posted March 12, 2006 07:39 PM               

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Congratulations on your new addition John.
!! She looks GREAT
I bet you didn't even feel here behind your truck! I have the same truck, and she tows like a dream!!

Hey Stan!, Michel has his own little private Rendezvous going on the in Montreal

Eric

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posted March 12, 2006 08:49 PM               

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Thanks Eric,
The boat towed very well, didn't notice the weight mush either.
Here's another couple of pic,s of her.


Maybe in the summer we can hook up for a sail?
I am semi retired now (working 3 days a week)
Cheers
John

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posted March 12, 2006 11:05 PM              

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That pic with Ivanhoe was taken by my boat previous owner at the Melocheville marina on the "Lac Saint-Louis" west of Montreal. Three Pipers at the same place is a rarity.I am at the Contrecoeur marina and we are two Piper skippers and we are dock neighboors.
You can see "Outarde" behind me:

"Outarde",as I was leaving her after a pleasant meeting on the Saint-Laurent:

I think Outarde is a 83 or 84....A young bird!

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posted March 12, 2006 11:46 PM               

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Great news John. Sandpipers even look good in the snow. You've got yourself a marvellous little boat.
D'Arcy, Shortwave

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posted March 13, 2006 04:40 PM              

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Michel...do you remember the sail number of
Outarde?
From the picture it almost looks like four digits with a 2 as the first.
If so, that would be the newest boat I've seen so far.

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posted March 13, 2006 08:56 PM               

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Congrats on your new 'Piper, KJ. But you were always a member of the e-fleet!

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Kevin
Shortstay III, #901

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posted March 13, 2006 10:32 PM               

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I haven't rigged my piper yet but I just noticed in the picture I posted that the foresail or jib has got a red line for port side and a green line for starboard side.
Is this the norm for these lines or sheets so you don't mix them up on the deck floor?

I don't have a name for her yet!
Any suggestions?
John

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posted March 13, 2006 10:37 PM              

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The colour co-cordinated jib sheets are a nice touch. I doubt you would get them mixed up on a modest boat like ours... but what the heck.

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posted March 14, 2006 01:29 PM              

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Whited,
I'm pretty sure that Outarde is no:563. Does it fit the assumed year ?... And,
how many Sanpipers were made?...

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posted March 14, 2006 02:36 PM              

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Cody never did tell us.
He was going to do a history of the Sandpiper and post it online. Now I guess we'll have to pry the info out of Tom.

In our little unofficial data base 'Stan the Man' has the most recent sail number....
1305 from 1989??

note: GypsyII has sail # 576 and is a 1979 model.

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posted March 14, 2006 03:21 PM              

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Then Outarde must be from around the same year. She looks like new.

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