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Nice looking boat. Hard to believe someone just left it sitting there.
There must be a number of marinas in your area? Is Blind River near you? That’s one. I’d give them a shout and ask if they know of a sailmaker in your area. Also, you might want to start by hiring a surveyor to go over the boat. He’ll tell you the true condition and make recommendations. The marina should should be able to recommend someone.Hi risuemav. What an interesting find. Are you sailors? If you end out not wanting to fix her up we’re sure you can find someone who will. You will have to contact a sail maker to get a cost. Do you have a loft nearby? The sail area for the Chaser Cat was listed at 165 sq ft. We’re guessing… and this IS a guess… the sail should cost under $1,500 or so new. You can always find used sails though.
All we have on the boat is here: https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/chaser-cat
Good luck with this project.Hello Mogens, We went to the Manta website and found a builder’s brochure indicating the specs we had were slightly off (builder’s numbers are notoriously fickle). We’ve updated the Manta 19 record to show the specs from that brochure. We also added a link to that Manta 19 site. Lots of good information there!
Thanks for reaching out.Thanks for reaching out. We’ve updated the True North 34 record to include reference to the Noon Ocean 34 and Tradewind 34. We appreciate the feedback.
Hello jeeperzz8,
We don’t know who Schock outsourced to. But we know of a company that might be able to help you. There is a company in Santa Ana called FinCo (http://www.fincofab.com). They started out making rudders but now also do boat restoration. Their specialty is fiberglass but they also have a full wood shop. We can not vouch for their service or quality because we’ve not used them ourselves.Looking a little further, the foot of a J24 main is only 9’9″. About the same as the J measurement on the MacGregor. Hoisting that sail at the angle of the forestay would mean cutting the foot of the main far enough up the leech to make the sail about 90% (rough guess). So now, not only is it expensive to do but the sail ends out too small.
We agree with wewhite74. It’s not the best idea to convert a mainsail to a headsail. Re-cuts are expensive. Patches, batten pockets, reefs, etc. are rarely in the correct location for the new spec.
Sorry, we’re not familiar with that brand. Any chance Helmets is an unintended autocorrect for Halmatic?
Hi lyearsley, sorry but we do not have that information ourselves. It shouldn’t be too hard to figure out though. We’re guessing you do not have the old line. If your spin or jib sheet fit, run one of those lines through your traveler then measure the length used. If they don’t fit, any line or length of string will do.
Hello oscarkramer. Great suggestions. We’ll look into adding a centerboard only checkbox in advanced search.
In the meantime, the way the Draft box works in advanced search is, if you put a number in Under only, it will return boats with a minimum draft less than what you have asked for. Only boats with a variable keel have minimum draft.
Of course you all also get boats with fixed keels less than the Under you searched for but if you are searching for cruisers over, say 30 feet with a draft under, say, 2.5 feet, your results by definition will only return variable keel boats (which include lifting keel, swing keel, etc).
Hope this helps.Hi Paul,
The Center for Wooden Boats might have something or someone who can point you in the right direction? https://www.cwb.org.Just a thought.
Hi gzulauf3837. Have you tried checking out the Albacore class associations? The international Association (https://albacore.org) has links to groups in the US, Canada and the UK. Those, in turn, have forums, contact info and links to fleets. Perhaps you can find someone there who can help?
According to one oar manufacturer we found… Shaw and Tenny (https://www.shawandtenney.com/how-size-your-oars)… The ideal oar length for a boat with a 4’ beam is 7’6″.
Hey Ben, Are you in the Mystic CT area? I know Norwalk YC frostbites Dyer Dhows. Not sure if they have club owned boats or not. You’d have to check with someone there.
This isn’t something that can necessarily be answered here. Too many variables. I’m more of a small boat one-design sailor. That said, your head probably has a Y valve that can direct waste to either a holding tank or directly out through a through-hull into the open water. This valve should always be switched to directing waste into the holding tank (unless you are offshore) and the through-hull closed. Could that valve be open allowing seawater to back in?
