Re: [Cal_Boats] Cal 21

"NODROG" is still here! Well, her former co-owner is still here anyway. My Dad and I sold NODROG in July of 2008 but still have a virtual library of info from 38 years of CAL 21 ownership to fall back on. I think you already checked out the CAL 21 web site maintained by another former CAL 21 owner, Richard Fuller (RUTA BAGA) who now has a CAL 28 (1960's version) and really hasn't been able to update the site in a long time. I was going to try to respond to your posting on the discussion page there but had not had a chance yet. Anyway, I'm still here and you can feel free to "pick my brain" any time. You can contact me off-list if you wish, but there is a lot of CAL knowledge on this list........ just not as much CAL 21 as there once was (used to be 3-4 of us on an earlier list on SailNet, I'm the only one left now I think?) I just realized one reason that you might have missed my recent posts........ see my "new" signature. Rod Johnson, "SUNBIRD" 1979 O'DAY DS II #10201 former co-owner of "NODROG" 1970 CAL 21 #285 On Sat, 18 Dec 2010 14:07:36 -0000 "rip12477" <ri… [at] gmail.com> writes: I hate to jump in here in the middle of a good drinking conversation but here goes... I was recently given, yes given, a sweet little boat that at first I thought might be a Catalina 22. After some lucky research and talking to the fellows at Catalina discovered it was in fact a Cal21! OK that's a start. The sweet little trailerable sailer was on it's trailer and came with a 4H Yamaha. It's a 1971 version and still in pretty darned good shape. One problem that I would like to tackle before the ice leaves the Hudson river is the keel raise/lower set up. Currently the cable is bolted to the ballast on the keel and from what I'm reading that just ain't gonna fly for this Virgo sailor. So if anybody out there can help with any info on this boat, current name Summer Wind, please give a yell. Only 21 I found going through messages and photos on this group was NODROG, and those folks stopped posting a while ago. So back to your drinking folks, thanks, ralph(rip) Get Free Email with Video Mail & Video Chat! http://www.juno.com/freeemail?refcd=JUTAGOUT1FREM0210

*Hi Rod, Has been a busy "sailing day" for me. I took stanchions off Com-Pac23 and recovered her, and spent hours on the cptr researching sailing stuff. Beau sent me a great link that explains lots about the keelwinch setup and helps explain some prior stuff about a keel plug that was up there someplace(I think yes Ruta Baga). I'm beat and getting off here. I will contact you off list when i recover! Best, rip (ralph) * On Sat, Dec 18, 2010 at 8:02 PM, <rj… [at] juno.com> wrote: > > > "NODROG" is still here! > Well, her former co-owner is still here anyway. My Dad and I sold NODROG in > July of 2008 but still have a virtual library of info from 38 years of CAL > 21 ownership to fall back on. > > I think you already checked out the CAL 21 web site maintained by another > former CAL 21 owner, Richard Fuller (RUTA BAGA) who now has a CAL 28 (1960's > version) and really hasn't been able to update the site in a long time. I > was going to try to respond to your posting on the discussion page there but > had not had a chance yet. > > Anyway, I'm still here and you can feel free to "pick my brain" any time. > You can contact me off-list if you wish, but there is a lot of CAL knowledge > on this list........ just not as much CAL 21 as there once was (used to be > 3-4 of us on an earlier list on SailNet, I'm the only one left now I think?) > > I just realized one reason that you might have missed my recent > posts........ see my "new" signature. > > Rod Johnson, "SUNBIRD" > 1979 O'DAY DS II #10201 > former co-owner of "NODROG" > 1970 CAL 21 #285 > > > > On Sat, 18 Dec 2010 14:07:36 -0000 "rip12477" <ri… [at] gmail.com> writes: > > > > I hate to jump in here in the middle of a good drinking conversation but > here goes... > I was recently given, yes given, a sweet little boat that at first I > thought might be a Catalina 22. After some lucky research and talking to the > fellows at Catalina discovered it was in fact a Cal21! OK that's a start. > The sweet little trailerable sailer was on it's trailer and came with a 4H > Yamaha. It's a 1971 version and still in pretty darned good shape. One > problem that I would like to tackle before the ice leaves the Hudson river > is the keel raise/lower set up. Currently the cable is bolted to the ballast > on the keel and from what I'm reading that just ain't gonna fly for this > Virgo sailor. So if anybody out there can help with any info on this boat, > current name Summer Wind, please give a yell. Only 21 I found going through > messages and photos on this group was NODROG, and those folks stopped > posting a while ago. So back to your drinking folks, thanks, ralph(rip) > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Get Free Email with Video Mail Video Chat!<http://www.juno.com/freeemail?refcd=JUTAGOUT1FREM0210> > >

