Proud new Typhoon owner

ronkberg · Post by **ronkberg** » Mar 17th, '06, 11:24

I just hauled my new Typhoon from Bristol, RI to S Portland, ME and am proud to display her on the hard. Plan to launch in April and moore her at Pine Point in Scarborough, ME. I plan to sail her in Saco Bay and then up into Casco Bay. Hope to meet some of the other local sailors as well as others sailing past our OOB,ME condo.

Hmmmmmm, can't cut 'n paste photos so need to figure out. Suffice to say she's a beauty

Ron

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Neil Gordon · Post by **Neil Gordon** » Mar 17th, '06, 12:19

Congrats, Ron. Welcome to the club!

Joe Montana · Post by **Joe Montana** » Mar 17th, '06, 15:29

Best of luck with your Typhoon. You'll love it. (What does OOB stand for?)

ronkberg · Post by **ronkberg** » Mar 17th, '06, 19:51

Thanks for the greetings and I am sure I will need some of the excellent knowledge of the Cape Dory family.

OOB is just south of Portland and has one of the best beaches in New England.......IMHO

Ron

Joe D. · Post by **Joe D.** » Mar 18th, '06, 09:05

Ron congrats on your typhoon. You will be joining two other Alberg boats, a Seasprite 23 and my Kittiwake 23. So Carl will be well represented in our little anchorage. I believe there are several Typhoons that sail out of the Saco River. I am from OOB, but now live in Scarborough about a mile from the Pine Point. Looking forward to meeting you.

ronkberg · Post by **ronkberg** » Mar 18th, '06, 09:24

Here are some photos I have taken. If in the correct squence, you will see her strapped for the RI transit, the Uhaul towing truck, the final spot in Maine and then the field of large "blow boats" that the little Ty is living with.

http://photobucket.com/albums/c309/ronkberg/

Hello Joe D. I live in the SeaScape condo that is almost in Scarboro. Looking forward to rubbing elbows with the other Alberg sailboats that I have admired in the past few summers.

I need to build a mooring for Pine Point and wonder if you have any leads?

Ron

winthrop fisher · Post by **winthrop fisher** » Mar 20th, '06, 09:50

Hi... have fun with your new used typhoon and stay out storms... winthrop

John Martin · Post by **John Martin** » Mar 20th, '06, 09:59

Ron,

Congrats on your 'new' Ty.

John

ronkberg · Post by **ronkberg** » Mar 20th, '06, 17:54

Winthrop and John, from looking at your postings, it appears that I will have to get another Cape Dory to keep up with you two....

I have heard that we should always have two dogs as one will entertain the other. Is that theory also applicable to Cape Dory sailboats?

I am ready to sail but Maine is holding onto winter as the temp is only 28 presently. I am working on a mooring build right now and hope to launch in mid to late April.

I will keep reading the CD messages and have gained much knowledge from the many, many experienced sailors.

Thanks again, Ron

Joe Myerson · Post by **Joe Myerson** » Mar 20th, '06, 18:08

Hey Ron,

Congratulations and welcome to the exclusive club of Cape Dory Owners!

BTW, I lived in Maine long enough to know what and where OOB is. (Even though my humble abode was in salty Skowhegan.)

--Joe

ronkberg · Post by **ronkberg** » Mar 22nd, '06, 07:41

Hi Joe and thanks for the welcome. I am looking forward to sailing the coast with more confidence than I had with my previous O'Day daysailor. Sailing that boat in Saco Bay with 10-15 knots of wind w/o any furling was scary.

I like to say I am from OOB....it has a kind of a nicer ring than the full official name. A large new hotel/condo being built in OOB center will start the slow re-definition of OOB. This is the BEST beach in Maine, if not all of NE, and when the old honky tonk atmosphere moves out it will even be better.

I hope to sail with some of the other experienced CD'ers this summer.

Sincerely, Ron

s.v. LaVida · Post by **s.v. LaVida** » Mar 22nd, '06, 09:46

Welcome aboard.

rit

Scott F · Post by **Scott F** » Mar 23rd, '06, 09:18

Congratulation, she sure is a beautiful boat!

Newbie question please. Is your white hull painted or is that the original gelcoat finish?

I wonder if 35 year old sailboats still have nice original gelcoat finish or are they all repainted by now? I talked with a listmember who has a TY with a painted hull. I thought that odd at first but after seeing the photos of the TY Daysailor in Good Old Boat, I'm starting to wonder if a painted hull is the norm for a boat of this age.

Thanks, Scott in White Bear Lake

Neil Gordon · Post by **Neil Gordon** » Mar 23rd, '06, 10:16

Scott F wrote:I wonder if 35 year old sailboats still have nice original gelcoat finish or are they all repainted by now?

I'm not up to 35 years yet (sorry... I'm way over that, it's LIQUIDITY that's the youngster), but my hull is 29 years old with original gelcoat and no paint. It's not exactly new, but with occasional light compounding and a coat of wax every year, water beads up well and you can still see your reflection in the finish.

Jim Sullivan · Post by **Jim Sullivan** » Mar 23rd, '06, 10:57

Congratulations Ron--good choice.

I've owned two Typhoons, a '71 and a '73, and both had the original gel coat which was in excellent condition. In many cases, a good compounding and waxing can bring back the original lustre of the gelcoat.

Jim

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