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I'm gonna do it
Have you much experience? Get charts of the entire area, and ask around for
local information at Portland. It really shouldn't take a lot to go from Portland to Hood River, the only problem place I see are the Bonneville locks. I am sure that the attendants would be glad to assist if you were to explain a few days before hand. I would plan to motorsail, using just the main, unless the weather were dead calm, then I might hoist a jib just to get a feel were I bit of a newbie. I would love to help, but I am in Michigan, That has to be one of the prettiest cruises on Earth, that part of the Columbia. "Steve Daniels, Seek of Spam" wrote in message ... The Internet is a dangerous place. It's led me to a '73 Ericson 29. Baring unforseen circumstances, I plan to make a (mostly) full price offer this coming Saturday. I've called the marina at Hood River Oregon, and they have plenty of space. All I'll need to do is find someone to help me sail her home from Portland. |
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On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 04:20:27 GMT, something compelled "The
Carrolls" , to say: Have you much experience? I had a San Juan 21 for a few years, and I sailed a Catalina 22 a few times when I was in the Navy in Long Beach CA. I sailed the SJ21 on an inland mountain lake in Southern Oregon. The wind there was generally about fifteen miles per hour and fluky. Single handed her mostly; I did all right. Entered her into one race and had the best view in the fleet. Everyone else was in front. Get charts of the entire area, and ask around for local information at Portland. It really shouldn't take a lot to go from Portland to Hood River, the only problem place I see are the Bonneville locks. I am sure that the attendants would be glad to assist if you were to explain a few days before hand. There are three times during the day when pleasure craft can use the locks. The Army Corps of Engineers put up a website about how to use the locks, and it looks pretty simple. If I buy the boat, I may stop in at Bonneville and ask around. I would plan to motorsail, using just the main, unless the weather were dead calm, then I might hoist a jib just to get a feel were I bit of a newbie. She has a jib and three genoas. I was figuring on using just the jib and main until I got the feel of 'er. She also has a spinnaker, which is a sail I've *never* used, and most certainly won't this trip. The wind is mostly dead this time of year anyway. It's very likely I'll have to use the motor most of the way just because of that. I'll bring extra gas. I would love to help, but I am in Michigan, That has to be one of the prettiest cruises on Earth, that part of the Columbia. No doubt. And once over the bar at Astoria (the USCG has its search and rescue school in Astoria, because it has some of the most consistently bad conditions anywhere. Crossing the Columbia River Bar is not for the meek, although if you don't have a bad case of HUA it can be done safely) you can head north to the San Juan islands, Vancouver/Victoria, and British Columbia. Yep. Sucks to be me. "Steve Daniels, Seek of Spam" wrote in message .. . The Internet is a dangerous place. It's led me to a '73 Ericson 29. Baring unforseen circumstances, I plan to make a (mostly) full price offer this coming Saturday. I've called the marina at Hood River Oregon, and they have plenty of space. All I'll need to do is find someone to help me sail her home from Portland. |
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You have enough experience. you have done a bit of homework also, you will
do fine. Just remember the guy you buy this boat from most likely wasn't afraid to use it as is, you may find things you dont like about it, but don't get cought up in fixing things that are actually ok. When I bought my boat, it was in Grand haven MI , and I live in Monroe, all the way around. There were things I worried about and adressed that turned out to be time and money wasted. Just make sure when you fix or replace something it is something that you should address not just something you want to, save the want to untill you need to or have time and money later. IMHO Good luck, Good sailing Wes Carroll "Steve Daniels, Seek of Spam" wrote in message ... On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 04:20:27 GMT, something compelled "The Carrolls" , to say: Have you much experience? I had a San Juan 21 for a few years, and I sailed a Catalina 22 a few times when I was in the Navy in Long Beach CA. I sailed the SJ21 on an inland mountain lake in Southern Oregon. The wind there was generally about fifteen miles per hour and fluky. Single handed her mostly; I did all right. Entered her into one race and had the best view in the fleet. Everyone else was in front. Get charts of the entire area, and ask around for local information