Volume 93 Number 1 - Allied Seawind Owner`s Association

FOR
OUR
NEWSLETTER
land...?)
Comments
regarding
Don Steffen's
(124S/AURORA)
suggestion
for an up-dated
name
for our newsletter
were
unanimously
in favor
of the
proposal.
Results
(all 6 of
them)
were heavily
skewed
by
the Editor,
who believes
that Don's
idea and his initiative
in proposing
indicative
of SEAWIND
ownership
spirit.
it
II
THE VOICE
OF
SEAWIND
I
OWNERS
*********************************************
Volume
93 t No. 1
March
1993
Editorial
are
Contact:
Phone_
(516)
749-8964
Some months
ago, Helen
Meyer
(005K/SUMMERWIND)
WORDS
proposal,
and at the same time offered
blem
and newsletter
masthead
treatment.
The
fered
herewith_
(Note that the 3rd offering
current
test
- - although
the emblem
without
graceful
and less "complicated".)
Dick
P.O.
Manuel
Box 422
(050K)
Shelter
Island
NY
11965
Heights
wrote
to endorse
Don's
SEAsome ideas
for a possible
emsketches
she sent in are ofhas been used above
in our
the "II" seems
to be more
All of this should
stir the artistic
bones
of our talented
Owners
and Associates.
Pick up pen & paper
and do your own thing;
or simply
write
and
offer
encouragement!
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things
the
are, don't
way they
hesitate
to
that,
teell us
And
(But would
that
if you
emblem
how
it prefer
(or - somecreation)
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!
H E L P
!
ences
n the
H E L P
!
WHERE
ARE
JERRY
His
AND
last
HIS
BOAT?
known
are in the file,
passed
on tD us by
Smith,
when he sent us other
SEAWIND
in early
1991.
However,
work phone
is calledz
there
2019 Flagstone
Drive,
Madison,
AL
35758
please
check
brokers,
are alphabetical
by
--i--
with the s_tylized
WA emblem?
Your thing
input is eagerly
awaited!
h
McElwee
(036C).
Ave. #A
70123-2171
and phone
numbers
Correspondent,
Dan
Owners,
(listings
would
__
lost contact
with Jerry
is .......
1516 Hickory
Harahan,
LA
address
ind
30
our
_t,_._-S)
/
Apt.
is no
1411
too.)
recognition
(H)
(W)
of Jerry's
(205)464-0038
(205)464-4301
insurance
people,
documentati_
owner),
yacht
clubs,
etc.
look
on
mainsails?
you
of
Or,
rather
your
own
stay
GAMS GALOREZ
ORGANIZATION
!
26-27 MARCH
FOR THE SOUTH
EAST FLEET_
MID ATLANTIC
FLEET
TEAM MEETS
8 MARCH;
NORTH
EAST FLEET
ORGANIZERS
AT WORK ....
Don &Brenda Bundy
sent a copy of the
Jim Steenson
(031K/IRISH
ROSE)
ad2-page
INVITATION
TO THE GAM,
including
vised
by phone
that he, Lamar
Neville
Schedule
of
Events,
Travel
Directions,
(028K/WINDSONG)
Accomodation
Options,
and a cordial,
Fransen
(105K/VOY
personal
greeting
from hosts
Fayenola
together
in Anna
& Allan
Landsman
(088K/SOLUTION).
crank
up a pre-s
Invitation
copy is attached
as ANNEX
C. Atlantic
Fleet
South
East
Associates
Up north,
(061K/TRIB
PIANISSIMO
HAFA DAI)
THE
HANSON
MARINE/WESTERBEKE
ENGINE
SEMINAR
Stan
Burdick
(061K/TRIBURD)
attended
the 14th November
presentation
along
with
2 or 3 other
SEAWIND
II Owners
plus
_25 other
boat
owners.
