"Michael,
From experience over three keel boats a fully battened main is almost a requirement.
Not only will it make dropping the sail into the boom bag far easier it certainly reduces any flogging and vastly lengthens the life of the sail. While…"
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- Profile Type:
- Sailor
- Homeport:
- Seattle, WA
- About Me:
- My husband and I cruise (and race lightly) with our two daughters on our C&C 115. I married into sailing, never having set foot on a sailboat before meeting my husband, but love the sport and have been blessed with the amazing friendships sailing has brought to our lives.
- Current location:
- Kirkland WA
- Destinations visited:
- San Juan Islands, Washington State
Gulf Islands, British Columbia Canada
Desolation Sound, British Columbia Canada
Barkley Sound, British Columbia Canada
- Looking to:
- Find ways to spend more time on the water with the family while they're still young enough to want to travel with Mom & Dad...and in the back of our heads we are considering, along with all of you I'm sure, cashing it all in, buying a big comfy cruiser and taking off for a few years!
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"Hi All,
french built 2010 43 has been very dry down below but now a slow leak has occurred which is showing at the limber holes under the floor board in forward cabin. Bilge pump goes every 3hrs for 20secs. Not sure if it’s fresh/rain water or…"
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been years since on site.
im having trouble changing my heading. are we limited to words?
is there an instruction page?
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lola"
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Even though I live in Michigan I've been fortunate to crew often (every other year or so) for a boat out of Kirkland (Carillon Point--Ceilidh, a 41 ft Tartan). Just came back from a crew segment from Friday Harbor to Blind Channel. Have also been up to Barkley Sound with the same boat. I loved that area. You're lucky to be a sailor and live in the Pacif. NW