It occurred to me that those of you who want/like to read one long thread without clicking elsewhere, could maybe just have one singular topic here to post that under, and see how (or if) it will work...?
So post away under/after the last comment, and see how it goes - never know, it might work!
I'm wondering - Did anyone try the new Chat yet?
I have not yet tried the new chat. Maybe on Monday, we can do that.
Looks like my username, as is, is too long for the chat. I couldn't add the 20, and it said my name was wrong.
I have the same problem as Noemi with the chat login, username too long for the provided field.
The 'of Macatawa' portion of my username is to distinguish me from another Roland on the old TSBB
The size of the chat field for the username might be like the size of the photos. The photos were set at the default. CaptK was able to increase their size to the maximum size this place allows for. Perhaps as he has time to make changes this could be checked out. Just guessing as I don't really know.
Posting from "Van HQ" by a field in nowhere, thus the brevity:
There are configs to Chat I have not yet gotten in to. You don't need to register to use it right now, any old name works, but I am not sure about length. Will get into it this week after return to boat.
Injury update: I saw my pcp this morning and she said it's a slipped disc. OUCH! She wasn't happy with the treatment I received at the ER. Has ordered a MRI. From what I've read in the last few minutes, this should resolve fully in 4-6 weeks. That will certainly be my prayer.
Dale, I hope you heal well and quickly!
Kurt, I appreciate the try at one big thread. It's really where I'd prefer to hang out!
Oh, and I tried the chat. Got in, left a couple of lines of text, got out. Everything seems to work.
Gorgeous weather around here lately, and I've seen Vs of geese and sandhill cranes flying north. Only a few more weeks of winter!
Stopping to say hello. Looking forward to getting the transition completed.
My back is coming along nicely. MRI showed no significant protrusion of disc. Hoping to be back on the water soon.
Spring has sprung here. Trees blooming, weeds growing, wind blowing, nose running.
Glad to hear you're healing!
Bravo! Here we go. New site rolling.
OK, this works.
If you want me, look for me on this thread. I'll get to the others when I can.
Some may have trouble finding the new site. Google search is not turning it up easily. Might want to let your friends know via other avenues. Site address trailersailor.com/forum/
Just trailersailor.com will get you to the home page now.
I have sad news to report. Leroy Beeby, who lives in Montana and was once a regular poster here, has passed away. I do not know much more than that. His wife, MC, died a few years ago.
I had the pleasure of meeting Leroy in person when my friend Vivian and I made a trip to Glacier National Park. He was a sweet person. I'm sad he's gone.
Quote from: Noemi - Ensenada 20 on Apr 07, 2023, 06:34 PMI have sad news to report. Leroy Beeby, who lives in Montana and was once a regular poster here, has passed away. I do not know much more than that. His wife, MC, died a few years ago.
I had the pleasure of meeting Leroy in person when my friend Vivian and I made a trip to Glacier National Park. He was a sweet person. I'm sad he's gone.
So sorry to hear that, I remember him and his wit well, enjoyed his posts.
Ahoy
its nice to have a place to read about and talk about trailer sailors.
happy spring
Glad to hear you were able to get out on the water. Sounds like a productive time. Your photos didn't show up. Here's the process step by step.
I resize mine to the smallest size before loading and inserting them into a post.
I click on the "Attachments and other options" button.
Then I drag and drop my photos into the "ADD FILES" box.
A thumbnail of the photo will show in the box with both CANCEL and UPLOAD buttons. Click on UPLOAD.
The box with the photo will change color from white to green and has DELETE and INSERT buttons. Click on INSERT.
I paddled my solo canoe with 3 other friends in kayaks 12 miles down the Saluda River on Wednesday. Bill and I came in 5th out of 14 in last Saturday's race. The weather is comfortable and kept us busy doing spring flower plantings.
That's great news that your back is doing well.
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Glad to see both you gents got out on the water.
Thanks, Noemi and Doug. And enjoyed your pics, Doug.
Try my post now. I changed the setting on my photo album.
Captain Kidd, on your home computer's router is a thing called NAT (Network Address Translation). This is done by your internet provider and keeps Bad Guys from knowing who, or where you are. This also keeps files (like pics) on your computer from being published to the internet. So (for example) just adding a url such as: dale'scomputer/pics/sailboatpics/04202023145312.jpg will not be resolved in the TSBB posting software and will display that error symbol we are all seeing.
