First set of questions -- Wheel steering and hull number

So I was up at the boat today finishing up the electrical project. All looks good there (aside from some strangeness on the DC panel that I'll have to trace out later)... Anyway, questions.. 1.) Does anyone know what the make model of the pedestal/wheel on my '75 2-29 is? I think it's an Edson, possibly a 300 series. I took the compass and top dome off today but I can't find ANY markings to indicate a model or make. I measured the top plate at 7" but now that I see the 300 series is 6 7/8" I'm thinking I may not have been precise enough in measuring to be sure. I would like to install a pedestal guard but I just don't know what pedestal I have to begin the process of finding an appropriate guard. 2.) Where should I look to find the hull # of the boat? I have an old bill of sale that was on the boat with a hull#, but I also have the Jensen Marine owners manual which has a different hull#. So I am not sure what the actual number is. Thanks in advance.. Richard Anderson "Sleipnir" 1975 Cal 2-29 Everett, WA http://pics.livejournal.com/techsavvy/pic/0004sec8/t9678z

On Saturday 23 June 2007 20:07:42 Richard wrote: > 1.) Does anyone know what the make model of the pedestal/wheel on my > '75 2-29 is? I think it's an Edson, possibly a 300 series. I took > the compass and top dome off today but I can't find ANY markings to > indicate a model or make. I measured the top plate at 7" but now that > I see the 300 series is 6 7/8" I'm thinking I may not have been > precise enough in measuring to be sure. I would like to install a > pedestal guard but I just don't know what pedestal I have to begin the > process of finding an appropriate guard. I'm not sure exactly what the pedestal is, but if you've got dimensions, try Popeye's (north end of Everett Marina, by the Yacht Club building) and perhaps Dunato's Second Wave in Ballard. Both do consignment stuff and have older gear that would be more likely to match perfectly. Second Wave has a much larger selection, but Popeye's is a great resource (not just for used stuff). > 2.) Where should I look to find the hull # of the boat? I have an old > bill of sale that was on the boat with a hull#, but I also have the > Jensen Marine owners manual which has a different hull#. So I am not > sure what the actual number is. My Cal 25 and my old Cal 20 both had the hull number laminated behind a layer of clear fiberglass inside the hull on the starboard transom. Both were visible by looking straight aft from the starboard lazarette hatch. Where in Everett are you located? My 25 (Firecracker) is in F-51 South in the main PoE marina. There are a few other Cals around there as well. -- Matt Beland ma… [at] rearviewmirror.org http://www.rearviewmirror.org

Richard, My 1975 Cal 2-29 has a pedestal manufactured by "Yacht Services." They have been out of business for many years. Edson doesn't have any parts that are specified, but some may actually fit. It's amazing what you can find if you look in the right places, such as sheaves, chain, sprockets, etc. You will find that the newer Edson pedestal guards are spaced a lot closer together than the Yacht Services ones were. This makes finding a used mounting plate a fruitless idea. You will probably have to manufacture an adapter plate on your own and buy an Edson guard. I haven't talked to Edson about rather or not their mounting plate would be close enough to adapt to the old YS pedestal. I have made a compass mounting plate out of wood as a temporary fix for a corroded up plate that my Ritchie compass sat on. I painted it to look pretty nice, but it will rot away in no time, so I will probably cut one from Aluminum and have it powder coated when I get a little more time. I had Ritchie re-manufacture the compass. They charge a flat rate and upgrade every part to the newest specs. The only part that they re-used on mine was the stainless shell..... LOL. I basically got a new $500 compass for $240. If you look at the transom from the rear of the boat you will find the ID # about 3/4 of the way up nearer the right (starboard) side. It's a small indentation about 2 X 3" or so with the number recessed into the fiberglass. It should read CAB297XXXX75. Mine is CAB297630675, which translates to Cal-boats 29 Hull # 763 built June 1975. Hope this all helps. David Wilkie Owen Cal 2-29 "Mariposa" Santa Barbara, CA http://www.mariposasailing.com From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2007 8:08 PM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: [Cal_Boats] First set of questions -- Wheel steering and hull number So I was up at the boat today finishing up the electrical project. All looks good there (aside from some strangeness on the DC panel that I'll have to trace out later)... Anyway, questions.. 