Stan reported
that
Bob Hanson
and Fred
Knowles
of Hanson
Marine
provided
a vast
amount
of practical
information,
useful
even
to those
who lack significant
mechanical skills.
Having
some idea of what
is going
on down there
in the engine
compartment
as well as knowing
what
to ask a qualified
mechanic
to attend
to can go a long way towards
keeping
the conscientious,
if not mechanically
skilled•
owner
out of a lot of trouble.
Regular
maintenaance
subjects
were
covereds
Lube
oil & filter
changes
(every
+50 hours,
depending
on usage
pattern_
mix lube oil brands)
•
injectors
glow plugs
(inspect
the
latter
annually
- - carefully
removing
them
to avoid
breakage),
clamps
inspections,
fuel
liness•
etc.
Then
there
belts/hoses/
system
clean-
AT
MARBLEHEAD
t MA.
Your
editor
attended
the second
session on 5 December
at Marblehead.
Was happy
to see John Geils
(080K/
PIANISSIMO)
and Bob Jacoby
(128S/
name??)
there,
too.
(If I overlooked
anyone,
I apologize.)
About
15 other
non-SEAWIND
II boat owners
were
also
present.
The
was
pattern
similar
of
to
the
the
morning
lecture
14 November
session;
i.e.,
how the diesel
engine
works,
the
importance
of preventative
maintenance,
essential
spare
parts
on board,
etc.
Then Fred
Knowles
spoke
about
items
such as the glow
plug functionz
When
starting
a cold
engine•
the glow plugs
are first
heated
- - not primarily
to
warm
the cylinders/engine
block,
but
to provide
a hot spot upon which
the
injectors
squirt
the initial
shot of
fuel
to start
combustion.
If the glow
plugs
are not functioning
properly,
considerable
time & battery
juice
be required
to crank
the engine.
were
the
looked
items
such as
engine
cooling
heat
which
may be subject
will
Anfrequentl
oil coo
exchanger
to mech
erosion/corrosion
tube det
w
bends.
When
these atitems
consequent
leakage
may be d
to detect
at first•
but the
consequences
of failure
are
They
should
DAVE
RIDELL
(Dick
Manuel
{009K/PUFF)
REPORTS
ON RUDDER
PIN CONCERNS
(050K/MERMAID)
Adds His Experiences
With
AND
Fuel
FUEL
TANK
CONCERNS
System
Problems)
In an August
letter,
just too late to
make
our Volume
92, No.
2 issue
of the
newsletter,
Dave Riddell
advised
of
his
from Forked
River,
NJ,
for extended
cruising.
Following
a
summer
visit
to Maine
in '92, Dave
headed
south
and is now active
with
the SE Fleet.
(See the rDster
for his
new,
Florida
address.)
Ever
since
the first
season
of ownership,
your
editor
has suffered
numemous
ignominious
engine
stoppages
- always
due to dirty
fuel,
and always
in delightful
places
such
as midDelaware
Bay as the sun went
down/no
wind,
Hell
Gate
in NY's East
River,
Quick's
Hole,
MA, in a flat
calm at
sunset,
etc.
In his letter,
Dave
observed
the previous
of rudder
pin erosion/
wear
at the keel-shoe
end.
He advised
that he had
installed
a bushing
on PUFF
at that
point,
but added
that the dimi-
Temporary
clean-up
measures_
i.e.,
emptying
& flushing
the fuel
tank,
frequent
changes
of Racor
filter
elements,
etc.,
were
ineffective
over
time.
The problem
returned,
always.
nished
pin
diameter
was still
a concern.Finally
He observed,
"...some
of the boats
were
made
with
a zinc
anode
on the shoe and
take
some weren't.
The next
time PUFF
is
thro
hauled,
I plan to tap a hole
into the
tank
shoe
for
(attaching)
a zinc."
was
hand
A further
REFRIGERATION
FOR
093K/ORIGO
III
-
George
& Lynne
Lewis
wrote
in November to report
on plans
for winter
layup and subsequent
installation
of refrigeration.
