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Grampaw Snazzy
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Initially Posted - 08/18/2008 : 21:38:34

Hello fellow sailors. My name is Kevin Dorn. For the past 2 and a half years I have gleaned more information from this website than you will ever know. I researched 6 months for the right boat. Read a lot and settled on a Catalina 25. After spending 9 months looking, we found her in a barn in Martinsville Indiana. Distorted Reality, hull #4203 was purchased in Feb. 07. Repairing axle bearing, brakes and tires took 3 months driving up from Louisville on the off days.
Sound boat but no upgrades, but the trailer was a must. Skip to today. Upgrades to date, auto bilge pump(cheap insurance), boom vang, outhaul, new spreader light, all new sheets, topping lift, jib downhaul, double ended mainsheet. Launched July 16, Lake Cumberland, Kentucky. Moored at State Dock (only sailboat in a marina of 500). Now to the real point. I would like to give my sincere thanks to Frank Hopper, Justin, Dave, and all the others that are to numerous to name. Without your willingness to share information, this would have taken so much longer, with way more headaches. Now I have a real boat to go with the runabout and canoe. Thanks again for all your insight and humor. Fair winds to all. Grampaw Snazzy.

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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 08/18/2008 : 23:37:58

Congratulations and welcome! Now jump into the pool with us--the water's fine!

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stampeder
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Response Posted - 08/19/2008 : 00:11:47

Welcome to the forum. sounds like DR is in good hands.

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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 08/19/2008 : 23:13:07

Welcome Kevin, from another '84 owner.

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Response Posted - 08/20/2008 : 07:36:32

You are very kind, many of us are simply hams and love the audience! Welcome.

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JohnP
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Response Posted - 08/20/2008 : 15:04:45

Welcome! So, is it the depth of Cumberland Lake that makes you the only sailboat in the marina

, or is it the mind-set of the folks in the area that makes you the only sailboat in the marina?

That lake is pretty big, if I recall from the map of Kentucky!

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Grampaw Snazzy
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Response Posted - 08/22/2008 : 14:29:06

Sorry not to get back to you until now John. Was at the lake burning up the wind, all 5 knots of it. But to answer your question, it is a little of both. Lake Cumberland is approx. 47,000 acres, average depth 90 feet, far cry from the 1400 acre pond Distorted Reality was originally moored. The houseboat capital of the world, 80 ft X 16 ft average size, some larger. Home to one of the largest poker runs in the country, top class 150 mph plus. State Dock (500) sits across from Jamestown marina (350) with less than a 1/8 mile separating them. Jamestown has 3 sailboats in the inner harbor, but I have never seen them out ever. Walked over there once and I don't think they can go out (floating bars). I usually work weekends so midweek is lovely. My father lives in town there, so for a couple of years we will be there. Then on to 200,000 acre Kentucky Lake. All I know is someone is going to get a really nice boat in 5 years when we upgrade to bluewater. Grampaw Snazzy.

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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 08/22/2008 : 18:47:38

You'll enjoy Ky Lake. I've raced there several times and enjoyed each one very much. Kentucky Lake Sailing Club (KLSC) is a nice club, good people. Some good long-distance racing, too. But buy charts of the lake, some of the shallows can be tricky. Best restaurant in the area has to be Pattie's in Land Between the Lakes.

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Grampaw Snazzy
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Response Posted - 08/23/2008 : 00:29:05

Thanks for the advice David. I've spent time on Ky lake as a stinkpotter, but never had to worry about depth to much. Now with a keel, accurate and current charts are a must when in unfamiliar waters. I have spent time on Percy Priest many years ago. Is it still as beautiful?

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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 08/23/2008 : 10:59:14

Still just as pretty as ever. We're at Hamilton Creek Marina, a city park system, sailboats only facility. Thankfully, no houses and boat docks on the lake, other than a few authorized marinas. Our club, PPYC, is hosting the S2-7.9 Nationals this year, in October. first time to be in the south. I've done PRO work once before, so I'm planning to take lots of notes. So, if you know anyone in KY who races an S2-7.9, be sure to let them know.

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stampeder
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Response Posted - 08/23/2008 : 12:27:36

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">The houseboat capital of the world<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

Shuswap Lake in BC claims to be the houseboat capital of the world. We had our sailboat moored there one summer....what a mistake! trying to sail with all those drunk party animals renting house boats when its their first time ever on a boat.
They are still building hundreds of them every year, they are like floating condos.

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Grampaw Snazzy
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Response Posted - 08/23/2008 : 13:07:27

Well Stamp, After a quick search, your probably right. It's funny down here though. Houseboats are either moored at dock or moored to shore. New skippers to afraid, or to thrifty to cruise. Renters are ferried to boat in barge, and must call for pilot on returning. In all not really to bad. For some reason, they all like to stop and watch Distorted Reality do her thing, cameras in hand. They are always asking questions. I'm still hoping for a few converts. Now if I can just educate the wakeboarders and PWC goofballs.

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