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    Youth Sailing- A different tack

    Yes. But the neighbors look at me funny when I knock on their door and ask if I can borrow their kids for a while.
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    Youth Sailing- A different tack

    I wild camp in state parks all the time. Who needs an organized camp site? But it is pretty much impossible here to find any public shoreline.
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    Youth Sailing- A different tack

    3. Good luck keeping children within ten feet of the tide line. It really is a shame, because beach #4 here in Arden is an ideal spot to pretend to be a pirate. However, I know exactly what ABI's position on the public using our beach for any reason is. The only places I can think of on this...
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    Youth Sailing- A different tack

    Sign me up coach! Sounds fun! Although I think I might have aged out already. =(
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    2 sailors rescued off Delaware Coast

    I was coming here to chime in about the cost of the 'block heads' but I think many beat me to the punch. We have to remember that the cost of the recreational boater SAR operations in aggregate probably still pales in comparison to the total cost of SAR overall. The reality is that you need a...
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    Marshall Sanderling 18 Catboat

    You just like it because of that green hull.
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    Marshall Sanderling 18 Catboat

    Any idea what the dimension of the inside flange is? I'll check on the Sanderling the next time I have a chance to measure it.
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    Marshall Sanderling 18 Catboat

    I had seen those Port Townsend's the other week online. Any idea what they run? PT isn't forthcoming with information on their website.
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    Marshall Sanderling 18 Catboat

    Yeah. Raising the sail was the point that I had made. We were debating why you really don't see any recreational catboats beyond about 25'. The sail weight, and challenge of hoisting was my reasoning. I hadn't thought of that. One day, I'll have to put a meter on my pilot and see how much...
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    Marshall Sanderling 18 Catboat

    That's a great looking catboat there! I hope Cheshire is half that good looking when I'm done rehabbing her. At 452 sqft of sail, can you still single hand her? I was talking to some folks on Reddit a while back who were posting photos of working catboats from the late 1800s. We were...
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    Marshall Sanderling 18 Catboat

    We made the temporary X crutches from some scrap 2x4. The marina was a bit of a show trying to get the mast up and out. Yard manager didn't know what to do. Crane operator didn't know what to do. Luckily, a mechanic from one of the shops in the marina saw us and came to help. We ended up...
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    Marshall Sanderling 18 Catboat

    I was being aggressively told by the Menger owners at the last Catboat Assoc. meeting that I should get a Menger 19' instead of the Sanderling. The prime selling point to me was that there was almost an extra foot of head room in the cabin! 🤣 After a year of climbing in and out of the...
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    Why don't more young people get into cruising?...

    I chose to spend my mid-20s buying a house and building equity. That didn't leave the money for things like sailing. At times, I've regretted that. However, now that I'm in my mid-40s and I'm almost debt free, it seems like that choice is starting to pay off. Its just been a long 20 year climb.
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    Why don't more young people get into cruising?...

    Besides money, I think there are a few other things contributing to the decline. First, if you are a young family, and you are willing to cram yourselves close together for a week while you 'relax', the RV life is probably less of a logistics challenge. You already know how to drive. You...
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    Marshall Sanderling 18 Catboat

    I think for this week's 1/4 mile drive, we are just going to do the 2x4 approach. Longer term, I'll fabricate something better. I'm still curious what the mast hole post material is? I'd ideally like to mostly fill the hole and wedge it in place just like the mast. That way I can use the...
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    Marshall Sanderling 18 Catboat

    I take it that isn't something that originally came with the boat? What did you make the mast step base support from? I'm pretty sure I could fabricate a support for the mast and boom that fits in the standard boom support on the stern. But I can't quite visualize what I would do for the mast...
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    Why don't more young people get into cruising?...

    I'm willing to disclose. The 1978 Sanderling (18') and questionable trailer cost me $4000. Add another $500 for a used 6hp Yamaha that was 10 years old (but in pretty good condition). The only major issue with the Sanderling is a rotting cockpit. Hopefully, less than $1000 in materials for...
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    Hops cruising his catboat

    I was also sailing with my outboard still dipped. How does that make you feel! :unsure: @Ajax is correct. That was my first solo sail. It was a good day to do it. It was pretty much downwind the whole way home. Very little thinking involved. Pretty much perfect weather too. To keep it...
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    Marshall Sanderling 18 Catboat

    I finally decided the season was over. @Ajax and I pulled the boat out of the water today. It's sitting on its trailer in the marina yard tonight. Tomorrow, the marina will unstep the mast for me. One thing that I'm still trying to find some info on is how to secure the mast to the deck for...
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    Here Comes The Night

    Heading back to the barn after a fun afternoon of getting to know the Sanderling.


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