refinish deck

Hello everyone. I am new to group. You people are active! I bought a 1969 CAL 34 in May. It is in great condition for a 41 year old boat She has that wonderful aqua color on deck which says "I was born in 1969". The deck also needs some repair of cracks and minor chips in gelcoat. I would like to fill those and then perhaps repaint deck. Looking for advise. Thank you in advance.

baumann_dean wrote: > > > > I bought a 1969 CAL 34 in May. > It is in great condition for a 41 year old boat > She has that wonderful aqua color on deck which says "I was born in > 1969". > My Cal 20 is from 1967, and her olive sheer and boot-top stripes (and the slight olive tint in her hull gelcoat) are even more emphatic about her age. At first they kind of annoyed me, but after a while they emerge as part of her personality. Mr. Lapworth's basic design is so good, making boats with such good manners, that we can overlook some of Mr. Jensen's aesthetic decisions. Besides, when I look back at my own aesthetic decisions in 1967, it's hard to criticize others. Chris Campbell

I was looking at family "sldes" over the weekend of our trip to Expo 67 in Montreal. I can vouch for the change in taste part...:) Far to funny almost gross. We all had a good laugh. Sailing content: The Swedish pavilion used sails as wind breaks strung on poles. I was oh so cool back then. Can ya dig it, man....:) Too funny. Thank goodness that somethings change. /ch

chris123 wrote: > > > I was looking at family "sldes" over the weekend of our trip to Expo > 67 in Montreal. I can vouch for the change in taste part...:) Far to > funny almost gross. We all had a good laugh. > > Sailing content: The Swedish pavilion used sails as wind breaks strung > on poles. I was oh so cool back then. Can ya dig it, man....:) Too > funny. Thank goodness that somethings change. > Luckily, sailing styles change less drastically and frequently than personal appearance and clothing. There are few sailboats that provoke absolute hilarity. Maybe it's because form follows function more in sailing than in dress. If a boat won't sail efficiently, at least reasonably so given its intended purpose, it will never sell. There are some style variations, often related to rules, and most of us can spot the CCA, IOR, and IRC boats. There's the Wetsnail 32 and its lifeboat-derived category. There are other regional workboat-derived vessels (sharpies, for example). Powerboats tend to be less restrained by function, so we get these various fiberglass castles, reaching upwards into the sky. Some of them are as baroque as the cars of the 1950s and are going to look as silly as the cars in a few years. The ability to create lots of curvy surfaces in fiberglass has proved irresistible to the designers, who create them without regard to need or to the efficient use of space. Cat-eye windows seem to be the current style. The olive stripes on my Cal 20 may date her, but they don't provoke giggles and snorts (like pictures of me, my relatives, and friends from the 1960s). Chris Campbell

http://www.sharpie.nl/fotoboek.htm http://sharpies.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=section&id=4&Itemid=162 http://sharpies.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16&Itemid=162 These sharpies are a bit different from the ugly work boat variety. I had one of these growing up in Brazil, where I learned to sail. On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 11:13 AM, Chris Campbell < cl… [at] charterinternet.com> wrote: > > > chris123 wrote: > > > > I was looking at family "sldes" over the weekend of our trip to Expo 67 in > Montreal. I can vouch for the change in taste part...:) Far to funny almost > gross. We all had a good laugh. > > Sailing content: The Swedish pavilion used sails as wind breaks strung on > poles. I was oh so cool back then. Can ya dig it, man....:) Too funny. Thank > goodness that somethings change. > > > Luckily, sailing styles change less drastically and frequently than > personal appearance and clothing. There are few sailboats that provoke > absolute hilarity. Maybe it's because form follows function more in sailing > than in dress. If a boat won't sail efficiently, at least reasonably so > given its intended purpose, it will never sell. There are some style > variations, often related to rules, and most of us can spot the CCA, IOR, > and IRC boats. There's the Wetsnail 32 and its lifeboat-derived category. > There are other regional workboat-derived vessels (sharpies, for example). > > Powerboats tend to be less restrained by function, so we get these various > fiberglass castles, reaching upwards into the sky. Some of them are as > baroque as the cars of the 1950s and are going to look as silly as the cars > in a few years. The ability to create lots of curvy surfaces in fiberglass > has proved irresistible to the designers, who create them without regard to > need or to the efficient use of space. Cat-eye windows seem to be the > current style. > > The olive stripes on my Cal 20 may date her, but they don't provoke giggles > and snorts (like pictures of me, my relatives, and friends from the 1960s). > > Chris Campbell > > > > > -- Robert Bruce Stirling, II, Esq. 602.254.6638 602.460.5631 [Cell] 602-507-9445 [Fax] 520-302-5206 [Tucson] br… [at] stirlinglaw.com http://www.stirlinglaw.com/lawyers The information in this e-mail communication is Privileged and Confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the undersigned sender immediately and then delete this e-mail.

