I removed the lazy jacks my boat came with and find dropping the main quickly
puts the sail on the leeward deck providing a quick conversion to power with no
windage issues to deal with and good visibility for the helmsman. Flaking the
sail is easy working from the topping lift end of the boom.
I bought a Baltic 39, Finnish built, 3 years ago having spent 5 years shopping
for a swan as an upgrade from my 35-1.
It is a great sailing boat and immensely strong. I cut and machined the teak
during a deck replacement last winter so I have been through every inch of the
boat and have an int
Fred,
Yes, full agreement on the ferocity of the great lakes. I sailed the Chicago
to Michigan City race in June of 1980 on an Erickson 39 as the navigator and
for the stormy return the foredeck man. I still have the clipping from the
Chicago Tribune stating 19 foot waves. I believe 3 boats
I have 10 yr old furuno radar and chart plotter with 2 chart chips covering nj
to Maine
The boat is in new London. Call if you are interested.
Ashe Baltic 39
John Maturo
203-494-6782
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Send me a note at john.mat...@yale.edu. I have a slip in Branford and one in
new London. Heidi and I may already be in watch hill or Newport by the time you
transit. We are taking the week leading up to the rendezvous on the water.
John Maturo
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Why not install a battery combiner switch in place of the normal 3 position
switch. I seem to recall Nigel calder's book suggested this approach. I put one
on my 35-1 with great results serving a starting battery and a house bank of 2
deep cycle batteries.
John Maturo
Ashe Baltic 39
Branford
Any more on this years rendezvous I seem to remember that Newport is the
site.
John Maturo
Ashe Baltic 39
Branford ct
203-494-6782
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