I operated a friends 10 ft AB in not calm but not rough water. With just me
in it and sitting all the way aft it felt like it wanted to flip. Plus it was
quite a step down in the bow. FWIT.
Doug MountjoysvPegasusLF38 just west of Ballard, WA.
-- Original message--Fr
Buying a sailrite machine was one of my better spends. No regrets.
Graham Collins
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On 2016-02-04 12:08 PM, Stevan Plavsa via CnC-List wrote:
Bill, I know how you feel. I watch the videos on the sailrite website
and think "man, I MUST have that". And then the feeling
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Cc: Rick Rohwer
Sent: Thu, Feb 4, 2016 2:07 pm
Subject: Re: Stus-List ab inflatables
We have been happy with our 9ft AB-hypalon tender thus far. i felt the
aluminum hull would be the least likely to be damaged in beach landing and
wouldn’t show the scratching from rocks and de
We have been happy with our 9ft AB-hypalon tender thus far. i felt the
aluminum hull would be the least likely to be damaged in beach landing and
wouldn’t show the scratching from rocks and debris while tied to the beach.
Nearly any shop or amateur welder can fix aluminum, some prettier than o
There was some discussion I recall recently on cruiser's forum about a recent
(and maybe temporary) deterioration in AB quality while their plant was moving
between Venezuela and Columbia.
There were also discussions about the aluminum floor being very hot on bare
feet and paint peeling off the
Bill, I know how you feel. I watch the videos on the sailrite website and
think "man, I MUST have that". And then the feeling goes away when I think
of all the projects I have to do. Making my own cushions is way down the
list of priorities. However, I do need a new sail cover... and will need
new
Is it valuable enough to take on the boat with you?
I watched the fellow from Sailrite demo that at Annapolis, and I was so
spellbound watching him make upholstery piping and such I was getting my credit
card out, but then some woman started talking at him, and she seemed more
interested, so I
We’ve been using 2004 AB 10AL for about 4 years now, it has a fiberglass
bottom. Prior to that I had Caribe C10 (AB and caribe are hypalon). And
before that a mercury RIB 10’(PVC).
We live on the boat 5-6 months out of the year so the dinghy gets a lot of use.
Pretty much like a car but low
