Re: New to me Venture 22
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 2:40 pm
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New to me Venture 22
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Re: New to me Venture 22
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 2:59 pm
Here it is finished painting
Almost all the hardware is installed
And from the cockpit. All of the wood was refinished, some remade that were damaged.
Everything is almost done, just gotta finish up the interior which is in good shape, install a battery, an inverter, maybe a bilge pump.
Re: New to me Venture 22
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 4:04 pm
That is looking really good. Would like to see a pic of it on the water!
Re: New to me Venture 22
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 4:16 pm
Very nice work... I would like to see you interior when done as well. Great Job!
Re: New to me Venture 22
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 5:24 pm
Great work. Looking good.
Paulieb
Paulieb
Re: New to me Venture 22
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 5:26 pm
Thanks! I'll get interior pics up as soon as I can and on the water pics as soon as the ice melts.
Does anyone know any proper way to wash sails? Mine are in good shape, I would just like to whiten them up.
Does anyone know any proper way to wash sails? Mine are in good shape, I would just like to whiten them up.
Re: New to me Venture 22
Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 3:33 am
Washing sails...other than soft brush, mild detergent this is a dangerous area for the uninitiated. Sails are infused with resin which gives them that crisp snappy feel...you not want to destroy that. Sailrite has good reviews here of reworking Mac sails to like new condition as an alternate approach.
Re: New to me Venture 22
Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 10:36 am
Sweet! 
Re: New to me Venture 22
Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2013 5:08 pm
Re: New to me Venture 22
Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2013 5:10 pm
I got my boat in the water, I just forgot how to post pics haha, Il try again....
Re: New to me Venture 22
Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2013 5:16 pm
Well, everything is pretty much done. Today was a big day for me as I got to launch it and keep it at my own slip. I need to install a bilge pump and a radio, and I think that will be it. Feels good.. Cant wait to get sailing!
Re: New to me Venture 22
Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 3:55 am
That is a smoking fast looking boat. Throw the gauntlet down at Newell and let us know what the front of his boat looks like at the finish line..
(Dashes out back door of bar fight...)
(Dashes out back door of bar fight...)
Re: New to me Venture 22
Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 4:08 am
Nice looking boat. 
Skysail wrote:I got my boat in the water, I just forgot how to post pics haha, Il try again....
Re: New to me Venture 22
Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 7:36 am
Thanks! I was wondering, should the mast be straight, or should it be angled back? If so, about how much. I was looking at other sailboats and noticed they were raked back, some even curved back. Is it for performance reasons?
Re: New to me Venture 22
Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 9:24 am
Good question,.
Mine (a 1997 26X) angles back a touch.
Mine (a 1997 26X) angles back a touch.
Skysail wrote:Thanks! I was wondering, should the mast be straight, or should it be angled back? If so, about how much. I was looking at other sailboats and noticed they were raked back, some even curved back. Is it for performance reasons?