On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:28:20 -0500, Thom Stewart wrote
(in article ):

Boy Mundo,

That is one hell of a Main Sail. She looks great Close Hauled. I hope
you can hold going downwind with that inboard rudder without to much
Gibbing to keep it from rounding up.



Ol' Tom
She is a Cat Boat. Rudder is a barn door hanging off the transom. Sail is
being built with 2 reefs. Never owned a "New" boat before. I will take this
one to the grave.

--
Mundo, The Captain who is a bully and an ass

Mundo wrote:
Ol' Tom
She is a Cat Boat. Rudder is a barn door hanging off the transom. Sail is
being built with 2 reefs.

And with any luck, you will get a chance to use them! Catboats are a
lot of fun to sail, and (imho) part of the fun is they really don't
handle like plain-vanilla garden-variety run-of-the-mill mass-produced
fin-keel marconi sloops. It's a whole different flavor!

Never owned a "New" boat before.

The one and only time I ever bought a brand-new boat, we had several
issues. But Marshall has a great rep so it should be fine.

I will take this
one to the grave.


Why commit too soon? You can have as many "last boats" as you want.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

Doug,

I learned to sail on a Gaff Rig Cat Boat. It was a work Boat and a great
boat for what it did but going downwind was not it good point of sail.
We would broad reach and Gybe rather than sail dead down wind and that
Gaff Rig wasn't made for Gybbing.
She was a center board and a Transom Hung Barn Door Rubber which didn't
help downwind performance but it did let you sail it up on the beach to
sell the lobsters right from the boat.

Mundo,

If you haven't thought of a full "Boom Tent" for that boat, you should.
It will keep it dry and cut maintenance way down. It can also be a snug
over-nighter

That is a nice boat by the way, Good Luck and happy sailing.

On Mon, 3 Dec 2007 11:15:08 -0500, Thom Stewart wrote
(in article ):

Mundo,

If you haven't thought of a full "Boom Tent" for that boat, you should.
It will keep it dry and cut maintenance way down. It can also be a snug
over-nighter

That is a nice boat by the way, Good Luck and happy sailing.



Actually I have that on the list. Along with the rig to fold the mast down
to the gallows for traveling down the road.

Damn you are old. Selling lobsters from a beached catboat? You can't make
that **** up.....

Well I am only 60 years behind you. I just turned 50.........



--
Mundo, The Captain who is a bully and an ass

"Mundo" wrote in message


Actually I have that on the list. Along with the rig to
fold the mast down
to the gallows for traveling down the road.

Damn you are old. Selling lobsters from a beached catboat?
You can't make
that **** up.....

Well I am only 60 years behind you. I just turned
50.........


Mid life crisis?

On Mon, 3 Dec 2007 14:15:33 -0500, Scotty wrote
(in article ):


"Mundo" wrote in message


Actually I have that on the list. Along with the rig to
fold the mast down
to the gallows for traveling down the road.

Damn you are old. Selling lobsters from a beached catboat?
You can't make
that **** up.....

Well I am only 60 years behind you. I just turned
50.........


Mid life crisis?



Hmmm nah, that was the divorce.......

--
Mundo, The Captain who is a bully and an ass

"Mundo" wrote in message
. net...
Damn you are old. Selling lobsters from a beached catboat? You can't make
that **** up.....


Ole Thom's the only old fart I know of who has a waist size the same as his
age? And an IQ in the same range.

Wilbur Hubbard

Wilbur Hubbard wrote:
"Mundo" wrote in message
. net...
Damn you are old. Selling lobsters from a beached catboat? You can't make
that **** up.....


Ole Thom's the only old fart I know of who has a waist size the same as his
age? And an IQ in the same range.

Wilbur Hubbard


Guess he must be pretty smart then, have you seen the size of his waist?

Cheers
Marty

"Martin Baxter" wrote in message
...
Wilbur Hubbard wrote:
"Mundo" wrote in message
. net...
Damn you are old. Selling lobsters from a beached catboat? You can't
make
that **** up.....


Ole Thom's the only old fart I know of who has a waist size the same as
his age? And an IQ in the same range.

Wilbur Hubbard
Guess he must be pretty smart then, have you seen the size of his waist?

Cheers
Marty

Haven't seen his waist lately but last time I saw a picture of him, about a
year ago now, I couldn't figure out if I was looking at his stomach or the
Goodyear blimp.

Wilbur Hubbard