Ralph -- What a delightful posting and wonderful pictures. Gorgeous setting and it's nice to hear you really put your boat to work with many, many sails. If...
... <no_reply@y...> wrote: I am sure we got much ... not ... Two rules of thumb I've learned about boats - 1) Fun is inversely proportional to size; and 2)...
Boy, Dave, you sure got THAT right!!!! I've had powerboats and keel/auxiliary sailboats and, while everybody else had fun, I was always waiting for something...
Speaking of Melonseed vacations, I'm afraid I have to report that Roger arrived in Maine last week just as the weather took a turn for the worse. (The week...
...think of RC and then contemplate dry, sunny, breezy weather, maybe back and forth between the two a few times....(Hope he has his sprayskirt!)--RW...
Wow! over four days and no posts. Hum, maybe all these melonheads are really just RC doing a little promotional slight of hand. We'll see, if it starts up...
Hmmm.............. Or MAYBE everybody just posts to gain the Master's approval??? I've know Roger since 1967 and he's always had that affect on people! I'm...
Greetings fellow Melonheads! My wife Gail and I have recently joined the ranks with #307 yet to be named. We are having a great time with our new Melonseed...
... You could quickly raise the sprit boom vertically to lie alongside the mast and wrap the sail around the mast prior to rowing in. I have never needed to...
Congrats, Sid & Gail, on #307! Welcome to the wonderful world of Melonmagic. Two questions: =Do you mean "furl" instead of "reef"? =Are BOTH piers available...
It pains me to say that my 2001 Melonseed PELAGIA is for sale: White hull, beige deck, mooring cover, cetol finish,leathers, ensign and staff, Shaw and Tenney...
Well finally after trying for two consecutive years, George Bottger and I finally got both of our boats in the waters of Gloucester Harbor in front of his...
Teri and I spent the afternoon at the Green Lake Fine Arts Festival yesterday, enjoying some beautiful weather, wandering amongst the multitude of artists...
I'm afraid that we have been DISMAL FAILURES at changing the weather for RC on his annual two- week camping-Melonseeding-kayaking adventure on the Maine coast....
... I'll be there Wednesday. Let's see, if I leave at 8 a.m., that'll put me at Green Lake around 6 p.m. Plenty of time for an evening sail. :-) Karen ...
Hi Doc & Teri! CATSPAW, Sheila and I will be arriving on Wednesday. Hopefully we will be out of Cincinnati early and into Green Lake sometime in the ...
Unfortunately both piers are not available for our use and, oops - yes, furl. Sid ... From: rogerrodibaugh [mailto:rjrodibaugh@...] Sent: 08 August 2003...
Just a word of caution for Green Lake bound Melonheads coming up I-94 from Chicago: the area near Kenosha, just after you enter Wisconsin is heavily...
One way of doing a quick furl that might answer in your situation involves going onto the foredeck. This is actually easier when two people are in the boat --...
... 94 from Chicago: the area near Kenosha, just after you enter Wisconsin is heavily patrolled. Searching for those trying to smuggle in unauthorized cheese...
Years ago Wisconsin residents went on "oleo runs" to Illinois. Margarine was not sold in the dairy state so the locals went south to stock up. The Skyway...
The 2001 Annapolis Boat Show Melonseed that I posted for sale on 8/8 has been sold. I had my first reply within 5 minutes of posting my message - incredible! ...
First: Thanks to all who weighed in on the subject of oversize trailers, wheels, and tires. I learned much, as I do every time I check the group site. Well,...
The other day, Don Traut asked about highway construction and my comment about the I-894 Milwaukee by-pass was a little vague. On Wednesday I scouted out that...
In the past, Roger C has recommended a plastic shim in the partners to permit easier mast rotation. I have a piece of a plastic bottle ready to go but don't...
-Dave: I should think would be fine. People have towed Melonseeds behind big sailboats like dinghies, and this doesn't sound much different. Just be sure to...
