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Volume 90 Gemini Catamaran Owners Association July 2005

Check the expiration date above your name on the address label. It shows the month of the last issue you will receive unless your membership is renewed. To renew or to join, send a check payable to Jill Argie at 4914 Laurie Lane, Woolford MD 21677-1333. Dues for US addresses: $16 / 1 yr, $28 / 2 yrs, or $36 / 3 yrs; Canadian addresses; $21/yr; all other non-US addresses: $26/yr; and web based membership only $15/yr for non-US ad-dresses. (US Dollars Only) [GEMS is published quarterly in Jan, Apr, Jul & Oct plus an annual member directory.] You can participate in the Gemini_Cats Yahoo! Group (also known as email listserve) To subscribe, use the appropriate address from the email account that you want to receive your emails To subscribe, send an email to Gemini_Cats-subscribe@yahoogroups.com To post a message to the group, send an email to Gemini_Cats@yahoogroups.com To unsubscribe, send an email to Gemini_Cats-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com To get help from the list owner, send a message to Gemini_Cats-owner@yahoogroups.com Note: You must reply to the confirmation message when you subscribe and/or unsubscribe before the request takes effect

Chesapeake Bay Rendezvous— 2005 Memorial Day Weekend

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This issue is filled with information about upcoming rendezvous along with a follow-up of the Memorial Day ren-dezvous. We had a wonderful time getting together with friends from last year and meeting new friends this year. We HIGHLY recommend attending a rendezvous in your area if at all possible!!! We’re looking forward to the raft-up in July—we had so much fun in May! ☺ Please be sure to send us a follow up article for each rendezvous or raft-up so we can share your experiences with other members! Thank you for your cooperation in mailing your renewal checks in advance of the next newsletter! Please be sure that your check is made payable to Jill Argie and not Gemini Gems. We’re still looking for your comments about the length of time that you feel a Classified Ad should appear on the website and in the newsletters. We’ve added a date behind all ads printed in this issue to designate the first is-sue that an ad appeared in the newsletter or was last changed. Thank you to the members who have completed the insurance survey that was printed in Volume 89. We’ve re-printed the survey hoping to get a few more responses before the results are calculated and published. Hope you enjoy your time on the water! ☺ Have fun sailing! Jill

Hull 140, ATHENA, Steven Jurek, Cape Coral FL, sold by John Pallas Hull 167, ISLAND DAYS, Skip Clark, Eliot ME, sold by Ron Kern, formerly BOOKENDS Hull 170, SPANKY, sold by Mr. Dar-ling Hull 242, CATNIP, Timothy A Imlah, Palm Harbor FL, sold by Charles & Mary Joswig Hull 334, James Chavez, CA Hull 423, LA VITA 11, Leon Wacker, Sauk Rapids MN Hull 425, CATTI SHAK, sold by Bruce & Raquel Bottger Hull 443, JACASSO, Patrick Todd & Jane Wadsworth, Baltimore MD, previ-ously sold by Bill & Regina Litzendorf, formerly SCORPIO Hull 562, HOUSE CAT, Bill & Darien Vaught, Minneapolis MN, sold by Gordon McCoy, formerly SU DANIELLA Hull 577, SPECIAL TIMES, sold by Richard & Janice Zimmer

Hull 584, DIAMONDS FOREVER, sold by Mr. Cuthbert Hull 589, 2 MUCH FUN, Charles Kehl, St Pete Beach FL, sold by Tom & Kathy McLeod Hull 649, SEAS TODAY, Mark & Louise Kiehl, Bernville PA, sold by Jack & Nancy Hastings, formerly CORSAIR Hull 653, MARLYN CHASE, sold by Kris Thompson Hull 691, DREMMWEL, Pascal & Elisabeth Mottet, Nassau BAHAMAS, sold by John & Diane Cummings, for-merly DUETTO Hull 700, DEUCE OF HEARTS, Mark Cetta, Demarest NJ, sold by Michel Tcherevkoff, formerly INFOCUS Hull 730, SKYLARK, Ken & Nancy Heisler, Toronto,Ontario, Canada, sold by John & Becky Schenck Hull 743, SUN CAT, Thomas & Karen Larimer, Pasedena MD, sold by Paul Capizola Hull 770, GRACE, Albert & Marilyn Spaeth, New Port Ritchey FL, sold by Norman & Susan Anderson

Hull 787, ERINDITA, Carl Mahany, Kensington MD Hull 789, SEA WOLF 55, Dan Wallis, sold by Roger & Peggy Hulson Hull 898, Alan Datz, Titusville FL Hull 899, DANDY LION, Gary Darling, Hobe Sound FL Hull 900, KITTY WAKE, Peter & Maryann Johnson, Blue AZ Hull 901, C-LIFE, Kent & Richie Anne Marple, Gulf Breeze FL Hull 902, Yves Fremy, Noumea NEW CALEDONIA Hull 903, Michael Belair, St Lambert, Quebec, Canada Hull 904, CHATAGEM, Derek Louden, Victoria BC Canada Hull 905, FIFTH CYCLE, John & Tin-nagorn Pavel, Homestead FL Hull 906, Pat Martin, Florence OR Hull 907, David Stang, Bethesda MD

New Owners (Please notify us if you’re a new owner and your name is not listed)

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13th ANNUAL NORTHEAST IMPROMPTU RENDEZVOUS

Plot your courses to 3 Mile Harbor, East Hampton, Eastern Long Island, NY for the 13th (and hopefully the luckiest) Annual Northeast Impromptu Rendezvous to be held on Saturday, July 16th. Great fireworks—only exceeded by good company, food and drink (in whatever or-der or amounts you prefer). We anchor in the shallows at the northwest part of the harbor where others dare not go. Anchorage coordinates are: 41-01-58 North and 72-11-52 west. Look forward to seeing, eating and drinking with the "regulars" along with new faces. Any questions, email wanderer@hamptons.com or call 631-727-7345. Rendezvous calls get priority over office calls.

John J. Munzel, FAT CAT, Hull 136 (OH FREEDOM, Hull 251, resting on the hard in Florida)

CHESAPEAKE BAY RAFT-UP

Raft-up—Chesapeake Bay—Wye River—July 29-31, 2005.

We’re going to TRY to catch enough crabs for a crab feast. If you have traps or trot line, etc. please bring along with you.

Details to follow 7 days prior on the listserve.

