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AgingAmerican

(12,958 posts) Thu Mar 5, 2015, 03:34 PM Mar 2015

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Any DUers have sailboats?

It would be nice to have a sailing forum.

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Any DUers have sailboats? (Original Post) AgingAmerican Mar 2015 OP

I had a small sailboat 30+ years ago. In_The_Wind Mar 2015 #1

I love to sail, but don't own a boat hollysmom Mar 2015 #2

My husband does, KMOD Mar 2015 #3

We have an Ericson 27' AgingAmerican Mar 2015 #4

They don't need to swim OriginalGeek Mar 2015 #6

My ship came in and it was the size of a tea cup. liberal N proud Mar 2015 #5

I used to sail my dad's Butterfly. Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2015 #7

Hunter 260. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2015 #8

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

1. I had a small sailboat 30+ years ago.

Reply to AgingAmerican (Original post)

Thu Mar 5, 2015, 03:38 PM

Mar 2015

Those were wonderful days.

hollysmom

(5,946 posts)

2. I love to sail, but don't own a boat

Reply to AgingAmerican (Original post)

Thu Mar 5, 2015, 03:38 PM

Mar 2015

and getting a little rickety to do it. But still willing to try and crew on and DU'er's boat, if they want.

KMOD

(7,906 posts)

3. My husband does,

Reply to AgingAmerican (Original post)

Thu Mar 5, 2015, 03:39 PM

Mar 2015

but he doesn't post here.

AgingAmerican

(12,958 posts)

4. We have an Ericson 27'

Reply to AgingAmerican (Original post)

Thu Mar 5, 2015, 03:44 PM

Mar 2015

We simply love it. Plus, we have a refuge in case of zombie apocalypse. Zombies can't swim that I know of.

http://sailboatdata.com/viewrecord.asp?class_id=680

OriginalGeek

(12,132 posts)

6. They don't need to swim

Reply to AgingAmerican (Reply #4)

Thu Mar 5, 2015, 03:59 PM

Mar 2015

since they can't drown they will just creep up on you across the ocean floor. Death from below!

So try not to leave a brainy scent on your voyage.

liberal N proud

(60,336 posts)

5. My ship came in and it was the size of a tea cup.

Reply to AgingAmerican (Original post)

Thu Mar 5, 2015, 03:51 PM

Mar 2015

Gidney N Cloyd

(19,841 posts)

7. I used to sail my dad's Butterfly.

Reply to AgingAmerican (Original post)

Thu Mar 5, 2015, 05:53 PM

Mar 2015

Mom couldn't wait to get rid of it after he passed away. I've thought about getting one of my own

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,735 posts)

8. Hunter 260.

Reply to AgingAmerican (Original post)

Thu Mar 5, 2015, 06:22 PM

Mar 2015

Didn't sail much last summer because of a sprained knee, but hope this year the ice will melt before June so we can use the darn thing.

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