I had a guy from Greenville MS bring me a small cabin cruiser when I had the marina here. His boat was overheating due to Zebra Mussels in the coolin...

Go to a skate shop and check out the tapes they have there - We had clear and lots of colors available

Easy enuff - re drill the pivot hole. Set the boat on the trailer and get it so the water line is level Drop the boards and see where they are in r...

So since you say as few stops as possible are you going to do several days at a stretch? Small boats in general dont seem to like the helm being una...

What about just adding an Aluminum tip to the mast you have A mast or boom section may be easier to find than a whole mast. Slice sleeve and weld - ...

Quarath wrote: Anyone know if is very possible or even a good idea to try to straighten a mas with a bit of a kink in it. Looks like ti was dropped a...

Thanks for the offers on the P16 sticks - Let me see if I can lay my eyeballs on one before we worry too much about cutting up and shipping I'm not ...

Well I'll say this - it has nuthin to do with boats. I had an idea for a project I'm working on at the shop but I dont know the exact size of mast s...

It would be hotter on the trailer and beached than in the water - would have to keep the ports open when not in use

That sounds like a good time - never done Round the Island

OK Bill - just have to know Were beer goggles involved?? I know I did my damn best to keep a friend from playing with a gal the size of a large calf...

Grenada, Sardis and Enid lakes in MS are all less than two hours from Memphis. I know there are a couple of lakes in AR and Pickwick over on the MS/T...

There are several tricks to make a cat go faster and handle better - Sail trim is of course important and the old adage of if in doubt let it out stil...

Dont know about any sailors of any kind out there, but I can tell you that the striped bass are huge in Meade and I would LOVE to catch one on a flyro...

It looks like there have been some attempts to patch this before with some crappy methods. I would cut all the BS out plus any glass that is white. A ...

matt922 wrote: any kind of kayaking vest will be 10000x better than a jetski vest. check out extrasport and stohlquist I dont completely agree - I w...

Always like the OSYC events - may try to come down just to hang out and support the bartender

I like a LOT of boats - H18Mag P18-2 are both on my list So is a Stiletto 23 and a Mystere 4.3. I think I could single hand any of these on my local...

That was a fun trip - Maybe next time we can do it on a bigger boat!!

I'm guessing here as I have not sailed the St Johns - a little more to the leeward side of middle. Should give you room to foot a bit and tack across...

I'm a big fan of a Hobie 16 - easy to rig easy to sail and fast down wind. Not too much to right solo if you just want to take it out by yourself. H...

As Damon can tell you - the beer is always Kold at my shop!! AND if you catch it right the parties are pretty good too!!

I'm looking at a place down there - I used to hang out at OSYC quite a bit when I raced my H16 a lot I'll be down later this month for a few days ar...

Hey Bill Looks more like a P18-2 or 19 just a bit bigger. It has boards and as designed has under hung rudders. I'm building transom hung casset...

This is what I'm working on now - A Harstil 31 This is a 'camp' model which is a huge beachcat with a small cabin stuck on it

captedteach wrote: I like taking them from under water - the expression on their faces when they hit the pool is hilarious You made me spit out my tea...

Geeze That seems like it was another lifetime ago - With the REALLY Old Timers like Sonny Barber and Bill Mattson. Sonny's stories were great, such ...