Recent content by sblanck

There is a comedian who specifically answers these crazies just to mess with them

I got the typical: I will send you a money order for triple the price and you send me the excess back. I will have my shipper arrange delivery. Does anyone fall for that one anymore? Is usually the first one within a day.

At one point this guy became agitated and asked me how I purchased the boat. My reply: went to bank and withdrew cash.

So I am selling my Starfish (sunfish clone) sailboat. I have my ad on CL and this guy contacted. Wants me to meet an hour away. Talks a big game of how wealthy he is but makes all sort so excuses as to why he can't pay cash. He has sent me his address, name, phone so on so forth about how...

No she doesnt like the boat but doesnt mind if I go sailing.

Got my dates wrong. Haven't sailed since September 2016.

I haven't gone sailing since September of 2017. I have a sunfish clone a starfish. Sits in the garage on a trailer. I just dont think I want to go anymore. Wife wants me to just keep the boat, but I see storage space I could use for other things.

I sailed Aquafinns as a youth. I loved the rudder and its ability to use a line to pull it up. My Dad donated a bunch to Boy Scout camps when I was in high school. About 25 years later those boats were still being used. I saw them at camp so they hold up pretty well.

Our lakes are nasty.

Kevin, thanks for your suggestion. I had some water shoes but the slimy muck monster sucked them off of my feet. The last lake I was in I sank about 8 inchs into the muck before I could get lose enough to get on the boat. I dont wear flip flops nor go bare foot when sailing due to seeing...

Greetings, I did a search but didnt yield the results I was hoping for. I was curious what kind of shoes most of you wore to go sailing in. Being in Texas our lakes our mostly nasty clay, or shoe sucking muck. I rarely if ever get to just step from dock to boat to get in. I usually have to get...

Greetings, What wood is typically used for tiller handles and blades? Thanks S

A wing nut would be much quicker! need to make a run and get one!! My rudder is some crazy thing cobbled together by a previous owner so the tiller handle doesnt even fold close to the blade. makes it a nightmare to transport.

Sail and spar bag Centerboard bag She will do the rudder bag and then a bag for holding lines, gloves and what not.

Greetings, My wife is going to make bags for my sails, spars and blades. I was looking at the bag for the rudder blade and I am curious what folks do with their tiller handle? Do you unbolt it to place it in the bag? Thanks