"Chip Ahoy" Homeport

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Last Updated On:
April 28, 2018

January 2017

Chip Ahoy's restoration, refit featured in Sailing Magazine

HERCULEAN TASK
An obsessive refit transforms a
Catalina 22 into a showpiece
By David Liscio

Excerpt:

A meticulous record keeper, Ford's log of the restoration [of Chip Ahoy] consumes reams of digital pages. Every steel nut and bolt is accounted for, as are the bigger-ticket items like roller furling, a new outboard engine, standing rigging, electronics, a longer boom, self-tailing winches. The list goes on.

The bottom line is, as one observer once put it, sobering. The tally comes to just over $40,000....

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Article on Sailing Magazine's website

Chip Ahoy has been SOLD
Saturday, April 28, 2018
"There is a time for everything"
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This sign was posted at the end of my driveway/lot by the street down to the dock

Chip Ahoy featured in Sailing Magazine

Jan-Feb 2016 issue

Used Boat Notebook
Catalina 22
By David Liscio

Excerpt:

Chip Ford of Marblehead, Massachusetts, who has lovingly restored his 1974 Mk I Chip Ahoy, praised the swing-keel design after running aground on a mud bank.

“I just raised the keel and backed off,” said Ford, publisher and technical editor of Mainbrace, a Catalina 22-focused publication. “I’m a cruiser and I’ve been in bad weather with some precarious moments, but the boat is comfortable, sturdy and seaworthy. It has proven itself on several occasions.”

MY FINAL PROJECT
Replacing the forward hatch butt hinges (2015)
July 3, 2015
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Refinishing the Cribboards-Teak Trim Project Revisited (2014)
June, 2014
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Chip Ahoy is Launched for Sailing Season 2013
June 20, 2013
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The Forward Hatch Leak Revisited, Again
May 5-6, 2013
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Uncovering Chip Ahoy — 2013
Apr 27, 2013
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Click graphics for the local Marblehead weather forecast

Tides for the Massachusetts Coast CLICK HERE	Tides for Salem Harbor CLICK HERE * Tide times do not account for Daylight Saving Time.
Tides for the North Shore CLICK HERE

Aerial Views of Chip Ahoy's Home Port
An Aerial Introduction to Chip Ahoy's Homeport & Mooring Area
(Courtesy of brother John and his Les Vants Aerial Photos business!)
-- MORE VIEWS --
COLOR B&W
A Chart View of Chip Ahoy's Port

Salem Sound Charts Page
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Local (Interactive) Nautical Chart

Marblehead Scenes
By Rob Kipp
Landscape and Nature Photographer

Service and product providers I recommend

Mid-Harbor Launch Service
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Full-service boatyard
with three Marblehead locations

Atlantic Charters (and Marine Surveys)
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Capt. Allan Waldman, Surveyor - (781) 639-0055

Doyle Sailmakers, Inc.
Marblehead and the world
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Sails, repairs, and maintenance

Ryan Marine Services
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Sales • Service • Storage • Hauling

South Shore Plating Company, Inc.
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Industrial - Hard Chrome - Copper - Nickel - Zinc - Chrome
Passivation - 24Kt. Gold - Polishing & Buffing

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"Tinters of the Tallest Building in New England"
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Greene Rubber Company
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Custom Rubber & Gaskets

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Onboard Laptop / 5MileWifi System Repair

Other recommended Catalina 22 equipment suppliers

Catalina Direct
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Largest supplier of parts for Catalina Yacht owners

Catalina Yachts
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IdaSailor Marine / Rudder Craft
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"World-Class rudders, tillers and other parts"

Cajun Trading Company Ltd.
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Marine Rope and Cordage Products

The Passing of a Mentor and Friend
Dick King ("Twilight Zone") -- August 25, 2006
“A bad day sailing beats almost anything worth doing”
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Upgrade, Repair, Restoration and Refinishing Projects, and How-Tos

Other C22 Information, Repairs, Upgrades, and Experiences
My Season 2013 “To Do” Wish List	Waterline “marked” after first season Waterline after Season 2010
How to Buy a Catalina 22: What to Look For	Sample Price List and Order Form (w/available options) 1976 C22 #6991 - "Windfall"
Catalina 22 Design Drawings	Catalina 22 Electrical Schematics
Locating the Hull Identification Number (HIN)	Chainplate Eye Bolt Corrosion
Personal Safety Aboard Chip Ahoy	Safety Equipment Aboard Chip Ahoy
Living Aboard a C-22 Storage and Spaces to Stow	Greg Luckett's Cockpit Tent
Wally Riddle’s Keel- Centering Trailer Bracket	Nahant-to-Marblehead for hauling out Bringing Wally Riddle’s C-22 “Carpe Diem” around
Wally Riddle's Tarp-Cover Frame	Chuck Bennett’s Bimini Top
Bayard Gross’s Custom Interior Storage (PDF)	Bayard Gross’s Mainsheet Swivel Cam (PDF)
The Sweet/Lange Mast-Raising System	Carlos Prieto's #1638 arrives in Santiago, Chile
Kim Kiesling's Homemade C22 Self-Steering	Russ Hauser's Mast Step Pin
Brian Parkinson's 1969 C22 - Hull #3 - "Tiger"	Louis Plaisance's "Gabriel Pins" (for turnbuckles)
My Dyer Dhow Dinghy Mini-Project	My “New” Beacon Linx Dinghy
Salem to Lynn; Wally Riddle's maiden cruise of “Rocinante,” an Alerion 28	Launching Mike Sullivan's "Carpe Diem" June 14, 2007
Catalina 22 Mid-Winter Regatta February 23-26, 2006 - Sanford, Florida PHOTO ALBUM	Other Catalina 22 Links
Boating experiences from my past incarnation Even Song - Idle Hours II - Yankee Girl (1975-1982)	Response by Rich Fox. Commodore Catalina 22 National Sailing Association to Practical Sailor magazine concerning its review of C22s (PDF)

Don's, John's, and Chip's Great Adventure Oregon's Don Woodhouse ("Togarty") bicycles cross-country to come sailing August 16-18, 2009	Happy Birthday “Chief Hiawatha Frostbite”! Sailing Season ‘08 is over ... even for John Graichen and Malacass December 6, 2008
The Chip Ahoy/Malacass Rendezvous and Photo Shoot June 8, 2008	The Chip Ahoy/Carpe Diem Rendezvous and Photo Shoot July 2, 2005
Columbus Day Weekend 2008 Photo Rendezvous Chip Ahoy and Malacass October 12-13, 2008
Barbara's Family Sails Aboard Chip Ahoy June 6, 2005	Barbara's Son, Grandson Sail Aboard Malacass July 22, 2007