That was NODROG's Keel Plug drawing, graciously posted by Richard Fuller (RUTA BAGAS), that was before I had a scanner. Glad to help! Rod Johnson PS: I just looked at that SailNet page..... nice to see another CAL 21(sailaway21) that is mostly still "stock", although has some great upgrades! That hatch in the stern is owner-added at some point, sure does make access to the lazerette easy! I see he added seat scupper/drains too, we added those to NODROG after years of having to mop up a puddle in the corners of the cockpit seats. On Sat, 18 Dec 2010 22:35:51 -0500 RALPH CHILDERS <ri… [at] gmail.com> writes: Hi Rod, Has been a busy "sailing day" for me. I took stanchions off Com-Pac23 and recovered her, and spent hours on the cptr researching sailing stuff. Beau sent me a great link that explains lots about the keelwinch setup and helps explain some prior stuff about a keel plug that was up there someplace(I think yes Ruta Baga). I'm beat and getting off here. I will contact you off list when i recover! Best, rip (ralph) On Sat, Dec 18, 2010 at 8:02 PM, <rj… [at] juno.com> wrote: "NODROG" is still here! Well, her former co-owner is still here anyway. My Dad and I sold NODROG in July of 2008 but still have a virtual library of info from 38 years of CAL 21 ownership to fall back on. I think you already checked out the CAL 21 web site maintained by another former CAL 21 owner, Richard Fuller (RUTA BAGA) who now has a CAL 28 (1960's version) and really hasn't been able to update the site in a long time. I was going to try to respond to your posting on the discussion page there but had not had a chance yet. Anyway, I'm still here and you can feel free to "pick my brain" any time. You can contact me off-list if you wish, but there is a lot of CAL knowledge on this list........ just not as much CAL 21 as there once was (used to be 3-4 of us on an earlier list on SailNet, I'm the only one left now I think?) I just realized one reason that you might have missed my recent posts........ see my "new" signature. Rod Johnson, "SUNBIRD" 1979 O'DAY DS II #10201 former co-owner of "NODROG" 1970 CAL 21 #285 On Sat, 18 Dec 2010 14:07:36 -0000 "rip12477" <ri… [at] gmail.com> writes: I hate to jump in here in the middle of a good drinking conversation but here goes... I was recently given, yes given, a sweet little boat that at first I thought might be a Catalina 22. After some lucky research and talking to the fellows at Catalina discovered it was in fact a Cal21! OK that's a start. The sweet little trailerable sailer was on it's trailer and came with a 4H Yamaha. It's a 1971 version and still in pretty darned good shape. One problem that I would like to tackle before the ice leaves the Hudson river is the keel raise/lower set up. Currently the cable is bolted to the ballast on the keel and from what I'm reading that just ain't gonna fly for this Virgo sailor. So if anybody out there can help with any info on this boat, current name Summer Wind, please give a yell. Only 21 I found going through messages and photos on this group was NODROG, and those folks stopped posting a while ago. So back to your drinking folks, thanks, ralph(rip) Get Free Email with Video Mail Video Chat! Amazon Holiday Toy List Free 2&#45;Day Shipping When You Spend $75 or More Using Your MasterCard&#174;. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4d0d94bb4df337fdf29st01duc