Recent content by sixtharmy

Thanks Thanks for the replies. I may head up Friday to pull the bimini, then pull the furler and main Saturday. That should give things a chance to dry out from the rain we've had this week. I hate to give it up for the season. but I guess it's time. They're calling for a dusting of snow next...

Sail bagging time? Since so many Chessie bay sailors are replying here I wanted to ask, "Do you bag your sails each winter?" My new-to-me E27 is in Colonial Beach on the Potomac and everyone on my dock has been pulling their sails over the past few weeks. If the wind is calm enough and the temp...

Yeah, leaving the dock isn't all that much fun either. It involves moving just fast enough to have steerage, but no faster. First time I pulled out into the fairway I hadn't yet figured out what "just fast enough" is. I was moving a little too fast while making the turn to port and grazed a...

Well at least it's not just me Thanks for the replies guys. It's good to know that it's not just my clumsiness. I don't want to leave this marina, because it's the cheapest I've ever found on the Chesapeake. Maybe over time I'll get better at manhandling the boat into the slip. For now...

Hi, I'm the new owner of a well kept 73 E27 with a good running 94 Nissan 9.9 outboard installed in the stern cutout. So far I'm really happy with the boat with one exception. I have to enter my slip ass-end first and I can not get this boat to back worth a damn. When the motor is in reverse it...