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From Flicka Friends
Owner-written articles from the newsletter, 1995–2020.
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Flicka Friends · Summer 1998
Engines, Schedules and Plans
“Let's sail to Bermuda” “Oh, OK.” replied my wife and shipmate. With those simple statements, the pilot charts for the Atlantic were dusted off and…
Rod Bruckdorfer
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Flicka Friends · Summer 2001
Inboard or Outboard?
One of the fundamental decisions when buying a Flicka is engine choice. A number of comments from various sources have been gathered here. One Flicka…
Tom Davison
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Flicka Friends · Fall 2000
Flicka Profile: BEN MAIN, Jr
Since 1985, Richard Shepperd has been sailing BEN MAIN, Jr. (Pacific Seacraft Flicka # 315) out of Sutton’s Bay Marina in Traverse Bay (Lake…
Tom Davison
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Flicka Friends · Fall 2003
Flicka Towing Advice
We tow our Flicka with a 1-ton Chevy, dual back wheel truck, with a huge engine (7.4 liters)---and, needless to say, we feel well-powered and stable.…
Mal Misuraca
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Flicka Friends · Summer 1998
Bristol Boats
Pity we "puddle sailors". Tides don't breast us. Currents don't set us. We don't heave to swells nor count the rollers. The only rogue waves we…
Bill Strop
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