA8AB__qRyAt_XQ> Sailing boat<http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Sailing+boat&w1=Boating+sailing&w2=Sailing+boat&w3=Sailing&w4=Boating&c=4&s=65&.sig=oZUJLnrR0FEbvZ5o13Ffaw> Sailing<http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Sailing&w1=Boating+sailing&w2=Sailing+boat&w3=Sailing&w4=Boating&c=4&s=65&.sig=eGOXnwatS3x0LYN3XxVdNA> Boating<http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Boating&w1=Boating+sailing&w2=Sailing+boat&w3=Sailing&w4=Boating&c=4&s=65&.sig=yMCAyUrqzhoqLD5Ydiy-Rg> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS a.. Visit your group "Cal_Boats<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Cal_Boats>" on the web. b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com<mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe> c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service<http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

On my 2-27 I use a 3/8” Dacron line for my sheets, the one I have now is New England Ropes but I have used Samson on another boat, the feel on the hands is the most important thing, I also have a set of light weight sheets these are ¼” in diameter although some people I know use smaller diameter lines that turn into knives when the wind pipes up a little bit. On both sets of sheets I use a good quality snap shackle (Schafer?) a smaller one on the light air sheets. I place a disk on the line after the knot at the shackle to prevent the knot from being pulled into the Spinn pole fitting, a piece of ¼” Nylon sheet can be drilled with a 2” hole saw to make these. Tweekers are a wonderful addition to the running rigging for these I use holt-allen small snatch blocks led to the deck with 3/16” or smaller line through a Harken Bullet Block back to a cleat on the outside of the cockpit coming. I originally had 5/16” Sta-set X for my halyard I now use Sta-set since stretch didn’t seem like a major issue. My Spinn halyard was rigged internally for three weeks but as I hound that additional friction led to more difficulty dropping the chute it is now external. My Spin pole bridle is mostly made of wire but after getting some fishhooks in one section I replaced it with a piece of 1/8” line that is actually stronger than the wire, this has worked well for the last two seasons and I will be switch all of my bridle lines to this material as they wear out. John Boyce CAL 2-27 #650 Gotcha Again _____ From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Michael D Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 3:59 PM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: [Cal_Boats] Spinnaker Sheets - Recommendations Input Wanted (All) Hello Cal Cruisers and Racers, The season is starting soon here. Running rigging on Magic is being upgraded and/or replaced.... I'm looking for your input as to the line size, make (New England, Samson, Yale), snap shackles, etc. to use for spinnaker sheets. The combinations are almost infinite. Thanks, Michael Duvall s/v Magic, Cal 2-27 Pompano Beach, FL _____ Yahoo! Travel Find <http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTFscDlocTFiBF9TAzMyOTc1MDIEX3MDMjcxOTQ4MQ Rwb3MDMgRzZWMDbWFpbC1mb290ZXIEc2xrA3l0LXR0/SIG=12hqieud9/**http%3a/leisure.t ravelocity.com/Promotions/0,,YHOE%7c1381%7cvacs_main,00.html> great deals to the top 10 hottest destinations! SPONSORED LINKS Boating <http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Boating+sailing&w1=Boating+sailing&w2=S ailing+boat&w3=Sailing&w4=Boating&c=4&s=65&.sig=KgsPLsahA8AB__qRyAt_XQ> sailing Sailing <http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Sailing+boat&w1=Boating+sailing&w2=Sail ing+boat&w3=Sailing&w4=Boating&c=4&s=65&.sig=oZUJLnrR0FEbvZ5o13Ffaw> boat Sailing <http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Sailing&w1=Boating+sailing&w2=Sailing+b oat&w3=Sailing&w4=Boating&c=4&s=65&.sig=eGOXnwatS3x0LYN3XxVdNA> Boating <http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Boating&w1=Boating+sailing&w2=Sailing+b oat&w3=Sailing&w4=Boating&c=4&s=65&.sig=yMCAyUrqzhoqLD5Ydiy-Rg> _____ YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS * Visit your group "Cal_Boats <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Cal_Boats> " on the web. * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com <mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe> * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> Terms of Service. _____