Bob and Alice Hickernell, MY GEM AN I, Hull 325, 410-827-6412 Rich and Cindie Pollock, MY CIN, Hull 728, 410-477-0907

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GEMINI OWNERS—That is ALL Gemini Owners! There will be a 2005 Southern California Gemini rendezvous! We have set the weekend of September 23-25 to avoid the crowds and kids! The location is the Isthmus on Catalina. Friday night (approx 18:00) we will greet arrivals with cocktail hour and best appetizer contest! Saturday will be filled with afternoon events (dinghy races, kayaking etc.) or general exploring by dinghy or on foot. Saturday night (17:00?) will feature a group BBQ on the beach. Lon has gra-ciously offered to supply the meat and some wine. I will add to the wine stock. Everyone should bring salad, bread, side dishes and/or dessert to fill out the menu for the group. Sunday morning (9:00) there will be a potluck brunch with an omelet bar. Race back to mainland. Everyone should have a family radio and turn on to channel 35-10 to maintain contact with other boats (don’t want to use VHF). Cell phones also work. It looks like we will have more than ten boats representing all models of the Gemini.

Bill Scarpino, DOUBLEWIDE, Hull 623, bscarpino@afscs.com

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The 2005 Chesapeake Bay Rendezvous that was held over the Memorial Day weekend was a big success. A total of 16 boats found their way to Parsons Creek in the Little Choptank River making for a record attendance at this event. On Friday, early arrivers anchored near James Island and dinghied in for a walk on the beach. We then sailed to Parsons Creek to raft up, eat dinner, and begin the most important part of any rendezvous - nose around other boats to see where people store things and check out improvements they have made. Dave and Jackie Dianich invited everyone for light re-freshments on SEA NETTLE. A few more boats arrived making a Friday total of 7 boats. Saturday morning 10 people sailed 2 Geminis, KITTY WAKE and KOTUKU, to Spocott Wind-mill on Gary Creek. Some people stayed at Parsons Creek to relax or go crabbing. The windmill and surrounding buildings are always open for visitors, but this day they were hoping to operate the mill to grind grain. There wasn't enough wind to run the mill, but we were treated with a lecture from the mill's builder about the site and the history of the area.

We had a nice sail back to Parsons Creek to find a steady stream of Geminis arriving. A sud-den unforecasted wind shift to the north at 20 knots caused some exciting moments until an-chors were reset. When everything got sorted out, SINE DIE was the center boat in the raftup. Gary and Janet Greenip offered to host the hors d'oeuvres. As usual, the quantity and quality were amazing! Dinner was not neces-sary after such a bountiful spread. There were 14 boats in Parsons Creek for activities Satur-day night.

Prizes were given to Bob and Alice Hicker-nell on MY GEM AN I for having the oldest boat (hull 325), Peter and Maryann Johnson on KITTY WAKE for having the newest boat (hull 900), and Jim and Claire Armstrong on CLARA PRINCESS (hull 840) for traveling the farthest. Jim and Claire came from New Jersey to attend. Each received a set of Gemini note cards that are described on page 1425 in this issue. Sunday morning began with devotions on SINE DIE. Activities for the day included dinghy rides, going out to eat, and of course nosing around other people's boats.

CHESAPEAKE BAY RENDEZVOUS FOLLOW UP 2005 Memorial Day Weekend

By Tim Argie, LINKS, Hull 747 (105Mc)

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A total of 9 boats stayed Sunday night in either Slaughter Creek or Hudson Creek. Monday morning we enjoyed a delicious brunch with a main course of soft shell crabs provided by Pete and Maryann Johnson on KITTY WAKE. By Monday afternoon, the majority of the boats headed home after spending more time with one another. Thanks to everyone who made this a very successful rendezvous!

WHAT I LEARNED ABOUT HOSTING A RENDEZVOUS

Don’t believe the weather forecast. The weather forecast for the entire weekend was WSW 5-10 kts. Saturday afternoon and then again Saturday night for a couple of hours each time, the wind shifted to the N at around 20 kts. I would have chosen a different anchorage had N winds been indicated in the forecast. Don’t count on using the VHF radio for communication. The channel that we picked to monitor was so busy with other communication that it was practically use-less. Plan a few activities, but be sure to leave time for meeting new friends and checking out other boats. Choose an anchorage that is larger than you think you need. I was surprised that a total of 16 boats came to the rendezvous. Having a large, secure anchorage is more important than having a close anchorage to the bay. I was worried that peo-ple would not want to travel farther up the river. If 16 boats traveled that far (to the Little Choptank River), what’s a few extra miles. Attend any rendezvous that you can, or volunteer to host a rendezvous. Much can be learned from actually seeing other boats and talking to owners about things they have done to make their time on the water more enjoyable.

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Geminis That Attended the 2005 Chesapeake Bay Rendezvous

On the Little Choptank River

BOAT NAME HULL MODEL OWNERS MY GEM AN I 325 3200 Bob & Alice Hickernell JACASSO 443 3400 Pat Todd & Jane Wadsworth GYPSEA OSPREY 635 105M Joe Hergenrather BOOMERANG TWO 669 105M Hans & Renate Muller SINE DIE 680 105M Gary & Janet Greenip MY CIN 728 105Mc Rich & Cindie Pollock LINKS 747 105Mc Tim & Jill Argie ERINDITA 787 105Mc Carl Mahany SEA NETTLE 795 105Mc David & Jackie Dianich FOLIE A DEUX 796 105Mc Jack & Joanna (Hanes) Lahr ARTHUR II 798 105Mc Larry & Dawne Drake BONGO 827 105Mc Jerry & Linda Smith GONE AWAY 837 105Mc Gary & Kathy Pritchard CLARA PRINCESS 840 105Mc Jim & Claire Armstrong KOTUKU 856 105Mc Michael & Kate (Mann) Levy KITTY WAKE 900 105Mc Peter & Maryann Johnson

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Performance Cruising Inc. would like to invite all Gemini and Telstar owners and po-tential owners to our 2005 Owners rally/rendezvous. The date will be September 3rd, the Saturday of Labor Day weekend. The location will be the Performance Cruising factory and marina in Annapolis MD. This is the 4th rally/rendezvous we have had since 2000 and in the past have had upwards of 30 Gemini's and 60 owners in attendance. The event will begin with a race/rally at 10am. As with previous years, the course will be relatively simple and the rules will be standard race rules, (with common sense prevailing). The purpose of the race/rally is to kick off the day with a little fun and get everyone out on the water. If you are not able to bring your boat please let us know and we will try and get you on someone else's or one of our demo boats. More details of the race will follow as the event draws closer. After the race/rally will be an hour or so for people to relax, meet each other and have some lunch. Starting about mid-afternoon there will be a series of seminars. There will be 3 dif-ferent seminars ranging in topics from the latest electronic gadgets available for in-stallation on your boats, to cruising grounds and racing techniques on your Gemini and Telstar. Following these seminars Performance Cruising will have a catered dinner for all owners. Since this year is Performance Cruising's 25th anniversary we hope to see as many people, Gemini's and Telstar's here as possible. It should be a spectacular event and since Labor Day this year is a little later the weather should be perfect for the race/rally. Our marina in Back Creek in Annapolis couldn't be a more beautiful, peaceful place to enjoy good company, good food and a great opportunity to learn about your boat and share your experiences.. We are requesting that everyone RSVP by August 15th so we have numbers for the caterers. Please RSVP either by phone to (410) 626-2720 (ask for Fran or Laura) or by email at laura@Performancecruising.com. Anyone coming by boat is welcome to arrive Friday night and stay through the weekend. We can also accommodate RV's but only after business hours on Friday as parking is tight. For information on the best places to stay please go to www.annapolisaccomodations.com.

