Hi, I'm sorry to say that, but Roger was a way wrong when he told me, "it tooks only 4 minutes to rig or unrig the Melonseed". What he did'nt told me is that...
Well, that's one of the better and funnier testimonials I can remember recently. OK so I fibbed a little. You'll just have to get used to all the admirers who...
A warm day in November! Maybe the last sail of the year. Actually, one of the few sails this year, since moving took most of the spring and half the summer-...
The wind really died down towards the end of the day. I really should have been out yesterday - 10-15 knots all day. I like this picture - it shows two of the...
Roger is more than kind and generous spirited to respond to my notice about selling my Melonseed..."BUY THIS BOAT!" She is not yet sold (and is safely tucked...
We had a beautiful christening for Ruddy Duck (#358) this weekend. The sky was clear, the breeze a gentle 10mph out of the SW, the temperature in the mid...
See the new photo on the MS home page www.melonseed.com In mid October we had a sensational autumnal day with gorgeous skies, bright New England foliage and a...
Interesting things about small boats: Though the longer the waterline the faster the boat, a small boat, being so close to the water, is more exciting since...
Eight knots in a 45 footer feels pretty good. Six knots in a Melonseed feels like you are hanging you head out of the car window at 60 MPH! RC ... waterline...
roger_d_crawford <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote: Eight knots in a 45 footer feels pretty good. Six knots in a Melonseed feels like you are hanging you head...
This is great!!! Now we have two Melonseeds in Hampton Roads. One more and next Memorial Day and we can have our own class in the Monitor Merrimac Regatta in...
Folks-- I'm happy to (belatedly) report another first sail this past weekend. Last Friday was in the seventies here in Central Virginia, with some good gusty...
Well, after sneaking in one last sailing weekend last Sat and Sun it's time to put things away. (That last sail was a bonus. My sister-in-law Jeanette recently...
Advice for winter storage. It's all pretty simple when you compare it to what the big boat folks go through, not to mention the comparative expenses as well. ...
A neat trick to keep a winter cover from sagging, etc. is to tie gallon jugs mostly full of water to the grommets, this way the cover will be tight all winter:...
... Or to preserve family harmony as well as your MS (and you have the garage)...why not loft her to the garage ceiling? (the boat..not the wife..) I use the...
I'm a lot less meticulous than Don Hansen. I leave my MS in my driveway and brush the snow off when it gets to be about a foot high. Of course a piece of...
... I am just at 6 ft and 230. No problem sailing this awesome boat!! My wife and I will go out together and there is plenty of room. Don't know why the...
"Benvenuti" of Key West, the Southernmost Melonseed, safely rode out Wilma and its 9-foot storm surge, secure on her trailer in the storage yard of the Key...
Benvenuti lives outdoors on a trailer, with her standard Crawford mooring cover, and an off-the-shelf fitted boat cover on top of that. The combination kept...
Delivered "Old Owl" #312 to Roger yesterday in Marshfield. She will be shipping to Oregon with her twin, all glistening with creamy hull and beige deck. She's...
What is all this talk about laying up for the Winter? It seems like the heart of the season here in Tidewater Virginia. Friday was cool (mid 60's) but bright...
I'm building a 13 1/2 foot wooden Melonseed and am unsure whether 7 foot oars will be stowable in the cockpit given the hull curvature, unless I lengthen the...
I offer 7 1/2' oars with the Melonseed. They are just right based on my version of the boat, oarlock locations and height, but that may be different with your...
Hello all, I still haven't reached the place where I can begin building a melonseed--maybe in 2006. But I am curious if anyone has worked on or completed a...
One would have to be a pretty experienced builder to build just from the Smithsonian plans. There is not a lot of detail there. I think the plans drawn by...
Dear Ralph, Have you posted any pictures of your boat? If so witch file. Thanks, Captain Albee ~Under the bridges over the foam wind on the water carry me...
