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  • NYSail
    NYSail reacted to jaysweet's post in the thread Catalina Status with Like Like.
    Regarding the collapse of the new boat market: I know certain manufacturers have done quite a bit of refurbishing of their own boats...
  • FastOlson
    FastOlson reacted to BigEasy's post in the thread Sentimental Value What's it worth? with Ha Ha.
    Easier said than done. I will be the first to admit that I have fallen in love with several boats before I purchased!
  • jaysweet
    jaysweet replied to the thread Baltimore anchorages and Trawler fest 2026.
    I don't know a thing about Trawler Fest, but we're about 1.5 hours south of Baltimore's Inner Harbor, and I've stayed in Harbor East...
  • jaysweet
    jaysweet replied to the thread Catalina Status.
    The true answer is: I don't really know. But we're creeping towards a world (or "sailing world") where most of the domestic boat...
  • jaysweet
    jaysweet replied to the thread Catalina Status.
    Two points: first, I've never run a factory or a business, so this is all just blue sky BS from me, without enough background to know if...
  • Don S/V ILLusion
    Don S/V ILLusion replied to the thread Starboard side bulkhead replacement.
    Before buying, I’d pull out the AC vent grille and do some non-destructive investigating with a borescope behind the wood ’sandwich’...
  • C
    Calif. Ted replied to the thread Catalina Status.
    When Pacific Seacraft of Fullerton, California closed it was sold to South Carolina in 2008 and they did try to do refits for existing...
  • Alan Gomes
    Alan Gomes reacted to shemandr's post in the thread Sentimental Value What's it worth? with Like Like.
    My cynical side says the seller dropped the price because he doesn’t have another fish on the line. He figures he can jig up the fish...
  • shemandr
    shemandr reacted to jssailem's post in the thread Hello to all! with Like Like.
    You may ask, why is the TL adjustable? When the sail is raised, you want the sail to hang on the boom. The boom should sit at 90º to...
  • jssailem
    jssailem reacted to rgranger's post in the thread Catalina Status with Like Like.
    Stan Spitzer (founder of General Boats, now deceased) employed a similar strategy. He built one of the finest pocket cruisers of its...
  • jssailem
    jssailem replied to the thread Hello to all!.
    You may ask, why is the TL adjustable? When the sail is raised, you want the sail to hang on the boom. The boom should sit at 90º to...
  • FastOlson
    FastOlson reacted to shemandr's post in the thread Sentimental Value What's it worth? with Helpful Helpful.
    My cynical side says the seller dropped the price because he doesn’t have another fish on the line. He figures he can jig up the fish...
  • shemandr
    shemandr replied to the thread Sentimental Value What's it worth?.
    My cynical side says the seller dropped the price because he doesn’t have another fish on the line. He figures he can jig up the fish...
  • FastOlson
    FastOlson reacted to capta's post in the thread Sentimental Value What's it worth? with Like Like.
    Getting or being sentimental about a boat you do not own, is just a way to spend more (sometimes a lot more) money than necessary...
  • Davidasailor26
    Davidasailor26 replied to the thread Wednesday is Photo Day 2025.
    The sun sets on racing season, during our last evening race of the year.
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