"BOAT TALK" With Oldragbaggers Online
Boat Talk with Oldragbaggers Online

Long overdue.......

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Posted by Lance and Becky Williams at 12/6/2008 11:17 PM | View Comments (4) | Add Comment

1982 Cape Dory, Hull #330, "Sojourner" (currently "Splendid Splinter")

We have long thought that the Cape Dory 28 would be the most perfect boat for the cruising we want to do in our retirement. (4 years, 2 months to go.)<< MORE >>
Posted by Lance and Becky Williams at 4/19/2008 9:47 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

Another Boat Is Added To The Fleet

I'm swearing off eBay Motors. Don't even tell me if they've got the greatest deal in the world closing in 15 minutes 2 miles from my house. I don't want to know.<< MORE >>
Posted by Lance and Becky Williams at 4/17/2008 8:38 PM | View Comments (4) | Add Comment

Pearson Triton No Longer Available

The Free Pearson Triton listed on this blogsite is no longer available.  Due to lack of interest, her generally deplorable condition and our inability to get a legal title to her, we have begun cutting her up and hauling her to the dump.  We're sad to see a classic end up that way, but it was either that or a 29' long, 7' tall planter in the back yard. ...<< MORE >>
Posted by Lance and Becky Williams at 4/14/2008 11:36 AM

Our Triad Trailer


The trailer was finally finished for our Cape Dory 22 and we went up to New Milford, CT to pick it up from Traid Trailers.  We left around 6:00 PM on a Friday night for a trip that was supposed to take four and a half hours.  We trusted our route (and our fate) to Mapquest to get us from Essex, MD.  (A mistake we will not make again.)  They routed us over every horse trail in New Jersey and New York.  We got lost on the way up and didn't ...<< MORE >>

Posted by Lance and Becky Williams at 7/22/2007 2:45 PM

Pre-Katrina Pictures, Courtesy of a Former Owner


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Posted by Lance and Becky Williams at 7/20/2007 9:42 PM

Katrina Damaged Cape Dory 22


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Posted by Lance and Becky Williams at 7/19/2007 10:28 AM | View Comments (7)

Getting Her Home From Louisiana

The mover showed up when promised and delivered the boat here to MD on the date agreed. Everything arrived in good order. We were extremely pleased with the cost and the service and I would not hesitate to recommend Load A Boat to anyone. << MORE >>
Posted by Lance and Becky Williams at 7/19/2007 9:31 AM | Add Comment

Cape Dory 22 - The Bottom

Lance has been working on the bottom of the Cape Dory for about 3 weeks now and, as usual, it has turned out to be much more of a job than he expected.

He started out by removing the bottom paint with FranMar Soy Strip for Marine Coatings. 
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Posted by Lance and Becky Williams at 7/9/2007 6:49 AM | View Comments (2)

We finally begin - A million decisions, and the challanges of upholstery

one evening recently we were sitting at the kitchen table with our grand children talking about rebuilding the boat. The kids wanted us to explain to them exactly how she got all that terrible damage. We started describing the awesome power of a hurricane and some of the things that the boat might have gone through. Our 7 year old granddaughter looks at us and says "boy, that boat is one tough cookie". PERFECT!! We knew right away that "Tough Cookie" had to be her new name.<< MORE >>
Posted by Lance and Becky Williams at 4/6/2007 8:25 AM

The New Baby - Bayliner 175 Runabout

A few weeks ago we were motoring our Maxum 2400SCR from the Back River, where it was stored for the winter, to the Middle River here in Essex MD, where we were going to be turning it over to a broker for sale.  It was the first time we had been out on the water this year and it was a gorgeous day.  Cool and sunny with calm waters, just a perfect ride.  We got to talking about how this would be the last time we would be out on the water until the the restoration on the Cape Dory ...<< MORE >>
Posted by Lance and Becky Williams at 5/28/2006 8:05 PM

Outboard Chain Plates on Bristol 24


Received via eMail:

Hi! A few months ago you sent me some pictures of modifications you had made to your Bristol 24.  I have a question about the external chainplates you installed.  The middle chainplate, the one for the upper shrouds - is it just foreward, or just aft of the main bulkhead?  Also, if you remember anything about the size of the chainplates I would be interested in any info you could give me about them, i.e., thickness, length, width, etc.. (I can't remember for sure if you still have the boat)  Any information would be appreciated!


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Posted by Lance and Becky Williams at 3/26/2006 10:51 AM

Questions & Answers

From time to time we get questions from people who have looked at this site, have seen one of our boats or talked with us on other discussion boards.  I figure, if one person is interested in a particular subject, maybe others could be.  So I have decided to post the questions and answers here.  Let me make this disclaimer though - WE ARE NOT PROFESSIONAL BOATBUILDERS. We don't work in a boatyard, we don't have a restoration business or anything else of that sort.  We are just two oldragbaggers who have accumlated a bit of experience over 25 ...<< MORE >>
Posted by Lance and Becky Williams at 3/25/2006 10:56 AM

The Cape Dory 22' is Home



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Posted by Lance and Becky Williams at 3/24/2006 3:10 PM | View Comments (9) | Add Comment

Deck Repairs to 24' Bristol Sailstar

When we started rebuilding our leaky old Bristol 24 (1971 vintage), the first order of business was to get the inside to stay dry, which meant removing and replacing and/or rebedding all hardware and pretty much every thing else that was attached to the deck.  In addition to the fact that it had been grossly neglected for many years, the boat had also been involved in a collision at some point in time which stove one of the legs of the bow pulpit into the deck.  Instead of actually repairing the damage, there was just some kind of ...<< MORE >>
Posted by Lance and Becky Williams at 2/21/2006 11:14 AM | View Comments (7) | Add Comment

CDSOA Chesapeake Bay Fleet Groundhog Day Extravaganza

This weekend we attended our first event with the Chesapeake Bay Fleet of the CDSOA.<< MORE >>
Posted by Lance and Becky Williams at 2/21/2006 12:35 AM | Add Comment

Tips for Restoring/Polishing Brass Lamps & Such

We learned this very valuable trick from Frank Luke at Paul Luke stoves.<< MORE >>
Posted by Lance and Becky Williams at 2/8/2006 9:46 AM | View Comments (4) | Add Comment

A Good Gear Gathering Day......

We are constantly on the lookout for 2nd hand or bargain gear. I must check eBay a half dozen times a day.<< MORE >>
Posted by Lance and Becky Williams at 2/6/2006 11:19 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Overland Boat Shipping

I received a post on a message board asking me what we had learned from our experience shipping the Cape Dory overland by truck. This was not our first experience with boat shipping, so I will give all three experiences. << MORE >>
Posted by Lance and Becky Williams at 1/30/2006 5:09 PM | Add Comment
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