Who is having withdraws?

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May 23, 2004
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I'm in the market as were . Colonial Beach
I am starting to get sailing withdraws. It has been a long off season and I have started to do very small projects on my boat. I am looking forward to warm weather and good sailing.

Anyone else getting antsy?
 

Ross

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Jun 15, 2004
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Islander/Wayfairer 30 sail number 25 Perryville,Md.
I am starting to get sailing withdraws. It has been a long off season and I have started to do very small projects on my boat. I am looking forward to warm weather and good sailing.

Anyone else getting antsy?
Oh Yea!! I am starting to think about doing some work. I ain't gonna do any but I am thinkin about it. ;)
 
Sep 20, 2006
2,953
Hunter 33 Georgian Bay, Ontario, Canada
I am starting to get sailing withdraws. It has been a long off season and I have started to do very small projects on my boat. I am looking forward to warm weather and good sailing.

Anyone else getting antsy?
Ansty ???? He** yeah. Just got sideswiped with another winter storm, "snow at times heavy, blowing snow, winds gusting to 70 km/hr"

Unfortunately can't do boat projects when it looks like this.... ( may not be pretty, but it's stayed on while many at the marina have blown off)
 

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Bob S

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Sep 27, 2007
1,813
Beneteau 393 New Bedford, MA
I've already installed my solar vent! My wife keeps busting my butt because we're up with the kids skiing this week and all I do is surf the web or read about sailing. I have been reading Maptech's Cruising Guide New England Coast. I made a 1/2 dozen successful weekend cruises last year. This year I am planning 8-10 days in Nantucket. Hope it works out. I love this sport! I'm enjoying myself skiing but yes....I've been having withdrawals since the boat came out last October.
 

Tim R.

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May 27, 2004
3,626
Caliber 40 Long Range Cruiser Portland, Maine
Not me. Been working on the boat all winter. It is finally warm(30s) here and I am getting a lot done ;-)

3 weeks to the BVIs and to get rid of my cold.
 
Oct 6, 2008
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Hunter 33 St. Augustine
Tim, sorry but no withdrawals. Still going out every weekend here in Florida. With the exception of that ridiculous 28 degree weather a few weeks ago this is the best time of the year. My favorite anyway (no hurricanes and no 98 degree August doldrums).

Oops, it was 70 and sunny today. Hang in there!
 
Oct 6, 2008
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Hunter 33 St. Augustine
Sorry Tim, I meant the Bad Obsession post. However, if the 30's is warm then I salute you. I'll wave as you sail by south to the BVI. Good luck.
 
Jun 7, 2007
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Pearson- 323- Mobile,Al
Me I am suffering greatly it has been two weeks!!!!!! Then we did get to sail saturaday and sunday with sunday being awesome. Last weekend was with the grandkids. Today I went to the boat with my grandaughter a grand old 5 years old. The wind was far too strong for me to take the boat out without another adult on board. Mostly just getting out of the slip. Partly fear of what would happen if my grandaughter should fall overboard. Yesterday we had tornados tracking north and south of our house with 15 miles either direction. The good news is that I installed two new LED lights over the foreberth. They should be bright enough to read by.
 
Mar 21, 2004
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Hunter 356 Cobb Island, MD
Oh Yeah. Deep Withdrawl

Been working on projects since New Years, got the windlass rebuild and installed last weekend. Working on the canvas, needed to change a couple of windows and check the stitching. Got a wire run to hookup the DSC to GPS. Need to get new batteries. On and On and On and On.

Oh still need to bottom paint and wax the hull.

I need a rest...
 

caguy

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Sep 22, 2006
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Catalina, Luger C-27, Adventure 30 Marina del Rey
The last three days have been beautiful, but they locked up our boats in a compound for repaving the mast up storage yard. Can't get them out until March 8. Haven't been out in two weeks and its driving me crazy. We can't even get in to work on them.
 

Manny

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Oct 5, 2006
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Hunter 82? 37 Cutter Wherever the wind takes me
Serious withdrawal symptoms for me, even though I've been sailing three times since the New Year. I'm going to try to go out on Saturday, the last weather forecast I saw was calling for 41 degrees and 10 knots. My wife has started talking about what sort of trips we can try and plan for this summer...

Manny
 
Nov 26, 2006
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Hunter 31 1987 Fly Creek Marina Fairhope,AL.
needing a rest

Been working on projects since New Years, got the windlass rebuild and installed last weekend. Working on the canvas, needed to change a couple of windows and check the stitching. Got a wire run to hookup the DSC to GPS. Need to get new batteries. On and On and On and On.

