Advice Sought by New Typhoon Owner

[Martin]

Hi

I just bought a 1968 Typhoon, Hull No 155, and would really appreciate some advice before I put her in the water.

1. Choice of where to put it: The two closest places for me are the College Point Yacht Club or the Bayside Marina, both in Queens New York. At CPYC it would be at a slip, I could park the trailer in their yard and I'd have the use of the club's facilities, all of which would be nice. On the negative side, the Typhoon would be sitting in what they call "soft silt" for about an hour each low tide. My worry is that the silt/mud over time might jam or otherwise throw off the operation of the rudder. At the Bayside Marina it would be on a mooring in nice deep water, but parking there is limited, except for a tender service there are virtually no other facilities and I'd have to find somewhere to park my trailer for the season .

Any thoughts on how big or small a problem sitting on the silt at low tide might be?

2. Restoring the Teak: The toe rail and cockpit coamings are all weathered grey. Additionally there are a couple of small gaps or dings in the toe rail the biggest is about a half inch.

Any suggestions of a product to use to fill the gaps in the toe rail and or the best way to restore the teak (keeping in mind that it is already May)?

Marty

[BillyO]

I prefer a mooring. That being said, you will need a dinghy to get out to the Ty.
At a slip you are more likely to sustain damage from other boats, bottom damage you mentioned, and theft of "stuff."
We keep our 22 on Lake winnipesauke in NH.
We also like the time spent alone after a sail on the mooring.
Lastly, after thr row out to the boat it is MUCH easier to get under way from the mooring.
On the plus side of a slip, one becomes very adept at docking, or else.

[Markst95]

I looked at a marina with a similar problem in CT and passed on it. If the boat will be in the mud at low tide you would have to schedule your arrivals/ departures to deal with this. It might not seem to be a big deal but having to wait for an hour or two after a long day out on the water would be a pain even though it might not happen that often. Also you would have to wait to head out on some days which would limit your time out on a nice day. Our season is so short to begin with I don't want to waste any more time than I have to!

[Dick Kobayashi]

I owned a Ty for 10 years. I support the advice re moorings. Summers are really short up here and you will want to maximize time and availability. Cleaning up teak can be done while the boat is in the water - sort of bit by bit. There is lots of stuff on this board about teak cleaning. To tell the truth, I found after much experimentation that Joy or similar and a little clorox and a very soft bristle brush did about as well as anything for cleaning. The Ty is a wonderful boat, I miss mine - it is a more intimate experience with the water than my 25D. Also please consider joining CDSOA to support this board which has saved me thousands of dollars and thousands of hours of labor.