1.) Does anyone know what the make model of the pedestal/wheel on my '75 2-29 is? I think it's an Edson, possibly a 300 series. I took the compass and top dome off today but I can't find ANY markings to indicate a model or make. I measured the top plate at 7" but now that I see the 300 series is 6 7/8" I'm thinking I may not have been precise enough in measuring to be sure. I would like to install a pedestal guard but I just don't know what pedestal I have to begin the process of finding an appropriate guard. 2.) Where should I look to find the hull # of the boat? I have an old bill of sale that was on the boat with a hull#, but I also have the Jensen Marine owners manual which has a different hull#. So I am not sure what the actual number is. Thanks in advance.. Richard Anderson "Sleipnir" 1975 Cal 2-29 Everett, WA http://pics.livejournal.com/techsavvy/pic/0004sec8/t9678z <http://pics.livejournal.com/techsavvy/pic/0004sec8/t9678z>

Ooh, thanks for the tips on Popeyes and Second Wave, I'll have to mosey over there next time I'm up there. We are at South D61. I think we need to make a Cal registry for Everett Marina or all of the surrounding area. Unless there is already one. Might help with organizing local events. Richard --- In Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com, Matt Beland <matt@...> wrote: > > On Saturday 23 June 2007 20:07:42 Richard wrote: > > 1.) Does anyone know what the make model of the pedestal/wheel on my > > '75 2-29 is? I think it's an Edson, possibly a 300 series. I took > > the compass and top dome off today but I can't find ANY markings to > > indicate a model or make. I measured the top plate at 7" but now that > > I see the 300 series is 6 7/8" I'm thinking I may not have been > > precise enough in measuring to be sure. I would like to install a > > pedestal guard but I just don't know what pedestal I have to begin the > > process of finding an appropriate guard. > > I'm not sure exactly what the pedestal is, but if you've got dimensions, try > Popeye's (north end of Everett Marina, by the Yacht Club building) and > perhaps Dunato's Second Wave in Ballard. Both do consignment stuff and have > older gear that would be more likely to match perfectly. Second Wave has a > much larger selection, but Popeye's is a great resource (not just for used > stuff). > > > 2.) Where should I look to find the hull # of the boat? I have an old > > bill of sale that was on the boat with a hull#, but I also have the > > Jensen Marine owners manual which has a different hull#. So I am not > > sure what the actual number is. > > My Cal 25 and my old Cal 20 both had the hull number laminated behind a layer > of clear fiberglass inside the hull on the starboard transom. Both were > visible by looking straight aft from the starboard lazarette hatch. > > Where in Everett are you located? My 25 (Firecracker) is in F-51 South in the > main PoE marina. There are a few other Cals around there as well. > > -- > Matt Beland > matt@... > http://www.rearviewmirror.org >

Cool, I'll check it out. By the way, before I was ever on this board, and actually before we bought our Cal, I spent quite a bit of time on your website, I was real interested in the Rigid Boom vang on your boat. Richard --- In Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com, "David W. Owen" <dwowen@...> wrote: > > > > Richard, > > My 1975 Cal 2-29 has a pedestal manufactured by "Yacht Services." They have > been out of business for many years. Edson doesn't have any parts that are > specified, but some may actually fit. It's amazing what you can find if you > look in the right places, such as sheaves, chain, sprockets, etc. > > You will find that the newer Edson pedestal guards are spaced a lot closer > together than the Yacht Services ones were. This makes finding a used > mounting plate a fruitless idea. You will probably have to manufacture an > adapter plate on your own and buy an Edson guard. I haven't talked to Edson > about rather or not their mounting plate would be close enough to adapt to > the old YS pedestal. > > I have made a compass mounting plate out of wood as a temporary fix for a > corroded up plate that my Ritchie compass sat on. I painted it to look > pretty nice, but it will rot away in no time, so I will probably cut one > from Aluminum and have it powder coated when I get a little more time. I had > Ritchie re-manufacture the compass. They charge a flat rate and upgrade > every part to the newest specs. The only part that they re-used on mine was > the stainless shell..... LOL. I basically got a new $500 compass for $240. > > If you look at the transom from the rear of the boat you will find the ID # > about 3/4 of the way up nearer the right (starboard) side. It's a small > indentation about 2 X 3" or so with the number recessed into the fiberglass. > It should read CAB297XXXX75. Mine is CAB297630675, which translates to > Cal-boats 29 Hull # 763 built June 1975. > > Hope this all helps. > > > David Wilkie Owen > _________________ > Cal 2-29 "Mariposa" > Santa Barbara, CA > http://www.mariposasailing.com > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf > Of Richard > Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2007 8:08 PM > To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com > Subject: [Cal_Boats] First set of questions -- Wheel steering and hull > number > > So I was up at the boat today finishing up the electrical project. > All looks good there (aside from some strangeness on the DC panel that I'll > have to trace out later)... > > Anyway, questions.. > > 1.) Does anyone know what the make model of the pedestal/wheel on my > '75 2-29 is? I think it's an Edson, possibly a 300 series. I took the > compass and top dome off today but I can't find ANY markings to indicate a > model or make. I measured the top plate at 7" but now that I see the 300 > series is 6 7/8" I'm thinking I may not have been precise enough in > measuring to be sure. I would like to install a pedestal guard but I just > don't know what pedestal I have to begin the process of finding an > appropriate guard. > > 2.) Where should I look to find the hull # of the boat? I have an old bill > of sale that was on the boat with a hull#, but I also have the Jensen Marine > owners manual which has a different hull#. So I am not sure what the actual > number is. > > Thanks in advance.. > > Richard Anderson > "Sleipnir" > 1975 Cal 2-29 > Everett, WA > http://pics.livejournal.com/techsavvy/pic/0004sec8/t9678z > <http://pics.livejournal.com/techsavvy/pic/0004sec8/t9678z> >

I really like it a lot, and it's a great value for the buck. David From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2007 9:05 PM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: [Cal_Boats] Re: First set of questions -- Wheel steering and hull number Cool, I'll check it out. By the way, before I was ever on this board, and actually before we bought our Cal, I spent quite a bit of time on your website, I was real interested in the Rigid Boom vang on your boat. Richard --- In Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com <mailto:Cal_Boats%40yahoogroups.com> , "David W. Owen" <dwowen@...> wrote: > > > > Richard, > > My 1975 Cal 2-29 has a pedestal manufactured by "Yacht Services." They have > been out of business for many years. Edson doesn't have any parts that are > specified, but some may actually fit. It's amazing what you can find if you > look in the right places, such as sheaves, chain, sprockets, etc. > > You will find that the newer Edson pedestal guards are spaced a lot closer > together than the Yacht Services ones were. This makes finding a used > mounting plate a fruitless idea. You will probably have to manufacture an > adapter plate on your own and buy an Edson guard. I haven't talked to Edson > about rather or not their mounting plate would be close enough to adapt to > the old YS pedestal. > > I have made a compass mounting plate out of wood as a temporary fix for a > corroded up plate that my Ritchie compass sat on. I painted it to look > pretty nice, but it will rot away in no time, so I will probably cut > one from Aluminum and have it powder coated when I get a little more time. I had > Ritchie re-manufacture the compass. They charge a flat rate and > upgrade every part to the newest specs. The only part that they > re-used on mine was > the stainless shell..... LOL. I basically got a new $500 compass for $240. > > If you look at the