Recent content by Rickized

In the photo of the black tug. I like the aft stern line dragging in the water! Right by the prop, what could possibly go wrong?

!st off if you have not been off shore in any of Dashew's boats either sail or power, you have no idea about the ride quality! Like I said earlier We sea trailed Windhorse on a very nasty day. We were not interested how it was at the dock or light sea states, We wanted the opportunity to see...

Dashews web site. https://setsail.com The boats are incredible, read Steves bio. Steve is a speed junky, and all of His boats surf straight as an arrow. Read about Beowoulf. We sea trailed Wind Horse, every sea state and direction was great. Had hull 2 (FPB 64) under contract for a...

following links for Ed's Piano (1st Willard I owned) Hank (peters old boat) Little Toot (Voyger currently for sale on Craigslist SF) and Cora (Bambino which is at the top of this thread) https://willardboats.org/boats/eds-piano https://willardboats.org/boats/hank...

Knot Again was hull number 4. A friend owned your old boat which was named Hank at the time, He sold it to a gentleman named Bob who motored south from SF to Channel Islands Harbor (Oxnard) a few years later He took the boat to Anacortes. Here is a link to Knot Again after I restored it...

Voyger Wow 11 years later and people are still reading old threads. The first Voyger I saw was called Lil Toot from Jackson Hole Wy. I buddy boated with them on My Searcher 30 named Y-Me in 1990 Which was sold and became Ed's Piano which was in Brownsville wa, I saw it listed earlier this...

Is that Hobie Alders catamaran?

For US citizens visiting the EU or considering buying a boat in Europe, this is a good read. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/before-you-go/schengen.html

Use your dinghy davit, takes awhile but your just pressing a button. Hoist tie it off rehook, lift again etc etc.

Oop's here is the link. SetSail FPB » Blog Archive » Operating Costs – Sail Vs Power Rick

Here is a good read comparing costs. What Steve compares are of equal build and comfort. Rick

Why did't you just go to Salt Spring Marina, the Government dock or anchor out? Rick

Land and Sea travels

Here are the pic's Noordzee Kotter for sale on YachtFocus

Try and Photo shop this one! This boat is for sale in the San Francisco area. I think someone thought the Photo Shopping done on some of the boats were of real boats. Enjoy Big House Boat