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My Tanzer22 Sailboat

Buying a Tanzer 22 sailboat and bringing it home

Getting a Tanzer22

  • Took the plunge and got a keel boat. What a great adventure buying and getting the new boat launched and settled at my boat club.
    Where I learn a few hard facts about keelboats.

Tanzer 22
Getting Started

  • Putting the mast up.
    I discover I can't attach the main sheet!
  • Installing a Furler

Tanzer 22
MOTOR!

  • Outboard Motor blues, I get a new motor that cost more than the boat! AND I can't start it!
  • How to protect your motor against damage by gas/alcohol mixtures

Tanzer 22
Getting Started

  • -Had a SURVEY done and I have a ToDo list for my Tanzer22!
  • -Sails get a Cleaning! (and yellow in process)
  • -Making a new Sail Cover
Tanzer 22 maintenance links

Replacing the Rotten Plywood Core in Cockpit

  • -Replaced rotten core in cockpit Part 1, Digging out the bad wood
  • -Rotten Core part 2, Rebuilding the floor
Tanzer 22 maintenance links

Tanzer 22 cockpit cushions

  • -Making New Cockpit Cushions for my boat.
Tanzer 22 maintenance links

Replacing Bulkheads

  • -Rotten Bulkhead and Bent chainplate get replaced. Often in Tanzers 22, chainplates get bent if the mast is dropped without releasing the side stays.
boat cover

Winter Cover

  • -Winter Cover for Tanzer 22 using PVC electrical conduit pipe framework. Hopefully the framework will last several years.

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MISC STUFF

  • -Home, James!
  • -Photos
  • -Cats at Work
  • -Teach Yourself to Sail
  • -Ten must know knots
  • -All about anchors
  • -Anchoring your Boat
  • -Anchor rollers and clips
  • -Anti Fouling Paint
  • -Brass