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12006 brucefg@...
brucefg Offline Send Email
May 17, 2012
8:00 pm
Lug wrenches are not my tool of choice on trailer wheels (even car wheels.) On long trips I bring along my 1/2" socket wrench with sockets as well as a cross...
12007 jimbanks02@...
banksj2 Offline Send Email
May 21, 2012
11:56 pm
Hi Roger, I'll be there. If I only sail the Melonseed once a year, at the Regatta, that outing alone more than justifies the purchase of the boat. Great...
12008 brokenleash2000 Offline Send Email May 24, 2012
1:34 am
This is late notice and I am not sure if there are any Melonseeds in the area but Carolyn and I plan to take Little Wing out tomorrow and maybe in the next few...
12009 Barry
eyeinhand2003 Offline Send Email
May 24, 2012
3:38 am
Got Caesura out for a great day of sailing last weekend. Some other pretty boats there, too. Went from holding on for dear life in gusts over 20, to dozing off...
12010 Don Pigeon
donpigeon Offline Send Email
May 24, 2012
4:09 pm
Ahoy Barry! Great video! Thanks for sharing with all of us. There's nothing like a Melonseed . Everyone should take some time in life to sail one. Don and...
12011 rjrodibaugh@...
rogerrodibaugh Offline Send Email
May 24, 2012
4:24 pm
   This week I've side-stepped the hurry-scurry of ordinary life with some days off work and got in a double dose of sailing.  On Tuesday, I sailed in my...
12012 rjrodibaugh@...
rogerrodibaugh Offline Send Email
May 24, 2012
5:01 pm
Melonseeds on Maxinkuckee         When weather and available free time align for two Hoosier guys far apart in the state, they can get together for a...
12013 Barry Long
eyeinhand2003 Offline Send Email
May 24, 2012
10:46 pm
Thanks, Don. These really are amazing boats. When the catamarans were getting knocked down in the blow, I was always comfortably in control. When the wind...
12014 rjrodibaugh@...
rogerrodibaugh Offline Send Email
May 25, 2012
4:51 am
Barry, it's about time you started to like these boats!  ;-) Thanks for sharing the video -- it's great and of course your boats are pure eye-candy.  I love...
12015 Barry Long
eyeinhand2003 Offline Send Email
May 25, 2012
5:16 am
That's great! With the sheet in both hands like reins reminds me of those ladies in the circus who ride standing up on the backs of those big white horses....
12016 rogerrodibaugh Offline Send Email May 25, 2012
5:26 am
Yeah, Berry, the safety factor improves when you consider you'll likely fall OFF the boat from the transom, rather than ON your ribs on the coaming in the...
12017 rogerrodibaugh Offline Send Email May 25, 2012
5:28 am
BTW, steering with your ankles takes some getting used to. RJR...
12018 rjrodibaugh@...
rogerrodibaugh Offline Send Email
May 25, 2012
3:47 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-xnCZia5xQ...
12019 Don Pigeon
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May 25, 2012
4:30 pm
Barry, Your workmanship is beautiful! I have enjoyed your other vids as well.  Happy sailing,Don ... From: Barry Long <bll@...> Subject: Re:...
12020 roger_d_crawford
roger_d_craw... Offline
May 26, 2012
12:03 pm
SWEET! Could you look more relaxed? Don't think so. Music is perfect. It's a wonderful representation of the Melonseed. Loved it. Thanks for sharing. RC...
12021 rogerrodibaugh Offline Send Email May 26, 2012
5:29 pm
RC, thanks. Glad you enjoyed it. And yes, it was a very relaxing day, and so much fun to sail with another Melonhead. Let's hear it for a day of "feet up"...
12022 Rich C
sunivroc Offline Send Email
May 28, 2012
11:12 am
My Melonseed, "Semper Gumbi", rolled out of the garage for its first sail this season. We had a nice breeze on Friday, and took the boat across the lake -...
12023 swagman21113 Offline Send Email May 28, 2012
12:42 pm
I'm about to make my first launch and will be using a concrete ramp into the water. Question: Is it safe to leave the rudder attached during launch or will...
12024 roger_d_crawford
roger_d_craw... Offline
May 28, 2012
1:28 pm
If you had Nicole Kidman in the boat with you, you wouldn't notice HOW hard you hit the dock! RC...
12025 roger_d_crawford
roger_d_craw... Offline
May 28, 2012
1:28 pm
You can put the rudder on before launch, and that's in fact the preferred method for me. The big issue though as to whether or not this is OK is the angle of...
12026 JAMES LEHR
swagman21113 Offline Send Email
May 28, 2012
1:55 pm
Thanks Roger; The boat looks good and is ready. I've mounted the brass rub strip on the curve of the forward edge of the keel. Used 3M 5200. Worked well....
12027 Don Hansen
fixxa Offline Send Email
May 28, 2012
2:17 pm
My 2 cents: Tie the tiller so the rudder doesn't swing. ... From: roger_d_crawford Sent: Monday, May 28, 2012 9:25 AM To:...
12028 Don Hansen
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May 28, 2012
2:21 pm
PS. Yeah, Rog, putting a rudder on while hanging over the transom can be a real pain in the pintle. resulting in a state of high gudgeon!!!! -Don ... From:...
12029 Jesse Tate
brokenleash2000 Offline Send Email
May 28, 2012
2:29 pm
It should be fine. Leave it attached. The only time I have had to remove mine while underway was this past weekend. I had Little Wing in the ocean for the...
12030 Barry Long
eyeinhand2003 Offline Send Email
May 28, 2012
3:38 pm
So relaxing looks like slow motion, Roger. Barry...
12031 George Haycraft
catskyer Offline Send Email
May 28, 2012
4:39 pm
On May 28, 2012, at 8:42 AM, swagman21113 wrote: I'm about to make my first launch and will be using a concrete ramp into the water. Question: Is it safe to...
12032 JAMES LEHR
swagman21113 Offline Send Email
May 28, 2012
9:43 pm
Jesse, There are only two kinds of captains; those who HAVE run aground and those who WILL run aground! We've all been there,. Jim Lehr From:...
12033 Don Hansen
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May 28, 2012
10:02 pm
But, Jim, a truly experienced sailor will always make it a point to only run aground on a rising tide!!!! -Don From: JAMES LEHR Sent: Monday, May 28, 2012 5:43...
12034 swagman2@...
swagman21113 Offline Send Email
May 28, 2012
11:34 pm
Don One lives in hope! Jim Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID ... From: Don Hansen <hanseda@...> To: melonseedskiffmelonheads@yahoogroups.com ...
12035 JAMES LEHR
swagman21113 Offline Send Email
12:07 am
Thanks George, You and the other experienced Melonheads always have helpful advice. Jim Lehr From: melonseedskiffmelonheads@yahoogroups.com ...
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