For Sale -- Sunday, July 21, 2013

For Sale -- Sunday, July 21, 2013 --It takes forever to sell a boat, so I listed the C-Lark today.  I hope it doesn't sell until after the August races.  It may take years to sell, and we will keep racing the boat until it does sell--and we will keep improving it. 

We are hooked on racing, but the C-Lark is just too athletic a boat for our old bones, and no way will Patti get on anything this small.  So we will be looking for something a little more "wife friendly" and something that demands a bit less agility from the crew.

In the mean time, I ordered some kneeling mats for the cockpit floor and the location of the outhaul cleat is going to change so it hits the helmsman's head less often.  The knee pads kind of worked, but pads should work better.

 Tried on my old life jacket; it is less likely to snag on the boom during tacks and jibes so it will go back into service and the new jacket will go on the shelf.

Also thinking about having shortening the sail by six inches so we have a little more headroom.  I noticed that this sail is at the absolute max allowed by the class rules.  Every C-Lark picture shows less sail.  Six more inches of headroom would cost us less than 4.5 square feet of sail area and vastly improve our work in the cockpit.  If we do that, it won't get done until after the racing season.

On an up-note the weather helm disappeared when the tiller was shortened.  It moved the helmsman back a foot and that balanced the weight of two people--tending to confirm my idea that the tiller was extra long for single handing.  Here is the Craig's List ad:

14-foot C-Lark Sailing Dinghy - $1800 (Olympia)

This 14-foot dinghy is great for cruising or racing. It is a nice little boat in good condition for its age. I bought it and rehabbed it so I could race. It is a lot of fun, and competitive, but wife wants a something more like a Buick and less like a Miata.

Custom cut main like new with adjustable leech and foot lines.

Like new jib with roller furling.

High-performance Harken traveler. High-performance internal main halyard.

Brand new polyurethane paint on the bottom and cockpit.

Trailer is like new (maybe better)--completely refurbished all new bolts, paint, lights, etc.
Lights are detachable so they never get wet. New tires, new galvanized wheels, two spare tires.

Large tarp cover.

One person can step the mast and have the boat sailing in about 15 minutes.

I spent $2800 to fix it up -- yours for $1800.

If you are interested, I can link you to a blog that shows the entire rehab process.
Will consider trade (boat and cash) for San Juan 21 MK I or other wife-friendly boat of similar size.