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| By: |
Robert Ralph |
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I am a past owner of hull #79 and I enjoyed reading the article about her in the 2003 issue of your newsletter, which I found archived on your site. It brought back a lot of fond and also bittersweet memories. I have owned a lot of boats over the years (too many I admit) but none have been so aptly named as "Baby Grand". The inspiration for the name came from the Billy Joel/Ray Charles duet that was getting radio airplay back in 1987 when we purchased the boat down in Texas and hauled her back to Kansas City. With her black hull and size the name seemed a perfect fit.
We sailed her on Lake Perry in Kansas and enjoyed her emensely. A job transfer to Detroit and the financial strain of moving, buying a house, etc. necessitated letting her go so we sold her to my parents who kept her on Smithville Reservoir in MO. My parents sold Baby Grand to the owner profiled in the newsletter article in 1994 so they could refit an old Valiant 32 for cruising.
Flickas are great boats and a personal favorite of mine. I enjoy your site and have bookmarked it for the future. Keep up the good work and thanks for the memories! |
| Date: |
10-Aug-2010 |
| Country: |
USA |
| Boat: |
Post 42 |
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| By: |
Lonnie Zimmers |
Comments: |
She is a gaff rig Flicka l bought in Coco Beach Florida put on a trailer and hauled her to Portland, she is sitting in the Columbia River and she is a ball to sail |
| Date: |
27-Jul-2010 |
| Country: |
Portland, Oregon USA |
| Boat: |
#13 Kaiki |
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| By: |
Sam Yoshimura |
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Angus,
The new Flicka Passages page looks great. It's so much fun to look at the pictures filling up the page after page.
Thank you for building it.
-sam |
| Date: |
9-Jul-2010 |
| Country: |
USA |
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| By: |
Lynne & Rich Oakley |
Comments: |
We were the original owners of Hull #246, Papillon. We sold her in 1985(+/-) to a gentleman in Connecticut. It's interesting that Bruce Bingham is now here in Florida not too far from where we reside in Punta Gorda.
We'd be happy to hear from her current owner(s). |
| Date: |
26-Jun-2010 |
| Country: |
USA |
| Boat: |
Papillon |
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| By: |
Tony Fountain |
Comments: |
A great site for a great vessel! Anyone heading "down under" anytime and looking for sailing information on the Great Barrier Reef or what to see in Oz (outside of the cities - the REAL Australia), just email me. |
| Date: |
14-Jun-2010 |
| Country: |
Australia |
| Boat: |
S/V Seerauber (Rioberts Tom Thumb 24 |
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| By: |
William Strange |
Comments: |
Just sold my Mariah and now have something more manageable for a 72 year old. |
| Date: |
16-May-2010 |
| Country: |
USA |
| Boat: |
1981 Flicka #190 |
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| By: |
Tom D |
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Do you have this link?
http://erikaheymann.com/nomad/about.html
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| Date: |
12-May-2010 |
| Country: |
USA |
| Boat: |
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| By: |
Brad Stillman |
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The owner has offered her for sale. Very pretty boat, but she is in very rough shape, and I need more information. The hull number is 154; no head; newer engine; and I am told she was manufactured in 1978. Is there information available from owners of Flicka's of about the same vintage: common problems, sources for replacement parts, etc. Any help would be greatly appreciated. |
| Date: |
11-May-2010 |
| Country: |
USA |
| Boat: |
"Janus" |
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| By: |
billy delaney |
Comments: |
I visit this site every few months.
I usually do this to lift my spirits. I love this boat.
Always surprised how many are for sale and at prices that just beg you to buy.
Oh well, my time will come
Billy Delaney |
| Date: |
16-Apr-2010 |
| Country: |
America |
| Boat: |
none but a flicka is the one for me |
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| By: |
Frank Dare |
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We don't have a Flicka...yet. Our primary boat is a classic 16 foot runabout built by the no longer existing NW Grandy Company in 1953. I've been looking for a boat that is within a decent budget and within my single handling capacity for over two years. I've fairly recently come upon the Flicka site and am thoroughly impressed with what seems to be the best boat built for the likes of me. Small enough for easy handling, yet with room for a good trip off shore or to Alaska in the roughest weather. I'm very favorably impressed with what I've read and seen. |
| Date: |
30-Jan-2010 |
| Country: |
U.S.A. |
| Boat: |
Grandy runabout, "Noisy" |
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