Boat Forum / Sailing / May 2008

I have recently purchased what i belive to be a seasafe Dandy in need of a
bit of tlc and am looking for any infomation / pictures on it. Can any one
help ?

I have for sale my Yanmar 1GM10 Inboard Diesel Engine. Raw water cooled.
For details see E-Bay Item number: 140236917288

I am german and I am in England at the moment.
I would like to cross the channel to Holland by sailing and I am looking for someone who can give me
a lift, Ferry is too easy and boring.
Saturday/Sunday/Monday will be fine as starting date. (5/31/, 6/1/,6/2/2008)

Just come back from 2 weeks cruising the outer Hebrides.
No rain for the whole 2 weeks, only one slightly cloudy day.
And, the midges weren't out!!

Having read a short but interesting article by Paul McNeil  I would be
keen to hear of any experiences in using an anchor angel.
Particularly - is there any 'rule of thumb' in regards to the anchoring
depth and distance the angel is deployed?

That's how I like my men.
Can I cover any of you guys in semen please?

If you are into sailing like me then you will enjoy this book I just
read. I meet Hubert Marcoux at a conference and couldn't put his book
down. I may not be able to sail around the world. But Hubert made me
part of his series of unthinkable events that transformed his five-

Well, I need to admit that I am no longer a sailor.
Settled today on the big cat which was bought by the family that has
been leasing her.
I now have only a couple of dinghys after selling my Etchells a few

A fellow popped into the sales office last week and shook my hand. He
had to say who he was because I didn't recognize Jax right off. I told
him he should pop into the group for a hello and he shook his head
saying, "Oh no, not that again." He's looking for a boat, but the best

Duncan McC AND Martin Paterson.

Yo all,
Please *do* take the time to report abuse to Google Groups - if many of
us do, they *will* terminate those accounts.
OK, so they'll create a new one, it's still worthwhile, IMO, to take

I'm writing down these few words just in order to understand in your
opinion if I had a good idea or not.
I weight 65 kg and I'm selling the Hobie 14 in order to buy the 16
but

Please could someone recommend a good theory book for sailing? I have
a few months away this summer (sadly not near water) and want to swat
up before I try and take Day Skipper/Coastal Skipper.
Many thanks

Anyone able to tell me how I may block NG postings by unwanted posters?  (I
use MS Outlook Newsreader)
Many thanks
A

Oooops! I did it again :-(