transom from the rear of the boat you will find the ID # > about 3/4 of the way up nearer the right (starboard) side. It's a > small indentation about 2 X 3" or so with the number recessed into the fiberglass. > It should read CAB297XXXX75. Mine is CAB297630675, which translates to > Cal-boats 29 Hull # 763 built June 1975. > > Hope this all helps. > > > David Wilkie Owen > _________________ > Cal 2-29 "Mariposa" > Santa Barbara, CA > http://www.mariposasailing.com <http://www.mariposasailing.com> > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com <mailto:Cal_Boats%40yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com <mailto:Cal_Boats%40yahoogroups.com> > ] On Behalf > Of Richard > Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2007 8:08 PM > To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com <mailto:Cal_Boats%40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: [Cal_Boats] First set of questions -- Wheel steering and hull > number > > So I was up at the boat today finishing up the electrical project. > All looks good there (aside from some strangeness on the DC panel that I'll > have to trace out later)... > > Anyway, questions.. > > 1.) Does anyone know what the make model of the pedestal/wheel on my > '75 2-29 is? I think it's an Edson, possibly a 300 series. I took the > compass and top dome off today but I can't find ANY markings to indicate a > model or make. I measured the top plate at 7" but now that I see the > 300 series is 6 7/8" I'm thinking I may not have been precise enough > in measuring to be sure. I would like to install a pedestal guard but > I just > don't know what pedestal I have to begin the process of finding an > appropriate guard. > > 2.) Where should I look to find the hull # of the boat? I have an old bill > of sale that was on the boat with a hull#, but I also have the Jensen Marine > owners manual which has a different hull#. So I am not sure what the actual > number is. > > Thanks in advance.. > > Richard Anderson > "Sleipnir" > 1975 Cal 2-29 > Everett, WA > http://pics.livejournal.com/techsavvy/pic/0004sec8/t9678z > <http://pics.livejournal.com/techsavvy/pic/0004sec8/t9678z> > <http://pics.livejournal.com/techsavvy/pic/0004sec8/t9678z > <http://pics.livejournal.com/techsavvy/pic/0004sec8/t9678z> > >

Richard, Welcome to the group, you will learn a lot here. Just one thing, and I hate to quibble, but your steering was probably made by Yacht Specialties Inc. They are indeed defunct and I am hoping my system holds up another couple of years. I have a 29 that was covnverted from tiller steering. I actually like the wheel, but there are more parts, it's harder to get at, etc. As far as heeling, I think the 29 does best when on her feet. I usually reef and try to keep her fairly upright. David Dobbs Cal29 411 --- "David W. Owen" <dw… [at] cox.net> wrote: > > > I really like it a lot, and it's a great value for > the buck. > > David > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com > [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf > Of Richard > Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2007 9:05 PM > To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com > Subject: [Cal_Boats] Re: First set of questions -- > Wheel steering and hull > number > > Cool, I'll check it out. > > By the way, before I was ever on this board, and > actually before we bought > our Cal, I spent quite a bit of time on your > website, I was real interested > in the Rigid Boom vang on your boat. > > Richard > > --- In Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com > <mailto:Cal_Boats%40yahoogroups.com> , > "David W. Owen" <dwowen@...> wrote: > > > > > > > > Richard, > > > > My 1975 Cal 2-29 has a pedestal manufactured by > "Yacht Services." > They have > > been out of business for many years. Edson doesn't > have any parts > that are > > specified, but some may actually fit. It's amazing > what you can find > if you > > look in the right places, such as sheaves, chain, > sprockets, etc. > > > > You will find that the newer Edson pedestal guards > are spaced a lot > closer > > together than the Yacht Services ones were. This > makes finding a used > > mounting plate a fruitless idea. You will probably > have to > manufacture an > > adapter plate on your own and buy an Edson guard. > I haven't talked > to Edson > > about rather or not their mounting plate would be > close enough to > adapt to > > the