Danielle,
Nice to hear you are alive and well ,tough soggy. Now that you have had a
chance to have slugs put on Ceto's main as I suggested (and started a storm of
controversy on the site), I hope you will join me in a collective rasberry to
those who are willing to endure feeding a boltrope to gain 1/10th knot of
upwind speed in light air. When I suggested doing it yourself, I forgot that
not everyone has the tools, time or patience to "do-it-yourself" so, I am glad
Bob advised finding a sailmaker. Having a reasonably priced sailmaker in the
wings is invaluable.
There are many types of sailors and when I was an agile young man with teenage
daughters to crew for me, I was a "Boy Racer/ boltroper" in the Snipe class
where every 1/10th knot was important. Now that I am an old, hobbled up
singlehanded cruiser and daysailer, I will sacrifice that marginal bit of
speed for convenience and safety (I can set and strike my main and jib from the
security of the cockpit). One makes a choice of what kind of sailor one wants
to be and equips the boat to suit his/her needs. Life is full of choices.
Happy sailing
Ron
M17 #14, fixed keel
Griselda> Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:31:20 -0700> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To:
[email protected]> Subject: M_Boats: Soggy in Ketchikan> >
Hi all,> > I am back checking email again - I got so behind with three sets of
out-of-town guests all through July! I'm so glad you guys were checking my
website. I do have new photos to put on there - I will get them up tomorrow -
I've been avoiding the computer, knowing how much mail I'd have waiting!> >
When my Dad and his wife were visiting for a couple of weeks, we got out
sailing several times, and he was delighted with "Ceto"! Being a very seasoned
sailor, and skeptical of the worth of a small boat, he was impressed by the
M17's abilities. He sailed her into the dock a couple of times, as he detests
starting up the outboard, and he just *had* to try it. We tried it with the
genoa one evening, then the main the second. He was so sold on a smaller
sailboat, I had to give him my book on sailing small cruisers which he couldn't
put down. > > Another thing I've done in the last month of avoiding the
computer is that I found a sailmaker here in town, as Bob on the list
suggested, and the sailmaker put slugs on my mainsail, and repaired a small
burnhole in its luff for only $43.00. I was astounded, as I would have paid
twice that to have avoided doing it myself. The sail is SO much easier to
handle now!!! The difference has been huge, and with that old soft sail and my
rusty abilities, I can't tell any difference in the performance. Just a lot
fewer four letter words being tossed into the wind, is all!> > Our weather has
been HORRIBLE for the last three weeks - pouring rain 24/7 - cold and not even
decent enough wind to be worth getting the sails drenched. I haven't sailed at
all this month. The weather here is often this way though, I just go into
denial when it's nice. > > I'll stay caught up now, and send a note when I get
new photos up.> > Thanks for thinking of me!> > Danelle Landis> "Ceto" M17
#378> Ketchikan, AK> http://web.mac.com/anniesark9/Site/Sailing_Ceto.html> > >
----- Original Message ----> From: Howard Audsley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> To: For
and about Montgomery Sailboats <[email protected]>> Sent:
Friday, August 8, 2008 7:18:27 AM> Subject: M_Boats: Danielle?> > > Have we
heard from Danielle in Alaska lately?> > I was going to check to see if she had
updated her website, but I no > longer have it.> > >
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