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Scotty


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Hey, everyone. You have all sure been busy posting away here
while I was
incommunicado. We finally got phone service established here
on our boat,
so I'm back to normal emailing. Oh, yeah...I forgot to
mention...we are now
living aboard Chanteuse, escaping the cold winter up in MI
(they've already
had 6 inches of snow and expect 6" nore tonight...too bad, so
sad). Right
now we're in the Pamlico Sound area (some of you know where
exactly...).
We're just taking life esasy for right now and staying away
from going out
into the Atlantic....the weather off Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear
is
frightening....45-50 knots with 20 foot waves. Not what I want
my first
encounter with the Atlantic to be! We've met a bunch of lovely
people,
including one Doug and Kathy King, who are great folks,
interesting to talk
to, and enjoyable to be with. Have also met some friends of
Michael Ortin's
(Schoonertrash) who sail in this area who are very pleasant
people too.
Chopper likes living aboard except that we're always having to
ask him to
move since the aft cabin has become the closet/storage area.
He was a bit
put out at first that we had usurped "his" room for such
mundane stuff as
the printer, clothes, and accesoroes. We are now official
liveabords since
we installed the requisite blue tarp over our boom when we had
a downpour
yesterday...sure makes a difference not having the rain come
pouring down
the hatch. We're also shopping for a new mainsail before
taking off to do
any serious cruising. Haven't decided whether we're going to
go north or
south yet. Plenty of time to decide that later. For right
now, we like it
here and there's lots to explore and lots of places to sail to
in the
vicinity. I brought my fishing gear with me and on a warmer
day will go out
to the beach to surf fish. I caught a 1.5# crappe off the dock
the other
day and cooked it up for dinner. So, that's where I've been
and am....good
to be back.

katy

brAT..I hear you have a new friend...


"Scotty" wrote in message
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you were gone?


Scotty


wrote in message
...
Hey, everyone. You have all sure been busy posting away here
while I was
incommunicado. We finally got phone service established here
on our boat,
so I'm back to normal emailing. Oh, yeah...I forgot to
mention...we are now
living aboard Chanteuse, escaping the cold winter up in MI
(they've already
had 6 inches of snow and expect 6" nore tonight...too bad, so
sad). Right
now we're in the Pamlico Sound area (some of you know where
exactly...).
We're just taking life esasy for right now and staying away
from going out
into the Atlantic....the weather off Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear
is
frightening....45-50 knots with 20 foot waves. Not what I want
my first
encounter with the Atlantic to be! We've met a bunch of lovely
people,
including one Doug and Kathy King, who are great folks,
interesting to talk
to, and enjoyable to be with. Have also met some friends of
Michael Ortin's
(Schoonertrash) who sail in this area who are very pleasant
people too.
Chopper likes living aboard except that we're always having to
ask him to
move since the aft cabin has become the closet/storage area.
He was a bit
put out at first that we had usurped "his" room for such
mundane stuff as
the printer, clothes, and accesoroes. We are now official
liveabords since
we installed the requisite blue tarp over our boom when we had
a downpour
yesterday...sure makes a difference not having the rain come
pouring down
the hatch. We're also shopping for a new mainsail before
taking off to do
any serious cruising. Haven't decided whether we're going to
go north or
south yet. Plenty of time to decide that later. For right
now, we like it
here and there's lots to explore and lots of places to sail to
in the
vicinity. I brought my fishing gear with me and on a warmer
day will go out
to the beach to surf fish. I caught a 1.5# crappe off the dock
the other
day and cooked it up for dinner. So, that's where I've been
and am....good
to be back.

