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George,
If you need any help emptying those wine bladders, give me a holler. At 71 I am enjoying the dock parties as much as the sailing. Of course one can end up in the water either way but who cares if you have enough antifreeze?
Chuck and Barbara Vande Wetering
"We can't control the wind, but we can adjust the sails."
-------Original Message-------
Date: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 06:33:04
Subject: FW: Mooring out question
I still lean to wine box bladders for air bag floatation They are
free if you discount the cost of the wine as a beverage. I do agree on
"but all this is only IF I was worried about it" and it seems that the
more bladders I get the less I worry.
After a two year lay-up "TWO TACKY" is going back in the water I have
fixed, repaired, reset and rebuilt just about everything her. Before I'm
to old to sail I have decided not to take anything else apart. Back to
the wine bladder making.
George and Jacki Farland
Sugar Land, Texas
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-sanjuan23@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-sanjuan23@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of DB27513
(David)
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 8:21 PM
To: sanjuan23@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Mooring out question
Having been the instigator of over-debating the positive floatation
issue for my SJ23, I finally came to the conclusion not to worry about
it
However, IF I were to worry about it, I figgured from some rough
estimates that about 30 cubic feet of floatation would be needed to
keep afloat 3000lbs of metal (50%) and fiberglass (50%). Being basicaly
cheap, I was going to use 2 liter pepsi bottles, until I determined it
would take 420 of them (each cft). Next best solution was a
closed cell foam agent that you mix and pour. Figured the bottom of all
the wedge shaped storage areas could be leveled off nicely throughout
the boat for about $200 for 40 cubic ft.....
but all this is only IF I was worried about it.. and Im not.. ;-)
Dave Backus
--- DJ Nestrick <djnestrick@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I plan on leaving my SJ-23 moored out for most of the
> summer. My concern: what happens if she somehow starts
> taking on water? This could be from any source.
>
> I thought about putting in some automatic bilge pumps
> but realized they would help for about 30 minutes
> before killing the battery.
>
> Then I mulled over the whole positive flotation idea
> thats been discussed in this forum before. Seems like
> a lot of work for something that may or may not work.
>
> What does everyone else do when leaving their boats
> moored out for a few days/weeks? Or am I worrying too
> much over a $4000 boat? :)
>
> DJ Nestrick
> Amarillo - SJ23
> Daytona Beach, FL
>
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> FirsTrust Private Wealth Management Group
> (352)753-8589
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