Re: [Cal_Boats] Restoration and other such things

Hi! The Cal 40 restoration must be a huge task. I get the picture. bought a cal 29 in needy shape for $6000 in 2000 and in 2005 I sometimes wonder what I did over the last 5 years. But looking back, despite the $$$ I have never done anything more rewarding as a sailor and I may say as a woman who tinkers in such things. Check my basics - I have a log of improvements that boggles and pleases my mind. Keep it up - these boats are great! _http://hometown.aol.com/sar0207/Cal29154.html_ (http://hometown.aol.com/sar0207/Cal29154.html) (http://www.hometown.aol/sar0207/cal29154.html) Shelley Richards Iriish Gales 1970 Cal 29 # 154 Formerly of Wilson NY Currently docked Alameda CA

Good job. The after pictures look great. I had to replace the engine, v-drive, shaft , log, and prop plus the mast and rigging. That got the bill up really fast. I had planned to refinish the mast and rerig it but that lasted until we got it stripped and looked at the corrosion. Seafire just lost their rerigged mast so I'm feeling better about the decision. The interior wasn't as bad as the one you had but just about everything had to be redone anyway. The bulkheads are OK and the beam looks OK. I may replace the chainplates if I go in the 2007 Transpac. The wiring looked like something a spider would do. I re-wired the whole boat. Replumbed with a new water and holding tank. I might sneak a water heater in somewhere my son can't find it. The next nasty job, once the interior is livable and I'm almost there, is the toe rail. The other problem is my 40 year old son who gets hysterical about any added weight. Of course, he does this from Oakland. What he can't see won't hurt him. He plans a long racing career once I'm no longer around. Of course my mother lived to 103. MIke Kennedy Conquest Cal 40 # 96 On Nov 22, 2005, at 10:38 PM, sa… [at] aol.com wrote: > Hi! The Cal 40 restoration must be a huge task. I get the picture. > bought a cal 29 in needy shape for $6000 in 2000 and in 2005 I > sometimes wonder what I did over the last 5 years. But looking > back, despite the $$$ I have never done anything more rewarding as > a sailor and I may say as a woman who tinkers in such things. Check > my basics - I have a log of improvements that boggles and pleases > my mind. Keep it up - these boats are great! > > http://hometown.aol.com/sar0207/Cal29154.html > > > Shelley Richards > Iriish Gales > 1970 Cal 29 # 154 > Formerly of Wilson NY > Currently docked Alameda CA > > 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. > >

Happy Turkey Day to all you Cal List members. \Rog and Lori Jones Cal 29+ #1 Swiss Navy Cal 2-30 #77 St. Lori's Comet (\_......(\_.......... "There is nothing, absolutely nothing so worth doing as simply messing about in [CAL] boats."

Nice Job Shelley! Daniel Casey "Air Time" Cal 9.2R #75 Santa Barbara, Ca.