LABOR DAY GEMINI RENDEZVOUS

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Part Two

What have we added to the boat ? I'll describe our outfitting of the boat as I outline our stages in moving into the cruising life.

When I ordered my boat, I got $10,000.00 of ad-ditions before taking delivery. These included roller furl-ing, autopilot, the full set of autohelm navigational instru-ments to provide wind speed and direction as well as depth, water temperature, speed through the water, and distance log; VHF radio and antenna; installing 110 AC outlets to be operated off shore power and wiring for a stereo system; curtains for shade and privacy; and cabin-top handholds and a jackline fitting at the base of the mast for safety when moving to and from the mast. After taking delivery of the boat, I spent hundreds of dollars on basic safety equipment: flares, fire extinguishers, life jackets, tethers to tie myself to the jacklines when going forward in stormy conditions, a Lifesling for man-overboard recovery, binoculars, a spot light for picking out navigational buoys at night, a Leatherman and other basic tools, floating cockpit cushions, an American flag etc. etc. I bought a dinghy to get to and from the boat when at anchor!

In the next few years, I added bug screens for the companionway windows and door and got all the hatches taken out and re-seated. The hatches had been leaking badly since the boat was new and they have never leaked since. The man who did this job for me had spent years living aboard in the Bahamas, so he became my advisor on getting ready to go to the Bahamas and I did everything he told me to do. He told me I needed a dinghy motor instead of relying on oars to deal with strong currents and long distances from anchorages to shopping areas. He recommended adding a Bruce an-chor and having at least 30 feet of chain on every anchor rode to prevent chafing by coral. We added a much longer and stronger bow roller on which to hang the Bruce, which necessitated cutting out the front of the an-chor locker to put in good backing plates under the bow roller and under the additional anchor cleat in the center of the foredeck and then reglassing the anchor locker. He told me that I needed more and stronger cleats with better backing plates, so we added four more cleats near the existing bow and stern cleats, but with backing plates instead of washers for strength.

I added a spinnaker halyard to give me an extra way up the mast if I ever lost the main halyard. I bought a bosun’s chair and learned to let myself be hauled aloft to change light bulbs and to remove the mast top wind

instrument when storing the boat. I had been hit by a lightning surge at my dock in North Carolina which totally destroyed my $1.000.00 mast top wind instrument as well as my VHF radio, despite the fact that it was my neighbor’s boat on the pier next door that took the direct hit of the lightening! We had a stainless steel stern rail-ing fabricated with supporting rails down the swim steps. Two solar panels were installed on the stern railing. I have been grateful daily for the railing along the inside edge of each set of swim steps, e.g. when coming aboard with groceries or when descending the swim steps blindly with shampoo in my eyes for my salt water swim rinse which precedes the solar shower fresh rinse. We added a salt water pump at the galley for dishwash-ing to reduce our demand for fresh water.

I set up a gas grill on the rail outside the swim steps for outdoor cooking with it’s own small propane bottle in the lazarette. I got life lines with pelican hooks to close off the swim steps from the cockpit when under-way in heavy seas. I got a Heart 1000 watt inverter to convert from 12 volt to 110 for running our AC appliances and tools while at anchor and a Heart 200 interface to monitor amps and volts. I added teak handholds by the steps down into each hull, and more teak racks for tow-els, books, and spices.

By the time Marion and I had taken the boat down the ICW from North Carolina in late fall of 1997 and met John in Florida, we had learned of other things that needed to be done. John had previously spent six months in the Bahamas in his own trimaran, so he also knew things we should do to become more self sufficient before taking off for the Bahamas.

The original engine was a 40hp Tohatsu out-board which was loud and drank all the gas tanks dry every 50 miles coming down the ICW. We replaced it with a Honda 25hp 4-stroke which greatly increased our range and decreased the cockpit noise level. We got Jerry cans to carry extra fuel and water when needed and to ferry fuel to our boat when at anchor.

We had to go into a dock every 3rd night on the way down the ICW to recharge our batteries. So John redid our electrical system, beginning with 4 golf cart bat-teries to accommodate our life away from shore power. We got more and larger solar panels and he designed and built a tilting frame to hold the three 75 watt panels with one side supported by the stern rail and the other end of the frame on telescoping legs at the base of the swim steps so we could aim the panels toward morning and afternoon sun. Although we installed additional reading lights and fans, we only use the ones where we

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are sitting, so this did not add to our electric usage. He installed more energy efficient fans and lights. Over the salon and galley we put fluorescent lights and we re-placed all incandescent bulbs with halogen bulbs. We put in a stereo system and put in additional 12 volt out-lets, e.g. in the cockpit for the spot light. While hauled out to install the Honda engine, John also installed a PUR watermaker so we could make freshwater from sea-water. We disconnected the salt water pump at the gal-ley which we’d discontinued using because it corroded our “stainless” steel flatware, pots, and sink despite final fresh water rises.

After exploring the Florida Keys and Dry Tortu-gas, John, Marion and I crossed the Gulf Stream from Angel Creek near Key Largo to the passage between Gun and Cat Keys. We kept going and anchored for some rest on the Bahamas banks before continuing to Chubb Key in the Berry Islands where we checked into the Bahamas. The weather kicked up, so we stayed a few days in the well sheltered marina in Chubb before setting out to explore the Berry Islands, snorkeling and picking up conch to eat and shells to look at. Over the years of our cruising, mature conch have about disap-peared. We haven’t picked up fresh conch since that first year in the Bahamas. Like fish populations all over the world, they have been over-harvested and are getting very scarce. We spent several weeks at Morgan’s Bluff on Andros Island. Not many tourists or cruisers had come to Andros yet, because it was just beginning to recover from a reputation for being dangerous because of the illegal drug trading, but we were advised that things had changed and we found ourselves welcomed and treated well on Andros. In Nassau, we stopped for provisioning and stayed in a marina because some boats at anchor had experienced robberies in Nassau that year. Nassau, and St. Croix where a friend worked in the marina, were the last places that we stayed in a marina other than to haul out and store the boat at the end of each season. Since then we’ve not stayed in marinas at all. We headed down through the Exumas, enjoying the iguanas and snorkeling at Allan’s Cay. At Norman Is-land, we saw evidence of the effectiveness of the nearby Sea and Land Parks' efforts to protect sea life. Norman’s was full of “rollers”—small conch not yet legal size for harvesting, but plentiful after seeing very few conch after leaving the Berry Islands. We did some volunteer work at Warderick Wells in the park. At Staniel Cay, we had outstanding snorkeling in the Thunderball Cave of James Bond fame. It’s like a hollow hill you can swim into with some slits which permit light shafts to enter the cave. There were a tremendous number and variety of tropical fish, encouraged by the local dive boats feeding them.

