Recent content by Morgan Stinemetz

How is this done, Sean?

What a concept to make it look like a watermelon! Hurrah for your creativity. That design was originally called "Flasher." You can sail rather close to the wind with it in light air.

Does it have the Ericson logo on it? In my old age I cannot recall making any that way. However, call me at 941-773-8286 and we’ll discuss making you another half dozen new ones for free because you have been so steadfast.

Another guy (now deceased--killed in a motorcycle accident in NC) and I wrote the Cruising Guide to the Florida Keys. He did the on-the-water stuff and I did the on-the-land stuff. My recollection is that there is plenty of water at Marathon under the bridge. Boot Key Harbor there is a famous...

Did you ever make the trip to Florida's west coast? Six feet of draft is kind of limiting. I had 3' 11" and got by pretty well for 30 years. The longer I sailed the better I got at not runniung aground. How did that work?

Winged keels My opinion is that winged keels got put on production boats without much real thought about how the boat would be used. If the water's always deep I guess it makes no difference. I live in Florida, and a few ears ago I watched a grounded Catalina with a winged keel sit on the...

Better balance, strong breezes... I had an E-27 for 30 years. When I got the boat it had severe weather helm. I fixed that by tilting the mast forward a little bit. You could not see the difference, but on the helm I could feel it. After that one adjustment, I never changjed it again. You seem...

No mas No interest in glasses with generic Ericson logo. Withdrawing the offer. Thanks. Morgan

About Reefer Um, yes. When I named by sailboat, 1976, I was known to engage in some = illegal smoking. We all did. Thus: REEFER. Oddly, I was never boarded to = the USCG for the name of my boat. However, when I would call for a radio = check on Channel 16 I would get back: =93Reefer, got...

Ericson Glasses (two) THE WRITTEN TEXT These are glasses made from wine bottles. The blue (pictured) is one I have had for 15 years. Still whole. I never take glass into the cockpit while under way. House rule. Blue is a rare color. What I can readily produce is a glass made from a Bordeaux...

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I had an outboard 27 for 30 years. Same cutout. I struggled with a bunch of two-cycle outboards over time. Noisy. Less fuel efficient. But when I put a Honda four-cycle on there all my trials were soon forgotten. Kept the batteries charged up. Was much, much quieter. Much, much cheaper to...

Bob, I have been writing Bubba for nearly 20 years, so the answer is that I have about 240 episodes of Bubba. Not sure about publishing more. The contact man at the publishing house died. He was the owner. Dealing with the senior editor is about as much as an armless man getting a case of the...

Well, Loren, I thought so, too.