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Comment on From Dock Queen to Offshore Cruiser by Sailing Seabird by Scott Carle

Scott Carle — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 02:55:08 +0000

we have a port side double berth on valkyr I end up on it a lot. It’s a comfortable place on the boat.
sorry your comment went to moderation. I think it will let you comment now without being moderated. Have you used that email address for your login on the site? I thought that registred email addresses/logged in users didn’t get moderated.
Scott

Comment on From Dock Queen to Offshore Cruiser by Sailing Seabird by swaimah44

swaimah44 — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 05:21:08 +0000

Thanks Scott, it’s nice to be featured on the home page. we can’t wait to get someone in that berth and try it out

Comment on New boat and owner registry by jimd1105

jimd1105 — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:35:27 +0000

Hi there. I have a 38. SN 99. Drop me an email James_dillman@yahoo.com

Comment on DE32 Saffanah’s recent paint job by scotty

scotty — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 21:26:08 +0000

I’ve been on the boat when Dana & Ricky owned her. I really like the arch in back, have it done in Marathon ??? We will be there again this year for awhile, heading down now from Alabama.

cheers
scotty

Comment on April Sailing s/v Seabird by Scott Carle

Scott Carle — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 15:17:16 +0000

Sophi messaged me a link they found for building legs to dry out the boat without laying her over
thanks sophi!!

http://www.sailnet.com/forums/gear-maintenance-articles/20077-giving-your-boat-some-legs.html

Comment on Careening Seabird a DE32 by Scott Carle

Scott Carle — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 13:31:26 +0000

Yep thats me curious to see if anyone has ever done it and what the results were.

Comment on Careening Seabird a DE32 by sep2x

sep2x — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 21:01:30 +0000

Scott — it probably could “handle” it, but why would you want to do that? I know that even in yards when boats are on stands that the weight of the keel is meant to rest on the ground, the stands are just for stability. If you use a fixed seawall or pilings for your stability and rest the weight on the keel, as we did, it shouldn’t be a risky thing for your boat. If you rest it on your side, I would think that the rising tide would wash down your companionway hatch before the boat floated again?? I have never heard of anyone doing it this way, I’d be curious if anyone else has..

Comment on Careening Seabird a DE32 by Scott Carle

Scott Carle — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 20:42:27 +0000

I would think as long as you didn’t fall over that one of our boats could easily handle being careened on their sides much less just leaning into some pilings. That would be a good question. has anyone ever actually fully careened their DE on it’s side?

Comment on Careening Seabird a DE32 by Eolian

Eolian — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:48:25 +0000

Thanks Sophi –

That is reassuring. But the process still scares me to death. Eolian is heavy… just having a little lean toward the dock would still mean substantial pressure there, but with only a little lean, it would seem to be precarious…

bob
s/v Eolian
DE45 #11
Seattle

Comment on Careening Seabird a DE32 by sep2x

sep2x — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 14:18:15 +0000

Oops, I was wrong — at this location there were no waves at all and Seabird rested gently onto the bottom (which was a little pebbly). It was on Peaks Island a week later, when we painted, that there were some waves causing the careening to take a few minutes longer than it did in the post above.

Sophi
s/v Seabird,DE 32
Portland,Maine