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