We headed north to meet a friend in Marsh Har-bor, finding more outstanding snorkeling at Rose Island near Nassau and off the cliffs in Hopetown. These are both areas with tall reefs where you can skim across the top of the reef and then look down 20 feet or more through crystal clear water to the sand between the reefs and all the fish swimming between the surface and the

bottom. My friend flew into the Abacos for a visit and we took her on the standard one week tour route out of Marsh Harbor including Hopetown with its candy stripe light house, Man o’ War Cay, and Treasure Cay and Green Turtle Cay. After Joanne flew home, we sailed through the western Abacos, encountering some dra-matic electric storms and high winds while anchored in Fox Town and Sail Cay. Our passage from West End, Bahamas across the Gulf Stream to Fort Pierce, Florida was a pleasant ending for our sabbatical cruise.

In November of 1998, in preparation for our ex-tended Caribbean cruising trip, we did our final major boat modifications. We were in a boatyard in Palatka, FL which is John’s hometown on the St. John’s River. A friend of John’s who fabricates fiberglass fittings made us two strong tubular towers that sit in the stern corners out-side the swimsteps and support our wind generator and our radar. We found that in winter months when daylight hours were shorter, we didn’t have quite as much amper-age as we wanted from our solar panels. Wind genera-tors are very popular in the areas where the trade winds blow steadily for long periods. The radar was less es-sential since we weren’t going to foggy areas, but we wanted to be able to track squalls and other boats. On our first Gulf Stream crossing, a cruise ship appeared lit up like a birthday cake and we couldn’t distinguish her navigational lights or determine if we were on collision course. We turned and ran back the way we’d come until we knew she wouldn’t run over us! With radar, it’s easy to determine distance and speed and course of other boats and ships within our 24 mile range. We also use the radar along coastlines at night, e.g. along the north coast of the Dominican Republic. Another essen-tial was the Single Sideband Radio. John and I had got-ten ham licenses, but the marine bands are open to all cruisers and carry a lot of vital information for boaters who are not hams. We bought an SGC 2000 SSB radio and tuner. The tuner is wonderful. The radio has made three trips back to the factory for repairs. During one of those times, we bought an ICOM 706 SSB radio which has been very reliable.

Before leaving Palatka, a talented young man who had grown up on boats and was an excellent car-pentry designer and craftsman did wonderful teak wood-work for us that we described in detail with illustrations in a previous Gems article. He made bimini supports and hand holds for the cockpit. In the galley, drawers re-placed shelves under the salon seats. The starboard aft cabin became a pantry/office/radio shack: a sliding door pantry curved to fit the hull was installed above the bunk, a computer table folds down at the forward edge of the bunk, shelves were made in the locker for printer and computer supplies, and shelves on the opposite wall of the cabin entry area for bottles, spices, etc. We used the mirror from the master stateroom for a second medicine cabinet in the head. In the master stateroom above the sliding door shelves, we installed a bookshelf topped by a dry sink where we keep more herbs and spices, mas-sage oils, vitamins, toilet articles etc. Over the refrigera-

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Editor’s Note: Part I of Cruising the Bahamas and Caribbean in a Gemini by Pat and John Tillis was printed in Volume 89, April 2005. Look for Parts III and IV in future Gemini Gems newsletters.

tor, he built a shelf which holds our navigational computer where it can be seen from the helm. Under the shelf, our breadmaker and microwave oven sit over the refrigerator.

While we were in the Florida Keys wait-ing to cross the Gulf Stream, John worked hard with advice from many hams and mariners to get good transmission and reception on our SSB. He ran 4” heavy copper strips down the bilge on the galley side before finally being satisfied. We have had excellent radio communications except for our problems with the SGC radio which we no longer even carry with us. Right now we are in Antigua and we speak from here with friends in Venezuela and in the Virgin Islands and hear weather reports from Mobile, AL. John beefed up the bulkhead under the mast by adding a ver-tical 12” oak board. He added a small shelf above the back of the salon where we keep our toaster, salt and pepper, and decorative objects acquired during our cruise. This shelf is the one place where nothing needs putting away or gets tossed about when underway in rough water.

We bought a bigger dinghy which is a RIB type AB, a bigger dinghy motor, and a “dinghy tow” mechanism which locks to brackets on the stern of the dinghy and then lifts the stern of the dinghy by lines between the dinghy tow and pulleys on the stern of Icon Duet. The bow of the dinghy remains in the water. This mecha-nism is not only useful for towing, but it adds se-curity against theft in areas where dinghies and dinghy motors disappear during the night if they are not securely attached to the boat. The din-

ghy tow mechanism also gives John a platform to work from when working on the main engine. We had an awning made for shade and bought a 35 pound Delta to replace the Bruce as our main anchor. We carry five anchors including two small Danforths which we often use as “second” anchors to deal with wind shifts in tight anchor-ages. Unlike most Caribbean sailors we also carry both a drogue and parachute anchor with their long rodes and a portable electric 1500 gph bilge pump. We’ve only needed the bilge pump once, but that one time we really needed it!

We got the Brownie 3rd lung dive com-pressor at an auction in Marathon. Since John gets vertigo when upside down in the water and I got claustrophobic trying to come up for breaths under the salon, the 3rd lung has made bottom maintenance much easier. Before we left Flor-ida, John also installed a lot of handy little hooks and shelves, e.g. locking hooks over the back of the salon seat by the galley for our prettiest cof-fee mugs, hooks in the galley for measuring cups, spoons, corkscrews, veggie peelers and for two pots. He built narrow shelves at the base of the salon seat backs which store containers of coffee, oatmeal, dry cereal, pasta, rice, and pop-corn on the galley side, all held in place by bungies. The similar shelf facing the nav station holds our CDs in zipper cases, some of our cur-rent cruising manuals and references. We also keep a lot of field guides to tropical fish, other sea creatures, birds, stars, and hiking trails of the Caribbean on this shelf.

GCOA Burgees

If you would like to purchase a burgee,

please send your $29 check to:

Jill Argie 4914 Laurie Lane

Woolford MD 21677-1333

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I think that this was the best place to have a forward drain in the cockpit. This area is solid fiber-glass. I used a 2' x 5/8" clear hose and bored out a hole at deck level. I installed a thru hull under the cockpit alongside the AC thru hull and the AC condensation thru hull. This area can be reached by pulling away the bulkhead covering in the port berth just aft of the drawer. The hose was lead under the AC compartment without any sharp bends and attached to the thru hull. The hose was extended out into the cockpit where I sealed the sides with 5200. After the 5200 cured, I cut the hose nearly flush with the bulk-head. When the water level rises above the hose, the water is siphoned out and overboard.

