http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/ For owners and admirers of the Pacific S Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:33:05 GMT Bert http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15642 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15642 There is absolutely no comparison to the Pardey's vessel and the decked one in Sausalito. I saw the green hulled boat 5 or 6 years ago at a Flicka rendezvous. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:56:21 GMT nicole-murray baxter http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15641 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15641 Angus I Have a cockpit table that works well . One of the storage lids under the starboard settee is taken off and becomes the table top .A bracket from a R.V. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:17:06 GMT Chris Blain http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15640 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15640 Pretty sure that the boat never made it to Mexico, or even Pacifica. I have the old log book. The only entry is "departed Sausalito for Mexico", which leads me Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:28:51 GMT northpolecampout http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15639 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15639 Then when the drifter poops-out....here's and interesting discussion regarding engines. Sure it will generate some strong opinions. Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:56:09 GMT atmarineservices http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15638 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15638 I am in the same line of thaught when it comes to a drifter. I want the boat to be moveing in whisps of wind, around 0-8 kts. This wikk keep us from useing the Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:54:54 GMT Ron Mayo http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15637 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15637 Daryl, I agree and unfortunatly, I can't take credit for the design or craftsmanship since Toucan came to me with that feature. I always thought it was factory Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:47:57 GMT Joel Shiver http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15636 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15636 Lin and Larry Pardey's boat, Taleisin, does not have a cockpit.  They chose to use the space beneath the cockpit for extra stowage, I think even a sit down Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:03:41 GMT beall http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15635 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15635 Daryl, to continue your thought "If we had a formal award ceremony for excellence in Flicka projects," we could do a yearly award picked by online voting on Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:01:46 GMT sam_yoshimura88 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15634 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15634 ... Interestingly, the 2008 ad says the owner who made the change to her rig and cockpit sailed her to Mexico (from perhaps SF). I don't know for sure, but Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:10:56 GMT Daryl http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15633 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15633 Ron, Necessity being the Mother of all Invention, you created a very practical solution. You have done so in a manner that has added to/rather than subtracted Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:54:38 GMT Daryl http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15632 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15632 Angus, West Marine carries them here in the states. I had used them on my Dana to mount the Autopilot on the pushpit. The Autopilot was connected to tab on my Sat, 06 Feb 2010 12:00:33 GMT Angus http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15631 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15631 Hi Ron thanks for posting those. I like it. I've been pondering the idea of a cockpit table for years but so far not found the ideal solution. I built a fold Sat, 06 Feb 2010 11:47:47 GMT Angus http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15630 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15630 blimey! what a job! good luck to you, I will be watching the progress.. It never ceases to amaze me what horrors people are capable of inflicting on their Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:31:36 GMT northpolecampout http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15629 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15629 Lots of great feedback to ponder. Thanks all. Guess the niche I'm trying to fill is the one where you would normally just give up on sailing altogether and Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:31:01 GMT northpolecampout http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15628 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Flicka20/message/15628 Lots of great feedback to ponder. Thanks all. Guess the niche I'm trying to fill is the one where you would normally just give up on sailing altogether and