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andy
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Initially Posted - 01/22/2008 : 10:17:13

You guys in FLA and SOCAL...here's our marina in McCall, ID.

http://mayhardware.com/PAGES/WEBCAM.jpg

I used to sail my Lido 14 in Newport Beach harbor on New Years Day every year with no shirt. (it was a ritual).

I don't know if a 6 mos sailing season makes sailing more of an obsession or not... I think maybe it does.

Andy Anderson
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ELV. 5000' 45N lat.

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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 01/22/2008 : 11:11:45

Is your mainsail clew slug out of the boom?

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andy
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Response Posted - 01/22/2008 : 11:16:33

no... just looks like it might be in the pic.

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stampeder
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Response Posted - 01/22/2008 : 11:35:36

from a sailor north of 48, I can confirm that a short season makes for obsessive behaviour.
Don't get in my way when sailing season is on. Long weekends are not for weddings or family reunions, they are for sailing while the lake is clear of ice.

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cat1951
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Response Posted - 01/22/2008 : 11:52:05

We don't have a very long winter like you guys up north, but I think obsession knows no location requirements. I am already daydreaming about the upcoming season. Due to other factors we got out only a couple of times last year... boy I am going to make up for it this year.

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Response Posted - 01/22/2008 : 12:15:10

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by andy
 You guys in FLA and SOCAL...here's our marina in McCall, ID.

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andy
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Response Posted - 01/22/2008 : 12:16:07

I've given it alot of thought. I typically launch as soon as the ice melts and try to sail every weekend, so by October, I'm ready for a break. Problem is, by Dec I'm missing it. Prehaps it's a rationalization, but I think the short season is a factor in making the 200 mile weekly round trip... and knowing the 6mos in paradise costs $1250 in slip fees.

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Prospector
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Response Posted - 01/22/2008 : 12:24:30

Hmmm. I just got our race schedule for next summer... I'm just starting to put together next year's plans.

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Response Posted - 01/22/2008 : 12:58:31

If, when you say OBSESSION, you mean:

ob·ses·sion –noun 1. the domination of one's thoughts or feelings by a persistent idea, image, desire, etc.
2. the idea, image, desire, feeling, etc., itself.
3. the state of being obsessed.
4. the act of obsessing. 

Then I would have to say YES

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andy
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Response Posted - 01/22/2008 : 13:34:54

Jerry

I think I fit definitions 1-4 as well.

The real problem comes when I start getting the boat ready for the season. New 3DL? Can I get another season out of the old Doyle Pentex? I need a lighter aux. Yamaha makes a 4hp 4cycle that weighs 46lbs.(cool) My 2001 merc weighs 115!

Does anyone else have this disease? By the way, everything works perfectly as is!

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 01/22/2008 : 14:11:00

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by andy
 I don't know if a 6 mos sailing season makes sailing more of an obsession or not... I think maybe it does.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

Absence does indeed make the heart grow fonder...

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stampeder
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Response Posted - 01/22/2008 : 15:46:22

A good gardener, or a good farmer starts the new planting season during the current growing season. Over the winter there are many chores that need to be taken care, so that the moment the new planting season begins, the good gardener is ready to spring into action.
During the last month of the past boating season, I ordered a new sail, sent in some cushions for repair, began a GPS and a Piloting course and generally began to obsess about the 2008 season.
The moment the ice clears...Labarca will be on the launch ramp, ready to go.
I've got all my 2008 spring and summer long weekends planned and booked.
Planning and logistics is part of the fun.

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piseas
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Response Posted - 01/22/2008 : 16:30:06

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by dlucier
 <blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by andy
 I don't know if a 6 mos sailing season makes sailing more of an obsession or not... I think maybe it does.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

Absence does indeed make the heart grow fonder...
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When I dont sail, I get cranky! My family will vouch for that. And I sail 12 months out of the year here in Newport Beach, CA
Steve A
PS any of you are welcome anytime!

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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 01/25/2008 : 23:07:26

Now that I'm old enough to take the time, I have found that a slip in Pensacola is a great place to wait for Spring. Not as warm as down south, but a lot cheaper in the off season. The water is a lot softer than Lake Erie in January, and the nighttime lows are higher than the daytime highs in Ohio. I love sunny and breezy mid sixties (not this past week though).

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Turk
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Response Posted - 01/27/2008 : 09:02:03

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Dave Bristle
 <blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by andy
 You guys in FLA and SOCAL...here's our marina in McCall, ID.

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Could be a nice thread. "Here is my frozen port" Post pictures!

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Response Posted - 01/27/2008 : 18:58:23

Hey, You poor guys. I've got you all beat. I'm from Wisconsin and made my last sail on my Catalina 22 in October and I'm still reliving that wonderful sail on the Mississippi. Anyhow, in December I bought a 2004 Catalina 250 and had to put in storage as soon as I got it home to beat the snow. Never even got a chance to look it over good on the trailer before I had to store it where I couldn't even look at it. Can you imagine my anxiety to go sailing on our new boat this spring?! I'm pacifying myself by reading a lot of sailing books and making a few projects in my workshop that I can do without the sailboat. Don't you all feel sorry for me?? Roger

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piseas
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Response Posted - 01/27/2008 : 21:08:12

Roger, I do. but here in SoCal, I got rain and winds so my 250 is just sitting there and no where to go. I am really bummed. But if in your shoes, might do something drastic.....
Steve A

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