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Jaysen wrote: ↑Sun Sep 10, 2017 8:58 pm https://asa.com/schools/

Just enter "Tampa bay" and you'll get a good number of results.

thanks jaysen, there are 6 asa certified schools within 45 miles.
thanks

I'm glad I found bateau.com, so many good people.

Snook, good to hear from you and yes I think we are dodging a major bullet. It's great that this storm will pass over Pasco County where we live instead of being 20 miles off of Pinellas County and the coast northward. This eastern track will save many of the big bend coastal communities from storm...

Browndog wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2017 4:34 pm "Installed the flush mount fuel vent."

I know this picture is for the fuel vent, which is slick. but, man, that finish is so nice.
I feel like I can see myself in it. Im sure I wasn't there though

congrats Browndog.

I think the wesley chapel/dade city area. richard's and my general home area is gonna be ok. Im at work in st pete, the winds have been higher where richard is than here. I hear the change coming though. thunderstorms and howling winds. everyone be safe and i look forward to gather back up after the...

just beautiful, you have such a great mind for problem solving. Terrulian called it, that life vest demo was just great fun and gets my vote.

Karl, let me be the first to say, you are an Austrian badass!

thanks for being Karl from Austria.

eric from florida

Jaysen is right on the ASA classes. No matter how good and generous a friend you have who is willing to tutor you, no one will go through the disciplined curriculum you need on every aspect of sailing. The mastery of these elements is essential to keep you and yours safe on the water. I've been tea...

People have sailed small boats all over the world on crazy quests. The AD16 would be the safest boat for you to sail to the Bahamas. I would not tow anything with it especially something as large as an SK12/14. Build the SK14 for the Everglades and then the AD for your other purposes. Don't try to ...

Sign up for and ASA sailing class. A bit pricey but typically include room and board. If you like to sail at the end of that class you will know everything you need to know about sailing, your enjoyment, and rigging to understand if an AD is the right hull to start with. JM still needs to weigh in ...

thanks for the reply jaysen. im with you on trying it first, just need to find a semi-local member who may be willing to take me on a short jaunt. for now, im in the "gather information" faze. at minimum, ill build the SK for local/trailer fishing. your builds have been good to follow, tha...

question, could an SK12/14 be "towed" by an AD14/16? i would prefer the SK14 and the AD14 combo. my thinking: the SK would be first naturally, then the AD14/16. my goal: sail the AD14 "towing" the SK to fishing grounds, like the everglades and eventually (4-6 years) the bahamas. ...