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It hit me as I was getting our Pilot ready to launch this spring, just how people react to these old girls.

I was talking to a very nice man who was working on his sailboat a few boats down from mine. He was telling me the old story we've all heard about how his boat had very little bright work as he didn't want to be a slave to it. I find myself trying to not brag up our boat as it tends to "brag" itself up plenty on it's own. So I took the old "I know what you mean" approach. I was…

Louis Meyer, aboard his Pilot, Strummer, crossed the starting line from Newport, R.I., and is very much in the Bermuda 1-2 Race now. He is sailing solo to Bermuda. After he rests up a bit, he has two others hopping aboard and sailing Bermuda to the Azores on his Pilot!

Louis Meyer, aboard his Pilot, Strummer, crossed the starting line from Newport, R.I., and is very much in the Bermuda 1-2 Race now. He is sailing solo to Bermuda.
After he rests up a bit he has two others hopping aboard and sailing Bermuda to the Azores on his Pilot!

Home port - Oceanside, California

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Bill Middleton (broker)

billmiddletonyachts@yahoo.com

The Dorothy Rose is currently hauled at a yard in Port Townsend WA. 

She has recently begun to appear a bit down in the bow.  This brings up two questions:

#1 does anyone have a drawing that would show the original water line on a pilot 35?  My hull was repainted recently, and I want to confirm the painted water line is where it should be.

#2  When  she was hauled, the yard noticed a steady leak from the lower fitting of the rudder to the keel.  Does anyone know,…

Also, I lost the deck vent cap overboard, sheet line wrapped around it.  Does anyone know where I can buy a replacement. This is for the solid fuel heater below that vents through deck via a pipe.  Hinckley says they can custom make one but I feel that might be a little pricy.  This is the vent cap not the lid.  Thanks

Does anyone know the hull speed for a 35.  Sailed mine this weekend in 18-19 knot wind and hit 7+ speed close hauled.  

My boat is on the hard at Port Townsend.  Saturday I was on board, finishing preparations to be put back in the water, when I heard someone call out.  

It turned out it was Rick and Helen, who own of the Chilean Pilot 35s!  Its original name was Calypso, and I cant remember its current name.  At any rate, they live in Port Angeles, but keep the boat in Port Hadlock.  Port Angeles is on the Strait of Juan de fuca;  she reported that at that location the weather was either "hooting", or…

Hull# Year Name(s); Home Port; Owner



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3501 1956 HUNTRESS (Sequence, Damn Yankee); Rockland, ME; Kevin Harris

3502 1956 MOONLIGHT LADY (Wings of the Morning)

3503 1957 MY FAIR LADY; Hartsville, SC; Corey Luther

3504 1957 YANKEE (Allegro; Wild Goose, Checkmate, Wawa V); Vancouver, BC; Phillip Cook

3505 1957 HOPESTILLE…

I have a used mainsail from a Pilot boat and I would like to find out if there is any interest among your members. It is in good shape, showing some wear but seems to have some life left in it. I did not realize how many of the Pilot boats are still around. Your association website is great. Could I possibly advertise the sail through your website? Please let me know .

Thank you

Dr. Timothy Bruhl

Kennebunk…

Ahoy from Bonni and Tom, 'Sea Angel', Sausalito. We are happy to see that the forum is active, our intent when we started it was that it take on a life of it's own. As of today, we are looking for a roller-reefing handle for our main boom. We never converted over to slab reefing.. Have one that you don't need anymore, or have info on where we can get one? Anyone know the the brand of roller reefing system that was original to the Pilot? Our handle is now in Davy Jones' Locker...

Hi.   I am looking into ways to make Surf Scoter a little more competitive in my local yacht club races.   Right now, I have the stock spars (45 years old) and old sails.  Has anyone upgraded the spars?  If so, what did you go with?  Carbon?  Aluminum?  And any other tips on improvements, like backstays, or anythign worth considering to help her along.  Thanks for all your ideas. 

Wanted to introduce myself as the new owner of TARA a Custom Pilot 35.  Her new port of call will be Tribeca, NYC on Pier 25.  Her name as been TARA since 1964 so why change as everyone love Gone with the Wind!  The boat will be used as a six-pack boat taking people on 2 hour tours to the Statue of Liberty. If you ever find yourself in Manhattan stop by for a sail.

I have been racing Surf Scoter for the past couple months now at my club on Wednesday nights.   And, inevitably, I am beginning to wonder about how to (cost-effectively) get a little more speed out of her.   Do any of you race?   I have what I think is a standard spar set up, with 10 year old sails, give or take.   They are fair enough crusiing sails, but this would be an obvious upgrade.   Currently I carry a 130 genoa on a roller furling.  I have a single set of 2 speed 40STs.    My PHRF…