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Another Starter DN

This just in from Charlie, in Wolfboro NH. 603-455-2862. <boataddict05> I too have an older DN for sale if anyone is interested. Hull has been repaired and glassed, sail pro cleaned with a new window, new side stays, aluminum mast … Continue reading

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Boats for Sale and Swap

The natives are beginning to stir. Boats are getting dragged out of storage, dusted off and tuned up. In a few cases, guys are moving to different platforms. We have two classic DN’s available, one custom skeeter, and one who’d … Continue reading

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Ray Ruge, Yachting Magazine, December 1939

Our last post, describing the Ruge designed Hagarty skeeter, has un-earthed a thick file of articles written by him in the thirties and forties. This is the first in what will be a weekly series of articles written by Mr. … Continue reading

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The Hagarty Is Back

After a couple of weeks in the shop, Buddy Melge’s old A Skeeter is ready for the ice. She has been bought by two new CIBC members, Chris Biggert and David Jones, who many might recognize as the nice guy … Continue reading

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New Whizzes

The plural of Whizz should probably be just Whizz, but then how would you know that there are so many new ones? What’s great is that we need to worry about how to pluralize the name for a class which … Continue reading

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