SeaKnots2024-03-28T12:10:17ZJohn Storringhttp://seaknots.ning.com/profile/JohnStorringhttp://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2518425984?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1http://seaknots.ning.com/group/sensiblesmallboatcruising/forum/topic/listForContributor?user=0v4rrlbqnhpkd&feed=yes&xn_auth=noChesapeake Bay Sailing Destinationstag:seaknots.ning.com,2010-01-10:900123:Topic:1211622010-01-10T16:06:43.010ZJohn Storringhttp://seaknots.ning.com/profile/JohnStorring
I am very active in cruising the Chesapeake Bay. We are berthed in Rock Hall, MD in Osprey Point Marina and sail the upper and middle bay. Typically, we do a one week cruise in June and another in September.Timing of which weeks you choose and your ideas on how much water to cover shape and control the voyage.<br />
We have done the hard itinery routine; Annapolis, Solomon's, St. Mary's, Tangier Island, Onacock, Solomons, Rock Hall and there is usually more motoring than sailing.<br />
We have also started…
I am very active in cruising the Chesapeake Bay. We are berthed in Rock Hall, MD in Osprey Point Marina and sail the upper and middle bay. Typically, we do a one week cruise in June and another in September.Timing of which weeks you choose and your ideas on how much water to cover shape and control the voyage.<br />
We have done the hard itinery routine; Annapolis, Solomon's, St. Mary's, Tangier Island, Onacock, Solomons, Rock Hall and there is usually more motoring than sailing.<br />
We have also started by going to a region like the Choptank River and then spent 3-4 nights in anchorages off the Choptank and sailed 80% of the time and been on less rigid itinery schedules.<br />
We tend to go south from Rock Hall as we can cover Annaoplis, Baltimore, St. Michaels, the Chester River, Magothy River, Rhode River, and points north on weekend trips.<br />
I would be very interested in folks that are based in the Solomons, Potomac, Deltaville and points south as what they choose to do for week long cruises.<br />
Your thoughts please, we would all enjoy some favorite anchorages and I would share any that I am requested to expound on. Swinging Instrument Holder for Companionwaytag:seaknots.ning.com,2009-02-14:900123:Topic:619112009-02-14T16:29:14.421ZJohn Storringhttp://seaknots.ning.com/profile/JohnStorring
Does anyone have a picture or innovative design for a swinging platform to hold portable GPS/fishfinder/depth sounder in the companionwy opening for a small boat (Grampion 26) I am pretty handy and have large shop and tools so will build it myself but need ideas. Thanks.
Does anyone have a picture or innovative design for a swinging platform to hold portable GPS/fishfinder/depth sounder in the companionwy opening for a small boat (Grampion 26) I am pretty handy and have large shop and tools so will build it myself but need ideas. Thanks. WINTER/SUMMER NORTH/SOUTH BOAT SWAPtag:seaknots.ning.com,2008-10-17:900123:Topic:371482008-10-17T19:28:27.706ZJohn Storringhttp://seaknots.ning.com/profile/JohnStorring
My wife and I are active sailors, skiers, kayakers, cottagers etc. One of our principles is that if everyone shares a little bit you can go where you cannot go alone. We are intereseted in sharing our Mirage 33 sailboat and beautiful Canadian cruising grounds (Thousand Islands, Lake Ontario and the North Channel of Georgian Bay in Lake Huron) with a sourthern sailor on a winter summer swap basis. We could introduce yoou to our boat via short cruise and then leave you to it and you could…
My wife and I are active sailors, skiers, kayakers, cottagers etc. One of our principles is that if everyone shares a little bit you can go where you cannot go alone. We are intereseted in sharing our Mirage 33 sailboat and beautiful Canadian cruising grounds (Thousand Islands, Lake Ontario and the North Channel of Georgian Bay in Lake Huron) with a sourthern sailor on a winter summer swap basis. We could introduce yoou to our boat via short cruise and then leave you to it and you could reciprocate.<br />
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Is anyone interested or can give me some direction in this regard Kokomo Livestag:seaknots.ning.com,2008-08-07:900123:Topic:293672008-08-07T22:38:36.385ZJohn Storringhttp://seaknots.ning.com/profile/JohnStorring
These past few days I have managed to breath life into my little C&C (31 foot Corvette) which has consisted of hauling her out of the water with a forklift no less (got to love small boats) and placing her on some stands, cleaning her bottom as well as painting her sides. When I got her I knew she needed a complete overhaul and after removing 10 bags of garbage it was still obvious. The interior and decks are still ugly but those I can work on with her in the water.
