Piper Blog

[AlanH]

Blog.
Piper One Design 24, "Alpha" - Hull #35

No longer updated. 3/1/22

[Gamayun]

Just put up some rudder updates

Et tu, Alan?

[Gamayun]

Me? I'm fine...walking and talking but dealing with some lower back stenosis, which hurts a lot between 4:00 and 6:00 in the morning, but otherwise is pretty manageable.

Ow, back trouble sucks. I wrenched mine in my 20s and it is a constant PITB. Actually, I meant "you too" about the rudder. Seems there's a lot of rudder issues going around as well. Good luck deciding on the Piper Championships! That sounds like fun. Fun -- and especially having fun sailing -- is way more important than money IMO (which might explain why I have so little of the latter these days...)

[AZ Sailor]

Pardon the high jack of your thread for a moment, but came across a prior boat you curated and had to share: Ankle Biter, as seen last Friday evening, just back to the slip at Waikiki Yacht Club after a beer can race. Pete, the guy you sold to, still owns the boat, has "sailed the hell out of it", races regularly, and has cruised it to all of the Hawaiian Islands. He says when he bought Ankle Biter from you he thought he would own the boat for a few years and then move up to something bigger, but 14 years later he is still loving the ride and has no plans to sell. He also remembered your name without prompting and enjoyed recalling and retelling of meeting you in Hanalei to complete the purchase.



All of which speaks well of the job you did prepping AB for the 2008 SHTP, and to the quality of the SC 27 generally. Well done, sir.

[AlanH]

Pardon the high jack of your thread for a moment, but came across a prior boat you curated and had to share: Ankle Biter, as seen last Friday evening, just back to the slip at Waikiki Yacht Club after a beer can race. Pete, the guy you sold to, still owns the boat, has "sailed the hell out of it", races regularly, and has cruised it to all of the Hawaiian Islands. He says when he bought Ankle Biter from you he thought he would own the boat for a few years and then move up to something bigger, but 14 years later he is still loving the ride and has no plans to sell. He also remembered your name without prompting and enjoyed recalling and retelling of meeting you in Hanalei to complete the purchase.


All of which speaks well of the job you did prepping AB for the 2008 SHTP, and to the quality of the SC 27 generally. Well done, sir.

Hey! Thanks for this. Oh, it's good to see her in good hands, still, and going strong..

[AntsUiga]

Sorry to read about the continuing bad news for masts this year. Here’s hoping the rest of the decade is clear of problems.

Does the piper have a roadworthy trailer that can get you to places like Santa Cruz, Morro Bay, the Delta, Huntington Lake among others?

Cheers,
Ants

[AlanH]

Ants, the Piper does indeed have a good trailer.

I'm on the waiting list at the Treasure Island Sailing Center.

[AlanH]

Pretty half-hull model owned by a Scottish member of the class....

[AntsUiga]

Pretty half-hull model owned by a Scottish member of the class....

So sexy…..
As all half hulls deserve to be.

[AlanH]

So sexy…..
As all half hulls deserve to be.

Absolutely.