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Jealous.

I'm sure all the neighbors really appreciate being able to hear whatever it is that those speakers are broadcasting!

Tim wrote:
bcooke wrote:I am also going to splurge on a new Schaeffer 1100 roller furler.
Good choice, and one you won't regret ever.

Except when you write the check...

But never after that!

Tim wrote:And if things get out of hand during cocktail hour, the table will be all set for the dancing girls...Very solid.

That's it. I'm cruising with Joe from now on!

No, I have a stainless shroud cleat and I only run up the flag when I'm aboard.

Figment wrote:The boat matches the trees.

Weisenheimer.

I just lashed a stainless ring to my backstay for a flag halyard:

Flies more or less 2/3 of the way up the backstay:

Yeah, my mast step is an epoxy saturated mahogony plywood contraption. I am expecting the paint to stick to it just as well as the rest of the deck. It is removable but I just can't see any reason to remove it. I probably should have just set it in a bed of epoxy and made it permanent. Then again.....

Yeah, I was there in August. You can see the same dorys behind the stancion in this picture: http://www.dasein668.com/art/sailing/2007/cruise/081107/08.jpg I nearly ran into all this netting at the head of the harbor. It was hard to see with the sun glaring off the water when I was arriving: http://...

A30_John wrote:At the end of a hard day's work, a quiet evening next to these guys isn't too hard to take...

Cabot Cove on Vinalhaven?

That's cool. Even cooler than this:

Figment wrote:You have an interior?

I guess he's got one up on you, eh, Mike?

bcooke wrote:But I would think a small tank is just the reason to require pumping overboard. You could be looking for a pumpout station every other day otherwise.

I'd tend to agree.

Mike, what's the big deal about adding another wye?

That looks really nice Mike!

PICTURES!!!!

Thanks, Joe!

Yeah, I think he provided brownies and rum to the highly distraught careless and thoughtless person...

Saturday: yard work, desperately needed. Sunday: Sail to Little Chebeague for lunch. Invited my parents. Had a nice light air beat in 5-7 knot southerly on the way out. Anchored in Chandler's cove and had a nice lunch, during which time the wind built. A. Lot. Had a screaming.. no, really... a-S C R...

Figment wrote:Does anyone know the gallons-per-flush of a Lavac off the top of their head?

3 pints.

I recognize that boat...

Tim wrote:It seems to me that holding tank failure is something that's best to only read about, not experience...

I'm not sure it's even good to read about...

Is it not also a Pee Box? Shouldn't it rightly be christened the PooPee Box?

Yeah, that's what y'all get for allowing me to post on the forum at 0100...

Figment wrote:I'm only mostly crazy, and as everybody knows, mostly crazy is also slightly sane.

Peter wrote:

I bet he's making a bit of leeway, what with his keel coming out of the water! hehe

What's the story with that fore-and-aft mooring set up? Is that your usual mooring arrangement? I've not seen that before.

Now, anyone have a 2.75 inch forstner drill bit they want to sell/loan? I need to make two shallow cuts for my new cockpit drains and I really don't want to buy a $30-40 drill bit that will cut maybe 0.5 inches of material in my current lifetime. The forstner bit that I bought for that purpose was ...

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I notice that KFC is a sponsor. I'd always wondered how they got that extra crispy chicken.. Now we know!

Tim wrote:Get a name on that transom, mistah!

That is his name. You hail him by keying the mic and not saying anything three times.

Somebody is a little punchy after his trip way down south yesterday! hehe

#218 wrote:Wow - that trailer is something else.

Oh, Jason, you must know by now that Tim never does anything halfway! ;-D

vindo40 wrote:Thanks for the clarification. I guess it is time to finish my hull. I will share pictures with you when I figure out how I can attach them in the Forum.... any tips on attaching photos? Thanks again
Miguel

Tim has a tutorial here that might be helpful.

Thanks for the info, Tom.

Tim wrote:
dasein668 wrote:Geez, folks, you're letting me down!
Perhaps the silence is truly telling?

Well I certainly wasn't expecting much useful input from you, mistah! hehe

Geez, folks, you're letting me down!

The Boston Sailing Center has a pretty nice online cruising guide to Mass. It doesn't really cover Boston, since they are sailing out of Boston, but...

http://www.bostonsailingcenter.com/crui ... index.html

Use your imagination: Mixed up lots of epoxy with 407 filler to a fairly thin consistency. Then 'painted' every vertical surface on the boat (cabin and cockpit) leaving it all a smooth red color. Use your imagination: the boat in this photo is outdoors and has a light green hull.... http://www.dase...

Tim wrote:Scituate? Sandwich Harbor of Refuge?

Yes, well, I was hoping for some better options!

man you 40-footers really know how to live!!! Hehe. I was thinking the same thing about "easy dinghy ride to Southwest or Somes Sound"! Heather and I agree, though, that Northeast Harbor is a great spot for all the reasons George mentioned. Sounds like you had a great trip, George! Sorry ...

Nah, just "something different." Perhaps there could be a Figment sighting up that way though?

Well, I've hardly even gotten back home and already, somehow, Heather and I are talking about next year... We've batted around a few ideas, and one that she is interested in is a cruise "way down south" to Boston, and perhaps the Cape. Has anyone here visited Boston in a small boat? Is it ...

Congrats! She looks nice.

Can I just say: it seems kind of odd that MA registration numbers start with MS. Isn't that the postal code for Minnesota? (Yeah, I know registration numbers and postal codes aren't related, but still...)

petemarkey wrote:PS. some of Tim's sites are down, what gives, is he out cruising or something?

He's having server problems. Hopefully things will be squared away next week.

Thanks! Leaving the MDI area tomorrow: probably won't have internet again till home. Catch you on the other side!

Rachel wrote:I would love to have heard those bagpipes in the fog.

I aim to please. Unfortunately, he had to pause to adjust something right when I started filming this little clip, but you get the idea, at least.

Tim: This is the boat I was talking about, from Rockland. He built it himself.

Well, it's foggy, and thundery, and rainy, and windy, and just plain nasty here at Islesford on Little Cranberry Island... Which means y'all get a few preview pics from the cruise so far. Just because I'm bored and have internet access from the boat today. Without further ado: Clearing Fog, Harmon H...

I bet it would be a nightmare to feed that thing!

The Triton has a huge mainsail area. Reefing at 20 knots is not only helpful with the helm it's just plain prudent. You won't go any faster with a full main in 20 knots than you will with a reef. In fact you'll probably be slower, or at least be making a ton more leeway. The fact is, these boats wit...

Earlier in the day he was wearing an Alexseal t-shirt. The guy's a billboard!

John, it was nice to see a friendly face at Pickering!

I'm leaving tomorrow (Monday 7/23) for my cruise. Penobscot, Jericho, and Frenchman Bays, primarily. I'll "see" you all when I get back, around August 17.

Why work when you could sail?

Was this the Craigs List one that Tim cross posted above? If so, the pics make it look like a pretty good boat for the price, even with soft decks. Congrats!

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