Comments in line.... Luckily, sailing styles change less drastically and frequently than personal appearance and clothing. There are few sailboats that provoke absolute hilarity. Maybe it's because form follows function more in sailing than in dress. If a boat won't sail efficiently, at least reasonably so given its intended purpose, it will never sell. There are some style variations, often related to rules, and most of us can spot the CCA, IOR, and IRC boats. There's the Wetsnail 32 and its lifeboat-derived category. Hay....those are fight'n words brother...anything based on Colin Archer's designs gets top notch rating in my book. Almost bought a Colin Archer offshore prior to getting the 29. The deal fell through when the boat owner based in the Caribbean refused to send me the hull numbers so I could run it past homeland security in States as that would be the first point of entry. Did not want a boat on a designated list. But she was a beauty and the price was so good. Even had it inspected. I like those designs, and derivatives: Aleleuja, Ingrids and the like. The westie is probably the poorest example of the design in term of build quality. There are other regional workboat-derived vessels (sharpies, for example). On another list that I subscribe too there is a 60 something gent, who spend a year sailing as far south as Venezuela on a Sharpie and has recently sold his home and is headed to Africa. In total he has over 50 years of sailing experience and just loves those boats.. Not for me. They look nice but..... > > Powerboats tend to be less restrained by function, so we get these various > fiberglass castles, reaching upwards into the sky. Some of them are as > baroque as the cars of the 1950s and are going to look as silly as the cars > in a few years. The ability to create lots of curvy surfaces in fiberglass > has proved irresistible to the designers, who create them without regard > One of the things I noticed, one example being Island Packets, is that they are now build to be marketed to woman. The theory is that if your spouse likes the accoutrements below then she will allow hubbie to get his boy toy. In a declining market this is not a bad strategy (how they get a Loyds deep water certification I will never know, but that's the marketing lingo) as its the same one Chrysler used when Iaccoca was in charge with the grant from Nixon. The research done at that time by Chrysler was that in 70 percent of households in the US, woman made the purchasing decision, so the original minivan was born. At the time I worked for Chrysler in the 80's they were rolling them out in Windsor ON at 48 cars and hr, 362 days a year with a profit margin after expenses so clear profit of 1000/unit US. Nice recovery. Wish we had visionaries like that today in both our countries. Ontario's answer to the decline in auto plants (10 in total) is Ontario Lotto Corporation and as of today, Ring Fighting. Now how cool is that...:) > The olive stripes on my Cal 20 may date her, but they don't provoke giggles > and snorts (like pictures of me, my relatives, and friends from the 1960s). > > Its a classic Chris, and there is a certain pride in owning a classic that is well maintained, especially when it a labor of love. Chris Campbell > Best regards Chris H.

This is the boat model that he cruises with. A nice trailer sailer except his had been stretched to 24 ft. and painted white. A glen-L designed sharie; http://www.glen-l.com/designs/sailboat/fancyfree.html Nice boat but not my style. /ch

Bruce Stirling wrote: > > > These sharpies are a bit different from the ugly work boat variety. I > had one of these growing up in Brazil, where I learned to sail. I didn't mean to suggest that workboat-derived vessels are ugly, just that they are often readily identifiable as a category. Workboats are where form most closely follows function, and that's usually a good thing by my standards. There are few ugly sailboats. Some home-built ones qualify and teach us why we depend on trained naval architects to get things right. What was that really dismal sailboat from the '70s... Buccaneer or something...but it's the exception that proves the rule. Chris Campbell > >

chris123 wrote: > > > Comments in line.... > > > Luckily, sailing styles change less drastically and frequently than > personal appearance and clothing. There are few sailboats that > provoke absolute hilarity. Maybe it's because form follows function > more in sailing than in dress. If a boat won't sail efficiently, at > least reasonably so given its intended purpose, it will never sell. > There are some style variations, often related to rules, and most of > us can spot the CCA, IOR, and IRC boats. There's the Wetsnail 32 and > its lifeboat-derived category. > > Hay....those are fight'n words brother...anything based on Colin > Archer's designs gets top notch rating in my book. Almost bought a > Colin Archer offshore prior to getting the 29. > Once again, I did not mean to say that these were ugly, just that they are identifiable as a category. CCA vessels are another category and they are lovely, as are (in my view) a lot of the IRC ones. Even to IOR boats can look good if you avoid the most extreme design exercises. Chris Campbell