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11-10-2020, 11:24 AM
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Newbie
City: Belfast
Vessel Name: Mortal Stakes
Vessel Model: 1977 Grand Banks 32
Join Date: Nov 2020
Posts: 3
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New member from Maine
Hello to all. My wife and I recently bought a 1977 Grand Banks Sedan and will keep her in our home town of Belfast, Maine on Penobscot Bay. We moved to Maine just over two years ago (me retired, she almost) with boating experience pretty much limited to capsizing a Sunfish on a small reservoir. We had fun this summer with a recently acquired 26 ft pocket cruiser until we befriended trawler owners, and experience on their boats converted us pretty quickly. We are both clinical psychologists with mechanical skills— and this is not much of an exaggeration— only slightly better than those of Kenzie, my 5 month old Golden Retriever. But I’ve got some great teachers up here and can measure my progress by an increasing ability to comprehend posts in the General Discussion section which has so far been invaluable. The marine survey found the boat to be in remarkably good shape for her age (2004 engine, new fuel tanks for eg) but we’ve got a sizable list of improvements to make over the winter and some cosmetic work in the spring. Many thanks for a great forum and look forward to much more learning and perhaps meeting some of you along the way.
—Al
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11-10-2020, 11:33 AM
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Guru
City: Nanaimo
Vessel Name: former owner of "Pilitak"
Vessel Model: Nordic Tug 37
Join Date: Feb 2018
Posts: 1,644
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Al,
Welcome to the forum. Your boat looks great, and GB have a good reputation. We all had a lot to learn, no one was born with this knowledge, some just received the lessons earlier and/or from different sources.  Enjoy your new boat, and the processes involved (learning).
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Tom
Nanaimo, BC
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11-10-2020, 11:51 AM
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Guru
City: Inside Passage Summer/Columbia River Winter
Vessel Name: Alaskan Sea-Duction
Vessel Model: 1988 M/Y Camargue YachtFisher
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 7,948
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Welcome to TF. Nice boat. Good pic.
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11-12-2020, 06:10 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
City: Home Port: Buck's Harbor, Maine
Vessel Name: "Emily Anne"
Vessel Model: 2001 Island Gypsy 32 Europa (Hull #146)
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 2,846
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Welcome aboard the Forum. I recognize that bridge in your pic/avatar. We are just across and around Cape Rosier from you eastward. I have been here and boating on Penobscot Bay since I was 8 months old 74 years ago. Are you wintering at Front Street Boat Yard? Hope to see you on the water 2021.
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David Hawkins
Deer Isle, Maine
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11-12-2020, 06:26 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
City: Au Gres, MI
Vessel Name: Black Dog
Vessel Model: Formula 41PC
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 18,598
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Welcome aboard. Congrats on your new boat.
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If you aren’t one, there is no explanation possible.
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11-12-2020, 06:56 PM
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Veteran Member
City: KENNEBUNKPORT
Vessel Name: Clairrann
Vessel Model: Grand Banks 36
Join Date: May 2019
Posts: 36
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Welcome!
I’m a GB 36 owner in ME also but either along the mid-coast it south depending on time of year. PenBay is the greatest for cruising! We’ve spent the last 30 yrs plus cruising during summer vacations from the corp rat race. Oh, BTW, I’m mechanically inclined and have been doing all my own boat work since I was 10 yrs old. Feel free to reach out. Good luck!
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11-12-2020, 07:02 PM
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Newbie
City: Belfast
Vessel Name: Mortal Stakes
Vessel Model: 1977 Grand Banks 32
Join Date: Nov 2020
Posts: 3
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dwhatty
Welcome aboard the Forum. I recognize that bridge in your pic/avatar. We are just across and around Cape Rosier from you eastward. I have been here and boating on Penobscot Bay since I was 8 months old 74 years ago. Are you wintering at Front Street Boat Yard? Hope to see you on the water 2021.
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Thanks for the welcome David. I’m sure you do recognize the boat. I bought it from Jon Buck who owns the marina in Bucks Harbor, your home port. I’m wintering in Winterport where the boat’s been kept the past five years. I’m sure we’ll cross paths next year. Al
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11-12-2020, 08:44 PM
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#8
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Guru
City: Oconto, WI
Vessel Name: Best Alternative
Vessel Model: 36 Albin Aft Cabin
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 2,755
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Welcome Aboard! You will learn as you go. Don't start too many projects at a time, maybe one inside project and one outside project. One for sunny days, one for rainy days. It's also nice to be able to leave a project for a few days "think time" while you work on another thing.
pete
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11-13-2020, 08:44 AM
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#9
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Newbie
City: Belfast
Vessel Name: Mortal Stakes
Vessel Model: 1977 Grand Banks 32
Join Date: Nov 2020
Posts: 3
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Scrib
Welcome!
I’m a GB 36 owner in ME also but either along the mid-coast it south depending on time of year. PenBay is the greatest for cruising! We’ve spent the last 30 yrs plus cruising during summer vacations from the corp rat race. Oh, BTW, I’m mechanically inclined and have been doing all my own boat work since I was 10 yrs old. Feel free to reach out. Good luck!
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Many thanks for the kind offer. I’ve taken flying lessons and was a motorcyclist for many many years and I’ve always regarded mechanics largely as a black box that someone else would take care of. With a boat those days are over. Hope the learning curve is steep and don’t be surprised if you hear from me.
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11-13-2020, 09:22 AM
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Veteran Member
City: North Andover
Join Date: Feb 2018
Posts: 46
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Al,
Welcome aboard. I have lots of time at sea in Maine, but live in MA. Keep us posted on your upgrades and don't be afraid to ask questions of the board!
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11-13-2020, 09:30 AM
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Guru
City: Jacksonville
Vessel Name: SONAS
Vessel Model: Grand Alaskan 53
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 7,235
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Welcome aboard - I'm from Derry, just up the country a bit! (That's a Northern Ireland joke BTW)
What's behind the boat name?
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11-16-2020, 11:40 AM
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Veteran Member
City: Florence
Vessel Name: NUTIN FANCY TOO
Vessel Model: 1969,42ft Grand Banks. Hull #125
Join Date: Nov 2020
Posts: 56
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Welcome from a GB ower also. 1969,42ft Classic. Hull#125.
I also have a list as long as your arm of things to do .
And i agree,a trawler is the way to ho....especially a Grand Banks
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