We will be moving to Fairfield Harbour in February. We will be sailing on the Neuse River and Pamlico Sound and also want to make journeys on the ICW to the Chesapeake Bay and south to Charleston. My intitial thought was to sell the 26M out here in Arizona and buy a used Catalina 27 to 30 in North C...

Can't make it this year Erik. But we are going to be in New Bern May 12-19 looking for a vacation home in Fairfield Harbour or Oriental. Maybe we can make it in 2013

Regards, Larry

Also covered in this thread last week:
http://www.macgregorsailors.com/forum/v ... =4&t=20176

Congrats ! You will get great support here. Where are you located?

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http://www.wavetrain.net/images/stories/subir6/rutherford.vabeach.jpg http://www.solotheamericas.org/[/url] http://crabsailing.org/ http://www.wavetrain.net/news-a-views/343-matt-rutherford-bay-bridge-in-sight This Saturday, Matt Rutherford should sail back to Annapolis where he started his "R...

Me on my Alberg 35 after the wire/rope halyard jumped the pully at top of mast, could not lower sail. http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x25/dbarni/VAYU%2035/upmast.jpg Dave Great picture ... I'll bet the keel on an Alberg 35 has 5000 pounds of lead and 20,000 foot-pound righting moment ... quite a...

People talk about sailing in Lake Mead, or sailing to the Dry Tortugas, but is there a book that might cover such areas? or do we simply search for bits of information here and there from people who have sailed here and there? I think the OP was looking more for cruising guides ... places you could...

All of the things you mentioned are available on Amazon.com plus many more marine items. I've ordered blocks, dock lines, snap eyes, dacron lines, etc. from Amazon.

I have two of these in the cockpit up against the bulkhead, secured via the handle to the stanchion with a Velcro Strap. I like the smaller pockets on the outside for stowing cameras, cell phones, power bars, etc. I put larger items like, Binoculars, lunch, hats, jackets, winch hadles etc ... in the...

Two more books for sailing the West Coast that include descriptions of every marina, approaches, ramps, amenities, anchorages, moorings, pictures, transportation, etc: Both available on Amazon, new or used, and paperback or Kindle. Both also have the "look inside" feature so you can see de...

Very nice. Like you, I'm also returning to sailing (from Chesapeake and Long Island) after a 35 year hiatus. Just purchased a 26M last month and love it. There were several things I preferred about the X, but just happened to come upon a good deal on the M. Congrats and happy sailing !!

Larry

I've been looking at these, but think the may be too small ... max 1/4 inch lines. http://www.clamcleat.com/cleats/cleat_d ... ?theid2=78 They are available at West Marine.

Jim, here are some books I think might be interesting to you: 1. "Fixing Positions" by Matts Djos 2. "Rich Johnson's Guide to Trailer Boat Sailing" 3. "Sailing Big on a Small Sailboat" by Jerry Caldwell 4. "Your First Sailboat : How to Find and Sail the Right Boat ...

Does your halyard snag on the uper mast hound nut, or the threaded part of the 3/8" bolt sticking out of the nut. If the latter, cut off the threaded part at the nut. Couldn't tell, as the boat was bouncing around a bit at the time. I could not free it from the cockpit as it's threaded through...