Keeping your Gem a Gem DRAIN IN THE COCKPIT

By Joe Hergenrather, GYPSEA OSPREY, Hull 635 (105M)

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GEMINI TRAILER By Ronnie and Sherry Adkins, DOVE, Hull 153 (3000)

I purchased my Gemini in the fall of 2004 with hopes of hauling it before the end of the year for some fiberglass work and painting. I wanted to do the work myself, so I looked for a yard close by that would allow owners to work on their own boats. I found that a lot of marinas no longer allow individuals to work on their own boats due to the new environ-mental laws on the containment of paints. I did finally find a yard that would allow me to do the work, but it was an hour and a half drive. I really wanted to work closer to home. It was then that I got the idea to bring my Gemini home to the back yard. I then began exploring various methods of transporting it to my home. I looked into using various types of trailers with the thought of loading the boat at a marina. The only problem with loading the boat at a marina was that I had to travel so far on the highway with a wide load. Next I thought about having a local crane operator lift the boat and sit it on a trailer. So I continued to look for a trailer. In my hunt for the perfect trailer, I decided to stop at the local tractor dealership in our town to see what they might have. When I asked the owner about the size of his trailer, he began to question me about what I wanted to haul. I told him that I wanted to move a boat. He asked what kind of boat I was moving and when I said it was a cata-maran called a Gemini, he stopped dead in his tracks. He thought I was joking with him because… he had just bought a Gemini! We compared notes and he also wanted to haul his Gemini and do some work on it. His trailer was not quite long enough, so we decided to build a trailer that we could both use.

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Over the next couple of months we built the trailer and readied it for the first haul. Next, we had to consider how to remove the mast on each of our boats. It was then that I started sketching out some ideas on how to make a rig that would somehow attach to the trailer and be used to remove the mast. I scrapped several elaborate designs be-fore I settled on an “A” frame that would be attached to the trailer and supported by ca-bles. It worked like this: Each arm of the frame was attached individually to a sup-port on each side of the trailer. Then the two pieces were connected together with a bolt where the two pieces meet. At this point, the top of the frame was lying on the back of the trailer. The cable from the winch located at the front of the trailer was then routed through the pulley where the “A” frame was joined together. This same cable was used to lift the frame up, and after the frame is locked into position with other cables, the winch cable was loosened in preparation for lifting the mast. Then the boat was loaded onto the trailer and the frame was used to remove the mast as shown in the pictures. After the mast was lowered and removed, the hook that was used to remove the mast was cranked back up to the top, the support lines were removed, and the frame was lowered using the winch. A person stood on each side of the boat and caught the frame as it was lowered. The frame was then disas-sembled by removing 3 bolts and a few support ca-bles. We stored it on the trailer along with the mast between the two hulls. It all worked as planned! I spent the next day support-ing the boat and preparing it for the trip home. I had to obtain a special permit to haul it on the highway which costs about $20.00 for a one-time permit. The trailer was built from an old house

trailer frame that we paid $50.00 for. Addi-tional materials came to about $500.00. Now is when the decision making gets tough. On my days off, do I plant those flowers my wife wants me to plant, or do I work on the Gemini? I plan to work on my Gemini through the rest of this summer and place it back in the water in the spring. We will be keeping it on a lift at a family cottage on the James River, located about 10 miles upriver from the James River Bridge. We are planning our first big (2-3 weeks) trip around the Bay in early June.

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Jim and I bought our Gemini, The Partnership, in November of 2003. We were at the Annapolis Boat Show looking for cup holders for his Trojan. We wandered over to the multi-hull show to see the boat he “had always wanted”. We were told a Gemini had just come on the market...only 30 hours on the motor. It had been pur-chased by an 80 year old man with two canes who wanted to “bond” with his 60-year-old son. It was “loaded” with everything Jim had wanted. They had it in the water one time and it had sat on blocks for several years. Although he had never taken the plastic off of the seats or out of the refrigerator, it had sat uncovered and was filthy and neglected. So needless to say, we got our “cupholder”!!! We have been consumed with getting this boat straightened out! And cleaned and working well. We still have lots to do, but the major stuff is under control. In the meantime I have been searching for decorating items. I have found tons of sailboat items, but very few catamaran. I finally decided to get creative. I went to a friend of mine who is a well-known pen and ink artist in our area, Bill Turner. He has done many famous drawings and has recently published a book of them. I gave him a photo of the boat and asked him to do a rendition. I asked him not to put numbers on it or any other identifying marks. I have made stationery from it and LOVE IT! The comments I get from people are so fun! Bill gave me permission to spread the fun! So here are the results: Stationery (card and envelope) are 8 for $7 Matted copy of drawing (11” by 14”) is $25 Shipping depends on where you are and what you want. Please contact me at: Joan Betzold The Partnership 1147 Starmount Ct Bel Air MD 21015-5650 410-838-4096 home 410-322-5395 cell E-mail betzoldrockstroh@aol.com Best wishes for a safe and wonderful sailing season!

PEN AND INK RENDERING OF A GEMINI Contact Joan Betzold, The Partnership

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• Damage Limit • Deductible • ACV or Replacement Value • Liability Limits • Area of Use • Season of Use • Insurer • Annual Premium • Special Riders? • Dinghy Coverage? • Additional Comments

HULL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (HIN) FORMAT Geo. W. Lefler, STARDANCER, Hull 522 (105M)

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Since about 1984, the format of the HIN (Hull Identification Number) has been standardized to the following (we’ll use PCI00334K191 as an example): Characters 1 - 3: MIC (Manufacturer’s Identification Code) (ex: PCI, not PC1) Characters 4 - 8: Vessel’s production or Serial number (ex: 00334 also hull 334) Characters 9 - 10: Manufactured Date 9 = Month, based on A=1, B=2, C=3, etc. (ex: K is for November) 10 = Last digit of year (ex: in this case, 1 is for 1991) Characters 11 - 12: Model Year (ex: 91 is for 1991)

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Charter Boats Charter FANTASY II, a Gemini 3000, on the Chesapeake Bay. Charter details at: www.fantasysails.com 15% discount to present or past Gemini owners. Fred Kissel 410 465 6775 or e-mail at fkissel@comcast.net (07/03) Charter LaVita (#748) from St Peters-burg FL. Great sailing area, good an-chorages, interesting ports. Boat as new w/full equipment, A/C, dinghy, etc. mailto:ed@bldrplan.com or (407) 599-5273 (04/04)

