Re: [bolger] In Praise of Shoal Draft Sharpies
>Which design is the Margret Ellen? LeoThe Margret Ellen is in fact, the Light Scooner Margaret Ellen. 23.5'
in length not counting the bow sprit, 4 feet at the chine, and 5 feet
on deck. Empty she draws all of about 2 or 3 inches of water. make
that 3 or 4 inches with a crew of three.
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Which design is the Margret Ellen? Leo
>> For the rest of you, we're in the thick ofI just checked our local weather buoy 44017. It's about 25 miles
>> our first Nor'easter of the season.
>> It's blowing 33kts with gusts to 40kts.
>
>And raining, of course. And the forecast is for the wind to increase.
>I was down to the beach a little while ago and did not see a single
>pleasure boat out on the water. Folks are so fickle about the weather!
>
>If you were in, say, Mystic on your east, would you venture out in
>your Fiji today? Why not.
>
>Of course, you folks in England can just consider it an ordinary day
>on the water.
Southwest of Montauk point. Right now it's showing steep 15 foots
seas. I was out on the bluffs near the light house. The wind nearly
blew me off my feet. Once I found something to hang on to, I looked
out and saw big lumps of water, with many of them breaking well
outside the surf zone. I'm sure it's worse offshore.
All in all a spectacular day and once the wind switches offshore, we
should have some very nice surf!
YIBB,
David
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> For the rest of you, we're in the thick ofAnd raining, of course. And the forecast is for the wind to increase.
> our first Nor'easter of the season.
> It's blowing 33kts with gusts to 40kts.
I was down to the beach a little while ago and did not see a single
pleasure boat out on the water. Folks are so fickle about the weather!
If you were in, say, Mystic on your east, would you venture out in
your Fiji today? Why not.
Of course, you folks in England can just consider it an ordinary day
on the water.
Peter
FBBB --
I don't have to tell those of you on the Northeast coast, you can
hear it for yourselves. For the rest of you, we're in the thick of
our first Nor'easter of the season. It's blowing 33kts with gusts to
40kts. I expect that when I go down to the lake I'll see boats
swamped, beached, flipped, and otherwise tossed about. But not mine.
On last evening's high tide, I put the Margaret Ellen in tow behind
the lil'winnie and pulled her up into a small creek. Even on the high
tide, the channel is only a few inched deep, and only a few feet
wide. But the Margaret Ellen skimmed right in. I guided her back to
the end of the channel and tied her off to a couple of bushes. Let
the wind howl, I think she'll be fine.
I don't think there's another 23 footer on Long Island that could do
such a trick!
YIBB,
David
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I don't have to tell those of you on the Northeast coast, you can
hear it for yourselves. For the rest of you, we're in the thick of
our first Nor'easter of the season. It's blowing 33kts with gusts to
40kts. I expect that when I go down to the lake I'll see boats
swamped, beached, flipped, and otherwise tossed about. But not mine.
On last evening's high tide, I put the Margaret Ellen in tow behind
the lil'winnie and pulled her up into a small creek. Even on the high
tide, the channel is only a few inched deep, and only a few feet
wide. But the Margaret Ellen skimmed right in. I guided her back to
the end of the channel and tied her off to a couple of bushes. Let
the wind howl, I think she'll be fine.
I don't think there's another 23 footer on Long Island that could do
such a trick!
YIBB,
David
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