Hope its warming up for everyone up north!

[Russell]

Weather is beautiful down here

[David Morton]

Are you taunting us? Didn't make it out of the 40's today in midcoast Maine. Where is spring?

BTW, nice looking boat! BTW, where is "down here"?

David

[Jim_B]

R - That water color is great. So question on the main sheet routing. Looks like you have installed a ridged boom vang. How are you routing the main sheet, is it still going to the turning block at the mast base? I assume you'll head north soon?

[Jim Walsh]

Beautiful boat. Stunning picture. I'm green with envy

[John Danicic]

Not yet on the big lake.

The Coast Guard is still escorting convoys of lakers through the ice. Lake Superior was still over 60 percent ice-covered on Saturday. According to the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, the previous highest amount of ice on that date was in 1979, when there was 38 percent ice cover. We will have ice on the lake till June.

So yes Russel, it is getting warmer. It's just not warm yet.

On another note. Lady Pauline looks to be sitting quite even on her lines. How did you accomplish that?

[Russell]

R - That water color is great. So question on the main sheet routing. Looks like you have installed a ridged boom vang. How are you routing the main sheet, is it still going to the turning block at the mast base? I assume you'll head north soon?

Yes, the mainsheet goes to a turning block at the mast base still, not much is different there compared to original CD. The blocks are all new, garhauer, the vang is seldon (as is the boom).

[Russell]

Not yet on the big lake.

The Coast Guard is still escorting convoys of lakers through the ice. Lake Superior was still over 60 percent ice-covered on Saturday. According to the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, the previous highest amount of ice on that date was in 1979, when there was 38 percent ice cover. We will have ice on the lake till June.

So yes Russel, it is getting warmer. It's just not warm yet.

On another note. Lady Pauline looks to be sitting quite even on her lines. How did you accomplish that?

Its a constant game of what to store where. If I took a photo dead on the from the bow, you would see she lists a couple degrees to starboard. Fore and aft has never been an issue though.

[Russell]

Are you taunting us? Didn't make it out of the 40's today in midcoast Maine. Where is spring?

BTW, nice looking boat! BTW, where is "down here"?

David

Exumas, Bahamas. I never intended on stopping here, too crowded for my taste, but SE wind kinda pushed me here. Aiming for the windward passage to Jamacia and cold front this weekend should allow me to motor sail there (and sail proper once I get south of Inagua).

[pete faga]

Love the hard dodger you built!

[Russell]

Love the hard dodger you built!

Thanks, I am rather proud of how well it came out! And its very practical. While it may not be to some peoples tastes cosmetically (there are some who say any dodger ruins the look of a boat), I think it fits the lines rather nicely.

[Russell]

Is it warm up there yet?

Came into Clarence Town, Long Island last night, my last stop in "civilization" until Jamaica.

[Jim Walsh]

That looks so inviting. The Caribbean has the most beautiful water colors. I like your dorade box covers.