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AdriftAtSea · May 18, 2007, 09:54:42 PM

Very true... my boat's a mess, and won't get cleaned for a while, since I'm making more of a mess adding the bridgedeck.

Dharmabum · May 24, 2007, 05:24:26 AM

Greeting,
I just got singed on and wanted to say hello to everyone. We sail the coast of Maine, any other Mainers here?

Captain Smollett · May 24, 2007, 07:45:56 AM

Welcome Aboard, Dick.

I haven't been to Maine, but I sure have been looking for a way to get my boat up there. I'm looking forward to hearing about your cruising up there.

Bubba the Pirate · May 24, 2007, 10:43:24 AM

Welcome!

I hope to sail in Maine next summer.

TrT

AdriftAtSea · May 24, 2007, 12:22:49 PM

While I'm not in Maine, there are a whole bunch of us who are in New England. Norm and CubeMonkey are out of Boston, and I sail out of Buzzards Bay.

Woody · May 24, 2007, 03:23:49 PM

I was sailing my Herreshoff 12 1/2, Myrdie, from Savannah to Wilmington. As a classic, gaff rigged sloop with spruce spars and mahogany trim, Myrdie gets a lot of attention at the docks. At a stop in Georgetown, SC, I met an admiring fellow sailor, and when I told him I was on a long journey he suggested that I should check out the SailFar web site.

Dharmabum · May 24, 2007, 03:52:45 PM

Thanks for the hellos. I sailed in Narragansett Bay for almost 15 years, and I can honestly say that nothing down there compares with sailing the coast of Maine.

Bubba the Pirate · May 24, 2007, 03:56:16 PM

Welcome, how was your trip? Tell us about it.

TrT

mangomuffins · May 27, 2007, 08:39:24 PM

Hi from Mangomuffins!!

We are 2 people and 5 cats and one Albin Vega 27'... currently living ashore in Charlotte Harbor, FL but may be moving aboard soon in order to move to East coast of FL. I (w.w.) have owned, cruised, and lived aboard several small boats.... Gulf Coast 22', Hurley 20', Vivacity 21' twin keel (my favorite!!). I also owned and raced a Venture 21'...this boat would literally fly...I mean literally. wing on wing in 25-30 knots, it actually took off for about 5 seconds.

Saw the link at cruisers forum and decided to check it out. We hope to move up to a catamaran (32'-36') someday, but I would always like to have a small boat around for sheer fun. Our Vega was gifted to us recently and are just now starting to overhaul things a bit. She is in great condition, but needs a paint job, new mains'l and some paneling inside. Look forward to seeing who and what is here at sailfar.

MM

AdriftAtSea · May 27, 2007, 09:02:16 PM

Welcome to Sailfar MagoMuffins-

Frank · May 27, 2007, 09:04:22 PM

Welcome aboard M+M Your 27 is a fine,fast boat. Met a young couple last winter in HopeTown with one.They restored it themselves and it looked GREAT....they loved it. Lots of great history with those boats. Keep us posted with your plans and post a few pics. Have fun

maxiSwede · May 28, 2007, 03:57:16 AM

welcome! From a purely chauvinistic point of view, it´s soooo nice to have another swedish boat type represented here... ;D ::)

Dharmabum · May 29, 2007, 06:17:28 AM

The bottom is finally painted and we are hoping to schedule a Friday launch. The only drawback about sailing in Maine is that we seem to be about 5 weeks behind the RI launch time we used to shoot for.
I installed the new autopilot yesterday, and upgraded to a newer radio that actually has a weather channel!
We are good to go, I hope the yard is as well. Our mooring is ready and waiting in Rockport Harbor. ;D

Bubba the Pirate · May 29, 2007, 07:17:26 PM

As another 'bum' I had to chime in.

Congrats!

I'm looking at my list and my cash, and I'm not sure I'll be in the water this year yet. :-[

Next spring for sure.

TrT

AdriftAtSea · May 29, 2007, 08:32:25 PM

Congrats... I am supposed to be scheduled for soda blasting next week. :D Then bottom painting... and off we'll go.

Dharmabum · May 30, 2007, 05:59:52 PM

Thanks for all the replies. We are set to go!

Hope to be sailing over to Vinalhaven on Saturday.

Dharmabum · June 05, 2007, 06:12:11 AM

Well, Friday was not the day, but Saturday was. The down side however, is that it's been raining here ever since! Still it's nice to have the boat back in the water in Rockport Harbor.

AdriftAtSea · June 05, 2007, 06:58:37 AM

So, when do you leave for Vinalhaven???

Dharmabum · June 05, 2007, 05:03:28 PM

Quote from: AdriftAtSea on June 05, 2007, 06:58:37 AM
So, when do you leave for Vinalhaven???

Actually Vinalhaven is only a day sail for us so we can go anytime. It's only about 8 NM into the Fox Island Thorofare.

Thanks for the reply

Steve H · July 10, 2007, 09:28:14 PM

hI all , I surfed in here from some other website I was browsing and couldnt tear myself away so I saved this one to favorites and have been lurking around for days reading all this great small boat info .
Its nice to see a site thats not biased against small boats .

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