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Old 10-28-2017, 06:03 PM   #32
McGillicuddy
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City: New Orleans
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Originally Posted by psneeld View Post
You do know there are sailing vessels that are all power raising, furling, lowering, stowing sails...whatever the method?



Still think you are right at the limits for what you want to do and what your budget is.


Yup. But what do you do when the electric headsail fuller quits at 3am on a windy night in 10' seas with the sail half in-half out. Been there done that and didn't get a tee shirt. Friends boat. I was crewing for him on a passage from Tampa to New Orleans one November many years ago. I got the pleasure of sitting cross legged on the pulpit untangling the mess by hand while every 10 seconds plunging deep in to the next wave. Only time I was ever seasick and that was just I scrambled back to the cockpit after the job was done.

I was in my 40's. no way I would do it in my 60's. ugh.
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