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[CapnK]

Welcome aboard Oded, Nemona, and Seanshine! We have a good group of folks here, sounds like y'all will fit in just fine. :)

Oded - 150 miles on the Chessy sounds pretty long to me. :) Good way to start!

Nemona - I used to sit in high school and draw your boat instead of doing classwork. :) Until I "discovered" the various 60's Albergs, CD's were my favorite boats. They are still in the top 5. :)

Seanshine -

I love gadgets, so she decked out with all sorts of thing that eventually won't work.

LOL! Ain't it the truth! :D

[oded kishony]

Hi CapnK,

Wonderful group of folks-it's great to find a like minded group with such diverse background, experience and knowledge.
I've noticed that several members sail with animals. We take our beloved cockapoo(cocker spaniel/poodle) named Koko on our day sails. As we expand our range we will have to housebreak/boattrain her. I'm wondering what advice folks may have for us. Where's the best place for this discussion CapnK?

oded kishony

[CapnK]

Welcome aboard, Jim! :) Good to have you here. :)

Have to ask - was it a typo, or did you really liveaboard a 5 foot vessel? ;D

Looking forward to reading some of your work!

[CapnK]

Oded -

You could start a thread right up here in the "sailFar.net Discussion" area. Good idea for a topic! :)

[Amorous]

Oded, did you buy that Paceship there in Urbanna?  Possibly from a guy named Roger or robert or something like that?  If so, I know your boat.  Nice.

[oded kishony]

Hi Amorous,

I bought my boat on Ebay(!), it was on the hard at Herrington Harbor North near Annapolis. I sailed her from there to Urbanna, about 150 miles in 3 days with the help of a very capable neighbor. But I know the boat you're thinking of.  Mine is the same model. I like the Paceship PY26 it's a heavy boat, that handles well, stiff yet nimble, forgiving but fast and very comfortable below, with lots of room and well laid out. Last year I was going to change marinas but decided not to. I went back later to visit a friend and discovered that had I taken that slip my neighbor would have been the other PY26. How did you like Dozier's? I stayed with Urbanna Yachting Center because our slip is easy to get in and out of and the view is wonderful, but I'd like to find something comparable that's cheaper-he hiked up the price pretty steeply last year. I guess most Marinas are getting hit with higher fuel and insurance rates causing them to raise their slip fees.

oded kishony

[starcrest]

skipper dave this is Eric aka starcrest.I lived in ventura and marina del rey for about 15 years 1978 till 1993.I came here to south florida and found employment after only 2 days, am employed in the allied health field.I can tell you rite now that the boating scene is much more relaxed over here with far less red tape beaurocratic shull bit.after being pretty much up and down the east coast from cape canaveral to where I am now in dania beach I have never once seen or heard of a "harbor patrol',or its associated harraslements.I will tell you that the water here is here shallow,its warm and clear too.depending on where you go its far less expensive to keep a boat in a slip.It varies from one area to another but the amount of marinas here is plentiful.in the last 6 years I paid as little as  147 dollars per month for a 30 foot liveaboard slip....I should say 1/4 slip as the slips are not the same.its more like a med moore.that was in the marina that got destroyed in lake okeechobee,and yes you can get there from either coast of florida  by water.I then had to move to another slip on the coast for 450 per month,then I moved to a slip  in dania for 180 per month but that was a haul out yard where you had to be out of the yard by 8 pm for insurance reasons.now I am at a marina rite down the street  where its 10 bux per foot per mont ,65 for electric,they dont care who or how many sleep on board day or nite.very relaxed.one more thing  this marina is about a mile inland and you must be dismasted to get here as there are several fixed bridges..but this is not always the case..una cosa mas...si usted quiere venga aqui es muy importante por se habla mucho espaniol.I will return to california on my next return trip from hawaii

[Amorous]

While I was in the water in urbanna I stayed at the town docks, it was cheap and most of the people were nice.  i had amorous pulled and she sat in the yard at dozier's for over a year until i could get back there to get her.  both the town docks and the yard were relatively cheap ($100 or so).  The yard at dozier's has been taken over by two young men who are doing a really great job.  they call the yard CAMBROOK Boatyard and their names are Scott and Noah.

