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marekli
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Joined: December 28, 2013 4:32 am
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sounds like spfx/Dartman take off possibly 15./16., 22/23, 29./30. from Channel Island harbor... a few useful links, e.g. NPS channel island camping...

11 years ago
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a few other comments/questions.... 1) higher resolution and fps I don't think that really is so important to me and comes at the cost of battery/spac...

11 years ago
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yeah, any suggestions or input more experienced sailors might have is welcome. Crewing may be an option for me although I'd really like to go out on m...

11 years ago
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I would love to join an overnight camping trip to one of the islands either Catalina or one of the other Channel Islands this Fall or maybe next year ...

11 years ago
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fascinating journey...you must have really BIG BALLS to do a trip like this.... Well he recently made it to Galle in Sri Lanka but had his boat destr...

11 years ago
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how was the sail David? I will be in Europe July but am lookiung forward to go out in August again. I also finally picked up some hiking gear for the ...

11 years ago
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you should get something larger if you seriously plan on taking wife and kids out regularly. I have a P19 and consider space on the boat limited. I go...

11 years ago
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Damon, yes, that's definitely the conclusion for me right now: get the boat rigged correctly and see how that works for a while and then take it from ...

11 years ago
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...thanks everyone for the comments. I screwed up with the jib halyard not running it through the O-ring. That caused the O-Ring to have too much free...

11 years ago
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I purchased an '88 P19 on SanDiego's craigslist this Winter and it's a lot of fun. So there may be more useful information about the boat here: br /> ...

11 years ago
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"when things go to sh*t, what's your life worth???" That's definitely true, the question is whether a basic PLB for $269 is good enough for a sailing...

11 years ago
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nice footage Andre, I will be studying it more to hopefully pick up some things that will help me better sail my P19. May also be interested in more d...

11 years ago
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I own a power boat too and the PLB can be moved with me from one boat to another...however might consider a step up to EPIRB later...for now the PLB w...

11 years ago
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"Once you get a cat you will not want to sail anything else but maybe a faster cat. " I looked into buying a mono-hull for a few years but am glad I e...

11 years ago
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it's good to be cautious but that way I might end up spending a few years before I eventually got to a catamaran this size...it's hard to be wise and ...

11 years ago
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the temps have been awesome but there's not much wind in the forecast.....hopefully it picks up by Thursday. Whom did you charter the boat with? I saw...

11 years ago
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if I can practice a good deal ahead of this event I might be up for it too so please keep me posted.

11 years ago
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I went out on my power boat last weekend to find some whales...we went out probably 10-12 miles off the coast. The waters were calm and we spent the d...

11 years ago
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I am not qualified to comment on those boats...but one other thing that comes to my mind is there's been increased whale sightings...might be somethin...

11 years ago
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Harbor Sailboats is a charter co that rents boats also to non-members..they are a bit pricier than other charters (seaforthrentals and marinasailing a...

11 years ago
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here's a 5 minute clip of from that last run in Mission Bay, Tuesday Jan. 14 this week. The weather was awesome, winds were a bit of a mixed bag, rang...

11 years ago
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ok, so I have been out in Mission Bay a few times now and kind of got the "first pass" on the boat rigging and sailing including an "almost flip" whil...

11 years ago
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ok, thanks for the update MN3. Speaking of cotter pins and "O-rings"...there's a lot of pins and ring fasteners that I would like to replace with quic...

11 years ago
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thanks Nacra55, having weak memory for terminology and limited sailing experience, I descriptively used the term "O"-ring..... hopefully, that will ch...

11 years ago
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there's tie down straps and then it's hooked to a winch, so I'd take down the straps before going to the ramp and then the winch hook when it's finall...

11 years ago
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"if your in salt water - it's not the best for steel trailers, springs and any type of wheels/bearing but can be done in a pinch - i would hose it dow...

11 years ago
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