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and both centerboard and rudder kick up. I also have a shaft shark line-cutter, and despite my best efforts I've managed to test it about once a year (unfortunately) and it works. There's absolutely nothing on the floats that could snag a pot line.
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- Maine for the first-timer?
- I'm convinced the best approach is to sail overnight to Penobscot Bay.
- A bit on southern Maine
- Pen Bay/MDI area
- Different strokes...
- All the detours are off the straightline unfortunately.
- Yeah but we try not to push the miles
- MDI is about 180 miles from the northeast end of the cape cod canal...
- Then I'd change your plan, "a 10 or 12-day "window" to travel to Maine and back"
- If the stars align we could make it from CCC to MDI in two days without pushing
- That's half the fun of being on a schedule. I get a little bored waiting for weather.
- Time has a way of doing that. When you're ready to move on
- 3 weeks, that's the best plan.
- If I had two crew and a weather window
- I hear you. I don't even try to sleep.
- The traps are thick here too
- I hear you. I don't even try to sleep.
- If I had two crew and a weather window
- 3 weeks, that's the best plan.
- Time has a way of doing that. When you're ready to move on
- That's half the fun of being on a schedule. I get a little bored waiting for weather.
- If the stars align we could make it from CCC to MDI in two days without pushing
- Then, conceptually, Larry
- Yeah but we try not to push the miles
- All the detours are off the straightline unfortunately.
- I would jump across to MDI and then work your way south from there
- Agree with Todd.
- I've found that the start SW Harbour and move east, then south make sense.
- unfortunately, your schedule is dictating your route
- I'm convinced the best approach is to sail overnight to Penobscot Bay.