katy

wrote in message
...
Hey, everyone. You have all sure been busy posting away here while I was
incommunicado. We finally got phone service established here on our boat,
so I'm back to normal emailing. Oh, yeah...I forgot to mention...we are
now
living aboard Chanteuse, escaping the cold winter up in MI (they've
already
had 6 inches of snow and expect 6" nore tonight...too bad, so sad). Right
now we're in the Pamlico Sound area (some of you know where exactly...).
We're just taking life esasy for right now and staying away from going out
into the Atlantic....the weather off Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear is
frightening....45-50 knots with 20 foot waves. Not what I want my first
encounter with the Atlantic to be! We've met a bunch of lovely people,
including one Doug and Kathy King, who are great folks, interesting to
talk
to, and enjoyable to be with. Have also met some friends of Michael
Ortin's
(Schoonertrash) who sail in this area who are very pleasant people too.
Chopper likes living aboard except that we're always having to ask him to
move since the aft cabin has become the closet/storage area. He was a bit
put out at first that we had usurped "his" room for such mundane stuff as
the printer, clothes, and accesoroes. We are now official liveabords
since
we installed the requisite blue tarp over our boom when we had a downpour
yesterday...sure makes a difference not having the rain come pouring down
the hatch. We're also shopping for a new mainsail before taking off to do
any serious cruising. Haven't decided whether we're going to go north or
south yet. Plenty of time to decide that later. For right now, we like
it
here and there's lots to explore and lots of places to sail to in the
vicinity. I brought my fishing gear with me and on a warmer day will go
out
to the beach to surf fish. I caught a 1.5# crappe off the dock the other
day and cooked it up for dinner. So, that's where I've been and
am....good
to be back.

Welcome to where you are. And welcome back. Things have been a bit more
civil here lately, with the absence of the flonkers. Maybe I've just
killfiled 'em all--I really don't know, but they're gone as far as I'm
concerned.

Have the mussels at Capt. Ratty's--highly recommended.

Max

"Maxprop" wrote in

Have the mussels at Capt. Ratt's--highly recommended.


Much better than the Rats at Capt. Mussels, so I hear.

SV

"Scotty" wrote in message
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"Maxprop" wrote in

Have the mussels at Capt. Ratt's--highly recommended.


Much better than the Rats at Capt. Mussels, so I hear.

Yeah, but she might be interested in the captains at Muscle Ratty's.

Max

Mussels and me don't agree anyway....the grilled tuna, however, is
excellnt...

"Scotty" wrote in message
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"Maxprop" wrote in

Have the mussels at Capt. Ratt's--highly recommended.


Much better than the Rats at Capt. Mussels, so I hear.

SV

In article et,
Maxprop wrote:
Welcome to where you are. And welcome back. Things have been a bit more
civil here lately, with the absence of the flonkers. Maybe I've just
killfiled 'em all--I really don't know, but they're gone as far as I'm
concerned.

It's amazing, actually.

--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

Oh, yeah...I forgot to mention...we are now
living aboard Chanteuse,


Hey, katy...you can't live aboard a 32 foot monohull according to Jeff.
You need a PDQ or something like that! But don't get air conditioning.
Nothing rarely used belongs on a boat. That's why we're getting rid of
all of our safety gear and Jeff is dumping his sails and mast.

Robert B
35s5
NY

Congrats on moving aboard. Soon you will find out that all the junk
filling you aft cabin is just that and will slowley let go of stuff. So
happy for you that you made the move aboard and out of the polar
regions.

Is your boat a center cockpit? Ketch?

Might consider a bimini, those blue tarps suck big time, just wait a
week until it's starts coming apart. Your MrSails is a genious he can
build you a wheelhouse, Its like another cabin, and become the favored
place during storms ect to enjoy the view.

If you need any liveaboard tips feel free to ask:0)

Joe

Stuff that's in the aft cabin is bath towels, bedding, the snorkel gear for
both of us, and a 12 string guitar....can't see where I would ditch any of
it....and I hate biminis...had one on the O'Day and was nothing but a
problem and one more thiong we'd have to dosmantle in really bad
weather...tarps are cheap and we're not leaving it up indefinitely, only
when we need it...and no, our boat is a sloop...standard rig and would look
very peculiar with a wheelhouse....
thanks, though, if you ever want any tips on where they're having sales on
Rustoleum, I can be of help..

"Joe" wrote in message
ups.com...
Congrats on moving aboard. Soon you will find out that all the junk
filling you aft cabin is just that and will slowley let go of stuff. So
happy for you that you made the move aboard and out of the polar
regions.

Is your boat a center cockpit? Ketch?

Might consider a bimini, those blue tarps suck big time, just wait a
week until it's starts coming apart. Your MrSails is a genious he can
build you a wheelhouse, Its like another cabin, and become the favored
place during storms ect to enjoy the view.

If you need any liveaboard tips feel free to ask:0)

Joe