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Information About A Humming BirdIF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR THE DS16 AND/OR DS20-22 YAHOO! GROUP, THEY HAVE BEEN NUKED FOR SOME REASON. FURTHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND here . This year brought on a big repair job with the hull, forward on the starboard side. And new anti-fouling paint (a job I would care not to repeat for another two or three years!). After slamming into the trailer in 1998, during haul-out, a large gash was created in the hull. My origional diagnoses was that it was simply a cosmetic blemish, and so some filler was applied and no more was though about the problem ... that is, until I discovered she was taking on water last summer. Some 4 to 5 liters in 12 hours. More than I thought she should. Upon careful consideration of my options, I decided that she had to be flipped over and fiberglassed properly this past spring. Which, with the help of five people, she was. I spent two weeks fiberglassing, grinding, sanding and anti-fouling. The result was a more or less smooth hull, with paint that matched the gel coat as closely as possible. Then the problem of flipping her over again. My help (of course!), didn't show, but I had payed 40\$ to bring the truck over so as to make use of the hitch, so over she went anyways. This time I did the job myself, with the help of my trusty block and tackle, a large hydraulic jack, and lots of lines. Deposited gracefully on her bottom, and cranked onto the trailer, she was hauled to the beach. Launching took place in June. I also had the good fortune (I thought) to obtain, free of charge, a VHF radio. So I bought an antenna for 86$, only to have the radio expire in a puff of smoke while I was trying to figure out which of the two red wires present was power supply. So I have an antenna ... it is a start! Due to the lack of wind--at least whenever I wanted to sail the boat ... not so when she was on the mooring--I used the motor a wee bit more than I would like to have. This has allowed me, on the plus side, to estimate that one tank gives about 6 hours at full throttle, although I wouldn't bet on it being exactly accurate. | |
General StatisticsBuilder: Diller-Schwill yatchs of Odessa, Ontario. Year Built: circa 1965 Year Purchased: 1998, refitted by the builder Sail Number: 19 Length Overall: 16.0 Feet Length at Load Waterline: 14 feet 4 inches Maximum Beam: 6.0 Feet Maximum Draft (Board Down): 4.0 Feet Minimum Draft (Board Up): 7.0 Inches Mainsail Area 105 Square Feet Jib Area 50 Square Feet Mast Length 20 Feet Boom Length 9 feet 6 inches Clearance Height: 24 Feet Displacement: 500 LBs. Weight of Centerboard: 125 LBs. Maximum Hull Speed: 4.4744 Knots Average Speed: 2.5 to 3 Knots Sails Carried: Working Jib, Mainsail. Reefing: roller reefing. Sleeping Accomodations: 2 people in forward V-berth Electrical System: 32 Ah Gel Cell with a six circuit fused switch panel. Running Lights, Cabin Light, Cockpit Lights, Radio, and Accesory circuits. This summer, an electric bilge pump was installed, and is served by the sixth switch. Charging is provided by a small solar panel, which charges constantly, except when the boat is moored in big waves (when it is secured below decks). This arrangement is quite satisfactory. The panel, providing about .25 Watts, has been able to keep the battery level within acceptable limits (11.0-13.0 Volts). A gain of one volt is made with three to four days of sunlight. Ground Tackle: One 15 LB. Danforth with 8 feet of zinc plated 3/8 inch chain and 100 feet of 3/8 inch Nylon Braid line. One Canadian Tire Mermaid 15 pound anchor with 2 feet 3/8 inch chain and 50 feet 3/8 inch twisted nylon line. Permanent Mooring: two concrete blocks with 12 feet of 3/8 inch zinc plated chain, 6 feet 1/2 inch line and 8 feet 3/8 inch line, bouyed by a large water cooler container. Winter bouy is the same as during the summer, but with the addition of a second bouy and cork floats on the chain. Auxilliary Engine: Honda 5 Horsepower Four Stroke with Forward, Neutral and Reverse shift. One 5 gallon external fuel tank. | |
Looking for Other Owners!Do you own or do you know anyone who owns a DS16? There are several owners, including myself, running a discussion group for owners and former owners. The more people, the more the fun begins! Please feel free to drop by DS16-DillerSchwill16, thanks. | |
Photographs of A Humming Bird | |
Please use the "BACK" button on your browser to return to the About A Humming Bird main page after viewing the photos. A View of A Humming Bird on the Beach During a GaleA View of the Cockpit of A Humming Bird rafted with my sister's kayak This is the cabin, as it was in 1998 |
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The historical information and other information on this page is concidered accurate as of August 30, 2001.