West Marine is having a 40% off sale on line until 8:00 pm EST on their web site - limited size and color _____ From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Michael D Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 3:59 PM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: [Cal_Boats] Spinnaker Sheets - Recommendations Input Wanted (All) Hello Cal Cruisers and Racers, The season is starting soon here. Running rigging on Magic is being upgraded and/or replaced.... I'm looking for your input as to the line size, make (New England, Samson, Yale), snap shackles, etc. to use for spinnaker sheets. The combinations are almost infinite. Thanks, Michael Duvall s/v Magic, Cal 2-27 Pompano Beach, FL _____ Yahoo! Travel Find <http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTFscDlocTFiBF9TAzMyOTc1MDIEX3MDMjcxOTQ4MQ Rwb3MDMgRzZWMDbWFpbC1mb290ZXIEc2xrA3l0LXR0/SIG=12hqieud9/**http%3a/leisure.t ravelocity.com/Promotions/0,,YHOE%7c1381%7cvacs_main,00.html> great deals to the top 10 hottest destinations! SPONSORED LINKS Boating <http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Boating+sailing&w1=Boating+sailing&w2=S ailing+boat&w3=Sailing&w4=Boating&c=4&s=65&.sig=KgsPLsahA8AB__qRyAt_XQ> sailing Sailing <http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Sailing+boat&w1=Boating+sailing&w2=Sail ing+boat&w3=Sailing&w4=Boating&c=4&s=65&.sig=oZUJLnrR0FEbvZ5o13Ffaw> boat Sailing <http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Sailing&w1=Boating+sailing&w2=Sailing+b oat&w3=Sailing&w4=Boating&c=4&s=65&.sig=eGOXnwatS3x0LYN3XxVdNA> Boating <http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Boating&w1=Boating+sailing&w2=Sailing+b oat&w3=Sailing&w4=Boating&c=4&s=65&.sig=yMCAyUrqzhoqLD5Ydiy-Rg> _____ YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS * Visit your group "Cal_Boats <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Cal_Boats> " on the web. * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com <mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe> * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> Terms of Service. _____

Length of the boat plus 5 feet for each side. Don't use regular snap shackles on a spinnaker sheet or afterguy. Go the extra and buy trigger release snap shackles. They won't open on you when you don't want them to. Bill CAL T/2

I've been using snap shackles on my spin sheets and after 26 years I have never had one come open on a sheet, I have been on a boat where the Jib halyard came open due to too long of a lanyard and a loose halyard. The biggest problem we have is getting someone tall enough to reach the lanyard on the guy so we can blow the chute. The length must be more than twice the boat length so that a) you can easily relead the sheet and B) so you can get the trimmer out of the cockpit and balance the boat properly. The 227 diesel version is stern heavy and needs to get some weight forward. From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bill Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2006 11:19 PM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: [Cal_Boats] Re: Spinnaker Sheets -No to snap shackles Length of the boat plus 5 feet for each side. Don't use regular snap shackles on a spinnaker sheet or afterguy. Go the extra and buy trigger release snap shackles. They won't open on you when you don't want them to. Bill CAL T/2 Yahoo! Groups Links

Listees, Anyone know how Mr. Lapworth is fairing? I remember a while back some discussion that he was ill.... Regards, Michael Duvall s/v Magic, Cal 2-27 Pompano Beach, FL --------------------------------- New Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Call regular phones from your PC and save big.

Ahoy Sailors and Listees, I just removed the boom from Magic.... It will be sanded down and repainted, however there are several screw holes from hardware that was removed/changed-out over the years by previous owners. I plan on closing them up before painting. Can these holes closed by welding, or is the boom too thin of a guage for that? Is thickened epoxy an option? Recommendations, suggestions, and/or comments are greatly appreciated. Regards, Michael Duvall s/v Magic, Cal 2-27 Pompano Beach, FL --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less.

Michael, I did this to my mast and boom last year. Took them to my shop and filled about 250 holes with my TIG welder. Some of the holes were 1" x 3" squares cut out for turning blocks and various stuff. Ground and sanded it all down and then repainted the whole 9 yards (actually 17) with 8 coats of the new interlux pefection 2 part LP process including a vinyl etching and 2 filler coats. It came out like a million bucks.... If you weld it, get the welder to do only a few hole at a time in any given area at a time so as not to build up the heat too much in the section. The aluminum will lose its temper a bit, but will come back with time hardening... Everyone in my marina thinks we have a brand new mast. Alan Storey Cal 3-30 'Chimera' Vancouver B.C. On 13-Apr-06, at 6:15 AM, Michael D wrote: > Ahoy Sailors and Listees, > > I just removed the boom from Magic.... It will be sanded down and > repainted, however there are several screw holes from hardware that > was removed/changed-out over the years by previous owners. I plan on > closing them up before painting. Can these holes closed by welding, > or is the boom too thin of a guage for that? Is thickened epoxy an > option? > > Recommendations, suggestions, and/or comments are greatly appreciated. > > Regards, > > > Michael Duvall > s/v Magic, Cal 2-27 > Pompano Beach, FL > > Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ > countries) for 2¢/min or less. > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > ▪ Visit your group "Cal_Boats" on the web. > > ▪ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com > > ▪ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of > Service. > >

