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Winter Boat Project Management
We are near the end of haul out season in New England, so now is the perfect time to plan the winter projects. Upgrading your boat is a great way to increase your enjoyment, make your boat safer, faster, and more fun for the crew and family. If you need help planning, finding the right parts, doing the job properly, keeping the end result simple and efficient, or hiring a yard to do the work. I am here to help make the project go smoothly and on budget. Solving problems if it is poor performance, old electrical/electronics, engine that has…
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Our new Addiction
This has been one of the best summers I can remember. We have sailed more than we have in the past, and together. Wing Foiling is our new addiction. Very hard to explain to people who have not experienced flying on a board with a wing over your head. Well just like anything in life you have to experience it to know what it is really about. This is not an instant gratification sport like Archmedes sailing. It takes the dedication to put yourself out there crashing for weeks, and some for months before you get up and flying. And…
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Summer Time 2022
With the crazy/scary world we live in it is important to get out and have some fun. I prefer to shut off the phone and get out on the water. Time enjoy your summer and have some fun with family and friends. There has been a lot going on in West Ferry. All the boats are in the water with a new one on the old Kincora mooring. Yes, hold your breath, a 1982 Nauset 27 Down East lobster/tuna/bass boat. No we don’t fish. But we do SUP and Wingfoil, and this is a perfect platform for going to new…
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Rhode Island Wave Morning
I am always keeping an eye on the forecast for waves. Waves are such a big part of my life since I was a kid. I sail them, foil them, paddle them, study them, and of course film, and photograph of them. There are multiple locations that are my favorites, and this week I have added a few more. February 18th there were some nice waves to capture, not too big, but great texture with low light. This is rarely the case, but when I arrived early this time it struck me right away. I knew the sun was breaking…
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UBI FR125 Furler & Doyle Code 0, Episode 30
Wow, hard to believe this weekend is Labor Day Holiday. Summer has flown by as usual. Hope you had a lot of time on the water sailing. We still have a few great months in Southern New England to get out and trek some miles, with less crowds. Kincora has been putting on the miles, with more trips planned. Really is a great boat, well built, well designed, and pretty well rigged. This episode is a while coming since it was important for me to put miles on the furler, and Code 0, before I felt ready to film the…
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Kincora Deck Painting Problems
Well, I have to eat my words from the last post. I thought one part Interlux Brightside would be fine for the smooth surface on the deck. It did not work for a few reasons. Let me explain. I went back after the first coat of Brightside and the paint had a reaction with the gelcoat surface. There were small air bubbles everywhere. Gelcoat had been washed and wiped down prior and was sanded to 220 grit. But there were bubbles that popped up five min after the tip stroke. Until that five min it looked great. So I…
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Express 27 deck repainting
Crazy winter in Rhode Island. Great time to have a heated shop for the boats. Kincora still had her original gelcoat from 1986 which was showing its age. So a visit to the Spa was needed to make her shine. The non-skid was very slippery and the smooth color was in need of paint. . I stripped all the hardware off. This is pretty easy by yourself on a boat this small. A few tricks with fender washers being loaded up, and vise-grips, and all the hardware came off with ease. Most of the hardware has barrel nuts so they…
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Fast in Miami, and fast in Indiana
With the deep cold and record snow fall at home in Rhode Island it was great to fly South and film a few days at the Miami Boat Show. I have been filming this show for years and the manufactures pull out all the stops launching cool gear and their hot new boats. With a lot of the boats in the water we get a chance to film a few running which is a blast, and my forte, be it sail or power. Check out this boats.com First Look Video of the 2015 Mercury Verado 400 Racing. There are four…