Photo album services that let you share your pics with friends and family, only let you see them when viewing them on the photo album website. They won't allow posting their url to a foreign web site either.
You pretty much have to add and upload like Doug SC explained in a previous post.
Hope this clarifies,
Charles Brennan
A couple of comments. It seems the "quick reply" does not have the "attachments and other options" button. I was using the "quick reply" option. I clicked "insert image", added the address and inserted. I gave permission to my photo hosting site (google) to show pictures to anyone who has the address. Furthermore, the pics show up in preview and on my computer when viewing the actual post after posting. So I don't know why that option isn't working for all. But I'll redo the post using the simple "reply" option.
Edit: one more thing - when I attempt to drag and drop photos, they open in a new window. Go figure.....
After two and a half months I got back on the water!
That time was obviously taken to give my back time to heal from the herniated disc. I had read that it takes 4-6 weeks to heal from this injury. I slept in a recliner for five weeks. I gradually began to do harder tasks. In the last several weeks I have done quite a bit especially yard work and a project on Robin's car all the while taking care to not stress the back. It has felt good through it all.
I have been looking for an opportunity to get out for a couple weeks. The wind has been fairly strong many of those days, in the 12-15 mph range. That's a little more than I want right now. I still don't know this boat very well with only two outings in very, very light wind. Tuesday afternoon looked very promising but the winds were around 10 mph and my time slipped away too. So Wednesday it was. I had a doctor's appointment at 8:30 so I hitched up the boat and got some things together the night before and took off to the doc's with boat in tow.
Nothing stupendous to report from this outing but there were several take-aways.
First of all, there was a lot of "trash" in the boat when I took the tarp off. Here's what I found.
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This has me quite concerned. I've had problems with carpenter ants on my other boat and am wondering if ants have gotten into this boat already. Some of it is just debris that has blown in under the tarp. Looks closely and you'll see a stick.
I'm thinking squirrels may be partly responsible too. But then there is this critter:
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I'm thinking this culprit is partly to blame - an earwig. The reproduce proliferately and molt a lot. In any case, I'll be keeping a close watch on the situation.
Second of all, there seemed to be water in the bottom of the boat. Ummm? Well, I sopped up the worst of it before I left. I stopped for breakfast and there seemed to be more! What is this? When I got to the ramp more of the same. Something made me open the lazarette. What! The thing was 2/3 full of water!!!!
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Where did that come from? Has it been there since my last trip? Has rain water somehow gotten in? Quite puzzling. I scooped it out and wiped it out. I looked a couple times while out on the water. About the only place water could be getting in would be through the gudgeon bolt holes. I didn't see anything. I've just about concluded that rain water somehow blew in under the tarp. But still puzzling.
Third take away, I was eager to see how much easier, if any, the new block at my masthead would make raising the mainsail. I had lashed it to the fairlead. Answer: it was a thousand times easier! During the course of my outing yesterday I raised the mainsail three or four times. It works wonderfully. I lose 2 or 3" of height in my sail but I can live with that.
Fourth, I practiced rowing. The wind never filled in so I really didn't sail at all. But I did row - 2-3 miles overall I guess. I got into a pretty good rhythm. With my leather reglued and reattached (it came loose last time out), my oars stayed in place and I was able to concentrate on technique. I do believe I need to work on shaping my grip on one of the oars. One oar is very round. The other is not. I'll work on it some.
Fifth, I tested a simple setup for oar storage. I kept the oars in the locks and secured the oar with two bungees. Not very elegant, but it works. I'll keep other options open.
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So that's my outing. No sailing but profitable nonetheless.
Such a pretty boat, Dale!
Quote from: Noemi - Ensenada 20 on Apr 22, 2023, 12:13 PMSuch a pretty boat, Dale!
Thank you. I'm very pleased with out she turned out. A fellow stopped at the ramp on Wednesday while I was taking down the boat to head for home and he asked, "What year is it?" I was a little surprised, not at the attention but the question. I answered "2022, just finished building her."
