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Attempting to combine two hobbies.

Hey, Its me again. The bride and I went sailing on a little lake today and so sailing is back in my blood again. Its probably been 4-5 years but back then I could not find a decent ladder for the back of this boat. Everything out there was too big, too heavy, too expensive, or just flat again...

I haven't been posting on here in a long time, but tomorrow I sail my boat again for the first time in 2 years. Its a little lake owned by the power company but I am just "learning the ropes" again because my brother now has a place down on hartwell that I can use and get back on a big lake...

I am so glad this place is still around. Man where has the time gone. I just today washed my boat and got ready to go sailing at a nearby small lake tomorrow. I was down and out for a while with knee problems and have not put her in the water since spring of 2007. I made so many modifications...

In the past year I lost my place that I used to sail on a large lake in virginia. I haven't had the boat in for a while and want to sail her on a local lake that does not allow gas engines. I rebuilt an old 1948 1.5 hp gale outboard engine that is very simple and has sevred me very well. I...

I haven't been on here in months. Ed, I like the new look of this place. I have been so busy lately with other things that I haven't had much time for the internet. I hope everyone is doing well. I hope warm weather gets here soon so I can go catch some wind. ;) Any new gadgets for the boat...

mains'l reefing sure does calm things down a bit. Well worth it if your daysailing.;)

Its been a while since I have posted much here mainly cause I have been working a lot of hours and haven't had time. Does anybody know of any new inprovements or gadgets for use when cruising/daysailing with the C14? I have made a few with mine that make it easier for me and my wife. We usually...

What are the main differences between lake sailing and ocean sailing? This summer I was hoping to take my boat down to the coast and try it out in the ocean. Are there any things I should do differently? rigging etc. Anything different I should prepare for?

I took my C14 sailing all last week on vacation in VA on Smith Mountain Lake. Its a big lake with a bout 50 miles of navigable water. Last Monday there was a slight chance of showers and we put on the rain gear and went out because the winds weren't that bad, it was a little on the cool side...

So what is the fastest anybody here has had their C14 up to? I use a small GPS(garmin etrex) to check my speed. It remembers the max speed and at one point last year I had 7.9mph(which I'm sure is nowhere near the best I could have gotten, but my wife don't like sailing all hiked out with the...

Has anyone else tried using a gps while sailing a C14? I bought an e-trex and used it last time I was out. It worked really good for boat speed. I could tell pretty quick when I made sail adjustments wheather it helped or hurt my speed. Mine is waterproof (but not bouyant!) and has a little...

I only have a couple minutes to write this down, but last week I had a near disaster on my c14. I was sailing on a lake leaving from the dock. I had the mainsail lowered and tied up around the boom. We had a weather shore so the wind was at her back and I decide to unfurl the jib and sail on the...