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With Belgian accents no doubt!

"Joe" wrote

Now I've seen you French looking canooks in your bloody baby seal
coats, you aint fooling no-one.

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Hey Bart, welcome back! Watchyabeenupto?

Scotty


"Bart Senior" .@. wrote in message
...
Nice to see a post from a real sailor. Kudos.

Bart

"Capt.Mooron" wrote
Quick Report on Overproof's "Shake-Down" trip to Mahone
Bay

Departed the Bay Landing at 1230hrs in the rain. Did a
45 minute run-in at
various rpms on the auxiliary to assess performance.
Excellent... 6.5kts
at 1900rpm. Cleared the bay under power and once
satisfied the diesel was
in good shape, proper drip from the packing gland, belts
tight, battery
charging... set sails and swung to about 180 on to a
beam reach to get
sea room and clearer winds off shore. We changed heading
to 270 at a DDW
course aprox 6 nm off the coast

You know the winds in drenching rain... sorta comes and
goes in waves. the
rain was relentless but the vessel was moving smartly.
Nonetheless... the
crew was geared and the coffee hot. We averaged about
6.7 kts speed in
15kts DDW, wing on wing with a few short broad reaches
to shave Peggy's
Cove on to East Ironbound. There we met up with a
friend's boat "Seaswire"
who followed us in to show him the way. We hit better
winds behind East
Ironbound and got the speed up to about 7.5 to 8 knots.
It was about 6
gybes from East Ironbound to the entrance of Mahone Bay
proper and a wing
on wing entry at 1830hrs to the mooring field.

We set to a mooring the first night, Seaswire rafted up
to us and we tied
into the massive supply of beer and rum stockpiled
aboard both vessels. It
wasn't long before we were dry & drunk with old friends
dropping by to say
hello. Seaswire's crew remarked how nice Overproof
looked going through
the seas ahead of them.... smooth and powerful. That was
nice to hear.

Saturday was a beautiful day for sailing with winds at
15 kts in the am to
25kts in the afternoon. We set full canvas and headed
out at 1200hrs. Once
we passed and cleared the other boats we struck out for
Big Tancook
Island.... sailed-up to the Bluenose II then went to
Prince's Inlet past
Bachman's and returned to Mahone Bay at about 1800hrs.
We pressed
Overproof hard on all points to see how the rigging was
holding out and to
fine tune the tension, etc. The boat performed
remarkably well....

The Classic Boat Festival was a great time. Lots of
American boats in the
bay. Lots of shore activities. Lots of wooden and
classic style boats for
sale. Many people dropped by to compliment and inquire
about Overproof.
The schooner races were on, we had deer steak BBQ, the
burning of the
Teaser on Sat night and I got a Great Tan!! It was a 5
star weekend.

I've been onboard since Thursday night and just got back
here about 2
hours ago.

CM

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Sailing I hope...

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"Scotty" wrote in message
. ..
Hey Bart, welcome back! Watchyabeenupto?

Scotty


"Bart Senior" .@. wrote in message
...
Nice to see a post from a real sailor. Kudos.

Bart

"Capt.Mooron" wrote
Quick Report on Overproof's "Shake-Down" trip to Mahone
Bay

Departed the Bay Landing at 1230hrs in the rain. Did a
45 minute run-in at
various rpms on the auxiliary to assess performance.
Excellent... 6.5kts
at 1900rpm. Cleared the bay under power and once
satisfied the diesel was
in good shape, proper drip from the packing gland, belts
tight, battery
charging... set sails and swung to about 180 on to a
beam reach to get
sea room and clearer winds off shore. We changed heading
to 270 at a DDW
course aprox 6 nm off the coast

You know the winds in drenching rain... sorta comes and
goes in waves. the
rain was relentless but the vessel was moving smartly.
Nonetheless... the
crew was geared and the coffee hot. We averaged about
6.7 kts speed in
15kts DDW, wing on wing with a few short broad reaches
to shave Peggy's
Cove on to East Ironbound. There we met up with a
friend's boat "Seaswire"
who followed us in to show him the way. We hit better
winds behind East
Ironbound and got the speed up to about 7.5 to 8 knots.
It was about 6
gybes from East Ironbound to the entrance of Mahone Bay
proper and a wing
on wing entry at 1830hrs to the mooring field.

