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Congrats to Dave on the purchase of the boat. It's sad to say but it's time for me to go. Beyond 235's being excellent, this has been an excellent community. You folks have been great and having spoke ...

Anyone willing to loan a trailer? I have some inquiries about borrowing trailers.

Sad to sell it, but we just are not using to boat. The water is too far away. Time for someone else to enjoy it.

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Wow, that's some water damage by the nav station. I guess it can be cleaned up though.

Interesting placement for the solar vent on the rear window. I did not know that could work on a vertical surf ...

No pictures. It's essntially a slight concavity the length of the transom waterline. It fades out to either side, with it being most pronounced in front of the rudder. It is about 6 inches wide....... ...

I did mention that I got great performance on the first sail. I seem to recall the GPS flashing almost 9 knots at one point, but I am a little suspect. The boat just seemed very quick.........then I r ...

Actually it is my almost 3 year old son that decided we should keep the boat. I was reluctantly showing the boat a few weeks ago and I brought him along. He had never been on the boat but he really ha ...

Splashed the boat on Friday and moved it to Colonial Beach Saturday. It's not for sale anymore!

Easily got up to 7+ knots with no problem. Actually the most wind I had was maybe 10. I guess the sup ...

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Petit Ultimate SR - 2 coats!

Sad to say it's time to sell. I'll be posting more photos this weekend.

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As you can see, the bottom of the boat has ...

Sounds like PI will be travelling. Planning on campaigning her?

That "some of the best sailing in the world" comment really struck a cord. We've sailed the boat pretty much on the Potomac, but only once on the Bay when we were delivering it.

All I can say is th ...

Looks like we are keeping the boat...........for now.

We just signed a lease a the Salt Ponds Marina Resort in Hampton, VA. My wife is actually excited about sailing out of this location.

The Ma ...

Looks like I'm moving inland. A 235 does not make sense on the lake that will be 1 mile from the house. I can keep the boat on the Chesapeake an hour and a half away, or maybe it's time to say goodbye ...

When a boat is in jack stands, the boat basically sits on the keel and the stands stabilize it. I don't think the stands provide much in the way of vertical support, but keep it from moving horizontal ...

We know you didn't want to sell anyway. If you want to be nice, send the deposit back and keep the boat.

If you want to keep the boat, you should be able to get out of the e-bay situation. I would contact E-bay and see what you have to do. You may just have to contact the bidders and get them to agree no ...

It toook me 5 years to find the hidden yacht club that is 10 miles from my house. It had been there 50 years.

Looks like you have someone to match race!!

I see you have a fin keel. How about a nice wing keel? Would a keel trade mean you keep your boat?

No offense taken at all. I hope I have not offened anyone through my postings.

Thanks for pointing the ad out. I'm sure my friend will appreciate the info.

Regarding the boat, I do know that it ...

The only negative I saw was the side windows. They were replace with a thinner plexiglass. This is fine for inland sailing, but I wouldn't want thinner plexi on the ocean. They are probably fine eithe ...

Ouch!!!!!!!!!!

Actually this is the boat of a former co-worker of mine. He has only been sailing for maybe 3 years. At year 2 he decided he was going to buy a Catalina, but I steered him toward the ...

You just got a great deal on a great boat. At that price I should have bid on it for a spare :)

Welcome!

This is Mark Konesco's boat. He's in the database.