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For Sale: Tradition Seeking Restoration and Completion

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Chris Kleinfelter

A boat by the side of the road invites inquiry.  Driving by without hearing their stories seems an act of neglect. I don’t mean the sort of boat that’s sitting behind a car on a trailer with a flat tire. … Continue reading →

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Update On Seized Boat Sales

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Chris Kleinfelter

I wrote about the sale of boats seized by the Port of Port Angeles on October 21, 2010.  At the time I featured two boats.  Since that time the seizure notice has disappeared from the 20 foot sailboat and the … Continue reading →

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Selling Siezed Sailboats by the Seashore

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Chris Kleinfelter

In these troubled economic times the boat market has gone soft.  Just as mortgage defaults and foreclosures are more numerous these days the default rate on boat moorage is also up.  Making the marina rent takes a back seat to … Continue reading →

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County Fair in a Bottle

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Chris Kleinfelter

The sea can be a boring place to hang out on long passages.  Sailors have filled the off-watch hours with their own particular amusements for centuries.  Now a days they have television or the Internet.  not so long ago amusement … Continue reading →

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Small Schooners, Good Things in Wooden Packages

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Chris Kleinfelter

I just want to take a moment to boldly state that there is nothing more beautiful on the water than a schooner.  I will brook no arguments.  It is simply the truth.  Fortune has smiled on me by allowing opportunities to take … Continue reading →

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Garage Sailing, Catalina 22 For Sale

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Chris Kleinfelter

I have been cruising garage sales for decades.  Partly because I’m cheap and partly because at one time I was a dealer in antiques.  Naturally, as a nautical nut I kept a weather eye out for boating items either for … Continue reading →

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