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• What does a sailor need to endure a New England winter?
  • I think you got the trifecta.
  • A second sailboat kept in Antiqua
  • Let me tell you about enduring the Virginia winter....
    • Can you pre-heat the board before soldering?
    • Did you fix it?
      • Do you think I'm new at this game?
        • Looks good Jon
        • Boom fittings...
          • Originally was built like this...
            • New sheaves...
    • Sheesh! Pioneers didn't complain
      • And you guys live back there because??? It was
        • I'm using it and have had some mixed results.
          • BTW this is what it looked like early last year...
      • AND, there isn't even a Starbucks close by!!!
        • Whatever made you choose...
          • Why didn't you use the Starbucks/store-locator-search, tool?
            • Not a Starbucks fan, here
              • Who doesn't love good coffee? It's hard to find off the beaten path, like here.
                • Which of their products is your favorite?
                  • Their French Roast is my staple, Ron.
                    • If you like Frehch Roast
                      • Thanks for the offer. I'll try the Sahadis Sumatra.
                      • French Roast is not a coffee but a process.
                        • I love Kona
                • Nothing like fresh brewed coffee aboard
                  • OHHhhh yes!!!!!
                  • Coffee? We only do espresso about Anomaly...
                    • Life is good! What about this snowstorm I'm reading about, Jon?
                      • Unfortunately, I am still in Norfolk, now up to 12 inches of snow predicted overnight.
                        • That's a really tough way to work
                        • A tip for clearing snow on deck
                          • I used the PE cutting board from the galley. (Don't tell Ann)
                            • If you get 12" it will help to have a handle
                              • Snow shovels and salt sold out through the region I'm told.
                                • Maybe not kids shovels
                                  • You're thinking New England. This is Norfolk. Kids don't play in the snow here, there isn't suppose to be any!
                          • Rubbermaid dust pan
                            • Ditto on Rubbermaid dustpan
                        • Quite a weather event. Hope you fair well and post some photos.
  • This is Poetry
  • a home or boat in warmer claimates perhaps?
    • That works, too.