Welcome to Luke ("foreverunstopable"), who just got a Luger 26 in need of some restoration. Best wishes that you're on the water and enjoying your new boat...
Welcome aboard Luke. Luger sure sold a lot of Tradewinds. What say you Joanie? The Leeward and Tradewinds seem to be the more popular Luger sailboats. There...
Yep, another one in Kansas. Unfortunately my garage is not quite big enough to squeeze the Tradewinds into it, so I've been waiting for the snow to melt. It is...
Hi,Thanks for all your help,I have been very busy running back and forth to Las Vegas,picking up RVs ,I had 7 to bring back and still have two more to get(I...
Greetings to Eric ("flyoldplanes") - a new member hailing from SW Michigan. Eric is currently looking at a Tradewinds 26. Good luck with your purchase, and...
Hi Eric and welcome aboard. I live across the river in London Ontario. Back when i bought my unfinished kit there was a fellow in Michigan who had also just...
It's not too often that a snowmobile will merit an "honorable mention" on a Luger sailboating website. But one particular snowmobile is the exception... Last...
Pretty snazzy!! Most appropriate for this part of the country at this time of year. Today is a heat wave with the temperature actually above freezing. Been...
Hi all: Well its less than 3 weeks till the first day of spring and things are warming up in Upper Canada. Plans are being made for the summer cruises and to...
In going thru the photo section of this site I see a photo of the deck plate for the Fore sail Attachment. On About Time the weld that held the horizontal part...
Thanks for the alert, Steve. I've also listed the information on the Luger Classified's "For Sale" page. The Luger Classifieds: Selling a boat or piece of...
"bandgmexico" writes: "Virginia and I are retired, in our early 60's and are in the market for a sailboat!" Best wishes for a successful search, joanie...
Bandgmexico: Welcome aboard. There is a Luger 30 in Florida listed on E Bay. item#140094123161 . Looks to be a pretty nice boat. Mike of About Time ...
I have a Fairwinds 27. Does anyone know how long the rudder should extend beyond the swing point. I think the previous owner cut it short. Thanks for any...
Bob: I do not have specific information about the Fairwinds' Rudder, but the length of a Tradewinds' rudder below the pivot point is 62". The Fairwinds has an...
Joanie and all: 62(5 foot 2 inches) inches seems a tad long. Maybe the total height from the bottom to the point where the tiller fits in the cheeks. I'll ...
Bob : It is my understanding the Fairwinds and Tradewinds used the same LOWER rudder. I should be able to get you the measurement in the morning. Mike of About...
Mike and Bob (and all): My mistake! "62" is actually the "Part Number" from the Luger blueprints. In my haste I did not "decipher" the blueprints correctly....
Good morning: I just measured the rudder blade for About Time. Its 36 1/2 from the bottom to the pivot bolt hole and 39 1/2 overall. The joys of owner...
Greetings to newest members "JWHarmon2001" and "Timothy42431" - both sailing 16' Luger sailboats. "Timothy42431" owns a Luger Seabreeze of 1988 vintage. Most...
And so it goes.Two more Luger sailors have joined the fleet. Welcome aboard. There are lots of Leeward boats but the Seabreeze seems quite rare. In reallity a...
Another hearty welcome is extended to Robert (comboat51), a Seabreeze sailor hailing from Gap, PA (near Philadelphia/Baltimore area). Robert's registration...
Best wishes are extended to new member "prvoigt" - sailing a Tradewinds 26 named "DawnBreaker". PRVoigt registered with this additional information: "She was...
Ooops! what did I say about Seabreeze boats. @ new members register in 1 day. Welcome to the group. Also good to see another Tradewinds in the group. mike of...
Howdie all, I've had my lil Luger for almost 15 years now. The original Holzclaw trailer is showing it years and miles. Last spring I spent several tense...