Launching "Wanderlust" our "New" 1975 21' San Juan Sailboat
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- Опубліковано 18 жов 2024
- After our extensive 7 week restoration we finally made it to launch day! Which just so happened to be our First Anniversary. With the help of our awesome friends Penelope and Craig everything went smoothly and we were safely floating in the Pacific Ocean waters just outside False creek in the Burrard Inlet, Vancouver. We dropped the anchor just of Kitsilano Point and popped a bottle of bubbly to celebrate our one year! It was a very special evening!
She's beautiful! That's a pretty good looking boat too!
Good looking boat. Really good-looking young couple. Wishing you two all the best in life.
Thanks for all your videos and info helping an aspiring owner!
Thanks for posting the vid. I admit it was cute, however, I did chuckle a little when she handed him a captain's hat and he wouldn't wear it at first. I give him credit for putting it on later for her. Nice job restoring the SJ!
Very Romantic and fun. Made me smile at the end.
when you hoisted the mast which stays did have have attached? love the boat...and video...
Rear and side stays were all attached during raising. Front stay gets attached to bow once it’s up.
Thanks!
I have really enjoyed all of your videos! I plan on picking up a San Juan 21 myself and will be towing with the same Subaru Forester. How did it tow? Subaru recommends trailer brakes for a load of this size but I find myself doubting if they would be necessary. Thanks!
Thanks! it has been an adventure fixing it up and a lot of fun using it out on the water in both Cultus lake in Chilliwack and on the coastal waters of BC in the gulf islands... videos to come.
The Subaru does well, I have put electric brakes on it so that when travelling longer distances I don't have any issues. If you are travelling short distances with little to no hills I would say you are probably fine to go with out them but if you are planning to trailer it any distance I would recommend the trailer brakes. It did cost me about an extra $1000 to upgrade the Subaru and the trailer from the existing trailer axle to a new one and put the electronics in (we did all the work ourselves) Best of luck with the project! if you have any questions feel free to shoot them my way. Cheers!
@@CH8601 thanks for the swift response! I'll certainly get in touch with more questions. Great to know about the trailer brakes. I'll begin trying to source an axle with brakes to retrofit the trailer asap. Fair winds!
@@haneyjones No worries, If you do get electric brakes, just make sure to disconnect them before dunking the trailing in the water so they don't short out, and make sure to rinse everything really well right away if launching is salt water.
Did you ever get a San Juan? They are fairly light which makes them easier to trailer.
@@jim1934 I did! I have a beautiful blue hulled Mk1. One the the best boats I have ever owned.
Beautiful restoration job! Where did you get your trailer? Was it custom? Cheers
Thanks it was a lot of work but definitely worth it! The trailer came with the boat when we bought it. It is a road runner that has been modified to work with the San Juan 21. The tongue was lengthened at some point and I changed it from rollers to bunks. So I guess you could say it is pretty custom. I put a 72” axle under it as the old one was at the end of its life. I would suggest an 84” though as this allows you to make the trailer bunks lower so the boat is closer to the ground and easier to get in and out of when on land and easy to launch. Hope that helps. Cheers.
do you still have the boat?
Yes we do. We love it!
Were you carrying the water for ballast?
Trailer Sailing Off Grid haha, no. We just didn’t know how much we would need and it was our first time out. We don’t bring that much anymore.
So how much water did she get in her on launch?
pennWolf The original amazingly enough ... none. We noticed shortly after that there was a slow leak in the thru hull under the v berth and another under the port side quarter birth but both were manageable and are now all sealed up.
I had a issue with mine for the whole last summer I had it in, constant water but always stopped at 1" deep, I was told it's normal for them, basically massive condensation over about a week's time.
@@PennWolfsSailingAdventures As we trailer ours. the longest it has been in the water constantly was this last summer which was a 13 day trip in the gulf islands. We have been lucky to have very little water get in the boat. I have however, like you say, noticed that condensation builds quite quickly if it is closed up. If you have some venting open its not bad.
Oh by the way I did a modification to my trailer for mast securement that really helps in towing and setting up, I have the same trailer as you ( the factory sanjuan trl.) And always had issues with securing mast so it didn't rub or have a stand that gets in the way. So I figured on using a bolt on rv receiver hitch on the rear cross member, making a angled detachable arm that comes up the rear of the boat without touching her and using a trl. Bow roller assembly ontop and then you have the mast floating above the boat, but also can use it to slide the mast aft and pin it ( as long as you slack off on side standing rigging) and use my bow mount for my furling jib and winch to hoist up the mast by the forestay ( very useful if setting up alone). But also a plug assembly and tail lights on the back of the arm so she has lights at full rear on a cross plate ( comes in handy for larger vehicles to see).
pennWolf The original nice work! We made some stands out of 2x6 that the mast sits in. One at the bow that is botched into the top of the pulpit, one sitting on deck (bottom covered in trailer bunk carpet to keep from scratching the deck) and the aft one is mounted to a metal bracket I made that plugs into the gudgeon pin holes. It works really well and keeps the mast very secure for transport but still requires two people to step the mast easily.