at Portland. It really shouldn't take a lot to go from Portland to Hood River, the only problem place I see are the Bonneville locks. I am sure that the attendants would be glad to assist if you were to explain a few days before hand. There are three times during the day when pleasure craft can use the locks. The Army Corps of Engineers put up a website about how to use the locks, and it looks pretty simple. If I buy the boat, I may stop in at Bonneville and ask around. I would plan to motorsail, using just the main, unless the weather were dead calm, then I might hoist a jib just to get a feel were I bit of a newbie. She has a jib and three genoas. I was figuring on using just the jib and main until I got the feel of 'er. She also has a spinnaker, which is a sail I've *never* used, and most certainly won't this trip. The wind is mostly dead this time of year anyway. It's very likely I'll have to use the motor most of the way just because of that. I'll bring extra gas. I would love to help, but I am in Michigan, That has to be one of the prettiest cruises on Earth, that part of the Columbia. No doubt. And once over the bar at Astoria (the USCG has its search and rescue school in Astoria, because it has some of the most consistently bad conditions anywhere. Crossing the Columbia River Bar is not for the meek, although if you don't have a bad case of HUA it can be done safely) you can head north to the San Juan islands, Vancouver/Victoria, and British Columbia. Yep. Sucks to be me. "Steve Daniels, Seek of Spam" wrote in message .. . The Internet is a dangerous place. It's led me to a '73 Ericson 29. Baring unforseen circumstances, I plan to make a (mostly) full price offer this coming Saturday. I've called the marina at Hood River Oregon, and they have plenty of space. All I'll need to do is find someone to help me sail her home from Portland. |
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don't get cought up in fixing things that are actually ok. Holy crap. RB |
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I usually don't make fun of other people's religion, but this does seem a bit bizarre to
me. What kind of worship services do you attend? Do you have a special shrine set aside for your personal devotions? What in particular attracted you to this rather arcane veneration? "Bobsprit" wrote: Holy crap. RB |
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I usually don't make fun of other people's religion,
Somehow I doubt that. RB |
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"Bobsprit" wrote in message
... I usually don't make fun of other people's religion, Somehow I doubt that. What makes you say that? Have I ever made a disparaging remark about any religion here? |
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I don't think he has a shrine set up (although it wouldn't surprise me). I
think he just blesses it and sprinkles it with holy water. |
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I'm gonna do it
He visits it after every meal.... six times a day!
CM "Jeff Morris" jeffmo@NoSpam-sv-lokiDOTcom wrote in message ... | I usually don't make fun of other people's religion, but this does seem a bit bizarre to | me. What kind of worship services do you attend? Do you have a special shrine set aside | for your personal devotions? What in particular attracted you to this rather arcane | veneration? | | "Bobsprit" wrote: | | Holy crap. | | RB | | |
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On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 09:00:55 GMT, "The Carrolls"
wrote: You have enough experience. you have done a bit of homework also, you will do fine. Just remember the guy you buy this boat from most likely wasn't afraid to use it as is, you may find things you dont like about it, but don't get cought up in fixing things that are actually ok. When I bought my boat, it was in Grand haven MI , and I live in Monroe, all the way around. There were things I worried about and adressed that turned out to be time and money wasted. Just make sure when you fix or replace something it is something that you should address not just something you want to, save the want to untill you need to or have time and money later. IMHO Good luck, Good sailing Wes Carroll I think I know what you mean. It has a alcohol stove that I'd like to swap out for propane, but I notice that a lot of people are using alcohol stoves with little to no difficulty. This boat has gate valves at the thru hulls, and I'd like to swap those out for quarter twist ball valves, but I'm not going to do a special haul out just for that. If I can get her surveyed for a couple of hundred bucks, I think I'll have that done, if for no other reason than to have a list of things to work on later. It's being sold by a brokerage, and it looks like they only list reasonably good quality boats. |
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