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Last Activity: 1 Week Ago

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  • About davidpm
    Biography
    [email protected] 203-605-8801
    Location
    Madison
    Cruising Area
    Westbrook, CT
    Occupation
    Computer Consultant
    Boat Manufacturer
    Other Peoples Boats
    Boat Length
    30+
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    The lesson from the Icarus story is not about human failing.
    It is a lesson about the limitations of wax as an adhesive.
    If you have an engineering problem solve it.

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  • Last Activity: 1 Week Ago
  • Join Date: 10-21-2007

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  Mentions

07-02-2019
10:15 AM - MarkofSeaLife mentioned davidpm in post Re: Can this boat be saved
davidpm This is so obvio...
03-16-2019
05:57 PM - eherlihy mentioned davidpm in post Re: Finally saw the 35 Ericson
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06-20-2015
05:54 AM - chall03 quoted davidpm in post Re: Brent Swain better boat list
I knew you would come throug...
12:52 AM - davidpm quoted miatapaul in post Re: Bene First 285 got hit
Do boat titles get marked as s...
06-19-2015
01:51 PM - Brent Swain quoted davidpm in post Re: Brent Swain better boat list
Brent Swain said: "Re: Ben...
12:10 PM - davidpm quoted Skipper Jer in post Re: Sailing with excess brain power
This kinda reminds me of the tim...
06-18-2015
01:42 PM - AdamLein quoted davidpm in post Re: Clearing lobster pot tangle
I just bought a shorty wet-s...
11:10 AM - SloopJonB quoted davidpm in post Re: Bene First 285 got hit
I'm not sure how serious the...
01:09 AM - miatapaul quoted davidpm in post Re: Bene First 285 got hit
I guess that is the problem....
06-17-2015
10:17 PM - davidpm quoted GeorgeB in post Re: Bene First 285 got hit
David, re: the interior phot...
06:05 AM - mitiempo quoted davidpm in post Re: Bene First 285
This picture shows the switc...
12:05 AM - davidpm quoted RobGallagher in post Re: Clearing lobster pot tangle
The hook knife will work from the...
12:03 AM - aloof quoted davidpm in post Re: Coolant puzzle
I found another tank right n...
06-16-2015
11:59 PM - davidpm quoted miatapaul in post Re: Coolant puzzle
And people opening the other c...
09:30 PM - RobGallagher quoted davidpm in post Re: Ericsson 32
The shifter cable is corrode...
12:42 AM - davidpm quoted RobGallagher in post Re: Clearing lobster pot tangle
I'm wondering how your school doe...
06-15-2015
10:26 PM - RobGallagher quoted davidpm in post Re: Clearing lobster pot tangle
Sunday during a training sai...
08:51 PM - davidpm quoted in post Re: Clearing lobster pot tangle
David, Do you have a...
06-11-2015
12:14 PM - jackdale quoted davidpm in post Re: Just finished teaching first asa 101 class
Tomorrow is my first 104. T...
06-10-2015
10:45 PM - RTB quoted davidpm in post Re: Thunderstorms
How do you make a go no go d...
06-08-2015
11:38 PM - RobGallagher quoted davidpm in post Re: Thames trip options
Actually this class does inc...
05-31-2015
05:23 PM - davidpm quoted CalebD in post Re: Place to visit live
Costa Rica is in Panama. I...
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  Likes Given

