After seeing some of the insane boats entered in the race, A Crawford melon may be a contender. When the wind changes from the north to the south on the nose...
I've had the centerboard get stuck in the up position because of seaweed or pebbles getting jammed in the trunk (as Roger described below). To free the...
... I used to have a boat with two CB pennants--one like the Melonseed's to raise the board, the other led to the top forward edge of the raised board to pull...
Cmdr Pete -- Milwaukee Bob needs to post the particulars of the solution to the weed-jammed centerboard he effected on SALT SHAKER. In keeping with the weed...
Pete, Never had problems with weeds, but small pebbles would get in between the centerboard and trunk and really jam it in tight. I took a small carpenter's...
I am the lucky new owner of errant one. Purchased from a fabulous owner, who loved her dearly, who lavished her with care and affection. Life moves on, and...
Help yourself, Barry! If you look at the Midwest Rendezvous photo albums and notice when I parked NANCY LEE at Green Lake, you'll see why a weed-preventer was...
... Bob, Sounds like you and the ol' snowblower have had some time to get acquainted over the winter! If you're available, we're supposed to get quite the bit...
After a couple of good years of sailing its time for ms#66 and her owner to move on. I am the second owner. Location Maryland Eastern Shore Built 1993 hull #66...
... After chatting with my friend who finished his fourth EC I was curious as to how a Melonseed handled a following sea. Does it tend to broach if the seas...
I've sailed mine down wind in a strong blow and a large following sea because I was curious to find its limits. All in all the boat is extremely sea-worthy but...
... I figure if I eneter the EC it will be like Rocky Balboa. I just wanna go the distance. ... This is always a wonderful thing to hear. It will keep me...
I've decided that aince we have the mentality of melon heads we don't want to even think of entering this race. First place, a full blown racing Tornado cat,...
Dave, Almost as beautiful IMHO as a Melonseed you gotta love those Sea Pearls. I call that a 1st place finish for standard production non-racing boats! The...
I added some pictures of the wooden part of this hull.I love building these boats to this point, no fiberglass has come into play yet and it's easy to do. I...
... Dave, I've really enjoyed looking at those recent photos of your Cortez 15' Melonseeds. Did you adapt the lines from the Barto 15.5 foot version? I see...
... building ... and ... one ... the ... lumber and ... really ... can see ... is ... from ... river. ... or ... to ... the ... Pete ... Roger Allen from the...
Hulls no. 136 and 137, last seen starring in The Truman Show, have been discovered in a Los Angeles boatyard and are offered for sale. They've spent a nice...
I was watching The Truman Show recently, before ordering my Melonseed. This may have been vetted already, but did people notice back then a continuity issue...
Rex and Kathie Payne, world famous melon seed builders and sailors, and all round good people were hit broadside by an SUV while taking a ride on their...
I didn't see the movie but i thought the boat [ boats ] used were Com-Pac's . On the CP site it was said actually that as of this date, the two boats [ CP's ]...
MELONSEED GOES HOLLYWOOD...... Paramount Studios bought two identical burgundy colored Melonseeds and they were shipped to the filming location in Seaside,...
Sheesh! Those pics are certainly worth a look! Did anyone else experience major butt-clenching while viewing them? Thanks, Jim, for pointing the way to them....
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