[alberg30] Of Vanguards

[Rap1208 at aol.com]

From: Rap1208 at aol.com

Scott, I owned a Star also, # 74.  I learned to sail on that boat.  When I  
bought her she had been out of the water for 2 years, and you could see 
daylight through her seams, but no rot at all.  I caulked her with poly 
sulfide and had her launched.  Old Charlie Brown, the marina owner had a lot 
of doubts about her sinking, so he left her in the slings over night.  When I 
got there the next day he was just hoisting her out of the water, and I could 
see water running out of the chine areas.  I bought more Lifecaulk and a lot 
of monel boat nails, went back and re caulked  the chines, then started 
nailing, first one side and then the other. When I was done she went back in 
and did not leak.  After a few days of dry weather, her bilges were dry as a 
bone.
Learning to sail on a Star was like learning to drive with a race car, it 
upped the learning curve.  I owned her for 2 years.  Russ Pfeiffer

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