Holly, that gorgeous block print is just crying out to be made into a t-shirt. Huh? Please? Pretty please? Karen MS #267, the lovely Folderol, ignored this...
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Dennis Rhoades
darhoades50
Jun 2, 2009 5:24 pm
Adi, Is the boat still forsale. Is the hull a dark green?. Thanks, Dennis To: melonseedskiffmelonheads@yahoogroups.com From: adiches@... Date: Tue, 19 May...
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Mike Mulligan
mikemulligan219
Jun 2, 2009 5:37 pm
My wife and I live in annapolis on Spa Creek. We've been thinking about a small sailboat for taking the grandkids around the creek and the harbor. We were...
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Thomas Downing
a32sailor
Jun 3, 2009 11:20 am
Hi, If you saw a Melonseed, light blue hull, tanbark sail at or Spa Creek, it probably was me. I would love to show you the boat, and have you sail it as well....
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ROGER RODIBAUGH
rogerrodibaugh
Jun 4, 2009 2:13 am
Ever since Don Baldwin's Sally Lyn arrived in the dead of winter, I've hinted and hounded him about meeting up with me at Lake Maxinkuckee (the deepest...
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Thomas Downing
a32sailor
Jun 4, 2009 5:41 pm
Looks like we have at least 3 Melonseeds in the immediate Annapolis area: Rhonda (???), Mike ('Dusk') and Tom ('Simple Gifts'). How about planing a day to sail...
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George Haycraft
gjhaycraft
Jun 5, 2009 5:06 pm
Have you seen our special Kleenex? Spray wipes? GHaycraft MS #253...
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arsenre17590
Jun 5, 2009 5:36 pm
Dear All, I was looking for Melon Seed Skiff plans and found the reference on our group page. I was concerned that the prices had gone up, and indeed they...
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hoosierms
Jun 5, 2009 5:56 pm
We Melonheads must be a crazy bunch of people. Who else would drive two hours on a cloudy, rainy, chilly day just to meet up and sail with another Melonseed?...
9900
tb_wood
Jun 7, 2009 3:54 pm
I have a fiberglass Melonseed Skiff for sale for $3,500. It was built for me by Crawford Boat Company in June, 1992. It has a black hull with beige deck. It is...
9901
trevor.ferguson
Jun 7, 2009 6:12 pm
Something's been on the wind these days. The Indiana boats were out sailing together for the first time, and down in Annapolis Thomas Downing is trying to get...
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ROGER RODIBAUGH
rogerrodibaugh
Jun 8, 2009 2:23 am
Trevor, thanks for sharing the delightful day you and Albert had. Congratulations on your rendezvous of two. The delight of sailing with another Melonseed...
9903
rogerrodibaugh
Jun 8, 2009 5:11 pm
Pertaining to the delights of sailing in company, here is one of my favorite quotes. Arthur Ransome fans will recognize it from THE BIG SIX, which he wrote in...
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msmelodie36
Jun 8, 2009 7:06 pm
"The klop, klop of water under the bows of a small boat will cure most of the troubles in this world, and if another small boat is klop, klopping along within...
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rogerrodibaugh
Jun 8, 2009 10:24 pm
Ha HA! Well done, Marc. RJR...
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Don Hansen
fixxa
Jun 9, 2009 12:07 am
Unless, of course, one of the skippers is of the sort who thinks that racing sailboats is "fun", the all bets are off! IMHO, sailboat racing is like cats:...
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Trevor Ferguson
trevor.ferguson
Jun 9, 2009 1:27 am
See, we planned it perfectly. Two people on one boat, one on the other, ergo, unraceable. I admit that I often enjoy making boats I have no business keeping up...
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tb_wood
Jun 9, 2009 11:05 am
Looks like she's sold to very enthusiastic new owners. Thanks everyone for your interest. tb...
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Patrick Goold
pagoold
Jun 9, 2009 1:54 pm
Don, A passage from another Arthur Ransome book, Swallowdale, might change your mind about that. Chapter 35, "The race", delights me every time I read it with...
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rogerrodibaugh
Jun 10, 2009 12:54 pm
As to the topic of racing: I'm not one who ever took to the 'round the buoys formal stuff, but it's very satisfying to get the most out of my boat. It wasn't...
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rogerrodibaugh
Jun 10, 2009 1:00 pm
Patrick, thanks for the reminder about that wonderful racing chapter in SWALLOWDALE. I promptly dusted off my copy and refreshed my memory. Ransome was a...
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rogerrodibaugh
Jun 10, 2009 1:04 pm
This topic has come up before some time ago, but with all the new Melonheads on this forum, I think it would be interesting to revisit it. Survey: Which do...
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Bruce Gordon
brucefg
Jun 10, 2009 2:38 pm
You tell me! I am new to this boat and wanting to learn as much about how to sail her as I can. Logic tells me that having both spirits to windward would be...
9914
rogerrodibaugh
Jun 10, 2009 2:56 pm
For the sake of this survey, we'll stipulate that the sprits are rigged on opposite sides. RJR...
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Bob Fehrenbach
bfehrenbach
Jun 10, 2009 5:17 pm
I believe the favored tack is having the boom to windward. There is no distortion of the sail in this situation in contrast with what happens when the boom is...
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Thomas Downing
a32sailor
Jun 10, 2009 8:09 pm
Snap answer (never being one to flaunt my ignorance); boom to windward, odd as that may seem. I'd refine it a bit: is the answer the same for light and heavy...
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Rick s
tillerjockey
Jun 10, 2009 9:09 pm
In my very limited experience, with the sprit to windward the boat goes faster and points higher I think the sprit interferes with the sail shape when it's to...
9918
Don Hansen
fixxa
Jun 10, 2009 9:11 pm
Don't forget the question of where the dog sits!!!! ... From: Rick s To: melonseedskiffmelonheads@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 5:08 PM ...
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saildoc2001
Jun 10, 2009 9:14 pm
You silly people..it's neither of these... The FAVORED tack is the one that lets you slouch about the cockpit, gazing occasionally at your new MSMR burgee,...
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rogerrodibaugh
Jun 10, 2009 10:22 pm
Doc, Congratulations, you saw right through the trick question. ;-) RJR...