We set to a mooring the first night, Seaswire rafted up
to us and we tied
into the massive supply of beer and rum stockpiled
aboard both vessels. It
wasn't long before we were dry & drunk with old friends
dropping by to say
hello. Seaswire's crew remarked how nice Overproof
looked going through
the seas ahead of them.... smooth and powerful. That was
nice to hear.

Saturday was a beautiful day for sailing with winds at
15 kts in the am to
25kts in the afternoon. We set full canvas and headed
out at 1200hrs. Once
we passed and cleared the other boats we struck out for
Big Tancook
Island.... sailed-up to the Bluenose II then went to
Prince's Inlet past
Bachman's and returned to Mahone Bay at about 1800hrs.
We pressed
Overproof hard on all points to see how the rigging was
holding out and to
fine tune the tension, etc. The boat performed
remarkably well....

The Classic Boat Festival was a great time. Lots of
American boats in the
bay. Lots of shore activities. Lots of wooden and
classic style boats for
sale. Many people dropped by to compliment and inquire
about Overproof.
The schooner races were on, we had deer steak BBQ, the
burning of the
Teaser on Sat night and I got a Great Tan!! It was a 5
star weekend.

I've been onboard since Thursday night and just got back
here about 2
hours ago.

CM

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"Bart Senior" .@. wrote in message

Nice to see a post from a real sailor. Kudos.

Thanx Bart

It was a great sail..... you just can't beat that ocean surge, foul
weather, grey skies.... it's you, the boat and the sea.

I've decided to keep Overproof in Mahone Bay for the rest of the season.

It's a sweet location.

CM

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"Capt.Mooron" wrote in message
news:W_uCg.574$Nz6.460@edtnps82...

"Bart Senior" .@. wrote in message

Nice to see a post from a real sailor. Kudos.

Thanx Bart

It was a great sail..... you just can't beat that ocean
surge, foul
weather, grey skies.... it's you, the boat and the sea.

I've decided to keep Overproof in Mahone Bay for the rest
of the season.


How many days are left?

Scotty

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"Scotty" wrote in message

How many days are left?

I may not haul out this year...... but I have until Oct31st 2006 to decide
on that.

In the meantime Overproof is on a secure mooring with water taxi, shoreside
showers, pump-out, water, power as needed, picturesque fishing village,
great restaurants and bars, fresh veggies, butcher shop, nearby loft and
chandlery..... all the stuff one needs. No crime, no break ins no thefts no
vandalism, no security needed.... and friends to drop by and spend time
aboard. The sailing area is fantastic and I can go out every weekend when I
get back from site. I can also haul out and place the boat to a cradle on
the town wharf.

Total season cost with free water taxi [0800hrs to 2100hrs 7 days a week and
free water/power at the dock and free showers with dinghy dock included]
$360Can. ....... Beat that! :-)

CM

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"Capt.Mooron" wrote in message
news:WaNCg.1831$395.816@edtnps90...

"Scotty" wrote in message

How many days are left?

I may not haul out this year...... but I have until
Oct31st 2006 to decide
on that.

In the meantime Overproof is on a secure mooring with
water taxi, shoreside
showers, pump-out, water, power as needed, picturesque
fishing village,
great restaurants and bars, fresh veggies, butcher shop,
nearby loft and
chandlery..... all the stuff one needs. No crime, no break
ins no thefts no
vandalism, no security needed.... and friends to drop by
and spend time
aboard. The sailing area is fantastic and I can go out
every weekend when I
get back from site. I can also haul out and place the boat
to a cradle on
the town wharf.

Total season cost with free water taxi [0800hrs to 2100hrs
7 days a week and
free water/power at the dock and free showers with dinghy
dock included]
$360Can. ....... Beat that! :-)


Sounds almost perfect...if only it were in NC
somewhere....perfection!

