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Wauquiez Hood 38 Owners, Blogs, Photos, Websites

Firefly - MK I Bill and Mandi blog site
Sage on Sail - MK I Tony Gibb blog site
Valeroso - Rob and Denise photo site a Pretorien 35 sister design a very useful refit gallery


 
#139 MK II S/V Carpe Diem, Bill & Maureen Johnstone Winnipeg, Manitoba  Canada.
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Bill & Maureen Johnstone
#??? MK II S/V 146, Steve & Kaye Hicks Harrison Twp Mi.
click to enlarge We have extended our bow roller by 1 1/2 feet, putting a tack point for our aysms.  We gave the boat an awllgrip paint job in 2004.  We have made extensive fitting and equipment changes (oversize winches, Harkin roller furler, traveler, adjustable cars, rod rigging, new composite sails, tapered spar, B&G electronics, and best of all --a Garmin chart plotter).  Our rating is 144 with a 6 second allowance for roller furling.  Problems with boat:  the aft lower chainplates were pulling through the deck and we added glassed in knees with adjustable rods attached to the bottom of the chainplates and eliminated the problem; we also stripped the gel below the waterline and applied multiple epoxy layers after allowing the hull to dry out.
Bill & Maureen Johnstone