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  1. davidpm
    davidpm liked post by WheresTheBrakes On thread : Clearing lobster pot tangle
    During a race a couple of years ago, a friend's boat snagged a crabtrap and it became seriously wrapped around the prop. We were about an hour from town, but he said he would call the guy that...
    Liked On: 07-15-2015, 08:10 PM
    Posted On: 07-15-2015, 04:06 PM
  2. davidpm
    davidpm liked post by RobGallagher On thread : Potter 15 Teaching saga
    Well, it's a slow dinghy with a little cabin. What's not to like? I don't have all the small boat experience as some but I know you are gonna get wet on a 16 ft sailboat. They can be...
    Liked On: 07-15-2015, 08:09 PM
    Posted On: 07-15-2015, 01:15 AM
  3. davidpm
    davidpm liked post by SHNOOL On thread : Potter 15 Teaching saga
    The potter 15, and 19s are very light day sailors.. I dunno why people think you can go forward and play bowman on them. 100lbs of ballast isn't going to be able to stay upright well, with 150lbs on...
    Liked On: 07-15-2015, 08:08 PM
    Posted On: 07-12-2015, 07:52 AM
  4. davidpm
    davidpm liked post by CalebD On thread : Potter 15 Teaching saga
    david, I know that Montgomery sailboat owners seem to like their boats: Montgomery Sailboats Owners Group (http://www.msog.org/) There are a lot of small boat enthusiasts out there similar in...
    Liked On: 07-15-2015, 08:08 PM
    Posted On: 07-15-2015, 01:09 AM
  5. davidpm
    davidpm liked post by Erindipity On thread : Potter 15 Teaching saga
    When I was 13, I thought that the West Wight Potter 14 was the coolest boat on water. I so wanted the one I saw at the Boat Show. Our Sailing club got one. It had oars instead of a motor, so it...
    Liked On: 07-15-2015, 08:08 PM
    Posted On: 07-14-2015, 11:51 PM
  6. davidpm
    davidpm liked post by Jeff_H On thread : Production Boats and the Limits
    First of all, I did not mean to give you the impression that I was trying to suggest that you had the wrong rig on your boat. Most of your observations about your rig are relevant to your rig but not...
    Liked On: 07-09-2015, 07:16 PM
    Posted On: 07-09-2015, 05:22 PM
  7. davidpm
    davidpm liked post by Jeff_H On thread : Is the sailboat market really this bad?
    Actually, as an architect in one of those higher end marketplaces, I think its an oversimplification to blame the government or the loss of the middle class or even the bid up price of land. I think...
    Liked On: 07-08-2015, 12:32 AM
    Posted On: 07-06-2015, 05:37 PM
  8. davidpm
    davidpm liked post by cdy On thread : Is the sailboat market really this bad?
    Very interesting discussion - over the past 30 years probably bought and sold over 50 sailboats - from Sunfish to a nolder Cal 36 - at best broke even , but never lost a lot - always bought low and...
    Liked On: 07-08-2015, 12:30 AM
    Posted On: 07-07-2015, 11:53 AM
  9. davidpm
    davidpm liked post by seaner97 On thread : Is the sailboat market really this bad?
    So, yes, the market has corrected to something closer to sanity, and a large percentage of this is that a number of Boomers are selling off their boats because they have lost interest, are physically...
    Liked On: 07-08-2015, 12:28 AM
    Posted On: 07-06-2015, 09:21 PM
  10. davidpm
    davidpm liked post by ltgoshen On thread : Is the sailboat market really this bad?
    I picked up a C&C 30 MK1 last week for almost free. Needs a little work Has 7 sails in great shape, has a yanmar 2Gm diesel runs great no smoking tapping or spewing water. Soles are delaminated needs...
    Liked On: 07-08-2015, 12:24 AM
    Posted On: 12-30-2011, 06:40 PM
  11. davidpm
    davidpm liked post by sfchallenger On thread : Is the sailboat market really this bad?
    I bought a boat last year from a broker that had originally been listed over 120k. Out of state seller, clearly ready to dump it, was listed at 40k when I bought it. I paid 30. It has some issues,...
    Liked On: 07-08-2015, 12:24 AM
    Posted On: 12-30-2011, 04:14 PM
  12. davidpm
    davidpm liked post by junkrig On thread : Is the sailboat market really this bad?
    All US markets are in this condition. As the nation's wealth concentrates more and more in the hands of fewer and fewer, only products that interest this market segment move. Unfortunately there...
    Liked On: 07-08-2015, 12:23 AM
    Posted On: 09-10-2011, 10:24 PM
  13. davidpm
    davidpm liked post by Yado On thread : Is the sailboat market really this bad?
    One option to make it more enticing: Access to affordable and functional boat ramps, along with an overhead bar to help raise the mast would make it less complicated than paying a yard or renting a...
    Liked On: 07-08-2015, 12:22 AM
    Posted On: 09-10-2011, 02:22 PM
  14. davidpm
    davidpm liked post by LauderBoy On thread : Is the sailboat market really this bad?
    Yeah. The life path these days is you have to go to college for a decent job, so you sink 40-100k into loans for that. Meet a girl there or shortly after and sink another 25k into the wedding. Do the...
    Liked On: 07-08-2015, 12:22 AM
    Posted On: 09-10-2011, 10:06 AM
  15. davidpm
    davidpm liked post by AdamLein On thread : Is the sailboat market really this bad?
    My boat's purchase price is now a drop in the bucket. Were there any 27' slips at the police auction? :)
    Liked On: 07-08-2015, 12:17 AM
    Posted On: 09-08-2011, 04:45 PM
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