Merrimac Memorial Regatta Saturday May 28th (Memorial Day Weekend) Hosted by the Portsmouth Boat Club The annual Merrimac Memorial Regatta will again be held...
Have any of you ever seen or heard of a Sand Shark? My friend has one. The only other one I have seen is in the Mariner's Museum in Newport News, VA. At a...
Are you talking about an animal, or a boat? I've seen the animal once from a distance, at City Island, N.Y. many years ago.... Later, G.O. ... From: Jack...
Gery Osowiecki
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Apr 7, 2005 4:27 pm
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I was talking about a boat. But that is pretty impressive to see a sand shark (animal) at city island! I saw someone catch a 35 lb blue fish off the dock at...
Hello all. Just getting my new-to-me Butterfly ready for the season here in Michigan. I need a new drain plug. Anybody have a part #, or a size for a generic...
go to _www.butterflyer.org_ (http://www.butterflyer.org) . link to builder is there. I believe it is a compression type fitting. rubber stopper fits into hole...
pumpman950@...
Apr 15, 2005 7:19 pm
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What I did was enlarge the hole so it accommodated a "laser style" drain plug - well not exactly the same as a laser.... The Laser uses a notoriously faulty...
Gery Osowiecki
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Apr 15, 2005 8:13 pm
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James: After I tried several different drain plugs, I went with a man's best friend: duct tape. Works great and is worth every penny. Just another...
We have a number of people using duct tape - including some of our better sailors.... I just can't bring myself to doing this - probably due to a mental...
Gery Osowiecki
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Apr 15, 2005 8:32 pm
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let me put a "stop" to the craziness. Use a compression fitting that you can get at Ace Hardware for 3-5$$, and get three at a time.Enough with the redneck ...
johnjagoart@...
Apr 15, 2005 10:29 pm
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that's why they make white duct tape.....I think I've used all these solutions at one time or another. <RICK> ... Do you Yahoo!? Plan great trips with Yahoo!...
Thanks for all the replies on my drain plug question. Haven't quite decided what to do yet, but thanks for the many suggestions. Next topic, removal of old...
ah, the pitfalls of pride of ownership shall devore the weak. if you can read them and cant see them from inside the boat, where you should be spending most...
johnjagoart@...
Apr 20, 2005 6:45 pm
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The problem is, I have to remove them. The registration number is different now.......
I use bug and tar remover from the auto store to remove old letters from fiberglass. Slow and easy and it/they will come off after you soak them awhile with a...
So, I lied, I guess I don't have to remove them :) I was given faulty info from the secretary of state when I registered it a couple of months ago. I went in...
you might tie a gallon of deicer in the footwell or hang a spray bottle of it on footrail. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
johnjagoart@...
Apr 21, 2005 6:18 pm
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40s with snow, sounds like perfect sailing to me - you will have the lake all to yourself.... Just joking.... Hey come to Dallas and race with us, it's in the...
Gery Osowiecki
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Apr 22, 2005 4:16 pm
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I need to get a new halyard. The info that came with my boat said to get "36 foot 1/4" cotton line." The Barnett/Hedlund site list the offical part as "halyard...
Hi James - I think I use the standard 1/4" stuff off the shelf from West Marine. It comes in several color choices. What you need depends on two things: 1 -...
I also use 1/4" Sta-set from West Marine... It is too thick, however, if you have the "old style" "fork" at the masthead. I recently had to replace my mast...
Gery Osowiecki
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May 2, 2005 8:30 pm
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I'm looking for a butterfly in excellent condition in the Wisconsin area. Please let me now if you have 1 or 2 available. Thanks, jim...
We have sailed and raced Butterflys for a good number of years . But we have moved to a new club that races Buccaneer 18 s . So all of our racing spare parts...
D you have a decent centerboard? Brett Larson Larson-Becker co. Wholesale water well supplies since 1945 [Non-text portions of this message have been...
pumpman950@...
May 6, 2005 2:37 pm
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John - dont you have enough butterflies? See you on the water Saturday -Agavetoo ... Shan _________________________________________________________________ ...
Shannan Tenze
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May 6, 2005 3:23 pm
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have any decent tiller extensions? ... Discover Yahoo! Get on-the-go sports scores, stock quotes, news & more. Check it out! [Non-text portions of this message...
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