After a 15 year respite I am a boat owner again. Just closed on a nice Typhoon daysailer and am hoping my kids (10 and 7) will enjoy learning to sail. Back when I was in the boat business I sailed a Typhoon daysailer a few times and liked it for the comfortable cockpit and its general handiness, if not for the performance.
Has anyone removed the mast from a daysailer (stepped through deck to keel) without benefit of a gin pole? Can two people handle it?
This particular boat also has a roller furling jib. I have never been all that fond of roller furling and am thinking of reverting to a real sail. Comments?
Here on the Chesapeake Bay light wind is the norm. Back when I had my Wianno Senior it was not an issue with that big gaff main. The Typhoon may need some additional sail, though. Can anyone comment on using a drifter/reacher/whatever on a Typhoon?
TIA
jclark@crosslink.net
Typhoon mast & sails
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John H
Re: Typhoon mast & sails
I have a very old Typhoon weekender that is also stepped on the keel. Two people can easily handle it if one can stand above deck level on a wharf or bridge. If both people are on deck, as long as you are strong enough to keep it vertical while you walk it into place, it should be ok. Do it on a calm day with no wind. It is very secure once the bottom of the mast is in the fitting. JH
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matt
Re: Typhoon mast & sails
Jeff: I also have a Typhoon daysailer with roller furling, and I love it. Life sure is simplier on fluky days with high wind. In any case, the larger gennie, 135%, seems to put the boat in perfect balance in just about every condition.
I'll bet you bought Magic Carpet since it was in your area and the ad just disappeared. Looks beautiful. Mine is the other style daysailer, completely open cockpit.
mbork@email.msn.com
I'll bet you bought Magic Carpet since it was in your area and the ad just disappeared. Looks beautiful. Mine is the other style daysailer, completely open cockpit.
mbork@email.msn.com
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Jeffrey Clark
Magic Carpet
Matt
You're right. Magic Carpet belonged to a friend who moved away a few years ago. I missed it back then but got lucky this time around and bought it. It is one of a group of 5 Typhoon daysailers in the area that were all restored to be identical so their owners could race them as one-designs against each other. Most have since been sold but are still in the area. I am happy to now own one of them.
jclark@crosslink.net
You're right. Magic Carpet belonged to a friend who moved away a few years ago. I missed it back then but got lucky this time around and bought it. It is one of a group of 5 Typhoon daysailers in the area that were all restored to be identical so their owners could race them as one-designs against each other. Most have since been sold but are still in the area. I am happy to now own one of them.
jclark@crosslink.net
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Chris Bell
Re: Typhoon mast & sails
Jeff,
I just bought a 1981 TYD(nbr 48) from a boatyard operator here in NJ w/ the mast stepped thru the cuddy onto the keel. I haven't messed w/ it yet, but I expect to be able to handle it alone, provided it isn't too windy. I do this fequently on my smaller Cape Cod Bullseye, and it's a snap. I'm no body builder, either.
As for the furling headsail, it seems kind of unecessary on a boat this size. I'll buy new hank on sails to replace the originals. I am also planning on installing a high capacity bilge pump(Whale Titan) underneath the seat so I can de water the boat quickly if necessary. It will be a little bit of a project, but I think it can be done very nicely and it's a good safety item when sailing any distance offshore, or up in the 1000 Islands where the waves tend to be square on windy afternoons and it's a real wet ride.
I can't wait to get this boat in the water!
Chris
rchrisbell@hotmail.com
I just bought a 1981 TYD(nbr 48) from a boatyard operator here in NJ w/ the mast stepped thru the cuddy onto the keel. I haven't messed w/ it yet, but I expect to be able to handle it alone, provided it isn't too windy. I do this fequently on my smaller Cape Cod Bullseye, and it's a snap. I'm no body builder, either.
As for the furling headsail, it seems kind of unecessary on a boat this size. I'll buy new hank on sails to replace the originals. I am also planning on installing a high capacity bilge pump(Whale Titan) underneath the seat so I can de water the boat quickly if necessary. It will be a little bit of a project, but I think it can be done very nicely and it's a good safety item when sailing any distance offshore, or up in the 1000 Islands where the waves tend to be square on windy afternoons and it's a real wet ride.
I can't wait to get this boat in the water!
Chris
Jeffrey Clark wrote: After a 15 year respite I am a boat owner again. Just closed on a nice Typhoon daysailer and am hoping my kids (10 and 7) will enjoy learning to sail. Back when I was in the boat business I sailed a Typhoon daysailer a few times and liked it for the comfortable cockpit and its general handiness, if not for the performance.
Has anyone removed the mast from a daysailer (stepped through deck to keel) without benefit of a gin pole? Can two people handle it?
This particular boat also has a roller furling jib. I have never been all that fond of roller furling and am thinking of reverting to a real sail. Comments?
Here on the Chesapeake Bay light wind is the norm. Back when I had my Wianno Senior it was not an issue with that big gaff main. The Typhoon may need some additional sail, though. Can anyone comment on using a drifter/reacher/whatever on a Typhoon?
TIA
rchrisbell@hotmail.com