These past few days I have managed to breath life into my little C&C (31 foot Corvette) which has consisted of hauling her out of the water with a forklift no less (got to love small boats) and placing her on some stands, cleaning her bottom as well as painting her sides. When I got her I knew she needed a complete overhaul and after removing 10 bags of garbage it was still obvious. The interior and decks are still ugly but those I can work on with her in the water. Audio Bookstag:seaknots.ning.com,2008-07-29:900123:Topic:279902008-07-29T00:49:27.145ZJohn Storringhttp://seaknots.ning.com/profile/JohnStorring
Didn't want this to get hidden in another thread. People who go to sea, I've found, are great readers, both on yachts and commercial craft. There's so much down time reading is a great way to get away while you're getting away. I don't care how large the craft they all get small after a while.<br />
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The big problem with books is they take up space, and they have weight. I knew a weight fanatic down on the Rio Dulce. He had a 35 or 40 foot trimaran and was so concerned with weight he used to rip the…
Didn't want this to get hidden in another thread. People who go to sea, I've found, are great readers, both on yachts and commercial craft. There's so much down time reading is a great way to get away while you're getting away. I don't care how large the craft they all get small after a while.<br />
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The big problem with books is they take up space, and they have weight. I knew a weight fanatic down on the Rio Dulce. He had a 35 or 40 foot trimaran and was so concerned with weight he used to rip the covers off the books he had onboard to keep the weight down. He also cut half of the handles off his toothbrushes, too, so now you can see he has a compulsive disorder.<br />
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Books on tape and on CDs are a better alternative, but they, too, take up space and that's always at a premium aboard despite the size of the vessel. It just becomes a bit more critical the smaller your craft is. And the nice things about audio books is that they help pass those long dark watches in the middle of the night when you can't have a light on for reading.<br />
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I recently discovered Audible.com. What's great about them is you can download their books to your Ipod and the problem of space is conquered. You have access to thousands of titles in dozens and dozens of categories...Fiction, history, business, nonfiction, mysteries, you name it.<br />
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And you can save money over, like Itunes downloads which I've used several times. The other day I downloaded nearly $90 worth of books for a little over $30.<br />
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Anyone use this or other downloadable sources for audio books/ Those little thingstag:seaknots.ning.com,2008-06-30:900123:Topic:239292008-06-30T14:25:20.461ZJohn Storringhttp://seaknots.ning.com/profile/JohnStorring
Im sure everyone here has some useful contraptions on their boat to save space that really works whether it is something like a compartment hidden in the companion way stairs to put this and that. Or a cutting board that fits over your stove to increase your counter top space. Well lets here about what are some good ideas and what are the bad ones . . .
Im sure everyone here has some useful contraptions on their boat to save space that really works whether it is something like a compartment hidden in the companion way stairs to put this and that. Or a cutting board that fits over your stove to increase your counter top space. Well lets here about what are some good ideas and what are the bad ones . . . For all of us with sensible yachtstag:seaknots.ning.com,2008-06-16:900123:Topic:216342008-06-16T20:14:55.573ZJohn Storringhttp://seaknots.ning.com/profile/JohnStorring
What is you favorite boat under 35 that you would be comfortable sailing for an extended period of time?<br />
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A year ago I would have had to say 36ft or under but I’ve down sized. Traded in the Columbia with the party sized cockpit for a S-2 9.2 that can comfortably sail with 2 vice 12.<br />
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Cheers, Mike<br />
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What is you favorite boat under 35 that you would be comfortable sailing for an extended period of time?<br />
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A year ago I would have had to say 36ft or under but I’ve down sized. Traded in the Columbia with the party sized cockpit for a S-2 9.2 that can comfortably sail with 2 vice 12.<br />
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Cheers, Mike<br />
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Good afternoon everyone, My name is Chad and I have a 1971 C&C Corvette that I recently purchased and am in the process of going thru everything. When I started doing deliveries I was nicknamed "Swab" as it seemed I was capable of any job or fixing anything. Besides the Corvette I have a 22 foot Trojan Powerboat (for sale), 25 foot Chris Craft, and an 18 foot Hobie. For having so many boats my friends determined that I deserved the rank of Commodore thus I am now "Commodore Swab" I have…
Good afternoon everyone, My name is Chad and I have a 1971 C&C Corvette that I recently purchased and am in the process of going thru everything. When I started doing deliveries I was nicknamed "Swab" as it seemed I was capable of any job or fixing anything. Besides the Corvette I have a 22 foot Trojan Powerboat (for sale), 25 foot Chris Craft, and an 18 foot Hobie. For having so many boats my friends determined that I deserved the rank of Commodore thus I am now "Commodore Swab" I have sailed around the FL Keys where I live as well as the Bahamas, parts of the Caribbean, Dominican Republic, and parts of the Western Med after finishing my last transatlantic. I am a mechanic/engineer so customizing, fabricating, and designing is all relativly easy for me. The Corvette I am rebuilding is going to be built into a blue water cruiser, since she has a full keel with a centerboard and a heavy glass (no core) hull this should work nicely. She has a simple Yanmar inboard which I hope to drive a generator off us so I can use it as propulsion or power generation. I will also have a below deck autopilot, tiller pilot, and windvane. For power generation 1 small solar panel, the aforementioned generator, a shaft generator, and a wind generator. The tankage has not been worked out yet. Boatstag:seaknots.ning.com,2008-04-01:900123:Topic:45882008-04-01T20:48:49.318ZJohn Storringhttp://seaknots.ning.com/profile/JohnStorring
I have a Saturna 33. Canoe stern, cutter rig. Not the pilothouse version. Fairly rare. Has anyone seen or sailed one? Like to express an opinion of this or similar boats? The smaller Crealock/Pacific Seacrafts are pretty close, although they're more expensive and probably higher quality.
I have a Saturna 33. Canoe stern, cutter rig. Not the pilothouse version. Fairly rare. Has anyone seen or sailed one? Like to express an opinion of this or similar boats? The smaller Crealock/Pacific Seacrafts are pretty close, although they're more expensive and probably higher quality.