SailNet Community - Search Results

		SailNet Community > Search Forums
Search Results

Not a Member?

Connect with Facebook

Showing results 1 to 13 of 13
Search took 0.01 seconds. Search: Posts Made By: arja

Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

10-16-2012

Replies: 103

Buying a 30-40 year old boat - your opinions

Views: 6,904

Posted By arja

Re: Buying a 30-40 year old boat - your opinions

27 yrs ago I became the 5th owner of a 1967 Hinckley Bermuda 40 aft cabin yawl which is based in east greenwich, RI. The prior owners from Huntington, LI, NY were mechanically very capable, but had...

Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

09-06-2012

Replies: 61

Hurricane leslie coming north, need I be concerned?

Views: 2,613

Posted By arja

Re: Hurricane leslie coming north, need I be concerned?

You have received good counsel on cancelling a trip along the south side of Long Island from NYC to Montauk given the anticipated sea conditions. A wise man would follow it.

If you do chose to go...

Forum: Gear & Maintenance

06-07-2012

Replies: 48

Gale Sail or just reef the jib in strong winds? (SF Bay)

Views: 4,082

Posted By arja

Re: Gale Sail or just reef the jib in strong winds? (SF Bay)

Respectfully, as you shorten your headsail, remember to move your jib or genoa sheet cars forward to assist with that sail shape issue. Tough to remember and do, especially with strong winds and the...

Forum: Cruising & Liveaboard Forum

05-15-2012

Replies: 840

Full or fin keel?

Views: 65,930

Posted By arja

Re: Full or fin keel?

So, full keel with a retractable centerboard is an great option. I have had a 1967 Hinckley Bermuda 40 yawl since 1988 that needs 4'4" with the board up and 9'7" with the board fully down....

Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

05-17-2011

Replies: 18

Any Gemini catamaran owners willing to take me sailing?

Views: 3,263

Posted By arja

Gemini 105 MC owner

As a 7 year owner of a 2004 105 MC Gemini, several observations. Living space is delightful and well designed. While these vessels have been taken over the pond and south to the Cape, it would not be...

Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)

08-31-2009

Replies: 2

marina in Watch Hill

Views: 366

Posted By arja

Watch Hill marina

Pull your chart for Fishers Island/Stonington Harbor, Conn. East of Stonington Harbor entrance/breakwater there is a channel heading east towards Watch Hill, RI. This channel is not very wide, nor...

Forum: Cruising & Liveaboard Forum

05-01-2009

Replies: 10

Down East to NYC Transit

Views: 855

Posted By arja

Have Fun!

I have done this (21 years ago) and the counsel from Sailingdog is right on. Only we ended up in Oxford, MD with stops in Atlantic City, Cape May and transiting the Chesapeake/Delaware Canal, then...

Forum: Boat Review and Purchase Forum

04-30-2009

Replies: 30

Is this a real Hinckley?

Views: 8,809

Posted By arja

An OC is not a Hinckley

Hinckleys come in Pilots (35 ft), Bermuda 40, Southwest 42, a 43 with more competitve design, 49, Southwest 50-51 and 52 plus a 59, now up to 70: all in fiberglass and built with handcrafted wood...

Forum: Living Aboard

01-16-2009

Replies: 20

What the **** is that noise?

Views: 2,433

Posted By arja

Can't comment on the first while in a dock, but I...

Can't comment on the first while in a dock, but I have experienced this at anchor from vessels far away. Water transmits sounds is strange ways.

For the second, many masts have electric wires in...

Forum: Introduce Yourself

01-12-2009

Replies: 3,071

Sticky: Sailnet Members from around the world check-in please.

Views: 229,052

Posted By arja

cruising areas

two sailing areas. West Greenwich, RI to Block, newport RI to Cuttyhunk, MV and nantucket in summers

and from Punta Gorda, Fla to Ft Myers to Sarasota, Fla in Winter. :)

Forum: Boat Review and Purchase Forum

05-25-2006

Replies: 12

Marine desiring first boat to live on and have a few adventures on the east coast

Views: 1,491

Posted By arja

boat.com and surveyor

I'd also look under www.boat.com and check out prices, location and type/size of sailboats. You can reference reviews of any boat you are interested in on Sailnet and boat.com. Before you buy,...

Forum: Introduce Yourself

05-23-2006

Replies: 3,071

Sticky: Sailnet Members from around the world check-in please.

Views: 229,052

Posted By arja

Punta Gorda and Block Island

I enjoy sailing the Captiva to Punta Gorda(dockage) area in SW Fla on a Gemini 34 cat and North Fork to Block Island to Narragansett Bay(mooring in Warwick) to Cutty Hunk, MV and nantucket on my...

Forum: Boat Review and Purchase Forum

01-17-2001

Replies: 6

Family Day-Sailor (in Colorado)

Views: 2,629

Posted By arja

Family Day-Sailor (in Colorado)

I went from a Boston Whaler 17'' with an open cockpit and cuddy with centerboard based in Cherry creek Reseviour to a Capri 22 with wing keel and cabin capable of sleeping 4 when my daugher and son...

Showing results 1 to 13 of 13

All times are GMT -4. The time now is 11:07 PM.