[oded kishony]

Amorous,

If you were using Urbanna as home base where did you like to go to, what were your favorite destinations and how long did they take? I was thinking of going over to Tangier Island and Smith Island next summer, have you ever gone there? I'm figuring a 3-5 day trip with a couple of days layover. Tangiers seems like an interesting place to visit especially since you can only get there by boat!

oded

[hearsejr]

 I'm new to here, but I have been a lurker for a few weeks, just did not have the time to post anything.
I am planning to try and cruise to Bahama, from NC, but right now  my plans are on the back burner while I get some medical attention  that I should have done awhile back. (oh it's just a little back ache..must have slept on it wrong...5 years later it's just a pulled muscle, I am sure it will go away! lol) anyhow, I want to try a get a project bayliner 270, to refit and load it down with supplies, a dry place to sleep during the rain storms, and go. the rest I can do as I go along. I have designed my own out board, using parts from almost any mrine salvage shop, and powered by an air cooled lawn mower engine. it will be very easy to build, cheap and rugged. the best thing is it will be fun to build and you can make the shaft length almost as long or shart as you like.  I figure I can build one or two, and if they work as planned I'll build kits that you can buy and add youer favorite power head, and lower unit, and you assemble it like a model car. that should help me build a little cruising kitty, or atleast get folks interested in go places by boat. lol.
anyway if anyone has a cheap junker boat 24-28' that can be restored with a lot of elbow work, at a very cheap...as in junkyard price.. drop me a line. it sure would help me get a head start on my adventure.
thanks,
  Bill

[captedteach]

Bill

send me your contact info to my yahoo IM or email  same ID as here  I have a line on one or two boats

[oded kishony]

Ebay is chock full of such boats after all these hurricanes. I'm waiting for the salvagers to start selling the fittings, winches, deck hardware, etc. that's flooding the market right now.

oded kishony

[Sid T]

Hello from North Carolina. My wife an I sail a Coronado 25, "Home Alone". We have had it for almost 8 years and have only sailed in N.C. waters and still have not did them all. We  usually do a 2 or 3 wk trip each year as our long trip. However I just retired last year (2005) so that may change. Home Alone lives in Oriental, NC and  we live in Fayetteville, NC, 3 hours driving time we try to make 2 trips a month in the good weather and one in the winter. Just got back last night from a great weekend ended 2005 and started 2006 onboard.

[hearsejr]

 Thanks,
my contact info is hearsejr@yahoo.com  or yall can give me a hollar 919-751-8992. I was not able to walk for a little while, but I'm getting alot better, and even repaired a couple of old 6 speed cruiser bikes, and ridden one nearly three miles yesterday. ofcourse that is after a shot of cort-a-zone in my lower back and about 2 days of laying in the floor balled up like a used sock, awaiting the the pain to stop.  for me that 3 miles was about  like walking on moon.

I'm really looking a clunker to repair. I can work on it  with out to much trouble, just can't sail anywhere other then a few hours at a time.

Thanks,
Bill

[s/v Faith]

Welcome to the site,

  Don't know where in NC you are, but I know of a few boats right now...  Not sure what junkyard prices are to you, but there is an O'Day 28(?) that needs a new interior bulkhead, and other TLC that is floating at the end of my dock.  Probably could be had for less then $500.

  There is a Grampian 26 that you could probably get for less then $2000.  Other boats slightly higher are an Alberg 30, An Oday 25.

  Flea-bay does have some great deals, (watched an Alberg35 go for $855 last month).  Few are in this area.... for whatever reason.

  Another option is to walk around boat yards, great deals lurking in forgotten corners. 

[hearsejr]

 I'm in Goldsboro N.C., but I am willing to travel some. sort of pressed for time, though. I have on average around 6-7 doctor visits a week.
wow a 28'er is the size I was dreaming of! I have a few sheets of plywood and alot of huge chunks of scrap wood and trim....even have some foam for cushions and heavy duty cloth, some electronics and safty gear, 2 good anchors and chain rode. a couple of good compasses, fiber glass cloth, and resin, and some inside lighting and a set of nice runing lights.
if that O'Day has a good deck,  hull and rudder, I have almost every thing else on hand.

[s/v Faith]

The deck felt good, the big turn off was the bulkhead (deck steped mast, so this is more then cosmetic).  The boat has had water inside, and has turned the (non marine) OEM wood laminate covered plywood bulkhead to mush. 

  The hardware is largely there, the boat had an A-4 at some point, but it has been removed and there is a part of a broken outboard bracket on the transom.

  It is up for 'sealed bid' but I bet it does not go for more then $500.  You should plan to see it before you bid, as it does need a lot of work.........

[hearsejr]

 sounds like it might be about what I'm looking for.  where is it located? does it have a wooden beam for a compression post? not that realy matters, just wondering if it's a 25'er or 27-28..
thanks,
  Bill

[CapnK]

Welcome abaord, Sid! Great way to start off the New Year! ;D

[The Edge]

Lost Sole,

     Welcome Aboard.  There are many neat pilots here as well as sailors.  You'll fit right in.