old YS pedestal. > > > > I have made a compass mounting plate out of wood > as a temporary fix > for a > > corroded up plate that my Ritchie compass sat on. > I painted it to look > > pretty nice, but it will rot away in no time, so I > will probably cut > > one from Aluminum and have it powder coated when I > get a little more > time. I had > > Ritchie re-manufacture the compass. They charge a > flat rate and > > upgrade every part to the newest specs. The only > part that they > > re-used on > mine was > > the stainless shell..... LOL. I basically got a > new $500 compass > for $240. > > > > If you look at the transom from the rear of the > boat you will find > the ID # > > about 3/4 of the way up nearer the right > (starboard) side. It's a > > small indentation about 2 X 3" or so with the > number recessed into the > fiberglass. > > It should read CAB297XXXX75. Mine is CAB297630675, > which translates to > > Cal-boats 29 Hull # 763 built June 1975. > > > > Hope this all helps. > > > > > > David Wilkie Owen > > _________________ > > Cal 2-29 "Mariposa" > > Santa Barbara, CA > > http://www.mariposasailing.com > <http://www.mariposasailing.com> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com > <mailto:Cal_Boats%40yahoogroups.com> > > [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com > <mailto:Cal_Boats%40yahoogroups.com> > > ] > On Behalf > > Of Richard > > Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2007 8:08 PM > > To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com > <mailto:Cal_Boats%40yahoogroups.com> > > Subject: [Cal_Boats] First set of questions -- > Wheel steering and hull > > number > > > > So I was up at the boat today finishing up the > electrical project. > > All looks good there (aside from some strangeness > on the DC panel > that I'll > > have to trace out later)... > > > > Anyway, questions.. > > > > 1.) Does anyone know what the make model of the > pedestal/wheel on my > > '75 2-29 is? I think it's an Edson, possibly a 300 > series. I took the > > compass and top dome off today but I can't find > ANY markings to > indicate a > > model or make. I measured the top plate at 7" but > now that I see the > > 300 series is 6 7/8" I'm thinking I may not have > been precise enough > > in measuring to be sure. I would like to install a > pedestal guard but > > I > just > > don't know what pedestal I have to begin the > process of finding an > > appropriate guard. > > > > 2.) Where should I look to find the hull # of the > boat? I have an > old bill > > of sale that was on the boat with a hull#, but I > also have the > Jensen Marine > > owners manual which has a different hull#. So I am > not sure what the > actual > > number is. > > > > Thanks in advance.. > > > > Richard Anderson > > "Sleipnir" > > 1975 Cal 2-29 > > Everett, WA > > > http://pics.livejournal.com/techsavvy/pic/0004sec8/t9678z > > > > <http://pics.livejournal.com/techsavvy/pic/0004sec8/t9678z> > > > <http://pics.livejournal.com/techsavvy/pic/0004sec8/t9678z > > > > <http://pics.livejournal.com/techsavvy/pic/0004sec8/t9678z> > > > > > > > > > > > Don't pick lemons. See all the new 2007 cars at Yahoo! Autos. http://autos.yahoo.com/new_cars.html

Wow, I just saw the picture of the interior and thougt it was my boat till I saw the cusions were blue. I am just catching up. Randy Out Patient Cal 2-29 #512 Channle Islands CA david dobbs <tm… [at] yahoo.com> wrote: Richard, Welcome to the group, you will learn a lot here. Just one thing, and I hate to quibble, but your steering was probably made by Yacht Specialties Inc. They are indeed defunct and I am hoping my system holds up another couple of years. I have a 29 that was covnverted from tiller steering. I actually like the wheel, but there are more parts, it's harder to get at, etc. As far as heeling, I think the 29 does best when on her feet. I usually reef and try to keep her fairly upright. David Dobbs Cal29 411 --- "David W. Owen" <dw… [at] cox.net> wrote: > > > I really like it a lot, and it's a great value for > the buck. > > David > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com > [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf > Of Richard > Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2007 9:05 PM > To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com > Subject: [Cal_Boats] Re: First set of questions -- > Wheel steering and hull > number > > Cool, I'll check it out. > > By the way, before I was ever on this board, and > actually before we bought > our Cal, I spent quite a bit of time on your > website, I was real interested > in the Rigid Boom vang on your boat. > > Richard > > --- In Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com > <mailto:Cal_Boats%40yahoogroups.com> , > "David W. Owen" <dwowen@...