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After last week's melt & refreeze, are any parts of Minnetonka decent?

Elk is now completely free of snow. Minimum 10" of hard green ice. 98% hard green ice with very few stripes of smooth hard white ice. No snow, no slush !! We have sailed a couple hundred miles in the last week,the warm weather completely melted the snow then the rain smoothed everything now after the freezing temps this is the best this ice has been this season by far.
We sailed all day today,the winds started out high but then fell off in the afternoon.Even when the winds were down to 4-6 mph I still sailed without effort. Skip STauber and I sailed Sunday until the winds fell to 4
Elk Lake is about 20 square miles and all frozen.

Quantum Inland has a demo DN Speed Mainsail available that was used at the Western Challenge and the World Championships. The sail is race ready and only has three days of use. The sail is priced at a 30% discount from the standard retail of 700 with battens. This is a great savings. Contact Jim Gluek @ 262-646-7610 if you are interested in a great used DN Speed sail.

DN for sale includes everything seen in the picture and a hull cover. please call or e-mail with any questions. $1200 obo
http://www.geocities.com/rb_linden/
Rob Linden
419.410.1888
lindenro@msu.edu
located in toledo but can help deliver

When the snow kills our iceboating, we break out the kites! Skiis, snowboards or what have you, use what you have and don't let the wind go to waste. Drop me a line at montanakitesports@yahoo.com or check out our website at montanakitesports.com for more information!

Keith Kallio
Montanakitesports.com

Quantum Inland Sails has 2005 Flat (Speed) Sails in inventory and ready for the 2005 World and North American Championship. Contact Jim Gluek to get one of these great sails. Quantum Inland uses the best cloth, superior sewing and special service for all of their iceboat sails. 2005 Race sails include windows,numbers and a bag. Racing battens are also available.

Quantum Inland Sails
Jim Gluek
Phone: 262-646-7610
Fax: 262-646-7611

For Sale: Nite #396; dark green hull, Sitka mast, “Slocum” plank, two sails w/ battens, tapered mainsheet, runners, mooring cover, mast bag, plank bag, cockpit cushions. $4,700.
Contact Mike Bloom at(612)598-3800 or mike.bloom@prodigy.net

We are attempting to put together a data base of all Michigan NITE owners. If you are one, or know of one, please forward as much contact information as posible to info@gtiyc.com.

Thanks,
Corey Hughes, NITE 341
gtiyc

Looking for some runners and chocks for a DN....

Looking for a cheap but solid DN for my first ice boat.

Located on Harrisons Bay, Lake Minnetonka

you can contact me at:
http://www.therockwells.net/contactus/index.asp

thanks,

Eddie

Looking to purchase an Ice Flyer. Live in Detroit but I travel the states for work. If you have one for sale or have any leads you can reply or call me at
(313) 587-1185.
Thanks
Stephen

Hello,
I purchased an ice boat - DN - from a person near Detroit MI. I am near Madison, WI. - Stoughton.

If anyone is coming to Chicago, Northern IL, or Wisconsin from Detroit and would have space to haul a DN please let me know.

Phone 608 873 0557
E-mail webnet@web-net.us

Thank you,
Karen

Not a toy, this is a great sailing little boat. Very stable and controllable. Could also fit light adult with narrow butt, (not mine).
Basswood OPTI, including sail and rig, ~8 feet long, 6'5" wide. Fits in minivan.
Stable and nice sailing youth trainer. Get you kids interested!
$1800 ($2200 ready to sail with plate runners)
Located in Illinois, near Chicago. Can be delivered to Madison, LaCrosse or anywhere near I- 90 enroute to MN first weekend in Dec.
Contact by e-mail: KenDNSmith@ yahoo.com
Hull is light basswood, inside , fore deck and tail finished bright, side boards outside cool neon-green/black. Telescoping tiller.

I am looking for a bag suitable for my new 18' J-14 mast. Please call 608 233-8408 or email me at:
gmljmt-runnerplank@yahoo.com

Thank you.

Older Geogeon wedge style boat Painted black ,Runner plank, sarns chocks, with Kenyon Fast aluminum mastlike new and Matching sail.Includes Plate runners also have Inserts available as option. Has new Ash hollow boom harken pulley all hardware , covers for mast ,plank,hull in new condition . $2300.00 OBO

Optional same boat as above with new cabon fiber mast never sailed and matching Bower sail in new condition Race ready add $800 to above price.
The boat is in Lake Geneva Wisconsin. we can possibly deliver to Minnesota the first week of december.
Contact by email or call 262-569-7000