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pastmember
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Initially Posted - 11/10/2010 :  10:09:39  Show Profile
I have been boatless for 5 months, do you know how sad a sailing duffel looks sitting next to the door, wanting to go and having nowhere to go? My sailing gloves have been spread around to my cars to use as driving gloves! Someone saw me in one of my Greek Fisherman's hats the other day and asked me if I was on my way to stick a finger in a dike.

<font size="5">ENOUGH!</font id="size5">

Bought a 1985 Starwind 223 about an hour ago, let the projects begin.
Frank Hopper
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piseas
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Response Posted - 11/10/2010 :  11:15:47  Show Profile  Visit piseas's Homepage
Frank, congrats! That is a sad feeling. Hey, how about some pics.
Steve A
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OJ
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Response Posted - 11/10/2010 :  11:27:07  Show Profile
Hey, 8' beam and roomy cockpit!

We know how thoroughly you analyzed this boat . . . what drew you to your conclusion?
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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 11/10/2010 :  12:51:49  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by OJ</i>
<br />Hey, 8' beam...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">8'6" I think... I've liked them at boat shows--don't think I've ever seen one on the water. They seem nicely thought-out. Waiting for details!
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pastmember
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Response Posted - 11/10/2010 :  13:20:09  Show Profile
8'6" beam, shoal keel with centerboard (easy to dry sail), tilt-up top, 3/4 fractional rig with SA/Disp of 19.54 (very powerful main), spinnaker, beamy cockpit, new Tohatsu 5, PHRF 264. Thanks for asking.

(From various ads on sailingtexas.com the best place to sell a boat. My boat is prettier.)
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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 11/10/2010 :  13:27:19  Show Profile
Looks very nice, Frank. Enjoy!
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DaveR
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Response Posted - 11/10/2010 :  13:40:17  Show Profile  Visit DaveR's Homepage
Sweet Frank. I was just wondering the other day after you posted a bunch of pics if you were going nuts yet. Glad to know you're back on the water!
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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 11/10/2010 :  20:12:55  Show Profile
Should be a real benefit for the other Starwind owners to have you aboard. I had one on my very short list when I bought my Clipper 21 some years ago. A pretty nice package.
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Derek Crawford
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Response Posted - 11/11/2010 :  09:43:57  Show Profile
You will probably drive the PHRF racers on Cheney a fit. That PHRF rating should be a licence to steal!
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pastmember
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Response Posted - 11/12/2010 :  15:03:28  Show Profile
Thanks everyone for the good wishes. It will be fun to bring her up to standards. One thing that astounds me at this point is that all the fasteners on the boat are badly corroded, even the washers. Of course there is no Starwind forum to compare to this so I will probably post a few things here.

Derek, I expect to be able to sail her to her numbers and then some... he he he.
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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 11/12/2010 :  15:41:49  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Derek Crawford</i>
<br />You will probably drive the PHRF racers on Cheney a fit. That PHRF rating should be a licence to steal!
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">You should talk, Derek!
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stampeder
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Response Posted - 11/12/2010 :  22:52:42  Show Profile
I'm in the market for a boat, will be interested to hear your on-going reports Frank...especially the comparisons to the C25.
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pastmember
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Response Posted - 11/16/2010 :  08:12:01  Show Profile
This is a nicer boat than mine.
http://sailingtexas.com/201009/sstarwind223106.html
My first keel boat was a Spirit 23 shoal keel with centerboard. I have also owned a Merit 25 with a fin, a C25 swinger and a C25 wing, There are few old, (read that cheap), wings so to me a shoal keel is preferable to a swinger in the price range I was shopping.
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redeye
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Response Posted - 11/16/2010 :  09:19:40  Show Profile
Whoo Hoo.. Frank. Please post here with your improvements. Always a pleasure...
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redeye
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Response Posted - 11/16/2010 :  09:23:36  Show Profile
Maybe the admiralty forum will become the "how to make a starwind shipshape"! Always good to have comparisons.. course, it's not a Catalina...( I don't won't no fights now )
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triley
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Response Posted - 11/26/2010 :  17:37:06  Show Profile
She's neat. All rusted. Oh well.
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