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esailor
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Initially Posted - 10/29/2006 :  20:38:30  Show Profile
Sunday, October 29. I finally pumped out the holding tank only a few gallons there. Piece of cake and no mess as I was imagining. Then went for a 2 hour sail in 50 degrees and sunny 15 to 20 mph winds single handing. What a way to end the season. Perfect!!! Got the boat on the trailer on the first attempt no problems. I even had a breeze off my starboard stern quarter. Pulled the trailer up the ramp and the boat was perfectly centered. Used the main sheet connected to the shackel at the foot of the jib and lowered the mast with no issues. Very easy with 2 people. Wrapped up and dragged the boat home. All boats are now put away for the season. It will be projects on the C25 and this forum to sustain me now until April. As they progress I'm sure to have questions. Take care and keep sailing if you can.
Pete Hagar
Dayton,Ohio
Indian Lake
2770 82/SR/SK/9.9 evinrude
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djn
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Response Posted - 10/29/2006 :  22:06:34  Show Profile
Hi Pete, glad it went so well for you. Tomorrow is will be 65 with 10 to 20 winds here on lake st. clair. I figured the season was over, but I have shuffeled my schedule and will sail all day tomorrow. This might really be the last one. Cheers.
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stampeder
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Response Posted - 10/30/2006 :  13:19:02  Show Profile
Saturday was the last autumn day up here. Snow predicted for Sunday. So, we hauled LaBarca out even though it was a nice sunny breezy day. Felt like I was making a mistake hauling on such a nice day but I thought I'd better heed the snow warning...and, because anything that I predict will take one hour and be easy, usually takes four times as long and isn't easy.
At the top of the ramp, I pulled out my tongue extension and backed the trailer down until the truck was into the lake up to the exhaust pipe. The water level was down and the trailer was submerged with the top rollers still above water.
I was the next to last boat still on the mooring balls. The marina guys were removing the balls as I rowed out to the boat.
I cranked up the keel and unhooked from my mooring ball for the last time and drove LaBarca up onto the trailer. Piece of cake. Needed the winch for the last 18 inches but that too, was easy.
Boat was centered. Removed rudder. Got into the truck and put it into 4 whl low.
Pulled the boat across the highway to its winter storage. Took down the mast. Sky was blue, breezy and warm. I could see one sailboat still out on the lake. I was mighty tempted to put LaBarca back in the water.
Turns out that everything went as planned. Mast down and secured, tarped the boat, chocked the wheels. Took the OB off and took it home to the garage.
Next day, Sunday we woke to a foot of snow and quite cold. Went from a gentle autumn to the cold harsh realities of winter in one sleep.
Feels very odd all of a sudden to go from thinking like a sailor to thinking that sailing is a foreign thing, a next year thing.
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aeckhart
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Response Posted - 10/30/2006 :  18:23:59  Show Profile  Visit aeckhart's Homepage
Pete,

We have a guy near my home who has an Interlake for sale. It's a mid-80s early 90s boat that needs a little work, mostly cosmetic. I think he's asking 1500 for it. Know anybody who wants one? I thought about it but......its a long way from here to Sandusky.
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