> wrote: > > > > > > > > Richard, > > > > My 1975 Cal 2-29 has a pedestal manufactured by > "Yacht Services." > They have > > been out of business for many years. Edson doesn't > have any parts > that are > > specified, but some may actually fit. It's amazing > what you can find > if you > > look in the right places, such as sheaves, chain, > sprockets, etc. > > > > You will find that the newer Edson pedestal guards > are spaced a lot > closer > > together than the Yacht Services ones were. This > makes finding a used > > mounting plate a fruitless idea. You will probably > have to > manufacture an > > adapter plate on your own and buy an Edson guard. > I haven't talked > to Edson > > about rather or not their mounting plate would be > close enough to > adapt to > > the old YS pedestal. > > > > I have made a compass mounting plate out of wood > as a temporary fix > for a > > corroded up plate that my Ritchie compass sat on. > I painted it to look > > pretty nice, but it will rot away in no time, so I > will probably cut > > one from Aluminum and have it powder coated when I > get a little more > time. I had > > Ritchie re-manufacture the compass. They charge a > flat rate and > > upgrade every part to the newest specs. The only > part that they > > re-used on > mine was > > the stainless shell..... LOL. I basically got a > new $500 compass > for $240. > > > > If you look at the transom from the rear of the > boat you will find > the ID # > > about 3/4 of the way up nearer the right > (starboard) side. It's a > > small indentation about 2 X 3" or so with the > number recessed into the > fiberglass. > > It should read CAB297XXXX75. Mine is CAB297630675, > which translates to > > Cal-boats 29 Hull # 763 built June 1975. > > > > Hope this all helps. > > > > > > David Wilkie Owen > > _________________ > > Cal 2-29 "Mariposa" > > Santa Barbara, CA > > http://www.mariposasailing.com > <http://www.mariposasailing.com> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com > <mailto:Cal_Boats%40yahoogroups.com> > > [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com > <mailto:Cal_Boats%40yahoogroups.com> > > ] > On Behalf > > Of Richard > > Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2007 8:08 PM > > To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com > <mailto:Cal_Boats%40yahoogroups.com> > > Subject: [Cal_Boats] First set of questions -- > Wheel steering and hull > > number > > > > So I was up at the boat today finishing up the > electrical project. > > All looks good there (aside from some strangeness > on the DC panel > that I'll > > have to trace out later)... > > > > Anyway, questions.. > > > > 1.) Does anyone know what the make model of the > pedestal/wheel on my > > '75 2-29 is? I think it's an Edson, possibly a 300 > series. I took the > > compass and top dome off today but I can't find > ANY markings to > indicate a > > model or make. I measured the top plate at 7" but > now that I see the > > 300 series is 6 7/8" I'm thinking I may not have > been precise enough > > in measuring to be sure. I would like to install a > pedestal guard but > > I > just > > don't know what pedestal I have to begin the > process of finding an > > appropriate guard. > > > > 2.) Where should I look to find the hull # of the > boat? I have an > old bill > > of sale that was on the boat with a hull#, but I > also have the > Jensen Marine > > owners manual which has a different hull#. So I am > not sure what the > actual > > number is. > > > > Thanks in advance.. > > > > Richard Anderson > > "Sleipnir" > > 1975 Cal 2-29 > > Everett, WA > > > http://pics.livejournal.com/techsavvy/pic/0004sec8/t9678z > > > > <http://pics.livejournal.com/techsavvy/pic/0004sec8/t9678z> > > > <http://pics.livejournal.com/techsavvy/pic/0004sec8/t9678z > > > > <http://pics.livejournal.com/techsavvy/pic/0004sec8/t9678z> > > > > > > > > > > > Don't pick lemons. See all the new 2007 cars at Yahoo! Autos. http://autos.yahoo.com/new_cars.html --------------------------------- Shape Yahoo! in your own image. Join our Network Research Panel today!