Much
has been
written
about
refrigeration
in small
cruising
boats,
but
THE STEFFENS
A 1-YEAR-PLUS
(124S/AURORA)
UNDERWAY
CRUISE
SOUTHWARDS
ON
A card from Gael
Steffens
advises
that
Don and she, and presumably
Rowdie
the
ship's
cat, have moved
aboard
AURORA
for some extended
cruising.
(NOTE THEIR
an update
from
other
SEAWIND
II Owners
- - especially
those
in the GL Fleet
or in other
northern
climes
- - could
be very
helpful
to
the Lewises.
Why not contact
them?
CHANGE
from
weeks
They
George's
letter
went
on to mention
his
plans
to retire
in 1993.
We expect
to hear much
more
from Lynne
and him
this year
- - possibly
as a major
supporter
of the GL Fleet
organi_ational
effort.
The
intellectual
& social
rewards
of these
Fleet
Lui
Reed
programs
MORE
CRUISI
NEWS
FROM
can
be
quite
significant|!
Hope
the
of yo
of me
RECOLLECTIONS
FROM
GEORGE
CURRAN
(ASSOCIATE/FORMER
OWNER)
Your
editor
was particularly
pleased
to hear
from
current
Associate,
George
Curran,
the
original
owner
of the boat
I now enjoy,
050K/MERMAID.
Excerpts
from his letter
follow,
in a bit.
For
the record,
George
is Executive
Director of the Naval
Academy
Sailing
Foundation,
Inc.,
an assignment
that
is
more
than
somewhat
related
to his
knowledge
of boating/
"In my over
50 years
of sailing
I
have
never
sailed
a boat
that
I liked
better
than MERMAID.
I could
handle
her alone
in any weather.
My background
was in racing
many
types
of
boats.
MERMAID
was the ori%y cruising
boat
that
gave me the same feel
as a
higher
performing
sailboat.
It's a
shame
more
boats
are not constructed
like Allied
built
them.
Everything
George
says in the excerpt
about
MERMAID
and the SEAWIND
II in
general
echoes
my own findings.
However,
what
George
doesn't
say in the
excerpt
is that
the "special
touches"
he called
for at the time
of his taking
delivery
of MERMAID
in 1977 have
added
much
to the enjoyment
of the boats
The
"raised"
mizzen
boom with
6+ feet
clearance beneath,
the two top-quality
#28
Barient
self-tailling
winches,
the simple,
functional
instrumentation
con-
"Lamar
Neville
(028K/WINDSONG)
is a
neighbor
and personal
friend
of mine.
(Associates)
Milt
& Judy Baker
purchased
SOLUTION/O88K
from me.
I
know
of no one who has logged
so many
miles
or lived
longer
on a SEAWIND
II
than Milt
and Judy.
They
are wonderful
people
who,
as you know,
operate
a highly
successful
nautical book and chart
business
in Ft.
Lauderdale,
Florida.
They
have
a
wealth
of knowledge."
figuration,
mounting
on
the
convenient
compass
(Ed. Notes
Milt
and Judy
the mizzen
mast,
etc.
"Fourth
generation".ownership
wishes
to attest
to those
wise
decisionsl
But
are
very
generous
with
the
ANNEX
III of our
Volume
92, no. I
here
from his
tirement
couple
o
Yachts.
WELCOME
SAIL
NO.
008K
031K
043K
056
070C
072K
082K
1 08K
109K
1 23K
_ NEW
BOAT
OWNERS
NAME
OWNER
SEA ISLE
IRISH
ROSE
HOZRO
FLEET
Ken Kotkowski
Nora
& Jim Steenson
William
Pardee
James
Sendez
Gerald
Light
John Burk
Thomas
Iwanski
John Welch
Mel & Susan
Chaney
Jerry
Leibell
TOM-LIN-KATE
TROIKA
MON
........