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Wow, Dale - pretty, pretty! Nice job!!! She would look not at all out of place here in G-town for the Annual Wooden Boat Show, which exhibits much such excellence for the rest of us (who are simple wood butchers) to drool over. :)
Also - Glad to see you got the image attachyments figglered out! ;)
Quote from: CapnK on Apr 24, 2023, 08:11 PMWow, Dale - pretty, pretty! Nice job!!! She would look not at all out of place here in G-town for the Annual Wooden Boat Show, which exhibits much such excellence for the rest of us (who are simple wood butchers) to drool over. :)
Thanks, Kurt. She's a nice 5-10' boat. LOL.
I'm a lot closer to you than Mystic or Port Townsend. Maybe 500 miles. I'll have to give that boat show some thought.
Are you guys ok down there? Charlie, Jim B, Wayne?
Gurgle, gurgle, gurgle.
Just kidding. I'm about 200 feet above the lake and the lake needs about 10 feet of water to be at normal levels. And the flooding on the Guadalupe River is downstream of the lake, where they really got rain.
Glad to hear it!
What is the situation with archives, here and at the sub boards. Do I remember that they will be phased in over time? Or was that just a wish.
Kurt is planning to add them when he can. Last I knew.
Thank you Noemi
Latest house project - stripped wallpaper and paint from a wall of my spare room. You can see the chunk that had already delaminated. Also note the paint all over the woodwork - eeewww!
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Partway done. A scraper slid under the wallpaper got most of it easily.
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All the paper off. Looks yucky. I thought it was just old plaster. Note the woodwork - it's not perfect, but it's no longer icky.
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But I scrubbed it with soap and water. Much nicer. Then I patched - why on EARTH did someone drive nails through plaster???
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Primed. Ahhh - getting there.
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Painted!
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Here's the paint color, with a nautical border I found a long time ago.
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Of course, now I want to do the rest of the room! As if I didn't already have enough projects...
Fabulous! Quite the transformation!
Old houses, much work, worth the effort....good job.
I'm about to protect the house as an historical building. Prevents someone from messing up what I've done, and gives me access to some information and maybe grants. We shall see.
Agree with the comments. An old house with good bones should be preserved, just as with an old boat.
That trim is cool. I like it. And wallpaper for accents is the new retro hot thing in interiors.
Lookin' good, Noemi. Personally I have recently been nominated for historic status also. Musta been that last b'day.
I don't get here very often, hope everyone is doing well.
Glad to see you checking in and hope you are doing well.
Recently exchanged emails with Jeff Fuchs, our peg leg sailor. There was a beautiful article in the New Orleans paper about his wife Janice and the wonderful things she did for cats before cancer took her.
Westy, it is Great to see you posting here. I look forward to your stories and humor.
"Why on EARTH did someone drive nails through plaster???"
Uhmm, to hold the laths in place to hold up the plaster?
That would be my guess as where you find plasters, you'll usually find laths as well underneath it.
Still looking good Noemi!
Tried but nobody there
Sure, nails holding lath. But the lath is UNDER the plaster, and these nails are THROUGH it. It's just weird.
Thanks!
Quote from: Noemi - Ensenada 20 on Sep 01, 2023, 07:22 PMSure, nails holding lath. But the lath is UNDER the plaster, and these nails are THROUGH it. It's just weird.
Thanks!
Not so weird if the plasterer find a loose lath while plastering.
It could also be a filed tempt to hang a picture. It could also be a way to get "rid" of the nail after it served its purpose of hanging a picture. Rather risk cracking and damaging the plaster in an attempt to remove the nail, the nail gets driven flush and painted, papered over.
(And yes, I'm trying to increase my "posting stats" so I can get promoted faster!) ;D
Nope, those nails were all in a row, and not where you'd want pictures.
I think they may have had something to do with the initial laying of the plaster.
I just signed up. Almost gave up due to the verification. No problem typing in the letters or answering the basic boat knowledge questions, but it had one box that said something like: "smokey iron wind at your back". Maybe that means something to somebody, but if it's sailing lingo it's new to me. Eventually, that (question?) was dropped & I got on board.
What can push your boat forward when the wind is not strong enough? Mine smokes, and it's at the back of my boat.
My electric version doesn't smoke though. People here have often talked about their "iron wind" euphemistically. Mostly because they prefer the quiet, natural kind of propellant.
