I have been quite impressed by Torrensens. They have quite a diverse
selection of sailboate don't they.
"katysails" wrote in message
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We tarped today. Too bad...so sad....Rowed out to the mooring can when we
first got to the lake to discover they had picked up our tackle when they
took Chanteuse in. It was a beautiful day and the trees are just about at
peak for color..lake was a bit chilly ( had to wade the dinghy out to get
enough water to float it since Mr Sails was sitting in the stern because he
couldn't get his jeans rolled up...knew I shouldn't have worn shorts...) We
took a stroll through Torresen's yard (first year we've wintered there) and
saw some really unique boats. There's an old woodie in the back of the
lot..about 23-24 feet made of solid mahogany that is just about at the stage
where it might not be restorable if someone doesn't jump quick..had to drag
Mr Sails away...been there, done that..never again. Lake Michigan was
pretty flat with a nice breeze of about 10 knots going. Lots of sail out on
Muskegon Lake. Too bad the last two weekends were so miserable. We were
very impressed at the way out mast was stored. Instead of just thrown on
the mast rack with a bunch of tape around the shrouds and stays, everything
is neatly bundled and tied down. We also discovered what's wrong with out
wind machine...seems "someone" (former yard) gave it quite a knock last year
when they stepped. It's really bent. We brought it home to see if there's
anything we can do to fix it. On the way home we stopped at a country stand
and bought squash, apples, pears and some honey. There's a huge hunter's
moon out tonight and they're predicting a few more nice days before things
turn back to normal. I am not looking forward to winter.

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katysails
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