SOLD. I bought and moved Mardi Gras down to Marina Del Rey to teach
boy scouts how to sail. Mike
:: Mardi Gras. Hull #53, asking $1750.
::
:: My boat is a 1966. Old, but racers say they're a bit
:: lighter that the later boats.
::
:: I bought her for $1,350 and put a few grand into her.
:: But if I found her a good, loving home, I would be
:: really, really flexible on price. (Have considered
:: donating her to my friend's nonprofit.) Mostly I would
:: just want to see her well-maintained and racing! Bonus
:: bargaining points if you're just getting into sailing,
:: or if you plan to keep her engineless.
::
:: I've moved to Port Townsend, Washington, and finding a
:: slip up here is proving harder than I thought. Bottom
:: line is she's a good little boat for less that some
:: folks pay for a bicycle. :-)
::
:: Previous owner replaced the standing rigging and
:: chainplates, and painted the hull royal blue.
::
:: I replaced nearly all the running rigging: halyards,
:: sheets, etc, with REALLY nice line. I also rigged her
:: for spinnaker, including tapered sheets, a new pole, and
:: ratcheting ball-bearing harken blocks. I added all the
:: "toys" from Steve Seals: compression post for mast,
:: barney post for mainsheet, reinforcing sleeve for boom,
:: etc. I also replaced the traveller with a slick
:: ball-bearing Harken unit. I got one of Seals' "bridge"
:: organizers and led all lines back to Spinlock
:: mini-clutches. Halyards go back too, and I added a
:: prefeeder so I can raise the main from the cockpit.
:: (although with boltrope instead of slugs (as racers say
:: is faster) I usually have to go forward to reef and drop
:: the main.
::
:: Current sails are fine for cruising, but to be
:: uber-competive in racing I would make a trip to
:: Pineapple Sails. :-) I have an 80% storm jib, class
:: 120% jib, and 155% genoa, an old crappy symmetrical
:: spinnaker, and a newer asymmetrical for bringing her
:: home in light air.
::
:: I sail engineless, so I rigged oarlocks which fit in the
:: top of the winches, and sturdy whitewater rafting oars
:: of the correct length.
::
:: Project List:
::
:: - to make their boats lighter, a lot of racers remove pulpits and lifelines.
::
:: - engine, if that's your kinda thing. I love the challenge and light weight of sailing engineless. folks say that 3hp to 5hp is more than plenty to move the boat.
::
:: - I did ZERO cosmetic work. The paint on the deck and cabin is rough. The teak is grey. I always secretly liked having a "sleeper" that looked like a beater but could stomp all over newer & bigger boats. Your aesthetics may vary. :-)
::
:: - there is no electric system. I ripped out the old system and bad battery. I just used AA-battery-powered LEDs for light weight, but if you're sailing a lot at night it might be good to wire up a 12V battery.
::
:: Let me know if you're interested, and I can arrange to
:: have someone meet you, or you can simply walk to the end
:: of A dock in Grand Marina and take a look for yourself.
::
:: Let me know if you're interested!
::
:: - Ari
::
:: cell: 510-290-6329