Charlie - Its a hike for you to get there, but when I was repairing the mast step in my old CS 30 I took a piece over to Composite Yachts, just your side of the Choptank Bridge and they hooked me up with a quart of gelcoat which they matched for me, 2 or 3 of those little sprayers and something else (I forget now what it was) for $20. I couldn't believe it. I literally walked in, spoke to the owner and he hooked me up with his paint guy right then and he did a little mixing and dried a sample and got it spot on the first try. I used to mix paint at an old hardware store before the computer matching machines and it is no easy task, especially with "off" whites. I think I was in and out in less than 20 min. Needless to say, I was impressed. Paul In a message dated 4/20/2011 9:11:13 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, hu… [at] bah.com writes: Shame. Could have mounted the speakers to the back of the bulkhead with no holes, and resonated the whole boat. As a sub-woofer, the hull works very well. Could drive everyone else on the water nuts. Those damn big round holes in the bulkheads are hard to fix in a pretty fashion. Anybody have ideas on how to do it best? Most pretty solutions involve painting. Then other parts look ugly. I have some bulkhead holes to fill and don't want to repaint everything. I am also abysmal at matching gelcoat - a true art when a boat is getting older. Cheers Charlie From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of do… [at] usa.com Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 9:02 PM To: ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: [Cal_Boats] cal 36 I finally saw the boat yesterday. The hull is really beautiful. New bottom paint, decent topsides and no blisters or soft spots. Once I got on deck it was a whole other story. Huge holes in the cabin entranceway where the guy put enough speakers to fill a concert hall (same in bulkhead). The rigging seemed underbuilt and the forestay is frayed halfway up. Down below, there is the usual water in bilge and it seems fair to okay looking forward (besides holes in bulkhead) but looking aft there are unmarked new wires everywhere and a huge hole where an engine once sat. This boat is a big project boat, but the owner is ready to give her away. There seems to be little rhyme or reason to the way the previous work was approached, but if anyone is looking for a challenge and has the skillset to fix this boat up, she could be a sweet boat. Oh yea, she is a shoal draft version drawing less than 5 ft.

When we first got California Girl, she too had a number of bulkhead holes to fill. The first two seasons, while I was selecting instrument heads and compass locations, I used a door skin, varnished both sides and just covered the entire bulkhead including holes. It actually looked very good, with stainless beauty screw “riveting” the panel on. Can’t find a photo of it.. but will look. From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of pw… [at] aol.com Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2011 7:20 AM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] cal 36 Charlie - Its a hike for you to get there, but when I was repairing the mast step in my old CS 30 I took a piece over to Composite Yachts, just your side of the Choptank Bridge and they hooked me up with a quart of gelcoat which they matched for me, 2 or 3 of those little sprayers and something else (I forget now what it was) for $20. I couldn't believe it. I literally walked in, spoke to the owner and he hooked me up with his paint guy right then and he did a little mixing and dried a sample and got it spot on the first try. I used to mix paint at an old hardware store before the computer matching machines and it is no easy task, especially with "off" whites. I think I was in and out in less than 20 min. Needless to say, I was impressed. Paul In a message dated 4/20/2011 9:11:13 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, hu… [at] bah.com writes: Shame. Could have mounted the speakers to the back of the bulkhead with no holes, and resonated the whole boat. As a sub-woofer, the hull works very well. Could drive everyone else on the water nuts. Those damn big round holes in the bulkheads are hard to fix in a pretty fashion. Anybody have ideas on how to do it best? Most pretty solutions involve painting. Then other parts look ugly. I have some bulkhead holes to fill and don't want to repaint everything. I am also abysmal at matching gelcoat - a true art when a boat is getting older. Cheers Charlie From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of do… [at] usa.com Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 9:02 PM To: ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: [Cal_Boats] cal 36 I finally saw the boat yesterday. The hull is really beautiful. New bottom paint, decent topsides and no blisters or soft spots. Once I got on deck it was a whole other story. Huge holes in the cabin entranceway where the guy put enough speakers to fill a concert hall (same in bulkhead). The rigging seemed underbuilt and the forestay is frayed halfway up. Down below, there is the usual water in bilge and it seems fair to okay looking forward (besides holes in bulkhead) but looking aft there are unmarked new wires everywhere and a huge hole where an engine once sat. This boat is a big project boat, but the owner is ready to give her away. There seems to be little rhyme or reason to the way the previous work was approached, but if anyone is looking for a challenge and has the skillset to fix this boat up, she could be a sweet boat. Oh yea, she is a shoal draft version drawing less than 5 ft.