DN SAIL BATTENS AND ADJUSTERS FOR SALE Made by RAT Battens. Carbon skins over foam core. Will fit a DN sail from any loft. 9 total: 2 bottom 5 top (Soft, Medium, Stiff) 1 lower middle 1 upper middle $150 for whole set. Batten adjusters available for $15 each. Contact T t_thieler@yahoo.com for more details or to take a look.

Hi I sail out of Mecox area us107 One of the local opti sailers is looking for a DN to purchase my contact # is 631 325 2035 thanks Hank

DN For Sale: Older, home made model (probably not exactly to racing specs) but in nice condition. Crisp sail, (no tears!) Aluminum mast, wood boom, nice runners (with wood case) Extra plank included. Harken blocks and excellent condition mainsheet and rigging. Sail bag included. $1,000 firm READY TO SAIL (Needs nothing to get out there on ice!) Located in We […]

Downhill skis for sale! Great for making “skunners”! Rossignol, made during Ronald Reagan’s first term. No deep sidecut or whatever that’s called. 195 cm long. No bindings. $10.00 Or best offer! Contact James “T” Thieler t_thieler@yahoo.com

Surf ’n Turf Hard-winged ice- and land yacht available to interested sailor. Modeled after ST-49 design by John Eisenlohr. Includes blades for ice, wheels for land, 2 runner planks, 2 springboards, and custom storage&trailer box (trailer itself excluded). Located in Connecticut. Make an offer for an outright purchase, or store it for me in exchange for u […]

Complete mini skeeter for sale. Brand new, never sailed. Completed late last season. DN Composite mast. Dn storm sail. Dolly wheels to move it around, Adjustable hiking rack, wheel steering . Comes with a set of angle iron profiled runners on wood/glass epoxy bodies. Boat is glass /epoxy coated in and out. Plank is strip built and carbon fiber bottom has Sar […]

DN FOR SALE READY TO SAIL INCLUDES: LICENSED COVERED TRAILER, SAIL, ALUM MAST, WORD BOOM, THREE SETS OF RUNNERS WITH CARRIERS, SHARPENING JIG, BOAT AND SAIL COVERS, ETC LOCATED IN WESTERN NY NEAR SODUS BAY. CONTACT VIA EMAIL IF INTERESTED. bvanee@rochester.rr.com SAIL SAFE, BUT SAIL!!! AND DO IT BEFORE YOU GET TOO OLD TO DO IT!!!! BILL

I have 1 soft mast Silver Bullet used several races $1200 Also 1 DN runner sharpener new last year $900 Regatta special 1 set 3/16 inserts c2 composite 440 steel Solid carbon stiffeners each side $1200 Bob Rast DN 1313 414-791-3056

North DN Speed Sail model ABSS with battens for sale. Used for about 3 regatta’s. Very good condition and still crisp. $600. 1D DN Speed Sail with battens. Model year 2000. Old but still has lots of life. I recently raced it in light but gusty wind and it worked well. $350. Steve Madden DN4512 sdmadden@comcast.net

J-14 for sale on Craigslist: https://newhaven.craigslist.org/search/sss?query=iceboat&sort=rel

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My new DN is mostly complete and I am looking for groups to scrub race with in the mid VT/NH/MA area. It been decades since I ran laps. Can anybody help me connect with groups that are racing regularly? I live a tad north west of Lake Sunapee NH. Thanks! Jay Whitehair Norwich, VT US 3947

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