Misc. Items FOR SALE: Splash Well Plates. Fits Gemini models prior to the 3400. Custom made plates to replace the original rusty metal plates. Formed out of fiberglass, will attach to the existing holes to make a professional look and stop the brown streaks on your hull. Can include plates, tubes, swivel balls, and all stainless hard-ware. Picture 1 Picture 2 Call or email for pricing. Jim Beckley at 813-645-0025 or mailto: dblblesing@access4less.net (07/05) FOR SALE: Cockpit cushions, only used half dozen times. Bright white with royal blue piping. Ordered on Hull 733 and we don’t use them. Some owners love them. For us they get in the way. Available for $400.00

plus shipping. Satisfaction guaran-teed. Jim Hughes 941-761-3582 or email at mailto:creola733@msn.com (10/04) FOR SALE: Genoa. Repeating offer to sell 3 yr. old Bierig roller-furling 150% genoa. Previously sold but then payment long delayed and then the deal fell through. Upgraded sail with square weave dimension cloth (extra strong/light/better performance) with radial head & clew, tell tale windows, leach line, luff tape, sail bag, teal tweed sun cover. Was slightly dam-aged but superbly repaired by Biering and now like new again. When new cost around $2K...will consider offers. Bob Jorgensen. Contact at 941-778-5678 or CROYALE411@aol.com (01/03) FOR SALE: Spade anchor, A-100 aluminum, 22 lbs, perfect fit for 105 bow roller, tremendous holding, $350. Call John at 203-605-4155 (07/05) FOR SALE: Charts and Cruising guides for the Florida Keys and Northern/Central Bahamas. Negotia-ble. Send e-mail to davemo@microsoft.com and we can discuss. If you don't have e-mail, try 425-941-3831 (07/05) New Owner Yard Sale. I've just bought hull #700 from Michel Tcherekoff, and I'm changing a few

things around. I'm selling a few things I've replaced, removed, or up-graded. First, this was one of the few boats that was built with the hard en-closure. It is for sale, make me an offer. You can see it here http://www.ise.ufl.edu/kisko/tom/pics/gemini/105mc/27.htm. Make me an offer. For those of you that are going cruising and want to carry extra fuel, I also have a custom stainless steel de-isel tank that will fit in the aft locker. It looks to be about 35 gal-lons. Again, make me an offer. Fi-nally, there is a Xantrex Freedom 1500 watt inverter. I'm asking $600. Email me at drmcetta@yahoo.com (07/05)

Wanted Items Swap House in Mexico for Gemini. We would like to swap our house in San Miguel de Allende, possibly Mexico's most beautiful colonial town, for time on a Gemini. We are exceptionally experienced sailors, having owned and lived aboard both a Gemini 3200 and a 105M (and other boats) for years. Time, place, and duration are all negotiable. To learn more about San Miguel, which both Travel & Leisure and Fortune maga-zine ranked as one of the ten best places to retire to, try www.portalsanmiguel.com or www.infosma.com. To learn a little more about us, try

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www.robertdegast.com. We have a US telephone line that miraculously rings here in our fair city: (443) 321-8727. We can also be reached via e-mail: robertdegast@hotmail.com. Call or write us, we'd be happy to chat with you. (04/05) 2000 to 2002 Gemini 105Mc with A/C, cockpit enclosure and davits. East Coast preferred. Please call Jack Moran at 757-868-6240 or email me at jhm@pfg-va.net (07/05)

Boats (for sale) 2001 Carver Santego 380. Express Bridge Deck Cruiser. Twin Cummins Diesel 330 hp each. 9 kw Fishcer Panda Generator Brand New Bimini. Will consider trade for Gemini 105. Call Dave Wheeler at 813 649-9609 or 813 380-4419. See details at www.geminigems.hispeed.com/carver380.htm or email mailto:tpasailor@verizon.net (07/05) 1982, 31, Hull 108, Sail #108, with pilot house and tillers, extended cruise equipped, Honda 25 hp extra long leg motor. Call Bill Michael at 410-757-5826 (07/05) 1984, 3000, Hull 142, STREAKER $49,900 LOA 31’ Beam 14 ‘ Draft 18 “ November 2002: New epoxy barrier coated and bottom paint, Topsides new Awlgrip,22 hp Vetus inboard diesel with Silette outdrive, 3 bladed prop, 15 gallons fuel, 50 gallons of water, 18 Propane/110 Refrigerator - Freezer, Solar panel, 3 batteries, 750w inverter, 3 anchors with rode, New dock lines, Head with holding tank , Shower, Queen Master Cabin, 2 dou-ble aft berths, 2 burner propane stove/oven, Propane grill, New sail cover and awning, Main, roller furling jib, spinnaker plus spare jib all good con-dition, GPS, A/P, Depth, VHF, TV/VCR/DVD/CD-FM Stereo with 10 CD changer, email golden-beri@msn.com for more pics. Call 904-891-3252 or 904-891-7332 online pictures: Exterior , Stern (01/04)

1990, 3200, Hull 309, "Melissa Sue" documented, new equipment in 2005! Vetus rope and chain windlass with 100' of chain. 40 H.P. Yamaha 4 stroke: Pioneer AM/FM/CD. Four Batteries. 500' of 1/2" doubled braided nylon for anchor rode, older equip-ment. Four solar panels over 200W, 18 gallon water, 3-20 LB. Propane tanks for: water heater, stove with two burners, Norcold fridge and freezer (2001), cabin heater, grill (force 10). VHF, lowrance GPS with depth and map create or U.S. and Bahamas, complete explorer charts for Bahamas (2004). 10' Avon with 8 H.P. Johnson both 1991. Plus many more items. Selling due to poor health. Boat is stored at Glades Boat Storage, Moore Haven, FL, $65,000.00. Contact Larry McKinney, RR7 Box 37C, Selbyville DE 19975, 1-302-236-2451 (07/05) 1990, 3200, Hull 312, "Starlight" I purchased this boat new in 1990 and sailed her to Florida. It has a 40 horse Tohatsu outboard, central heat and air, taller mast package, refrigeration, cus-tom AC wiring, like new sails, custom window covers and bimini as well as screens. A new, never used, cruising chute, 18 gal custom fuel tank. Auto-helm 4000, plus all the standard fac-tory equipment. It has been in dry dock in Florida for the past few years and needs some work to get her ready for sea. I will email photos to inter-ested parties. Priced for a quick sale at $40,800. Contact Bud Hines at chi-nes@ntsource.com (07/05) 1994, 3400, Hull 403, Excellent con-dition, just hauled out for many small repairs and bottom painting in May 2002. Boat lies in Hawaii, but possi-bility that it will be moved to Seattle area this summer/fall. I am currently in Italy and want to upgrade. $75,000. Contact Chuck Nation at chuckna-tion@hotmail.com for details. (07/02) 1995, 3400, Hull 434, SEA DEUCE: Located in Apalachicola, FL in city marina. Well equipped and docu-mented vessel includes 27 HP Wester-beke, 3 battery set up, electric/ pro-