Oh still need to bottom paint and wax the hull.

I need a rest...
I know the feeling Jim, I got the instruments mounted and some of the wires ran but we had 15-20 mph winds monday and everyone was busy so i went by myself for some r/r sailing. lol

Think i/ll let the experts at the yard run the wind cables down the mast for me while im at work till mar 13th. getting ready for the raft up on March 20th with nice-n-Easy..

Take care

Chuck
 

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BobM

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Jun 10, 2004
3,269
S2 9.2A Winthrop, MA
Me! It has been a long and snowy winter. My roof was finally 100% clear for the first time since Dec., due to a couple of inches of snow chased off by a prolonged rain. More snow on it now though :-(

I really want to get out to the boat to pull my GPS chart plotter so I can take it home and install it in the Navpod, mount it to the new guard and get all the wires ready to go for the installation.
 

Boompa

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Jan 16, 2009
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2 Out Island 30 South Shore
Drilling/cutting a navpod?

Have you tried cutting into a navpod? I did it two years ago and after searching for information [there was none] I drew a circle and started cutting with a sabre saw. It has a filler that fuses or self welds while you cut. So I put masking tape on each side and that made the difference. But, you probably knew that. And yes, I am sick of winter. It took getting a sailboat and 58 years to realize 'we' live in a winter climate! Good Sailing!
 
May 23, 2004
3,319
I'm in the market as were . Colonial Beach
I went aboard yesterday and did a few projects. I also took my cockpit table home to refinish it....woke up this morning and it is 15 degrees outside.

I hate this cold weather.
 
Dec 9, 2008
426
1980 Hunter 30 "Denali" Seaford, VA
yup, I'm dying to get out on the water. I've contemplated going out several times, once the tides were not good and another I couldn't convince anyone else to go with and I didn't feel like single handing that day. Now that we are considering getting a bigger boat it's even worse. The current owners are in FL for two weeks so we are in a holding pattern. I haven't even bought the boat am looking at all the stuff I need to outfit it with (autopilot, bmini, dodger, etc). We have a baby due May 1st, so I don't know how the sailing season will go this year. We bought our first boat when our daughter was 6 months old and did several weekend cruises with her. I think with the bigger boat we will be alright to get some good cruising in still.
 
May 2, 2008
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S2 9.2C 1980 St. Leonard (Chesapeake Bay), MD
I've been in 'withdrawal' since before I winterized in November....Over the past couple of weeks I have installed my new battery bank and battery monitor (Xantrex Linklite), hooked up the water line to the tank in preparation of filling it and trying to organize my thoughts of what I need to do as the weather gets warmer (if it ever does). I'm READY!
 
Dec 9, 2008
426
1980 Hunter 30 "Denali" Seaford, VA
1981 Hunter 30 if all turns out well. It's across the canal from us and I've always admired the boat and the owners can't really get out on it anymore. Seems they have taken good care of it and they are the original owners, just had the bottom painted a few months ago. We talked about it briefly before they went to Florida and we will go over and check out the inside and everything up close when they get back (hopefully next week).

The hard part is that everytime I look out the window or go outside, I find myself looking at the boat and dreaming. I've done a fair amount of research on this boat, it was actually what I originally wanted to get but we got a deal on our 25.5... now that the familiy is growing again, we need more room and comfort to ensure the wife wants to get out every chance we get.

Though we are probably getting a great deal on the boat, there are likely a lot of things we will need to buy over the next few years... I am not sure what electronics they have, I don't assume much if any ( i dont see anything on the pedestal and don't see the wheel unti for a wheel autopilot). so likely gonna need an autopilot, windvane (the one that talks to the autopilot), bimini, dodger (at some point), lifeline netting for the kids. roller furling (one day), new mainsail (in a year or two), dingy (probably make a sailing dink). I'm sure I could go on and on and everything will have to be purchased over a long period of time... unless I win the lotto. Jeez, that should have been a quick answer, sorry for the book :doh:
 
Jun 3, 2004
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Prindle 18, beach catamaran Chicago (North Edgebrook), IL
I am pretty busy with sailing plans, but changing directions. I think I have a buyer for my Mac 25, and am searching for a Prindle, Nacra or Hobie cat. I loved my boat, but my kids hate it, "sailings boring dad!" I need to raise the excitement if I expect these kids to become sailors. We need to go fast, very fast.
I miss sailing Lasers too, this will fill that void family style.
It's crazy the miles you have to travel to buy a sailboat. I was in Madison Wi last week, and am going to Cleveland (where I go often anyways, next). If I can buy a beach cat and manage to travel less than 1500 total miles I will be lucky.
 
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