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An interesting little piece of serendipity has recently led to a family reunion for my Jolly Roger. It seems that the daughter of Ken Broyles, the man who built my boat, saw a listing of mine in craigslist, and replied with some information about Windward Yachts and the Jolly Roger's history. In her...

I am curious as to what product you used to bring the shine on her hull back up like that, looks great. Thanks! It's just two coats of pre-kote and one of brightsides plain white (I would have liked to do two, but no time!) I just wanted to post a quick update on how this paintjob is faring, especi...

I am curious as to what product you used to bring the shine on her hull back up like that, looks great. Thanks! It's just two coats of pre-kote and one of brightsides plain white (I would have liked to do two, but no time!) There's only less than a millimeter of gelcoat, and it's very dull, so I th...

Do you have any pictures of your boat (or another Jolly Roger) out of the water? Finished the haul, here's a picture out of the water. Somehow there seemed to be no place in the boatyard where I could get real good profile shot. http://www.geeknix.com/boat/weblog/images/DSC00100.JPG Another minor m...

Do you have any pictures of your boat (or another Jolly Roger) out of the water? No, I'm sorry, I don't. This will be remedied next week when I haul her, though, and I promise to snap lots of pictures and post them then. The Alberg-esque detail that caught my eye was the way the cockpit coamings ar...

In June 2004 I became the proud owner of a 1968 Windward Yachts Jolly Roger, a 24 foot sloop with a full keel and very classic lines. I'd always wanted a Triton, but it was too much boat for a frequently single-handed, inexperienced girl, so I settled on a smaller, equally overbuilt, and in my opini...