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[Oldrig]

 Welcome, Dan!
Which side of Buzzards Bay do you and Pretty Gee sail out of? I'm in Cataumet, in Squeteague Harbor.


--Coastal Cruiser said:
And what might those traditionally designed boats be? I have that sickness too.  

Well, anything that looks like a boat. I realize that's a highly technical term, but I don't know how else to put it. You know, boats by Herreshoff, Lyle Hess, Crealock, Alberg, Chuck Paine, catboats, schooners . . .

Somehow I suspect there are lot of us on this board.

--Joe

P.S. I haven't figured out how to do quotes on this board yet.

[AdriftAtSea]

Welcome, Dan!
Which side of Buzzards Bay do you and Pretty Gee sail out of? I'm in Cataumet, in Squeteague Harbor.

The Pretty Gee is docked up on the Acushnet river, north of the hurricane barrier and the Pope Island swing bridge.  She's a fairly untraditional design, being a trimaran. :D 

Speaking of traditional designs, I helped the Emma Kay, a black and red, 14 ton steel schooner launch from my marina the same day we put the Pretty Gee in the water.  It was blowing about 15 knots that day, and turning a 14 ton boat around using just dock lines in that kind of wind was fun.  Of course, I had a vested interest in getting the Emma Kay out safely.... one of the boat she would have blown down on was the Pretty Gee.  The Emma Kay is moored in Fairhaven.

[Zen]

 ;D

Ahoy & Welcome Dog Days, I see you slipped in here  ;D

[AdriftAtSea]

Welcome, Dan!
Which side of Buzzards Bay do you and Pretty Gee sail out of? I'm in Cataumet, in Squeteague Harbor.


--Coastal Cruiser said:
And what might those traditionally designed boats be? I have that sickness too.   

Well, anything that looks like a boat. I realize that's a highly technical term, but I don't know how else to put it. You know, boats by Herreshoff, Lyle Hess, Crealock, Alberg, Chuck Paine, catboats, schooners . . .

Somehow I suspect there are lot of us on this board.

--Joe

P.S. I haven't figured out how to do quotes on this board yet.

Joe-

What's the name of your boat.  I've been helping some people out at my marina, with a Cape Dory 25 named Aja.  I was wondering if that was your boat... be a funny coincidence if it was.

Dan

[Capt. BC]

Hello. I am not a true sailor. I have power boated for 32 years. My wife needs some creature comforts and has been exposed to genertor cruising. I do want to buy a sailboat with a cabin on the boat that will fit on a trailer. I will be boating in the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, Florida, Alabama and over to Texas. What would I need to look for that will take the  unpredictable winds in the winter cold fronts in that region?

[Zen]

Dan;
is this one of Pretty Gee's sisters?

[AdriftAtSea]

Nope, that's a Farrier designed trimaran, probably a Corsair.  The problem with that design is that the amas tilt up when folded, and leave the hull-deck join in the water.  It also means that you need to put hull paint on the topsides of the amas if you have to store the boat with the amas folded.  That's probably why the boat is on a lift.  The other two problems with the Farrier ama design are  that it requires tools to lock the amas in position (a wrench and several bolts) and the amas fold in the same axis as the major torsion forces on them work in. 

The Telstar's amas require no tools, just using two line clutches for each ama—one for the net and one for the ama itself.  The lines work to hold them in the closed or open position.   Also, when the amas fold on a Telstar, they do so by swinging forward and then tuck back under the hull—but the amas stay in the same orientation as they would be when they're extended.

[CapnK]

Welcome aboard, Capt BC. :) Congrats on your conversion... ;)

Reading about you and your request, I immediately thought of the Nimble boats. Here's one for you to look at, although it is admittedly about the finest example of one that you'll see, due to how much work Ray put into fixing Seaweed up...

Seaweed

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As an aside to Dan and Zen, I like the thinking behind the Telstars folding ama setup much better than I do the Farriers... :D

[s/v Faith]

Opps....

  Did I bump this?

Sorry.  ;D

[Paul]

Linked from Com-Pac owners forum.  Great site.  Looks like this one will be, too.