pane refrig, propane stove and heater, autohelm, radar and tri data system, short wave radio, solar panel, all sails in good condition, salon windows need replacement. $85,000.Contact Dan Garlick, 850-653-8899 or garlick-environmental5@mchsi.com (07/03) 1996, 105M, Hull 517, Freshwater boat, trucked to Lake Michigan in 1996. 3000 Mi on knotlog. New 2004 twin hi-thrust 9.9 HP Honda 4-stoke outboards, all standard factory options plus Bierig asymmetric spinnaker, custom aluminum bracing structure for hard dodger, 2nd battery bank, battery charger, factory installed air conditioner, full screen enclosure for cockpit, full custom boat cover for off-season storage, 9 A/C outlets, cockpit cushions, new 28 gal holding tank. $99,000.00. Weekends 231-745-7715. Email TWIN-GABLES@MSN.COM (07/05) 1996, 105M, Hull 520, SEA DEUCE: twin hi-thrust 9.9HP 4-stroke Evin-rudes with electric windlasses to raise/lower engines, factory AC/heat, pro-pane fridge/stove, hot/cold water/shower, Autohelm wind and Tri-Data ST50, VHF, cockpit cushions, bow seats, lazy jacks, 3.0K ONAN genset, 150% roller furling, battery charger, solar panels, AM/FM CD player, Autohelm 4000 ST50, dinghy davits, boat can be seen at Lippincott Marina, Grasonville, MD, $95,000, call Dana Thompson 410-827-6003 or email dthompson@friend.ly.net (07/03) 1997, 105M, Hull 562, HOUSE CAT, USCG documented, Westerbeke 30B Three, Racor 500FG fuel filter (2003), autopilot (2004), wind and tridata, VHF radio, JRC radar (screen mounted on swing arm, 2003), three batteries (November 2004), Batt Stat battery monitor, 30 amp shore power w/ cable, 15 amp battery charger, 12v DC panel, 110v AC panel, (2) 55 watt solar panels with monitor, Propane fridge and stove, Force 10 hot water, pressure water, cockpit shower, (2) electric bilge pumps, Whale manual bilge pump, shower sump, fresh and

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sea water faucets in galley, 5 extra halogen reading lights, 5 extra fans, 150% genoa on roller furling, fully battened main with (2) reef points, jiffy reefing, lazy jacks, asymmetrical cruising spinnaker, dinghy davits, 9'-4" Zodiac w/ 5hp Mercury OB (2003), (2) propane detectors, (2) CO2 detec-tors, (4) fire extinguishers, 22# Dan-forth with 33 ft. of 5/16 in. high test chain and 265 ft. of rode, 32# Claw with 50 ft. of 5/16 in. BBB chain and 250 ft. of rode, 24# Delta, bottom painted Oct. 2004, (2) 20 lb. propane bottles (2005), Magma gas grill, swim ladder, captain's chair, fenders, dock lines, boat hooks, life jackets, flares, horn, flood light, extra diesel, gas and water jugs, and many spares. Cur-rently docked in Charleston, SC. Ask-ing $105,000. Call Brunson Russum at 704-895-6682 or email brus-sum@bellsouth.net<mailto:brussum@bellsouth.net. See additional informa-tion and photos at www.housecatonline.com<http://www.housecatonline.com (07/05) 1998, 105M, Hull 622, Long Winded. Following in the wake of the im-mensely popular Gemini 3000, 3200 and 3400, the Gemini 105M continues the tradition of offering a family-type cruiser. With the exception of a few familiar Gemini features like dual centerboards, tilting rudders and two-level cabin top, the entire boat had been redesigned. The new planning hull, longer waterline length, narrow bows, repositioned centerboards and keels, and wide flat transom combine good load-carrying capacity with im-proved performance and stability. The interior now feels light and spacious with a living-room style saloon, two wider double-berth aft cabins and a queen-berthed forward (master cabin), well-equipped galley, and comfortable head. Long Winded is equipped with all our standard cruising gear. One of the best selling catamarans of all time, the Gemini continues to be a good choice for comfortable cruising. Boat has been immaculately maintained, all maintenance records provided. Lo-cated at Oceanside Marina Key West

Florida. New big boat is on the way, this is a huge sacrifice in price to pur-chase new vessel. Surveyed at $120,000 but will take $92,000 for quick sale. Free delivery to anywhere in the Caribbean, or near Florida coastal waters. !!!Think it's too good to be true?!!!! !!!It's not, it won't last long!!!! Contact phone # (305) 293-1883 Captain Dave Griner. Exterior Photo Layout (07/05) 2000, 105M, Hull 657, Well main-tained and upgraded, one of the last "M" designs. USCG documented, 27hp Westerbeke diesel, 2003 drive leg. Boat is set up for extended cruis-ing/liveaboard. Portside berth has fold-down desk, galley has removable counter insert for more food prep area, additional storage in master stateroom. New bridgedeck floor panels that won't smell bad! Directional lights in galley and sconce lighting in saloon. Galley stove ventilator and additional fan in master stateroom. New Xantrex Prosine 2.0 charger/inverter (100A/2000W), Link 20 Battery monitor, combiner, 4 house batteries (340 Ah) New Kenwood Sirius satel-lite radio, Follow-Me-TV sat dish aiming system, local TV antenna, Dolby 5.1 surround sound. Apex 8' RIB w/ new Yamaha 8hp on dinghy davits, Air-X wind generator, dutch-man furling on main, 2-53 watt So-larex solar panels w/ charge controller. Garmin 168 Chartplotter/Fishfinder with charts Florida to Maryland. Autopilot remote. System integrated for automatic waypoint to waypoint cruising. Dual depthsounders. 2 pro-pane tanks in vented locker; Magma propane grill (plumbed into ship's sys-tem). Mermaid 16,500 BTU reverse cycle heat pump. 2 bilge pumps, 35# Delta w/25' chain/200' nylon, spare 25# danforth and Fortress FX-16 on stern pulpit mount. Tinted Plexiglas panels in cockpit cover, breakaway outdrive latching system, emergency auxiliary outboard mounting plate. Fully set up with dishes and linens- sail away today! Pictures online at www.virtualacreage.com/tigerseye Doug at 954-483-8990 or

