Larry, It does pull on the heart strings to let it go. Many fond memories to last a life time. My first love has always been exploring in small boats. I have cruised "Seas the Day" and explored the most interesting parts of our coastal waters from the Marquesas keys off of Key West all the way through Central Maine, the north Channel of lake Huron, the pacific NW, the fine lakes in Idaho, the channel islands in CA and many of our western lakes. Because I lived near the Chesapeake Bay for many years I have cruised 80% of its shoreline (including the Potomac river) from Baltimore to Cape Charles. The good cruising waters to explore are a long way from Phoenix the boat has seen little use as my exploring has shifted to the wild open land of AZ, UT, NV and New Mexico. These have been remote trips using my BMW 650 GS motorcycle or my 4 wheel drive truck. I have done some kayak trips on some remote western rivers but even the class 3 rapids have gotten to be too much for my solitary exploring style. I still explore some of the smaller western waters by camp cruising in my 8 ft Sherpa dingy with its balance lug rig. We are likely to be moving our of the desert heat to some higher cooler country in the next two years with even less water near by. I really enjoyed sailing the Pacific NW with you. Thanks Doug On Sat, Mar 25, 2017 at 7:55 PM, Larry Yake <larryyake@gmail.com> wrote:
I never thought I'd see the day, Doug. Must be hard to sell a boat that you've put so much into. Larry Y CornDog
On Sat, Mar 25, 2017 at 6:42 PM, Douglas Kelch <doug1kelch@gmail.com> wrote:
I will be putting my M15 Gaff Cutter up for sale via normal advertising but I am listing it here for a few days first in case anyone is interested.
It is the fastest 15 ft Gaff Cutter west of the Mississippi 😀 Took first place in the pocket cruiser cup at Lake Havasu.
Gaff Cutter rated as one of the best small boat cruising rigs by Paul Gartside, John Welsford and Howard Rice. Pictures at: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2Q43dBdlRDrblJSQVNqYklzcnM
Equiptment list
- 3 anchors, 7 lb bruce knock off with 10 ft of chain and 300 ft of line, , 15lb CQR with 10 ft of chain and 300 ft of line, small danforth knock off with 7 ft of chain and 150 ft of line
- 4 bumpers,
- sail cover for storing/trailering - mainsail, boom and gaff.
-2 life jackets
- swim ladder
- hatch mounted compass
- Catalina 22 tiller, orginal available as spare
electrical wiring in place but no battery
- icom mast head radio
- bow running lights
- stern light local AAA batteries
- lead line for depth readings
Sampson post
bowsprit
fife rail in lieu of mast cleats
remote steering
Original Trailrite trailer (fits in 20 ft garage) with spare tire
2 hp 1998 Honda long shaft 4 cycle
original motor mount with raised extension for newer long shaft engines
boat has always been garaged when not in use
Never on a long term mooring
Price is $7583
Location is Anthem, AZ