"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:
- New York City
- About Me:
- Owned Durfour Safari 27 for eight years (cruised from Chesapeake to Newport & Block); some bluewater passages on 43- and 55-footers in Western Caribbean (Belize to Key West); up from British Virgins to New England via Bermuda; and Down East (Northeast Harbor to Halifax).
Former boating industry journalist.
Love the luscious ocean landscape.
- Current location:
- New York City
- Destinations visited:
- see above
- Looking to:
- Crew locally (preferably from CT side of L.I. Sound ... or anywhere in Metro NYC) and work delivery farther afield.
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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…"
Do you dream about offshore cruising?
"hello
been years since on site.
im having trouble changing my heading. are we limited to words?
is there an instruction page?
Thank you
lola"
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