Oh, and welcome to our little corner of the internet, macula! Where do you sail?
Thanks for the explanation. That would make a good jeopardy question. My home port is the world famous Rocky Fork Lake in the heart of, what I like to call, the sailing capital of the world: Southwest Ohio.
Not so far from me - I'm in west central IN.
Happy New Year, old friends. I hope 2024 brings you lots more of the things you love, and lots less of the other stuff.
Noemi
Happy New Year Noemi, and All!
Hello all, and Happy New Year! I am brand new to the forum and here to get ideas for my new (to me) Ensenada 20. Today I took her to a ramp on the river near my house and did a "float test", as she hasn't been in the water in years. She floats, and no leaks! Now on to making sure the swing keel, rigging, and sails all work properly. Thanks for creating this space! - Kathy, in Eastern North Carolina
:) Welcome, Kathy!
Note that Noemi, in the post just above yours, also has an Ensenada 20. She is an excellent source of information on her, and your, boat. She has had it many years, and done many upgrades and repairs.
Hers does not have the big wheel option that yours has! :)
Krusen
Hi Kathy! Welcome to the TSBB, and to the Ensenada family! You have a great boat there.
Happy New Year to all!
And welcome, Kathy. Where are you in NC? I began sailing when we lived in Roanoke Rapids back in 1999. I bought my first sailboat in Kinston, a Kells 23. We sailed her mostly on Lake Gaston.
I am in Greenville, NC and mostly sail on the rivers here in eastern NC :)
@Noemi - Thanks! I would love to chat with you about tips for the Ensenada. I've just put some new bottom paint on her so that I can keep her in the water for longer periods of time. I will be putting her into a slip in early March and have some ASA sailing lessons on her scheduled for late March (I've sailed for 3.5 years now, but never took official lessons and I need some, for sure!). Once I actually take her out for the first time, I'm sure I will have more questions, but if anything comes to your mind right away, as in "Anyone with an Ensenada should know this", please let me know! Thanks :)
Anyone with an Ensenada should know that they are NOT easy to tip over! When I bought my boat, I had only ever sailed small boats like Sunfish and a Sea Witch. I had dumped them, too, and was leery of dumping a boat as large as the Ensenada. So some sailing friends came to visit, we took her out in a big blow, held her sail in too tight, stood on the SIDES of the cockpit seats, and watched to see what would happen. What happened was that once she heeled far enough over, the rudder came up out of the water, and she turned up into the wind and sat upright. I was never worried after that.
I know that if I took her out in more dangerous conditions, or with confused seas, the results could be different. But she WANTS to sail upright.
Quote from: Kathy - Ensenada 20 on Feb 11, 2024, 11:21 AMI am in Greenville, NC and mostly sail on the rivers here in eastern NC :)
I've been to Greenville numerous times but never sailed over that way except a charter out of Edenton with a church group. That happened to be my first time on a sailboat - an O'Day 28. Unfortunately the wind was calm the entire time we were out. When shopping for a boat, I visited Washington, Oriental, New Bern
and a couple other places. Lots of water in eastern NC. My sister lives in Beaufort, NC. I haven't visited her since she retired there. One day I'd love to sail out to Cape Lookout. I'm also interested in the Watertribe event they host there.
Hello! I recently joined and I sail an '85 Compac 19/II. Originally from northern IL, I retired in 2019 and moved to "The Sailing Capital of North Carolina", Oriental. I've trailered my 19 to participate in events in southern IL, southern IN, WI, FL, GA, and the North Channel. I'm thinking about hosting a small boat get together here and wondering if there is any interest.
Quote from: Wolverine on Feb 14, 2024, 09:41 PMHello! I recently joined and I sail an '85 Compac 19/II. Originally from northern IL, I retired in 2019 and moved to "The Sailing Capital of North Carolina", Oriental. I've trailered my 19 to participate in events in southern IL, southern IN, WI, FL, GA, and the North Channel. I'm thinking about hosting a small boat get together here and wondering if there is any interest.
Seems to coincidental for this not to be AKA CC. Welcome at any rate.
Seems to coincidental for this not to be AKA CC. Welcome at any rate.
Yikes! My cover has been blown!
We have had get togethers in the past, and I've been to a few. They were all a blast. I'm sure people would be interested.