BONAMY
TOSCO
..... have
Allied
Former
Former
II
INTEREST
Princess
SEAWIND
SEAWIND
WELCOME
ASSOCIATE
Owner
II Owner
II Owner
Prospective
Owner
Allied
Princess
Owners
Arnold
H.
Paul W. Weakley
Jim & Joy Wassell
Manfred
Thomas
Rott
Radick
Francis
d'A.
Collings
(with
a
FLEET
Stovall
SE
GL
NE
MA
SE
For
032K_
Dick
& Ann White,
owners,
Well
equipped
and cared
for.
Phone
them
at (804)384-5273.
Bob
Osgood
ASSOCIATES
NAME
027Kj
Bill Laing,
owner,
has MAKAV
listed
with
Fairwinds
Yachts,
Greenport,
NY. :
(516)4274769
is Bill's
[phmneJ%#.
087K_
t NEW
Tom Hails
& Pat
Arnold
H. Osgood
Thomas
Radick
THE MARKET
PLACE
(See Rosters
Addresses-and
Phone
Numbers)
SALES/Boatss
CL*
MA
SE
SE
MA
NE
WC
SE
SE
_.NE
OWNER
we forgotten
someone?
Blast
the editor
postcard
giving
the details,
please! )
..... and
SEAWIND
PREVIOUS
WANTED/Boats:
Associate
J. T. "Vic"
Vallas
is seriously
looking
for a SWII
cutter.
He just
missed
Rott's
sale
of 070C to Gerry
Light.
(908)870-0529.
Associate
Bill
Babcock wrote
of his
interest
in a SWII
some
Halpern,
owner,
is
cutter-headed
ketch
(Vic Vallas
take
note)
offering
almost
limitless
sail combinations
- - plus all the
sails
& quality
equipment
to make
it go.
Phone
Bob at (516)7540540.
012K_
Karen
Thompson,
owner.
WINDHAVEN
has
extensive
instrumentation and new cushions
&
5 sails.
Phone
(614)863-8965.
--7--
°
THE
MARKETPLACE
EQUIPMENTs
Sale/Want
t continued
.......
Used
mainsail
for cutter
for sale.
John
Winters
(083C)
is on the Roster.
Sharon
was
seeking
(091K)
MARTIN
CULPE
Just
in tim
of his
compr
Here
is wha
"After
and fa
GALATEA.
"S
Fully-battened
Harken
singl
Mainsail
do
Forespar
va
All halyards
Insulators
Ham
radio
(
Magellan
GP
Firdell
bli
Prevailer
8
Balmar
I00
Ample
Power
Cruising
Eq
Sea Frost
r
"We also
had the
lights.
There
w
so we had the da
"We're
also
BOB
HESS
&
LIVELY/103C
GET
MOVING
"...I
purchased
LIVELY
at Annapolis
on 27 March
1990.
The
survey
revealed
pox on the hull.
Penetration,
in general,
did not go
beyond
the gel coat
and,
although
small,
they
were
numerous.
"On getting
back
to Seaford
where
she is berthed,
I replaced
of the
exhaust
system,
rebedded
stanchion
bases
and replaced
lower
shroud.
The
boat
was then
put ashore
to dry out under
elements
one
cover.
"In September,
I hired
an autobody
mechanic
to grind
off the gel
coat.
Using
the
"West
System",
we put on sealer
coats
and epoxyaluminum
coatings
for a total
of eight
coats,
with
a thickness
build-up
of between
0.020
and 0.025
inches
after
fairing.
"A
new
cutless
"Inside
stove-oven
and the
addition,
partial
storage
breakers,
Datamarine
bearing
was
installed
during
this
period.
- The
cabin
was
in good
condition
with
a new,
unused
Force
i0
and new upholstery;
but the instrumentation
was
outdated
number
of available
circuit
breakers
was
inadequate.
In
the wet
locker
made
no sense
at all to me.
