... "What a GREAT boat! RC would have been proud of her." I am very proud of her! That's a hell of a story. It'll all be a piece of cake after that first...
Don, Both Rogers are right--that is one amazing story! Thanks for sharing it. Roger C is also right to suggest this is a good way to start your relationship...
Don, Awesome sail and what a great report! Congratulations on the boat and on your shakedown cruise. It's been more of the same up here in Canada, cold water,...
First I want to thank Roger for building me such a lovely boat. I took possesion of alma del viento hull 427 on Friday. It now resides in Kingston NY. Saturday...
Ralph, Wonderful testimonial! Roger should add it to his site! I think I was more like your crew when I got the first scratches on Kokopelli. Only they were...
My boats are far enough along I have to start thinking about ordering sails - this time of year, most custom sailmakers need 30 to 60 days to fill orders. I've...
http://www.cbmm.org/boats-for-sale.html Scroll to the bottom of the link. Barto seed built by the man himself. I wish I could run up and look at the details. ...
The photos are interesting: the rig still looks well proportioned. Are the reef points a bit low? I wonder what the sail area is compared to the Crawford...
Barry ~ I enjoyed your post and the pictures of SUGAR BABY. By the look of the boat sitting prettily on her lines, I assume the mast is hollow to keep the...
At the moment, I don't know any more about the gaff rig setup. The mast does look light, and I think I see at least one block on the deck to turn lines back to...
If anyone is seriously interested, the boat might be pretty close to me. If so, I could go take a look and report. From the pictures it looks good. td...
That gaff rig looks real good. A few battens might help the leach (although there are downsides to battens) Another option might be to go with the traditional...
Maybe others that ventured farther afield in the area will chime in, but I don't recall any campground real close to or right on Crystal Lake itself or near...
Well, after vicissitudes too numerous (read, boring) to mention, 'Simple Gifts' swam the waters of the Chesapeake for the first time on Saturday. I launched...
... Come on Steve! Ya gotta sleep in your boat. Its like a fort when you were a kid. No girls allowed, a flashlight, comic book and a pillow/blanket. If Im...
There's a nice campground about half-way between Beulah and Frankfort (at least it's halfway on the wonderful bike path that leads between the two towns!). ...
... Yes! Thomas, I've had the great pleasure of doing this as well. Launched from Spa Creek, negotiated the bridge, strolled up Ego Alley. What a hoot! There's...
I saiiled a Crawford MS at Cortez last month --vernice! Thanks Pat from Sarasota(?)It revived my building fervor. It occured to me on the way home that I had...
Why not? You are incorrectly assuming that the boat is always pointed upwind and directly at the ducks when a shot is fired, and that therefore the sail and...
I must correct myself. I do remember reading Michner's "Chesapeake", one of my favorite novels ever, and there was reference to duck or goose hunters mounting...
... I've rigged my Crawford Melonseed from the water several times, when using the Melonseed as a dinghy behind a larger sailboat. It's not particularly...
Rigging on the water is definitely doable. Done it myself on occasion. Hardening up the sprit tension (from the foredeck) in the middle of a long day is...
...and on the fantail they had a big catapult that flung 12 Yellow Labs out to retrieve them!!!!! -Don ... From: "roger_d_crawford" <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> ...
Hello: I currently sail a Potter 15 but would like to switch to a smaller boat that is very quick to rig. Would anyone be available to let me sail with them to...
Well, it would be a bit of a hike for you to get to me. But if no-one closer emerges, I am in Annapolis, MD, and would be delighted to let you sail 'Simple...
... David: I'm your guy. In a few weeks, I will have my Melonseed in Bala Cynwyd and be sailing Marsh Creek Lake, Chester County, or Lake Nochamixon, Bucks...
My melonseed is coming down the homestretch (started last June) and I'm looking for a suitable trailer. I haven't found much on the net or locally. Anyone...
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