dbarnard@virtualacreage.com. East Coast delivery negotiable, boat is cur-rently available for charter in Key West, FL. Asking $117,000 (07/05) 1999, 105M DL, Hull 659, CAT'S CRADLE. Commissioned November 99. Well maintained and fully loaded. Equipment includes 27HP Wester-beke, roller furling genoa, air condi-tioning, Raytheon electronics and Autohelm, Garmin chart plotting GPS, VHF, 3 sets of ground tackle (27# Delta as primary), (3) oversized fend-ers, (5) 12 volt fans, (2) solar panels and battery charging system, davits, Eaglet 8 Cataraman dinghy with 2hp Nissan motor, exterior cushions, com-plete set of linens, cookware, blinds, and all required Coast Guard safety equipment. Asking $115,000. E-mail Todd or Sandra TKnaeble@aol.com or call (651) 351-9007 (07/03) 2000, 105Mc, Hull 707, TRAVELER, length 33'6", beam 14' queen bed mas-ter stateroom and two double cabins. Factory equipment: 290 sq. ft. main sail, 321 sq. ft. roller furling 150% genoa, Westerbeke 27 hp diesel with Admiral panel. Sillette-Sonic drive leg Raytheon ST400+ autopilot with re-mote, Raytheon ST60 wind, Raytheon ST60 tridata Aqua Meter Saturn com-pass Uniden VHF full galley (range/oven, refrigerator with freezer, double sink) head and shower 60 gal water, 18 gal. holding, 36 gal fuel. Other equipment: Freedom Marine 2000 watt charger/inverter Link 2000 charge controller and battery monitor Balmar high output alternator and regulator 4 house batteries and starter battery with isolator Kyocera 80 watt movable solar panel Mermaid 6500 BTU reverse cycle air conditioner Olympian 5800 BTU catalytic heater JVC CD/AM/FM stereo, 13" TV/VCR, amplified TV antenna, micro-wave oven Magma propane grill 4 anchors ( Danforth, Delta and 2 Bruce) 10' dinghy with Nissan 5 hp 4 stroke, $122,000, Contact Tom Kisko home: 352-795-2328, mobile: 352-257-9474, email: mailto:kisko@ise.ufl.edu, boat web

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site http://tomkisko.com/traveler, photo album with lots of pictures: http://www.ise.ufl.edu/kisko/tom/pics/gemini/. The boat is currently docked in my back yard at 2041 NW 17 St., Crystal River, Florida 34428 (07/04) 2002,105 Mc, HULL 770, GRACE, selling due to health reasons, equipped for live aboard or cruising. Equipment list as follows: mainsail 690 Sq ft RF Genoa 150%, 27 Hp. Westerbeke Diesel 696 hrs. hydraulic lift on leg, Ray-theon ST 4000 Autopilot w remote, Raymarine St 6000 Tridata & wind, Garmin 2006 color GPS with 4 blue charts, VHF, insulated backstay for SSB or Ham Radio,3 AGM batteries new 2004,1000 W inverter,30 A shore power cord, 2 solar panels, 16500 BTU AC Rev cycle,12 V en-gine heated cabin heater, 5 12V turbo Fans, 4,3 CU ft 110V/ or Propane Refrigator, Propane Stove 2 burner W oven & broiler,2 propane tanks, Raritan Atlantis 12 V elec-tric Head, Custom helm seat, Aft Hammock or seat, Dinghy Davits W 10 ft. Apex RIB 8HP Outboard, PUR 40E Water-maker 12v unused, Sony Stereo C/D AM/FM 3speakers, Bomar hatches W Screens & sun covers, full cockpit enclo-sures and screens, 2 anchors fenders & lines, all lines and kitchen utensils. Grace is in Pristine condition, sacrifice sale for $139,500.00 located in Tarpon Springs FL. Call 727-834-8871or Email aspaeth@tampabay.rr.com (07/05) 2003, 105Mc, Hull 796 ANNAPOLIS AREA PARTNER-SHIP OPPORTUNITY. My very well equipped and yard

maintained hull no. 796 is in partnership where my superb partner's health issues require him to dispose of his 1/3 ownership share. Will welcome serious inquiries about a 1/3 or 1/2 ownership share from experienced sailors, 1/3 for $46K; 1/2 for $69 K with good financing already in place. I will continue to keep the boat in "charter delivery" condi-tion. Flexible on timing and arrangements. Call Jack at 410-295-0638 or email jlahr@foley.com (07/05) 2003, 105Mc, Hull 824, WINDWALKER launched 9/03, better than new - equipped, prepared and cruised by experi-enced cruising couple to Bahamas twice and Caribbean once. Available in South Carolina July '05. All builders' options including: 6,500 BTU A/C, 450 ft screecher w/furling and track, davits and hammock/love seat, 2 cockpit enclosures - screen and isenglass, solar panels. Upgrades include: 3.8 kw Westerbeke genset, Raymarine 2 kw radar, Garmin 182C GPS chartplotter, Power Survivor water-maker, Freedom 15 invertor and Link 1000 Controller, cockpit speakers, upgraded VHF radio w/cockpit mike, upgraded AGM batteries, upgraded alternator and control-ler, additional DC outlets, additional cabin lights and fans, 9 ft Apex RIB inflatable dinghy w/ 8 hp Mariner, USCG safety gear, upgraded anchors and rode, numerous spares and repair kits. $155,000, 843/293-0742, cell 843/251-2315, matheson@sccoast.net (04/05)

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July 2005—Articles in this issue

News & Rendezvous New Owners (1413)

13th Annual Northeast Impromptu Rendezvous (1414) Chesapeake Bay Raft-up in July (1414)

Southern California Gemini Rendezvous (1414) Chesapeake Bay Rendezvous Follow Up (1415)

What I Learned About Hosting A Rendezvous (1416) (By Tim Argie, LINKS, 747)

PCI Labor Day Rendezvous (1418)

Cruising Places Cruising the Bahamas & Caribbean, Part Two (1419)

(By Pat (Baasel) Tillis & John Tillis, ICON DUET, 407)

Keeping your Gem a Gem Drain in the Cockpit (1422)

(By Joe Hergenrather, GYPSEA OSPREY, 635)

Gemini Trailer (1423) (By Ronnie & Sherry Adkins, DOVE, 153)

MISCELLANEOUS

Pen and Ink Rendering of a Gemini (1425) (Contact Joan Betzold, The Partnership)

Gemini Insurance Survey (1426)

Year Model Hull Price 1982 31 108 - - - - - 1984 3000 142 $ 49,900 1990 3200 309 $ 65,000 1990 3200 312 $ 40,800 1994 3400 403 $ 75,000 1995 3400 434 $ 85,000 1996 105M 517 $ 99,000 1996 105M 520 $ 95,000 1997 105M 562 $105,000 1998 105M 622 $ 92,000 2000 105M 657 $117,000 1999 105M 659 $115,000 2000 105Mc 707 $122,000 2002 105Mc 770 $139,500 2003 105Mc 796 (partnership)2003 105Mc 824 $155,000

Boats For Sale in this issue (1427-1430)

MISCELLANEOUS (cont.) Hull Identification Number (HIN) Format (1426)

(By Geo. W. Lefler, STARDANCER, 522)

Renewal/New Member Form (1430)