I removed
the
bulkhead
that
was
part
of the hanging
locker
and put
in
shelves.
I added
a new panel
board
with
six circuit
AM/FM
radio,
Datamarine
panel,
and patch
panel
for the
read-oouts.
"The
new
depthsounder
was mounted
in a small,
water-tight
tank under
the
starboard
bunk
just aft of the bulkhead.
As you might
surmise
from
the photographs,
two
items
are interim
until
I come up with
a
solution
that
is satisfactory.
One temporary
item
is the Datamarine
read-outs
arrangement;
the
other
is the board
from my old Ranger
which
is secure
when
underway,
and may be stored
behind
the steps/
ladder
when
at anchor.
(I don't
want
to restrict
access
to storage
or to the engine.)
The Datamarine
read-outs
will
probably
be
mounted
in
a bridge
over the hatchcover.
"1991:
It was time
to check
out
the Bay.
They
worked
out ........
came with
beautiful
new Haarstick
the new toys
on
but LIVELY
is c
sails
- - full-
Yankee,
stays'l,
and Harken
roller
furling.
As
and I feared,
this
is not the right
rig for summe
Fine
for early
spring,
late
fall,
and single-handed
for the times
we were
in the neighborhood
of one
we never
approached
hull
speed.
The
/displacement
ratio
for this
rig &
12.
To bring
it up to 15 - - which
appears
neces
Chesapeake
- - I would
need
a 150 Genoa.
Since
idea
of tacking
the Genny
across
the stays'l
and
I had
to rig a detachable
inner
forestay
with
me
The
solution
was
a slotted
horn
attached
to the
the
(enclosed)
foto.
The
addressable
the
16 inch
drag
bucket;
3-bladed
Max-Prop.
problem
i.e.,
the
affecting
3-bladed
spe
prop.
.........
Page
A-I
ANNEX
A
(continued
"1992:
The
approximately
sustained
for us!
"Since
cleaned
"Odds
Don't
"The
cabin
&
boat
20
speeds
in
excess
the
(enclosed)
up,
and a new
fotos
dodger
and on a
Mary
and
of
7 knots.
were
and
Ends:
You
can use Freon
know
where
I read
it, but
external
top was
"Wishing
was
faster,
- 25 knots,
you
electric
MIL
SPEC
and
your
broad
reach
I were
able
This
taken,
the
sail
covers
to
it
release
works!
connecting
plug
MS3106
R20-15P.
enterprise
smooth
was
Bob
sent
in some
clear
photos
of the several
We will
try to reproduce
only
in black
& white,
newsletter.
new
cabling
are in
frozen
territory
has
the
bolts
between
the
mast
Base
was MS3106
been
works.
and
screws.
and the
R20-15S.
sailing.
Bob
Editor's
with
the wind
to sail
at
Hess"
& informative
items
described
the pictures,
for inclusion
color
above.
in
perhaps
this
If they
don't
come
out,
I have
them
for anyone
who
isconsidering
installations
similar
to those
described
by Bob.
Just
drop me a line,
or phone
me some evening
and I'll
mail
them
off to you.
Page
A-2
t%L'4L_,.A.
BOB
HESS
& LIVELY/103C
GET
MOVING
r continued
f
Pa_e A- 3
....
L'%
(continued)
BOB
HESS
& LIVELY/103C
GET
MOVING
Page
t continued
A-4
....
(continued)
IMPORTANT
ADVICE
FROM
ED
COSTELLO,
076S/CYTHERA
"...I
have
had
a few problems
with
our Seawind
perhaps
my solution
to these
problems
might
be
I will
start
with
fuel
contamination
since
you
difficulty
with
this.
i.
II, and I thought
of use
to other
owners.
mentioned
your
"First,
handli
try h
is al
namely
"Approx
clean,
This
one
rule
mately
to fo
"Obvio
as j
cycles
f
fuel
abso
Water
is
forms,
d
tank
also
"Secondly,
of the e
in the w
filter
e
follows
a bacteria
"Should
specialist
can usuall
large
fue
at small,
contaminate
"The
fuel
tank
with
fuel
thro
is also
"Oh yes,
regularly
2. "Adeteriora
problem.
