new boat owner

grandillusion · Post by **grandillusion** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 1:06 am

September 22, 2006 I purchased 1983 hull # 216 OB in Peoria IL, known names are Huza and Bannana Wind, from Milwaukee, WI I renamed her Grand Illusion, and am working on bringing the boat back up to par, the last owner was bairly a sailor, and not very good with marine hardware, but it is in pretty good shape all things considered. I was able to sail it once before we put it up for the winter, and it was an AWSOME 11 hour night sail, look forward to joining the class association

Post by **Tom Elsen** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 9:46 am

We look forward to having you as a member and a participant.

You'll certainly find plenty of help, experience and great advice on this Forum. So be sure to take some 'Before' and 'After' pics to show the work results.

yves springuel · Post by **yves springuel** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 3:22 pm

Welcome to the family, they are great boats, no looking back here.....
Nice name!!
Although 234 has carried the name since she hit the water.......

grandillusion · Post by **grandillusion** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 7:51 pm

thanks for the welcome, is 234 just Illusion, or Grand Illusion ? and what waters do you sail ?

Bob Kirsten · Post by **Bob Kirsten** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 5:57 pm

Welcome to this excellent family of 7.9 sailors,

We have owned our 7.9 (DD Mau on Lake St Clair) for about 7 years, after enjoying a J24. We have found this boat great to race, but also wonderful for family day sailing and cruising on the Great Lakes.

This website has also been the most responsive and informative on any subject about the 7.9 that you will find anywhere. When you have questions, just post them to the site, and you can expect quick response, and from very knowledgable sailors who will readily share their experiences.

Bob Kirsten
DD Mau (#436)

S2 7.9 Meter Class Association

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