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Topic: Pipe Down sail # 1162
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DonW
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posted February 27, 2007 02:14 PM
 
My Sandpiper and her new ride.
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bpong
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posted February 27, 2007 06:03 PM
very clean !!!
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IslandBlue
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posted February 27, 2007 11:56 PM
She's A beauty nothing but sailing can beat the look on that trailer.Dan
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Island Blue
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Ottawa_Piper
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posted June 05, 2007 10:17 AM
She is beautiful. How did you get the hull to look so clean? How old is the boat. Mine has a really faded baby blur hull and I would love to give it a new life somehow.OP
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DonW
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posted June 05, 2007 11:09 AM
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Originally posted by Ottawa_Piper:
She is beautiful. How did you get the hull to look so clean? How old is the boat. Mine has a really faded baby blur hull and I would love to give it a new life somehow.OP
------------------------------ It came that way! I went looking for a creampuff and that was the best one I found within a reasonable drive (2000 km round trip)and during a short window. It's a 1986 model and spent it's first 16 years at a cottage in Quebec...next it spent a year on the St. Lawrence at Cap de la Madeleine before the 2nd owner moved up to a 26 foot Grampian. note: the original Easy Hauler trailer was never registered for road use until I bought the boat in 2004. Here's a couple of the previous owner's pictures that sold me...
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kenn
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posted June 07, 2007 05:05 PM
Hey Don,In those pictures, it looks like the furling genoa is ALSO the forestay... is that the case? If yes, how does it behave? The Sandpiper manual shows a front stay AND the furling genoa. Just wondering... it would be cool to have the furling genoa and a forestay inside of it so one could hank on a smaller jib without having to take down the genny, or run wing and wing with the genny AND a jib.
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DonW
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posted June 07, 2007 10:56 PM
Hi Ken... my boat has the Plastimo 406-S furling system with a foil. I'll let you know how it handles when I get it out. http://www.marinescene.co.uk/product/1046/jib-reefing-s-series-406s
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kenn
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posted June 09, 2007 05:19 PM
Thanks Don.That's definitely a step up from the stock furling system. I'm inspired though, so I am going to consider if/how my furler can become a forestay furler... maybe just ensuring the hardware is fore-stay strong. Cheers, ken
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Krikkit
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posted August 09, 2007 07:00 PM
Beautiful boat Don, I've been doing a lot of research on finding the right boat, I think the Sandpiper fits the bill. The nearest one I can find for sale is a 14 hr drive. Before I make that trip,I'd like to actually see one first hand. Would it be possible to have a look at yours. This would be at your convenience of course (I'm in Bedford)
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Hyprstitch
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posted August 13, 2007 08:19 AM
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Originally posted by Krikkit:
Beautiful boat Don, I've been doing a lot of research on finding the right boat, I think the Sandpiper fits the bill. The nearest one I can find for sale is a 14 hr drive. Before I make that trip,I'd like to actually see one first hand. Would it be possible to have a look at yours. This would be at your convenience of course (I'm in Bedford)
I traveled almost 1100 miles to by mine, and it was well worth the trip. I also got the deal of the century. A Sandpiper on a trailer, with a motor for $1900 in good condition. Sid
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