Typhoon Storage ,Cooking and Crusing Ideas Soliciated

[Brighton Fred]

I have enjoyed daysailing my Typhoon for several years but I am now anxious to do some weekend trips with her along the Maine Coast. Unfortunately I am a decent sailor but not a real creative one. Could you please offer some suggestions,ideally including pictures,of what you have done to make overnighting more fun on the Typhoon. In particular where have you mounted your radio, depth gauge and compact burner for coffee? Also any creative storage ideas.Thank you

[Dick Villamil]

Fred - there are many articles showing photos of upgraded interiors in the Ty. Place your question in the Discussion Section and you will get many responses with ideas. Also, go to the archives in this board for some ideas as well. I copied many photos from these sections and there are some good suggestions - I just can't remember the dates but they are in the last 3 or 4 years.

[Bill Moore]

Fred,

Casco Bay is much closer to you than Downeast Maine and has excellent cruising for a combination of day sailing and overnighting. We go out of Portland and there are lots of 2 to 6 hour sails that put you in an interesting place to spend the night. For an online resource, try https://activecaptain.com/ or send me a message for some ideas.

[Tim D.]

Fred, I have added some things I have done to my projects page.



http://www.capedory.org/board/viewtopic ... 392#158581

[Carl Thunberg]

Fred,

I've kept various boats in Great Bay and Portsmouth Harbor for a long time. My comments concern cruising options in your geographic area. I'll leave boat modification comments to those who own Typhoons. Also, for the time being, I'll assume trailering your Ty to a cruising destination is not an option (although it might be a really good option).

Depending on how far up-river you're located, it could take you a couple hours or more just to get out to the "2KR" buoy. Anything you can do to move your boat down-river on the day before you depart will work to your advantage. Obviously you'll want to time your transit down-river to coincide with slack tide because the current in the Piscataqua River is just plain nasty.

A Typhoon can fit under the clear span on the Elliot side of the river at the Sarah Long Bridge. The Memorial Bridge is now closed to vehicle traffic while it's being replaced, so you won't need to worry about the Memorial Bridge until 2013.

The most obvious destination is Gosport Harbor at Isles of Shoals, but finding a mooring available on the weekend is tough, and the bottom is flat rock and anchoring isn't a good option. You may be able to raft up to another boat. Don't be shy about asking to raft up, but choose your rafting partner carefully.

A great day-sail out of Portsmouth is to Cape Neddick (Nubble Light) and back. If the wind is out of the SW or SE, you could sail to Wood Island Harbor in Biddeford in one long day. If that's a little too far, you could aim for anchoring in Stage Island Harbor at Cape Porpoise. There are rocks on either side of the entrance, so it's best to enter at low tide. Only anchor there during settle weather because the anchorage doesn't offer great protection.

Anyway, these are a few options to get you thinking. I strongly recommend the book "Cruising Guide to the Maine Coast".