[Victory21] new owner

From: "Jeff Wittenfeld" <Jeff.Wittenfeld@???>
Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 12:37 PM
To: <victory21@???>
Subject: new Victory owner

> Hello all.
>
> I recently bought an older Victory 21 (1960 model) in Portland OR and trailered
> it up to my home near Seattle.
> It appears sailable as is, but really needs a full restoration to bring her
> back to her former beauty. I plan on dropping her
> in the water sometime in the next month or so and sailing her for a few years.
> I'll then decide if I love her enough to invest the
> time and energy to make her look better than new.
>
> One of the major drawbacks to her is that although the hull is solid, the
> fiberglass has taken on a bit of a wavering shape along the
> sides and needs complete refairing from bow to stern. Not sure if this was
> caused by hard use at the docks, or it is just due
> to the aging of the fiberglass. Do other owners have boats that have lost the
> smooth shape along the sides of the hull?
>
> The boat also had a wooden rail installed and it is deteriorating. If I keep
> the boat, I'll likely put a nice teak rail on her.
>
> Of more immediate importance is stripping the polyurethane paint on the bottom
> and replacing it with an anti-fouling paint so I can
> keep it in the salt water of the Puget Sound. The previous owner used it in
> the Columbiar River so anti-fouling wasn't a concern.
> Unfortunately, I'm going to have to drop her in the water for a bit to mark the
> waterline as an initial inspection shows that the current line is off
> by more than 2" from one side to the other.
>
> Anyway, one question I have is if anyone has relocated the foresail winches
> from the top of the cabin to a location closer to the
> tiller such as along the midsection of the cockpit. It seems to me that when
> sailing solo, having to let go of the tiller to move forward
> and trim the foresail would be a pain. Can anyone enlighten me on this.
>
> Also, does anyone use a bracket to hang an outboard over the side rather than
> off the stern? I've always hated destoying the
> good looks of older boats by hanging a bracket on the back.
>
> Thanks in advance for the replies!
>
> Jeff Wittenfeld
> home 253-445-5787
> cel 253-314-1593
> beach 360-456-7277
> jeff.wittenfeld@???

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