Begin again -- Sunday, September 1, 2013 -- Drove up to Port Angeles yesterday, Saturday, and bought a new boat--well new to me.  Nineteen hundred Tanzers were built in Quebec, New Bern, NC and Arlington, WA from 1963 to 1986.  Mine was made in 1976.  The hull is in good shape.  There has been one repair that is only visible in low angle sunlight, if you are looking for it.  The deck could stand some paint, but we'll sail it a year before we think about that.

It's 16 feet long (the C-Lark was 14) and deep. The cockpit is roomy and the boom will easily pass over our heads when we tack.  Specs listed below.

The previous owner, Ron, did some work on the rigging and some fiber glass repair on the deck.  He also made his own motor mount out of stainless steel.  He is an electrician at the shipyard where they build super high-end motor yachts for "billionaires" so he has excellent fabrication skills.  He rebuilt the kick-up rudder head with some super marine grade mahogany plywood--nice job.  Ron installed new sheaves in the mast.  The floor has no squish at all, it looks like somebody installed a new floor at some point--they did a good job; barely visible lines where they put in the new fiberglass.  One seat has a slight oil-can effect, but nothing to worry about for now.  The foam in the seat tanks seems fine.


On the way back from Port Angeles there was a fatality motorcycle
accident so the troopers closed US 101 for 3 hours.

The rig is simple--fractional sloop, no spreaders.  Simple rope traveler at the stern.  Big, deep, cockpit.  This boat is ready to sail.  Needs some Bearing Buddies for the trailer (which has a brand new axle), and a down haul for the main. Could use a new 100% jib; all it has right now is a 120% Genoa.  The main is in good shape; Ron just had reef points installed. So we'll need a whisker pole, and some mooring lines, a couple of fenders--already have a two-horsepower Tohatsu outboard.

At some point it will need better trailer lights, but these work now so that can be a winter project.
Too bad I volunteered for the committe boat next Saturday--anxious to get this in the water. 

Hull Type:	Centerboard Dinghy		Rig Type:	Fractional Sloop
LOA:	16.33' / 4.98m		LWL:	15.58' / 4.75m
Beam:	6.17' / 1.88m		Listed SA:	135 ft2 / 12.54 m2
Draft (max.)	2.75' / 0.84m		Draft (min.)	0.58' / 0.18m
Disp.	450 lbs./ 204 kgs.		Ballast:
SA/Disp.:	36.83	Bal./Disp.:		Disp./Len.:	53.12
Designer:	Johann Tanzer
Builder:	Tanzer Industries Ltd. (CAN)
Construct.:	FG		Bal. type:
First Built:	1963	Last Built:	1986	# Built:	1900
BUILDERS (past & present)
More about & boats built by:			Tanzer Industries Ltd.
DESIGNER
More about & boats designed by:			Johann Tanzer
RELATED LINKS
Tanzer 16 Class Association			www.tanzer16.org