Ack! The spreaders, that's the part I was missing! That could be a problem. ... _________________________________________________________________ Chat with...
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hunterb4
hunterb4@...
Feb 1, 2002 2:00 pm
Can any of you long-time Michigan sailors tell me if there was once a car ferry operating between Frankfort and Menomenee, WI in 1946? My recollection is that...
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seapea16
Feb 1, 2002 2:13 pm
-Dont know offhand Bob but will ask around.Have friends who keep their boat at Frankfort. Bob cp-16 Ann Arbor, Mich. ... a car ferry operating between...
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hunterb4
hunterb4@...
Feb 1, 2002 2:18 pm
Thanks, Bob. Appreciate it. -B Books for Adventurous Minds http://www.geocities.com/bobsbooks_2000/ ... From: "seapea16"; <churchr@...> To:...
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artdevlin112
Feb 1, 2002 2:48 pm
CP 23 owners/All, Just read a review of used CP 23s from an impartial source, Jack Horner, a surveyor and designer, in Spin Sheet magazine. He likes the boat...
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gaviper55
Feb 1, 2002 2:53 pm
post away, art...will be interesting les ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo!...
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the deck of La Bonita
gaviper55
Feb 1, 2002 2:56 pm
methinks a book or an article is in the making....that trip may very well be interesting to hear.... les ... __________________________________________________...
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David Chambers
dchamb@...
Feb 1, 2002 3:33 pm
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seapea16
Feb 1, 2002 3:50 pm
Need some advice. I am planning on taking an early retirment in Sept.2002. I have previously owned larger boats and have sailed many miles coastally and...
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John S Harper
ncjeeper2000
Feb 1, 2002 3:56 pm
SUN CAT! SUN CAT! SUN CAT! Did I recommend the Sun Cat? :-) It's a really slick boat. Rigs easy. Enough room to overnight. Reasonable trailering weight. ...
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floodtide2001
Feb 1, 2002 4:37 pm
I'd second John's subdued recommendation. I've trailered an Ericson 25, Santana 22, Precision 18 and Precision 21 - and Sun Cat. All but the latter needed...
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hunterb4
hunterb4@...
Feb 1, 2002 4:52 pm
I feel sure that's the one, David. Thanks much. -Bob Books for Adventurous Minds http://www.geocities.com/bobsbooks_2000/ ... From: "David Chambers"...
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hunterb4
hunterb4@...
Feb 1, 2002 4:53 pm
It was a whing-dinger, Les. I'll keep y'all posted when and if.-B Books for Adventurous Minds http://www.geocities.com/bobsbooks_2000/ ... From: "the deck of...
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hunterb4
hunterb4@...
Feb 1, 2002 5:00 pm
Bob, if you can trail the CP16 behind your motorhome without any trouble going up steep grades then I would guess she's your baby. Very sailworthy in all...
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perfection17372
Feb 1, 2002 5:39 pm
Bob: I spent the first 21 years of my life between Michigan and Ohio. We spent our time on the Great Lakes (Erie/Huron/Michigan/Superior) and all the little...
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gaviper55
Feb 1, 2002 7:05 pm
if you have a 16 and are asking that question, then my guess is you are not happy with the 16....so perhaps a bigger boat is called for...but my advice to you...
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Bruce Woods
bruce_woods
Feb 1, 2002 7:14 pm
Hey, your trip sounds like fun. I used to have and trailer a CP 19, and now have a Sun Cat. NO Comparison, the Sun Cat is the ticket. I have also seen the...
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John Haskin
drpinetree
Feb 1, 2002 7:20 pm
There definitely was a ferry at that time. I would have to look up when it was discontinued, but I believe it ran into the sixties. John Haskin Traverse City,...
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seapea16
Feb 1, 2002 8:47 pm
--Les.Actually I love my 16.It was a ball the 4/5 times I got to sail her last fall after I bought her and cleaned her and the trailer up.After reading Bob B's...
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hunterb4
hunterb4@...
Feb 1, 2002 9:04 pm
Aaaahhh, Bob, it sounds as though you lived through a bit of that Great Lakes history yourself thanks to your living close to them. As I've mentioned earlier I...
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camelot062838
Feb 1, 2002 9:07 pm
A sugestion Sir. Take the first part of your odessey and spend time sailing in each boat mentioned. Then you can criticize each and make your selection based...
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hunterb4
hunterb4@...
Feb 1, 2002 9:13 pm
Thanks, John. Someone else mentioned the same.Back then it was almost like going on an ocean voyage. -Bob Books for Adventurous Minds ...
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seapea16
Feb 1, 2002 10:35 pm
-Thanks Tony. Good Advice.Sometimes I post to the site and later go back and read my email and think man that was stupid.I guess the question I posed was sort...
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mitch@...
mm0850
Feb 1, 2002 10:59 pm
I recall taking the ferry from Franfurt in about 1960 ... ADVERTISEMENT...
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gaviper55
Feb 2, 2002 1:19 am
bob-seapea16, i bought bonita (c-p 16) several years after reading bobs book....will be doing the marquessas trip soon, as that was the adventure that grabbed...
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JEBYL@...
Feb 2, 2002 1:21 am
Bob- You visited both the Fitz and the Bradley? Has anyone ever suggested that you are a jinx? JUST KIDDING! -Joan...
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jeeastep@...
Feb 2, 2002 2:09 am
I have a CP16 and my boat mast area is always bone dry. I do keep the boat ventilated by using a Round scupper where alot of folks have an opening hatch. I...
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jeeastep@...
Feb 2, 2002 2:31 am
Yeah I wonder how many CP16s are sunk down there too. But never heard of someone saying I sunk my boat in a bad storm. Does that say anything?...
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richard crisler
bayforms
Feb 2, 2002 2:46 am
Dear Com-Pac friends: I often see chat group messages about trailering your CP down to the Keys for a sail to Key Largo, the upper Keys, middle Keys, lower...
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mitch@...
mm0850
Feb 2, 2002 3:45 am
Bob B? Who is he and what is the book title? mitch ... ADVERTISEMENT [Image]...
