Forum: Boat Review and Purchase Forum
08-24-2012
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,231
Re: 1982 Dufour 40'' Ketch
It's helpful to post, even for old questions such as this: someone else will inevitably be looking at the same boat someday. HOWEVER, the link posted above is for a much later-model sailboat (from...
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Forum: Boat Review and Purchase Forum
02-11-2011
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,265
In theory, in practice....
With all due respect to JeffH, he should know better than to generalize about performance when it comes to specific sailboats. He says Rhodes' short LWL/ cutaway forefoot/attached rudder design...
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Forum: Good Old Boat
10-21-2010
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Replies: 25
Views: 36,151
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Forum: Boat Review and Purchase Forum
10-13-2008
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Replies: 57
Views: 8,666
Been there, been done by that
My experience :eek:, for what it's worth, is that it's not so easy as you might think to find the "right" boat. Of course, my wife says I'm way too picky. ... Since we lived in an area with few...
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Forum: Boat Review and Purchase Forum
09-02-2008
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Replies: 43
Views: 15,084
Owned an early '60s Flying Scot --- very solid...
Owned an early '60s Flying Scot --- very solid boat. I was surprised to find on a windy day she was easy to keep upright even singlehanding. She had no sailing vices but my wife found the seats...
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Forum: Gear & Maintenance
07-30-2008
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Replies: 3
Views: 582
Bung it!
No doubt the problem has been fixed, but for the record, why not plug the hole from the outside to stop the drip?
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