Hey shipmate, Sorry we couldn't reconnect, but I'll keep the offer open. Wishing you a great trip.
Chuck S > On 04/05/2023 5:32 PM Randy Stafford via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > > Hi Chuck, > > Yes, we saw a bunch of kiteboarders and windsurfers on the sound side of > Hatteras near Avon. We were there during a gale warning - the ferries even > shut down. > > Regarding the boom, I looked on Selden’s website for dealers in the US and > contacted a half-dozen of them. I learned that shipping a new boom to > Colorado was going to cost me $1K (yes, seriously). Meanwhile I already had > a three-week trip planned with my travel trailer to the Florida panhandle > (St. George Island State Park, fantastic place), St. Augustine where a race > week was happening coincidentally, Charleston, the Outer Banks, and home via > Nashville and Lake of the Ozarks. Omar Sails in New Bern, NC is a Selden > dealer and was one of the half-dozen I contacted. Craig Beavers there was by > far the most responsive and helpful of all the dealers I contacted. He told > me there is a Selden manufacturing site in Charleston, and confirmed I could > pick up the boom there myself and transport it home in my travel trailer > (which has 24’ finished space). So I ordered the boom from Craig, and > stopped at Selden about a week ago and met the guys who built it, and we > stuffed it into my trailer. It was an obvious and easy way to save $1K in > shipping. > > Annapolis was not on the itinerary for this trip, but thanks for the offer! > > Cheers, > Randy > > > On Apr 4, 2023, at 9:53 PM, CHARLES SCHEAFFER <cscheaf...@comcast.net> > > wrote: > > > > Hey Randy, > > Agree, Ocracoke is very charming. It has a cute little harbor and marina > > and a wonderfully long beach where I used to drive my Subaru loaded with > > windsurfers about twenty years ago. My wife and I made a windsurf trip in > > 2020 to Hatteras and sailed the sound side behind Avon for a week. > > Incredible seafood restaurants. "Apple Uglys" from the bakery in Buxton > > are a must. > > > > Curious how you discovered a sailmaker in NC? > > > > I imagine you are driving around with that boom, sightseeing your way back > > to Colorado? Let me know if you plan to get close to Annapolis. I'd love > > to get you out on my boat. > > > > Chuck Scheaffer, Resolute 1989 C&C 34R, Magothy River > > > > > > > >> On 04/04/2023 8:45 PM Randy Stafford via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >> > >> Hello Listers, > >> > >> I remember seeing posts in this forum about C&C owners in North Carolina. > >> This weekend I visited Ocracoke and was smitten. Charming place. On the > >> way to OBX I stopped in Charleston, SC and picked up a new Selden boom for > >> Grenadine. I ordered it through Omar Sails in New Bern, NC, and got great > >> service from Craig Beavers there. Great part of the country! > >> > >> Cheers, > >> Randy > >> Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and > >> help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: > >> https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >> Thanks for your help. > >> Stu > Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and help > me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > Thanks for your help. > Stu Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks for your help. Stu
