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Forum: Our Community 15-03-2024, 14:16
Replies: 51
Views: 3,438
Posted By scareygary
Re: Boat naming ideas

Too good! Love it! Signed, Ken Kesey
Forum: Our Community 15-03-2024, 09:38
Replies: 51
Views: 3,438
Posted By scareygary
Re: Boat naming ideas

My friend just bought his "MY LAST BOAT 10".
Forum: Our Community 15-03-2024, 09:35
Replies: 51
Views: 3,438
Posted By scareygary
Re: Boat naming ideas

I feel ya. I only had two girls and one wife, so mine was easy. Daughters Molly and Libby, and wife, Kathy, inspired me to come up with MOLIKA, using the first two letters of each name. I tell...
Forum: Our Community 17-11-2023, 12:01
Replies: 40
Views: 2,715
Posted By scareygary
Re: Who is your local Chandlery?

Here in Portland, OR, I only shop at a small, locally owned chandlery called Sexton’s. They don’t have a big showroom but can get most anything in days, plus, they broker used gear. Very...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 30-06-2023, 09:22
Replies: 110
Views: 15,119
Posted By scareygary
Re: Sailing on jib alone

It seems to me that many of the responses you're getting that speak in absolutes are full of misinformation. I own an Albin 7.9 Meter sailboat with a masthead rig and the shortest boom you've...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 01-05-2023, 12:02
Replies: 27
Views: 3,434
Posted By scareygary
Re: Yamaha 9.9 High Thrust (2015) - Cooling issue

I doubt this is it, but thought I'd mention: I had a EARLY Yamaha 9.9 that burnt up, and a friend's did the same thing later. Total rebuilds, though I got Yamaha to pay for the second one. They...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 28-04-2023, 09:14
Replies: 83
Views: 7,467
Posted By scareygary
Re: Bottom paint pollution and the case for having a naked bottom

In my area, some of the fastest race boats are lifted OUT of the water between races on floating devices (I forget the term for them). They aren't 'hauled' per se, but only the keel stays in the...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 21-04-2023, 16:17
Replies: 110
Views: 12,916
Posted By scareygary
Re: Can anyone solve the mystery

That is quite logical for a boat kept in saltwater, but the poster said clearly that the water was like that of the RIVER it was in. Last I checked, few rivers are composed of salt water......
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 12-01-2023, 20:59
Replies: 276
Views: 29,693
Posted By scareygary
Re: Why are outboards so unreliable?

Caveat: I did NOT read all ll pages of responses, but, of the many I read, no one mentioned the cure I use. I will ONLY put 'non-ethanol' premium fuel in all of my small engines, 4 stroke or 2...
Forum: Our Community 02-01-2023, 10:06
Replies: 76
Views: 6,256
Posted By scareygary
Re: What boats have you owned?

Educator who never made a ton of money!

16' Snipe
18' Windrose (5 years)
25' Catalina (swing keel) (9 years) sailed in San Juans and Gulf Islands
30' Tartan (5 years...loved that boat!)
23'...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 25-04-2022, 15:32
Replies: 75
Views: 11,238
Posted By scareygary
Re: Is a dodger a necessity?

I did not read EVERY response, so maybe this POV has been expressed. I have a smallish (26') racer/cruiser. I have a small dodger that covers the companionway and just a bit of the cockpit. It...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 18-04-2022, 23:27
Replies: 124
Views: 12,325
Posted By scareygary
Re: IN SEARCH OF AWESOME

Caveat, I only have a few thousand miles of coastal cruising under my belt, on a number of different smaller boats, so take this for whatever it's worth. I've sailed for many years in all sorts of...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 21-03-2022, 14:16
Replies: 61
Views: 14,256
Posted By scareygary
Re: Alberg 30 as "bluewater" cruiser

An acquaintance of mine from my marina fixed up an old Alberg 30 and sailed single handed all over the Pacific for years. He's returned safely, and not looking for a different boat!
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 21-03-2022, 14:09
Replies: 119
Views: 19,981
Posted By scareygary
Re: Single Handling with Wheel vs Tiller

I'm an Albin guy, too, but mine is a relatively rare 7.9 meter, not the Vega. I've downsized a bit from both a Tartan 30 and a Yankee 30, both of which had wheels. I've raced all my boats some,...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 07-02-2022, 12:53
Replies: 36
Views: 8,462
Posted By scareygary
Re: Buying a '70s or '80s sailboat - what to look for

I'm a retired teacher, and not wealthy at all. I have owned a number of older, used boats, and I think I sold ALL of them for more than I paid for 'em, after taking good care and upgrades. I've...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 04-02-2022, 09:36
Replies: 52
Views: 9,490
Posted By scareygary
Re: What's the most seaworthy boat you can haul with a 1-ton truck?

I am down to an Albin 7.9 meter boat that is quite seaworthy and stout. She fits on a double axle trailer, but I need to have her put in the water via a sling, and the mast needs lifted by crane...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 29-01-2022, 08:45
Replies: 154
Views: 60,384
Posted By scareygary
Re: Researching Blue Water Boats

Apology happily accepted....from me, at least. No worries. I really DO try not to 'mansplain' too much, but try to answer questions, mostly, which I appreciate....

I'm not really that scary....
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 29-01-2022, 02:57
Replies: 154
Views: 60,384
Posted By scareygary
Re: Researching Blue Water Boats

That's great. I'm likely over-reacting to your comment, but I need to point out that you came on to this forum asking for 'advice'. Perhaps you should have mentioned that the experience of MEN was...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 28-01-2022, 10:23
Replies: 154
Views: 60,384
Posted By scareygary
Re: Researching Blue Water Boats

These boats aren't real big inside for a 36' er, but they are bulletproof and surprisingly fast! Be wary of the 'owner finished' ones, perhaps....but there are several who sail locally and they...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 28-01-2022, 10:21
Replies: 154
Views: 60,384
Posted By scareygary
Re: Researching Blue Water Boats

Regarding women's sailing.. Here in the Portland, OR area, we have a VERY active group called Oregon Women Sailing Ass'n. They have courses taught by women, own a few boats they let ladies use or...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 28-01-2022, 09:44
Replies: 154
Views: 60,384
Posted By scareygary
Re: Researching Blue Water Boats

When you start reading those books, I highly recommend "Sailing a Serious Ocean" by John Kretschmer. In it, you'll get his list of recommended boats, too, and you may be surprised that many are...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 14-01-2022, 12:11
Replies: 276
Views: 29,693
Posted By scareygary
Re: Why are outboards so unreliable?

Thinwater,

Small engine mechanics tell me that it's because, mostly, we USE our cars, and the gas is going through them at a relatively rapid rate. The ethanol in a small engine becomes...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 12-11-2021, 06:46
Replies: 147
Views: 20,093
Posted By scareygary
Re: Tips and tricks for minimalist cruising

On my little boat, a favorite saying is: "If there's something you need and you don't see it, just ask. I'll show you how to get along without it."
Forum: General Sailing Forum 08-11-2021, 08:26
Replies: 83
Views: 8,349
Posted By scareygary
Re: sailing lessons or self teach?

Good advice, says a guy who both races and cruises. I also owned a Cat 25 swing keel for 9 years, sold it, then eventually bought her back and sailed her for 9 more under the name Encore! I liked...
Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 08-10-2021, 14:47
Replies: 408
Views: 43,266
Posted By scareygary
Re: Propane, the kiss of death

On a previous boat I owned, I kept the small propane bottles stored in my anchor locker on the foredeck. Just as it drains water overboard from a low point in the locker, if a propane bottle leaked,...
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