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Re: Thanks, one more question

Posted By: John D
Date: Wednesday, 15 June 2005, at 12:07 a.m.

In Response To: Re: Thanks, one more question (Walter Kaprielian)

Hey Steve,
Like JohnF said earlier, we all get tired of fixin or improving. Then again it's a great feeling to know how every system on your boat works and can most likely fix it WHEN it breaks.

I've got a B35, old and gas, but still a great boat. If it was up to me I'd buy Tom's Rumrunner 31 and not look back. The wife however says no dice. She's approved a b36, b37, or b39, all I gotta do is pay for them (not in this lifetime).

As far as single handed running your boat. The others have had some good suggestions. One of the easiest was to rig a guide line from bow piling to sern piling, such that it catches the boat or acts as a hand hold to help with getting into the slip. The other thing is practice, practice, practice. I run my 35 all the time by my self and attach the spring line to the sern cleat as an interim step to hold the boat 1/2 way through the front pilings. Then its easy to to the bow lines and since I only have bow and stern pilings on the starboard side of a 40ft slip I can and have blown between them. Now that I'm use to it a lot of the time I'd perfer to do the lines myself than to have guests putz with them.

Messages In This Thread

A little buyers remorse?
STeveZ -- Monday, 13 June 2005, at 9:59 a.m.

Re: A little buyers remorse?
John F. -- Monday, 13 June 2005, at 12:42 p.m.

Re: A little buyers remorse?
Charlie Haws -- Tuesday, 14 June 2005, at 8:29 a.m.

Re: A little buyers remorse?
Eddy G. -- Tuesday, 14 June 2005, at 9:29 a.m.

Thanks, one more question
STeveZ -- Tuesday, 14 June 2005, at 11:15 a.m.

Re: Thanks, one more question
Eddy G. -- Tuesday, 14 June 2005, at 2:34 p.m.

Re: Thanks, one more question
Carl -- Tuesday, 14 June 2005, at 2:35 p.m.

Re: Thanks, one more question
Walter Kaprielian -- Tuesday, 14 June 2005, at 10:40 p.m.

Re: Thanks, one more question
John D -- Wednesday, 15 June 2005, at 12:07 a.m.

Re: Guest puntzen with the lines
Carl -- Wednesday, 15 June 2005, at 7:46 a.m.

Re: Guest puntzen with the lines
Peter -- Wednesday, 15 June 2005, at 8:56 a.m.

Re: Guest puntzen with the lines
John D -- Wednesday, 15 June 2005, at 11:10 p.m.

Re: Guest puntzen with the lines
Peter -- Thursday, 16 June 2005, at 9:53 a.m.

Re: Guest puntzen with the lines
JohnD -- Thursday, 16 June 2005, at 4:49 p.m.