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Viability of electric only propulsion in 2018 - is there a good option after all?

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Posted By liquidice

Re: FREE, or close to free!

Absolutely! Way to get to the roots of the thread; taken as a whole this boat seems to have real potential for value and learning for the right people. [Litany of caveats.] The fact that it is in the...

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

01-03-2020, 18:19

Replies: 21

pearson pilothouse

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Posted By liquidice

Re: pearson pilothouse

Search for the thread “a new adventure begins” it is a good cautionary tale. Worth studying. Fair winds!

Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted

08-02-2020, 04:53

Replies: 57

Want To Buy: Looking for a cheap sailboat project for adventure series

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Posted By liquidice

Looking for a cheap sailboat project for adventure series

Your job description brings this reality into the attainable. In fact, four threads and thread themes come to mind:
Free or almost free, dedicated to cheap boats
Making a living while living...

Forum: Electric Propulsion (EP)

17-01-2020, 06:57

Replies: 428

Views: 53,311

Posted By liquidice

Re: Viability of electric only propulsion in 2018 - is there a good option after all?

True for both population growth and viable electric propulsion!

Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems

09-01-2020, 12:57

Replies: 12

Small outboard crank case flooding with fuel

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Posted By liquidice

Re: Small outboard crank case flooding with fuel

Sounds like the symptoms I had with a Honda 7.5 hp that ended up being a cracked head. It started and ran, but when I revved it up, oil escaped. Just a (sad) idea.

Forum: Meets & Greets

28-12-2019, 12:51

Replies: 9

IT illiterate

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Posted By liquidice

Re: IT illiterate

I first joined because so many of my early questions that I researched on the internet led here. There is a concentration of knowledge here that’s second to none. What’s more, anytime I get static or...

Forum: Liveaboard's Forum

21-12-2019, 10:14

Replies: 542

Budget Be Damned

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Posted By liquidice

Re: Budget Be Damned

I’ve been buying stocks with a different motive- tricking myself into rooting for millennials. I’m a Gen X’er, and I’d found myself continuously annoyed for years by tales of the success of Elon...

Forum: General Sailing Forum

07-12-2019, 07:46

Replies: 1,603

Coast Guard Rescues 5 from Sailboat off of Yaquina Bay, Oregon

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Posted By liquidice

Re: FREE, or close to free!

That’s the best looking free boat I’ve seen in a long time. In the water, modern outboard, roller furler, super common boat that’s at least looking ready to motor away. In some alternate universe I’m...

Forum: Emergency, Disaster and Distress

19-10-2019, 03:43

Replies: 44

Views: 8,452

Posted By liquidice

Re: Coast Guard Rescues 5 from Sailboat off of Yaquina Bay, Oregon

Mayhap. Mayhap indeed.

Forum: General Sailing Forum

20-09-2019, 07:21

Replies: 1,603

Views: 291,831

Posted By liquidice

Re: FREE, or close to free!

‘97 Sovereign 20, $3k “need gone”
https://chicago.craigslist.org/nch/boa/d/chicago-1997-sovereign-20-need-gone/6980730037.html

Very clean looking boat on the trailer, in the garage, seems like it...

16-09-2019, 20:29

Replies: 14,966

Views: 2,641,654

Posted By liquidice

Re: The New Joke Thread

An airman, a soldier, and a marine are comparing their experiences in Fallujah. “...and we were okay until the air conditioner in the tent broke down” said the airman.

“Your tent had air...

Forum: General Sailing Forum

15-09-2019, 18:26

Replies: 1,603

Views: 291,831

Posted By liquidice

Re: FREE, or close to free!

‘73 Cheoy Lee Luders 28’
$4k obo
Fresh to market and looking swank.
We know what we like.

https://chicago.craigslist.org/nch/boa/d/wilmette-1973-cheoy-lee-28/6979264079.html

Forum: General Sailing Forum

14-09-2019, 13:17

Replies: 1,603

Views: 291,831

Posted By liquidice

Re: FREE, or close to free!

Going the other way from the Pearson...

https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/boa/d/elk-grove-village-no-smoke-macgregor/6978600049.html

at 1150, a seemingly hot deal on a MacGregor, if that’s...

13-09-2019, 04:48

Replies: 14,966

Views: 2,641,654

Posted By liquidice

Re: The New Joke Thread

Speaking of

How many teamsters does it take to change a light bulb?
Tree. You gotta problem widdat?

Forum: General Sailing Forum

11-09-2019, 18:53

Replies: 1,603

Views: 291,831

Posted By liquidice

Re: FREE, or close to free!

Great work! This is a great time for people to get in to sailing with sweat equity, if they know what they’re about. Thanks for sharing.

11-09-2019, 17:01

Replies: 14,966

Views: 2,641,654

Posted By liquidice

Re: The New Joke Thread

The last time I rode a horse it was on a trail ride in Wisconsin. He kept trying to bite me, or to stop and eat oak leaves, or a combination of the two. It was an unpleasant ride for both of us, but...

11-09-2019, 16:54

Replies: 14,966

Views: 2,641,654

Posted By liquidice

Re: The New Joke Thread

This is great writing.

11-09-2019, 15:00

Replies: 14,966

Views: 2,641,654

Posted By liquidice

Re: The New Joke Thread

Knock knock ?
Who’s there ?
Who.
Who who?
Who who who! I didn’t know you spoke owl!

More horse stories please.

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

09-09-2019, 04:53

Replies: 29

It’s all about the waves

Views: 4,188

Posted By liquidice

Re: It’s all about the waves

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I am into this thread. I attached this picture because I feel it illustrates the importance of amplitude and frequency, as was brought up by OP. I wish for a 2nd sailboat in the picture, with...

Forum: General Sailing Forum

25-08-2019, 19:31

Replies: 1,603