[s/v Faith]

Glad you found us Paul,

  Welcome aboard!  You should see a bunch of folks you know here from the Compac site. 

[traveling soldier]

Hello all.  I like the board however I didnt see a newbie section to say hello.  I am moving today to Lake Murray, Columbia, South Carolina.  I have been assigned to the hospital on Fort Jackson.  I will be there no less than three years.  I would love to meet some fellow sailors and get the lay of the land.  I am currently boatless but it seems San Juan 21s are the popular boat on the water there.  I am interested in racing and just hanging out on the water.

TS

[Captain Smollett]

Hi TS,

Welcome both to the board and to central SC.  I am over in the Lugoff/Elgin area.  I lake sail Lake Wateree and, of course, travel to the coast.

The SJ21's are active in the area.  If you want to learn racin', hook up with Dick Dommell - he's been a SJ21 National Champ, iirc, and I believe he calls Lake Murray his home waters now.   He might be a member of Lake Murray Yacht Club, or one of the others on the lake.

There are also a few accomplished SJ21 racers still active on Lake Wateree (the Wateree Sailing Club used to be home to Fleet 36, but it is not very active anymore).  Check out

Wateree Sailing Club

for some more info; I was, for a brief time, Commodore of that club, but am no longer involved with it.

Finally, Lake Wylie up the Rock Hill area offers another opportunity for sailing.  I've sailed on that lake twice, but EdD could give better local info there.

Let me know if you want to crew or need crew sometime; all I need is an excuse to hit the water.  ;)

[Adam]

Welcome TS :)

[EdD]

TS,

Welcome to South Carolina and also to this site.  You are, in my opinion, in one of the best inland sailing locations in SC.  Lake Murray is a great sailing lake with lots of sailing clubs and friendly people to sail and socialize with.

Captain Smollett's home lake is Lake Wateree, about 40 miles north of Columbia on Interstate 77.  Some may argue but I find it not quite as good as Murray for sailing, but still a very nice lake with lots of undeveloped shoreline.

Then there is Lake Wylie, my home lake (near Rock Hill, SC).  It is not a great sailing lake...but it is close to me.  Like most of the lakes on the Catawba river system, it is long and narrow.  Swirling winds, over developed shoreline, too many power boats, but other than that...well, it gives me my "water" fix.

If you are planning a trip up this way, let me know & we'll get together for a sail.  Hope you enjoy your stay!

EdD

[Captain Smollett]

Lake Wateree ...  Some may argue but I find it not quite as good as Murray for sailing, but still a very nice lake with lots of undeveloped shoreline.

Like Wylie, Wateree is long and narrow, which makes for some challenging sailing unless there is a strong, favorable dominant wind (from a front passage, for example).  Ordinarily, you get lots of wind shifts, and there are several constrictions in the lake the can be difficult to get around unless conditions are just right.

The NICE thing about that lake is the relative lack of boat traffic; though it is getting worse now, in the past, we have been out on summer weekends, even holidays, with surprisingly few motorboats on the water.  Ramps typically involve no-very little waiting.

I've not sailed on Lake Murray, but it is my understanding there is a TON of motorboat/jet ski traffic; it's on the 'developed' side of Columbia, with Irmo, Lexington and several other smaller towns nearby.  I guess I need to drag my boat over there some weekend to see how things are first hand.

[ThatBoatGuy]

Howdy! 

Just a quick hello from George.  Going to be stuffing ourselves into a Pacific Seacraft Dana 24 soon for some cruising.  Just around here in the Chez for a while but perhaps next fall down the east coast and to the Abacos, then winter on the Treasure Coast. 

George

[s/v Faith]

Welcome Aboard George!

  The Dana is a great boat, I had one in the slip behind me for about a year, and often admired it.

  Glad to have you aboard, enjoy!

[oded kishony]

Welcom!!!

The Dana is a great boat, it's listed in John Vigor's "20 small sailboats to take you anywhere"

What year is your boat? Have you made many changes? How long have you owned it?

oded kishony
paceship py26
charlottesville,va

[Zen]

Ahoy George