I
necessary
t
cluding
the
off to allow
"Upon
teflon
remova
hose
( ontinued)
"hydraulically
banded
and located
approximately
3" hose.
This
would
merely
be interesting
if
only
concern.
However,
it was
found
that
the
sketch)
was badly
cracked
and deteriorated.
Complete
disassembly
was
required
for repair.
6"
the
aft
inside
the
outer
hose
cuff
flange
0--.
---
outer
were
the
(see
J
"Luckily,
I found
an extremely
knowledgable
welder
who
diagnosed
the
cracking
and deterioration
as electrolytic
corrosion.
He was able
to
normalize
the flange
with
an acetylene
torch
and
restore
it to "as
new"
condition.
"In
had
short,
better
anyone
considering
the
re-building
of
the
exhaust
system
l
first.
The
from
the Hydr
that
the Hydr
engine).
Als
zinc
changes.
3.
"Next,
it was
and
there
was
the cabin
sol
i" stainless
the
starboard
bilge.
This
ANNEX
NEWS
FROM
NEW
OWNER
BILL
PARDEEp
D
043K/HOZRO
"Your
information
regarding
my boat
is correct,
with
one
exception_
hull
number
is 43 not 42.
It was
correctly
listed
in Volume
III, No.
1 in 1981
when
it was owned
by the
Osgoods,
so at some
time
a typographical
error
was
made.
The
hailing
port
is Norfolk,
VA,
as required
by the Coast
Guard,
but
the boat
is kept
at Oceanside
Marina
in Key West.
.'I've
only
owned
the boat
for on
added
a swim
ladder
by Metal
Des
Stonington,
CT 06378.
It mounts
folds
easily.
I was
afraid
that
sheet,
but
I've had
no trouble
made
and although
expensive
it
"I've
had no blistering
of the h
purchase
a hairline
crack
was d
edge
of the rudder,
running
from
suggested
this was minor
at this
the two halves
of the rudder
ar
reinforced
it using
West
System
further
problems.
The
surveyor
deteriorated
core
around
the st
was
also
easily
repaired
with
W
to be blessed
wi h a good hull-t
keep
a more
careful
watch
on th
reprints.
"I plan
advice
to
on
add
the
a Profurl
choice
of
soon
sail.
an
genoa
to be the sail
of choice
as the roller
furling
gear
makes
I have
been
considering
one of
offered
by Hild
and Gleason.
T
offer
an increase
in sail weight
thus
offering
a more
durable
sa
"Has
anyone
ANNEX
THE
WEST
COAST
FLEET
(WC
Fleet)
HAS
PUGET
SOUND
ITS
FIRST
GAM
E
.
IN
John
on MANDALA/083C,
the white-hulled
cutter,
shakes
hands
with
Peter
Knowles
on GENTLE
PROMISE
II/010K,
the black-hulled
ketch,
on the historic
occasion
of the
first
gam of SEAWIND
II Owners
on the West
Coast.
Hopefully,
somethhing
out with
other
West
The
roster
on a grander
scale
Coast
Fleet
Owners
can be worked
during
1993.
.......
that
we
Offices,
Let's
n
ANNgX
.-
INVITATION
FELLOW
You
are
SEAWIND
We
ALLIED
invited
GAM on
SEAWIND
_I
to join
March
26
TO
THE
C
GAM
OWNERS:
us in Cape Coral,
Florida
and March
27, 1993.
for
our
annual
prcmise
ba
SC
Sa
12
(continued)
SAIL-
SAIL:
We
-
- DRIVE-
- - FLY
have
lots
love
to share
along
side
of dock
space
for you
the
space
with other
at our
Allied
DRIV
FLY: