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2006-2009
Sloop #2: "Syntropical 2" 1977 O'DAY Mariner 19, hull #3468 out of 3771 built by O'Day. The Mariner hull is identical to the Rhodes 19, which is one of the most popular boats of all time. The Mariner adds the cabin and more cockpit space for families. Rhodes 19 is more for racing. Designer Phil Rhodes once lived in Wellfleet I have heard. For more info on the Mariner see: http://www.usmariner.org/ Mariner is still made by Stuart Marine of Rockland, ME: http://www.stuartmarine.net/ Better deal is to buy one used on ebay or Craig's list. They go for $2000-$4000 depending on condition Why is it named Syntropical you ask? It is a combination of SYNTROPY and TROPICAL. The Tropical part is fairly obvious. When I am sailing I always think of being in the Caribbean or tropics somewhere with Palm trees swaying, warm breezes blowing, drinking coconut milk, etc. Syntropy is Buckminster
Fuller's
word for
the opposite of entropy which means chaos, randomness, and disorder. If
you knew how much work it took to restore this 32 year old sloop, you
would understand. Life itself is a form of syntropy, or if you prefer
synergy. Maintenance and repairs: Remember the sailboat rule: One hour of maintenance for every hour of sailing. B.O.A.T. B reak
O ut A nother T housand I was going to name it something original but after doing the following upgrades, I thought the name was still appropriate: 2009 outboard carburetor repairs bilgepaint interior of hull repair bow hook and gelcoat replace windvane install new spinaker halyard purchase new spinnaker replace flag halyard cleat 2008 repainted stripes New mainsail new anchor bracket mounted spinnaker pole on mast boathook backet fishing pole bracket replace outboard water pump impeller replace outboard pivoting rod with SS, and plastic mounts. new bird nets on spreaders new rear traveller when carrying 6 passengers seal keel pivot pin outer bushings with 5200, new rubber washers for bolt 2:1 line system for jib sheets, green/red sheets bow ding repair gelcoat repair re-varnish all wood surfaces remount spinnaker halyard fiddle block added jiffy reefing system replaced main halyard with green replaced jib halyard with red stern light pole repair paint outboard, new zinc, misc parts 2007 Stripped bottom to gelcoat and repainted Added CDI FF1 furling system Repaired rudder pull-up system Installed spinnaker sheet blocks, cam cleat, halyard/fiddle block system, spinnaker pole for spinnaker re-varnish all wood surfaces dinghy repairs masthead windvane 2006 reglass swing keel pivot bolt new pivot bolt bushings swing keel, sandblasted, epoxied, painted swing keel cable and retracting line replaced new working jib new port lower shroud new backstay new jib halyard new main halyard new jib sheets jib cleats replaced new main sheet new fiddle block for main sheet new topping lift new rudder pull-up cable drill rudder pintle for hitch pin new backing plates for rudder gudgeons reef point for mainsail new bow rail mast compression post mounting block ground out and redone new wood trim for hatch cover hatch cover slides sanded and varnished, companionway slides removed and replaced new companionway door bottom scraped and painted non stainless hardware removed install Ladder running lights mast slide cover 1981 6HP Yamaha outboard added anchor, chain and line added replaced tiller extension bolt added tiller tamer mainsail cover 2004, 2005  Sloop #1 "Syntropical"- 1973
Vanderstadt and
McGruer Siren 17. Sold 2006, still sailing in Lake
Champlain. |
Outer
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