SV

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Dropped by C.M. on Friday had a bottle of rum on hand. There's always
next week. P.S. Haddock Shoal is full of tinkers now caught a bucket
full in about 1/2 an hour using feathers. Dry

Scotty wrote:

"Capt.Mooron" wrote in message
news:WaNCg.1831$395.816@edtnps90...

"Scotty" wrote in message

How many days are left?

I may not haul out this year...... but I have until
Oct31st 2006 to decide
on that.

In the meantime Overproof is on a secure mooring with
water taxi, shoreside
showers, pump-out, water, power as needed, picturesque
fishing village,
great restaurants and bars, fresh veggies, butcher shop,
nearby loft and
chandlery..... all the stuff one needs. No crime, no break
ins no thefts no
vandalism, no security needed.... and friends to drop by
and spend time
aboard. The sailing area is fantastic and I can go out
every weekend when I
get back from site. I can also haul out and place the boat
to a cradle on
the town wharf.

Total season cost with free water taxi [0800hrs to 2100hrs
7 days a week and
free water/power at the dock and free showers with dinghy
dock included]
$360Can. ....... Beat that! :-)

Sounds almost perfect...if only it were in NC
somewhere....perfection!

SV

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DANG!!! I got caught for a chore and spent Friday night and Saturday
morning building a kennel while waiting for a buddy dropping by with cash he
owed me. Got to Overproof on Saturday afternoon and left on Sunday morning.

Got my mooring fees paid for.... dropped a case of beer off for the Water
Taxi lads. They'll be keeping an eye on Overproof for me.

I got some photos of Mahone Bay testing my new digital camera.
http://community.webshots.com/user/overproof
Just go to the Photo Journal Album....

Too bad we didn't meet up. I had a bottle of Lambs Navy overproof and a flat
of beer. Red cans [Keith's Amber] for the port tack and Green Cans [ Keith's
India Pale Ale] for the starboard tacks.

I'll be back there on either Friday or Saturday next weekend.

Later

CM


"Dry" wrote in message
...
Dropped by C.M. on Friday had a bottle of rum on hand. There's always
next week. P.S. Haddock Shoal is full of tinkers now caught a bucket
full in about 1/2 an hour using feathers. Dry

Scotty wrote:

"Capt.Mooron" wrote in message
news:WaNCg.1831$395.816@edtnps90...

"Scotty" wrote in message

How many days are left?

I may not haul out this year...... but I have until
Oct31st 2006 to decide
on that.

In the meantime Overproof is on a secure mooring with
water taxi, shoreside
showers, pump-out, water, power as needed, picturesque
fishing village,
great restaurants and bars, fresh veggies, butcher shop,
nearby loft and
chandlery..... all the stuff one needs. No crime, no break
ins no thefts no
vandalism, no security needed.... and friends to drop by
and spend time
aboard. The sailing area is fantastic and I can go out
every weekend when I
get back from site. I can also haul out and place the boat
to a cradle on
the town wharf.

Total season cost with free water taxi [0800hrs to 2100hrs
7 days a week and
free water/power at the dock and free showers with dinghy
dock included]
$360Can. ....... Beat that! :-)

Sounds almost perfect...if only it were in NC
somewhere....perfection!

SV

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"Capt.Mooron" wrote in message
news:9XPDg.2257$Ch.340@clgrps13...
DANG!!! I got caught for a chore and spent Friday night and Saturday
morning building a kennel while waiting for a buddy dropping by with cash
he owed me. Got to Overproof on Saturday afternoon and left on Sunday
morning.

Got my mooring fees paid for.... dropped a case of beer off for the Water
Taxi lads. They'll be keeping an eye on Overproof for me.

I got some photos of Mahone Bay testing my new digital camera.
http://community.webshots.com/user/overproof
Just go to the Photo Journal Album....

Great pics. Nice to see a mooring field with mainly sailboats, Mahone Bay
looks like a really cool place.

John Cairns