bluesbyrd
Chris Langton
Stargazer here, Bluesbyrd's Morgan 382, with a query for all you other boats out there.
You know how our owners are constantly referring to our age and problems related thereto, such as: "You gotta expect that the dog-house forward lizard-flange on a *30 year-old-boat like this* is ripe for failure..." ?
Well, most of these owners ain't no spring chickens themselves, and I expect that many of you have had to deal with age-related maintenance issues in your old geezer-of-an-owner, just like I have.
I'm sure that, between us, we've seen enough age-related owner maintenance issues to keep a Mayo Clinic busy for years. Therefore, we must have a lot of collective knowledge and experience to draw on to give each other advice when one of our owners requires repairs, no?
Case in point ...
Bluesbyrd, my owner, had been increasingly limping around, favoring one leg.
I had him surveyed and - sure enough! - he had a typical 66-year-old-owner problem: a worn-out hip-joint.
So, I had him hauled out last week and had the yard put in a shiny new titanium joint.
I just need to wait until the "skin" over his joint has cured before I splash him again.
Any of you other boats dealt with a problem like this in your owner? Any suggestions for problems/issues with this kind of repair down the line?
Again, with owners like ours, we must have a great deal of accumulated expertise in "this-old-owner" maintenance and repair.
If you've got an owner repair problem that you need advice on, post it here and ask other boats to share their experience!
After all, if we want to be out sailing, we've got to keep our owners ship-shape as well...
Fair winds!
Stargazer
You know how our owners are constantly referring to our age and problems related thereto, such as: "You gotta expect that the dog-house forward lizard-flange on a *30 year-old-boat like this* is ripe for failure..." ?
Well, most of these owners ain't no spring chickens themselves, and I expect that many of you have had to deal with age-related maintenance issues in your old geezer-of-an-owner, just like I have.
I'm sure that, between us, we've seen enough age-related owner maintenance issues to keep a Mayo Clinic busy for years. Therefore, we must have a lot of collective knowledge and experience to draw on to give each other advice when one of our owners requires repairs, no?
Case in point ...
Bluesbyrd, my owner, had been increasingly limping around, favoring one leg.
I had him surveyed and - sure enough! - he had a typical 66-year-old-owner problem: a worn-out hip-joint.
So, I had him hauled out last week and had the yard put in a shiny new titanium joint.
I just need to wait until the "skin" over his joint has cured before I splash him again.
Any of you other boats dealt with a problem like this in your owner? Any suggestions for problems/issues with this kind of repair down the line?
Again, with owners like ours, we must have a great deal of accumulated expertise in "this-old-owner" maintenance and repair.
If you've got an owner repair problem that you need advice on, post it here and ask other boats to share their experience!
After all, if we want to be out sailing, we've got to keep our owners ship-shape as well...
Fair winds!
Stargazer