To those familiar w/ Annapolis

[bristol321]

Well,
It's my vacation. Winds gusting to 50, sea in a fiery rage so I'm off to Annapolis. (By car bahhhh) Was hoping a few of you all may suggest a few good places to get gear etc. Really just there to drool but definitely could handle a few select items. Winches, foulies, misc. cabin fodder. Any good used places, consignments, bargain basements I should check out?

[brak]

Bacons (Bacon Sails) has all sorts of new and used stuff on consignment (though on my last visit I got a distinct impression they have less used stuff than they used to).

[T37Chef]

Fawcett Boat Supplies: Fawcett Boat Supplies, Inc.
Expensive, but fun to browse

Kato Marine: Kato Marine
Davits & stuff

Bacon & Associates: Bacon Sails They have a really nice brass ships bell for sail/sale there

Bert Jabin's Yacht Yard: Bert Jabin's Yacht Yard - Annapolis, Md 410-268-9667 Always fun to look at whats for sail/sale

Performance Cruising Yachts Ltd: Ask Sailingdog Performance Cruising Inc. - The Official Gemini 105MC and Telstar 28 Web

Sailrite Annapolis: Sailrite Annapolis Maryland Store

Canvas Creations: http://www.canvascreationsinc.com/

Inflatable Experts: Inflatable Boats - AB Inflatables, Achilles, Walker Bay Genesis

If & when you stop by Kato Marine, you'll find several other shops.

[T37Chef]

If your in need of hard to find outboard motor parts or just want see a working museum of outboard motors stop by here:

FAIRWINDS MARINA, INC.- Specializing in evinrude outboard engine parts, johnson outboard motor parts, chrysler outboard motor parts, omc stern drive parts, remanufactured lower units, obsolete outboard engine parts, mercruiser sterndrive parts, force

[sailingdog]

If you go by PCI, you might get a chance to go out on a test sail on a Telstar 28.

[buckeyesailor]

The last time I was in Annapolis.......stopped in Fawcetts.......and was really tickled that I didn't have to pay admission to shop........what a bargain!...Free Browsing!!!!!
Nice stuff though.....

[chucklesR]

Bristol, if you are in and about Annapolis I would seriously stop by PCI if you can and take a factory tour - even if you don't want and never consider a catamaran or trimaran it may be one of the few chances you get to see how boats are built.

[T37Chef]

Chesapeake Light Craft, Kayaks: Never been, but would like to one day Chesapeake Light Craft » Welcome to Chesapeake Light Craft » Boats Plans Kits Kayaks Canoes Sailboats Rowing Boats Boatbuilding Supplies Accessories

[brak]

Originally Posted by T37Chef

Chesapeake Light Craft, Kayaks: Never been, but would like to one day Chesapeake Light Craft » Welcome to Chesapeake Light Craft » Boats Plans Kits Kayaks Canoes Sailboats Rowing Boats Boatbuilding Supplies Accessories

These guys are right next door to Colliflower (hydraulic fittings which I visited almost daily while working on my steering and propane systems). I just passed by last week and they had a few really cool looking wooden boats sitting out front. I don't think there is much to visit per-se, though - and the shop appeared to be closed most of the time.

[JohnRPollard]

Originally Posted by brak

These guys are right next door to Colliflower (hydraulic fittings which I visited almost daily while working on my steering and propane systems). I just passed by last week and they had a few really cool looking wooden boats sitting out front. I don't think there is much to visit per-se, though - and the shop appeared to be closed most of the time.

Brak,

On the contrary, Chesapeake Light Craft has a small but neat showroom crammed full of their products. Immediately adjacent to which is their build shop, where you can peek at many of their products in production. Well worth a visit for anyone in the area.

If it seemed a bit deserted last week it may have been because they were getting ready and/or setting up at Camp Letts for their annual Okoume Fest -- a big on-the-water extravaganza where you can demo all their offerings and enjoy some fine food too. I had the enviable assignment (as a volunteer) of skippering the just-launched, brand new design called "Pocketship" for the day (taking interested folks out for a sail):

Okoume Fest

CLC PocketShip