Hello
We've owned Sandpiper,Hull #264 built in 1976, for 15 years, and she is still in beautiful shape although the lines are a little worse for wear because of the hot summers at Lake Mead here in Nevada.
My question is whether anyone has a plan of the drain system for this particular model? We've never had a problem with water filling the bilge until this year when we had more rain than usual. (Your webmaster has responded with the usual list of suspects - check seacocks and other below waterline fittings, centerboard control line pipe, cockpit and seat drain hole pipes/hoses, seals on hatches and portlights, wash boards fit, hawse pipe for anchor line, telltale water mark/rust stains anywhere in the inside of the hull, water tank leak, sink drain leak) We had the bottom cleaned recently to be sure the paint was still active, and have been reassured that there is no blistering.
We were considering selling the boat because we haven't used it as much in the last few years, but after spending a few days at the lake getting her ready, not sure we're ready to part with her just yet. I'm attaching a couple of pictures for your "library" and would love to hear from anyone who shares my admiration for this wonderful little sloop.
Thanks, and thanks for this website, too.
Maudie Robinson
ps We purchased Sandpiper in 1995 from a woman who had owned her for ten years, who bought her from a someone who had owned the boat for ten years which makes us only the third owner in 34 years. We were told that Sandpiper is the original name -- we wouldn't dare tempt disaster by renaming -- and she has always been in fresh water so far as we know.
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